Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat

Épisode 1 - How Sagwa Got Her Colors

3 septembre 2001

Mama Miao tells her kittens the story of how Sagwa got her colors.

Épisode 2 - The New Year's Clean-Up / Firefly Nights

4 septembre 2001

When cleaning the palace for the New Years Celebration, it is discovered that rats are in the palace. The Magistrate sends his cats to look for them. Sagwa finds the rat, but he tricks her into letting him steal food. Dongwa feels discontented about his kittenhood and tries to act more grown up hoping to see the fireflies in the night sky. After many hardworking tasks, Baba permits him to come and Dongwa is rewarded with a wonderful sight.

Épisode 3 - Royal Cats / Acrobat Cats

5 septembre 2001

Uncle Miao comes for a visit to research on the family's history. Dongwa feels this visit is unnecessary. Dongwa and Sheegwa become inspired by acrobatic cats and learn their moves, making Sagwa feel left out. However, Yeh-Yeh and Fu-Fu inspire Sagwa to find her real talent in calligraphy, art and acrobatics.

Épisode 4 - Tung, the Singing Cricket / Sagwa's Lucky Bat

6 septembre 2001

Driven mad by the Magistrate's cacophonic cricket Tung, Tai-Tai tries to get rid of him. This makes the Magistrate ruthless. Tung returns and helps Tai-Tai to set things right. Sagwa shares her newly discovered attic with Fu-Fu and Sagwa remembers how she first met Fu-Fu after he rescued her from an ash pot and Dongwa didn't believe in Sagwa's new-found friend.

Épisode 5 - Cat Burglar / Sagwa's Good Deed

7 septembre 2001

A Cat Burglar has strolling numerous things, including a ruby belonging to the Magistrate's ancestors. The kittens and Fu-Fu watch the palace and manage to capture the burglar. Sagwa hears how hard it is for Fam and his family to get food, so she shares some of hers with Fam, but pays the price for always being late for dinner because of it. The Miao kittens teach Fam how to fish, and he finds Fu-Fu his lost glasses.

Épisode 6 - Harvest Festival Race / The Foolish Magistrate's New Clothes

10 septembre 2001

Dongwa cheats during a race so he can beat Sagwa. Two con artist tailors get to work making invisible robes for the Magistrate. Those who do not see believe they are fools. Sagwa exposes the tailors' cheating and the Magistrate has the tailors sentenced to make his whole family new clothes.

Épisode 7 - Fur Cut / Magistrate Loses His Post

11 septembre 2001

Sagwa gets herself messed up with wet clay. The Cook gives her a bad fur cut. She tries to fool her siblings with a made up story. This causes Fu-Fu to make a mistake, so Sagwa admits the truth before things get out of hand. The Magistrate receives a scroll from the Emperor requisitioning his title. Sagwa struggles and works with the sleeve dogs to catch a fish. It is revealed that the Magistrate received the wrong scroll and he maintains his position.

Épisode 8 - Tribal Cats / Sagwa's Swan Song

12 septembre 2001

Some performers and their cats are coming to the village. After an adventure with Bei-Hu, Sagwa and the cats accept their differences. Meanwhile, the Magistrate persuades Tai-Tai to allow the princesses to watch the performers. Tai-Tai is bitterly disappointed with her wedding anniversary gifts but receives a special swan from the villagers. The Siamese kittens try to make their grandparents' anniversary special, too. That night, Tai-Tai comes to appreciate what she's got.

Épisode 9 - Cat and Mouse / Stinky Tofu

13 septembre 2001

The Magistrate's family spot the Miaos' mouse friends and the Alley Cats think their games with the mice is a joke to catkind. After a talk with Fu-Fu, Sagwa is happy to resume playing games with the mice. Sagwa can't handle the smelly tofu that's aged 100 years old and Yeh-Yeh wanting to tell her stories but is not too comfortable with his stories because of his bad breath, so she tries figuring out a way on how to explain to him about his breath being all stinky from the 100 year old tofu except she's afraid she'll hurt his feelings.

Épisode 10 - The Foolish Magistrate's Aching Tooth / Sheegwa and the Blizzard

14 septembre 2001

The Magistrate has a terrible toothache. On a very wet day, a generous toy peddler gives the kittens and princesses toys and warns them of a coming blizzard. Insulted by Sagwa, Sheegwa runs away. When the snow comes, Sagwa makes a frantic rescue attempt only to find she's perfectly safe. Sagwa what comes to appreciate the importance of not being so bossy.

Épisode 11 - Treasure Hunters / By the Light of the Moon

17 septembre 2001

The Magistrate hires the British archaeologist Sir Richard who sets off to find a treasure of poetry scrolls. Sagwa, Shei-Hu and Fu-Fu join the adventure getting into danger, but they find the treasure and a way out. The moon festival is approaching, but neither the Magistrate's nor Mama Miao's children are participating in a family get together activities. Once the moon cakes are prepared, both families have a happy reunion in the moonlight.

