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S4.E1 ∙ A Lode of Old Bullpitt

Wed, May 26, 1982

Ted has taken up jogging and camping in the backyard. Thelma asks the doctor to call and only then does the reason come to light. Ted was left a treasure map and he is in training to find the gold. Ted and Bruno then go looking for it.

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S4.E2 ∙ Briefcase Encounter

Wed, Jun 02, 1982

Ted is doing a course to turn himself into a positive, dynamic person and he decides to use his new personality to make a career change. He applies for a job as an executive but the interview doesn't quite go as planned.

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S4.E3 ∙ Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Wed, Jun 09, 1982

Thelma tries a new recipe when Bob and Merle pay a visit, and when it doesn't work it starts a disagreement with Ted. Merle convinces Thelma to move out, and Bob moves in and livens up the place with one of his parties.

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S4.E4 ∙ Whodunnit?

Wed, Jun 16, 1982

With Thelma's birthday coming up Ted has to decide what to get her. She wants a dishwasher but Ted thinks she needs a wall safe. He also gets her the services of a butler for a weekend. What could go wrong?

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S4.E5 ∙ A Very Green Grocer

Wed, Jun 23, 1982

When Ted finds out that Bruno's uncle Tony is an illegal immigrant he dobs him into the government. On the day of Tony's immigration hearing, Bruno helps out by running his uncle's fruit and vegetable shop, with Ted's help.

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S4.E6 ∙ A Matter of Willpower

Wed, Jun 30, 1982

When Thelma tells Ted that her Aunty Vi is very rich he starts scheming to get rich quick using her money. The family then schemes together to teach him a lesson.

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S4.E7 ∙ Divorce Australian Style

Wed, Jul 07, 1982

Bob is ecstatic when he finds out that he is no longer married to Merle. That is, until he realises that all their assets are in her name. Bob then sets out to woo her back and remarry her.

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S4.E8 ∙ Hair of the Blue Dog

Wed, Jul 14, 1982

Ted has a toothache and very reluctantly has to visit the dentist. At the same time, he is having trouble with a neighbourhood poodle that keeps biting him. So he paints it blue.

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S4.E9 ∙ Wombat Madness

Wed, Jul 21, 1982

To get a promotion at work, Ted thinks that he has to join the Brotherhood of Wombats as his boss is a member. Unfortunately, the initiation rituals that he has to perform do him no good.

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S4.E10 ∙ It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Tile!

Wed, Jul 28, 1982

A heat shield tile falls off the NASA space shuttle during its reentry and falls on Ted as he is reading the paper. He temporarily suffers from amnesia and, despite his memory returning, Ted decides to sue the Americans.

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S4.E11 ∙ The Ones That Didn't Get Away

Wed, Aug 04, 1982

Bruno is off on his annual fishing trip with a group of friends. Ted wants to go as well but, after the trouble he caused last year, nobody wants him to go. Fortunately, the weather intervenes and the trip is cancelled.

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S4.E12 ∙ Licence to Thrill

Wed, Aug 11, 1982

Ted finds out that his driving licence is two years out of date and that he has to resit the licence test. Craig and Wendy's flat caught fire and they move back in to the Bullpitt home.

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S4.E13 ∙ With a Little Bitter Luck

Wed, Aug 18, 1982

Ted and Bruno are approached in the pub by an advertising executive to be in a beer commercial endorsing a new beer. There is intense rivalry between them as they fight to get the job.

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S4.E14 ∙ Bob & Merle & Ted & Neville

Wed, Sep 15, 1982

Thelma is off to Europe for six months and Ted is left to fend for himself. Things are not going well, and then Bob and Merle move in, which makes the problems worse. Bruno's mother solves Ted's difficulties by agreeing to look after him.

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S4.E15 ∙ Presenting The Ted and Sparky Show

Wed, Sep 22, 1982

Rosa invites a neighbour, who happens to be a ventriloquist, to dinner. He brings his doll, Sparky. Sparky has a life of its own and Ted ends up with it. Ted then decides to embark on a career in show business.

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S4.E16 ∙ A Dog Called Horse

Wed, Sep 29, 1982

Ted places a bet on a chess match and wins the contract to a boxer. Ted decides to become a boxing trainer and starts training him for a fight. However, Rosa can see that the boxer's heart is not in the fight.

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S4.E17 ∙ Teapot of Gold

Wed, Oct 06, 1982

Ted is broke and resorts to gambling to replenish his money. However, his betting on the horses doesn't go to plan, especially when he has no money to start with.

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S4.E18 ∙ Sons and Datsuns

Wed, Oct 13, 1982

A man arrives from Brisbane claiming to be Ted's long-lost illegitimate son. Ted is confused as he has never been to Brisbane and it only becomes clear when Bob arrives for dinner.

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S4.E19 ∙ Man of the Match

Wed, Oct 20, 1982

Craig invites Ted to the annual doctors versus nurses cricket match and Ted is eager to come out of retirement to play. However, it soon becomes obvious that he has no idea about playing cricket.

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S4.E20 ∙ Bagpipe Dreams

Wed, Oct 27, 1982

After reading a notice in the newspaper, Ted contacts a solicitor about whether he is the sole heir of a Scottish lairdship called McBullpitt. To cover the solicitor's expenses, Ted must come up with $5000, which won't be easy.

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S4.E21 ∙ A Spelling Lesson

Wed, Nov 03, 1982

An itinerant gypsy puts a curse on Ted when he refuses to pay her in exchange for telling his future. The curse is that he will have hiccups for seven days and nights. Craig has to find the gypsy in order to remove the curse.

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S4.E22 ∙ No Bed of Rosa's

Wed, Nov 10, 1982

Thelma's cousin Reg is staying with Ted whilst he is in town looking for a woman to be his wife. To get rid of him as quickly as possible Ted decides to help things along.

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S4.E23 ∙ Medium Rare

Wed, Apr 25, 1984

When Bob and Merle come round for dinner, Bob suggests that they bring out the Ouija board. They contact Black Jack, who is a pirate. He tells them that there is gold buried in Ted's front yard.

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