Seasons & episodes
S1 · E25The Lighthouse 1990-09-27 · 23 min
Once again the very fine weather is boring Moominpappa to tears and this time he decides to take the whole family with him and sail for a lighthouse on a small island, not bigger than a fly-speck on the chart. Loaded down they set off and arrive next morning after a harrowing experience with a ghost-ship during the night. They meet a small boat with a man and a boy fishing, but when they get to the lighthouse it is empty, thick with dust and the beacon has gone out. What has happened?
S1 · E26The Day the Lighthouse Lit Up 1990-10-04 · 23 min
The Moomin's first night in the abandoned lighthouse is haunted by ghosts from the mysterious ghost ship, who finally take off. One of their group is left behind, and the Moomins have to build a raft for it to sail away on. Moominpappa is in vain trying to light the beacon in the lighthouse and they all try to unravel the mystery with the absent keeper. It is finally solved with the help of the small boy, Toft, from the fishing boat, and when the Moomins sail back to Moominvalley they see the lighthouse lit for the first time.
S1 · E27Aunt Jane 1990-10-11 · 23 min
One day, Moominpappa gets a very rare thing, a letter! It is from Aunt Jane, a stinkingly rich relative of whom Moominpappa is rather scared. She is great on duty, and particularly on one's duty to money, so Moominpappa packs a knapsack and flees before she arrives. And very wisely, too, for she wants Moominpappa to look after her gold doubloons when she gets too old! There are, however, those in Moominvalley who need gold for their pet projects - and those who need gold just because they like it.
S1 · E28The Floating Theatre 1990-10-25 · 23 min
An underwater volcano off the coast threatens Moominvalley. A huge cloud of smoke signals that the volcano is active again, and shortly afterwards a tidal wave sweeps over the land. Only the top floor of the Moomin house is visible above the water, and the Moomin family, Sniff, Snorkmaiden, and Little My save themselves by climbing onto a house that is floating by. As the Moomins explore their floating home, they discover that it is a theater.
S1 · E29The Lost Children 1990-11-01 · 23 min
When Moomin and Snorkmaiden wake up, the floating theater has disappeared. They are alone, surrounded by a vast watery desert. The floating house hits a rock, and the violent jolt causes Little My to fall overboard. The current sweeps them away. To find the lost children, Moominpappa and Moominmamma look for a way to make as many people as possible aware of their fate. Cleaning lady Emma has a good idea: what if everyone performed a new play together? The title would have to be "The Lost Children."
S1 · E30Midsummer 1990-11-08 · 23 min
Moominpappa finds writing plays very difficult. He spends hours writing page after page, only for them to end up in the trash. The lost children have been put behind bars for tearing down the prohibition signs in a park. When their prison guard wants to attend the premiere of Moominpappa's new play in the evening, the children want to use the opportunity to escape.
S1 · E31The Big Explosion 1990-11-15 · 23 min
One day, Muffel shows up in Moominvalley. He claims to be a famous inventor and is looking for his "fellow inventor" Snork to show him his latest invention, a super fuel. However, Snork suspects a trick.
S1 · E32The Golden Fish 1990-11-22 · 23 min
Mr. Hemul tells a mysterious story: somewhere beyond the lonely mountains lies a lake where a legendary fish is said to live—at least, that's what his great-grandmother told him. Moomin and his friends want to find out the truth. But it's not quite that simple, because his great-grandmother also said that the fish only jumps out of the water after a violent thunderstorm. Moomin and his friends set off as dark clouds darken the sky. They have just reached the eerie Witch's Forest when the thunderstorm breaks out.
S1 · E33The Spirit in the Lamp 1990-11-29 · 23 min
Moomin and Snorkmaiden pass the time on the beach looking for shells. Moomin digs up an old oil lamp. He rubs it, just like in the fairy tale about the genie. They are hugely surprised when smoke actually billows out of the lamp and a real genie appears before them. And just like in the fairy tale, he grants Snorkmaiden's wish for a pearl necklace. But instead of conjuring up a new one for her, he prefers to steal Mrs. Fillyfjonk's necklace. Stinky also takes an interest in the thieving genie. For him, he is the ideal partner for doing dirty deeds.
S1 · E34The Kite 1990-12-06 · 23 min
After a stormy night, the children find a tattered kite in the branches of a tree. Little Mü is very excited as they repair it. She has secretly come up with a brilliant idea: being small and light, it should be no problem for her to attach herself to the kite and fly up into the sky with it.
S1 · E35The Witch 1990-12-13 · 23 min
In the middle of the forest, the children meet a girl named Alicea, who is sitting on a rock waiting for her grandmother. Alicea tells them that she will be living at her grandmother's house for the next few years. There, she will be trained to become a real witch. Witches in the Moomin forest? But when Snork sees an old woman riding a broomstick in the evening sky, the children decide to get to the bottom of the matter. The next day, they set out to find the witch's house.
S1 · E36Christmas is Coming 1990-12-20 · 23 min
The Moomin family is hibernating when one day they are awakened by Mr. Hemul. He is very busy and tells them that they cannot possibly continue sleeping, because after all, "Christmas" is coming soon. Christmas!? The Moomin family has never heard of it because they always sleep during the cold season. Who or what could it be? And when will it arrive? Could it be dangerous? To be on the safe side, Moominpappa decides to prepare himself and his family for all eventualities.
