Farmkids is a 2007 animated television series about pampered zoo animals accidentally being shipped to a dude ranch. 13 episodes aired in Season 1, and another 13 in season 2.
Dumpster’s body odour is escalating out of control, except no-one has the heart to tell him. The FARMkids try to trick him into improving his personal hygiene. After a series of comical salon treatments, car washes and finally catapulting him into the ozone layer we discover it’s his toxic cologne that is causing the nasty side effects.
Doogie wants to be called “Wolverine”, after his favourite comic book canine hero, but his best mate Dumpster the bull thinks he would be a better canine hero than Doogie - the challenge is made. Who will win and will Doogie’s ego be able to cope if he’s beaten by his best buddy Dumpster?
The age old chestnut - “traditional versus modern” clash head on and Buster and Drumstick debate methods of farming. Buster orders some farm technology over the internet to “improve” their lifestyle and prove his point to Drumstick, only to find that the FARMkids come face to face with robotic versions of themselves. At first things seem better, until the robots’ hidden agenda is revealed.
MooLoo’s make-up bag has been stolen and Doogie and Buster are eager to play detective. Rod is brought to trial as the prime suspect and Splat as the witness. That is until Splat is cross-examined revealing a new twist to the case.
The FARMkids tune into the radio to hear that giant alien tomatoes are attacking Earth - chaos and panic breaks out. As the FARMkids hole up in the barn to protect themselves, panic turns to paranoia. Will sanity prevail and who will save them from the giant alien tomato attack?
Always hungry Dumpster eats some of the radioactive ooze from a crashed NASA satellite. Much to the dismay of the FARMkids, this gives Dumpster gas of super bovine strength - but too much for him to handle. Poppit makes him a butt reactor to control himself which allows him to become a super hero... or so he thinks.
MooLoo wakes up on her birthday expecting everyone to think that today is as important to them as it is to her. Slowly she realises this just isn’t so. Why are FARMkids so unkind? Or are they?
Poppit finds an old TV at the rubbish tip which turns all the FARMkids into couch potato TV zombies. The FARMkids become addicted to television - what will they watch? Why has the remote got so much power? And more importantly whoever controls the remote control controls what’s on television and everything else. The battle for the remote begins.
Bean, the youngest FARMkid always seems to be in the way. One day Bean just disappears and wonders how long it will take everyone to notice? Will the other FARMkids really care? Will the FARMkids look at Bean differently after this adventure?
Poppit’s entry into the Pumpkin Contest is ridiculed and rejected. She invents a machine to create her new winning pumpkin to show all the FARMkids. How big does the pumpkin grow and will it swallow up Dude Ranch?
When the miserable, grumpy Splat mistakenly listens to one of Russ’s self help tapes while she sleeps, she wakes as a new person. Before too long her new found sweetness becomes saccharine and the FARMkids wish the old Splat would return.
When Doogie and Dumpster make an attempt at fishing they discover that Drumstick once landed the legendary fish - Slasher. These young lads have a lot to learn, but does Drumstick feel ready to teach them?
While out camping the FARMkids exchange scary stories around the campfire, until Drumstick tells the scariest story of all - the tale of One Eyed Jack. Everyone tries to act brave as the forest closes in around them - but was the story true and is One Eyed Jack watching now?
