Season 1
142 episodes · first aired 1990-01-07
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Maru-Chan's Sibling Rivalry! & Maru-Chan's in the New Year Mood! 1990-01-07 | Tensions rise between Maruko and Sakiko when a new notebook enters the picture. Then, Maruko's peaceful New Year is threatened by responsiblities looming over the horizon. | 1990-01-07 | 8.5 |
 | 02 | Maruko-chan is still feeling down 1990-01-14 | 1990-01-14 | 5.0 | |
 | 03 | The school tutor arrives 1990-01-21 | Sakiko gets a tutor that doesn't meet Maruko's exacting standards. Then, sick of being late for class, Maruko decides to buy an alarm clock. | 1990-01-21 | 6.0 |
 | 04 | Maru-chan buys an alarm clock 1990-01-28 | 1990-01-28 | 7.0 | |
 | 05 | Today is the home visit 1990-02-04 | While Maruko hopes this year's home visit from her sensei will go smoothly, her capacity for self-sabotage has other ideas. Then, Maruko's hopes for an easy role in class are dashed when she finds out she's paired with the pretentious go-getter Hanawa. | 1990-02-04 | 7.0 |
 | 06 | With respect to the biologist, Kizanoro 1990-02-11 | 1990-02-11 | 6.0 | |
 | 07 | Maru-chan practices cycling Part 1 1990-02-18 | When all the kids her age become obsessed with riding bicycles, Maruko has no choice but to suffer the trials and tribulations of learning how to ride one. | 1990-02-18 | 6.0 |
| 08 | Maru-chan practices cycling Part 2 1990-02-25 | When all the kids her age become obsessed with riding bicycles, Maruko has no choice but to suffer the trials and tribulations of learning how to ride one. | 1990-02-25 | 6.0 | |
| 09 | Maru-chan receives an award 1990-03-04 | Maruko is thrilled to be getting a certificate for her submission to an art contest, but complications arise by the time she has to actually go on stage. Then, Maruko's hubris gets the better of her when she's allowed to stay home from school after she catches a cold. | 1990-03-04 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | Maru-chan catches a cold 1990-03-11 | 1990-03-11 | 7.0 | ||
| 11 | Maruko-chan's Dog Part 1 1990-03-18 | Maruko and Tama-chan find a stray puppy and begin keeping her in a cardboard box behind the school while they try to find a home for her. | 1990-03-18 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | Maruko-chan's Dog Part 2 1990-03-25 | Maruko and Tama-chan find a stray puppy and begin keeping her in a cardboard box behind the school while they try to find a home for her. | 1990-03-25 | 0.0 | |
| 13 | Going Out For French Cuisine 1990-04-01 | Maruko's family heads to a French restaurant to broaden their palettes, but nobody is quite ready for what they'll encounter there. Then, the dreaded school marathon has finally arrived, much to Maruko's chagrin. | 1990-04-01 | 0.0 | |
| 14 | Maruko-chan's Unhappy Marathon Run 1990-04-08 | 1990-04-08 | 0.0 | ||
