Old Enough!
Old Enough!

Old Enough! (1991)

6.832 seasonsReality, Family

Children go on errands all by themselves for the very first time as a camera crew follows along in this beloved, long-running reality show from Japan.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 120 episodes
Episode 1

1. Episode 1

8 min

A 2-year-old boy is entrusted with grocery shopping. It may take a moment for his brain to kick into gear sometimes, but he gets there eventually.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

11 min

Tasked with making fresh mandarin juice, a mischievous 4-year-old is tempted by the freedom of an empty house. His mom gives him an angry phone call.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

12 min

A polite girl does her best to run errands while her younger sister is ill. Everything goes smoothly — until she encounters a troublesome cabbage.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

10 min

A 3-year-old girl helps out her mom by shopping at a busy fish market, where she chats with the merchants before coming home with an unexpected item.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

15 min

Two 3-year-old friends enjoy working together to buy sweet dumplings before heading up a steep flight of steps to their local shrine to buy amulets.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

15 min

A 2-year-old boy who looks up to his sushi chef father is asked to take his dad's clothes to the cleaners. However, he is reluctant to leave home.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

15 min

A café owner's youngest daughter runs an errand in their old castle town. With the support of her close-knit community, she pushes herself to the end.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

21 min

Hilly Hakodate presents a journey full of mishaps for a boy who is asked to take freshly caught fish to the fishmonger and buy apples for his sister.

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

11 min

When asked to obtain an olive flounder for her family's restaurant, a 2-year-old girl looks for courage from above to enter a dark hatchery alone.

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

16 min

A 3-year-old crybaby is tasked with delivering her beloved father's lunch. With a special code word in mind, she fights back her tears for his sake.

Episode 11

11. Episode 11

11 min

Two 4-year-old boys with polar opposite personalities go on an errand in downtown Tokyo together. Their sharp eyes quickly spot the disguised cameras.

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

16 min

An eager young girl is tasked with guiding a local priest to her home, but she needs to find the courage to call out in the silent temple grounds.

Episode 13

13. Episode 13

11 min

A talkative 3-year-old girl heads to a car repair shop to pick up a photo album. Busy chatting to herself on the way, she forgets about her errand.

Episode 14

14. Episode 14

15 min

Usually coddled by his family, the youngest child of a ramen store boss goes to buy ingredients while wearing a chef uniform just like his dad's.

Episode 15

15. Episode 15

17 min

The daughter of a persimmon orchardist shows her stubborn side when she’s asked to run an errand. Father and daughter clash in a battle of wills.

Episode 16

16. Episode 16

13 min

After leaving his cheering uniform at home, a father tasks his 3-year-old son with navigating the bus route home to fetch it before a big event.

Episode 17

17. Episode 17

9 min

Two friends take a relaxing stroll along an embankment to buy tea for a local Shizuoka custom in which tea is gargled to prevent colds and the flu.

Episode 18

18. Episode 18

14 min

A caretaker of a famous Tokushima vine bridge and a tea house owner send their only son on his first errand. But he struggles to remember what to buy.

Episode 19

19. Episode 19

18 min

A shy boy and his outgoing sister visit a mobile supermarket in the mountains, but he struggles to encourage her when she suddenly gets homesick.

Episode 20

20. Episode 20

21 min

Two siblings set out to share fish with their mountain neighbors. The diligent older brother completes his tasks while his sister dawdles behind.

Season 210 episodes
Episode 1

1. Episode 1

12 min

A 5-year-old boy heads out to buy yakisoba noodles, bean sprouts and bread. He gets off to a promising start but suddenly returns home empty-handed.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

14 min

A boy and girl are asked to get some firewood and green onions. Obtaining the items is easy enough, but carrying the firewood is quite the challenge.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

15 min

Two siblings take a ferry and trolley to go shopping for their mom. Twenty-five years later, the older sister sends her son on an errand of his own.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

20 min

Tasked with picking up a wall clock for their new home, an excited sister and brother head to a department store, talking to everyone along the way.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

22 min

Acting as a little mother, a girl takes her younger brother on an errand to buy some groceries but has trouble pronouncing what she needs to buy.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

14 min

A mother wants to let her 3-year-old son do something by himself, so she asks him to deliver a water bottle to his older brother at kindergarten.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

11 min

A 4-year-old boy refuses to run an errand for his mother because he is shy. He finally musters the courage to go, but his determination soon wavers.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

14 min

Inspired by a picture book, a little girl is always happy to help. One day, she takes her mother’s pants to a local store to get them repaired.

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

13 min

Two sisters head out to deliver a flower to their grandma and do some grocery shopping, but they hit a snag when they forget what they have to buy.

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

16 min

A 4-year-old girl must ride the bus by herself to visit her mother at the hospital. However, she has a hard time embarking without her doting father.

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