Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (1979) is a kids, family, animation web series in Japanese. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel online in HD.
Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel — Storyline
The story of Banner, a young orphaned squirrel raised by a kindly mother cat, and his adventures in the forest.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Noriko Tsukase, Keiko Yokozawa, Kazuomi Ikeda, Masako Sugaya, Ichiro Nagai
Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1979-04-07 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Genre | Kids, Family, Animation |
| Language | Japanese |
| Network | tv asahi |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.8/10 (11 votes) |
Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: A Kitten is a Squirrel? (1979-04-07) — Soon after birth a young squirrel gets caught by a boy and is taken to a farm. Boy then tries to feed him to their pet cat. However, the cat feels sorry for the squirrel and adopts
- E2: Friends of the Forest (1979-04-14) — Living in the forest is very strange and difficult for a young orphaned squirrel raised by a kindly mother cat. Owl is the first denizen of the forest who Banner encounters. Initia
- E3: Banner's Own Home (1979-04-21) — Banner decides to stay in the forest. Now he must find himself a house. When finally found, he arranged an opening party for all his friends, and of course, Owl is invited. But the
- E4: A Strange Thief (1979-04-28) — Banner just came to the forest and has no idea that he should pick up supplies for the winter. Instead he has fun walking through the trees where he meets many animals, including t
- E5: Tail Parachute (1979-05-05) — Banner has alienated everyone and is alone again. He also has to face a new danger, a weasel. Banner does not know how to fly from tree to tree so narrowly escaped death thanks to
- E6: We're All Friends (1979-05-12) — Banner can not go home, because now the weasel knows where he lives. Flappy allowed him to stay at her home until he can find himself a new home. Meanwhile, Flappy lives with her g
- E7: Clay Runs Away (1979-05-19) — Mrs. Lori, the mother squirrel always worried about her son Clay. He is not allowed to play with Banner. Clay was so upset, that runs away from home. He is too incautious and falls
- E8: Clay Rescue Mission (1979-05-26) — Banner arrives at the village followed by other forest dwellers. They find Clay, but he is so afraid of what he's told his mother, that he refuses return to the forest. However, Ba
- E9: Moving-Out Curse (1979-06-02) — Banner is finally integrated as a member in the family of squirrels. A terrible lightning storm destroys his home, but thanks to help from the rest of the squirrels he builds a new
- E10: Squirrel School (1979-06-09) — Young squirrels have to learn to fight against the dangers that the forest provides. So they have founded a school of squirrels and Senior is appointed as director.
- E11: Rabbit in a Rose Briar (1979-06-16) — A hare, who helped Banner escape from the mouth of the fox, has lost her son. Banner says if she wants she can adopt him. Banner tries to behave and live as a hare. However, things
- E12: Scary Field Trip (1979-06-23) — Banner and Clay are allowed to go for a walk in the woods. After some adventures they reached the end of the forest. Tired, they fall asleep. When they woke up they realized, that
- E13: Lure of the Mushrooms (1979-06-30) — Acacio, Banner's rival for the affections of Flappy makes an evil prank. He deceives Banner by feeding him some poisonous hallucinogenic mushrooms. Instantly Banner becomes aggress
- E14: Run While You Can (1979-07-07) — A ground squirrel accidentally killed a fox and became quite arrogant. He tells everyone that he killed the fox and he can defend all squirrels from foxes. That makes all male squi
- E15: Wandering Porcupine (1979-07-14) — Lador complained that he had been hurt by the quills of Porcupine. Apparently he deserved it. But this incident raises all sorts of rumors about this new inhabitant of forest. Bann
- E16: Sue's Star Fortunetelling (1979-07-21) — Flappy has a new fun – predicting the future when she is seeing the stars fall. Two of her predictions have come true and the squirrels are impressed with her ability. In one of th
- E17: Topsy-Turvy Confusion (1979-07-28) — Clay's birthday party is approaching. Gocha has his birthday at the same day, but he thinks that nobody remembers it. He doesn’t care much about Clay, but in the end he showed up t
- E18: Blooming in Autumn (1979-08-04) — Banner prefers to play football with Clay better than collect supplies. When hungry, Banner is accustomed to eat nuts that he can found in the forest. Flappy, as usual, tries to te
- E19: Found a Music Box (1979-08-11) — Lador finds a music box and says it is a gift from God, however, Banner knows that it belongs to humans. Flappy becomes some kind addicted to the melody that music box plays, but B
- E20: Death of a Horned Owl (1979-08-18) — Gocha got frightened by Owl – wise friend of Banner. No matter that Owl doesn't even touched him, Gocha complained about him to Banner. Banner asks Owl not to eat any squirrels, bu
- E21: Farewell to Hickory Forest (1979-08-25) — People have came to the forest. They cut down trees and hunt for sport, one after the other animals are losing their homes and have no alternative but to leave forest. After last g
- E22: To a New Forest (1979-09-01) — After a long journey, full of dangers, they finally found a forest. But disappointment comes later because Senior, the leader of the group, says that it's a dead forest and is not
- E23: Dangerous Quarrel (1979-09-08) — Time passes, autumn comes to an end . Desperately foraging, squirrels continue their path to a new forest. Lador has found some nuts but doesn’t want to share them with anyone. Hi
- E24: City Adventure (1979-09-15) — In order to procure food for his friends, Banner goes to the town. He will face some difficulties, but by chance he finds his adoptive mother cat. Now they are reunited, but Banner
- E25: Winter Journey (1979-09-22) — Banner and Flappy continue to seek for a forest where they would be able to live but their journey is fraught with peril. Despite the winter cold, hunger and despair, they should f
- E26: In a New Forest (1979-09-29) — All troubles seemed to be left behind, they have a place to stay and now they can further explore the new forest. But Banner is still not happy. A sense of loneliness gradually tak
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel have? 1 season(s) with 26 episodes.
Where can I watch Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
