1x1 - Maya Is Born

April 1, 1975

A great excitement reigns in the hive, Cassandra, arrives home just in time to experience the birth of the new bees. A bee slips through one of the honeycombs: Maya.

1x3 - Maya and The Dragonfly Shnuck

May 15, 1975

Miss Cassandra will be missing for a few weeks from the beehive, so Maya indulges in an unscheduled trip into nature. Getting into a fine mess in a pond, she is rescued by a kind dragonfly who has taken a liking to her. Soon after, it is Maya’s turn to rescue her from the clutches of a dragonfly-hunting boy.

1x4 - Maya and The Ants

May 22, 1975

For one day, Maya wants to be the captain of an ant army. After all, she has helped ants come ashore on her floating leaf. This wish can be granted, and Maya holds her own as captain. She does guide the ants through the water and has trouble climbing up a tree trunk, but in the end it is she who helps the ants escape the dreaded ant lion.

1x5 - Maya and The Housefly Puck

May 29, 1975

Maya meets Puck, a fly with a very bad temper. Puck can report all kinds of situations, food and, above all, people. Maya wants to meet humans and convinces Puck to show her a house.

1x6 - Maya and The Spider Thekla

June 5, 1975

Maya marvels at the world: the dandelions, the sun, the water. On her journey she meets the pink beetle, who invites her to eat. Unfortunately, they can't stay to eat, they have to keep flying. During a trip with a Willy, he gets caught in the web of the spider Thekla.

1x7 - The Forest Fire

June 12, 1975

Danger in the garden. It burns! The insects are at a loss. Only the violin spider finds the fire good. She loves everything that distracts the insects. Maybe someone will get into her web. The excitement increases. The fire spreads more and more. Already the first floor of the plant house is burned. The insects need help.

1x8 - Willy With The Ants

June 19, 1975

The fly knows a wonderful vacation spot - in the middle of a horse's back. She just forgot to warn Willy and Maya about the horse's tail. One powerful swipe of the tail, and Willy falls unconscious to the ground. Of course, the ants clear him away: everything lying around is cleared away. With the ants, Willy comes to again, at the last moment - and from now on thinks he is an ant.

1x9 - Maya and The Earthworm Max

June 26, 1975

Max, the earthworm is slightly depressed. The culprit is the eternal rain. Maya and Willy try to cheer him up.

1x10 - Maya and The Frog

July 3, 1975

Maya and Willy meet a cute little green frog, however this frog has only one thing on his mind: he wants Maya and Willy for breakfast.

1x11 - Maya and Iffi In The Rain

July 10, 1975

It has been raining all day. At first it is quite funny, the insects press themselves under a safe mushroom and tell each other what they have experienced - until Iffi appears. Iffi, the bark beetle in love. He confuses everything with his crush, and when his beloved turns up, the good mood is soon over. Just at this moment, the water rises. The small group is in danger.

1x12 - Maya and The Firefly Jimmy

July 17, 1975

Maya and Willy learn for the first time in their lives about the luminosity of fireflies, and immediately, of course, Maya has an idea. She has always wanted to see the mysterious underground passages of the earth beetles. Everything under the ground is strangely alien, and Willy feels anything but comfortable in his skin. Where is the exit?

1x13 - Maya and The Locust

July 24, 1975

One day, Maya and Willy discover a strange old locust in the garden. She has lost connection with the large group of locusts and is now sitting quite discouraged and unhappy with herself in the garden. Maya and Willy build her a stretcher and help her... although the old locust soon turns out to be very vigorous...

1x14 - The Jumping Competition

July 31, 1975

A big jumping competition is scheduled for today. Flip is showing off tremendously. He thinks he's the best, the fastest, the farthest and, above all, the most elegant jumper. But he has to learn that sometimes there are even better ones.

1x15 - Maya and The Larva

August 7, 1975

Maya and Willy have found a small caterpillar that they think is homeless. They take the caterpillar to themselves and raise it. They nurture it and begin to like the caterpillar. But one day they experience that their little caterpillar first becomes a monster and then a beautiful butterfly.

1x16 - The Beetles

August 14, 1975

Maya has promised a pair of beetles to look after their brood. Poor Willy! If he had known how difficult it is to herd a wild bunch of little beetles. He certainly wouldn't have gotten up that morning at all.

1x17 - Maya and The Centipede Jerome

August 21, 1975

Maya meets a sick centipede. But the centipede doesn't know what exactly is wrong with him. One of his many legs is no longer working properly.

1x18 - Flip Is Trapped

August 28, 1975

Flip is in trouble. While training for the Grasshopper Wide Hopping Championship, he has fallen into the clutches of a carnivorous plant.

1x19 - Maya and Kurt’s Rescue

September 4, 1975

The evil spider Thekla has caught Maya and wants to eat her. But Kurt, the dung beetle, frees her. Thekla vows revenge and gets her chance when Kurt is knocked down on his back and can't get up. Maya won't let the evil spider do it and comes to Kurt’s rescue with her friend Willy.

1x20 - Shelter From the Wind

September 11, 1975

1x21 - Cicada

September 18, 1975

1x22 - Jama the Ant

September 25, 1975

1x23 - Cricket

October 2, 1975

1x24 - Where is the Wood

October 9, 1975

1x25 - Tiger Longicorn Beetle

October 16, 1975

1x26 - Cousin Franz

October 23, 1975

1x27 - Flower Sprite

October 30, 1975

1x28 - Hiccup

November 6, 1975

1x29 - What Kind of House

November 13, 1975

1x30 - Colonel Weaver

November 20, 1975

1x31 - Harold the Hawk

November 27, 1975

1x32 - Maja Wishes To Be a Bird-Sized Bee

December 4, 1975

1x33 - Pursuit by a Sparrow and a Frog

December 11, 1975

1x34 - Willard the Strong

December 18, 1975

1x35 - Twin Flap

December 25, 1975

1x36 - Kitty the Flea

January 1, 1976

1x37 - Maja in the Snow

January 8, 1976

1x38 - Spring has Come

January 15, 1976

1x39 - Chipper the Moth

January 22, 1976

1x40 - Duel At Ant’s Ranch

January 29, 1976

1x41 - Fake Holes

February 5, 1976

1x42 - Clide the Cockroach

February 12, 1976

1x43 - New Friends

February 19, 1976

1x44 - The Lonely Champion

February 26, 1976

1x45 - Eggs, Eggs, and Still More Eggs

March 4, 1976

1x46 - Burt the Honey Bee

March 11, 1976

1x47 - Anthony the Ant

March 18, 1976

1x48 - Thekla and the Violin Contest

March 25, 1976

1x49 - Beauty Contest

April 1, 1976

1x50 - Maja on the Sea

April 8, 1976

1x51 - Maja in a Big Pinch

April 15, 1976

1x52 - Welcome Home Maja

April 22, 1976