Staines Down Drains
Series 1
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Staines Down Drains is an Australia/New Zealand co-produced children's television series created by Jim Mora. The series was premiered on the Seven Network in October 2006 and broadcast in New Zealand on TV2 beginning on 28 February 2007. A second series of 13 episodes was announced in 2009-each 11-minutes long-but these episodes were never produced.
Where to Watch Series 1
26 Episodes
- Once More Unto the Drains
E2Once More Unto the DrainsStanley starts his first day at school along as Mary-Jane is pretending sick at home, she soon decides to travel down the portal to Drainland again, however she soon finds herself being chased for stealing a Cleansing Sea plant, meanwhile Stanley travels down again to rescue his sister from a large amount of acid which was tipped down the sink. - Meet Dr. DrainE3
Meet Dr. DrainBetty has taken the job of a comedian, though her jokes are anything but funny. Meanwhile Dr. Drain hears about an Olympic-like event going on and has the Goblers steal the trophy, but Stanley and Mary-Jane notice and pursue the terrible-trio. Stanley, upon donning a Dr. Drain costume gets mistaken for the villain by the Goblers, until they see the real one right beside Stanley. The Goblers couldn't tell them apart (not even by size) until Dr. Drain revealed himself by threatening his lackeys, and he and Stanley officially meet face-to-face. Luckily Stanley gets the trophy back and saves his mom from sheer embarrassment. - Land of the GiantsE4
Land of the GiantsStanley tries to find his sister after overhearing a plan to cover her in chocolate and feathers by the Lupin Lunes, searching in Drainland, he finds Dr. Drain with a growing potion, however eager to find Mary-Jane, Stanley leaves though he can not go out the drain portal after his mother blocks it. - A Ring ThingE5
A Ring ThingThe duo accidentally drop one of Betty's wedding-rings down the drains, so they have to go find and retrieve it as soon as possible. Meanwhile Dr. Drain again tries to destroy the purifying-plants so he can rule the sewers with an iron fist, and believes Betty's ring is the key to do it. - Choo Choo DrainE6
Choo Choo DrainStanley and Mary-Jane's teacher has the school clean up a toxic waste dump, but Dr. Drain then steals the waste to use it in another takeover attempt. Their skirmishing however has caused the train carrying the waste to go out of control, and worse, Gretel and the Lupe brothers are caught in it too. - Glass Bowl of LoveE7
Glass Bowl of LoveIt's Stanley's birthday, and Mary-Jane got him a goldfish, which Stanley vows to keep safe by any means necessary. Unfortunately Betty accidentally got the fish to fall into Drainland, and he has to get it back before Mary-Jane knows it, but this wasn't the first goldfish Stanley sent into Drainland. - In the SoupE10
In the SoupVegety Bill discovers a mysterious liquid seeping into the cleansing sea and worries after Dr. Drain's minions go after the recipe to create more, however they do not realize until later the liquid is Mrs. Staines' soup, which is to be served for lunch, much to Mary-Jane and Stanley's despair. - Nappy DaysE13
Nappy DaysAfter Stanley loses Gretel's little cousin baby down the drain, he travels down the portal to bring it back, however with the baby destroying the cleansing sea and Dr. Drain wanting the baby to complete his evil plan, Stanley with Vegety, Blobert and Herk must hurry. Meanwhile, Mary-Jane fills in for the baby, much to her despair. - HalloweenE14
HalloweenMary Jane wants to make this Halloween memorable, partially to spite Gretel and the Lupin brothers, and the Drainland-trio take part in the holiday, but the lunch-lady is hunting them. Meanwhile the purifying plants have spawned diamonds (actually diamond-shaped seeds), causing Dr. Drain to value them, much to the Goblers' dismay. - Pipe DreamsE22
Pipe DreamsThe Drainland-inhabitants are preparing to hibernate, except Dr. Drain when he finds some coffee to keep the goblers awake. Meanwhile Betty has become a cleanliness-themed warrior, but has failed to sleep, and when she does, she sleeps walks herself into Drainland, and Dr. Drain is in love with her. - KidnappedE23
KidnappedThe lunch-lady has gotten every teacher sick from eating her rotten cake, and is put in charge of the school. The cake gets sent to Drainland, which makes the goblers bigger than normal, so they kidnap her to keep their new size permanent. In the lunch-lady's absence, Gretel takes over the school. - UnmaskedE25
UnmaskedAfter being bested yet again, Dr. Drain decides to get the goblers sick so they'll infect the purifying-plants and eliminate them. The only cure is chicken soup, but one ingredient is being eradicated. While searching for said ingredient, Stanley and Mary-Jane find out about Dr. Drain's past, including one thing that breaks Stanley's heart. - The Final FlushE26
The Final FlushWith Dr. Drain's access to Drainland gone, it seems he's defeated for good, but he's no quitter: he finds the Staines' sink-portal (which he created) and uses baked-beans on the purifying-plants, and Gretel, out of spite, unwittingly gives toxic waste to the villains and unleashes them on the city.
