Martha Speaks
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Martha Speaks | Martha's Email | PBS (#129)
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Martha Speaks | Martha Shows Off Her Talking... (#101)
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Martha Speaks | Your Mood! | PBS (#214)
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Martha Speaks | Martha: Deadline Doggie | PBS (#304)
Full Program: When Martha begins to sniff out leads for Carolina's paper, the news is not fit to print. 13:31
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MARTHA SPEAKS | Superhero Puppies! | PBS KIDS
DESCRIPTION: TD knows exactly what television is missing—a superhero puppy TV show! Catch Martha Speaks' Puppy Week... 01:02
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- PreK-2
- Curricular Areas
- Literacy & Languages
- Series Length
- 106 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 28 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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- http://pbskids.org/martha/
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News & Announcements
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Series Description: "Martha Speaks" is an animated series that is designed to enrich the vocabulary of 4- to 7-year-olds. The series is based on the classic books by Susan Meddaugh that have charmed and captivated millions of children. Each episode uses Martha's unique linguistic abilities and the hilarious consequences to engage kids and help build their vocabulary skills.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Td's Magic/Scaredy Cat (#308)
TD wants to "wow" a crowd at his cousin's party with his magic show, but things get out of control. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 17, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 17, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Virtually Martha/Martha Vs. Robot (#129)
While playing with Alice's laptop computer, Martha hits the wrong button and gets zapped inside! [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 18, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 18, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Acts Up/Ronald Is In (#309)
Martha is given a part in Alice in Wonderland and is thrilled until she learns what she's cast as. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 19, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha's Dirty Habit/Helen's All Thumbs (#130)
When Martha's digging gets her in trouble, the family decides put her bad habit to good use. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 20, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Bakes/Martha Makes Scents (#131)
Martha and Skits try to bake a cake to cheer up Helen. TD's dad OG creates a pooch perfume. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 21, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 21, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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The Dog Who Came to Dinner/Martha Calling (#109)
Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog Francois, who is very demanding and manipulative. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 22, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Que Pasa, Martha/Td Is Talking Dog (#209)
Senor Craig expects everyone to present an oral report in Spanish, and Alice is a nervous wreck! [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 22, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Oh, Noooo!/Bye, Martha (#110)
Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson when she advertises her soup on a popular TV show? [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 23, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Dogs In Space/Dogs from Space (#210)
TD's class has to present projects on the solar system, but he gets too distracted by comic books. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 23, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Puppy Skits/Dinosaurs In Trouble! (#501)
Skits may have been a time-traveling puppy! Milo and Truman try to save a museum's fossil exhibit. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 24, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 24, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Wed, July 17, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 17, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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The Puppy Tooth Fairy/Martha's Blue Period (#502)
When Martha realizes the Tooth Fairy doesn't like dogs, she and Skits become Puppy Tooth Fairies. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 25, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 25, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Fri, July 26, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 26, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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The Puppy Show/Never Forget to Remember (#503)
TV producer Laslo Huckey challenges Martha to come up with the perfect pitch for a puppy TV show. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 26, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 26, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Mon, July 22, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 22, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha's Puppy/The Cheating Chum Caper (#505)
When Martha wants to get a puppy but the family does not, Martha trains a baby to become a puppy. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 27, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 27, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, July 30, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 30, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha's Life In Crime, Part 1 & 2 (#211)
Martha tells a story of her puppy days in the animal shelter and the first person who adopted her. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 28, 3:30 PM on IPTV
- Sat, June 29, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Walks The Dog/Martha's Got Talent (#111)
There's a new dog in town and, boy, is he mean! Crafty Weaselgraft invites Martha to a talent show. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 29, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Martha The Hero Maker/Starstruck Martha (#112)
Martha has an idea for a thrilling adventure story. Martha helps her hero Courageous Collie Carlo. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 30, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Plays Favorites/Martha and the Doggie Lover (#212)
Truman is worried that his mom doesn't think he's special anymore and Martha knows how he feels. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 30, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Speaks Martha The Witness/Martha Takes A Stand (#132)
