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Iris, The Happy Professor
Overview
Iris, The Happy Professor or was a Canadian-produced television puppet show that ran from 1992 to 1994, revolving around Professor Iris, a purple ibis who taught his class, which included his three students; Piano, Skeleton, and Plant. The Professor would teach a variety of subjects to his students and would always wear bowties based on whatever the lesson was, not unlike Ms. Frizzle and her dresses from The Magic School Bus. Also featured on the show was Ms. Principal, the school's headmistress who would often come in, complaining about the noises.
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Seasons
Season 1 ()
No overview available.
26 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Hands and Feet
Episode 2: The Apple
Episode 3: The Seasons
Everyone has a different favorite season discussed in this lesson.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Colours
Episode 5: Big and Small
Episode 6: Shapes
Episode 7: Cleanliness
Episode 8: Fruits and Vegetables
Episode 9: The Five Senses
Episode 10: Animals
Episode 11: Hot and Cold
Episode 12: The Cow
A cow visits the classroom for Iris' lesson on cows and milk.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 13: Sports
Episode 14: Animals and Their Homes
Episode 15: Houses
Episode 16: Nature
Episode 17: Why Do We Eat?
Episode 18: The Ocean
Episode 19: Drawing and Painting
Episode 20: Music, Song, and Dance
Episode 21: Baby Animals
Episode 22: Birds
Episode 23: Why Do We Sleep?
Episode 24: Trees
Episode 25: Time
Episode 26: The Earth and the Sky
Season 2 ()
No overview available.
26 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Butterflies
Episode 2: Seashells
Episode 3: Laughter
Everyone in class is having an uproariously good time laughing at Professor Iris's disguises.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Bees
Episode 5: Trains
Episode 6: Flying Machines
Episode 7: Hair
Ms. Principal is unhappy with her new hairstyle.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: Elephants
Episode 9: The Telephone
Episode 10: Vacations
Everyone in class has a different suggestion on where they can spend their summer holiday together.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 11: Horses
Episode 12: Why Do I Cry?
Ms. Principal brings her baby to Professor Iris' class. This leaves everyone at a loss at trying to help the baby stop crying.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 13: Cars
The class helps to spruce up a car that Ms. Principal is ready to display at an auto show.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 14: Photography
Episode 15: Minerals
Episode 16: Jungle Animals
Episode 17: The Farm
Episode 18: Flowers
Episode 19: Volcanoes
Episode 20: The Kite
Episode 21: Insects
Episode 22: Evergreens
Episode 23: Eggs
Episode 24: Dogs
Episode 25: I Play Dress-Up
Episode 26: The Voice
In preparation for her concert, Ms. Principal joins Professor Iris in a loud-mouthed lecture on the voice.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 3 ()
No overview available.
26 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Space
Skeleton boards a rocket for a journey to the moon and the outer planets.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Musical Instruments
Ms. Principal coaxes everyone to form a band for an upcoming competition.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Snow
The classroom window id not closed, allowing a snow drift to clutter everything. It doesn't stop Professor Iris and the class from their lesson on snow.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Fish
Ms. Principal brings a goldfish to the classroom. Iris and the class try to cheer it up.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Dancing
Professor Iris is in a dancing mood, and so is Ms. Principal. Only Skeleton seems to go against the flow.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: Cats
Episode 7: Wind
Episode 8: Presussion Instruments
Episode 9: I Feel Sick
Episode 10: Olympic Games
Episode 11: Castles
Ms. Principal appears to be trapped in a castle turret, and it's up to Professor Iris and his class to try and rescue her.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 12: Water
Episode 13: When I Grow Up
Episode 14: Cold Places
Episode 15: Rivers
Episode 16: Shoes
Episode 17: Friendship
Episode 18: Dinosaurs
Episode 19: I'm Scared
Episode 20: Games
Episode 21: Dreams
Episode 22: I Can Count
Episode 23: Hot Places
The school's heating system has broken down, forcing everyone to bundle up. On top of that, Ms. Principal has a cold. Professor Iris whisks here to his magic chalkboard to experience the desert.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 24: Turtles
Skeleton can't fathom that a turtle could beat a hare in a race. Professor Iris whisks the entire class into the turtle's environment, where a turtle races Skeleton dressed as a hare.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 25: Garbage
Skeleton's ""little snack"" grew to four times what he really ate and about eight times the amount of garbage he thought he'd produce. With the classroom a mess, Professor Iris puts Skeleton on the job as a garbage collector.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 26: Boats
Ms. Principal has found what appears to be a treasure map. Thus Skeleton and Plant board a boat, where Professor Iris holds his lesson.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 4 ()
No overview available.
14 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Stamps
Professor Iris is on vacation, so Ms. Principal is teaching the class. Throughout her lesson, she and the class receive letters from the Professor, who asks that all the stamps on the envelopes go to Piano's collection.
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