Not so very long, Jasper the Penguin lived at the South Pole with his family. With his new friend, Emma, he lives funny adventures and send regular reports of his experiences to his family. And what could be a better way of doing that, than sending a message in a bottle...
It's a summer day and Jasper is having problems walking on the sizzling hot pavement. Emma explains that he needs a pair of shoes. At the shoes shop Mr Steps is unable to find a pair of shoes that will fit Jasper unusual “feet”. Then…
Jasper keeps on bumping his head in the dark so Emma gives him a torch “but it only works in the dark”. Jasper goes in search of a dark place, but he accidentally drops his torch down a drain. So issues an exiting chase through this new…
It is the day of the school fête and Emma has cooked lots of cakes to sell. Jasper decides to make some lemonade to sell to the kids. To his amazement nobody seems to like his lemonade. What could be wrong with squid, mackerel and herring…
Jasper sees some penguins but on closer examination he finds out that they are people dressed as penguins. He goes to investigate. In the opera house the diva finishes a spectacular performance. The audience showers the stage with…
Emma is in bed with a cold. “A cold?” Jasper likes the sound of having a “cold”, nice and cool and you get loads of yummy food to eat. So they attempt to give Jasper a cold with ice cubes and cold air. It does not seem to work, but at…
Outside the park Jasper discovers an ice-cream cart, finding it to be cool, he climbs under the canopy for a snooze. Paulo the ice-cream man is so shocked to find Jasper in his cart he falls over and the cart races down the hill,…
Jasper discovers the newspaper boy’s cap on the ground and gives it back to him. Then he notices that the newspaper boy has “dropped” all of his papers. He rushes around picking them all up and gives them all back to the boy. By now…
Emma & Jasper are camping in the garden but there is not enough room for both of them in the tent. Jasper makes his own tent but can’t go to sleep for all the disturbances - ants, falling apples, but mostly because it is just too hot.
It is Emma’s birthday and Jasper wants to get her a present. He spots a lovely pair of skates in the toy shop but is disheartened when he discovers he needs money to get them. So Jasper gets a job! He paints a ship but manages to cover…
Jasper and Emma are looking for somewhere to play, but every where they go there seem to be signs telling them “don’t do this” and “don’t do that”. So they make their own signs to stop things they don’t want and start things that they do.
Emma is reluctantly getting her hair cut. At the hairdresser’s Jasper plays around with a hairdryer that makes the feather on his head stand on end. He tries various ways to stick them back down again. But nothing seems to work until he…
Jasper is hanging his fish up to dry when he bumps into something. He suddenly hears voices and runs off in fright. Emma arrives and they go to investigate and discover that he had just accidentally switched on an old TV. They move the…
Jasper fills in for one of Emma's teammates in a relay. When he loses the baton, he ends up chasing it all the way to the pool, where he accidentally wins the swimming competition.
Jasper is amazed to see snow “just like at home”. Then he discovers that not everyone likes snow, big machines pile it all up out of the way & an old lady can’t cross the road. So he invents a pair of snow shoes for the lady and he and…
Jasper chases after a cat who has stolen one of his fish just as he was pulling it out of the water. Emma goes to the harbour to meet Jasper but discovers he is not there. The cat escapes, but Jasper finds he is lost in the city. He gets…
Jasper is frightened by a scarecrow in Emma’s garden, so Emma explains what its for. Back at his place Jasper finds a dog that won’t let him go down the steps. A police man comes along and the dog quietens down. Jasper jumps to the…
Jasper's bucket of fish is accidentally picked up by the hotel porter and Jasper is left with a hat box. So he runs into the hotel, hat box in hand, chasing after his bucket. During his search he accidentally damages the hat and by the…
Emma is waiting for Jasper at the ice-cream parlour but he does not arrive. Jasper is stuck on the other side of the road. Then he discovers the zebra crossing, but he still can’t reach Emma because of the number of pedestrians. Jasper…
In Emma’s attic Jasper discovers a kite. They go outside to try and fly it but there isn’t enough wind and during their attempts to make it fly, they manage to break it. So Jasper makes a new, lighter, fish shaped kite out of a paper bag;…
Emma is going on a train trip with her mother and is waiting for Jasper, who is supposed to come and wave goodbye. But Jasper is lost in the crowd further down the platform. When the announcer calls “stand clear of the doors please”…
Emma and Jasper are taking photographs with Emma’s Polaroid camera. Jasper want to take a photo of himself and Emma, to send in the bottle back home. Every time they set up a shot, something goes wrong and the photo is spoilt. Soon they…
Jasper has something very important to tell Emma. But he keeps on being interrupted by the phone. Jasper goes to find a phone so he can call Emma himself. He meets Paulo and learns that he needs Emma’s number and money to call her. So…
Jasper is confused to find lots of strangely dressed people around town. He goes to tell Emma all about it, but discovers that she is dressed as a princess and that it is Carnival Day. Jasper and Emma go up to the attic to find a costume…
Jasper is trying to remember something he has forgotten, he gives up and tries to sleep but he can't, because of a strange rustling nose. By morning he has not slept a wink so he decides to move home and Emma helps him look for a new…
Jasper and Emma are going to play badminton but they need to buy a new shuttlecock. At the department store the sales man seems to be in a bit of a mess trying to find the right things for people. Jasper decides to help out by sorting…
Jasper is fishing at the park lake but he just seems to be pulling out piles of old junk and not a single fish. Emma says that they will have to get rid of it all. On the way to find a place to dump the “junk” they pass a flea market.…