Mrs. Demson wants Martha to appear in court after seeing and accident that destroys her furniture. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 1, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 1, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Myth Me?/Td's Myth Take (#310)
The gang spends a rainy, boring day acting out Greek myths. TD decides to write his own version. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 2, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 2, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Goes to School/Td and the Light Bulb of Doom (#133)
Martha gets a job as substitute teacher and takes it very serious. TD hurries to finish a project. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 3, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 3, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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The Dog Did It/Martha Out West (#311)
Martha shares the Great Oral History of Dogs which includes fire, philosophy, physics and art. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 4, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 4, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha Treads The Boards/Martha's Pack (#134)
Martha has a part in a community theater production and Mom and Dad get trapped in a dressing room. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 5, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 5, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha In Charge/Truman And The Deep Blue Sea (#113)
Martha tries to use her powers of speech to take care of Helen and find a cure for her laryngitis. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 6, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Skits On Ice/Martha's Steamed! (#213)
Skits is afraid of hockey pucks, but why? Helen and Martha discover a dog locked in a hot car. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 6, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Escape From Flea Island/No Dogs Allowed (#114)
Carolina's canoe capsizes when she goes gathering plants. Tiffany wants to make a girls' clubhouse. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 7, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Martha and the One Thousand Fleas/Nice and Crabby (#214)
Martha thinks a dog circus will be a great school fundraiser. Crabby Mrs. Demson is very cheerful. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 7, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird/Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird (#313)
The gang is camping out. The tent is pitched and TD suggests they tell science fiction stories. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 8, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 8, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Patrol Dog Martha/The Crooning Crook Caper (#312)
Officer O'Reilly lets Martha help solve crimes while Rascal the police dog is away. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 9, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 9, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Smells/Martha Hears (#135)
Martha uses her senses of smell and hearing when she is trapped in Pablum and Weaselgraft's hideout. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 10, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 10, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Wagstaff Races/The Missing Metal Mystery (#314)
The gang enters an alternative energy fueled Go Green Go-Cart Race using sun, wind and pond scum. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 11, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 11, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha's Worst Best Day/Truman's Brother (#136)
Truman must find a cure for Martha's grumpiness before she ruins Grandpa Bernie's birthday party. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 12, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 12, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Ain't Nothin' But A Pound Dog, Part 1 & Part 2 (#115)
When Martha loses her collar she winds up in the animal shelter and tries to lead an escape attempt. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 13, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Martha: Secret Agent Dog, Part 1 & 2 (#215)
Martha is on a super secret mission to find out who's trying to steal the formula for Granny's soup. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 13, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Raiders of the Lost Art/Martha Says It with Flowers (#116)
TD passes in the wrong drawing in art class. He and Helen sneak into the school to make a switch. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 14, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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The Martha Show, Part 1 & 2 (#301)
Martha is asked to host a children's TV show with her friends! She comes up with a whale of a show. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 14, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Here's Martha!/Dog Fight (#137)
Martha hosts a TV show where she explains to people what their animals are saying. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 15, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 15, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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The Long Rotten Summer/The Case of the Shattered Vase (#315)
TD decides to spend this summer in the only place where the days never end: school. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 16, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 16, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Therapy Dog/Martha's Duck Trouble (#138)
Martha becomes a hospital therapy dog, but trouble brews when Mrs. Demson claims an allergy to dog. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 18, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 18, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Billy Collins Speaks/Milo's Reading Buddy (#401)
Billy Collins writes great poems about dogs and Martha thinks it must be because he is a canine! [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 19, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, July 19, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey!/Martha and Truman Get Lost (#117)
Professor Monkey is coming to promote his craft books. Can Martha help him find the bookstore? [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 20, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Skits and Mr. Scruffles/Brave Truman (#302)
Skits meets Milo, a lonesome newcomer to town, but his family doesn't believe that Milo is real. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 20, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Best In Show/Truman on the Ball (#118)
