Dusty's Treehouse

Dusty's Treehouse is a series created by Stu Rosen.
Note: Because Dusty's Treehouse has no known episode titles, the episodes will instead be listed by their summaries as published in schedule listings during the show's broadcast. Likewise, episode numbering is unofficial and based solely on the earliest known broadcast for organizational purposes.
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
May 11, 1981 (ekd) 	1 	Treehouse friends learn how to write letters; Treehouse story: "The Goose Girl"; Treetrip: a visit to a bagel bakery.
May 12, 1981 (ekd) 	2 	Treehouse friends learn about seeds and how they grow; Treehouse story: "The Princess and the Swineherd"; Treetrip: a demonstration on how to make strawberry jam.
May 13, 1981 (ekd) 	3 	Treehouse friends talk about hurting people's feelings; Treehouse story: "Allouishes"; Treetrip: a meeting with Jack Spoons.
May 14, 1981 (ekd) 	4 	Maxine becomes a suspect and Treehouse friends learn about democracy, they vote, conduct a trial and meet attorney Jim Mahoney; Treehouse story: "The Hedgehog and the Hare"; Treetrip: a visit to a paper factory.
May 15, 1981 (ekd) 	5 	Treehouse friends discuss food likes and dislikes; Treehouse story: "Beauty and the Beast"; a demonstration on how to make homemade slides.
May 18, 1981 (ekd) 	6 	Treehouse friends learn about news reporting; Treehouse story: "Nurna Goes to the Zoo"; Treetrip: a visit to a reptile farm.
May 19, 1981 (ekd) 	7 	Maxine starts her own business and Treehouse friends learn about banks; Treehouse story: a funny "Swan Lake"; Treetrip: to a fish hatchery.
May 20, 1981 (ekd) 	8 	Treehouse friends meet Stanley the millionaire; Treehouse story: "Peter and the Rabbit"; Treetrip: to a hot dog company.
May 21, 1981 (ekd) 	9 	Treehouse friends learn about the country of Indonesia; everyone is treated to Indonesian food and culture; Treehouse story: "An Indonesian Shadow Show"
May 22, 1981 (ekd) 	10 	Dusty and his friends learn about Nigeria from a native bird and a Nigerian family; Treehouse story: "An African Folk Tale"
June 1, 1981 (ekd) 	11 	Scooter breaks a vase and lies to Dusty because he's scared; Treehouse story; treehouse puppeteers present "The Brave Little Tailor.
June 2, 1981 (ekd) 	12 	Dusty and his friends make plans to remodel the Treehouse; Treehouse story: "The Boy Who Learned to Shiver and Shake"; later a puppeteer visits.
June 3, 1981 (ekd) 	13 	A new surprise character comes to the Treehouse and the Treehouse gets a new set; later Sonya talks about jumping beans; Treetrip: to a rodeo.
June 4, 1981 (ekd) 	14 	Scooter finds staying up too late isn't as much fun as he thought; Treehouse Story: a puppet production of "Clumsy Hans"; Treetrip: to a trumpet factory.
June 5, 1981 (ekd) 	15 	C.B. the clock cuckoo decides to become a comic; Dusty and puppeteer Tony Urbano show how to make hand puppets out of vegetables and make up a story using them.
June 8, 1981 (ekd) 	16 	Maxine decides Dusty's job of running Treehouse is easy, so he lets her take over; Treehouse Story: shadow puppet version of "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"
June 9, 1981 (ekd) 	17 	When Scooter brings home a furry little pet, Dusty lets him keep it, but he doesn't know it's a gorilla; Treetrip: to an aquarium and a visit with a tree squirrel.
June 10, 1981 (ekd) 	18 	Maxine learns what happens to tattletales, plus we meet new friends and visit Sonya to learn about our sense of taste.
June 11, 1981 (ekd) 	19 	Scooter learns about "hate"; Treehouse Story: Dusty's "Crankie Frankie"; Treetrip: to a prune processing plant.
June 12, 1981 (ekd) 	20 	Stanley makes a snake in craft class; Treehouse Story; "The Clown and the Balloon"; Treetrip: to a bicycle factory.
June 15, 1981 (ekd) 	21 	Cuckoo Bird in the Treehouse clock has a new act; Treehouse Story: "Sadie"; Treetrip: to see how applesauce is made.
June 16, 1981 (ekd) 	22 	Maxine decides to start a charm school; Treehouse Story: "Drakestail"; Treetrip: to a weather bureau.
