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Maya the Bee (みつばちマーヤの冒険)
Overview
The adventures of a young and happy bee who is sent by her queen to search for pollen, and in doing so she finds a new world that surrounds her, making friends with various forest creatures.
Key Crew
Top Cast
Michiko Nomura
Maya (voice)
Seasons
Season 1 (1975)
No overview available.
52 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Maya Is Born
1975-04-01A great excitement reigns in the hive, Cassandra, arrives home just in time to experience the birth of the new bees. A bee slips through one of the honeycombs: Maya.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 2: Maya Learns To Fly
1975-05-08Maya and Willy still have a lot to learn about the weather, wasps, spiders, flowers... When the first flying lesson comes, Maya is enthusiastic but unaware of the dangers that await her...
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 3: Maya and The Dragonfly Shnuck
1975-05-15Miss Cassandra will be missing for a few weeks from the beehive, so Maya indulges in an unscheduled trip into nature. Getting into a fine mess in a pond, she is rescued by a kind dragonfly who has taken a liking to her. Soon after, it is Maya’s turn to rescue her from the clutches of a dragonfly-hunting boy.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 4: Maya and The Ants
1975-05-22For one day, Maya wants to be the captain of an ant army. After all, she has helped ants come ashore on her floating leaf. This wish can be granted, and Maya holds her own as captain. She does guide the ants through the water and has trouble climbing up a tree trunk, but in the end it is she who helps the ants escape the dreaded ant lion.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 5: Maya and The Housefly Puck
1975-05-29Maya meets Puck, a fly with a very bad temper. Puck can report all kinds of situations, food and, above all, people. Maya wants to meet humans and convinces Puck to show her a house.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 6: Maya and The Spider Thekla
1975-06-05Maya marvels at the world: the dandelions, the sun, the water. On her journey she meets the pink beetle, who invites her to eat. Unfortunately, they can't stay to eat, they have to keep flying. During a trip with a Willy, he gets caught in the web of the spider Thekla.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 7: The Forest Fire
1975-06-12Danger in the garden. It burns! The insects are at a loss. Only the violin spider finds the fire good. She loves everything that distracts the insects. Maybe someone will get into her web. The excitement increases. The fire spreads more and more. Already the first floor of the plant house is burned. The insects need help.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 8: Willy With The Ants
1975-06-19The fly knows a wonderful vacation spot - in the middle of a horse's back. She just forgot to warn Willy and Maya about the horse's tail. One powerful swipe of the tail, and Willy falls unconscious to the ground. Of course, the ants clear him away: everything lying around is cleared away. With the ants, Willy comes to again, at the last moment - and from now on thinks he is an ant.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 9: Maya and The Earthworm Max
1975-06-26Max, the earthworm is slightly depressed. The culprit is the eternal rain. Maya and Willy try to cheer him up.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 10: Maya and The Frog
1975-07-03Maya and Willy meet a cute little green frog, however this frog has only one thing on his mind: he wants Maya and Willy for breakfast.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 11: Maya and Iffi In The Rain
1975-07-10It has been raining all day. At first it is quite funny, the insects press themselves under a safe mushroom and tell each other what they have experienced - until Iffi appears. Iffi, the bark beetle in love. He confuses everything with his crush, and when his beloved turns up, the good mood is soon over. Just at this moment, the water rises. The small group is in danger.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 12: Maya and The Firefly Jimmy
1975-07-17Maya and Willy learn for the first time in their lives about the luminosity of fireflies, and immediately, of course, Maya has an idea. She has always wanted to see the mysterious underground passages of the earth beetles. Everything under the ground is strangely alien, and Willy feels anything but comfortable in his skin. Where is the exit?
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 13: Maya and The Locust
1975-07-24One day, Maya and Willy discover a strange old locust in the garden. She has lost connection with the large group of locusts and is now sitting quite discouraged and unhappy with herself in the garden. Maya and Willy build her a stretcher and help her... although the old locust soon turns out to be very vigorous...
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 14: The Jumping Competition
1975-07-31A big jumping competition is scheduled for today. Flip is showing off tremendously. He thinks he's the best, the fastest, the farthest and, above all, the most elegant jumper. But he has to learn that sometimes there are even better ones.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 15: Maya and The Larva
1975-08-07Maya and Willy have found a small caterpillar that they think is homeless. They take the caterpillar to themselves and raise it. They nurture it and begin to like the caterpillar. But one day they experience that their little caterpillar first becomes a monster and then a beautiful butterfly.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 16: The Beetles
1975-08-14Maya has promised a pair of beetles to look after their brood. Poor Willy! If he had known how difficult it is to herd a wild bunch of little beetles. He certainly wouldn't have gotten up that morning at all.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 17: Maya and The Centipede Jerome
1975-08-21Maya meets a sick centipede. But the centipede doesn't know what exactly is wrong with him. One of his many legs is no longer working properly.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 18: Flip Is Trapped
1975-08-28Flip is in trouble. While training for the Grasshopper Wide Hopping Championship, he has fallen into the clutches of a carnivorous plant.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 19: Maya and Kurt’s Rescue
1975-09-04The evil spider Thekla has caught Maya and wants to eat her. But Kurt, the dung beetle, frees her. Thekla vows revenge and gets her chance when Kurt is knocked down on his back and can't get up. Maya won't let the evil spider do it and comes to Kurt’s rescue with her friend Willy.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 20: Shelter From the Wind
1975-09-11Episode 21: Cicada
1975-09-18Episode 22: Jama the Ant
1975-09-25Episode 23: Cricket
1975-10-02Episode 24: Where is the Wood
1975-10-09Episode 25: Tiger Longicorn Beetle
1975-10-16Episode 26: Cousin Franz
1975-10-23Episode 27: Flower Sprite
1975-10-30Episode 28: Hiccup
1975-11-06Episode 29: What Kind of House
1975-11-13Episode 30: Colonel Weaver
1975-11-20Episode 31: Harold the Hawk
1975-11-27Episode 32: Maja Wishes To Be a Bird-Sized Bee
1975-12-04Episode 33: Pursuit by a Sparrow and a Frog
1975-12-11Episode 34: Willard the Strong
1975-12-18Episode 35: Twin Flap
1975-12-25Episode 36: Kitty the Flea
1976-01-01Episode 37: Maja in the Snow
1976-01-08Episode 38: Spring has Come
1976-01-15Episode 39: Chipper the Moth
1976-01-22Episode 40: Duel At Ant’s Ranch
1976-01-29Episode 41: Fake Holes
1976-02-05Episode 42: Clide the Cockroach
1976-02-12Episode 43: New Friends
1976-02-19Episode 44: The Lonely Champion
1976-02-26Episode 45: Eggs, Eggs, and Still More Eggs
1976-03-04Episode 46: Burt the Honey Bee
1976-03-11Episode 47: Anthony the Ant
1976-03-18Episode 48: Thekla and the Violin Contest
1976-03-25Episode 49: Beauty Contest
1976-04-01Episode 50: Maja on the Sea
1976-04-08Episode 51: Maja in a Big Pinch
1976-04-15Episode 52: Welcome Home Maja
1976-04-22
Season 2 (1982)
No overview available.
52 episodes