| 15 | Whistle Practise 1990-04-15 | 1990-04-15 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | We Would Like To Eat The Snow 1990-04-22 | 1990-04-22 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | Maruko-chan Goes To The House Of Distant Relatives Part 1 1990-04-29 | 1990-04-29 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Maruko-chan Goes To The House Of Distant Relatives Part 2 1990-05-06 | 1990-05-06 | 0.0 | ||
| 19 | Citizens Have No Intention To Drill 1990-05-13 | 1990-05-13 | 0.0 | ||
| 20 | Get The Report Card Maruko-chan 1990-05-20 | 1990-05-20 | 0.0 | ||
| 21 | Strange Days At Tsuchinoko Co. 1990-05-27 | 1990-05-27 | 0.0 | ||
| 22 | Maru-chan Is Ready For An Excursion 1990-06-03 | 1990-06-03 | 0.0 | ||
| 23 | Go On An Excursion Maruko-chan Part 1 1990-06-10 | 1990-06-10 | 0.0 | ||
| 24 | Go On An Excursion Maruko-chan Part 2 1990-06-17 | 1990-06-17 | 0.0 | ||
| 25 | Nosebleed Longing 1990-06-24 | 1990-06-24 | 0.0 | ||
| 26 | Only Two Answering Machines 1990-07-01 | 1990-07-01 | 0.0 | ||
| 27 | You Finally Run For Class President Election Maruko Part 1 1990-07-08 | 1990-07-08 | 0.0 | ||
| 28 | You Finally Run For Class President Election Maruko Part 2 1990-07-15 | 1990-07-15 | 0.0 | ||
| 29 | Maru-chan Becomes Blind 1990-07-22 | 1990-07-22 | 0.0 | ||
| 30 | Maruko-chan Will Be Fortune-telling 1990-07-29 | 1990-07-29 | 0.0 | ||
| 31 | The Birds Will Want Maruko-chan 1990-08-05 | 1990-08-05 | 0.0 | ||
| 32 | Open: Maruko-chan's Birthday Party 1990-08-12 | 1990-08-12 | 0.0 | ||
| 33 | Mother's Treasures 1990-08-19 | 1990-08-19 | 0.0 | ||
| 34 | Maruko-chan's Midnight Banquet 1990-08-26 | 1990-08-26 | 0.0 | ||
| 35 | Mother's Day Part 1 1990-09-02 | 1990-09-02 | 0.0 | ||
| 36 | Mother's Day Part 2 1990-09-09 | 1990-09-09 | 0.0 | ||
| 37 | 5 Oriental Boys 1990-09-16 | 1990-09-16 | 0.0 | ||
| 38 | Depressing Visiting Day 1990-09-23 | 1990-09-23 | 0.0 | ||
| 39 | Maru-chan Goes To School Part 1 1990-09-30 | 1990-09-30 | 0.0 | ||
| 40 | Maru-chan Goes To School Part 2 1990-10-07 | 1990-10-07 | 0.0 | ||
| 41 | Begin A Correspondence Maruko-chan 1990-10-14 | 1990-10-14 | 0.0 | ||
| 42 | I Love Study Period 1990-10-21 | 1990-10-21 | 0.0 | ||
| 43 | Maru-chan Floods The Town Part 1 1990-10-29 | 1990-10-29 | 0.0 | ||
| 44 | Maru-chan Floods The Town Part 2 1990-11-05 | 1990-11-05 | 0.0 | ||
| 45 | Maru-chan, My Tooth Hurts 1990-11-11 | 1990-11-11 | 0.0 | ||
| 46 | Ah! Physical Examination 1990-11-18 | 1990-11-18 | 0.0 | ||
| 47 | Stomach-churning School Maruko-chan Part 1 1990-11-25 | 1990-11-25 | 0.0 | ||
| 48 | Stomach-churning School Maruko-chan Part 2 1990-12-02 | 1990-12-02 | 0.0 | ||
| 49 | Opening Of The Pool Part 1 1990-12-09 | 1990-12-09 | 0.0 | ||
| 50 | Opening Of The Pool Part 2 1990-12-09 | 1990-12-09 | 0.0 | ||
| 51 | The Tanabata Wishes Part 1 1990-12-16 | 1990-12-16 | 0.0 | ||
| 52 | The Tanabata Wishes Part 2 1990-12-23 | 1990-12-23 | 0.0 | ||
| 53 | Maru-chan Goes ToThe Bath House 1990-12-30 | 1990-12-30 | 0.0 | ||
