What’s On TV? Monday 3 August – Sunday 9 August

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MONDAY: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2, 8.08AM & 6.10PM on ABC2

Episode 2
Little J's Play
Little J loves putting on his play, until the cast mutinies… Little J and his friends are putting on a play for school assembly. But soon the cast mutinies - Little J’s so bossy! As Big Cuz watches Little J rehearse playing all the roles, she knows embarrassment looms… unless they can entice the cast back.

Episode 3
After the Storm
Thunder, lightning and no sign of Old Dog - luckily Uncle Mick can join Little J’s search party. Little J and Big Cuz are worried when Old Dog goes missing after a big storm. Surely with Uncle Mick in their search party they’ll find him. Meanwhile, cheeky Old Dog is safe and sound - causing havoc in Big Cuz’s bed!

Also catch: Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 9.33AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla! 10.48AM on ABC2 and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.

TUESDAY: Hoopla Doopla! 10.48AM on ABC Kids

Episode 9
Snow Business
Everyone in Hoopla is cleaning out junk, when Mimi finds her old ski outfit. She decides she wants to go skiing, but it isn’t going to be easy on a summer’s day with no snow at all.

Also catch: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2, 8.08AM & 6.10PM on ABC2; Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 9.33AM on ABC ME and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.

WEDNESDAY: My Place – Series 2, 10.30AM on ABC ME

Episode 3
1858: Benjamin 
Benjamin’s one wish is for his wandering American family to be able to celebrate a proper Thanksgiving dinner in their new place, with a real roast turkey. But his efforts to earn the money to buy a turkey plunge him into escalating rivalry with a local Chinese boy, Leck. Their competition leads to one mishap after another, until they realise they might be better off cooperating than fighting. But, is it too late? And if Ben does succeed, will his family move on again? 

Also catch: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2, 8.08AM & 6.10PM on ABC2; Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 9.33AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla! 10.48AM on ABC2 and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.

THURSDAY: Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 9.33AM on ABC ME

Episode 3
Lennie the Legend
Gracey and Mikey tackle 24 hours of Lennie Gwyther’s epic 1932 solo ride from Leongatha to Sydney for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Also catch: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2, 8.08AM & 6.10PM; Hoopla Doopla! 10.48AM on ABC2 and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.

FRIDAY: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV

Episode 12
Arafura File Snake – Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory is Australia’s final frontier. Cut off by floods from the rest of the country for six months a year, Brandon and Kayne arrive too early, so their first challenge is getting across the East Alligator River – a croc-infested expanse of water that is not for the faint-hearted. Once inside Arnhem Land, they meet a few locals from the Indigenous community, who help them track down an Arafura File Snake, which Kayne has to cook and eat with his new friends. But there is just one catch – this rare delicacy lives in water – the same water that crocodiles live in! Will Kayne survive this heart-pumping challenge to enjoy his feast? Will the locals enjoy his cooking skills?

Also catch: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2, 8.08AM & 6.10PM on ABC Kids; Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 9.33AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla!, 10.48AM on ABC Kids and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.

SATURDAY: The Inbestigators on ABC iview

After Maudie, a ten-year-old puzzle prodigy, solves a crime on her first day at school with her new classmates Ezra, Ava and Kyle, the future is obvious: the four children must form a detective agency together. Operating out of the granny flat in Ezra’s backyard, these funny and disparate kids from Grade Five solve one thorny school playground or neighbourhood mystery after another, and become best friends in the process.

SUNDAY: Thalu on ABC iview

With their country under threat from a huge dust cloud and the mysterious Takers that lurk within, a small group of Indigenous kids have to make their way to the Thalu, a place of great power, in order to stop the cloud before it destroys everything in its path. Along the way, they encounter friends and foe alike as they search for eight sacred stones and a special key that will unlock the power of the Thalu and, they hope, stop the Takers in their tracks.