June 17, 1981 (ekd) 	23 	Fiona and Stella Tiff, two little creatures that live in a Swiss weather indicator, visit Treehouse; Treehouse Story: "The Hedgehog and the Hare"; Treetrip: to a marshmallow company.
June 18, 1981 (ekd) 	24 	Cranky neighbor, Mr. Ebeneezer calls on Dusty to complain about Scooter's behavior; Treehouse Story: "The Man Who Had to Sell His Cow"; Treetrip: to an artisan's glass shop.
June 19, 1981 (ekd) 	25 	Dusty and Treehouse friends celebrate Christmas; Treehouse Story: a puppet Christmas card; Treetrip: to a Christmas street scene.
June 22, 1981 (ekd) 	26 	When the electricity fails at the Treehouse, everyone talks about the energy crisis and how to help; Treehouse Story: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
June 23, 1981 (ekd) 	27 	Stanley's little plant dies, so Dusty invites Mr. and Ms. Mother Earth to teach Treehouse "How to Grow and Care for Your Plants"
June 24, 1981 (ekd) 	28 	Treehouse talks about swearing when Scooter comes home from school and says something awful to Dusty; Treehouse Story: The Three Bears"; Treetrip: to a cassette factory.
June 25, 1981 (ekd) 	29 	Dusty catches the flu and shows everyone things to do when they're stuck in bed.
June 26, 1981 (ekd) 	30 	Maxine teases Scooter about sleeping with a teddy bear; Treehouse Story: "Snow White and Rose Red"
June 29, 1981 (ekd) 	31 	Maxine decides to become a witch; Treehouse Story: "Dragon Stew"; Treetrip: South of the Border for a peek at tortilla making.
June 30, 1981 (ekd) 	32 	Scooter wants to know what being popular is and how to do it; Treehouse Story: "Gianni Schichi"; Treetrip: to a carpet manufacturer.
July 1, 1981 (ekd) 	33 	Scooter hides a pimple by wearing a paper bag over his head; Treehouse Story: "Rikki Tikki Tavi"; Treetrip: to a zoo to see a mongoose.
July 2, 1981 (ekd) 	34 	Treehouse friends talk about funny saying and what they mean; later, Sonya tells them the history of peanuts; Treetrip: to the Watts Towers in Watts, California
July 3, 1981 (ekd) 	35 	Dusty and Treehouse friends learn how to play fair; Treehouse Story: "The Chicken That Danced All Night"; Treetrip: to an egg hatchery.
July 6, 1981 (ekd) 	36 	Scooter learns it takes a lot of energy to hate someone; Treehouse friends learn the history of the sea from Sonya; Treehouse Story: "The Turnip"
July 7, 1981 (ekd) 	37 	Dusty and Treehouse friends get a special presentation of the story, "The Rose and the Ring."
July 8, 1981 (ekd) 	38 	Everyone at the Treehouse learns how important compliments can be; Treehouse Story: "The Simpleton and the Rogues"; Treetrip: "Bakers Suite" a musical look at a bakery.
July 9, 1981 (ekd) 	39 	The Treehouse family learns about dictionaries and how to use them; Treehouse Story: "Rip Van Winkle"; Treetrip: to a chrome-plating plant.
July 10, 1981 (ekd) 	40 	Maxine's cousin Magnolia visits Treehouse; Treehouse Story: "The Lion and the Hunter"; Treetrip: to see how granola is made.
July 13, 1981 (ekd) 	41 	Everyone learns what to do when Treehouse friends buy a toy and find it doesn't work; Sonya explains how a duck stays afloat; Treehouse Story: "The Hand and the Foot"; Treetrip: to a guitar manufacturing plant.
July 14, 1981 (ekd) 	42 	A Hollywood makeup man ages Dusty, who later surprises Scooter, Maxine and Stanley at the Treehouse by pretending he's "Grandpa Dusty."
July 15, 1981 (ekd) 	43 	Dusty and Treehouse friends find a tire and make it into a swing and later play a guessing game called "Driddle"; Treehouse Story: "Patrick and the Porcupine."
July 16, 1981 (ekd) 	44 	The Treehouse gang learns all about the sense of touch; Treehouse Story: "Rainbow Stone"; Treetrip: to Doctor Mannikin Company, Inc.
July 17, 1981 (ekd) 	45 	Everyone at Treehouse discovers "one person's trash may be another person's treasure"; Treehouse Story: "Puck's Peculiar Pet Shop"; Treetrip: a walk showing that windows have personalities.
July 20, 1981 (ekd) 	46 	Maxine passes her cold on to everyone at Treehouse; Treehouse Story: "Vegetabilly Brown"; Treetrip: to a pineapple plantation.
