The BEST episodes of Chibi Maruko-chan season 1

#1 - Maru-chan and Friends Find a Puppy!

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1990

Maruko and Tama-chan find a stray puppy and begin keeping her in a cardboard box behind the school while they try to find a home for her.

#2 - My Family Eats French Cuisine! / Maru-chan Hates Marathons!

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/1990

Maruko's family heads to a French restaurant to broaden their palettes, but nobody is quite ready for what they'll encounter there. Then, the dreaded school marathon has finally arrived, much to Maruko's chagrin.

#3 - The Valentine's Day of Sadness! / Hanawa Enters a Singing Contest!

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/1990

It's Valentine's Day, and Maruko struggles with the decision of who she should give chocolate to. Then, Maruko goes to cheer on Hanawa when he's scheduled to make an appearance on a televised singing contest.

#4 - Mother's Day!

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/1990

Swept away on Mother's Day sentiments, Maruko wants nothing more than to make the day a special one for her mother, even with her limited budget.

#5 - Maru-chan Goes to the South Island! (Part 2)

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 8/12/1990

On her grand trip to the South Island, Maruko befriends the daughter of the resort manager and goes on a bunch of amazing adventures.

#6 - Maru-chan Learns to Ride a Bike!

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1990

When all the kids her age become obsessed with riding bicycles, Maruko has no choice but to suffer the trials and tribulations of learning how to ride one.

#7 - Maru-chan Practices the Recorder! / I Want to Eat Snow!

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/1990

Maruko struggles to learn the recorder before an upcoming test. Then, Maruko reminisces about her first trip to snow country.

#8 - A Citizen's Devotion to Disaster Drills! / Maru-chan Gets Her Report Card!

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/1990

Maruko's school puts their earthquake-readiness to the test with a disaster drill. Then, Maruko contemplates what she should ask for as a reward for getting a good report card, without actually knowing if her report card deserves one.

#9 - The Legendary Tsuchinoko Company Limited! / Maru-chan Likes Preparing for Field Trips!

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/1990

Maruko and her friends try to strike it rich by hunting a legendary snake. Then, Maruko is overjoyed about an upcoming field trip, but it's for reasons that no one would ever expect.

#10 - Today is Sensei's Home Visit! / Let's Meet the Pretentious Kid!

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1990

While Maruko hopes this year's home visit from her sensei will go smoothly, her capacity for self-sabotage has other ideas. Then, Maruko's hopes for an easy role in class are dashed when she finds out she's paired with the pretentious go-getter Hanawa.

#11 - Maru-chan Gets Appendicitis! / Maru-chan Gets Her Fortune Told!

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/22/1990

Maruko is stuck between a rock and a hard place when absolutely no one in her family believes that she has excruciating stomach pain. Then, Maruko gets swept away by everyone else's fortune-telling fever.

#12 - Maru-chan Goes to the South Island! (Part 1)

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 8/5/1990

When Grandpa wins a trip to the South Island in Thailand, Maruko is the only family member able to go.

#13 - Maru-chan Goes to School During Summer Break!

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/29/1990

Maruko's plans for a lazy summer are interrupted when she's forced to come to the school to take care of the class rabbits for a week.

#14 - Maru-chan's Bathtub Is Broken! / The Old Man's Magic Cards!

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 7/22/1990

Maruko becomes enamored with the public bath when the bathtub breaks in the Sakura family household. Then, in an adaptation of the very first chapter of the manga, Maruko and her sister try to scrounge up money to buy a set of magic cards from a shady character.

#15 - Maru-chan Gets a New Umbrella! / Maru-chan's Summer Memories!

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/15/1990

Overjoyed with her new umbrella, Maruko starts bringing it to school everyday which leads to teasing from her classmates. Then, Maruko remembers a time in kindergarten when she refused to go in to the class pool.

#16 - Pool's Open!

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/1/1990

Maruko and her class eagerly anticipate the annual opening of their school's pool.

#17 - The Stomachache at School!

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/24/1990

An early morning leads to disastrous results for Maruko when she's stuck trying to deal with stomach pain at school.

#18 - Maru-chan's Tooth Hurts! / Ah! The Physical Examination!

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/17/1990

Maruko discovers a painful tooth immediately after mocking Sakiko for getting a cavity. Then, Maruko desperately tries to grow taller before an upcoming physical examination.

#19 - Maru-chan's Town Gets Flooded!

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/10/1990

After her town gets flooded, Maruko goes to gawk at the aftermath and then help clean up her classroom.

#20 - The Boy from the Orient in May! / The Parental Visit of Melancholy!

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/20/1990

#21 - Maru-chan Really Wants a Bird! / Maru-chan Has a Birthday Party!

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/29/1990

Maruko has sparrow fever and begs her parents non-stop to buy one for her. Then, Maruko's dreams of a grand birthday party are dashed when her mother exercises her executive authority over the guest list.

#22 - Finally, Maruo and the Class Election!

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/1990

Maruko and another classmate find themselves nominated in the upcoming election for class representative. This sets them at odds with the incumbents, Maruo and Migiwa, who are desperate to maintain their positions of so-called power.

#23 - The Yearned-For Nosebleed! / Home Alone With Sakiko!

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/8/1990

When she notices the sympathy they elicit from others, Maruko starts longing for a nosebleed of her own. Then, Maruko and Sakiko are stuck watching the house while their mother goes shopping.

#24 - Maru-chan Goes on a Field Trip!

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/1990

Maruko goes on the field trip she was preparing for in the last episode.

#25 - Here Comes the Tutor! / Maru-Chan Buys an Alarm Clock

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1990

Sakiko gets a tutor that doesn't meet Maruko's exacting standards. Then, sick of being late for class, Maruko decides to buy an alarm clock.