Anthology series aimed at children and families. Many of the episodes were based on popular children's and young adult novels.
WonderWorks (Season 3)
Walking on Air (Episode 1)
Air date: 1987-01-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In a bid for physical freedom, a wheelchair-bound boy encourages his disabled friends to join him in trying to become astronauts.
Hector's Bunyip (Episode 2)
Air date: 1987-01-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An Australian family tells a welfare counselor that a friendly swamp creature kidnapped their foster son.
Ride a Northbound Horse (Episode 3)
Air date: 1987-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An orphan joins a cattle drive to get even with the peddler who swindled him.
Mighty Pawns (Episode 4)
Air date: 1987-02-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In this true story, a maverick teacher gets inner-city youths off the street and rechannels their energies to the game of chess.
A Little Princess (1/3) (Episode 5)
Air date: 1987-02-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Bad investments and her father's death leave lovely Sara Crewe penniless and in the clutches of grasping, greedy Miss Minchin. Parts 1 & 2 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
A Little Princess (2/3) (Episode 6)
Air date: 1987-02-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Carrisford moves to England to search for Crewe's missing daughter. Parts 3 & 4 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
A Little Princess (3/3) (Episode 7)
Air date: 1987-03-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Sara endures more cruelties at the hands of Miss Minchin, but is at last reunited with friends and fortune. Parts 5 & 6 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
The Last Warhorse (Episode 8)
Air date: 1987-03-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An elderly scrap dealer and his three grandchildren fight to keep their home despite the efforts of a real estate developer's devious employees.
The Haunting of Barney Palmer (Episode 9)
Air date: 1987-03-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young man fears he has inherited his family's magical powers when he is visited by the spirit of his great uncle.
The Paper Boy (Episode 10)
Air date: 1987-03-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: As Christmas 1932 approaches, a part-time paper boy becomes his family's sole support.
Top Kid (Episode 11)
Air date: 1987-04-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A 10-year-old boy is tempted to cheat after he becomes a game show celebrity.
The Revolt of Job (Episode 12)
Air date: 1987-04-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A Jewish family in Nazi Hungary adopts an 8-year-old Christian boy who learns valuable life lessons. Based on a true story.
Daniel and the Towers (Episode 13)
Air date: 1987-04-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The chronicle of a friendship between a streetwise Hispanic boy and an eccentric Italian immigrant as he builds the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Based on a true story.
Room to Move (Episode 14)
Air date: 1987-04-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young athlete faces a choice between continuing her track-and-field training or pursuing an interest in dance that develops after she befriends a new girl in school who is not accepted because of her punk look.
The Horse Without a Head (Episode 15)
Air date: 1987-05-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Mischievous children and a series of mishaps thwart a band of inept robbers.
Quest Beyond Time (Episode 16)
Air date: 1987-05-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young boy who enjoys hang gliding is transported into a post-apocalyptic future in which he tries to help people dying of a mysterious illness.
Almost Partners (Episode 17)
Air date: 1987-05-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A 14-year-old girl joins forces with a police detective to find a missing urn containing her grandfather's ashes.
Colour in the Creek (1/2) (Episode 18)
Air date: 1987-05-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s.
Colour in the Creek (2/2) (Episode 19)
Air date: 1987-05-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s. (Conclusion)
The December Rose (1/2) (Episode 20)
Air date: 1987-06-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure.
The December Rose (2/2) (Episode 21)
Air date: 1987-06-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure. (Conclusion)