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Under the Umbrella Tree

TV·1987–1990·4 seasons, 272 episodes·Disney Channel·Kids·15m·Created by Noreen Young

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Under the Umbrella Tree is a Canadian children's television series created by Noreen Young that originally aired on CBC from 1986–1993. The show was produced by CBC and Noreen Young Productions, and also later by The Disney Channel. The series centers around a diverse set of main characters who share a house on Spring Street in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The characters include Holly, Iggy, Jacob, and Gloria. The show's title is derived from the fact that the characters live together in a home featuring a prominent indoor umbrella tree. When production of the show ended in 1993, syndication continued on The Disney Channel until 1996, and on YTV and Canal Famille until 1997. Twenty-seven episodes of the show were released to DVD by Cinerio Entertainment in partnership with Noreen Young in 2006, following a long wait for expiration of ownership rights.

Episodes by season

Season0170Episodes1987Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Sinking of Captain IggyOctober 5, 1987—
  2. S01E02Meeting MomOctober 6, 1987—
  3. S01E03The VisitorOctober 7, 1987—
  4. S01E04Iggy's PackageOctober 8, 1987—
  5. S01E05GesundheitOctober 9, 1987—
  6. S01E06Bird of the MonthOctober 10, 1987—
  7. S01E07Holly's New FriendOctober 11, 1987—
  8. S01E08Lock the DoorOctober 12, 1987—
  9. S01E09Moving InOctober 13, 1987—
  10. S01E10Bird From Gaspe Part 1 - The Unexpected VisitorOctober 14, 1987—
  11. S01E11Bird From Gaspe Part 2 - Entertaining the VisitorOctober 15, 1987—
  12. S01E12Bird From Gaspe Part 3 - Au RevoirOctober 16, 1987—
  13. S01E13Teacher TeacherOctober 17, 1987—
  14. S01E14Watch Your StepOctober 18, 1987—
  15. S01E15Finders KeepersOctober 19, 1987—
  16. S01E16Iguana SongOctober 20, 1987—
  17. S01E17Hostess GloriaOctober 21, 1987—
  18. S01E18Jeannie & JacobOctober 22, 1987—
  19. S01E19The Pedal PusherOctober 23, 1987—
  20. S01E20Hostess with the MostestOctober 24, 1987—
  21. S01E21The Sick Umbrella TreeOctober 25, 1987—
  22. S01E22The SkeletonOctober 26, 1987—
  23. S01E23The Great GwendolynOctober 27, 1987—
  24. S01E24Dinner for TwoOctober 28, 1987—
  25. S01E25The Cleaning ManOctober 29, 1987—
  26. S01E26Gloria's New LookOctober 30, 1987—
  27. S01E27HatsOctober 31, 1987—
  28. S01E28Iggy's Lucky BowtieNovember 1, 1987—
  29. S01E29The People BookNovember 2, 1987—
  30. S01E30Outer SpaceNovember 3, 1987—
  31. S01E31Gloria's ScarfNovember 4, 1987—
  32. S01E32Postponed PicnicNovember 5, 1987—
  33. S01E33Bye Bye BabyNovember 6, 1987—
  34. S01E34Rhythm BandNovember 7, 1987—
  35. S01E35Pen PalsNovember 8, 1987—
  36. S01E36The Blue Jay Who Found a WayNovember 9, 1987—
  37. S01E37The Lizard That RoaredNovember 10, 1987—
  38. S01E38The Gopher Who Rode the WindNovember 11, 1987—
  39. S01E39Bathtub RaceNovember 12, 1987—
  40. S01E40How Animals Got CoatsNovember 13, 1987—
  41. S01E41The Nice Old LadyNovember 14, 1987—
  42. S01E42The Good Luck GooseNovember 15, 1987—
  43. S01E43A Box of FunNovember 16, 1987—
  44. S01E44Breakfast in BedNovember 17, 1987—
  45. S01E45The Try-outNovember 18, 1987—
  46. S01E46Iggy the ArtistNovember 19, 1987—
  47. S01E47GlorialocksNovember 20, 1987—
  48. S01E48Suprise! The Exercise BikeNovember 21, 1987—
  49. S01E49The Green GhostNovember 22, 1987—
  50. S01E50A Day at the BeachNovember 23, 1987—
  51. S01E51Gloria's FoodNovember 24, 1987—
  52. S01E52Iggy's DreamNovember 25, 1987—
  53. S01E53The Garage SaleNovember 26, 1987—
  54. S01E54The Argument: CheckersNovember 27, 1987—Iggy Igauna asks Holly Higgins if she has seen his checkers game as he and Jacob Blue Jay want to play, but are reminded of the big argument
  55. S01E55Cousin EmmetNovember 28, 1987—
  56. S01E56Fear of FlyingNovember 29, 1987—
  57. S01E57Gloria the GreatNovember 30, 1987—
  58. S01E58Household OlympicsDecember 1, 1987—
  59. S01E59Jacob Joins the Bird ScoutsDecember 2, 1987—
  60. S01E60Hello?December 3, 1987—
  61. S01E61The Poetry ContestDecember 4, 1987—
  62. S01E62Jacob Goes on a TripDecember 5, 1987—
  63. S01E63Lemonade StandDecember 6, 1987—