July 21, 1981 (ekd) 	47 	Stanley decides to become a songwriter; Treehouse Story: "Fork, Knife and Spoon"; Treetrip: to Dole Pineapple Company.
July 22, 1981 (ekd) 	48 	Dusty helps Scooter, Maxine and Stanley choose a hobby; Treehouse Story: a puppet production of "The Shoemaker and the Elves"; Treetrip: to a neon sign company.
July 23, 1981 (ekd) 	49 	Treehouse friends talk about a weekly allowance; Treehouse Story: "Friendship"; Treetrip: to a bakery.
July 24, 1981 (ekd) 	50 	Sea-life expert David Harris visits and Scooter learns how to care for his goldfish; Treehouse Story: "How the Goldfish Came to Be Gold."
July 27, 1981 (ekd) 	51 	Dusty shows how to plant an avocado seed and Scooter learns how to plant an entire garden; Treehouse Story: "The Oldest Thing in the World"; Treetrip: to a florist shop.
July 28, 1981 (ekd) 	52 	Scooter auditions for a part in the school play; Dusty makes a "yarn charm" and tells the "Family History of Light"; Treehouse Story: "The Little Half-Chick."
July 29, 1981 (ekd) 	53 	Scooter falls asleep and learns what's good and bad about having your wishes come true; also, a special film of children's animation.
July 30, 1981 (ekd) 	54 	Problems arise when Stanley's best friend, Floyd the Flea, visits; Treehouse Story: "The Lonely Clubhouse"; Treetrip: to a dentist's office.
July 31, 1981 (ekd) 	55 	Maxine tries to make money and Dusty helps her; Treehouse Story: a puppet double feature, "Old Woman in a Shoe" and "Trapeze."
August 5, 1981 (ekd) 	56 	All the Treehouse friends get involved in a special adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
August 6, 1981 (ekd) 	57 	Dusty and Treehouse friends talk about inventions; Treehouse Story: Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince."
August 7, 1981 (ekd) 	58 	Scooter leaves the Treehouse without leaving a note; Dusty presents the poem "The Owl and the Pussycat"; guest Rob Garner shows a miniature circus and Dusty experiments with static electricity.
August 10, 1981 (ekd) 	59 	"Dusty's Nightmare," a musical comedy story begins in the evening after Dusty eats a greasy hamburger.
August 11, 1981 (ekd) 	60 	Scooter wishes people were all the same and gets a taste of it during a daydream; two Driddles and a demonstration of static electricity; Treehouse Story: "The Runaway Gingerbread Boy."
August 12, 1981 (ekd) 	61 	Sea-life expert David Harris gives Treehouse a look at sea creatures and their homes; a film on the spawning of grunion.
August 13, 1981 (ekd) 	62 	Maxine overwhelms her Treehouse friends when she puts on too much perfume; Treehouse Story: a musical version of "Country Mouse and City Mouse"; Treetrip: to the Los Angeles Sanitation Department.
August 14, 1981 (ekd) 	63 	Dusty and the Treehouse family find out why some animals have feathers and others have fur; a visitor from Lion Country Safari introduces a deer mule and an ostrich; Dusty shows how to make a cloth collage.
August 17, 1981 (ekd) 	64 	Maxine and Scooter get into trouble when Dusty leaves Treehouse to run some errands; a metal sculptor shows how to make works of art from throwaway items; Treehouse Story: "Clevel Gretel"; Treetrip: to an airport.
August 18, 1981 (ekd) 	65 	Mime Richard Shephard visits and tells a story without using words; Treetrip: to a soft drink bottling plant.
August 19, 1981 (ekd) 	66 	Scooter and Maxine discover how fast a rumor travels; Treehouse friends learn string weaving; Treehouse Story: "Henny Penny"; Treetrip: to a potato chip factory.
August 20, 1981 (ekd) 	67 	Dusty's sister visits; Dusty shows how to make a printing stamp out of string; Treehouse Story: "The Owl and the Pussycat"; Treetrip: to a post office.
August 21, 1981 (ekd) 	68 	Maxine learns beauty is only skin deep; Dusty shows some animal portraits; Treehouse Story: "Beauty and the Beast."
August 24, 1981 (ekd) 	69 	Treehouse talks about safety; guest Tony Urbano shows how to work marionettes and everybody learns how to make one; Treetrip: to a furniture manufacturing plant.
August 25, 1981 (ekd) 	70 	Scooter finds some lost money and has to decide whether to keep it or return it. Later everyone takes a ride on a blimp and learns how a blimp works; Treehouse Story: "Peter Rabbit."
