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Episode 28

The Play's the Thing

March 18, 1991

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Peter Pan & the Pirates - S1 - E28

While searching for Peter Pan's hideout, the pirates spy the Lost Boys rehearsing a Shakespeare play in the woods. Hook is so appalled by their incorrect recitations that he steps out of hiding and wows everyone with a flawless rendition of a soliloquy from Julius Caesar. Everyone then agrees on a temporary truce so that Hook can direct a production of Romeo and Juliet starring Wendy as Juliet. It's a tense truce that threatens to turn deadly when Hook decides to use the play's sleeping potion as a way to poison Wendy.

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Peter Pan & the Pirates: Season 1 - 65 Episode s

1x1 - Coldest Cut of All
September 10, 1990
Peter borrows a crystal from the Ice Caves while exploring with the Lost Boys. His actions accidentally summon Kyros the Ice King, who is not pleased by this theft. The angry monarch retaliates by creating a huge blizzard in Neverland that freezes everyone solid. Peter has no choice but to appease the Ice King by returning the crystal - but first he has to thaw all his friends out so that they can help him.
1x2 - The Ruby
September 17, 1990
Hard-to-Hit sets off to find a lost Indian City, Sintata.
1x3 - Tootles and the Dragon
September 24, 1990
Tootles accidentally releases an ancient dragon.
1x4 - The Rake
October 1, 1990
While exploring a cave, Peter, Slightly, and John open a treasure chest that contains the ghost of Captain Patch (a.k.a. Jaspar Hook). Patch's ghost has grown powerful enough to summon his old ship The Rake from beyond to help him exact revenge on his younger brother James for murdering him years ago. The evil ghost won't stop at destroying Hook and the Jolly Roger â€“ all of Neverland is at risk. To survive this threat, Peter Pan and Captain Hook must combine forces and banish Patch forever.
1x5 - The Dream
September 8, 1990
Michael has a recurring nightmare, which seems to be coming true.
1x6 - Eternal Youth
October 15, 1990
Hook makes it abundantly clear that he has no wish to celebrate his birthday because it serves only as a reminder that he's growing older. Later, Peter fools Smee into taking a bottle of spring water that supposedly will give eternal youth to whoever drinks or bathes in it. The ruse is made convincing when Hook tests it on Short Tom and Peter switches the parrot for an egg while the Captain sleeps. Soon Hook is off chasing the source of the water, but what will happen when he learns it was all just a cruel prank?
1x7 - Now Day Party
October 15, 1990
Peter asks the Girl Who Lives in the Moon not to push the moon to morning, so they don't have a birthday party.
1x8 - Hook's Christmas
October 22, 1990
Hook believes that Christmas is a ridiculous waste of time. He trashes the pirates' celebration and shuts himself in his cabin for the remainder of the evening. That night, he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, each resembling someone he knows. The ghosts offer Hook a chilling look at his past life and what lays in store for him if he does not embrace the spirit of the season.
1x9 - The Phantom Shaman
November 5, 1990
Cookson poses as a shaman.
1x10 - Slightly Duped
November 12, 1990
Slightly visits the "oracle" of Neverland wishing to be Peter's second in command, which he is eventually appointed to. After being much too naive and getting tricked first by his friends, as a joke, and later by the pirates, more seriously, he causes a lot of trouble for everybody and finally realizes he's not qualified for the position.
1x11 - Treasure Hunt
November 19, 1990
Hook draws up a phony treasure map in order to lure Peter and the Lost Boys into a trap.
1x12 - The Girl Who Lives In the Moon
November 26, 1990
Robert Mullins's quest to cure his land sickness with a magical spell causes the moon to plummet from the sky. Hook saves the Girl Who Lives in the Moon and becomes completely captivated by her beauty and charm. In an attempt to prove to Peter that not all children hate him, Hook tries to win the Girl's affections by convincing her he wants to help put the moon back in the sky. Somehow, Peter must get the Girl away from the pirate and return her home to its proper place.
1x13 - Slightly in Stone
December 3, 1990
One of Tinker Bell's spells goes awry and accidentally changes Slightly into a statue. The spell will be permanent unless Slightly is completely covered with a special potion before sunset. Unfortunately, some of the necessary ingredients are located in the more treacherous regions of Neverland. It's a race against time as Peter and the others brave the dangers to save their friend.
1x14 - The Great Race
December 10, 1990
The Twins, sick of being so closely associated with one another, begin fighting incessantly. Their riff coincides with the preparations for a race around the island that everyone - including the pirates - wants to win. The Twins try to beat each other in building the fastest racing machine but wind up creating the same design. The Great Race finally arrives but is nearly ruined by the fierce competition between Peter, the Lost Boys, and the cheating pirates. In the end, the Twins resolve their differences and work together to save their friends, while Michael wins the race riding only a tricycle.
1x15 - Living Pictures
December 17, 1990
