Tallbert
The earnest, awkward eccentric.
Tallbert means well. Tallbert tries hard. Tallbert’s neck is somewhere it shouldn’t be again. Nobody else in the jungle is built quite like him, in any direction.
17 episodes
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Season 1
04Because I Got High
Tallbert becomes unsure that being high up is the safest thing for him and eventually decides it would be better if he were to come down to earth and stay there, moving along caterpillar-like with dexterous movements of his neck. This is fine for a while until those juiciest fruits on the tops of the tallest trees start to become irresistible!
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Season 1
09Moondance
Tallbert is happily enjoying his night time stroll when he bumps his head on the moon and knocks it from the sky! In the clumsy process of trying to fix it, he creates more stars through a magical fusion of moonlight and dandelion seeds!
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Season 2
09Bent
Tallbert has a stiff neck. This is a particularly large concern for Tallbert as he is mostly neck as it is. He tries everything to get his neck back to normal, but things get a lot worse before they get better.
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Season 3
05Thunderstruck
Tallbert is a bit skittish at the best of times. But when a lightning storm starts overhead and he's the tallest thing around his 'skittishness' hits a whole new level.
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The Explorers
05Campsite Crazy
Simon's attempts to set up his tent get increasingly disastrous. First he forgets to put in the poles, and then he forgets to hammer in the guide-ropes and gets blown away in the wind. He ends up holding on for dear life as his tent becomes a giant kite. When he falls out of the sky, his tent gets caught between two trees and becomes a perfectly good hammock. He settles down for a good night's sleep... but one of the trees is actually Tallbert's neck, and when he runs away, Simon gets catapulted into the distance.
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The Explorers
08Hide and Seek
The Explorers are searching for animals on Mirabelle's list. First they try to find Tallbert, without realising that they are standing right underneath him. Then they try to find Trunk, without realising that they are sitting on her. They keep on missing all the animals on the list: Humph, Rocky, even a dolphin (in a puddle). Mirabelle almost gives up hope until she realises that the Explorers are also on the list. She crosses them off, and everyone walks off happily.
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The Explorers
16A Tall Tale
The Explorers try to measure the height of Tallbert, who panics and runs away. The tape measure gets caught up in his legs, and Simon gets dragged away with it. Tallbert tries to hide by putting his head in a bush. The Explorers find him, and measure him while he's lying down. Because of this, their measurement shows that giraffes are smaller than people.
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Season 4
08Is It A Monster
It's nighttime in the jungle. The animals are trying to sleep, but a series of mysterious noises keeps them awake. Tallbert is freaked out. Is it a monster? No! Rocky is sleep-walking, and crashing his way through the jungle. It wouldn't be a problem if he wasn't heading towards the sleeping Humph's precious lawn…
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Season 5
05Mr Stone
Tallbert wants to join in Munki and Trunk’s games, but he's not sure how to play along. He's feeling forlorn until he makes a new friend (literally!) by painting a face on a rock. Tallbert and the rock have the best time together - until the happy face gets wet. With its smiley face turned into a frown, the rock becomes Tallbert's nemesis.
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Season 6
01Banana Noir
Munki and Trunk wake up to discover that all the bananas have disappeared. They travel around the jungle like a pair of private sleuths, investigating the crime, and trying to find the banana-stealing suspect. Is it Tallbert? Baby Ostrich? Or maybe someone closer to home?
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Season 6
13Staring Is Caring
Munki and Trunk start a staring competition. Munki is the reigning champion until he meets his match with Tallbert. The two of them stare at each other until the sun goes down and Munki falls asleep. Tallbert isn't sure of the rules, and keeps staring throughout the night. The next morning, Tallbert can't close his poor, dry eyes! Munki and Trunk try everything they can to get their friend a bit of shut-eye.
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Season 7
06Tag you're toast
Munki, Trunk and Tallbert are engaged in a wild game of tag. They bump into Rocky the Rhino, and try to get him to join in the game. Rocky is enthusiastic, but it takes him a long time to understand the rules. When he finally gets it, however, he becomes unstoppable, and Munki, Trunk and Tallbert discover that it's hard to outrun a two tonne rhino!
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Season 8
03Compass
The animals find it ridiculously easy to hide from the explorers, until Simon the explorer invents a mega-compass that can find any object that the explorers set their dial to. It’s suddenly a lot harder for Munki, Trunk and Tallbert to avoid being seen, until Munki makes a fake replacement compass that leads the explorers wildly astray.
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Season 8
07Birthday Blunder
The humans set up a surprise birthday picnic for Rita the explorer, and while the animals are investigating it they accidentally smash the cake and lose all the presents, which float away after Munki ties balloons to them. Tallbert and Ribbert need to quickly make a replacement cake using mud and rocks, while Munki ties balloons to Trunk and uses her to float up after the presents.
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Season 8
11Decoys
The explorers make cardboard cut-outs animals and hide behind them, hoping to spot the real animals. The animals aren’t fooled except for Tallbert, who becomes obsessed with his new best friend, the cardboard giraffe.
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Season 8
12Radio Tallbert
Rita is listening to her radio in Munki’s clearing. While she’s briefly distracted, Tallbert comes out and dances to the music. He trips over the radio, sending it flying up in the air and accidentally swallowing it. It ends up stuck halfway down his long neck, and Munki has to try to get it out while also keeping his suddenly-very-noisy friend hidden from the explorer.
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Season 8
13The Munki And Trunk Show
The animals discover the explorers old-school television, and Tallbert and Ribbert get hooked on human TV shows. To lure them back to safety, Munki and Trunk make a fake television out of bamboo poles and put on a show of their own.