The Carrier
Woobinda: Animal Doctor - S1 - E32
A valuable dog is loose in the area, carrying a deadly disease. Stevens and Fischer are faced with the task of rescuing the animal before the local farmers find it and destroy it.
Woobinda: Animal Doctor: Season 1 - 39 Episode s
1x1 - Not My Kind of Country
June 3, 1969
A raging bushfire threatens the life of a runaway boy, and of Kevin and the boy's mother who have gone to look for him. All three are trapped by the fire.
1x2 - Smoke Signals
June 9, 1969
While flying in the outback, John Stevens encounters an Aboriginal with acute appendicitis and must co-operate.
1x3 - Crocodile Hunter
June 16, 1969
Three American business executives set off on an outback photographic safari in crocodile infested swamps, but only two of them return to Stevens' home.
1x4 - Trouble With Chico
June 23, 1969
Stevens finds himself involved with a diamond robbery when he baby-sits a trained chimpanzee named Chico.
1x5 - The Exterminators
June 30, 1969
A group of cattlemen decide to organise a hunt for the kangaroos which they believe are the carriers of the deadly disease Anthrax, which is being spread among their cattle.
1x6 - Eye Witness
July 7, 1969
Stevens discovers that a young immigrant has smuggled a puppy into the country and, afraid that he will now lose it, the boy runs away, and innocently becomes involved in a bank robber chase.
1x7 - The Crop Duster
July 14, 1969
When a farmer sprays his crops with insecticide, Stevens discovers that the powder is threatening a colony of koalas.
1x8 - Birds Of A Feather
July 21, 1969
While returning a champion mare to its owner, Jack and Kevin come across men illegally trapping birds for smuggling overseas.
1x9 - The Rustler
July 28, 1969
A dishonest vet tries to convince a cattle owner that his cattle are seriously ill and should be immediately removed from the property and destroyed. The vet then plans to steal and sell the herd.
1x10 - Nine Lives
August 4, 1969
A cat has been left a large sum of money in its master's will, a sum which can only be claimed by the relatives on the natural death of the animal. The late eccentric master's nephew, Willy, has some gambling debts which need urgent attention, and his attempts to liquidate the cat and claim the money do not succeed. When he tries to push it over a quarry, he himself falls down and has to be rescued; when he tries to drown it in a dam, he ends up floundering for his life; and when he abandons it in a remote forest, the cat uncannily finds its way back, just in time to stop Willy getting his clutches on the money.
1x11 - Bounty Hunter
August 11, 1969
A valuable thoroughbred horse escapes from its horsebox after a road accident, and Kevin goes out to search for it.
1x12 - Panic
August 18, 1969
An Army plane carrying an atomic device and a deadly virus crashes in the Gattens Creek area.
1x13 - That's What Friends Are For
August 25, 1969
Colin Greaves, a champion polo player, is thrown from his horse during a match and suffers a severe leg injury. He becomes disillusioned and loses the will to recover.
1x14 - Sound Of Danger
September 1, 1969
Tiggie and Kevin's efforts to care for a sick platypus are ruined by the sudden arrival of mining prospectors.
1x15 - A Dog's Best Friend
September 8, 1969
An eccentric old man who cares for a house full of stray dogs is to be evicted from his home by a new and ruthless owner.
1x16 - Nobody Comes Here Anymore
September 15, 1969
The Stevens family goes to an island bird sanctuary so Kevin can release a bird that he has been caring for. They cross paths with a dangerous gang of counterfeiters using the island as a hideout.
1x17 - The Runaways
September 22, 1969
While flying a seriously ill dog back to Gattens Creek, Kevin and Peter Fischer find themselves involved in an elopement and are forced to make a detour.
1x18 - Deadly Cargo
September 29, 1969
John Stevens investigates a case of rabies and unwittingly gets involved with a gang of smugglers.
1x19 - Trapped
October 6, 1969
Jack, Peter and Kevin work feverishly to save the life of a prize Australian Silkie dog trapped under tons of rock from an excavation site.
1x20 - Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie
October 13, 1969
The Stevens family go to Sydney to attend a veterinary convention and become involved with an eccentric old woman who takes them on a hair-raising tour of Sydney Harbour.
1x21 - The Champion
October 20, 1969
Foul play is discovered the night before a big sheepdog competition in Gattens Creek. Stevens is called in and catches the culprit.
1x22 - Doctor Fugitive
October 27, 1969
Stevens is attacked by two prison escapees, and through loss of memory is mistaken for one of the prisoners.
1x23 - Noel's Ark
November 3, 1969
An eccentric pianist arrives in Australia on his yacht with his pets - exotic animals and birds collected from all over the world. While ashore, his yacht is set adrift.
1x24 - A Life For A Life
November 10, 1969
Peter and Kevin become involved with an old Aboriginal and his dying camel, and Jack Johnson narrowly misses death.
1x25 - Where Dead Men Lie
November 17, 1969
When Kevin, Peter and Tiggie are transporting a lamb for special surgery, they spot an 'injured' man lying beside his car. They land, and the man hijacks their plane, leaving them stranded without water.
1x26 - Ghost Town
November 24, 1969
Peter Fischer takes the Land Rover for a day's sightseeing. Arriving at a ghost town, he is bitten by a poisonous snake, and his life is saved by a tribe of Aborigines.
1x27 - No Love For Theodore
December 1, 1969
When Stevens is appointed to look after an anteater from South America destined for an Australian zoo, the animal's defection to the Australian way of life causes a diplomatic controversy.
1x28 - The Joker
December 8, 1969
The activities of a practical joker cause a sequence of events that results in property owners suffering from the effects of a drought finding water on their land.
1x29 - The Companion
December 15, 1969
A child who secretly blames her father for her mother's death in a boating accident forgives him when he saves her Persian cat.
1x30 - The Rescue
December 22, 1969
The owner of a dog kennel develops a tracking system using dogs with radios to assist in search parties.
1x31 - Talk To My Agent
December 29, 1969
When Kevin becomes an animal's agent, it looks as though he'll send the movie producers broke.
1x32 - The Carrier
January 5, 1970
A valuable dog is loose in the area, carrying a deadly disease. Stevens and Fischer are faced with the task of rescuing the animal before the local farmers find it and destroy it.
1x33 - Gallena Ridge
January 12, 1970
Kevin assists in bringing into the open the unjust dealings of the manager of a large cattle station.
1x34 - Lenny
January 19, 1970
Tiggie sets out to train a wild brumby, but runs foul of a brutal stockman.
1x35 - Second Sight
January 26, 1970
A blind man has his faith restored when he has to rescue Tiggie.
1x36 - Loaded Message
February 2, 1970
Stevens has only hours to unmask the perpetrator of a scheme to poison all the stock in the Gattens Creek area.
1x37 - Caesar Was Shot
February 9, 1970
Stevens and Fischer have to perform a dangerous operation when a spear fisherman accidentally shoots a horse with an explosive-headed spear.
1x38 - Chocolate, Cherry Or Pistachio
February 16, 1970
Gattens Creek is terrorised by a tiger with a passion for ice-cream.
1x39 - Silent Witness
February 23, 1970
Driving out to see Stevens, a man accidentally knocks down and injures a pedestrian. He is frightened away by the man's dog, and then begins to feel that the dog is hunting him.