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The Weight of Air

June 14, 1981

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I Can Jump Puddles - S1 - E2

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With the aid of crutches and a wheelchair, young Alan is able to attend school, where he makes new friends and confronts the class bully.

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I Can Jump Puddles: Season 1 - 9 Episode s

1x1 - Run Like The Wind
June 7, 1981
In the country town of Turalla, Victoria in the early 1900s Alan Marshall had not long started school when he contracted the crippling disease poliomyelitis.
1x2 - The Weight of Air
June 14, 1981
With the aid of crutches and a wheelchair, young Alan is able to attend school, where he makes new friends and confronts the class bully.
1x3 - Starlight
June 21, 1981
Young Alan adapts quickly to walking on crutches and goes on to the new challenge of horseback riding.
1x4 - Crutches Are Nothing
June 28, 1981
An interest in writing is awakened by Alan's experiences on his first trip away from home.
1x5 - Bona Fide Traveller
July 5, 1981
Nineteen-year-old Alan travels to Melbourne in search of a job and finds that few employers are eager to hire a handicapped person.
1x6 - Getting Your Breath
July 12, 1981
Alan receives word that Australia's leading literary magazine is preparing to publish his first story.
1x7 - Take It Or Leave It
July 19, 1981
Because of his handicap, Alan is forced to work for half pay. Meanwhile, he travels the streets of Melbourne in search of material for his stories.
1x8 - Boots, Boots, Boots!
July 26, 1981
The year 1929 finds Alan working as an accountant in a boot factory, and falling in love for the first time.
1x9 - Walk Into Paradise
August 2, 1981
The Depression takes its toll on the boot industry, so Alan helps his employer meet the payroll, and ultimately attempts to save the factory.

I Can Jump Puddles: All seasons

S1: Season 1
9 Episode s