I Love Kiki

January 31, 1995

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The Puzzle Place - S1 - E12

Kiki is at a loss as to what to do when she unwittingly “breaks” Julie’s toy horse, and can't bring herself to tell her. Sizzle looks after the sneaker that Nuzzle likes to chew on, but when the Piece Police throw it out as she naps, she panics. Ben does not appear in this episode.

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The Puzzle Place: Season 1 - 40 Episode s

1x1 - Tippy Woo
January 16, 1995
Julie obtains a teddy bear, and names it after herself "Tippy Wu". She also remarks on some unflattering nicknames other kids have given her, per her last name "Wu".
1x2 - Train Driving Kids
January 17, 1995
The boys have a model train but refuse to share with the girls, insisting it’s a boys’ activity. Gradually everyone takes to other suggested activities, leaving only Leon and Kiki still wanting to play with the model train. Nuzzle struggles to play a toy xylophone.
1x3 - Rip Van Wrinkle
January 18, 1995
Leon, Kiki, Julie and Skye host a slumber party, but have to work together to help each other's bedtime routines/needs be met, or else the “slumber” part will be difficult. Sizzle and Nuzzle try to be nocturnal, but it’s harder than it seems. Ben and Jody only make cameo appearances.
1x4 - Accentuate the Positive
January 19, 1995
Kiki dresses as a space alien, distressed that other kids at school laughed at her Hispanic accent.
1x5 - Gotta Dance
January 20, 1995
The kids obtain a sheet of dance steps and learn of various cultural dances while trying to decipher it. Sizzle recalls the time Nuzzle criticized her for carrying her tail wrong and refuses to dance with him again.
1x6 - Rudy One
January 23, 1995
A robot shows up at the Puzzle Place and befriends Leon, while insulting everyone else, in an attempt to sabotage everyone’s friendship. Sizzle turns to Nuzzle for advice after a new cat calls her a “snooty patootie.”
1x7 - Butterfingers
January 24, 1995
The kids hold a relay race, but Ben drops his baton, prompting the nickname “Butterfingers” from everyone else. Nuzzle tries to show off his bravado by wanting to be called “Professor Muscles.”
1x8 - Rock Dreams
January 25, 1995
Skye aspires to perform music, but is discouraged by the fact that he doesn't know very many Native American performers. Eventually he makes contact with Native American Robby Romero and his band, Red Thunder, who reassure him. Nuzzle gets so tired of watching Sizzle listen to Swiss yodeling music that he tries to make her yodel herself.
1x9 - Roamantics
January 26, 1995
Ben brings in an ant farm to show everyone, but Leon unwittingly wreaks havoc in an attempt to give the ants fresh air, and has to make some sacrifices to restore order to The Puzzle Place. Nuzzle gets carried away with a roll of paper towel.
1x10 - Spud Buds
January 27, 1995
Skye finds a party box in the kitchen, but everyone else is too distracted watching TV to take interest. Nuzzle wishes he hadn’t let Sizzle use a flying machine all she wants.
1x11 - Different Drummer
January 30, 1995
Julie plays referee to Skye and Leon’s dispute over whose cultural drum is more significant. The two eventually agree that both drugs are significant in their own way, and neither's is necessarily better. Sizzle takes up skateboarding.
1x12 - I Love Kiki
January 31, 1995
Kiki is at a loss as to what to do when she unwittingly “breaks” Julie’s toy horse, and can't bring herself to tell her. Sizzle looks after the sneaker that Nuzzle likes to chew on, but when the Piece Police throw it out as she naps, she panics. Ben does not appear in this episode.
1x13 - True Colors
February 1, 1995
The kids all partner up to paint one another, but initially can’t find a suitable paint color for everyone. Their second attempt, using chalk of different colors, is much more successful. Sizzle wants to paint a self-portrait, but it’s too hard for her.
1x14 - Cute Is as Cute Does
February 2, 1995
Julie wants to emulate her favorite singer, Penny Candy, but sees her true colors when a crisis in the greenhouse hits. Nuzzle bores Sizzle to sleep when he tries to show her a photo album of when he was a puppy. Leon and Ben only make cameo appearances.
1x15 - Leon's Pizza
February 3, 1995
Leon wants to make a pizza for everyone, but he needs a creative solution to satisfy everyone’s different topping preferences. Sizzle and Nuzzle fight over which toy is better.
1x16 - Real Heroes
February 6, 1995
The kids compare their favorite superheroes but need to band together when the pets get caught in a dangerous situation.
1x17 - Going By the Book
February 7, 1995
The kids want to play Sleeping Beauty, but as four of them don’t fit the description of the protagonists, they research other princes and princesses that reflect their individual heritages.
1x18 - Mad Music Magic
February 8, 1995
Kiki leads the kids in a makeshift band, but her authority seems to do more harm than good when she won’t allow them to play their preferred instruments. Sizzle attends her cousin’s birthday party, so Nuzzle tries to be the dog and the cat at the same time.
1x19 - Party of One
February 9, 1995
