Martha Speaks

Martha Speaks

Martha, a beloved family dog, is accidentally fed alphabet soup — this gives her the power of speech and the chance to speak her mind to anyone that will listen.

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1. Martha Speaks

Air Date: 2008-09-01

Martha faces off against a burglar in the opener of this animated series, in which the title character, a dog, gains the power of speech after eating alphabet soup. Then Martha becomes the host of a radio show and offers her advice on various issues. Based on the book series by author Susan Meddaugh.

2. Martha Gives Advice

Air Date: 2008-09-01

3. Martha and Skits

Air Date: 2008-09-02

Martha is blamed for ruining a birthday cake, though she proclaims her innocence; Martha and Helen discover a plot to rob a jewelry store, but their initial suspects turn out to be police officers.

4. Martha Plays a Part

Air Date: 2008-09-02

Martha tries to be a hero, and she learns a lesson about true courage; Martha and Helen plan a camping trip, then hear a tale of a mythical monster that lives in the woods.

5. Martha Takes the Cake

Air Date: 2008-09-03

Martha visits a farm with her family. She tries to help with chores, but soon doubts her ability to be a farm dog. Also: Martha runs away from home after a fight with Helen and gets a job as a...telemarketer.

6. Codename: Martha

Air Date: 2008-09-03

Martha loses the ability to speak after the soup company cuts down on the number of letters in each can of its product; Helen must train Skits to behave or he'll become an outdoor-only dog.

7. Martha to the Rescue

Air Date: 2008-09-04

Martha accidentally gets involved in a robbery and she hides the evidence of her actions. Then the thieves try to recruit her for another job. Also: Martha investigates a dog-obedience school when she thinks the students turn out to be too perfect.

8. Martha Camps Out

Air Date: 2008-09-04

Martha sets out to become a firehouse dog, and she learns how difficult the job can be; when large pickles are discovered in town, Martha and her friends fear are aliens.

9. Down on the Farm

Air Date: 2008-09-05

The family takes care of a neighbor's dog, but the pooch turns out to be a manipulative creature that gets Martha into trouble; and Martha wins a trip to an inn, which has a no-dogs policy.

10. Martha Runs Away

Air Date: 2008-09-05

Martha tries to persuade Granny Flo to advertise the soup company on a popular TV show to increase sales; a con artist tries to take Martha by posing as her long-lost owner from Poland.

11. Martha Blah Blah

Air Date: 2008-09-08

Martha and Helen try to tame a nasty new dog in the neighborhood; and Martha is invited to a talent show, but the host has an ulterior motive for inviting her.

12. Skits Behaves

Air Date: 2008-09-08

Martha has an idea for an adventure story, so Helen and her friends write it for her, adding their own input along the way. Also: Martha meets a TV star who isn't as courageous as she thought.

13. Martha and the Canine Caper

Air Date: 2008-09-09

Helen gets laryngitis, so Martha tries to take care of her, but Martha's efforts cause havoc in their home; Truman looks forward to a whale-watching excursion but must overcome his fear of getting seasick.

14. Perfectly Martha

Air Date: 2008-09-09

15. Firedog Martha

Air Date: 2008-09-10

16. Martha's Pickle

Air Date: 2008-09-10

Large pickles are discovered in town, which Martha and her friends fear are aliens.

17. The Dog Who Came to Dinner

Air Date: 2008-09-11

18. Martha Calling

Air Date: 2008-09-11

19. Oh, Nooo!

Air Date: 2008-09-12

Martha is upset when Alice and Helen make a fuss about a kitten; Alice can't believe Truman can dislike ice cream without ever having tasted it.

20. Bye Martha

Air Date: 2008-09-12

Martha's canine-human speech skills prove a big plus when she becomes a veterinary assistant, until she helps treat a puppy that speaks gibberish. Meanwhile, when Carolina starts a newspaper, TD tries to become an investigative reporter, but ends up a headline instead.

21. Martha Walks the Dog

Air Date: 2008-09-15

Alice is afraid to express an interest in ballet because of Ronald, who she thinks will tease her; Martha's attempt to become an agility dog flops.

22. Martha's Got Talent

Air Date: 2008-09-15

23. Martha the Hero Maker

Air Date: 2008-09-16

To cheer up Helen, who's down in the dumps after not winning an art competition, her mother decides to bake her a cake. But when a flower order takes priority, Martha and Skits step in to finish the job. Then bath-hating Martha asks TD's father to create a perfume to hide her pungent doggy scent.