Responding to Peter's complaints that Wendy's stories aren't exciting enough, Tinker Bell enchants the pages of Wendy's book so that the story comes alive as it's told. Anyone who's in the story must enact the action and obey all the narration; this applies to Peter since he's the hero of the story. It's not long before word of this soon reaches the Jolly Roger and Hook devises a plan to steal its pages. Once he succeeds, he begins rewriting the story so that Peter cannot fly or fight and the Darlings and Lost Boys are helpless captives. Things take a turn for the better when Wendy is able to reach the stolen pages and write the Crocodile into the story.
1x16 - Hook's Mother's Picture
December 24, 1990
Peter steals Hook's picture of his mother.
1x17 - Peter in Wonderland
December 31, 1990
Wendy has written down the story of Alice in Wonderland for the Lost Boys, adding Peter's name to the title after he insists that he won't hear a story that he's not in. But once again, Tinker Bell's magic has enchanted the book, and when Wendy opens the volume both she and Peter are transported into the story. It seems that when John drew the book's illustrations, he used the likenesses of Wendy, Captain Hook, Michael, and all the other inhabitants of Neverland as inspirations for Alice, the Queen of Hearts, the pig child, and the rest of Wonderland's characters. Unfortunately, Peter's name was only written into the title and not the story itself, so it is up to Wendy as the book's heroine to get them through the adventure.
1x18 - Vanity, Thy Name is Mermaid
January 7, 1991
While playing with two mermaids at the lagoon, Peter innocently proclaims Wendy to be the most beautiful being in Neverland. The vain mermaids are so jealous that they kidnap Wendy and transform her into a mermaid. Unfortunately, they do not give her the ability to breathe underwater. Can Peter save Wendy before her air bubble runs out?
1x19 - Pirate Shadows
January 14, 1991
Peter steals the pirates shadows, but they are more dangerous than he realizes.
1x20 - Billy Jukes, Lost Boy
January 21, 1991
When Robert Mullins gets deadly Neverfever and wanders into the woods during a fierce lightning storm, Billy Jukes is the only pirate who goes after him. Slightly manages to capture Billy and attempts to capture Mullins in order to prove that he should be second-in-command of the Lost Boys. Things change once Slightly learns that Mullins is dying â€“ he knows the antidote to Neverfever and offers to help Billy get it. While doing so, the two bond as Slightly describes his family and Billy explains his history as a pirate on the Jolly Roger. They save Mullins and return to their respective groups but don't forget the friendship this adventure created between them.
1x21 - Curly's Laugh
January 28, 1991
Curly wants nothing more than to make his friends laugh. When Tink grants his wish to be the funniest boy in all Neverland, every word that comes out of the boy's mouth is cause for hilarity. In the meantime, Hook has written a comedy and is desperately seeking an actor who possesses comedic talent. When the pirates fail to meet this requirement, Hook decides to talent scout the Lost Boys - with or without their leave. Can Curly warn his friends in time, and will they take him seriously?
1x22 - Nibs and the Mermaids
February 4, 1991
Nibs decides to journey to the bottom of the lagoon to see the Mermaids' Grotto.
1x23 - A Day at the Fair
February 11, 1991
Tinkerbell takes Michael to a fair on Small Monday Island, but the pirates have also decided to go.
1x24 - Hook the Faithful Son
February 18, 1991
Peter tricks Hook into thinking his mother wanted him to be a pilot, instead of a pirate.
1x25 - The Croc and the Clock
February 25, 1991
Time goes berserk in Neverland, and Tinkerbell has to journey inside the Croc to get the Never Clock.
1x26 - Jules Verne Night
March 4, 1991
The Lost Boys build a sub to explore the sea while Hook tries to fly to the moon.
1x27 - The Hook and the Hat
March 11, 1991
Peter takes the hat from Hook and suddenly thinks to be the Captain himself. Disappointed of the big defeat Hooks leaves the Jolly Roger and now the Pirates have to look after themselves. Mullins decides to become the new Captain and tries to take back the pirate's hat from Peter, but because of his landsickness he is too weak to fight outside the ship, so Peter beats him and soon has the control of the pirate crew and the Jolly Roger, where he moves with the Boys. Wendy knows this won't end good so she decides to find Hook, who she wants to return and bring everything back to normal.
1x28 - The Play's the Thing
March 18, 1991
While searching for Peter Pan's hideout, the pirates spy the Lost Boys rehearsing a Shakespeare play in the woods. Hook is so appalled by their incorrect recitations that he steps out of hiding and wows everyone with a flawless rendition of a soliloquy from Julius Caesar. Everyone then agrees on a temporary truce so that Hook can direct a production of Romeo and Juliet starring Wendy as Juliet. It's a tense truce that threatens to turn deadly when Hook decides to use the play's sleeping potion as a way to poison Wendy.
1x29 - Count De Chauvin
March 25, 1991
A mysterious swordsman appears and challenges Peter to a duel...and wins!
1x30 - Friday the Thirteenth
April 1, 1991
Peter and Curly play tricks on the pirates, making them believe they have bad luck.
1x31 - The Letter
April 8, 1991
