Pit Pony

Season 1

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44 episodes · First aired 1999-02-05

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S1 E2130 min

Connections

When Nellie's laundry machine goes bust, she tries taking another job as assistant teacher at Miss Harper's school, but learns that there are no funds to pay her. Nellie then takes a job as an assistant telephone operator at the telegraph office at the train station under the supervision of the annoying and obnoxious busybody Mrs. MacTavish, who quickly resents her presence and plots to get rid of her by holding a donation auction at the school to raise the funds needed. When Mr. Frawley donates a brass tobacco spittoon to the auction which was given to him as a gift by the mine owners, he realizes how valuable it is and plots to get it back by bidding on it against Charley.

S1 E2230 min

Homecoming

Maggie returns unexpectedly from Halifax, and soon finds how everything with Nellie, Willie, and Ned have changed for both better and worse. Meanwhile, Stringy asks and gets a promotion from Mr. Frawley, but soon learns that the expected increased salary is not what it claimed to be.

S1 E2330 min

Charley's Secret

Charley finds himself haunted by his past involving the ghost of an old friend who keeps appearing before him involving a 30-year-old tragedy. Meanwhile, Jack Doyle continues alienating the pit boys and the rest of the miners over his callous management issues.

S1 E2430 min

Sunshine and Shadows

Nellie begins to think that she might be pregnant which puts both a glimmer of hope for everyone as Willie and Maggie take over for one evening Nellie's teaching position. Maggie also begins to develop a friendship with pit boy Jimmy. But mystic Helen Borso begins to think otherwise of Nellie's true condition. Meanwhile, Ned is put in charge of a mine face cleaning operation by Mr. Frawley to prevent him from being fired and the end results in a yet another cave-in in which Stringy is badly injured.

S1 E2530 min

Into The Dark

With Nellie now bedridden, she fears she may have Scarlet Fever, but is instead diagnosed with consumption. Willie and Maggie are forced to take over Nellie's classes at night, while Mrs. MacTavish phones Aunt Rose and Sarah in Halifax to inform them of Nellie's worsening health. Meanwhile, Ned slowly slides into frustrated and insanity as he and the rest of the pit boys work to clear the mine face on Level 4. With both Stringy as well as Jimmy incapacitated by the recent cave-in and the consumption respectively, Willie decides to make a choice to help Ned.

S1 E2630 min

Our Sons and Daughters

With Willie back working in the mine as the pit pony driver to cover for Stringy while he's still in the hospital recovering from his injuries, Willie tries to persuade Ned, Spider and the other pit boys to lead a walk-out to protest Mr. Frawley's management. Meanwhile, Rose and Sarah arrives back in town to help Maggie look after the sickly Nellie who begins to doubt her chances of recovery.

S1 E2723 min

Power Plays

As the newly elected first president of the Junior Mine Workers' Association, Willie asks Mr. Crowe to recruit a doctor who can treat consumption. Nellie tries to send Maggie and Sarah back to Halifax as her condition worsens.

S1 E2823 min

Two Sides of the Coin

The national coal company's new doctor arrives in Glace Bay to treat the bedridden Nellie's advance case of consumption. In a surprising twist of fate, the new physician turns out to be Tony Moressa, Nellie's ex-boyfriend.

S1 E2923 min

Coal Dust

Willie is given responsibility for checking a dangerous seam for methane. When an explosion brings down the roof, he's held accountable.

S1 E3023 min

A Weighty Matter

Mine owner Wendell Crowe, tired of Willie's combative attitude toward management, makes plans to teach him a lesson and keep him under control - starting by separating the boy from his beloved horse, Sable.

S1 E3123 min

Gone Fishin'

The Ponies are about to play their first big game without Willie. Charley takes him on a fishing trip to get his mind off the game, and Willie struggles with becoming a kid again.

S1 E3223 min

Home

After a fire breaks out, Ned accidentally stumbles upon the secret location that Spider Davis calls home. Ned is surprised to find that Spider has been living for some time in an abandoned boat.

S1 E3323 min

Company Business

Tony's appointment as mine doctor proves to be a mixed blessing when the men find themselves over-billed for his services.

S1 E3423 min

The Game

The Ponies are about to play for the championship, but the game might have to be forfeited. Ned and Dr. Tony Moressa get into a heated confrontation, and in the aftermath, the ponies disband.

S1 E3523 min

Taking Chances

Love is in the air, or is it? Willie and Maggie conspire to ignite a romance between Charley McGinnis and Anne Harper, the schoolteacher. Their plan revolves around the upcoming school fundraiser.

S1 E3623 min

In Harmony

Ned feels the weight of his new responsibilities in his new position as the mine's overman. During some dangerous work involving the use of explosives, a "tricked charge" triggers a collapse.

S1 E3723 min

Sarah's Return

While staying in Halifax, Sarah has turned into a tiny Aunt Rose, full of sophistication and pretension. Maggie tries to deal with her sister's new attitude but ends up fighting with her.

S1 E3823 min

That Special Spark

Stringy Borso is leaving Glace Bay for baseball camp, and Nellie's choir is planning its first public performance in honour of this special occasion. Angus, the freckle-faced soloist, discovers he has a serious case of stage fright.

S1 E3923 min

Lost

Glace Bay's new advances in technology results in more mechanization at the mine. Consequently, a large number of miners lose their jobs, and many are bitter.

S1 E4023 min

Fiddler's Fall

The annual Fiddler's Fall is in jeopardy of being cancelled when beautiful and talented Theresa Cameron (Natalie MacMaster) arrives in town expecting to play.

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