  64. S01E64Iggy AloneDecember 7, 1987—
  65. S01E65The ParadeDecember 8, 1987—
  66. S01E66The XylophoneDecember 9, 1987—
  67. S01E67Say CheeseDecember 10, 1987—
  68. S01E68CinderhollyDecember 11, 1987—
  69. S01E69Invisible IggyDecember 12, 1987—
  70. S01E70Riding the DragonDecember 13, 1987—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0270Episodes1988Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Jeannie's DanceSeptember 1, 1988—
  2. S02E02Row Row RowSeptember 2, 1988—
  3. S02E03The HouseSeptember 3, 1988—
  4. S02E04Jennifer, JenniferSeptember 4, 1988—
  5. S02E05The First ShowerSeptember 5, 1988—
  6. S02E06Tug of WarSeptember 6, 1988—
  7. S02E07The 5th RoommateSeptember 7, 1988—
  8. S02E08Laundry DaySeptember 8, 1988—
  9. S02E09Gloria's BathSeptember 9, 1988—
  10. S02E10Jacob's Leaky RoofSeptember 10, 1988—
  11. S02E11TreasureSeptember 11, 1988—
  12. S02E12Furnace DaySeptember 12, 1988—
  13. S02E13Keep It DownSeptember 13, 1988—
  14. S02E14Iggy's New RoomSeptember 14, 1988—
  15. S02E15Wake Up HollySeptember 15, 1988—
  16. S02E16Iggy's OfficeSeptember 16, 1988—
  17. S02E17Chuck ChicadeeSeptember 17, 1988—
  18. S02E18Under the StairsSeptember 18, 1988—
  19. S02E19Lizard PinSeptember 19, 1988—
  20. S02E20Promises, PromisesSeptember 20, 1988—
  21. S02E21Guitar PracticeSeptember 21, 1988—
  22. S02E22New CarSeptember 22, 1988—
  23. S02E23Gloria IguanaSeptember 23, 1988—
  24. S02E24Basement BusinessSeptember 24, 1988—
  25. S02E25RecyclingSeptember 25, 1988—
  26. S02E26A Better BurrowSeptember 26, 1988—
  27. S02E27BabysitterSeptember 27, 1988—
  28. S02E28I'm An ArtistSeptember 28, 1988—
  29. S02E29New NeighbourSeptember 29, 1988—
  30. S02E30YuckSeptember 30, 1988—
  31. S02E31Paper RouteOctober 1, 1988—
  32. S02E32Granny BlueOctober 2, 1988—
  33. S02E33When I Grow UpOctober 3, 1988—
  34. S02E34Best FriendsOctober 4, 1988—
  35. S02E35Gloria Who?October 5, 1988—
  36. S02E36Who Am I?October 6, 1988—
  37. S02E37The InventionOctober 7, 1988—
  38. S02E38Iggy's BirthdayOctober 8, 1988—
  39. S02E39Sounds Amazing!October 9, 1988—
  40. S02E40How It All BeganOctober 10, 1988—
  41. S02E41All Hung UpOctober 11, 1988—
  42. S02E42Little Blue Riding HoodOctober 12, 1988—
  43. S02E43BoostersOctober 13, 1988—
  44. S02E44Uncle Rod IguanaOctober 14, 1988—
  45. S02E45PortraitsOctober 15, 1988—
  46. S02E46Walkie Talkie GopherOctober 16, 1988—
  47. S02E47On the DeckOctober 17, 1988—
  48. S02E48Going BananasOctober 18, 1988—
  49. S02E49The DigOctober 19, 1988—
  50. S02E50The Four BrothersOctober 20, 1988—
  51. S02E51TimeboxOctober 21, 1988—
  52. S02E52The ButlerOctober 22, 1988—
  53. S02E53Old FolksOctober 23, 1988—
  54. S02E54Uncle JackOctober 24, 1988—
  55. S02E55Spring PageantOctober 25, 1988—
  56. S02E56The Umbrella HotelOctober 26, 1988—
  57. S02E57Jacob and the BeanstalkOctober 27, 1988—
  58. S02E58The InvitationOctober 28, 1988—
  59. S02E59The MessengersOctober 29, 1988—
  60. S02E60Science FairOctober 30, 1988—
  61. S02E61T-ShirtOctober 31, 1988—
  62. S02E62The CircusNovember 1, 1988—
  63. S02E63The StoreNovember 2, 1988—
  64. S02E64MannersNovember 3, 1988—
  65. S02E65The Broken WindowNovember 4, 1988—
  66. S02E66Tree PartyNovember 5, 1988—
  67. S02E67The Sewing MachineNovember 6, 1988—
  68. S02E683 Silly Goats GruffNovember 7, 1988—
  69. S02E69MysteryNovember 8, 1988—
  70. S02E70PiggiesNovember 9, 1988—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0371Episodes1989–90Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01ZeldaDecember 1, 1989—
  2. S03E02Jacob's World RecordDecember 2, 1989—
  3. S03E03The WalkathonDecember 3, 1989—
  4. S03E04To the DentistDecember 4, 1989—
  5. S03E05Pyjama PartyDecember 5, 1989—
  6. S03E06Just Too LittleDecember 6, 1989—
  7. S03E07Chickadee TeaDecember 7, 1989—
  8. S03E08The Little Red EggsDecember 8, 1989—
  9. S03E09PrivateDecember 9, 1989—
  10. S03E10Madame SonyaDecember 10, 1989—
  11. S03E11Hanky PankyDecember 11, 1989—
  12. S03E12ScarecrowDecember 12, 1989—
  13. S03E13Good-bye TroublesDecember 13, 1989—
  14. S03E14E. Lizard-Beth TaylorDecember 14, 1989—
  15. S03E15Christmas Under the Umbrella TreeDecember 25, 1989—In this first 30 minute episode, Christmas is celebrated under the umbrella tree.
