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{{Short description|Australian children's television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = Snaketaleslogo.jpg
| image_size         = 170
| caption            = Titlecard
| camera             =
| runtime            = 24 minutes (approx.)
| developer          =
| executive_producer =
| starring           = [[Peter Rowsthorn (actor)|Peter Rowsthorn]]
| country            = [[Australia]]
| company            = Westside Film & Television
| network            = [[Nine Network]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|2009|09|05|df=yes}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|2009|11|28|df=yes}}
| num_seasons        = 1
| num_episodes       = 13
| list_episodes      = #Episodes
}}
'''''Snake Tales''''' is a 2009 [[Australia]]n [[children's television series]] produced by Westside Film & Television<ref name="pro" /> and distributed by [[Endemol Australia|Southern Star]]. The series, filmed in [[Melbourne|Victoria]],<ref name="film" /> consisted of thirteen episodes and premiered on the [[Nine Network]] on 5 September 2009.<ref name="sta" />
==Overview==
The series revolves around a Snake Park located in the fictional suburb of Barren-Barren, the park is home to several residents, one of which is Tiger, daughter of the snake park owner Jake. Tiger is a twelve-year-old girl, who is matured well beyond her years and desires to move to the city. Her father is a not-so bright teacher, who runs the park and home school, known as the International Outback school. Tiger is joined by her brother J.J, siblings Skye and Harrison and their mother Miranda with international student Digby. Together they face the problems of living together and turning the snake park into a success.<ref name="sta" />
==Cast==
===Main / regular===
* [[Peter Rowsthorn (actor)|Peter Rowsthorn]] as Jake Johnson
* [[Cece Peters|Cecilia Peters]] as Tiger Rose Johnson
* [[Danielle Horvat]] as Skye Sailendra
* Nicholas Fleming as Harrison Sailendra
* [[Leah Vandenberg]] as Miranda Sailendra
* Lucas Tang as Digby
* Liam Maguire as J.J. Johnson
* Ben Schumann as Goober
===Notable guests===
*[[Mark Mitchell (actor)|Mark Mitchell]]
*[[Marg Downey]]
*[[Francis Greenslade]]
*[[David Tredinnick (actor)|David Tredinnick]]
*[[Jane Allsop]]
*[[Todd MacDonald]]
*[[Daniela Farinacci]].
== Episodes ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width=3% |Season
! rowspan="2" width=5% |Episodes
! colspan="2" |Originally aired
|-
! width=15% | [[Season premiere]]
! width=15% | [[Season finale|Season final]]
|-
| style="background-color:#7B26CA; height:10px;" |
| '''[[#Series One|1]]'''
| 13
| {{Start date|2009|09|05|df=yes}}
| {{End date|2009|11|28|df=yes}}
|-
|}
===Series 1===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-style="color:white"
! style="background: #7B26CA;"|Episode no.
! style="background: #7B26CA;"|Title
! style="background: #7B26CA;"|Director(s)
! style="background: #7B26CA;"|Writer(s)
! style="background: #7B26CA;"|Original airdate
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|Title=Catch The Snake
|DirectedBy=Daniel Nettheim
|WrittenBy=Alix Beane
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|09|05|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Miranda enrolls her two children, Skye and Harrison into the International Outback School after she becomes the parks vet and a pleasant experience from their holiday in Barren-Barren, Skyes is angry at the idea after having to leave her life in England behind, however Harrison takes a lighter view of the situation as he has made friends with the three other live-in students: J.J, Digby and Tiger. Tiger is the daughter of park owner Jake who encounters a problem after a snake is on the loose.  |LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=Disco And Discovery
|DirectedBy=Daniel Nettheim
|WrittenBy=Alix Beane
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|09|12|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=After a flood separates Barren-Barren from supplies. This causes Harrison and Digby to go outside and hunt for food. After a supply helicopter arrives they only find cosmetic products, because Skye swapped the food order. |LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title=The Scholarship
|DirectedBy=Ralph Strasser
|WrittenBy=Sam Carroll
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|09|19|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Skye and Tiger both sit a test for a scholarship to an inner-city school, however Skye swaps her test with Tigers which causes Skye to win the scholarship. Meanwhile, Harrison deals his feelings for Tiger.   |LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=Lights, Camera,Action
|DirectedBy=Ralph Strasser
|WrittenBy=Sam Carroll
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|09|26|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=A television producer arrives at the snake park, hoping to turn the over-dramatic lives of the residents into a successful reality series for the television network.
