Charlie wants to activate Freddie's brain, but Emmy Jo and Doug teach him that wisdom results from thoughtfully using the heart as well as the head.

The gang is upset by Freddie's rudeness, which proves that he has plenty of manners - and they're all bad.

Freddie's dreams of becoming a pirate on the ocean turns into a nightmare when his anchor floats and the boat sinks.

Henriette feels misunderstood when she cannot understand why everyone keeps avoiding her.

Henrietta Hippo learns that sharing is a part of friendship, and that in order to have a friend, you need to be a friend.

When Henrietta's modern appliances act up, down and sideways, she years for the simpler good old days.

Poor Freddie! He wants to move away because he does not fell he can move, until he learns that being moved inside leads to movement outside.

Emmy Jo demonstrates that art has many forms as Doug and Henrietta paint, Charlie sculpts and Freddie explodes a mountain.

Charlie is puzzled when everyone is excited on the first day of spring, until he remembers an old girlfriend and gets spring fever.

Freddie tries to use his time wisely but then finds that he does not have time for important things like playing and sleeping.

Freddie is taught that a good deed should not be performed for a reward, but who can resist Henrietta's marshmallow cake?

Henrietta throws a tantrum when Freddie delivers a dozen cream puffs and there is one short.

Nothing seems funny to Freddie so the gang puts on a vaudeville show in an effort to make him laugh.

Freddie learns the meaning of courage as he tries to stop his knees from shaking when he has to give a speech before the whole class at school.

Freddie discovers that love is giving, so he sells his beloved record player to buy a community swing that everyone loves to use.

When Charlie comes down with a cold and gets a lot of attention, Freddie and Henrietta decide that being sick is not such a bad idea.

Charlie the Owl thinks he knows everything there is to know, but finds out no one knows all the answers when he fails to win a quiz show contest.

Everyone learns the importance of being responsible for promises when Emmy Jo passes a promise made o Charlie on to Henrietta who then forgets to keep it.

When Henrietta, Charlie and Freddie enter separate State Fair contests, Freddie does such a sloppy job building his model airplane that the judges refuse to give him a prize.

Doug and Emmy Jo plan a scheme with Freddie to teach Henrietta and Charlie the importance of sharing possessions with others.

Doug and Charlie do not like winter but make up a game about how much fun it can be, learning that if you try hard enough you can find something good in any season.

Charlie wants peace and quiet, and mounts a campaign against noise pollution.

Charlie is too concerned with his own problems to give Freddie a sympathetic ear when he needs it and learns that kindness to others is a two-way street.

The whole New Zoo gang learns that you cannot solve problems by yelling at each other.

When Charlie decides he must board up his house and tell others to stay away in order to find peace and quiet, he finds out how lonely it can be to live without friends.

Freddie is scared by his nightmare and learns the difference between nightmares, dreams and daydreams.

When Doug appoints Charlie to make rules to govern Freddie's drum playing, Charlie makes them do stringent that everyone realizes that rules only work if they are fair.

Freddie tries to become an instant grown-up and learns that there is a lot of responsibility he is not ready for that goes along with being an adult.

Freddie thinks he has lost his imagination but the gang helps him understand when imagination really is, and that he has one like everyone else.

Henrietta thinks that life is one big vacation and is disappointed when she wins a free trip instead of a new dress.