  16. S03E16Hocky HollyDecember 26, 1989—
  17. S03E17Honestly HollyDecember 27, 1989—
  18. S03E18Speak Up!December 28, 1989—
  19. S03E19Home Run IggyDecember 29, 1989—
  20. S03E20Mrs. MomDecember 30, 1989—
  21. S03E21The Princess and the Pea SoupDecember 31, 1989—
  22. S03E22Don't Be ShyJanuary 1, 1990—
  23. S03E23Uncle Jack Comes BackJanuary 2, 1990—
  24. S03E24The No-Power HourJanuary 3, 1990—
  25. S03E25Hear! Hear!January 4, 1990—
  26. S03E26Iggy Moves OutJanuary 5, 1990—
  27. S03E27Jacob's GirlfriendsJanuary 6, 1990—
  28. S03E28Gloria Can't SleepJanuary 7, 1990—
  29. S03E29Changing PlacesJanuary 8, 1990—
  30. S03E30The Return of Cousin EmmettJanuary 9, 1990—
  31. S03E31The GardenersJanuary 10, 1990—
  32. S03E32The WeddingJanuary 11, 1990—
  33. S03E33Gloria, The ReporterJanuary 12, 1990—
  34. S03E34JimJanuary 13, 1990—
  35. S03E35Pleck's PicklesJanuary 14, 1990—
  36. S03E36StargazingJanuary 15, 1990—
  37. S03E37BabyJanuary 16, 1990—
  38. S03E38The Tooth FairyJanuary 17, 1990—
  39. S03E39Farewell FindlyJanuary 18, 1990—
  40. S03E40House for SaleJanuary 19, 1990—
  41. S03E41The Funny BunnyJanuary 20, 1990—
  42. S03E42Gloria's BirthdayJanuary 21, 1990—
  43. S03E43The Best Hiding Place EverJanuary 22, 1990—
  44. S03E44Gloria's AllowanceJanuary 23, 1990—
  45. S03E45Chez IggyJanuary 24, 1990—
  46. S03E46The Gingerbread HouseJanuary 25, 1990—
  47. S03E47Who's on First Base?January 26, 1990—
  48. S03E48Home Sweet HomeJanuary 27, 1990—
  49. S03E49And the Winner IsJanuary 28, 1990—
  50. S03E50The First IggyJanuary 29, 1990—
  51. S03E51SharingJanuary 30, 1990—
  52. S03E52Show and TellJanuary 31, 1990—
  53. S03E53The Birthday FairFebruary 1, 1990—
  54. S03E54Keep It CleanFebruary 2, 1990—
  55. S03E55The Aqua ShowFebruary 3, 1990—
  56. S03E56The Safety Poster ContestFebruary 4, 1990—
  57. S03E57The Totem PoleFebruary 5, 1990—
  58. S03E58Sweet DreamsFebruary 6, 1990—
  59. S03E59Dress RehearsalFebruary 7, 1990—
  60. S03E60Iggy Loves NancyFebruary 8, 1990—
  61. S03E61The Bus TourFebruary 9, 1990—
  62. S03E62Digging for GoldFebruary 10, 1990—
  63. S03E63King of the CastleFebruary 11, 1990—
  64. S03E64Gloria's Magic PianoFebruary 12, 1990—A clip show.
  65. S03E65Migration PartyFebruary 13, 1990—
  66. S03E66BirdbrainFebruary 14, 1990—
  67. S03E67Singin' in the BathtubFebruary 15, 1990—A clip show.
  68. S03E68Holly's CousinFebruary 16, 1990—
  69. S03E69The Cooking LessonFebruary 17, 1990—
  70. S03E70Lost and FoundFebruary 18, 1990—
  71. S03E71National Holly-DayFebruary 19, 1990—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0461Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01What Time Is It?October 22, 1990—
  2. S04E02Checking Out the LibraryOctober 23, 1990—In this episode Holly Higgins gets a phone call, and while she is on the phone Jacob Blue Jay and Gloria Gopher are talking about questions
