Episode 160 - From Little Things, Big Things Grow
First Aired: October. 19,2000
Episode 159 - The Grapes Of Hope
First Aired: October. 18,2000
Episode 158 - A Cat Called Guiness
First Aired: October. 17,2000
Episode 157 - Housekeeping
First Aired: October. 16,2000
Episode 156 - Things That Go Away In The Dark
First Aired: October. 12,2000
Episode 155 - The Ghost Of Post Offices Past
First Aired: October. 11,2000
Episode 154 - Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
First Aired: October. 10,2000
Episode 153 - Phantoms And Ghosts
First Aired: October. 09,2000
Episode 152 - Football And Other Religions
First Aired: October. 05,2000
Episode 151 - A Long Way From Home
First Aired: October. 04,2000
Episode 150 - The Children's Crusade
First Aired: October. 03,2000
Episode 149 - Love And War
First Aired: October. 02,2000
Episode 148 - Secrets And Dreams
First Aired: September. 28,2000
Episode 147 - Sign Language
First Aired: September. 27,2000
Episode 146 - Digging Up The Past
First Aired: September. 26,2000
Episode 145 - Knowing When To Go
First Aired: September. 25,2000
Episode 144 - Chairman Of The Board
First Aired: September. 21,2000
Episode 143 - Mysteries Of The Deep
First Aired: September. 20,2000
Episode 142 - Undercurrents
First Aired: September. 19,2000
Episode 141 - Message In A Bottle
First Aired: September. 18,2000
Episode 140 - The Toughest Opposition
First Aired: September. 14,2000
Episode 139 - Winds Of Change
First Aired: September. 13,2000
Episode 138 - Sirens And The Seer
First Aired: September. 12,2000
Episode 137 - Aliens
First Aired: September. 11,2000
Episode 136 - Stand By Your Dog
First Aired: September. 07,2000
Episode 135 - You Left Me Crying In The Kennel
First Aired: September. 06,2000
Episode 134 - Renaissance Man
First Aired: September. 05,2000
Episode 133 - Feeling Snakey
First Aired: September. 04,2000
Episode 132 - The Man Who Sconed Liberty Mon
First Aired: August. 31,2000
Episode 131 - The Magic Of Radio
First Aired: August. 30,2000
Episode 130 - Songbirds And Drains
First Aired: August. 29,2000
Episode 129 - The Young And The Breathless
First Aired: August. 28,2000
Episode 128 - Noughts And Cross Dressers
First Aired: August. 24,2000
Episode 127 - The Art Of Politics
First Aired: August. 23,2000
Episode 126 - Old School Ties
First Aired: August. 22,2000
Episode 125 - Day Of Reckoning
First Aired: August. 21,2000
Episode 124 - Up Close And Dangerous
First Aired: August. 17,2000
Episode 123 - Not Quite Living, But Kicking
First Aired: August. 16,2000
Episode 122 - Jumping The Tracks
First Aired: August. 15,2000
Episode 121 - Why Am I Here?
First Aired: August. 14,2000
Episode 120 - And Emus Can Fly
First Aired: August. 10,2000
Episode 119 - Debt To Society
First Aired: August. 09,2000
Episode 118 - The Bush Strikes Back
First Aired: August. 08,2000
Episode 117 - Good Omen
First Aired: August. 07,2000
Episode 116 - Bitter Sweet Harves
First Aired: August. 03,2000
Episode 115 - I've Got A Crush On You
First Aired: August. 02,2000
Episode 114 - The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
First Aired: August. 01,2000
Episode 113 - My Way
First Aired: July. 31,2000
Episode 112 - Carrying Torches
First Aired: July. 27,2000
Episode 111 - Give Me The Story And I'll Give You The War
First Aired: July. 26,2000
Episode 110 - Hidden Truths
First Aired: July. 25,2000
Episode 109 - Home Brew
First Aired: July. 24,2000
Episode 108 - Everything Old Is New Again
First Aired: July. 20,2000
Episode 107 - A Hard Mate
First Aired: July. 19,2000
Episode 106 - Dooley's Gooley's
First Aired: July. 18,2000
Episode 105 - The African Gumboot Fly
First Aired: July. 17,2000
Episode 104 - Navelectomy
First Aired: July. 13,2000
Episode 103 - The Envelope
First Aired: July. 12,2000
Episode 102 - Motherhood
First Aired: July. 11,2000
Episode 101 - Shaky Foundation
First Aired: July. 10,2000
Episode 100 - Radical Solutions
First Aired: July. 06,2000
Episode 99 - Is That The Best You Can Do ?