S1 · E37The Midwinter Bonfire 1990-12-27 · 23 min
This year, Moomin's hibernation is not as deep as usual. One day, he wakes up. With wide eyes, he discovers the white winter world. Because it looks so enchanting outside, he decides to wake up Snorkmaiden. During a walk around the Moomin house, they both discover that most of the firewood has disappeared. They find it again at the edge of a large cliff. Someone has piled the logs into a huge mountain. Tudicki, who fishes under the ice every winter, knows what it's all about. The invisible winter creatures have prepared their solstice fire to celebrate the day when the sun finally shines above the horizon again. But there is someone else who is interested in the piled logs: the Mora.
S1 · E38The Spell 1991-01-01 · 23 min
Spring has long since arrived in Moominvalley and Snufkin has returned from his winter trip to the south, but the Moomin family is asleep. All attempts by their friends to wake them up fail. The suspicion arises that something is not right in the Moomin house. Only a spell can make someone sleep so deeply. Indeed, the witch confirms that she has put the family to sleep, and apparently no one can persuade her to lift the spell.
S1 · E39Things that Go Bang in the Night 1991-01-01 · 23 min
In the middle of the night, the inhabitants of Moominvalley are awakened by distant explosions. At the same time, a pretty young girl appears in the valley, completely exhausted. Snufkin carries her to Moominmamma's house. One of the following nights, when the explosions can be heard from the sea, the Moomins try to get to the bottom of the matter. From the beach, they see a rowboat on the horizon with someone sitting in it who looks very much like Mr. Hemul. But what is Hemul doing in a rowboat at night?
S1 · E40The Secret Fireworks 1991-01-10 · 23 min
The pretty young girl wakes up from her deep sleep and says she is looking for Mr. Hemul. He, however, does not know the girl at all. At the moment, Mr. Hemul has other things on his mind. He is anxious because he is eagerly awaiting a letter from the Botanical Society. He hopes to receive confirmation that he has discovered an unknown plant. The arrival of the letter naturally gives rise to a huge surprise fireworks display, and the matter of the unknown girl and the nightly explosions is finally cleared up...
S1 · E41Crooks in Moomin Valley 1991-01-17 · 23 min
Life in Moominvalley is far too peaceful for the police inspector. That's why the Moominvalley police station is to be closed down. Of course, Moomin and his friends don't want that to happen, so they come up with a plan to prevent the closure.
S1 · E42The Solar Eclipse 1991-01-24 · 23 min
The Moomins and their friends prepare for the solar eclipse: Moominpappa distributes pieces of glass blackened with candle soot, through which you can look directly at the sun. The witch wants to hold a ceremony on the top of the mountain during the solar eclipse to strengthen her magical powers. But then wind and clouds roll in, and the witch is blown off her broomstick by a violent gust. She lies unconscious in a bush. Moominmamma wants to nurse her back to health. Of course, nothing worse could happen to the witch.
S1 · E43The Prima Donna 1991-01-31 · 23 min
Torrential rains have once again caused massive flooding in Moominvalley. Even a circus was washed away. With their last ounce of strength, an artist and her horse managed to save themselves by reaching the vicinity of the Moomins' house. Moomin is completely enchanted by the equestrian artist. Snorkmaiden has to work hard to bring him back down to earth.
S1 · E44The Birthday Present 1991-02-07 · 23 min
Moominmamma's birthday is approaching, and Moominpappa just can't think of a suitable gift! He turns to Snork for help, because Snork is an inventor. But the hastily constructed dishwasher breaks the dishes, and the sturdy-looking homemade bicycle falls apart on its first test run. In his desperation, Moominpappa turns to the children. During their joint consultation, Moominpappa has a brilliant idea, and their joint birthday present actually surpasses anything that has come before.
S1 · E45Moomin Builds a House 1991-02-14 · 23 min
The Moomins' house has collapsed because the ten children that Mula's mother brought with her have been running riot. There is no peace and quiet to be found anywhere, and Snufkin convinces Moomin to build his own house. But Moomin soon realizes that building a house is easier said than done. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, and in the end, the ten whirlwinds find the spot where Moomin is building his new house.
S1 · E46Dame Elaine 1991-02-21 · 23 min
Moominpappa has inherited a real castle from a distant relative. He doesn't really want to accept the inheritance, but when he learns that ghosts are haunting the castle, he changes his mind. No monster awaits him as the castle ghost, but rather Lady Ellen, who has been inhabiting the old walls for seven centuries now. So it's no surprise that the gracefully floating night ghost is a real chatterbox, looking for someone to talk to.
S1 · E47The Hot Spring 1991-02-28 · 23 min
Three men, carrying strange tools in their backpacks, are searching for a hot spring in Moominvalley to prepare for the construction of a spa. Sniff is immediately interested and tries to help them, because he expects to get rich without much work with the help of the spring. However, the Moomins are suspicious of the newcomers, as no one likes the idea that Moominvalley could one day be populated by tourists. They therefore enlist the old witch as their ally. With her magical powers, she is supposed to drive the three men away.
S1 · E48The Bubbles 1991-03-07 · 23 min
Snorkfräulein has a secret: her brother, the inventor and airship designer Snork, has developed a liquid that could be groundbreaking in the field of airship construction. When a piece of fabric is soaked in Snork's new tincture, it becomes completely airtight and tear-resistant. When Snorkmaiden, Little My, and Moomin blow soap bubbles, they turn out to be quite large, but they burst far too quickly. Snorkmaiden then has the idea of adding Snork's fabric tincture to the soap bubble water. Moments later, huge unbreakable soap bubbles float through the air. By chance, the three discover that you can even crawl inside the very large soap bubbles to float through the air with them. But the joy of the discovery is short-lived, because once you are traveling through the air in such a soap bubble, only the wind determines where the journey will take you.