Round the Twist

Tony Twist and his three children--14-year-old twins Pete and Linda and 7-year-old Bronson--move to an old lighthouse on the rugged Australian coast.

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Cast:Mark Mitchell , Esben Storm , Rian McLean , Mathew Waters , Ebonnie Masini , Richard Moir , Andrew S. Gilbert , Christine Keogh , Marion Heathfield , Brook Sykes , Tom Budge , Samuel Marsland , Robyn Gibbes , Bunney Brooke , Katie Barnes , Rueben Liversidge , Richard Young , Tamsin West

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Skeleton on the Dunny

Tue, Apr 4, 1989

The Twist family move into their new home in a lighthouse and soon discover that the outhouse is haunted. Meanwhile, Nell suspects that Gribble, the estate agent, may have stolen an old painting of the lighthouse.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Birdsdo

Tue, Apr 11, 1989

Nell is hospitalized when she claims to have been attacked by a dragon. While Mr Gribble takes advantage of her absence to try to reclaim her cottage, the Twist family set out to find the dragon.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ A Good Tip for Ghosts

Tue, Apr 18, 1989

Pete is challenged to visit the tip at midnight, and has to face the ghost that haunts it who is said to be looking for his grandchildren.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Cabbage Patch Fib

Tue, Apr 25, 1989

When Bronson asks where babies come from, Pete says they come from the cabbage patch. That night to everyone's surprise, Bronson really does find a baby in the cabbage patch. But he soon discovers that being a father is hard work.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Spaghetti Pig Out

Tue, May 2, 1989

Pete discovers a remote control that can pause, rewind or fast forward any person it's aimed at, but it's not long before Gribble learns about this new toy.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Gum-Leaf War

Mon, May 8, 1989

Aunt Tuneless is at war with her neighbors, using the power of a magic gum tree that inflicts diseases on people when its leaves are used to make music.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Santa Claws

Tue, May 16, 1989

While trying to persuade Bronson that Santa doesn't exist, Pete meets the real Santa who offers two wishes for each member of the Twist family.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ WunderPants

Tue, May 23, 1989

Pete puts his underpants in the microwave to dry them, and is surprised to find that they suddenly provide him with incredible strength and speed - until he goes for a swim and they start to shrink.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Lucky Lips

Tue, Jun 6, 1989

Pete's having no luck at all in getting a kiss from Fiona. In desperation, he turns to a mysterious fortune-teller, who gives him a lipstick that will make any female unable to resist kissing him.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Know All

Tue, Jun 13, 1989

When a trunk full of circus clothes washes up on the shore near the lighthouse, the Twists can't resist dressing up, but is it just clothes or are they also channeling the spirits of the circus?

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Copy

Tue, Jun 20, 1989

Pete, Linda and Bronson discover a strange machine that makes copies of anything put into it. In a desperate effort to win a competition, Linda clones herself.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Without My Pants

Tue, Jun 27, 1989

When Pete touches Shovel, a ghost dog, he finds himself unable to say anything without adding the phrase "without my pants". The dog leads Pete, Linda and Bronson on a hunt to find the bones of Ben Byron, Shovel's master.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Lighthouse Blues

Tue, Jul 4, 1989

Bronson finally discovers the secret of the mysterious music that plays in the lighthouse, and meets the ghosts of Nell's family.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Next Time Around

Sat, Apr 4, 1992

Linda hypnotizes Pete to impersonate a chicken every time anyone says 'now'. Unfortunately, she doesn't know how to make him stop again, and Gribbs, Tiger and Rabbit decide to take advantage of it.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Copy Cat

Sat, Apr 11, 1992

It's the annual Bird Man competition, and the residents of Port Niranda are trying to fly in a wide variety of home-made machines. Bronson discovers a strange hat that makes the wearer copy whatever they see happening.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Little Squirt

Sat, Apr 18, 1992

The river's water spirit isn't so keen on Gribble's latest scheme to build an aquatic resort, but when she sees Bronson throwing stones into the river, she thinks he's responsible.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Pink Bow Tie

Sat, Apr 25, 1992

Pete gets mixed up with a couple of crooks who've stolen a machine that can make people younger or older.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Nails

Fri, May 1, 1992

Linda falls for new boy in school, Andrew. When he suddenly stops coming to school, she visits the island where he lives.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Sloppy Jalopy

Fri, May 8, 1992

Pete falls into a pool of toxic waste, which he can't wash off, and it seems to attract all sorts of rubbish to him.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Smelly Feat

Fri, May 15, 1992

When Bronson discovers that Gribble and his friends are planning to catch an ancient turtle, he uses the smell of his feet to stop them.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Grandad's Gifts

Fri, May 22, 1992

Lemons have mysteriously grown overnight on the tree outside the lighthouse, and Nell explains that the remains of a fox her grandfather killed were buried there.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Ice Maiden

Fri, May 29, 1992

Tony's turned to making ice sculptures, not realizing that they are being used as part of Senator Gribble's election campaign.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Yuckles

Fri, Jun 5, 1992

Senator Gribble intends to cut down the forest and the only thing standing in his way is Nell's claim that the forest is home to a rare breed of mushroom.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Quivering Heap