  3. S04E03The TwinsOctober 24, 1990—
  4. S04E04Iggy's CollectionOctober 25, 1990—
  5. S04E05Pot LuckOctober 26, 1990—
  6. S04E06Holly Has HiccupsOctober 27, 1990—
  7. S04E07Gloria's GardenOctober 28, 1990—
  8. S04E08Small WorldsOctober 29, 1990—
  9. S04E09Iggy for PresidentOctober 30, 1990—
  10. S04E10HalloweenOctober 31, 1990—
  11. S04E11Jacob's Road ShowNovember 1, 1990—
  12. S04E12Iggy's AirlineNovember 2, 1990—
  13. S04E13The TromboneNovember 3, 1990—
  14. S04E14Sir Jacob of BlueNovember 4, 1990—
  15. S04E15An Afternoon OffNovember 5, 1990—
  16. S04E16Holly Learns to KnitNovember 6, 1990—
  17. S04E17Hamster HullabalooNovember 7, 1990—
  18. S04E18Neat!November 8, 1990—
  19. S04E19Adopt a TreeNovember 9, 1990—
  20. S04E20Uncle Jack's JokesNovember 10, 1990—
  21. S04E21The Accordion LessonNovember 11, 1990—
  22. S04E22MurphyNovember 12, 1990—
  23. S04E23What's Cookin'?November 13, 1990—
  24. S04E24A Giant StepNovember 14, 1990—
  25. S04E25Singing TelegramsNovember 15, 1990—
  26. S04E26Og IguanaNovember 16, 1990—
  27. S04E27Getting GlassesNovember 17, 1990—
  28. S04E28Radio CXYZNovember 18, 1990—
  29. S04E29New ShoesNovember 19, 1990—
  30. S04E30Sherlock HollyNovember 20, 1990—
  31. S04E31E. Lizard-Beth ReturnsNovember 21, 1990—
  32. S04E32A Job for JessNovember 22, 1990—
  33. S04E33Cranky-MovieNovember 23, 1990—
  34. S04E34Coaching ZeldaNovember 24, 1990—
  35. S04E35GrowingNovember 25, 1990—
  36. S04E36FamiliesNovember 26, 1990—
  37. S04E37Porch PartyNovember 27, 1990—
  38. S04E38First AidNovember 28, 1990—
  39. S04E39The Meter Man and the ElvesNovember 29, 1990—
  40. S04E40LitterpupNovember 30, 1990—
  41. S04E41Good MedicineDecember 1, 1990—
  42. S04E42Picture ItDecember 2, 1990—A clip show.
  43. S04E43Art WorkDecember 3, 1990—
  44. S04E44RebeccaDecember 4, 1990—In this episode the group's friend Rebecca announces she plans to move in and sleep in a chair. Soon the group learns Rebecca believes her p
  45. S04E45Burglar BewareDecember 5, 1990—
  46. S04E46Give It a SpinDecember 6, 1990—
  47. S04E47Gloria Gets RoughDecember 7, 1990—
  48. S04E48Jacob's VictoryDecember 8, 1990—
  49. S04E49PiratesDecember 9, 1990—
  50. S04E50Gloria's GameDecember 10, 1990—
  51. S04E51GloriaDecember 11, 1990—A clip show.
  52. S04E52Dear Uncle RodDecember 12, 1990—A clip show. Alternate Title: Iggy.
  53. S04E53Holly Gets the BluesDecember 13, 1990—
  54. S04E54HollyDecember 14, 1990—A clip show.
  55. S04E55The Song BookDecember 15, 1990—A clip show.
  56. S04E56Mitzi's ListDecember 16, 1990—
  57. S04E57Video GamesDecember 17, 1990—
  58. S04E58JacobDecember 18, 1990—A clip show.
  59. S04E59WaterDecember 19, 1990—
  60. S04E60Squeaky WheelsDecember 20, 1990—
  61. S04E61Rub a Dub DubDecember 21, 1990—

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