COLLECTION · Series · 1991
Old Enough!
はじめてのおつかい
Children go on errands all by themselves for the very first time as a camera crew follows along in this beloved, long-running reality show from Japan.
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* 7.0 (14)FamilyJapan
Directors
Creators
Countries
Japan
Studios
Nippon TV · YTV · Nippon Television Network Corporation
Runtime
20 min/ep
Release
08/06/1991
Score
7.0 / 10 (14)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
20 episodes · 1991
Episode 1. Episode 1
1991-06-08 · 8 min
A 2-year-old boy is entrusted with grocery shopping. It may take a moment for his brain to kick into gear sometimes, but he gets there eventually.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2022-03-31 · 11 min
Tasked with making fresh mandarin juice, a mischievous 4-year-old is tempted by the freedom of an empty house. His mom gives him an angry phone call.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2022-03-31 · 12 min
A polite girl does her best to run errands while her younger sister is ill. Everything goes smoothly — until she encounters a troublesome cabbage.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2022-03-31 · 10 min
A 3-year-old girl helps out her mom by shopping at a busy fish market, where she chats with the merchants before coming home with an unexpected item.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2022-03-31 · 15 min
Two 3-year-old friends enjoy working together to buy sweet dumplings before heading up a steep flight of steps to their local shrine to buy amulets.
Episode 6. Episode 6
2022-03-31 · 15 min
A 2-year-old boy who looks up to his sushi chef father is asked to take his dad's clothes to the cleaners. However, he is reluctant to leave home.
Episode 7. Episode 7
2022-03-31 · 15 min
A café owner's youngest daughter runs an errand in their old castle town. With the support of her close-knit community, she pushes herself to the end.
Episode 8. Episode 8
2022-03-31 · 21 min
Hilly Hakodate presents a journey full of mishaps for a boy who is asked to take freshly caught fish to the fishmonger and buy apples for his sister.
Episode 9. Episode 9
2022-03-31 · 11 min
When asked to obtain an olive flounder for her family's restaurant, a 2-year-old girl looks for courage from above to enter a dark hatchery alone.
Episode 10. Episode 10
2022-03-31 · 16 min
A 3-year-old crybaby is tasked with delivering her beloved father's lunch. With a special code word in mind, she fights back her tears for his sake.
Episode 11. Episode 11
1991-08-10 · 11 min
Two 4-year-old boys with polar opposite personalities go on an errand in downtown Tokyo together. Their sharp eyes quickly spot the disguised cameras.
Episode 12. Episode 12
2022-03-31 · 16 min
An eager young girl is tasked with guiding a local priest to her home, but she needs to find the courage to call out in the silent temple grounds.
Episode 13. Episode 13
2022-03-31 · 11 min
A talkative 3-year-old girl heads to a car repair shop to pick up a photo album. Busy chatting to herself on the way, she forgets about her errand.
Episode 14. Episode 14
2022-03-31 · 15 min
Usually coddled by his family, the youngest child of a ramen store boss goes to buy ingredients while wearing a chef uniform just like his dad's.
Episode 15. Episode 15
2022-03-31 · 17 min
The daughter of a persimmon orchardist shows her stubborn side when she’s asked to run an errand. Father and daughter clash in a battle of wills.
Episode 16. Episode 16
2022-03-31 · 13 min
After leaving his cheering uniform at home, a father tasks his 3-year-old son with navigating the bus route home to fetch it before a big event.
Episode 17. Episode 17
2022-03-31 · 9 min
Two friends take a relaxing stroll along an embankment to buy tea for a local Shizuoka custom in which tea is gargled to prevent colds and the flu.
Episode 18. Episode 18
2022-03-31 · 14 min
A caretaker of a famous Tokushima vine bridge and a tea house owner send their only son on his first errand. But he struggles to remember what to buy.
Episode 19. Episode 19
2022-03-31 · 18 min
A shy boy and his outgoing sister visit a mobile supermarket in the mountains, but he struggles to encourage her when she suddenly gets homesick.
Episode 20. Episode 20
2022-03-31 · 21 min
Two siblings set out to share fish with their mountain neighbors. The diligent older brother completes his tasks while his sister dawdles behind.
