The Goggle Wearing Gannet.
Though short in stature and short sighted, Gary is a chick with lofty ambitions. With the help of his parents, school friends and migrating starlings, he overcomes obstacles and setbacks on the way to realizing his dream of competing at the Extraordinary Gannet Games, the pinnacle for any red blooded gannet. Cliffs and seascapes, trawlers, buoys and lighthouses provide the backdrop to this tale of bravery and determination that chronicles the adventures of the intrepid Gary as he grows from a chick into a champion.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2022
Episode 10. Fight in the schoolyard.
Gary decides to tell a bragging Gregory about his Da's past achievements. Gertrude confirms what Gary said. Gregory feels undermined and lashes out. A fight ensues and both Gary and Gregory end up i…
00:09:05 |
Thu 28 Jul 2022
Episode 9. The Interview.
Gary interviews his Da and asks him how and why he missed out at competing in the Extraordinary Gannet Games. Gary's Da recalls bird flu pandemics and violent summer storms and tells a bone breaking…
00:09:50 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Episode 8. So it's true!
Gary comes home from school and asks his Mum about what Gertrude had said about his Da. His Mum confirms that Gary's Da was indeed a Four Cliffs dive champion when he was younger, but that he never g…
00:09:00 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Episode 7. Goggle Wearing Gary.
A goggle wearing Gary excitedly tells his parents about what he can now see, just before he dives and catches some food for them. Later he meets Gertrude who has some very interesting information abo…
00:08:33 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Episode 6. Meeting with Col. Starling.
Gary's Da goes in search of the the peaked cap, scarf wearing starling he spotted the previous day. He finds the staring, who goes by the name of Col. Starling, at a local watering hole and asks him…
00:11:37 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Episode 5. Stroll on the beach.
Gary and his Da are walking on the beach, when Gary spots a shard of glass in the sand. Disobeying his father he picks it up and starts to look through it, he is amazed at what he sees. Later Gary'…
00:07:18 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Episode 4. Dive and catch.
Gary, Gertrude and Gerhardt have their second diving lesson with Gary's Da. All goes to plan and the three chicks successfully complete their first dive and catch their own sprat, but before Gary co…
00:11:28 |
Sat 16 Jul 2022
Episode 3. First Diving Lesson
Gary's Da attempts to teach Gary, Gertrude and Gerhardt the basics for diving safely. He has to change his plans and does three demonstration dives instead. Chicks being chicks though only have a s…
00:09:59 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Episode 2. Sore chick.
Gertrude and Gerhardt get the injured Gary back to his parents' nest. The doctor arrives, and Gary tries to explain what happened.
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00:13:11 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Episode 1. The First Attempt.
Welcome to the adventures of the intrepid, short sighted Gary as he grows from a chick into a champion.
In the first episode Gary and his classmates are getting giddy, school is nearly up for the day…
00:09:29 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
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