Épisode 12 - Fraidy Cats / The Tortoise and the Cat

18 septembre 2001

Sheegwa believes there is a ghost in the palace after hearing her grandfather tell Baba and Mama a spooky story. Sagwa wants to play the tortoise.

Épisode 13 - Alley Night Opera / Cats of a Different Class

19 septembre 2001

Baba and Mama have a heated argument over Five Dots and singing. After they settle their quarrel, Wu Sheng, the visiting opera monkey dancer, is lacking in helpers for his performance, so the kittens volunteer. The Magistrate receives a visit from one of the emperor's cousins. Sagwa finds that the four visiting cats are unhappy with their cushy lifestyle. By furnishing simple pleasures, she grants them the happiest moments of their lives.

Épisode 14 - Sagwa, Fu-Fu and the Whistling Pigeon / Princess Sheegwa

20 septembre 2001

Sagwa and Fu-Fu make a new friend with a bird (named Ping Wing the Pigeon). Ping-Wing is a guest to the palace. Sagwa and Fu-Fu argue over what they want to do with her. As they get the help from Dongwa, they make up their fight. Even though Sagwa wanted to paint with this bird, and Fu-Fu wanted to fly with this bird, they need to know a good time with what time is going to be different. Meanwhile, two of the emperor's friends fight too. When Sheegwa comes to the pagoda, visitors think she's a princess due to a star mark. Sagwa is jealous of Sheegwa's royal treatment, but then realizes she may not see Sheegwa again. The star mark proves to be only a bit of dirt.

Épisode 15 - Sagwa Rules / Ciao, Meow!

21 septembre 2001

The kittens learn about rules. An Italian ambassador comes to the city. To the Miaos' horror, the ambassador is willing to accept one of the cats to take back to Italy. Both the kittens and Tai-Tai execute plans to make the ambassador change his mind.

Épisode 16 - Explorer's Club / Time for Everything

24 septembre 2001

Dongwa takes part of the Alley Cats' club and Sagwa forms her own club. This piques the Alley Cats' interest. Both clubs work together during a dangerous mountain climb and form a new club. Dongwa and Ba-Do spend time doing their favorite hobbies instead of their palace traditions. They manage to gain Baba and Tai-Tai's appreciation after showing great talent at their hobbies.

Épisode 17 - Comic Opera / Not-So-Purrfect Patient

25 septembre 2001

Sagwa goes on a difficult journey to share with Sing Bad a song for him to sing on Mama's birthday. With Fu-Fu's help, Sing Bad gets the whole song. Dongwa sprains his left foreleg, and even after it heals, he takes advantage of it to get attention. Sagwa and Fu-Fu witness that he's perfectly fine and Mama makes him do a long chore, but both Sagwa and Dongwa make up.

Épisode 18 - Panda-monium / Festival of Lanterns

26 septembre 2001

The kittens are restricted from the palace rooms due to an important event, but they accidentally chase a baby panda named Ling-Ling inside. The kittens help Ling-Ling to get back to his home and family. Mama and Baba make a tiger lantern for the Magistrate's lantern contest entry. In a tangle with the sleeve dogs, the kittens ruin it. They manage to crudely fix it and the contest judges are impressed with it.

Épisode 19 - Snagged by a Thread / Master of Mistakes

27 septembre 2001

Sagwa, Mama Miao, Baba Miao, the Magistrate and Tai-Tai go to visit Tai-Tai's snobbish aunt. While there, the cat Gunji is mean to Sagwa, until they both ruin an elegant pillow. When the difficulties of learning a new skill cause the Magistrate's daughters to give up, he brings in a master of many skills with a unique teaching style.

Épisode 20 - Collar of Time / The Birds, the Bees, and the Silkworms

28 septembre 2001

When Sagwa receives a collar that's an ancient family heirloom, she's disgusted with it. She goes out with it on and gets made fun of. She buries the collar, but after another talk with her mom, realizes how important and special it is. She goes back to retrieve it, but it's gone! Turns out that the sleeve dogs have taken it. Sagwa then chases after them, and thanks to Fu-Fu, gets the collar back. She then apologizes to her mom, who then tells her that she needn't wear it all the time. After having her concentration while putting on her make-up shattered by the noise of swiftlets, a run in with silkworms on her favourite mulberry bush, and Ba-Do getting stung by a bee, Tai-Tai orders the Foolish Magistrate to ban Silkworms, Swiftlets and bees from the province. This starts having adverse effects on their lives, so Tai-Tai thinks it over, and orders the Foolish Magistrate to take back the rules.