August 26, 1981 (ekd) 	71 	Scooter's teacher drops by with the script for a school play and everyone decides to try out for it; costumes are made and the play "Littlewitch" is presented.
August 27, 1981 (ekd) 	72 	Scooter and Maxine decide to have "fun" when Dusty leaves the Treehouse family with a babysitter; two puppet cats sing a duet; Treetrip: to a chocolate candy manufacturer.
August 28, 1981 (ekd) 	73 	Stanley the Spider asks Treehouse friends what love is; Treehouse Story: a hand ballet of the poem "Friends"; Treetrip: to see how sweaters are made.
October 13, 1981 (ekd) 	74 	A puppet production of "Sleeping Beauty"; Treetrip: to the Laguna Art Festival's "Pageant of the Masters."
October 16, 1981 (ekd) 	75 	Dusty and Treehouse friends learn about pet care; Treehouse Story: "Lion Hunt"; Treetrip: to see how glassware is made.
October 19, 1981 (ekd) 	76 	Each of the Treehouse friends looks at his ancestry; Treehouse Story: "The Princess and the Pea"; Treetrip: to an airport control tower.
January 13, 1982 (ekd) 	77 	Scooter and his friends decide to build a clubhouse. Treehouse Story: "Clever Gretel." Treetrip: to learn about all terrain vehicles.
January 14, 1982 (ekd) 	78 	Maxine decides to write her life story. Later Treehouse features the craft of subtractive art. Treetrip: to find out how silk screening is done.
January 15, 1982 (ekd) 	79 	Stanley, Scooter and Maxine get upset when they find out they're adopted; Treehouse Story: "Sleeping Beauty"; Treetrip: to a dinnerware manufacturer.
January 18, 1982 (ekd) 	80 	Courtesy is the Treehouse theme for the day. Treehouse Story: "Puss and Boots." Treetrip: to a spaghetti factory!
January 19, 1982 (ekd) 	81 	Treehouse friends talk about cheating. Treehouse Story: Drakestail." Treetrip: to see how aluminum cans are made.
January 20, 1982 (ekd) 	82 	When Goldie and Goldfish suddenly pass away, sad Treehouse friends talk about life and death. Treehouse Story: "Princess and the Pea." Treetrip: to see how full grown trees are moved.
January 21, 1982 (ekd) 	83 	Maxine drives everybody crazy begging for a new ball gown. This episode is based on the classic, "Cinderella."
January 22, 1982 (ekd) 	84 	Scooter gets caught smoking and Dusty points out what's good and what's bad about it and asks him to make a decision. Treehouse Story: "Rapunzel." Treetrip: to a mattress factory.
January 25, 1982 (ekd) 	85 	Grandpa Dusty visits Treehouse and tells the story of "Rip Van Dusty"; Grandpa Dusty shows how shoes are manufactured.
January 26, 1982 (ekd) 	86 	Scooter, Maxine and Stanley learn a lesson about wasting food; Dusty tells a story and takes everyone to visit live penguins.
January 27, 1982 (ekd) 	87 	Dusty receives a mysterious box; "Inchworm" pays a visit and Dusty shows everyone how to make a small home aquarium.
February 1, 1982 (ekd) 	88 	Treehouse friends learn about the consequences of scaring a little brother or sister. Treehouse Story: "Rip Van Winkle"; Treetrip: to El Mirage Dry Lake.
February 2, 1982 (ekd) 	89 	Everyone at Treehouse talks about the names they like and dislike; Treehouse Story: "The Man Who Had to Sell His Cow."; Treetrip: to a fire station.
February 3, 1982 (ekd) 	90 	The Treehouse family is hit with the hiccups and everyone suggests a different cure. Treehouse Story: puppet production of "Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
February 4, 1982 (ekd) 	91 	Scooter gets hit by a car then meets the driver in the hospital. Dusty tells a story and "History of Washing."
February 5, 1982 (ekd) 	92 	Treehouse family learns about drugs when Scooter comes home from school and asks what a "pusher" is. Treetrip: to an L.A. Police Department crime lab.
February 25, 1982 (ekd) 	93 	Dusty tells the story he wrote called "The Paper Clip Kids." Dusty also helps Maxine with a problem and visits Sonya for an answer to the question of how bees communicate.
February 26, 1982 (ekd) 	94 	Problems come up with Stanley the Spider brings home a tiny friend, Leroy the Flea. Sonya teachers us the habits of spiders. Dusty invites everyone to a marionette ballet.
May 17, 1982 (ekd) 	95 	Scooter gets caught shoplifting.