Leon learns a hard lesson in racism when he’s barred from attending a friend’s birthday party simply because he’s African-American. Nuzzle refuses to fetch a stick for Kiki because she didn’t say “the magic word” (which Sizzle tries in vain to guess).
1x20 - Dancing Dragon
February 10, 1995
Skye and Kiki unwittingly invade Julie’s privacy by opening a package meant for her. Nuzzle and Sizzle cause some mischief with it.
1x21 - Picture Perfect
February 13, 1995
Ben is unwilling to wear his glasses for a group picture because of some teasing, but unwittingly wreaks havoc when he spends a day without them. Nuzzle goes for a “hip cat” approach, which fails to impress Sizzle.
1x22 - Maiden Voyages
February 14, 1995
While the others turn the basement into a moonwalk with many balloons, Kiki and Julie enjoy moon cakes, but a humorous misunderstanding may mean Julie will marry Leon.
1x23 - Donuts and Dithering
February 15, 1995
The kids receive six assorted donuts, and Jody gets first dibs, but she struggles to decide which one she wants. Leon attempts to manipulate her choice to keep her from picking the one he wants, but it backfires. Sizzle and Nuzzle so badly want to take a donut themselves.
1x24 - Bully for Jody
February 16, 1995
Jody is a victim of bullying when a bigger student keeps stealing her lunch. Sizzle also tries to keep away a bigger cat.
1x25 - Ben's Bad Hair Day
February 17, 1995
Ben attempts to change his “boring” hairstyle with disastrous results, before learning that his hair was fine the way it was.
1x26 - All Weather Friends
February 20, 1995
When a storm hits the Puzzle Place, Leon is embarrassed to admit he is afraid of thunder and lightning.
1x27 - Bread and Matzoh
February 21, 1995
Skye brings some special bread from his tribe to share with the kids but is troubled when Jody refuses to try any for eight days. It turns out the reason is because of one of her own Jewish customs. Sizzle and Nuzzle get very hungry because the kids forget to feed them.
1x28 - Owning It
February 22, 1995
Leon obtains a new watch but drives everyone else crazy with it, causing them to snap back at him. Kiki is preparing chili in the kitchen, and Sizzle and Nuzzle want to taste it so badly.
1x29 - Baffled Ben
February 23, 1995
Ben is struggling to put together a puzzle but angrily snaps and puts down anyone who tries to help him. He also insults Skye's special plant, which grows when complimented, but shrinks when put down.
1x30 - Practice Makes Perfect
February 24, 1995
While nearly all the kids are sick with chickenpox, Skye finds a guitar and wants to play it, but he is slow to understand that he has to put time and effort into becoming good at it. Sizzle tries playing billiards. Ben and Julie only make cameo appearances.
1x31 - Finders Keepers
February 27, 1995
Julie finds Skye’s misplaced Apache pollen pouch and is so enamored with it that she doesn’t return it right away, damaging her friendship with Skye when she finally does. Jody does not appear in this episode. However, she does send the other kids an automatic popcorn snack, which, when heating up, makes Sizzle and Nuzzle curious. Ben only makes cameo appearances.
1x32 - You Say Potato
February 28, 1995
The kids bring in items for a picnic but can’t seem to agree on where to have it. While Leon and Jody are content to go anywhere, Skye and Julie prefer the mountains and Ben and Kiki prefer the park. Even the two duos can’t agree on the specifics. Sizzle and Nuzzle are excited to go on the picnic themselves, especially for bird-watching.
1x33 - At the End of Our Rope
March 1, 1995
The boys challenge the girls to a game of tug of war but are unexpectedly defeated and can’t figure out why.
1x34 - Just Kidding
March 2, 1995
The others tease Skye when he forgets to bring a bat to a baseball game, prompting Skye to get upset and leave. Ben feels badly their teasing, even though they were just joking. Sizzle and Nuzzle climb up a tree in the greenhouse but are too scared to come down. Leon and Kiki only make cameo appearances.
1x35 - Everything In Its Place
March 3, 1995
Kiki makes plans to clean the place, but it doesn’t go as planned.
1x36 - Big Boys Don't Cry
March 6, 1995
Leon cries when the others exclude him from his own pancake making recipe and is labelled a “crybaby” by Ben and Skye. Julie convinces the two that they've had reason to cry in the past. Sizzle and Nuzzle filch all the pancakes made, and get sick from doing so.
1x37 - Here's to the Winners
March 7, 1995
Ben becomes discouraged when everyone but him has won a trophy for something, even though he does have an impressive skill that’s worthy of a prize in and of itself. Sizzle and Nuzzle do not appear in this episode, and Skye and Julie only make cameo appearances.
1x38 - A World of Difference
March 8, 1995
Everyone except Skye disguise themselves as identical superheroes, but Skye can use each one's individual quirks to tell who is who.
1x39 - Willing and Able
March 9, 1995
Ben takes pity on Skye’s friend Kyle, who’s in a wheelchair. Sizzle and Nuzzle find out the hard way that she can’t bury a bone and he can’t climb a tree. Leon and Kiki only make a cameo appearance in this episode.
1x40 - It's Magic
March 10, 1995
Kiki becomes scared when her friends disappear after a failed magic act. Nuzzle becomes inspired by a heroic dog on TV.