Épisode 21 - Dongwa the Sailor / Invention by Mistake

12 février 2002

The Magistrate, the Reader and Dongwa sail in a boat to Kowloon (Hong Kong) to get some pineapple cakes. Dongwa befriends a seawise mouse named Wong-Lo who teaches him how to sail a boat. After Dongwa saves the Magistrate from a storm, the Alley Cats, despite labeling him as a coward, change their minds and are impressed. On a very hot day in the palace, the Magistrate and his family were finding creative ways to stay cool. The Cook was inventing a noodle machine while Sagwa and Fufu were in the clubhouse. They were making riddles and inventions to try to stay cool themselves. When a watering machine was made, Fufu flew off with the cook's noodle machines and it was the last piece for the device. The garden's plants were then watered, and a rainbow was made for a happy ending.

Épisode 22 - Cool Fu-Fu / A New Cook in the Kitchen

13 février 2002

Fu-Fu joins the Bat Rebel Fliers squadron. The Rebel Fliers have Fu-Fu cause trouble in the village, which causes him to split with his Siamese friends. Fu-Fu finally resigns from the squadron before he can steal from the Magistrate's plum tree. Cook injures his arm and his brother "Little Cook" takes over his cooking.

Épisode 23 - Tough Guy Dongwa / The Competition

14 février 2002

While trying to maintain his reputation with the Alley Cats, Dongwa helps a downed bird named Haiyo, but he accidentally hurts his feelings. Dongwa repairs his relationships with both Haiyo and Hun-Hun. In a calligraphy competition, the Magistrate met his old friend and their family and they played silly tricks on each other. The two of them got out of hand, it eventually got Sagwa disqualified. After begging the judge for a second chance, Sagwa was reinstated but the magistrates faced the consequences.

Épisode 24 - Precious Gift / Lord of the Fleas

15 février 2002

Tai-Tai's jade necklace is missing while Sheegwa finds it in the garden. During holiday on an island, the sleeve dogs, Sagwa, Sheegwa, Tai-Tai and the Magistrate explore the forest finding it both wonderful and scary. However everyone gets along together back at the beach.

Épisode 25 - My Fair Kitty / The Favorite

18 février 2002

Dongwa switches places with Mung to impress Mung's cousin Chung-Nee. Meanwhile, Tai-Tai tries hard to impress her visiting auntie. Tai-Tai and Mung eventually realize perfection isn't everything. Dongwa is coming with Baba to fish and he believes he is Baba's favorite. They haven't caught a thing and Sagwa neglects her duty to have fun on her own. This postpones the festive boat race, but Baba forgives Sagwa.

Épisode 26 - Luck Be a Bat / Tea for Two

1 avril 2002

Fu-Fu is captured by Tai-Tai so he can be her good luck charm. Sagwa helps him escape. After much searching for Fu-Fu, Tai-Tai decides bats are meant to live free and welcomes their presence in the palace. Two tea-picking monkeys, Wai and Ting-Ping are hired by the Magistrate to pick fine tea. Dongwa is envious of the attention they get and sabotages the monkeys' harvest, but he puts things right when he sees the harm it has for the monkeys' reputation.

Épisode 27 - Sagwa the Stray / ...And Action

2 avril 2002

As Sagwa has time to herself away from bossy Dongwa, she loses her collar and is adopted by a girl who lives on a boat. A stray cat named Lee-Wan rescues Sagwa and takes her place in the boat. Two Frenchmen come to the village on the Emperor's behalf, to show their latest invention—moving pictures. Dongwa sees a chance to be a star, but ends up providing amusement when he acts silly instead of doing any actual writing.

Épisode 28 - Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival / Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight

4 avril 2002

The princesses enjoy the Lantern Festival, but Ba-Do gets dirty, mistaken for a commoner and lost with Sagwa. When they meet a nice old woman, Ba-Do decides to give her lucky money to herand enjoy the last of the festival fireworks instead of seeking for herself. Fu-Fu is tricked into thinking that he is out of his depth. He seeks the wisdom of Master Wu-Fu, a bat elder. At first Fu-Fu finds his lessons a bit odd, but his training pays off, especially when Sagwa is in need of help.

Épisode 29 - Wedding Day Mess / A Catfish Tale

4 avril 2002

Tai-Tai's niece Angwan comes to the palace to be wed, and Baba reluctant to meet with her. As the kittens try to deliver Angwan a present, a calamity ensues, but Angwan and her groom think it's very funny and the wedding proceeds. Yeh-Yeh is having a talk with his nieces - catfishes! Sagwa does not believe that her cousins are fishes at first, but then her uncle, a catfish, tells her the legend of how the catfish came to be, she finally understands. And she learns to respect the elders along the way.