After writing a letter to his mom claiming he's the captain, Starkey's mom comes to visit.
1x32 - Mardi Gras
April 15, 1991
The pirates sign a truce agreement and celebrate it at Mardi Gras. But things don't stay peaceful for long.
1x33 - River of Night
April 22, 1991
Peter joins Hard-to-Hit and Tiger Lily in a journey down the Mysterious River to seek out an ancient golden arrow. Hook and the Pirates pursue them through a series of perils along the way.
1x34 - When Games Become Deadly
April 29, 1991
Peter and Hook play chess.
1x35 - A Wee Problem
May 6, 1991
Everyone is awestruck at the appearance of three moons above Neverland. Tinker Bell is especially thrilled, for this gives her the ability to shrink Peter down to fairy size and take him to visit the Fairy King. But she's not too happy when Peter insists that the Darlings and the Lost Boys come along. Tink messes with the others' ability to fly, which leads to such disaster that King Oberon kicks Wendy and the boys out. With the children unable to revert to their former size, they become easy prey for the pirates and the Crocodile, especially since Tink is keeping Peter distracted.
1x36 - Professor Smee
May 13, 1991
Smee suddenly becomes smart.
1x37 - Three Wishes
May 20, 1991
Peter eagerly awaits the passing of a shooting star so that he can be granted three wishes. But Hook hears about the star's magic and recites the rhyme to call its power at the same time as Peter. The two enemies decide to split their wishes, each getting one and a half, but the half wishes are granted first and don't turn out quite right. When the adventure takes a fatal turn for Hook, Peter uses his full wish to make sure the whole thing never happened.
1x38 - All Hallows Eve
May 27, 1991
Itâ€™s All Hallows Eve, so Peter and the Lost Boys are playing tons of pranks on the pirates. One of those pranks was stealing the piratesâ€™ lantern. This revives the Jack O Lantern ghost, who gets Smee to steal the lantern back from Peter. The ghost then summons ghosts, witches, and goblins from the volcano to wreck havoc all over the island. At first Hook and the crew think Smee is a deserter and hunt him down, but when they learn about the ghost they realize their mistake. The pirates and the Lost Boys must team up if theyâ€™re to reclaim the lantern before Neverland is completely overrun by the undead!
1x39 - Wendy and the Croc
June 3, 1991
After thinking being a fairy is better, Tinkerbell changes Wendy into a fairy but before its complete, Wendy gets swallowed by the Croc.
1x40 - After the Laughter
June 10, 1991
The Mermaids steal Wendy's laugh.
1x41 - Stupid Smee
June 17, 1991
Smee is left to fend for himself. Wendy tries to befriend him.
1x42 - The Plucking of Short Tom
June 24, 1991
Short Tom leaves the Jolly Roger.
1x43 - Peter on Trial
July 1, 1991
Peter and Tink sneak on board the Jolly Roger in order to play with Hook's harpsichord. Hook catches them in the act and captures Peter, destroying his beloved instrument in the process. All looks grim for Peter until Wendy flies over and convinces Hook to give Peter a trial. But is a fair trial and a just outcome even possible when the entire court is comprised of pirates?
1x44 - Foot Race
July 8, 1991
Peter and Wendy are playing hide and seek with Tiger Lily and Hard-to-Hit. A No Flying rule is in place to give the Indians a fair chance, but Peter breaks the rule in order to win the game. Hard-to-Hit gets really angry about this and claims that Peter could never win anything without his flying power. This brings about a contest in which an earth-bound Peter and Wendy race Hard-to-Hit and Tiger Lily in retrieving various artifacts around Neverland. Unfortunately, the competetive boys make each round more dangerous since there is never a clear winner to the race.
1x45 - Dr. Livingstone and Captain Hook
July 15, 1991
After taking a hit in the head, Captain Hook believes he is Dr Livingstone.
1x46 - The Neverscroll
July 22, 1991
Captain Hook steals the Neverscroll and starts erasing Neverland.
1x47 - Pirate Boys, Lost Men
July 29, 1991
The Lost Boys and the Pirates switch bodies after interrupting a powerful shaman ritual in which Hard-to-Hit was to live inside the body of a bear to learn respect for the hunted.
1x48 - A Hole in the Wall
August 5, 1991
Peter and the Lost Boys find a parallel universe in Neverland with an Egyptian theme. Will they escape or be enslaved like their Egyptian counterparts?
1x49 - The Demise of Hook
August 12, 1991
Peter and the Lost Boys cause a commotion among the pirates when they steal the Jolly Roger's flag. In trying to retaliate, Hook puts too much gunpowder into Long Tom and gets blown to smithereens. The rest of the pirates decide to leave Neverland since their captain's vendetta with Peter was the only thing that kept them there. Peter is devastated that Hook is dead and the pirates are gone. But he may just get one last showdown with his archenemy when the Lost Boys tell him that Hook's ghost now haunts a cave.
1x50 - Tootles the Bold
August 18, 1991
Tootles protects a baby whale that Hook wants to harpoon.
1x51 - Play Ball
August 25, 1991
Captain Hook comes across Peter and the Lost Boys playing baseball and overhears them talking about stealing 'bases'. Believing they are talking about 'bases' in alchemy, he demands to play against them. The game begins once Great Big Little Panther, the only person that both sides consider fair and trustworthy, agrees to serve as the umpire. The pirates perform their usual acts of trickery and cheating in order to wint he game. In the end, Hook succeeds in stealing all the bases but is highly disappointed when he tears them apart and learns they are worthless.
