Jake and the Kid

Julia gets cold feet on the eve of her second wedding, prompted in part by her discovery of strange feelings for Jake and her jealousy of his former flame, Emily Henchbaw. Ben decides Jake would be a better husband than Paul for his Ma and hatches a plan with Katya and Jackie to sabotage the wedding.

Otto, a local hermit, begins building a giant ship, in the belief that the next apocalyptic flood is coming. Ben, Katya and Jackie set out to spy on this "Second Noah", upsetting him.

The sight of a circus cheetah being abused by its trainer sends Ben, Katya and Jackie into action. They steal the big cat away to their tree house, sparking a search by the townsfolk.

Clarence "Big Cat" Jacobson and his sleazy manager Ted Templeton are on their way to a big comeback match when their car breaks down in Crocus. The big man teaches Ben a few moves to help him stand up to the school bully, while Ted concocts a barn fight scheme to make some fast money.

The ongoing feud between Jake and Paul heats up after Paul begins taking over farm duties, prompting Jake to consider leaving Crocus. His news upsets Ben and turns Julia against Paul.

Julia's sudden and surprise engagement to Paul Krause sends Ben running away from home. He is joined by Katya, who feels her new baby brother has become the centre of her parents' lives, and Jackie, who is simply looking for an adventure.

Ben is excited about his new horse until Jake is injured while trying to break it. During supper at the Osborne's, Sophia Melnyk goes into labour, sending Jake into a driving rain storm for help.

Julia's glamorous actress sister Donna Davey returns to Crocus with her Hollywood director friend Cole Donner. When Cole meets Jake, he feels he's found his archetypal cowboy and begs Jake to mentor him on the ways of the West.

Inspired by news of a big find in North Saskatchewan Ben, Katya and Bogie are convinced they've discovered uranium on a farmer's field. With visions of riches dancing in their heads, they vow to keep it their little secret.

After being humiliated by two older boys, Ben and his friend Jackie Whitbread are determined to beat them at the Dominion Day Horse-Pulling Contest. Ben ignores Jake's warnings about using his race horse Fever as a plow horse and goes on to win the contest.

The Sanitary Cafe is purchased by the Melnyk family, setting tongues wagging over the strange food Sophia Melnyk is serving and Bogie Melnyk's junk yard behind the cafe. Matters come to a head after newspaper editor Hattie Fischer writes a scathing editorial in the Crocus Breeze about the town's racial discrimination.

A production of "Romeo and Juliet" sets off a feud between Jake and the new schoolteacher. Taking their cues from the Capulets and the Montagues, Jake and the new schoolteacher, Paul Krause, take an instant dislike to one another.

The town of Crocus is threatened by a prairie grass fire. Ben Osborne tries to prove to his older friends he's no longer a kid and winds up rolling a tractor.