1x1 - Tippy Woo

1x2 - Train Driving Kids

1x3 - Rip Van Wrinkle

1x4 - Accentuate the Positive

1x5 - Gotta Dance

1x6 - Rudy One

1x7 - Butterfingers

1x8 - Rock Dreams

1x9 - Roamantics

1x10 - Spud Buds

1x11 - Different Drummer

1x12 - I Love Kiki

1x13 - True Colors

1x14 - Cute Is as Cute Does

1x15 - Leon's Pizza

1x16 - Real Heroes

1x17 - Going By the Book

1x18 - Mad Music Magic

1x19 - Party of One

1x20 - Dancing Dragon

1x21 - Picture Perfect

1x22 - Maiden Voyages

1x23 - Donuts and Dithering

1x24 - Bully for Jody

1x25 - Ben's Bad Hair Day

1x26 - All Weather Friends

1x27 - Bread and Matzoh

1x28 - Owning It

1x29 - Baffled Ben

1x30 - Practice Makes Perfect

1x31 - Finders Keepers

1x32 - You Say Potato

1x33 - At the End of Our Rope

1x34 - Just Kidding

1x35 - Everything In Its Place

1x36 - Big Boys Don't Cry

1x37 - Here's to the Winners

1x38 - A World of Difference

1x39 - Willing and Able

1x40 - It's Magic

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S3: Season 3