1x52 - Immortal Pan
September 1, 1991
A few of the pirates and lost boys conspire to make Captain Hook believe that Pan is immortal. The pirates are desperate to sail away from Neverland and resume life on the Spanish Main.
1x53 - Knights of Neverland
September 8, 1991
Under Wendy's direction, Peter and the Lost Boys are pretending to be King Arthur and the Knights of Camelot. Wendy (as Guinevere) gives Peter her handkerchief to wear and informs him that it is his duty to defend her honor. Peter becomes so wrapped up in the game that he refuses to step out of character when the pirates get involved. That means that he refuses to take off his heavy armor or fly away from danger even when he needs to most...
1x54 - The Pirate Who Came to Dinner
September 15, 1991
Hook injures himself while trying to capture Peter Pan and Wendy insists they take care of him until he's well again.
1x55 - Elementary, My Dear Pan
September 22, 1991
Peter and John pretend they are the greatest detective partners of all time: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The mystery they are trying to solve concerns the disappearance of Peter's pipes. The two boys follow odd clues and twisted lines of deduction all over Neverland in search of the missing instrument. They are captured by the pirates during the adventure and sentenced to drown in the rising tides, but Peter signals the mermaids to come to their rescue just in time. The duo solve the mystery when Peter's complicated line of reasoning leads him to remember that he let Hard-to-Hit borrow his pipes a few days earlier.
1x56 - Seven League Boots
September 29, 1991
The pirates steal a pair of magical boots that will grant the wearer's wish.
1x57 - Evicted!
October 6, 1991
A little stone gnome in a closet of the Underground House suddenly comes to life and orders the lost boys to leave.
1x58 - The Wind and the Panther
October 13, 1991
Hook tampers with Great Big Little Panther's magic, sending the weather of Neverland into a frenzy. Peter must retrieve the magic sand before the storms Hook created kill anyone.
1x59 - Invisible Tootles
October 20, 1991
Tootles is tired of going unnoticed so he wishes he were invisible.
1x60 - First Encounter
October 27, 1991
John is in an inquisitive mood today and wants to know how certain events in Neverland came to pass. Peter begins answering John's questions by explaining why he made the Croc swallow the clock. He then describes how the Jolly Roger was brought to Neverland by a strange hurricane and how the Lost Boys and the pirates first met. During the course of the story, Peter reveals that he cut off Hook's hand when he thought that the pirate had killed Nibs and Tootles in their first battle. The flashbacks show that Hook's scream of pain could be heard all over the island as a signal that life in Neverland would never be the same.
1x61 - The Never Ark
November 3, 1991
When Smoky Top begins to rumble menacingly, Peter and the Lost Boys go to see Great Big Little Panther for help. However, the shaman has gone on a retreat, so Hard-to-Hit attempts shaman magic to call forth a vision of what is to come from the sacred flames. He deciphers that Neverland is about to be destroyed. Peter sets about warning everyone in Neverland while the lost boys evacuate the Underground House. Wendy brings up the fact that not all the animals can fly away, so Peter decides that Hook's ship will have to suffice as an Ark to carry the animals to safety.
1x62 - Frau Brumhandel
November 10, 1991
Michael awakenes a Viking opera singer who has the ability to enslave others with her music. Frau Brumhandel joins the pirates and falls in love with Captain Hook.
1x63 - The Lost Memories of Pirate Pan
November 17, 1991
Peter and Tinker Bell travel for two days and seven nights in search of a new Lost Boy to bring to Neverland. However, they bring home a little girl named Jane who seems to know an awful lot about Neverland already. It turns out that Jane is Wendy's daughter from the future - the Darling children see their adult selves in a vision conjured by Tink and realize that they must one day leave Neverland. Unfortunately, the accidental trip to the future has wiped out Peter's memories. Jane holds the key to saving Peter when Hook makes the boy a member of his crew.
1x64 - The Ages of Pan (1)
November 24, 1991
A clever trap set by the Lost Boys looks like it will spell the end of Captain James Hook. But Hook manages to save his life by making Peter's look incomplete and meaningless by comparison. A stunned Peter fantasizes about growing up and experiencing a full life like Hook's. His fantasy soon becomes a reality as he begins rapidly aging; as he does, all of Neverland begins fading away...
1x65 - The Ages of Pan (2)
December 1, 1991
The pirates capture Wendy and most of the Lost Boys while investigating the change in the island. When Hook learns that Peter Pan is growing up, he realizes that Peter no longer has a unique edge and can be beaten. Meanwhile, the Twins fly to Monday Island so learn how to restore their leader and their home. They find out that the fate of Neverland and all its inhabitants now hinges on Peter's bond with the ailing Tinker Bell.