May 25, 1982 (ekd) 	96 	Scooter learns the danger of hitchhiking the hard way.
May 26, 1982 (ekd) 	97 	Scooter takes a piano lesson and Treehouse puppeteers perform "The Barber of Seville."
July 2, 1982 (ekd) 	98 	Maxine has a date with a Jellybean -- the great, green monster.
July 7, 1982 (ekd) 	99 	Dusty and the gang are visited by a litter of newborn puppies.
July 8, 1982 (ekd) 	100 	Scooter runs for class president.
July 12, 1982 (ekd) 	101 	The Treehouse Trip Balloon has been stolen, and Dusty and his friends follow clues to solve the mystery.
July 13, 1982 (ekd) 	102 	Stanley learns the importance of bicycle safety.
July 14, 1982 (ekd) 	103 	The Treehouse family decides to create some "World Records"
July 15, 1982 (ekd) 	104 	When Maxine gets a miserable sunburn, Dusty explains and demonstrates how important it is to take care of your skin.
July 16, 1982 (ekd) 	105 	The Treehouse family learns that calling people names can hurt people's feelings.
July 19, 1982 (ekd) 	106 	To earn some extra pocket money, Maxine opens a lemonade stand.
July 21, 1982 (ekd) 	107 	Scooter and Maxine discover that telling the truth is always the best form of communication.
July 22, 1982 (ekd) 	108 	Stanley learns that it doesn't matter how much a gift costs -- it's the thought behind it that counts.
July 26, 1982 (ekd) 	109 	Caring and thoughtfulness are discussed when Scooter visits a very sick friend.
July 27, 1982 (ekd) 	110 	Daring friends to do dangerous things is not a very friendly way to behave.
July 28, 1982 (ekd) 	111 	Stanley and the other Treehouse characters learn that everyone must be responsible for his own personal belongings.
July 29, 1982 (ekd) 	112 	Treehouse friends discover that playing practical jokes is a bad idea... someone always gets hurt!
August 3, 1982 (ekd) 	113 	Maxine and Stanley learn about the responsibility involved in household chores.
August 4, 1982 (ekd) 	114 	Maxine learns to keep her mouth shut!
August 5, 1982 (ekd) 	115 	The gang learns how to overcome boredom.
August 6, 1982 (ekd) 	116 	The gang discusses "putting things off until tomorrow."
August 11, 1982 (ekd) 	117 	Scooter experiences having to stay after school.
August 17, 1982 (ekd) 	118 	Dusty explains the importance of careful dieting.
August 19, 1982 (ekd) 	119 	The puppets' class is going to the opera though they would rather stay home from school.
August 25, 1982 (ekd) 	120 	Stanley experiences his first loose tooth.
August 26, 1982 (ekd) 	121 	Maxine learns that she can "grab" herself more trouble than she wants.
August 27, 1982 (ekd) 	122 	Maxine finds Dusty's baby album and shows it to the disbelieving puppets.
August 30, 1982 (ekd) 	123 	Scooter runs away to join the circus.
August 31, 1982 (ekd) 	124 	Maxine discovers her true calling is to be a great artist.
September 1, 1982 (ekd) 	125 	Dusty demonstrates the art of shadow puppetry.
September 6, 1982 (ekd) 	126 	Scooter, Maxine and Stanley go to camp.
September 8, 1982 (ekd) 	127 	A new kid moves into the neighborhood.
September 10, 1982 (ekd)	128 	It's Mother Goose week in the treehouse.
September 16, 1982 (ekd)	129 	Scooter goes through the trauma of changing schools.
September 17, 1982 (ekd)	130 	Scooter and Maxine ask for equal time to air their complaints, explaining that children are people, too.
October 12, 1982 (ekd) 	131 	Dusty warns his friends never to let strangers into the house -- but Maxine hasn't heard his sound advice.
October 21, 1982 (ekd) 	132 	Dusty helps Stanley learn how to deal with his fear of the dark and those "things that go bump in the night."
November 17, 1982 (ekd) 	133 	Dusty tries to show that patience is a virtue, and will aid in completing any task.
February 1, 1983 (ekd) 	134 	Dusty and the Treehouse gang show "home movies" from their summer vacation.
February 9, 1983 (ekd) 	135 	Dusty and Stanley experience the feelings of loneliness.
March 28, 1983 (ekd) 	136 	While Dusty attends a reunion, his friend Roger babysits the Treehouse gang.
June 28, 1983 (ekd) 	137 	The entire Treehouse gang finds out about new and exotic foods from a world famous chef who whips up some wild dishes.
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