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The Best Episodes of Moomin Season 1

Every episode of Moomin Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Moomin Season 1!

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In the remote and mysterious Moominvalley live the Moomins, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomintroll and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Moomin Season 1 Episode 59 - Adventures of Moominpappa: Part 1
    8.9/10(54 votes)

    S1:E59

    As it seems Moominpappa has left his turbulent youth out of his memoirs (with the usual self aggrandizement of autobiographers he thought them too turbulent for print), he one day decides to at least tell about it so it won't be completely lost to posterity. We learn about his escape from the terrible orphanage and how he meets Fredriksson and sails off with him in his ship "The Oshun Oxtra" (his friend the Fuddler isn't a very good speller), how they managed to launch the ship and, finally, whom Moominpappa inadvertently managed to rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shozo Matsuda

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  2. Moomin Season 1 Episode 78 - Going South
    8.8/10(52 votes)

    S1:E78

    At last the Snork's flying ship is working properly, and everyone is getting a ride in it - some very hazardous ones. Winter is just around the corner, and while the Moomins hibernate as usual, practically everyone else decides to go south for long trips. Snufkin is going too, of course, but before he goes he give Moomin a very special present.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  3. Moomin Season 1 Episode 63 - Adventures of Moominpappa: Part 2
    8.7/10(46 votes)

    S1:E63

    The Moomins and their friends have gone down to the beach, and looking out over the sea Moominpappa is reminded of his youthful life as an adventurer. The appearance of the Niblings saves him from the predicament we left him in last time, but no sooner is that danger past when a storm hits the "Oshun Oxtra", finally stranding our friends in an island kingdom far away. They go to the ruler's hundredth anniversary in the Park of Surprises, and by royal decree become new settlers. Moominpappa builds a house, but only to find that it is haunted...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shozo Matsuda

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  4. Moomin Season 1 Episode 6 - Tiny Guests
    8.6/10(104 votes)

    S1:E6

    One day two very small guests arrive at Moominhouse. They bring a suitcase, so Moominpappa knows they have come to stay and builds a small bed. Everybody is dying to know what's inside the suitcase, which Thingumy and Bob guard day and night. The terrible Groke knows, however, and she is coming to get it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  5. Moomin Season 1 Episode 7 - The Suitcase
    8.5/10(104 votes)

    S1:E7

    After the visit of the Groke, Snorkmaiden finally finds out to whom the contents of the suitcase belong, but this only makes the problem worse, and it is with great misgivings they await the return of the Groke. Only Moominmamma has a plan, but will it work?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  6. Moomin Season 1 Episode 19 - Buried in a Jungle
    8.5/10(77 votes)

    S1:E19

    Moominfamily and their friends have a great time in the jungle. The Hemulen is botanizing as fast as he can, everyone is eating tropical fruit and Moomin and Snorkmaiden play Tarzan and Jane, building a leaf hut. Suspiciously helpful, Stinky offers to get them some animals, too, so it will be more like a real jungle. He is as good as his word, but the animals that he provides are not exactly of the kind they had in mind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  7. Moomin Season 1 Episode 23 - Visitors in Winter
    8.4/10(81 votes)

    S1:E23

    Moomin and Little My have finally settled into their wintry existence, living on Too-ticki's fish soup and Moominmamma's jam, of which there fortunately is an awful lot. One day, Mr. Brisk arrives, a very hearty and jovial person, who likes cold baths and roughing it in igloo's. He is much taken with Sorry-oo, a very timid dog who only dreams of running with the wolves that are nightly heard howling in Lonely Mountains. He considers them his brothers, but unfortunately they don't... Mr. Brisk finally leaves, having consumed the last jar of his (and Moomin's) favorite jam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  8. Moomin Season 1 Episode 44 - The Birthday Present
    8.4/10(49 votes)

    S1:E44

    Moominmamma's birthday is approaching, and Moominpappa just can't think of a suitable gift! He turns to Snork for help, because Snork is an inventor. But the hastily constructed dishwasher breaks the dishes, and the sturdy-looking homemade bicycle falls apart on its first test run. In his desperation, Moominpappa turns to the children. During their joint consultation, Moominpappa has a brilliant idea, and their joint birthday present actually surpasses anything that has come before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  9. Moomin Season 1 Episode 68 - Adventures of Moominpappa: Part 3
    8.4/10(42 votes)

    S1:E68

    Again, Moominpappa is talked into telling the others about his stormy youth - never a difficult task with autobiographers. He tells us about how the Fuddler met the Muddle and how they came to share the buttons and the coffee tin; about the re-appearance of the ghost and how he came to share quarters with Moominpappa, about how Fredriksson finally finished his new Oshun Oxtra which brought them up first into the air and then down into the sea, from which they were saved by Edward the Booble, and last, how he came to meet the charming young Moomin maiden who later was to become Moominmamma.