Season 2
10 episodes · 2023
Episode 1. Episode 1
2023-01-01 · 11 min
A 5-year-old boy heads out to buy yakisoba noodles, bean sprouts and bread. He gets off to a promising start but suddenly returns home empty-handed.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2023-01-01 · 14 min
A boy and girl are asked to get some firewood and green onions. Obtaining the items is easy enough, but carrying the firewood is quite the challenge.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2023-01-01 · 15 min
Two siblings take a ferry and trolley to go shopping for their mom. Twenty-five years later, the older sister sends her son on an errand of his own.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2023-01-01 · 19 min
Tasked with picking up a wall clock for their new home, an excited sister and brother head to a department store, talking to everyone along the way.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2023-01-01 · 21 min
Acting as a little mother, a girl takes her younger brother on an errand to buy some groceries but has trouble pronouncing what she needs to buy.
Episode 6. Episode 6
2023-01-01 · 13 min
A mother wants to let her 3-year-old son do something by himself, so she asks him to deliver a water bottle to his older brother at kindergarten.
Episode 7. Episode 7
2023-01-01 · 10 min
A 4-year-old boy refuses to run an errand for his mother because he is shy. He finally musters the courage to go, but his determination soon wavers.
Episode 8. Episode 8
2023-01-01 · 14 min
Inspired by a picture book, a little girl is always happy to help. One day, she takes her mother’s pants to a local store to get them repaired.
Episode 9. Episode 9
2023-01-01 · 13 min
Two sisters head out to deliver a flower to their grandma and do some grocery shopping, but they hit a snag when they forget what they have to buy.
Episode 10. Episode 10
2023-01-01 · 16 min
A 4-year-old girl must ride the bus by herself to visit her mother at the hospital. However, she has a hard time embarking without her doting father.
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
14 episodes · 2011
Episode 1. Episode 1
2011-04-27 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 2. Episode 2
2011-04-27 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Sweet Curry
2011-04-27 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Episode 4
2011-04-27 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Episode 5
2011-06-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Episode 6
2011-06-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 7. Episode 7
2011-06-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 8. Episode 8
2011-06-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 9. Plum and cake
2011-06-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
2011-07-18 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
2011-07-18 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
2011-07-18 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Episode 13
2011-07-18 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Episode 14
2011-07-18 · 10 min
No synopsis
Season 12
17 episodes · 2012
Episode 1. Episode 1
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 2. Episode 2
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Episode 3
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Episode 4
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Episode 5
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Episode 6
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 7. Episode 7
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 8. Episode 8
2012-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 9. Episode 9
2012-01-15 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Rainbow and Tofu
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Cat Palace
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Episode 14
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 15. Episode 15
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 16. Episode 16
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 17. Teahouse
2012-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Season 13
14 episodes · 2013
Episode 1. Episode 1
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 2. Episode 2
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Episode 3
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Episode 4
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Episode 5
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Episode 6
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 7. Episode 7
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 8. Episode 8
2013-01-14 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 9. Episode 9
2013-07-15 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
2013-07-15 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
2013-07-15 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
2013-07-15 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Episode 13
2013-07-15 · 15 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Episode 14
2013-07-15 · 15 min
No synopsis
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
Season 23
Season 24
Season 25
1 episodes · 2015
Episode 1. Episode 1
2015-06-01 · 20 min
No synopsis
Season 26
1 episodes · 2016
Episode 1. Episode 1
2016-06-01 · 20 min
No synopsis
Season 27
1 episodes · 2017
Episode 1. Episode 1
2017-06-01 · 20 min
No synopsis
Season 28
1 episodes · 2018
Episode 1. Episode 1
2018-06-01 · 20 min
No synopsis
Season 29
1 episodes · 2019
Episode 1. Episode 1
2019-06-01 · 20 min
No synopsis
Season 30
1 episodes · 2020
Episode 1. Episode 1
2020-06-01 · 20 min
No synopsis
Season 31
1 episodes · 2021
Episode 1. Episode 1
2021-06-01 · 20 min
No synopsis
Season 32
17 episodes · 2022
Episode 1. Episode 1
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 2. Episode 2
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Episode 3
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Episode 4
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Episode 5
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Episode 6
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 7. Episode 7
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 8. Episode 8
2022-01-08 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 9. Episode 9
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Episode 13
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Episode 14
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 15. Episode 15
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 16. Episode 16
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
Episode 17. Episode 17
2022-07-16 · 10 min
No synopsis
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