Fri, Jun 12, 1992

Pete finds himself locked in toilet haunted by a ghost who desperately needs to convince the Inspector that he can really scare people in order to get promoted to a better home.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Little Black Balls

Fri, Jun 19, 1992

Nell asks Bronson to take a valuable opal to the jeweler's to sell, but before he gets there, a goat eats the opal, and Bronson must wait for it to come out again.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Seeing the Light

Fri, Jun 26, 1992

The ghosts realize that the conditions are right for them to save their ship which sank a hundred years ago. Matthew possesses Pete in order to turn on the lighthouse lamp.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Big Burp

Tue, Feb 29, 2000

When Pete meets a beautiful tree spirit he instantly falls in love with her. One thing leads to another and before he knows what's happening, Pete is pregnant.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Viking Book of Love

Wed, Mar 1, 2000

A mysterious fog rolls into Port Niranda, completely cutting them off from the outside world. The fog also brings a viking ship, trapped in time, bringing the past with them.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Whirling Derfish

Thu, Mar 2, 2000

When Bronson accidentally swallows a rare fish, its spinning motion gives him a propeller that lets him speed through the water.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Imu Umi

Fri, Mar 3, 2000

Pete and Mr Gribble play a virtual reality game at a carnival, but something goes wrong and they swap bodies.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Truth Hits Everybody

Mon, Mar 6, 2000

Linda discovers an old microphone that forces people to tell the truth, and she sets about trying to expose Gribble's lies on live television.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ The Nirandathal Beast

Tue, Mar 7, 2000

When Bronson uses the old family razor before he's ready, it causes him to grow a huge beard. No matter how often he tries to shave it off, it keeps on growing.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Mali-Boo!

Wed, Mar 8, 2000

When he uses an old surf board found in the lighthouse, Pete meets the ghost of Moon Doggy, the board's former owner who died while trying to surf a tidal wave.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Brainless

Thu, Mar 9, 2000

Bronson and Anthony's science project goes spectacularly wrong, sucking Pete and Linda's brains right out of their heads.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Toy Love

Fri, Mar 10, 2000

The Twists clear out the lighthouse, getting rid of all their old junk, but one of Linda's old dolls refuses to be abandoned and keeps returning to her room.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Tears of Innocence

Mon, Mar 13, 2000

In the midst of a drought, Pete meets an old rainmaker and a leprechaun, but they cannot make rain unless someone believes in them.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ The Ice Cream Man Cometh

Tue, Mar 14, 2000

Linda gets a job with Paulo, a new ice cream man who's just arrived in town. But then she discovers Georgio who has been locked up in the van his whole life making ice cream.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ If the Walls Could Talk

Wed, Mar 15, 2000

Bronson is feeling ignored by his family and decides he might as well talk to the furniture. To his surprise, the furniture starts to talk back.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ The Big Rock

Thu, Mar 16, 2000

Helga arrives from the 8th century, wanting the Viking Book of Love back so that she can make Snorrison fall in love with her once more.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Welcome Back

Wed, Jan 31, 2001

For 200 years, the Von Clapp family have been waiting for a chance to complete a performance of Hamlet, which was interrupted by a fire in the theater. But now, Mr Snapper is arranging a tribute show.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Monster Under the Bed

Wed, Feb 7, 2001

Bronson's been neglecting his chores around the lighthouse, so he's left behind to clean up while the rest of the family go out. But then he meets the lint monster.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Linda Godiva

Wed, Feb 14, 2001

Linda discovers an old perfume bottle that makes her invisible, and uses it to help Pete to win a horse race.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Dog by Night

Wed, Feb 21, 2001

When visiting Van Helsing's flea circus, a bite from a vampire flea turns Pete into a werewolf.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ TV or Not TV

Wed, Feb 28, 2001

While fighting over what to watch on TV, Pete, Linda and Bronson get zapped into the roles of their favorite stars.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Face the Fear

Wed, Mar 7, 2001

Bronson, in a rush to make some money, believes Gribbs' claims that he can get rich by facing his fears and spending the night in the cemetery.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Hair Brain

Wed, Mar 14, 2001

A new hairdo gives Linda the ability to read minds and she uses it to her advantage in her school election campaign.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ The Princess and the Pete

Wed, Mar 28, 2001

Gribble starts a new bottled water business, pumping his water from the pond, but he's taking far too much and endangering the frogs.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Bird Boy

Wed, Apr 4, 2001

A giant bird breaks its wing when it crashes into the lighthouse. Bronson is torn between the fame and fortune and wanting to help the bird to recover.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ The Shadow Player

Wed, Apr 11, 2001

Linda's shadow breaks free from following her around and takes over her body. It's fed up of Linda's boring life and wants to have more fun.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Radio Da Da

Wed, Apr 18, 2001

Pete and Linda discover that Nell's old radio can take them back in time to 1944, but when a young Nell falls in love with Pete, history changes.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Skunk Man

Wed, Apr 25, 2001

Bronson decides it's time to put his collection of smells to good use and becomes a superhero, Skunkman, fighting evil with the power of the pong.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Isle of Dreams

Wed, May 2, 2001

Ariel reveals that one island remains of Atlantis, and she invites Pete to join her there in paradise. There's only one condition: he can never return.