    Director:Masaaki Kumagai
    Writer:Shozo Matsuda

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  10. Moomin Season 1 Episode 75 - The Fabulous Emerald
    8.4/10(39 votes)

    S1:E75

    Moomin is beset by strange, recurrent dreams in which he is urged to go to a far-away waterfall and look for something. At last he sets out with Snufkin, and they make a most unusual find that Moomin can't really make anything of. But dreams sometimes have a meaning, and when a terrible hailstorm shatters the Hemulen's greenhouse and destroys all his plants, Moomin's find comes to play a most important role.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  11. Moomin Season 1 Episode 9 - An Invisible Friend
    8.3/10(95 votes)

    S1:E9

    Too-Ticky brings Ninny to Moominhouse view. Ninny has been frightened so often by her aunt that she has become invisible. Moominmamma concocts an infallible remedy, but will that and kindness be enough? Stinky does his best to see to it that it doesn't.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  12. Moomin Season 1 Episode 21 - Snufkin Leaves Moomin Valley
    8.3/10(73 votes)

    S1:E21

    Again winter is at the door and Moominpappa and Moomin are collecting wood to keep the house warm during their long hibernation. Moomin is feeling very sad because it is time for Snufkin to go away on his long annual trip. Moomin talks his parents into letting him go along, but Snufkin says no - he needs some time to himself. Moomin takes to his bed, utterly dejected, but Snorkmaiden manages to bring him out of his gloom by showing him something very, very special.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  13. Moomin Season 1 Episode 22 - Moomin and Little My's Adventure
    8.3/10(74 votes)

    S1:E22

    For no special reason Moomin wakes up in the middle of winter and can't go back to sleep. This is quite unheard-of. He is unable to wake the others, and finally, shivering, he makes his way outside into the bleak, unfamiliar whiteness. He meets Little My, who has woken up even before him, and Too-tick who lives in the bath-house. He meets the invisible mice, who also stays there for winter, and he almost meets the Lady of the Cold, the most fearsome of all winter's manifestations...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  14. Moomin Season 1 Episode 25 - The Lighthouse
    8.3/10(69 votes)

    S1:E25

    Once again the very fine weather is boring Moominpappa to tears and this time he decides to take the whole family with him and sail for a lighthouse on a small island, not bigger than a fly-speck on the chart. Loaded down they set off and arrive next morning after a harrowing experience with a ghost-ship during the night. They meet a small boat with a man and a boy fishing, but when they get to the lighthouse it is empty, thick with dust and the beacon has gone out. What has happened?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  15. Moomin Season 1 Episode 26 - The Day the Lighthouse Lit Up
    8.3/10(71 votes)

    S1:E26

    The Moomin's first night in the abandoned lighthouse is haunted by ghosts from the mysterious ghost ship, who finally take off. One of their group is left behind, and the Moomins have to build a raft for it to sail away on. Moominpappa is in vain trying to light the beacon in the lighthouse and they all try to unravel the mystery with the absent keeper. It is finally solved with the help of the small boy, Toft, from the fishing boat, and when the Moomins sail back to Moominvalley they see the lighthouse lit for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  16. Moomin Season 1 Episode 29 - The Lost Children
    8.3/10(68 votes)

    S1:E29

    When Moomin and Snorkmaiden wake up, the floating theater has disappeared. They are alone, surrounded by a vast watery desert. The floating house hits a rock, and the violent jolt causes Little My to fall overboard. The current sweeps them away. To find the lost children, Moominpappa and Moominmamma look for a way to make as many people as possible aware of their fate. Cleaning lady Emma has a good idea: what if everyone performed a new play together? The title would have to be "The Lost Children."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shozo Matsuda

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  17. Moomin Season 1 Episode 36 - Christmas is Coming
    8.3/10(60 votes)