24. Starstruck Martha

Air Date: 2008-09-16

25. Martha in Charge

Air Date: 2008-09-17

26. Truman and the Deep Blue Sea

Air Date: 2008-09-17

27. Escape from Flea Island

Air Date: 2008-09-18

28. No Dogs Allowed

Air Date: 2008-09-18

29. Ain't Nothin' But a Pound Dog

Air Date: 2008-09-19

Caught without her collar, Martha is sent to an animal shelter, where she tries to escape. Her family comes to the shelter to take her home, but she doesn't want to leave her new friends behind.

30. Raiders of the Lost Art

Air Date: 2008-10-13

Helen, Alice and TD are less than thrilled when Martha becomes a substitute teacher at their school; TD is distracted from writing a school report by a movie marathon.

31. Martha Says it with Flowers

Air Date: 2008-10-13

32. Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey!

Air Date: 2008-10-14

Martha calls Helen for help when she's trapped in Pablum and Weaselgraft's hideout, and explains how Helen can find her by using her nose. Then Martha needs Helen's help when she again finds herself in Pablum and Weaselgraft's lair, but this time explains how to locate her by describing the sounds she hears.

33. Martha and Truman Get Lost

Air Date: 2008-10-14

Martha insults everyone she talks to until Truman intervenes, realizing that she's actually not in a foul mood but is saying the reverse of what she means.

34. Martha Gets Spooked

Air Date: 2008-10-31

Martha becomes the host of a TV show that's supposed to help people better understand their pets, but when no one tunes in, the producers change it to "Crime Scene Doggie." Then Martha and Skits fight over a new toy.

35. Martha Changes Her Luck

Air Date: 2008-10-31

36. Martha Runs the Store

Air Date: 2008-11-26

37. Best in Show

Air Date: 2008-11-28

38. Truman on the Ball

Air Date: 2008-11-28

39. Martha Sings

Air Date: 2009-01-02

Professor Monkey's visit to a local bookstore to promote his craft book may be disrupted when the directions to the store wind up under Bob the dog's porch; Martha helps Truman find something he lost at Dog Head Lake.

40. T.D. Makes the Band

Air Date: 2009-01-02

41. Itchy Martha

Air Date: 2009-02-13

42. Martha and the Thief of Hearts

Air Date: 2009-02-13

43. Alice Twinkle Toes

Air Date: 2009-02-16

Alice is afraid to express an interest in ballet because of Ronald, who she thinks will tease her.

44. Martha Fails the Course

Air Date: 2009-02-16

45. There Goes the Neighborhood

Air Date: 2009-02-17

46. Ice Scream

Air Date: 2009-02-17

47. Nurse Martha

Air Date: 2009-02-18

Martha's canine-human speech skills prove a big plus when she becomes a veterinary assistant.

48. T.D. Gets the Scoop

Air Date: 2009-02-18

49. Skits Under the Weather

Air Date: 2009-03-16

50. Martha the Weather Dog

Air Date: 2009-03-16

51. Martha in the Doghouse

Air Date: 2009-03-17

Martha's need for quiet during her naptime leads Helen and friends to build her a doghouse.

52. Martha Models

Air Date: 2009-03-17

53. T.D. and Martha Gopher Broke

Air Date: 2009-03-18

54. T.D. and the Steak Tree

Air Date: 2009-03-18

55. Virtually Martha

Air Date: 2009-03-19

56. Martha vs. Robot

Air Date: 2009-03-19

Martha joins TD and TD's dad in trying to stop a gopher from eating all of the crops at CK's farm.

57. Helen's All Thumbs

Air Date: 2009-03-20

58. Martha's Dirty Habit

Air Date: 2009-03-20

59. Martha Bakes

Air Date: 2009-04-06

60. Martha Makes Scents

Air Date: 2009-04-06

61. Martha the Witness

Air Date: 2009-04-07

62. Martha Takes a Stand

Air Date: 2009-04-07

63. Martha Goes to School

Air Date: 2009-04-08

64. T.D. and the Light Bulb of Doom

Air Date: 2009-04-08

65. Martha Treads the Boards

Air Date: 2009-04-09

Mom and Dad get stuck in the dressing room on opening night of a community-theater production.