First Aired: July. 05,2000
Episode 98 - Wish You Were Here
First Aired: July. 04,2000
Episode 97 - The Absence Of Lies
First Aired: July. 03,2000
Episode 96 - No!
First Aired: June. 29,2000
Episode 95 - Love and Taxes
First Aired: June. 28,2000
Episode 94 - It's a Boy! It's a Boy!
First Aired: June. 27,2000
Episode 93 - Revisiting My Fair Lady
First Aired: June. 26,2000
Episode 92 - Lust
First Aired: June. 22,2000
Episode 91 - Extenuating Circumstances
First Aired: June. 21,2000
Episode 90 - Only The Lonely
First Aired: June. 20,2000
Episode 89 - Private Lies
First Aired: June. 19,2000
Episode 88 - The Gift
First Aired: June. 15,2000
Episode 87 - Wandering In The Wilderness
First Aired: June. 14,2000
Episode 86 - The Anchovy
First Aired: June. 13,2000
Episode 85 - Learning To Breathe
First Aired: June. 12,2000
Episode 84 - Deviations
First Aired: June. 08,2000
Episode 83 - Detours
First Aired: June. 07,2000
Episode 82 - Alternative Arrangements
First Aired: June. 06,2000
Episode 81 - Secrets And Lies
First Aired: June. 05,2000
Episode 80 - A Disturbance In The Cosmos
First Aired: June. 01,2000
Episode 79 - Looking For Signs
First Aired: May. 31,2000
Episode 78 - Rumours
First Aired: May. 30,2000
Episode 77 - The False Prophet
First Aired: May. 29,2000
Episode 76 - La Dolce Vita
First Aired: May. 25,2000
Episode 75 - Confessions Of A Bull Artist
First Aired: May. 24,2000
Episode 74 - Many Shades Of Red
First Aired: May. 23,2000
Episode 73 - Away From It All
First Aired: May. 22,2000
Episode 72 - Back on the Horses
First Aired: May. 18,2000
Episode 71 - Role Changes
First Aired: May. 17,2000
Episode 70 - Soul Food
First Aired: May. 16,2000
Episode 69 - Corporate Ways
First Aired: May. 15,2000
Episode 68 - Natural Outcomes
First Aired: May. 11,2000
Episode 67 - Demanding Times
First Aired: May. 10,2000
Episode 66 - Going For It
First Aired: May. 09,2000
Episode 65 - Spirit Matters
First Aired: May. 08,2000
Episode 64 - Cool Change
First Aired: May. 04,2000
Episode 63 - Heatwave
First Aired: May. 03,2000
Episode 62 - Friday Night Fever
First Aired: May. 02,2000
Episode 61 - Summer Madness
First Aired: May. 01,2000
Episode 60 - Forgiveness And Ratings
First Aired: April. 27,2000
Episode 59 - We'll Talk About It In The Morning
First Aired: April. 26,2000
Episode 58 - Clash of The Titans
First Aired: April. 25,2000
Episode 57 - Comfort Zones
First Aired: April. 24,2000
Episode 56 - Commitment Is a Many-Lettered Word
First Aired: April. 20,2000
Episode 55 - Time of Reckoning
First Aired: April. 19,2000
Episode 54 - Rats and Drains
First Aired: April. 18,2000
Episode 53 - Fools And Amateurs
First Aired: April. 17,2000
Episode 52 - Sweet Smell Of Success
First Aired: April. 13,2000
Episode 51 - No Worries
First Aired: April. 12,2000
Episode 50 - Pyramids, Profits And Puberty
First Aired: April. 11,2000
Episode 49 - Covetous Acts
First Aired: April. 10,2000
Episode 48 - Analyze This
First Aired: April. 06,2000
Episode 47 - Omens and Portents
First Aired: April. 05,2000
Episode 46 - Acts of Faith
First Aired: April. 04,2000
Episode 45 - Man and Superman
First Aired: April. 03,2000
Episode 44 - A Tide In The Affairs of Women
First Aired: March. 30,2000
Episode 43 - Dropping The Line
First Aired: March. 29,2000
Episode 42 - End of Season Blues
First Aired: March. 28,2000
Episode 41 - Fishers of Men
First Aired: March. 27,2000
Episode 40 - It's Over
First Aired: March. 23,2000
Episode 39 - Different Drums
First Aired: March. 22,2000
Episode 38 - The Best Man
First Aired: March. 21,2000
Episode 37 - The Things We Do
First Aired: March. 20,2000
Episode 36 - We Will Remember Them
First Aired: March. 16,2000
The town is in mourning for Len on this, the day of the funeral. Wayne is trying to shepherd his mother through her grieving, but Mon is very much in denial, even to the extent that she determinedly opens the store. Finally, after an outburst with Father Brian, she and Wayne have an authentic conversation about Wayne's relationship with his Dad. Harry and Helen, too, begin to face Warwick's death; Helen for the first time acknowledging the positives of her relationship with Warwick. Tom and Megan hold the fort at the station during the wake, and Tom bluffs his way through a detailed agricultural conversation - by the skin of his teeth. At Len's wake, Harry surprises everyone by playing a tape that Len made just before his death, while Helen slips home and makes her own, private peace with Warwick. Finally, Mon is alone, and it finally hits her. The morning finds her still sitting on the porch, wrapped in a blanket, wondering how on earth she's going to face the day.
Episode 35 - The Big Match
First Aired: March. 15,2000
When Mon tells Wayne that Len has emphysema, the need to make up with his father is brought into sharp focus, but made difficult by the fact that these two men are peas in a pod. Eventually, in their own way, they reconcile.
Episode 34 - Return of The Prodigal
First Aired: March. 14,2000
Mon and Len's son Wayne returns home to a less than enthusiastic welcome from his father. However, after Wayne stands his ground, Len finally relents and allows him to train with the Emus, where he reveals his awesome prowess as a footballer - impressing everyone, especially Megan.
Episode 33 - Rotten Eggs
First Aired: March. 13,2000
Episode 32 - Rising to the Occasion
First Aired: March. 09,2000
Episode 31 - Lateral Thoughts
First Aired: March. 08,2000
Episode 30 - Country Races
First Aired: March. 07,2000
Episode 29 - The Last Straw
First Aired: March. 06,2000
Episode 28 - No Regrets
First Aired: March. 02,2000
Episode 27 - Flight of the Bumble Bee
First Aired: March. 01,2000
Episode 26 - Unexpected Proposal
First Aired: February. 29,2000
Episode 25 - Salvation Jane
First Aired: February. 28,2000
Episode 24 - Wheelin' n' Dealin'
First Aired: February. 24,2000
The football team are rocked by Len's strange behaviour, and like the rest of the town are further devastated by his latest announcement. Sean confronts Megan about her 'public and private face', while Sally makes a small confession to Joe.
Episode 23 - Return to Sender
First Aired: February. 23,2000
As a last ditch effort to avoid the sales of 3ES, Helen takes some drastic action. Julia also voices her disapproval and Doug is left between a rock and a hard place. Sean's pestering continues but Megan devises her own creative solution. Joe is out of action due to a football injury, which increases Sally's workload, while Julia offers her assitance in running the general store, which allows Mon to visit Len without losing business.
Episode 22 - Can't Buy Me Love
First Aired: February. 22,2000
When Doug announces the sales of 3ES to the staff, they are divided, leaving Helen to take some drastic action in a last ditch effort to impede the sale. Meanwhile, Megan commences her late night music show, adopting much of Tom's 'intimate' style, and is flattered when she attracts the attention of Sean, one of her listeners.
Episode 21 - Opportunity Knocks
First Aired: February. 21,2000
Episode 20 - Chalk It Up
First Aired: February. 17,2000
Tom apologizes on air to Dr Eva sporting a rooster peck. He has to swallow his pride and present himself to her for an injection before lockjaw sets in. Joe and Sally are delighted, the new ram's a beauty. They share with Julia a drunken long celebratory lunch. Helen has a visit from Harry's teacher about his inspired cartoon work, and Harry ends up doing the dance of his father with his mother - the tango.
Episode 19 - Forces of Nature
First Aired: February. 16,2000
Tom continues his persecution of Dr Eva. Mon takes matters into her own hands by trying to enforce his pedestrian mode of transport. Dr Eva finally comes clean and shows Helen her registration papers. Joe and Sally try alternative methods to inspire Gary the ram, but to no avail. Julia is forced by public attention to swap the rams. Harry is caught up with the problems of life and goal umpiring, whilst Stuart and Ryan are sheepish about their involvement in getting Len sent to hospital with an attack.
Episode 18 - Through the Hoops
First Aired: February. 15,2000
Emu Springs is a pressure cooker. Joe is frustrated by the non-performing ram who won't reproduce. Harry has been asked to write an essay on his life but nothing's coming. After the death of his dad, his life seems empty. He looks to inspiration from Helen , but she is too busy dealing with the war between Tom and Dr Eva. He goes to Len for help and inadvertently becomes party to an act of betrayal. The footy team has decided, because of Len's ill health, to drop him as coach. Outwardly Len takes the news with courage and anger but he is devastated. Harry tries to cheer him up with some of Dr Eva's healing oils. Despite the writ Dr Eva has issued against Tom, he continues informing his listeners about Eva's absence of qualifications. Dr Eva is concerned her patients will lose confidence in her. But when Len collapses it is Dr Eva who Mon turns to for help.