|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=The Rock Star & The Smuggler
|DirectedBy=Daniel Nettheim
|WrittenBy=Brendan Luno
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|10|03|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Jake decides to set up a bed and breakfast at the snake park; however one visitor is a criminal posing a rock star and two elderly stayers make Jake an offer to buy out the Bed'n'Breakfast.
|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=Girls Will Be Girls
|DirectedBy=Daniel Nettheim
|WrittenBy=Brendan Luno
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|10|10|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Skye panics at the discovery of a friend from her hometown of London, England, which is a problem because her friend assumes the snake park is really a resort.
|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|Title=Day of the Parents
|DirectedBy=Nicholas Verso
|WrittenBy=Mark Shirrefs
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|10|17|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Digby's mother and father visit the Snake Park to see Digby's speech, expecting the snake park to be a world class school and the 'Melbourne Tigers' basketball team arrive at the park for a holiday, which Tiger hopes will increase profits after living on sardines for the past week.|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|Title=Snake Oil Merchant
|DirectedBy=Ralph Strasser
|WrittenBy=Doug McLeod
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|10|24|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Skye's and Harrison's wealthy oil tycoon father arrives at the snake park, his reason for visiting is to purchase the snake park, however only because of hidden oil underneath it, however Tiger sees through his lies, however if her dad accepts the offer, they can move to the city.|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|Title=The Snake Hunter
|DirectedBy=Nicholas Verso
|WrittenBy=Doug McLeod
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|10|31|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=An American teen actor arrives at the snake park for training on his new feature film entitled ''The Snake Hunter''.
|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|Title=The Big Wet
|DirectedBy=Ralph Strasser
|WrittenBy=Kris Mrksa
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|11|07|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=The annual heavy rainfall season has arrived, which causes everyone to act strange until it is over.
|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|Title=Taming The Tiger
|DirectedBy=Daniel Nettheim
|WrittenBy=Kris Mrksa
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|11|14|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Tiger goes on her very first date, however she later discovers it was an elaborate scheme set up by Skye so she could travel to the Barren-Barren carnival.|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|Title=So Sue Me
|DirectedBy=Nicholas Verso
|WrittenBy=Anthony Watt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|11|21|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Skye and Tiger battle to win the school captain election after the students believe Tiger is spending the school budget on educational things, whilst all Skye wants to spend the school budget on is ice-cream and Excursions|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|Title=Operation Break Up
|DirectedBy=Daniel Nettheim
|WrittenBy=Anthony Watt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|11|28|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary=Skye and Tiger work together to stop the relationship between Jake and Miranda going ahead. After creating a negative relationship between the two, Jake decides to sell the snake park and move to the city. Tiger is finally happy until she discovers Skye is in her class, she also sees Harrison being bullied and her father depressed.|LineColor=7B26CA
}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist |refs=
<ref name="sta">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/08/airdate-snake-tales.html |title=Airdate: Snake Tales |publisher=TV-Tonight.com.au |accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="pro">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/12/07-08-production-report.html |title=07 / 08: Production report |publisher=TV-Tonight.com.au |accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="film">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmmelbournedirectory.com/browse/search/results/?search=snake+tales |title=Film Victoria Directory: Snake Tales |publisher=[[Film Victoria]]|accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
}}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091125114144/http://www.snaketales.tv/SnakeTales.html]
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[[Category:Australian children's television series]]
[[Category:Nine Network original programming]]
[[Category:2009 Australian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2009 Australian television series endings]]
[[Category:Television series by Endemol Shine Australia]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Australia]]