Peter Pan & the Pirates: All seasons

S1: Season 1
65 Episode s

1x1 - Coldest Cut of All

1x2 - The Ruby

1x3 - Tootles and the Dragon

1x4 - The Rake

1x5 - The Dream

1x6 - Eternal Youth

1x7 - Now Day Party

1x8 - Hook's Christmas

1x9 - The Phantom Shaman

1x10 - Slightly Duped

1x11 - Treasure Hunt

1x12 - The Girl Who Lives In the Moon

1x13 - Slightly in Stone

1x14 - The Great Race

1x15 - Living Pictures

1x16 - Hook's Mother's Picture

1x17 - Peter in Wonderland

1x18 - Vanity, Thy Name is Mermaid

1x19 - Pirate Shadows

1x20 - Billy Jukes, Lost Boy

1x21 - Curly's Laugh

1x22 - Nibs and the Mermaids

1x23 - A Day at the Fair

1x24 - Hook the Faithful Son

1x25 - The Croc and the Clock

1x26 - Jules Verne Night

1x27 - The Hook and the Hat

1x28 - The Play's the Thing

1x29 - Count De Chauvin

1x30 - Friday the Thirteenth

1x31 - The Letter

1x32 - Mardi Gras

1x33 - River of Night

1x34 - When Games Become Deadly

1x35 - A Wee Problem

1x36 - Professor Smee

1x37 - Three Wishes

1x38 - All Hallows Eve

1x39 - Wendy and the Croc

1x40 - After the Laughter

1x41 - Stupid Smee

1x42 - The Plucking of Short Tom

1x43 - Peter on Trial

1x44 - Foot Race

1x45 - Dr. Livingstone and Captain Hook

1x46 - The Neverscroll

1x47 - Pirate Boys, Lost Men

1x48 - A Hole in the Wall

1x49 - The Demise of Hook

1x50 - Tootles the Bold

1x51 - Play Ball

1x52 - Immortal Pan

1x53 - Knights of Neverland

1x54 - The Pirate Who Came to Dinner

1x55 - Elementary, My Dear Pan

1x56 - Seven League Boots

1x57 - Evicted!

1x58 - The Wind and the Panther

1x59 - Invisible Tootles

1x60 - First Encounter

1x61 - The Never Ark

1x62 - Frau Brumhandel

1x63 - The Lost Memories of Pirate Pan

1x64 - The Ages of Pan (1)

1x65 - The Ages of Pan (2)

S1: Season 1