66. Martha's Pack

Air Date: 2009-04-09

67. Martha Smells

Air Date: 2009-04-10

68. Martha Hears

Air Date: 2009-04-10

69. Martha's Worst Best Day

Air Date: 2009-07-13

70. Truman's Brother

Air Date: 2009-07-13

71. Here's Martha!

Air Date: 2009-07-14

72. Dog Fight

Air Date: 2009-07-14

73. Therapy Dog

Air Date: 2009-07-15

74. Martha's Duck Trouble

Air Date: 2009-07-15

75. Truman's Secret

Air Date: 2009-07-16

76. Skits Monkeys Around

Air Date: 2009-07-16

77. What's Bothering Bob?

Air Date: 2009-07-17

Bob begins chasing Truman all over town, and eventually chases him, Helen, Alice, TD and others up a tree. Then on a super-hot day, Martha spins a yarn about Goldi-Martha, the Skits Hatter and Little Red Riding Helen to Jake in an attempt to distract the boy from the heat.

78. Martha Spins a Tale

Air Date: 2009-07-17

Martha spins a yarn about Goldi-Martha, the Skits Hatter and Little Red Riding Helen.

1. Martha's Chair

Air Date: 2009-09-14

2. T.D. the Pack Rat

Air Date: 2009-09-14

3. Painting for Peanuts

Air Date: 2009-09-15

4. Martha's No Dummy

Air Date: 2009-09-15

5. Martha Puts Out the Lights

Air Date: 2009-09-16

6. The Penguin Always Rings Twice

Air Date: 2009-09-17

The president wants a canine companion, so Martha recommends several of her neighborhood pals. But it's Martha who's summoned to the White House when one of the president's aides learns that she can speak.

7. The Martha Code

Air Date: 2009-09-17

Helen's dad recalls the important part that Martha played on the day that baby Jake was born. Later, Martha is inspired to become a sled dog after hearing a story about a heroic Alaskan sled dog.

8. Martha in the Hold

Air Date: 2009-09-18

9. Get Along, Little Dogies!

Air Date: 2009-09-18

Alice prepares for an oral report in Spanish with help from Martha and some Mexican alphabet soup; TD wants to learn animal languages in order to become an animal linguist.

10. Martha in the White House

Air Date: 2010-02-15

TD's too involved with his comic books about evil space cats invading a planet of dogs to work on a school project about the solar system. Later Martha dreams about being an alien canine.

11. The Jakey Express

Air Date: 2010-02-16

12. Martha, Sled Dog

Air Date: 2010-02-16

13. Paws and Effect

Air Date: 2010-02-17

Martha empathizes with Truman, who fears his mom won't think he's special now that she's caring for the babies at her day care; Martha teaches TD's little cousin CD how to be behave with dogs.

14. The Trouble with Teddy

Air Date: 2010-02-17

15. ¿Qué Pasa, Martha?

Air Date: 2010-02-18

16. T.D. Is Talking Dog

Air Date: 2010-02-18

17. Dogs in Space

Air Date: 2010-02-19

18. Dogs from Space

Air Date: 2010-02-19

19. Skits on Ice

Air Date: 2010-04-12

20. Martha's Steamed!

Air Date: 2010-04-12

21. Martha's Life in Crime

Air Date: 2010-05-10

22. Martha Plays Favorites

Air Date: 2010-05-11

23. Martha and the Doggie Lover

Air Date: 2010-05-11

24. Martha and the One Thousand Fleas

Air Date: 2010-05-13

Martha holds a dog circus to raise cash after she eats the cookies meant for a school fund-raiser; Martha investigates when the usually grumpy Mrs. Demson is suddenly friendly, cheerful and fun.

25. Nice and Crabby

Air Date: 2010-05-13

26. Martha: Secret Agent Dog

Air Date: 2010-05-14

1. The Martha Show

Air Date: 2010-10-11

2. Martha's Millions

Air Date: 2010-10-12

When Carolina reads about a dog inheriting millions, she's appalled. What could a dog do with all that money? Martha discovers that it isn't who spends it, but how you spend it, that matters most.

3. Carolina's Gifted

Air Date: 2010-10-12

Everyone is excited for Carolina's birthday, everyone, that is, except Carolina. She still has not used her gift certificate from last year's birthday, and it is going to expire the following night. She and Helen rush to the store to pick out the perfect gift.

4. Truman's Mad

Air Date: 2010-10-13

When Truman sends away for a science kit, he dreams about all the new inventions he will create. But can reality really live up to his big dreams?