Épisode 30 - Up, Up, and Away / Spreading Rumors

5 avril 2002

Sagwa and Sheegwa find themselves flying in a hot-air balloon with the explorer Sir Richard to a fossil dig site, with Dongwa and Fu-Fu in pursuit. During the "Emotions of the Heart" festival, Sagwa tells lies about Hun-Hun because Dongwa kept breaking promises he made to Sagwa. Meanwhile, people in the palace spread rumors that Cook is engaged.

Épisode 31 - The Jade Rabbit / Dongwa's Best Friend

8 avril 2002

Fu-Fu and Sagwa meet a friendly rabbit who tells them a story about the origin of moon cakes. A new cat called Won-Tom becomes Dongwa's mate to do a lion dance. Dongwa then realizes that Won-Tom used him and took credit for his dancing. He manages to get the alley cat Ling to join in his own dance.

Épisode 32 - The Zodiac Zoo / The Four Dragons

9 avril 2002

Nai-Nai teaches the kittens what their zodiac signs are and tells them the story of the Jade Emperor. He gets all twelve animals to race to determine who is the fastest, resulting in the rat reaching first place. The kittens are fascinated by Nai-Nai's dragon tales and do a play of one to show to the alley cats. Then the mice join in the performance. By the end of the tale, the alley cats are impressed.

Épisode 33 - Lost and Found / Three Graces

10 avril 2002

The Emperor's birthday's coming up. The Foolish Magistrate and Tai-Tai get a gold medal made as a gift to him. Sagwa and Fu-Fu stumble on it and play with it. The Reader feels left out when Jun starts helping the girls with their studies.

Épisode 34 - All Grown Up / The Cat and the Wind

11 avril 2002

Sheegwa tries to act older, while Baba tries to act young again. The kittens, Baba and Fu-Fu go on a treasure hunt, with Sheegwa as the leader. When they find the treasure Sheegwa and Baba finally accept their current ages. Dongwa has no taste for art. Mama tells the kittens a story about the magical artist cat named Ming Miao, who brought life and good from his art. The evil emperor wanted the power of destruction from him, until Ming Miao banished him on a flagship.

Épisode 35 - Too Close for Comfort / Sister Act

12 avril 2002

The Magistrate's cousin Leyh comes to the palace for a stay over after his palace roof fell off. Sagwa learns to have fun with Ming-Yu, while Huang-Do learns to get along with Leyh's two sons. Mama's sister, a catrobat named Aunt Chi-Chi is visiting. Sagwa and Sheegwa both learn acrobatics and teamwork. Meanwhile, the Magistrate tries to become like Magistrate Chung until he learns to be true to his character.

Épisode 36 - Sick Day / The Name Game

21 septembre 2002

The Magistrate is expecting guests—his twenty cousins, and he's worried. Sheegwa has a cold, and Baba wants Dongwa and Sagwa to look after her. Dongwa and Lick-Lick are having a Kung-fu match-up. Sheegwa and Sagwa are there, rooting for Dongwa. The alley cats are rooting for Lick-Lick.

Épisode 37 - Shei-Hu's Secret / Homesick Jun

28 septembre 2002

Shei-Hu satisfies Sagwa's curiosity on the Mouse Village. Despite her promise to keep it secret, it leaks to the alley cats who accidentally destroy the village. To make it up to the mice, the kittens aid them in rebuilding. Jun is homesick.

Épisode 38 - The Return of the Rat / Great Balls of Fire

28 septembre 2002

The Rat comes back to the palace on the run from the alley cats. He uses Sheegwa to get what turns out to be a clay cookie. Sagwa makes the rat put it back and then he becomes part of their Zodiac Game/Animal Scavenger Hunt. Uncle Miao takes Sagwa and Dongwa on an Imperial expedition. The two kittens compete to be great helpers, but their hard work pays off and leads them to a meteor discovery. Meanwhile, Sheegwa tries to make the best of her time by herself.

Épisode 39 - Catsitter / On the Run

5 octobre 2002

Auntie Wen looks after the kittens and introduces strange but wise lessons to them. Meanwhile, the princesses try out their new bikes. Sagwa and Fu-Fu hitch a ride with a puppeteer to leave the village. The next village they arrive in is unpleasant, but their saviours the puppeteer and his dog Fang come to the rescue.

Épisode 40 - Cha-Siu Bow Wow / Mutt That Would Be King

5 octobre 2002

Auntie Mae-Mae, Uncle Miao and their adopted son Cha-Siu come for a visit. To Dongwa's surprise, Cha-Siu is a puppy. The Sleeve Dogs torment Cha-Siu for catlike behaviour but Dongwa helps him to fit in. A lost dog gets bullied by Sagwa and the alley cats. Sagwa makes it up to the dog by helping him find his way home.

Épisode 41 - Amy Tan: Creator of Sagwa

Interview with Amy Tan, the creator of Sagwa.