Episode 17 - Cross Roads
First Aired: February. 14,2000
After Tom narrowly avoids colliding with Dr Eva's rail trolley, he uses the airways to vent his road rage. He challenges her right to use the line and her professional approach as a doctor. Dr Eva comes to the station to confront him over this. Instead of the apology he's expecting, Tom gets an insult. The war is on. Tom goes out of his way to check up on her professional credentials. And what he finds out surprises him. She doesn't seem to have any. When he broadcasts this fact to Emu Springs, the small town becomes divided. Meanwhile things in Helen's home life are also pressing; Harry is evasive of work at school and Joe is obsessed with his new stud ram who refuses to mate with his ewes. Just what is the problem?
Episode 16 - Gold in Them There Hills
First Aired: February. 10,2000
Episode 15 - Skeleton in the Closet
First Aired: February. 09,2000
Helen, Harry, Len and Mon each have a different perspective on the discovery of the gold and bones, and each has trouble keeping the find to themselves. It's not long before the news spreads and Dr Eva reveals the bones aren't human. The feud between Tom and Stuart hots up when Tom announces on air that he's been ripped off. Bonnie reveals her presence during Father Brian's show 'Fess Up' - and an intriguing conversation develops, culminating in her taking flight.
Episode 14 - Gold Fever
First Aired: February. 08,2000
Episode 13 - Great Expections
First Aired: February. 07,2000
Episode 12 - Resistance is Futile
First Aired: February. 03,2000
There are winners and losers when Stuart introduces the pokies to Emu Springs. It's payback time for the recalcitrant Tom over the chair issue. Len surrenders to Mon's gentle persuasion and agrees to co-operate in the treatment of his condition. Although the question of their son, Wayne, remains unresolved. Joe and Sally reconcile over the investment opportunity debacle. Harry and Jason further their advertising careers.
Episode 11 - The Big Picture
First Aired: February. 02,2000
Len finds solace in the bottle as he struggles to cope with the news that he is dying. Mon seeks to mend the rift between Len and their absent son, Wayne. Stuart is being mysterious about plans for the pub. Tom digs his heels in about keeping the new announcers' chair which forces Helen's hand and she hatches a scheme to teach him a valuable lesson. There's war in the Sabatini household over Joe's decision to invest in fine wool sheep.
Episode 10 - Everybody Has Their Ups and Downs
First Aired: February. 01,2000
Episode 9 - The Best of Intensions
First Aired: January. 31,2000
Episode 8 - Siege Radio
First Aired: January. 27,2000
Episode 7 - The Spiders and the Fly
First Aired: January. 26,2000
Unhappy with the direction his breakfast show is taking and fearing professional embarrassment, Tom reclaims his breakfast spot. As Stephanie and Jerry prepare to leave town, their attention is drawn to his voice on the radio. Driven by her scoop mentality, Stephanie heads over to 3ES for an exclusive interview with the banished king of radio.
Episode 6 - A Blot on the Landscape
First Aired: January. 25,2000
Episode 5 - Gettin' to Know You
First Aired: January. 24,2000
Episode 4 - Puff of Smoke
First Aired: January. 20,2000
Harry sacks Tom, but the damage has been done. Doug thinks he has been exposed, but when it's revealed that the people of Emu Springs are none the wiser about his private life, he instructs Helen to get Tom back. He's good for business. Tom then wrongly identifies Helen as an ally and says he won't work without her. Helen accepts the challenge. When Harry learns that Len has 'spun a yarn' about early Oz Rock, he is not concerned. He's found a new friend in Emu Springs.
Episode 3 - This Is The Thruth
First Aired: January. 19,2000
Episode 2 - Aftershock
First Aired: January. 18,2000
Episode 1 - Movers and Shakers
First Aired: January. 17,2000
A stranger arrives in Emu Springs. Who is he? Whoever he is, it's clear he's not impressed with the local radio station 3ES where Ryan is in the chair and station manager Helen Virtue is enchanted with the rhythms of the Tango. Julia Rutherford tries to organise a forthcoming ball but her committee members are more interested in the arrogant new arrival. It's Ryan and the ambitious Megan McGregor who finally put a name to the face and a voice to the man. It's Golden Tonsils himself, Tom Dooley.