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Tico and Friends tells the story of 11-year-old Nanami Simpson and her life-long friendship with a female orca named Tico. The two have an unbreakable bond and swim with each other every day. As a result of this, Nanami has learned how to hold her breath longer and swim deeper than other humans can.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The girl with the killer whale: Nanami the adventuressJanuary 16, 1994— - S01E02
Caribbean pirates chasing after children!?January 30, 1994— - S01E03
The Atlantic ocean gang is coming!?February 6, 1994— - S01E04
Run, run, run!!February 13, 1994— - S01E05
Rio de Janeiro never sleepsFebruary 20, 1994— - S01E06
The day we met a sulphur-bottom whaleFebruary 27, 1994— - S01E07
Under the Atlantic: Thomas all aloneMarch 6, 1994— - S01E08
Sunken boat on the Zaire river: Treasure mysteryMarch 13, 1994— - S01E09
Boat of hope floating on a mysterious underground lakeMarch 20, 1994— - S01E10
The Pepelonchino sails across land!April 17, 1994— - S01E11
Princess Nanami: Dream of the Aegean seaApril 24, 1994— - S01E12
Another Nanami and a happy familyMay 1, 1994— - S01E13
Oh! The worst day of Thomas's lifeMay 8, 1994— - S01E14
Exciting! A lady on the island of SicilyMay 15, 1994— - S01E15
Wonderful unity! Nanami dancing in the skyMay 22, 1994— - S01E16
A new friend!! Tico's baby!May 29, 1994— - S01E17
Attaboy, Junior! His first deep breathJune 5, 1994— - S01E18
What!! Sheryl, engaged!?June 12, 1994— - S01E19
Big panic in the North sea oilfield: Protect the seabird!June 19, 1994— - S01E20
Does Junior hate Nanami!?June 26, 1994— - S01E21
Shining iceberg! Legend of the North sea auroraJuly 3, 1994— - S01E22
Ice labyrinth! Buried timeJuly 17, 1994— - S01E23
Goodbye forever! Tico's deathAugust 7, 1994— - S01E24
They who give life: Whalesong sounding in the seaAugust 14, 1994— - S01E25
To Japan! In search of memories of motherAugust 21, 1994— - S01E26
I met mom! A distant summer's dayAugust 28, 1994— - S01E27
Ghost story in the fog! St Elmo's ghost-shipSeptember 4, 1994— - S01E28
Squidball 2 goes into deep sea!September 11, 1994— - S01E29
Nanami's adventure: An island with butterflies!September 18, 1994— - S01E30
Miraculous egg which grants eternal beautyOctober 23, 1994— - S01E31
Sheryl and Scott: A night on a desert island— - S01E32
To the Coelacanth sea: Mystery of the shining monsterOctober 30, 1994— - S01E33
Scott isn't responding!! Sea that's a devil's lairNovember 6, 1994— - S01E34
Raise the sails!! Great chase of the blue whaleNovember 13, 1994— - S01E35
Last chance! Dad's prayerNovember 20, 1994— - S01E36
The light whale in danger: Devil's attack!November 27, 1994— - S01E37
Ambition awakened! Castle of the southern continentDecember 4, 1994— - S01E38
The light whale's guidance: End of the iron castleDecember 11, 1994— - S01E39
Departures: The eternal ring of lightDecember 18, 1994—
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