The Silver Brumby (TV series)

This article is about the television series. For the books, see Silver Brumby.

The Silver Brumby
Genre	Cartoon series
Created by	Elyne Mitchell (original), Jon Stephens and Judy Malmgren
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39

The Silver Brumby is an Australian animated children's television series written by Jon Stephens and Judy Malmgren based on Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books. A total of thirty-nine episodes were produced by Media World between 1994 and 1998 and these were broadcast on CBBC in the United Kingdom and RTE in Ireland.

The episodes featured Thowra, a silver colt, his brothers Storm and Arrow and their friends the bush animals in their continued quest to resist the Men's efforts to capture them.

The series was remade into a feature length film by Media World Features and Lions Gate Home Entertainment with Barnholtz Entertainment in 1993. The title was changed to "The Silver Stallion," and starred Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall. The Australian based film was directed by John Tatoulis and produced by Colin J. South, and went on to win 5 Film Festivals.

Characters

• Thowra - A calm, good hearted horse who values his friends. He is often chased by the Man.
• Storm - A loyal and kind horse and brother of Thowra who stands by his side in the event of trouble.
• Arrow - An arrogant and jealous horse who seeks an opportunity to prove himself better than Thowra, but often gets himself trapped. Occasionally he will assist Thowra when trouble affects him too. Thowra's other brother.
• Boon Boon - A kind and understanding horse and Brolga's oldest daughter, who loves Thowra and is disturbed by any trouble in the wild.
• Brolga - A very bitter horse who fiercely protects his herd and does not welcome Thowra or his friends.
• Currawong - A chattering and observant bird, and Brolga's official spy. He frequently slams into trees or gets kicked and tail swished by Brolga.
• Wombat - A grumpy, griping wombat who goes on a path without looking ahead and blaming both humans and animals for making his progress difficult. His weakness into helping others is flattery and pestering. He has a wife and two children.
• Mrs. Dingo - A Dingo who is mother to two pups. She is weary of any danger that comes in the bush and she respects Thowra.
• Benni - A Kangaroo and one of Thowra's friends. He has a wife named Silky and a daughter.
• Mopoke - A wise owl who gives advice to Thowra and his friends but talks in poetic rhyming couplets.
• Emus - A couple of loudmouth emus who gossip and mostly talk to each other.
• The Man - An unnamed human who runs a horse paddock and rounds up any wild horses he can lasso. He has never managed to catch Thowra after trying for so long. He rides his own personal black horse named Echo.
• The Prospector - A kind and generous human who has lived in the bush for a very long time. He pans the river and aids the animals as often as he can spare.
• Golden - A Palomino filly, brought to the bush by the Man and she temporary had an experience in the wild with Thowra.
• Skink - A small green skink who never speaks or makes noise but always accident prone, especially the prospector unwittingly tossing gold nuggets on his head.

Episodes

#	Title	Summary	Air Date
1	Friends of the High Country	Thowra befriends Boon Boon. Later he tries to save his small herd from the Man, but he manages to capture two foals. Thowra then gets chased by Brolga, Arrow left to face his wrath.
2	Wombats to the Rescue	Determined to prove courage, Arrow tries to rescue the captured foals, but gets himself caught along with Storm by the Man. Thowra convinces the wombats to help them rescue them.
3	Lost in the Snow	In the middle of winter, two skiing children Tom and Anne fall and get lost in a ravine. Thowra leads Anne to the Man to rescue them.
4	Flight To Freedom	The Man embarks on a new hunt for the wild horses. With the combined efforts of Boon Boon, Storm, Arrow, Thowra and Brolga they all manage to elude capture.
5	Old Prospector Saves a Friend	Hunters have arrived to shoot dingoes for their tails. The traps they set are a danger to other animals too. A Prospector is giving the animals a helping hand against this threat, especially Benni and Silky's injured daughter.
6	Benni Returns the Favour	Benni and Silky reclaim their daughter from the Prospector. Thowra gets caught in a chase by the Man barely escaping. Meanwhile the prospector has a nasty fall and Benni requests Thowra to the lead the Man to him.
7	Racing against the Wind	A racehorse Ebony, is encouraged by Currawong to challenge Thowra. Ebony evades the Man but he runs into Brolga. Together Ebony and Thowra escape Brolga and get on good terms.
8	The Sight of Golden	The Man has brought to the country a Palomino Filly named Golden. This catches the attention of Thowra. With help from Storm, Thowra frees Golden into the wild.
9	Golden in Trouble	While Golden learns about and enjoys the country and meeting new friends, the Man seeks to reclaim her. Golden is almost cornered by the Man, but Thowra arrives to divert him.
10	A Wombat on the Road	Men with a bulldozer have come to clear a path, through the bush. An accident diverts the stream. The prospector sorts out the problem and rescues Wombat's missing son.
11	Fire	The Hunters have returned, but the bush catches fire from their camp. Arrow does not take heed and gets trapped, but Thowra rescues him and the emus. The fire is finally out when the rain comes.
12	Golden Goes Home	A wild boar enters the bush. The Man goes out to hunt that boar after it took his cattle. Golden feels vulnerable, so she returns to the Man. The animals manage to drive the boar away.
13	Seeking a Legend	IIinga seeks the legendary Thowra. Each of Thowra's friends share information about him, while Thowra visits Golden. IIinga angers Brolga into fighting Thowra, but Thowra leads him to fall into a river.
14	Spring
15	To Catch a Brumby	Thowra raises Yooralla and teaches her about the bush. The Prospector's son captures Boon Boon. Thowra follows their trail down the plains to begin a rescue attempt.
16	Swimming to Safety
17	A Leap Into Legend
18	Charlie Heads for the Mountains
19	Charlie Helps a Friend
20	In it Together
21	Trappers Go Home
22	Wombat in Trouble
23	Wombat Goes on Holiday
24	Arrow Makes a Friend
25	Arrow Goes South
26	Golden Returns
27	Long Hot Summer
28	An Unwelcome Stranger
29	Foals in Trouble
30	The Brolga Wants a Fight
31	Charlie Saves the Brumbies
32	Emus Get a Break
33	Trapped in the Snow
34	Youngsters' Winter Woes
35	An Unexpected Encounter	Arrow is getting flustered from the harsh winter. The prospector gets trapped in his own house buried in snow. Thowra heads south to summon help, which Arrow is in need later.
36	The Cave of Wonder	After an earthquake occurs, Arrow hides in the waterfall cave from the Man. Thowra learns his destiny as he searches for Arrow. Brolga pursues them but the wombats unwittingly help them.
37	A Bothersome Nuisance
38	Getting Together	Arrow assumes leadership over the herd, taking them to Misty Lake, where some mysterious creature lingers revealed by Thowra to be a Bunyip. Brolga swears revenge after Currawong informs him.
39	The Final Encounter	Brolga challenges Thowra hearing that Boon Boon is his mate, which also arouses envy in Arrow. Thowra takes the challenge and eventually emerges victorious putting Brolga in exile.