5. Dog for a Day

Air Date: 2010-10-13

TD thinks dogs have it easy — no school, no homework, no schedule — but Martha begs to differ. When the two decide to switch roles for a day, they discover that life can be surprisingly tough in someone else's shoes (or tail).

6. Martha: Deadline Doggie

Air Date: 2010-10-14

When Martha begins to sniff out leads for Carolina's paper, the news is not fit to print. Can Martha redeem herself before she puts the paper out of business?

7. It's the Giant Pumpkin, Martha

Air Date: 2010-10-14

With The Ronald Report as her new competition, Carolina needs stories, big stories, to keep her paper afloat. But then she finds a story that's stranger than she bargained for.

8. The Dog Did It

Air Date: 2010-10-15

Martha shares the Great Oral History of Dogs with Helen, TD, and Truman. According to Martha, dogs contributed much to humanity: fire, philosophy, physics, art, and even language. Could this explain why Shakespeare's hero is named Hamlet?

9. Martha Out West

Air Date: 2010-10-15

The gang has borrowed a video camera from the library so they can film their very own Wild West production. They each tell their versions, featuring pioneers, outlaws, and ... strawberry milkshakes?

10. T.D.'s Magic

Air Date: 2010-10-25

TD has found the best birthday gift of all time for his cousin CD: He's going to put on a magic show at his party. He wants to really "wow" the crowd, so the bigger the trick, the better. But what happens when his magic gets out of control?

11. Scaredy Cat

Air Date: 2010-10-25

To escape a storm, the kids and dogs retreat into the Boxwood's house. TD, Alice, and Helen decide to tell spooky stories to pass the time. But as spooky things start happening in the house, they wonder if their stories might be a little too real.

12. The Opera Contest

Air Date: 2011-02-21

An opera contest! Sounds boring! But before you know it, the kids have cooked up their own ideas of what an opera should be.

13. Maestro Martha

Air Date: 2011-02-21

Bad guys Pablum and Weaselgraft have a plan to freeze people at a charity concert by using the power of very strange music. Can Martha turn down the volume on their evil scheming before it's too late?

14. Skits and Mr. Scruffles

Air Date: 2011-02-22

Everyone's too busy to play with Skits. While he's moping around the neighborhood, he meets Milo, a lonesome newcomer who just moved to Wagstaff City. The two bond, but when they tell their respective families about their new companion, no one believes they're real.

15. Brave Truman

Air Date: 2011-02-22

Truman is afraid to try out his new sled on the town's steepest, scariest, lumpiest hill. His friends are convinced that Truman is braver than he seems. Is he?

16. Martha Acts Up

Air Date: 2011-02-23

Mrs. Boxwood offers Martha a part in Alice in Wonderland, and Martha is thrilled at her new chance to become a star of the stage. But when Martha finds out what she's cast as, she's horrified.

17. Ronald Is In

Air Date: 2011-02-23

When Ronald finds a book on psychology, he becomes the expert on everyone's "problems."

18. Patrol Dog Martha

Air Date: 2011-02-24

Martha wishes she could help solve crimes like Rascal the police dog, and she's in luck! Officer O'Reilly lets Martha fill in while Rascal is away. Out patrolling, Martha smells a rat. Can she convince them that there's something rotten in the rutabaga?

19. The Crooning Crook Caper

Air Date: 2011-02-24

Helen wishes she could be a kid detective just like her favorite book character, Curious Crystal. When Helen and Martha find a business card for "The Whistler" with "You've been warned" written on the back, they think their career as super sleuths has begun.

20. Myth Me?

Air Date: 2011-02-25

On a rainy, boring day, the gang does what everybody does on a rainy day: act out Greek myths! And, as always, they are really better with dogs!

21. TD's Myth Take

Air Date: 2011-02-25

TD isn't satisfied with any Greek myth, so he decides to write his own version. With the help of Martha and Truman, he puts on a performance that exceeds everyone's expectations ...

22. Wagstaff Races

Air Date: 2011-04-22

Wagstaff City's environmental club is having a "Go Green Go-Cart Race," fueled by renewable energy. Using sun, wind, and pond scum, the gang gathers at the starting line. Who will win the trophy, and most importantly, how?

23. The Missing Metal Mystery

Air Date: 2011-04-22

Who has been stealing things from the local junkyard? When Detective TD announces the identity of his main suspect, everyone is shocked.

24. Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird

Air Date: 2011-06-27

The gang is camping out. The tent is pitched, they have played a hundred hands of Go Fish, and they've even eaten all the s'mores — but they still aren't tired. When TD suggests they tell science fiction stories, no one expects this story to end as it does: to be continued!

25. Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird

Air Date: 2011-06-27

Helen watched a horror movie right before she went to sleep; thus she has nightmares. Martha helps her understand that things are not always what they seem.

26. The Long, Rotten Summer

Air Date: 2011-07-01

Helen watched a horror movie right before she went to sleep; thus she has nightmares. Martha helps her understand that things are not always what they seem.

27. The Case of the Shattered Vase

Air Date: 2011-07-01

Helen watched a horror movie right before she went to sleep; thus she has nightmares. Martha helps her understand that things are not always what they seem.

28. Alice Covers Up

Air Date: 2011-10-03

Everyone is going to a pool party, including Alice. However, a side effect of a sunscreen she was using dyes her skin orange, embarrassing her.

29. Carolina Picks A Lily

Air Date: 2011-10-03

Carolina adopts a new puppy, and she is so excited as the puppy's size matches her purse! But when the gang points out the pup will not stay pocketbook-sized for long, she regrets her impulsive adoption. Thus, they need to be able to find a home for Lily.

1. Alice Covers Up

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2. Carolina Picks a Lilly

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3. Cora! Cora! Cora!

Air Date: 2012-02-20

4. Cora Encore!

Air Date: 2012-02-20

5. Billy Collins Speaks

Air Date: 2012-04-02

6. Milo's Reading Buddy

Air Date: 2012-04-02

7. Verb Dog, When Action Calls!

Air Date: 2012-04-03

8. Martha's Adverb Adventure

Air Date: 2012-04-03

9. Return of the Bookbots: The Case of the Missing Words, Part 1

Air Date: 2012-04-04

10. Return of the Bookbots: The Case of the Missing Words, Part 2

Air Date: 2012-04-04

11. Eyes on the Skies

Air Date: 2012-06-15

12. Camp Truman

Air Date: 2012-06-15

13. Monkeyshines Martha

Air Date: 2012-07-23

14. Dog Daze

Air Date: 2012-07-23

15. Martha's Thanksgiving, Part One

Air Date: 2012-11-19

16. Martha's Thanksgiving, Part Two

Air Date: 2012-11-19

17. Bulldozer Versus Dinosaur!

Air Date: 2013-02-01

T.D. ponders the age-old question: what’s more powerful, a bulldozer or a dinosaur? The kids can’t come to an agreement, so T.D. uses a time machine to bring a dinosaur back from the late Cretaceous period. / The Wagstaff Dogs are tired of losing every game. In their search for new leadership, the gang is shocked to discover a fanatical football coach in...Carolina?

18. Carolina Tackles Football

Air Date: 2013-02-01

19. Too Many Marthas

Air Date: 2013-02-04

Martha gets mixed up with another dog named Martha.

20. Too Much Martha

Air Date: 2013-02-04

The vet says Martha needs to lose weight.

21. Martha's Market

Air Date: 2013-04-05

22. Bye Bye Burger Boy

Air Date: 2013-04-05

23. Puppy Skits

Air Date: 2013-06-24

Martha recounts the tale of how T.D. first found Skits, and we learn that innocent, easy-going Skits may in fact have been a time-traveling puppy!

24. Dinosaurs in Trouble!

Air Date: 2013-06-24

The Museum's fossil exhibit is closing and Milo and Truman are devestated.

25. The Puppy Tooth Fairy

Air Date: 2013-06-25

Martha is hit with a stark realization: the Tooth Fairy doesn't like dogs. Determined to right a wrong, Martha and Skits bound boldly into the night as the Puppy Tooth Fairies.

26. Martha's Blue Period

Air Date: 2013-06-25

It's impossible. It's unthinkable. It's unbearable. Helen is leaving Martha and going to art camp.

27. The Puppy Show

Air Date: 2013-06-26

28. Never Forget to Remember

Air Date: 2013-06-26

29. Martha's Puppy

Air Date: 2013-06-27

Marth feels it's high time to get a puppy, but the family disagrees. Martha decides to do what any dog would: train a baby to become a puppy.

30. The Cheating Chum Caper

Air Date: 2013-06-27

Heroic Helen is on the hunt for trouble when she notices T.D.'s grades have suddenly improved. Has she uncovered a cheating scandal?

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Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

2008-09-01

Episodes

179 (6 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

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