Emma’s school class has a day trip to the museum and Jasper tags along. Distracted by the fascinating exhibits he gets lost and ends up in the dinosaur room. He has an argument with a T-Rex, but disaster strikes when the dinosaur…
Emma is reading a book about horses and Jasper can’t seem to get her attention. What could be so interesting in a book about horses? Emma explains how fascinating books can be and takes Jasper to the library to find some books that will…
Emma has a loose tooth so Jasper offers to help her pull it out. They tie a length of cotton to one object after the other, but every time something goes wrong. In the end Jasper makes Emma laugh so much that her tooth just drops out all…
Outside the park Jasper and Emma buy a lottery ticket. Luckily Jasper wins a prize, but before he can find out what it is, he loses the ticket. They chase after Jasper’s winning ticket, through the park, onto a pleasure boat, until they…
It’s a cold snowy day and Jasper is carrying his bumper catch of fish back home. Along the way he is being tailed by a greedy cat. Just as he stops to talk to some kids that are making a snowman, the cat dives for his fish. He sets a trap…
In the park a magician is performing for the kids. Jasper is amazed and back at Emma’s place decides that he will try a few tricks of his own. He attempts to turn a handkerchief into a fish, but it doesn’t work. Then to his horror he…
Emma’s father is decorating the house. Jasper decides to help out by decorating Emma’s room. He finds that decorating is not quite as easy as it looks. Emma arrives to see Jasper covered in wallpaper and her room plastered with bits and…
Jasper arrives at Emma’s house bouncing a ball, he bounces his way up to Emma’s room. They play catch until they notice that Jasper’s dirty ball has left mud everywhere. Emma and Jasper get to work cleaning the house but it is very…
Jasper wants to send Emma a message so he pops his message into a bottle and tries to post it. But he doesn’t know how the postal system works: little by little Jasper learns about addresses, stamps and how long it takes a letter to get…
Emma is baking a cake and Jasper & Paulo are helping out. Emma studies the recipe closely and tells Jasper what ingredients should go into the bowl. But in all the confusion Jasper empties his bucket of fish into the mixing bowl.…
Jasper sees Emma at her ballet dancing class. Looking at the line of girls twirling round with their arms outstretched he decides that they must be learning to fly. And as he has an ambition to fly too, he decides to learn as well. It…
Emma’s dad is working out in the garden so Jasper and Emma decide to workout too. But it’s not as easy as it looks and Jasper gets very hot. After a while they decide it might be better to take it easy and relax in the shade while Emma’s…
Jasper & Emma take a bus ride to the harbour; along the way Jasper casts his fishing line out of the window to catch a fish from a passing fish truck. But disaster strikes when his hook gets stuck in the bus’s tire. The passengers are not…
Jasper is horrified to see a man attacking a lady with a hammer and chisel, until he finds out that the man is a sculptor and the lady is a statue. Jasper decides to make his own sculpture, so he and Emma set to work chipping away at a…
Jasper discovers a knitting pattern in the attic and is convinced that he has found a pirate’s treasure map. He and Emma embark on an exciting hunt across the town. They follow the lines on the “map” and Jasper is convinced that they will…
Jasper finds that Paulo’s ice-cream bike is locked and closed for business. Paulo explains he is going away on holiday. So Jasper and Emma decide they need a holiday too, but they are not sure where to take one. After an exhausting search…
In the park Paulo is helping to make a TV commercial for ice-cream. But Jasper doesn’t understand what is going on and keeps interrupting the filming; he just wants an ice-cream. The director is about the give up the shoot, until Jasper,…
Emma is going to the opticians to have her eyes tested. While she is reciting the letters on the board, Jasper browses around and spots a pair of colourful fish-shaped glasses. Jasper hops into the chair and recites the wrong letters on…
Jasper is terrorised by a little red fire engine that seems to have a life of its own. Until he discovers Emma is behind the controls. They have lots of fun whizzing it around. Jasper spots Paulo on the other side of the harbour and swims…
Jasper finds that he keeps getting mistaken for someone else, a hotel doorman, and a waiter. He meets Emma who is wearing a new dress. Jasper decides he wants to look different too. At the department store he finds that it is far too hot…
Jasper has ruined his brand-new fish picture so he and Emma go to town to buy a new one. On the way to the picture shop they pass a mosaic, Jasper is fascinated by this big picture made of little pieces. At the shop he chooses a lovely…
It is another hot day in town but every time Jasper finds a cool spot to relax in he gets moved on. People keep on mentioning the Mayor. So Jasper goes off to find this “Mayor” person and to ask him for a permit to make things cooler.
Emma is practicing her violin and Jasper wants to play something too. In the attic they find an old tuber and head off to town to “entertain” the public. But they seem to be frightening people more than entertaining them. Jasper decides…
Jasper is walking back home with a bucket full of fish. He passes a cat and two kittens, the kittens follow the delicious fish aroma. At his door Jasper discovers the kittens. Feeling sorry for the little things he asks them in. He feeds…
Jasper discovers lots of strange eggs in people’s gardens. “They must be from a very colourful bird” he thinks. At Emma’s house she explains what Easter is all about. So Jasper “helps out” by hiding a few other things in the garden. In…
It is Halloween and Emma explains it is part of the fun to be frightened and get cold shivers. Jasper likes the idea of a cold shiver. So Emma tries to frighten him, but it does not seem to work. Eventually Emma sends Jasper up to the…