| 54 | Buy An Automatic Umbrella Maru-chan 1991-01-06 | 1991-01-06 | 0.0 | ||
| 55 | Otchan's Magic Card 1991-01-13 | 1991-01-13 | 0.0 | ||
| 56 | Summer Memories Maruko-chan (Unscrupulous People) 1991-01-20 | 1991-01-20 | 0.0 | ||
| 57 | Maru-chan Will Also Attend Summer School Part 1 1991-01-27 | 1991-01-27 | 0.0 | ||
| 58 | Maru-chan Will Also Attend Summer School Part 2 1991-02-03 | 1991-02-03 | 0.0 | ||
| 59 | Maru-chan's Islands In The South Part 1 1991-02-11 | 1991-02-11 | 0.0 | ||
| 60 | Maru-chan's Islands In The South Part 2 1991-02-17 | 1991-02-17 | 0.0 | ||
| 61 | Maru-chan's Islands In The South Part 3 1991-02-24 | 1991-02-24 | 0.0 | ||
| 62 | Maru-chan's Islands In The South Part 4 1991-03-03 | 1991-03-03 | 0.0 | ||
| 63 | Maru-chan Goes Into The Haunted House Part 1 1991-03-10 | 1991-03-10 | 0.0 | ||
| 64 | Maru-chan Goes Into The Haunted House Part 2 1991-03-17 | 1991-03-17 | 0.0 | ||
| 65 | Maru-chan's Savings Homework Part 1 1991-03-24 | 1991-03-24 | 0.0 | ||
| 66 | Maru-chan's Savings Homework Part 2 1991-03-31 | 1991-03-31 | 0.0 | ||
| 67 | Episode 67 1991-04-07 | 1991-04-07 | 0.0 | ||
| 68 | Episode 68 1991-04-14 | 1991-04-14 | 0.0 | ||
| 69 | Episode 69 1991-04-21 | 1991-04-21 | 0.0 | ||
| 70 | Episode 70 1991-04-28 | 1991-04-28 | 0.0 | ||
| 71 | Episode 71 1991-05-05 | 1991-05-05 | 0.0 | ||
| 72 | Episode 72 1991-05-12 | 1991-05-12 | 0.0 | ||
| 73 | Episode 73 1991-05-19 | 1991-05-19 | 0.0 | ||
| 74 | Episode 74 1991-05-26 | 1991-05-26 | 0.0 | ||
| 75 | Episode 75 1991-06-02 | 1991-06-02 | 0.0 | ||
| 76 | Episode 76 1991-06-09 | 1991-06-09 | 0.0 | ||
| 77 | Episode 77 1991-06-16 | 1991-06-16 | 0.0 | ||
| 78 | Episode 78 1991-06-23 | 1991-06-23 | 0.0 | ||
| 79 | Episode 79 1991-06-30 | 1991-06-30 | 0.0 | ||
| 80 | Episode 80 1991-07-07 | 1991-07-07 | 0.0 | ||
| 81 | Maruko and the Mysterious Mansion! 1991-07-14 | 1991-07-14 | 0.0 | ||
| 82 | Maru-chan Goes on a Sleepover! 1991-07-21 | 1991-07-21 | 0.0 | ||
| 83 | Maru-chan Despises Radio Calisthenics! 1991-07-28 | 1991-07-28 | 0.0 | ||
| 84 | Maruko is Envious of Twins! 1991-08-04 | 1991-08-04 | 0.0 | ||
| 85 | Maruko Cleans the Shrine! 1991-08-11 | 1991-08-11 | 0.0 | ||
| 86 | The South Island Souvenir Shuffle! 1991-08-18 | 1991-08-18 | 0.0 | ||
| 87 | Maruko and Hamaji, Sitting In A Tree! 1991-08-25 | 1991-08-25 | 0.0 | ||
| 88 | Grandpa's Trip Around The World! 1991-09-01 | 1991-09-01 | 0.0 | ||
| 89 | Maruko Goes to a Theme Park! 1991-09-08 | 1991-09-08 | 0.0 | ||
| 90 | The Household Cultural Classroom! 1991-09-15 | 1991-09-15 | 0.0 | ||
| 91 | Episode 91 1991-09-22 | 1991-09-22 | 0.0 | ||
| 92 | Episode 92 1991-09-29 | 1991-09-29 | 0.0 | ||
| 93 | Episode 93 1991-10-06 | 1991-10-06 | 0.0 | ||
| 94 | Episode 94 1991-10-13 | 1991-10-13 | 0.0 | ||
| 95 | Episode 95 1991-10-20 | 1991-10-20 | 0.0 | ||
| 96 | Episode 96 1991-10-27 | 1991-10-27 | 0.0 | ||