    S1:E36

    The Moomin family is hibernating when one day they are awakened by Mr. Hemul. He is very busy and tells them that they cannot possibly continue sleeping, because after all, "Christmas" is coming soon. Christmas!? The Moomin family has never heard of it because they always sleep during the cold season. Who or what could it be? And when will it arrive? Could it be dangerous? To be on the safe side, Moominpappa decides to prepare himself and his family for all eventualities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  18. Moomin Season 1 Episode 45 - Moomin Builds a House
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    S1:E45

    The Moomins' house has collapsed because the ten children that Mula's mother brought with her have been running riot. There is no peace and quiet to be found anywhere, and Snufkin convinces Moomin to build his own house. But Moomin soon realizes that building a house is easier said than done. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, and in the end, the ten whirlwinds find the spot where Moomin is building his new house.

    Director:Masaaki Kumagai
    Writer:Naoko Miyake

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  19. Moomin Season 1 Episode 4 - The Moomins Discover the Island
    8.2/10(103 votes)

    S1:E4

    Moominfamily and their friends set out for adventure in their new sailboat, and finally arrive at a seemingly uninhabited island. It is, however, populated by some very strange creatures with whom Hemulen has an unpleasant encounter. A terrible storm hits the island and they decide to stay over night, pulling up the boat as far as she will go and taking taking refuge in their tent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  20. Moomin Season 1 Episode 8 - The Hobgoblin's Magic
    8.2/10(88 votes)

    S1:E8

    The Groke has gone, having been given a very special sea-shell which was a gift from Snorkmaiden to Moomin, who is now in trouble. Moominmamma's handbag disappears, and she promises the finder a huge party. It seems the Groke was not the only one interested in the contents of the suitcase, however...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  21. Moomin Season 1 Episode 10 - The Invisible Child
    8.2/10(89 votes)

    S1:E10

    Very slowly Ninny comes back into view, but her face is still missing. Stinky does his best to stop her from becoming visible, resorting to very nasty tricks when the children play hide and seek. It appears that anger and shouting loud is even better than medicine and kindness for getting your shape back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  22. Moomin Season 1 Episode 13 - The Last Dragon on Earth
    8.2/10(90 votes)

    S1:E13

    After a tremendous downpour Moomin finds a very small dragon in a puddle. Smothering this most exotic of pets with love he expects great devotion in return, but finds that love is a fickle thing indeed, and particularly difficult to contain in a glass jar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shozo Matsuda

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  23. Moomin Season 1 Episode 18 - The Wooden Crate
    8.2/10(80 votes)

    S1:E18

    It is hotter than ever before in Moominvalley. The river has run dry and everything is wilting. Going down to swim one day with the other children Little My finds a large wooden crate floating in the water and when they open it they find it full of strange-looking, tropical seeds. They plant them as they have nothing better to do and next night the rains finally comes, a veritable deluge. The seeds sprout and next day the house is surrounded by a jungle. Bamboo, orchids, fruit-trees, but also some much more dangerous plants...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  24. Moomin Season 1 Episode 20 - Moomin Saves the Tigers
    8.2/10(73 votes)

    S1:E20

    Moominfamily have befriended all the wild animals that Stinky let out of the zoo (except the crocodiles and who wants to be friends with a crocodile, anyway?) and when the zoo-keepers come to take the animals back, the Moomins, aided by the Inspector, fend them off. But, also, the hot spell doesn't last. Autumn comes, the jungle withers in the cold and the animals huddles, shivering, in front of open fires, wondering if chilly freedom is really better than a warm zoo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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  25. Moomin Season 1 Episode 35 - The Witch
    8.2/10(59 votes)

    S1:E35

    In the middle of the forest, the children meet a girl named Alicea, who is sitting on a rock waiting for her grandmother. Alicea tells them that she will be living at her grandmother's house for the next few years. There, she will be trained to become a real witch. Witches in the Moomin forest? But when Snork sees an old woman riding a broomstick in the evening sky, the children decide to get to the bottom of the matter. The next day, they set out to find the witch's house.

    Director:Itaru Saito
    Writer:Akira Miyazaki

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Adventures of Moominpappa: Part 1" is the best rated episode of "Moomin" season 1. It scored 8.9/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Shozo Matsuda, it aired on 5/23/1991. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Going South".