When Carolina enters Francois in a dog show, Helen enters Martha to create a little competition. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 21, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Martha's Millions/Carolina's Gifted (#303)
Martha discovers that it isn't who spends money, but how you spend it, that matters most. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 21, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Verb Dog, When Action Calls!/Martha's Adverb Adventures (#402)
Struck by a falling book of five-hundred-and-one English Verbs, Martha instantly becomes Verb Dog! [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 23, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, July 23, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Truman's Secret/Skits Monkeys Around (#139)
Truman agrees to tell the gang why he has been as hiding in the garage and lurking in the shadows. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 24, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 24, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Bulldozer Versus Dinosaur!/Carolina Tackles Football (#403)
T.D. uses a time machine to bring a dinosaur from the past. Carolina coaches the football team. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 25, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, July 25, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha Speaks Martha Gets Spooked/Martha Changes Her Luck (#119)
Martha has to go in to a haunted house to protect Helen, before it's too late! Is Martha jinxed? [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 27, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Truman's Mad/Dog for a Day (#304)
When Truman sends away for a science kit, he dreams about all the new inventions he will create. [28 minutes]
- Sat, July 27, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Runs The Store, Part 1 & Part 2 (#120)
On a shopping trip, Skits and Martha get stuck in the bathroom when the store is about to close. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 28, 6:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Alice Covers Up/Carolina Picks A Lily (#305)
Everyone is going to a pool party, including Alice until she becomes involved in a strange cover-up. [28 minutes]
- Sun, July 28, 5:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Martha Speaks What's Bothering Bob?/Martha Spins A Tale (#140)
Martha tells Jake the adventures of Goldi-Martha and the Skits Hatter and Little Red Riding Helen. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 29, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, July 29, 3:30 PM on IPTV
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Martha's Market/Bye Bye Burger Boy (#404)
Martha and her canine co-workers pitch in to run Tio Jorge's market when everyone else is busy. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 31, 6:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, July 31, 3:30 PM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of Martha Speaks aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Paws and Effect/The Trouble with Teddy (#208)
- Firedog Martha/Martha's Pickle (#108)
- The Jakey Express/Martha, Sled Dog (#207)
- Martha And The Canine Caper/Perfectly Martha (#107)
- TD and the Steak Tree/TD and Martha Gopher Broke (#128)
- Martha: Deadline Doggie/It's The Giant Pumpkin, Martha (#307)
- Martha in the Doghouse/Martha Models (#127)
- Skits under the Weather/Martha the Weather Dog (#126)
- The Opera Contest/Maestro Martha (#306)
- Martha in the White House, Part 1 & 2 (#206)
- Martha Blah Blah/Skits Behaves (#106)
- Martha in the Hold/Get Along, Little Doggies (#205)
- Down on the Farm/Martha Runs Away (#105)
- Martha Sings/Td Makes The Band (#125)
- Alice Covers Up/Carolina Picks A Lily (#305)
- Alice Twinkle Toes/Martha Fails The Course (#124)
- Truman's Mad/Dog for a Day (#304)
- Nurse Martha/Td Gets The Scoop (#123)
- The Penguin Always Rings Twice/The Martha Code (#204)
- Martha to the Rescue/Martha Camps Out (#104)
- Martha Puts Out The Lights (Pts. 1 & 2) (#203)
- Martha Takes The Cake/Codename: Martha (#103)
- There Goes The Neighborhood/I Scream (#122)
- Itchy Martha/Martha and the Thief of Hearts (#121)
- Martha's Millions/Carolina's Gifted (#303)
- Martha Runs The Store, Part 1 & Part 2 (#120)
- Martha Speaks Martha Gets Spooked/Martha Changes Her Luck (#119)
- Painting for Peanuts/Martha's No Dummy (#202)
- Martha and Skits/Martha Plays A Part (#102)
- Martha's Chair/Td The Pack Rat (#201)
- Martha Speaks/Martha Gives Advice (#101)
- Skits and Mr. Scruffles/Brave Truman (#302)
- Best In Show/Truman on the Ball (#118)
- The Martha Show, Part 1 & 2 (#301)
- Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey!/Martha and Truman Get Lost (#117)
- Raiders of the Lost Art/Martha Says It with Flowers (#116)
- Martha Speaks What's Bothering Bob?/Martha Spins A Tale (#140)
- Too Many Marthas/Too Much Martha (#410)
- Truman's Secret/Skits Monkeys Around (#139)
- Cora! Cora! Cora!/Cora Encore! (#409)
- Escape From Flea Island/No Dogs Allowed (#114)
- Martha In Charge/Truman And The Deep Blue Sea (#113)
- Martha's Market/Bye Bye Burger Boy (#404)
- Martha The Hero Maker/Starstruck Martha (#112)
- Therapy Dog/Martha's Duck Trouble (#138)
- Eyes on the Skies/Camp Truman (#408)
- Here's Martha!/Dog Fight (#137)
- Martha's Thanksgiving, Part One & Two (#407)
- Martha Walks The Dog/Martha's Got Talent (#111)
- Oh, Noooo!/Bye, Martha (#110)
- The Dog Who Came to Dinner/Martha Calling (#109)
- Martha Speaks Martha's Worst Best Day/Truman's Brother (#136)
- Monkeyshines Martha/Dog Daze (#406)
- Martha Smells/Martha Hears (#135)
- Return Of The Bookbots: The Case Of The Missing Words, Part One & Two (#405)
- Martha Speaks Martha Treads The Boards/Martha's Pack (#134)
- Martha Goes to School/Td and the Light Bulb of Doom (#133)
- Bulldozer Versus Dinosaur!/Carolina Tackles Football (#403)
- Martha: Secret Agent Dog, Part 1 & 2 (#215)
- Martha and the One Thousand Fleas/Nice and Crabby (#214)
- Martha Speaks Martha The Witness/Martha Takes A Stand (#132)
- Verb Dog, When Action Calls!/Martha's Adverb Adventures (#402)
- Martha Bakes/Martha Makes Scents (#131)
- Billy Collins Speaks/Milo's Reading Buddy (#401)
- Skits On Ice/Martha's Steamed! (#213)
- Martha Plays Favorites/Martha and the Doggie Lover (#212)
- Dogs In Space/Dogs from Space (#210)
- Martha Speaks Martha's Dirty Habit/Helen's All Thumbs (#130)
- The Long Rotten Summer/The Case of the Shattered Vase (#315)
- Virtually Martha/Martha Vs. Robot (#129)
- Wagstaff Races/The Missing Metal Mystery (#314)
- Que Pasa, Martha/Td Is Talking Dog (#209)
- Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird/Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird (#313)
- Patrol Dog Martha/The Crooning Crook Caper (#312)
- The Dog Did It/Martha Out West (#311)
- Myth Me?/Td's Myth Take (#310)
- Martha Acts Up/Ronald Is In (#309)
- Td's Magic/Scaredy Cat (#308)
- Martha Ain't Nothin' But A Pound Dog, Part 1 & Part 2 (#115)
- Martha's Life In Crime, Part 1 & 2 (#211)