| 97 | Episode 97 1991-11-03 | 1991-11-03 | 0.0 | ||
| 98 | Episode 98 1991-11-10 | 1991-11-10 | 0.0 | ||
| 99 | Episode 99 1991-11-17 | 1991-11-17 | 0.0 | ||
| 100 | Episode 100 1991-11-24 | 1991-11-24 | 0.0 | ||
| 101 | Episode 101 1991-12-01 | 1991-12-01 | 0.0 | ||
| 102 | Episode 102 1991-12-08 | 1991-12-08 | 0.0 | ||
| 103 | Episode 103 1991-12-15 | 1991-12-15 | 0.0 | ||
| 104 | Episode 104 1991-12-22 | 1991-12-22 | 0.0 | ||
| 105 | Episode 105 1991-12-29 | 1991-12-29 | 0.0 | ||
| 106 | Episode 106 1992-01-05 | 1992-01-05 | 0.0 | ||
| 107 | Episode 107 1992-01-12 | 1992-01-12 | 0.0 | ||
| 108 | Episode 108 1992-01-19 | 1992-01-19 | 0.0 | ||
| 109 | Episode 109 1992-01-26 | 1992-01-26 | 0.0 | ||
| 110 | Episode 110 1992-02-02 | 1992-02-02 | 0.0 | ||
| 111 | Episode 111 1992-02-09 | 1992-02-09 | 0.0 | ||
| 112 | Episode 112 1992-02-16 | 1992-02-16 | 0.0 | ||
| 113 | Episode 113 1992-02-23 | 1992-02-23 | 0.0 | ||
| 114 | Episode 114 1992-03-01 | 1992-03-01 | 0.0 | ||
| 115 | Episode 115 1992-03-08 | 1992-03-08 | 0.0 | ||
| 116 | Episode 116 1992-03-15 | 1992-03-15 | 0.0 | ||
| 117 | Episode 117 1992-03-22 | 1992-03-22 | 0.0 | ||
| 118 | Episode 118 1992-03-29 | 1992-03-29 | 0.0 | ||
| 119 | Episode 119 1992-04-05 | 1992-04-05 | 0.0 | ||
| 120 | Episode 120 1992-04-12 | 1992-04-12 | 0.0 | ||
| 121 | Episode 121 1992-04-19 | 1992-04-19 | 0.0 | ||
| 122 | Episode 122 1992-04-26 | 1992-04-26 | 0.0 | ||
| 123 | Episode 123 1992-05-03 | 1992-05-03 | 0.0 | ||
| 124 | Episode 124 1992-05-10 | 1992-05-10 | 0.0 | ||
| 125 | Episode 125 1992-05-17 | 1992-05-17 | 0.0 | ||
| 126 | Episode 126 1992-05-24 | 1992-05-24 | 0.0 | ||
| 127 | Episode 127 1992-05-31 | 1992-05-31 | 0.0 | ||
| 128 | Episode 128 1992-06-07 | 1992-06-07 | 0.0 | ||
| 129 | Episode 129 1992-06-14 | 1992-06-14 | 0.0 | ||
| 130 | Episode 130 1992-06-21 | 1992-06-21 | 0.0 | ||
| 131 | Episode 131 1992-06-28 | 1992-06-28 | 0.0 | ||
| 132 | Tomorrow Summer Vacation Begins! 1992-07-05 | It's the last day before summer vacation, but a never-ending list of chores before school can be let out takes the wind out of Maruko's sails. | 1992-07-05 | 0.0 | |
| 133 | The Passion of Goldfish Scooping! 1992-07-12 | Maruko, Sakiko, and Grandpa wreak havoc at a nearby fish store when they compete to determine who is the best at scooping goldfish. | 1992-07-12 | 0.0 | |
| 134 | Episode 134 1992-07-19 | 1992-07-19 | 0.0 | ||
| 135 | Episode 135 1992-07-26 | 1992-07-26 | 0.0 | ||
| 136 | Episode 136 1992-08-02 | 1992-08-02 | 0.0 | ||
| 137 | Episode 137 1992-08-09 | 1992-08-09 | 0.0 | ||
| 138 | Episode 138 1992-08-16 | 1992-08-16 | 0.0 | ||
| 139 | Episode 139 1992-08-23 | 1992-08-23 | 0.0 | ||
| 140 | Episode 140 1992-08-30 | 1992-08-30 | 0.0 | ||
| 141 | Episode 141 1992-09-06 | 1992-09-06 | 0.0 | ||
| 142 | Episode 142 1992-09-13 | 1992-09-13 | 0.0 |
Ratings shown are community scores. Once OMDB is wired, these become per-episode IMDB values.