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Faced with imminent extinction, and guided by a mysterious handheld black box, the surviving members of an alien race of small people - Nomes - embark upon a quest to find a new home, safe from the unwelcome attentions of us destructive humans...

Jan 10, 19921 seasons13 episodesEndedEN

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Joe McGann

Masklin (voice)

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Rosalie Williams

Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness of Delicacy (voice)

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Jimmy Hibbert

Vinto Pimmie / Additional Voices (voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 10, 1992

Episodes

1–6 of 13

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Ep 1

How It All Began

Jan 10, 1992

10m

After hunting for food, Masklin, a 4-inch-high (100 mm) Nome, returns to his burrow, and argues with his tribe elders about the lack of food and that they have no fire for heat. Masklin decides that a lorry might take them to a better place, but as he wonders, a fox attacks one of the elders, Mr Mert. Masklin chases the fox onto the motorway, killing both the fox and Mr Mert. Masklin decides right then they all have to flee.

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Ep 2

A Nome's Welcome

Jan 17, 1992

10m

The Nomes find a safe place at a department store, where they encounter several tribes of Nomes. Their story of being from the 'Outside' angers the Duke De Haberdasheri.

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Ep 3

The Store in Danger

Jan 24, 1992

10m

The Thing informs the Nomes that they are from another planet, that they arrived on Earth 15,000 years ago, and that they must return home to their planet. Masklin meets an inventor who shows them his inventions and is intrigued by the concept of 'Life Beyond the Store'.

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Ep 4

Meet the Abbott

Jan 31, 1992

10m

Masklin and his tribe see the Abbott, leader of the Stationeri, who act as the Store's priesthood. On the way, they are met by Hardware bandits who are soon driven off. They meet with the Abbott, who does not believe them.

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Ep 5

The Abbott's Concerns

Feb 7, 1992

10m

When the Abbott is alone with Masklin, he says that he has a number of concerns about the future of the Store. Many years ago, the different departments fought for control of the Store. It was only when the Sationeri asserted that Arnold Bros. wanted the departments to live in peace that the wars ended. If the Stationeri is proved wrong about the existence of 'Outside', the other departments may start fighting again. Therefore, the Abbott must pretend that everything is normal to keep the peace.

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Ep 6

The Hall of the Manager

Feb 14, 1992

10m

Charged by the Abbott for discovering the truth, Gurder takes Masklin and Grimma to the General Manager's office. As Masklin begins searching the desk, they discover a memo to the staff saying that the store will be demolished. They return to find that the Abbott has been talking at length with The Thing, and has reconciled his world view that 'Outside' is an extension of the Store. His final decree is that the Nomes must return to their true home, but dies shortly after.

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