Old Enough!
Children go on errands all by themselves for the very first time as a camera crew follows along in this beloved, long-running reality show from Japan.
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1991-06-08
A 2-year-old boy is entrusted with grocery shopping. It may take a moment for his brain to kick into gear sometimes, but he gets there eventually.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2022-03-31
Tasked with making fresh mandarin juice, a mischievous 4-year-old is tempted by the freedom of an empty house. His mom gives him an angry phone call.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A polite girl does her best to run errands while her younger sister is ill. Everything goes smoothly — until she encounters a troublesome cabbage.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A 3-year-old girl helps out her mom by shopping at a busy fish market, where she chats with the merchants before coming home with an unexpected item.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2022-03-31
Two 3-year-old friends enjoy working together to buy sweet dumplings before heading up a steep flight of steps to their local shrine to buy amulets.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A 2-year-old boy who looks up to his sushi chef father is asked to take his dad's clothes to the cleaners. However, he is reluctant to leave home.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A café owner's youngest daughter runs an errand in their old castle town. With the support of her close-knit community, she pushes herself to the end.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2022-03-31
Hilly Hakodate presents a journey full of mishaps for a boy who is asked to take freshly caught fish to the fishmonger and buy apples for his sister.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2022-03-31
When asked to obtain an olive flounder for her family's restaurant, a 2-year-old girl looks for courage from above to enter a dark hatchery alone.
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A 3-year-old crybaby is tasked with delivering her beloved father's lunch. With a special code word in mind, she fights back her tears for his sake.
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1991-08-10
Two 4-year-old boys with polar opposite personalities go on an errand in downtown Tokyo together. Their sharp eyes quickly spot the disguised cameras.
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2022-03-31
An eager young girl is tasked with guiding a local priest to her home, but she needs to find the courage to call out in the silent temple grounds.
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A talkative 3-year-old girl heads to a car repair shop to pick up a photo album. Busy chatting to herself on the way, she forgets about her errand.
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2022-03-31
Usually coddled by his family, the youngest child of a ramen store boss goes to buy ingredients while wearing a chef uniform just like his dad's.
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2022-03-31
The daughter of a persimmon orchardist shows her stubborn side when she’s asked to run an errand. Father and daughter clash in a battle of wills.
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 2022-03-31
After leaving his cheering uniform at home, a father tasks his 3-year-old son with navigating the bus route home to fetch it before a big event.
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 2022-03-31
Two friends take a relaxing stroll along an embankment to buy tea for a local Shizuoka custom in which tea is gargled to prevent colds and the flu.
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A caretaker of a famous Tokushima vine bridge and a tea house owner send their only son on his first errand. But he struggles to remember what to buy.
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 2022-03-31
A shy boy and his outgoing sister visit a mobile supermarket in the mountains, but he struggles to encourage her when she suddenly gets homesick.
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 2022-03-31
Two siblings set out to share fish with their mountain neighbors. The diligent older brother completes his tasks while his sister dawdles behind.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2023-01-01
A 5-year-old boy heads out to buy yakisoba noodles, bean sprouts and bread. He gets off to a promising start but suddenly returns home empty-handed.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2023-01-01
A boy and girl are asked to get some firewood and green onions. Obtaining the items is easy enough, but carrying the firewood is quite the challenge.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2023-01-01
Two siblings take a ferry and trolley to go shopping for their mom. Twenty-five years later, the older sister sends her son on an errand of his own.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2023-01-01
Tasked with picking up a wall clock for their new home, an excited sister and brother head to a department store, talking to everyone along the way.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2023-01-01
Acting as a little mother, a girl takes her younger brother on an errand to buy some groceries but has trouble pronouncing what she needs to buy.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2023-01-01
A mother wants to let her 3-year-old son do something by himself, so she asks him to deliver a water bottle to his older brother at kindergarten.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2023-01-01
A 4-year-old boy refuses to run an errand for his mother because he is shy. He finally musters the courage to go, but his determination soon wavers.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2023-01-01
Inspired by a picture book, a little girl is always happy to help. One day, she takes her mother’s pants to a local store to get them repaired.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2023-01-01
Two sisters head out to deliver a flower to their grandma and do some grocery shopping, but they hit a snag when they forget what they have to buy.
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2023-01-01
A 4-year-old girl must ride the bus by herself to visit her mother at the hospital. However, she has a hard time embarking without her doting father.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2011-04-27
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2011-04-27
3. Sweet Curry
Air Date: 2011-04-27
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2011-04-27
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2011-06-08
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2011-06-08
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2011-06-08
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2011-06-08
9. Plum and cake
Air Date: 2011-06-08
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2011-07-18
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2011-07-18
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2011-07-18
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2011-07-18
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2011-07-18
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2012-01-08
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2012-01-08
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2012-01-08
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2012-01-08
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2012-01-08
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2012-01-08
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2012-01-08
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2012-01-08
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2012-01-15
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2012-07-16
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2012-07-16
12. Rainbow and Tofu
Air Date: 2012-07-16
13. Cat Palace
Air Date: 2012-07-16
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2012-07-16
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2012-07-16
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 2012-07-16
17. Teahouse
Air Date: 2012-07-16
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2013-01-14
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2013-01-14
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2013-01-14
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2013-01-14
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2013-01-14
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2013-01-14
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2013-01-14
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2013-01-14
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2013-07-15
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2013-07-15
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2013-07-15
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2013-07-15
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2013-07-15
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2013-07-15
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2015-06-01
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2016-06-01
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2017-06-01
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2018-06-01
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2019-06-01
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2020-06-01
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2021-06-01
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2022-01-08
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2022-01-08
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2022-01-08
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2022-01-08
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2022-01-08
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2022-01-08
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2022-01-08
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2022-01-08
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2022-07-16
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2022-07-16
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2022-07-16
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2022-07-16
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2022-07-16
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2022-07-16
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2022-07-16
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 2022-07-16
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 2022-07-16
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Rating
6.7/10
Release Date
1991-06-08
Episodes
99 (32 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation