Genres
Networks
YTV
Created By
Old Enough! (はじめてのおつかい)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Kôkichi Satô
Seasons
Season 1 (1991)
No overview available.
20 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1991-06-08A 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.
Runtime: 8 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
2022-03-31Tasked 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.
Runtime: 11 minEpisode 3: Episode 3
2022-03-31A polite girl does her best to run errands while her younger sister is ill. Everything goes smoothly — until she encounters a troublesome cabbage.
Runtime: 12 minEpisode 4: Episode 4
2022-03-31A 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.
Runtime: 10 minEpisode 5: Episode 5
2022-03-31Two 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.
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 6: Episode 6
2022-03-31A 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.
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 7: Episode 7
2022-03-31A 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.
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 8: Episode 8
2022-03-31Hilly 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.
Runtime: 21 minEpisode 9: Episode 9
2022-03-31When 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.
Runtime: 11 minEpisode 10: Episode 10
2022-03-31A 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.
Runtime: 16 minEpisode 11: Episode 11
1991-08-10Two 4-year-old boys with polar opposite personalities go on an errand in downtown Tokyo together. Their sharp eyes quickly spot the disguised cameras.
Runtime: 11 minEpisode 12: Episode 12
2022-03-31An 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.
Runtime: 16 minEpisode 13: Episode 13
2022-03-31A 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.
Runtime: 11 minEpisode 14: Episode 14
2022-03-31Usually 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.
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 15: Episode 15
2022-03-31The 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.
Runtime: 17 minEpisode 16: Episode 16
2022-03-31After 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.
Runtime: 13 minEpisode 17: Episode 17
2022-03-31Two 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.
Runtime: 9 minEpisode 18: Episode 18
2022-03-31A 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.
Runtime: 14 minEpisode 19: Episode 19
2022-03-31A shy boy and his outgoing sister visit a mobile supermarket in the mountains, but he struggles to encourage her when she suddenly gets homesick.
Runtime: 18 minEpisode 20: Episode 20
2022-03-31Two siblings set out to share fish with their mountain neighbors. The diligent older brother completes his tasks while his sister dawdles behind.
Runtime: 21 minSeason 2 (2023)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2023-01-01A 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.
Runtime: 12 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
2023-01-01A 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.
Runtime: 14 minEpisode 3: Episode 3
2023-01-01Two 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.
Runtime: 15 minEpisode 4: Episode 4
2023-01-01Tasked 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.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 5: Episode 5
2023-01-01Acting 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.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 6: Episode 6
2023-01-01A 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.
Runtime: 14 minEpisode 7: Episode 7
2023-01-01A 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.
Runtime: 11 minEpisode 8: Episode 8
2023-01-01Inspired 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.
Runtime: 14 minEpisode 9: Episode 9
2023-01-01Two 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.
Runtime: 13 minEpisode 10: Episode 10
2023-01-01A 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.
Runtime: 16 minSeason 3 ()
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0 episodes
Season 4 ()
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0 episodes
Season 5 ()
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0 episodes
Season 6 ()
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0 episodes
Season 7 ()
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0 episodes
Season 8 ()
No overview available.
0 episodes
Season 9 ()
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0 episodes
Season 10 ()
No overview available.
0 episodes
Season 11 (2011)
No overview available.
14 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2011-04-27Episode 2: Episode 2
2011-04-27Episode 3: Sweet Curry
2011-04-27Episode 4: Episode 4
2011-04-27Episode 5: Episode 5
2011-06-08Episode 6: Episode 6
2011-06-08Episode 7: Episode 7
2011-06-08Episode 8: Episode 8
2011-06-08Episode 9: Plum and cake
2011-06-08Episode 10: Episode 10
2011-07-18Episode 11: Episode 11
2011-07-18Episode 12: Episode 12
2011-07-18Episode 13: Episode 13
2011-07-18Episode 14: Episode 14
2011-07-18Season 12 (2012)
No overview available.
17 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2012-01-08Episode 2: Episode 2
2012-01-08Episode 3: Episode 3
2012-01-08Episode 4: Episode 4
2012-01-08Episode 5: Episode 5
2012-01-08Episode 6: Episode 6
2012-01-08Episode 7: Episode 7
2012-01-08Episode 8: Episode 8
2012-01-08Episode 9: Episode 9
2012-01-15Episode 10: Episode 10
2012-07-16Episode 11: Episode 11
2012-07-16Episode 12: Rainbow and Tofu
2012-07-16Episode 13: Cat Palace
2012-07-16Episode 14: Episode 14
2012-07-16Episode 15: Episode 15
2012-07-16Episode 16: Episode 16
2012-07-16Episode 17: Teahouse
2012-07-16Season 13 (2013)
No overview available.
14 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2013-01-14Episode 2: Episode 2
2013-01-14Episode 3: Episode 3
2013-01-14Episode 4: Episode 4
2013-01-14Episode 5: Episode 5
2013-01-14Episode 6: Episode 6
2013-01-14Episode 7: Episode 7
2013-01-14Episode 8: Episode 8
2013-01-14Episode 9: Episode 9
2013-07-15Episode 10: Episode 10
2013-07-15Episode 11: Episode 11
2013-07-15Episode 12: Episode 12
2013-07-15Episode 13: Episode 13
2013-07-15Episode 14: Episode 14
2013-07-15Season 14 ()
No overview available.
0 episodes
Season 15 ()
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0 episodes
Season 16 ()
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0 episodes
Season 17 ()
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0 episodes
Season 18 ()
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0 episodes
Season 19 ()
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0 episodes
Season 20 ()
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0 episodes
Season 21 ()
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0 episodes
Season 22 ()
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0 episodes
Season 23 ()
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0 episodes
Season 24 ()
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0 episodes
Season 25 (2015)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 26 (2016)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 27 (2017)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 28 (2018)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 29 (2019)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 30 (2020)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 31 (2021)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 32 (2022)
No overview available.
17 episodes
