Martha Speaks

2008 • PBS Kids
4.4
220 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (15)

1 Martha Gives Advice
9/29/08
Martha Speaks: When Martha eats alphabet soup, the letters go to her brain and she develops the ability to talk. And boy, does she talk. After her family complains that she talks too much, she clams up and stops eating her soup. Then a cat burglar breaks into her house, and Martha finds herself speechless. Can she get help in time? Martha Gives Advice: Helen's cousin Carolina is a little bit older but a lot more fashion-conscious. Helen tries to take her advice, even though she's pretty happy with how she looks already. Then Martha becomes the new host of a radio advice show, and people start doing some pretty strange things. Will Helen learn whose opinion really matters?
2 Martha and Skits/Martha Plays a Part
9/29/08
Martha and Skits: A new puppy joins Martha's household, bursting with puppy energy and the desire to chew everything. Unlike Martha, when Skits eats alphabet soup, nothing comes out except "Woof." Feeling like he's let the family down, Skits runs away. But soon Skits discovers that everybody is special in their own way. Martha Plays a Part: Helen is miserable after Martha volunteers her for a part in the school play. With practice-and a little help from Martha-Helen finds she can do anything she wants, if she puts her mind to it.
3 Martha Takes the Cake/Codename: Martha
9/29/08
Martha Takes the Cake: It's Alice's birthday and everybody's invited, including Martha. The only problem is that Nelson (Martha's cat nemesis) will be there too. When somebody-or some animal-ruins the birthday cake, Alice's brother Ronald thinks Martha's responsible. Martha proclaims her innocence . . . but why was she surrounded by cake crumbs? Codename: Martha: Martha, Helen, and T.D. uncover a plot to rob the jewelry store, or so they think until their two suspects turn out to be police detectives on a stakeout. Now that everybody has gone home in disgrace, how will Martha catch the real criminals?
4 Martha to the Rescue/Martha Camps Out
9/29/08
Martha to the Rescue: Martha is inspired by her favorite show, "Courageous Collie Carlo." Unfortunately, her attempts to become a doggie hero don't quite work out the way she plans. In the end, both Martha and Helen discover they can be courageous when it really matters. Martha Camps Out: Ronald finds out that Helen and Alice plan to go camping and warns them about Big Minnie, a mythical monster who lives in the woods. Undeterred, the campers set off. After all, everybody knows Big Minnie's imaginary. Or is she?
5 Down on the Farm/Martha Runs Away
9/29/08
Down on the Farm: Helen, Martha, and T.D. visit T.D.'s grandpa CK on his farm. When Martha tries to help with chores, things get a little out of hand. She doesn't think she's cut out to be a farm dog, until she raises the alarm, just in the nick of time. Martha Runs Away: When Helen gets mad, Martha feels unappreciated and decides to run away. She finds the perfect job to match her abilities-as a telemarketer-and enjoys career success. But she realizes that no amount of success is a substitute for a loving family.
6 Martha Blah Blah/Skits Behaves
9/29/08
Martha Blah Blah: Granny Flo decides to cut costs at the soup factory. Who would notice if each bowl of soup had only half the letters of the alphabet anyway? Martha would, that's who. As the letters are subtracted from the soup, they're also subtracted from her speech, and Martha loses her ability to communicate. Has Martha ordered her last burger? Skits Behaves: Now that Skits is full grown, his rambunctious behavior has really gotten out of hand. Mom and Dad tell Helen she has to train Skits or he will have to be an outside dog. Helen tries all the latest training techniques with no success, until she realizes there's only one sure-fire training method: practice, lots of practice.
7 Martha and the Canine Caper/Perfectly Martha
9/29/08
Martha and the Canine Caper: Martha inadvertently helps some stray dogs rob Karl the butcher. Worried that she'll get blamed for the crime, she conceals the evidence and pretends nothing happened. When the canine criminals recruit her for another heist, she's torn between the truth and a really big salami. Perfectly Martha: Martha thinks there's something fishy about the Perfect Pup Institute. Why are all these dogs behaving so, well, perfectly? Martha is determined to uncover the secret, before any more dogs lose their essential dogginess. Will she succeed or will she become a perfect pup too?
8 Firedog Martha/Martha's Pickle
9/29/08
Firedog Martha: Martha wants to be a firehouse dog, just like her favorite book, Firehouse Freddie. But somehow all the things Freddie makes look so easy-climbing ladders, carrying hoses-aren't as easy for a real dog to do. Will Martha give up on her dream? Martha's Pickle: Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? Truman saw something just like it in a movie, but he never saw the ending. Now they're racing the clock to figure out how to defeat the aliens, before they're really in a pickle!
9 The Dog Who Came to Dinner/Martha Calling
9/29/08
The Dog Who Came to Dinner: Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog for a few days, and Martha can't wait to welcome their houseguest. To Martha's chagrin, François turns out to be a demanding and manipulative guest who knows just how to charm the humans. When Martha gets blamed for the teacup poodle's bad behavior, something has to be done, but what? Martha Calling: When Martha wins a trip to the Come-On-Inn from a radio call-in show, there's only one problem: No dogs allowed. Helen and Martha put their heads together to come up with a solution. Enter Granny Martha. But when a "mad dog" eats Granny Martha, pandemonium ensues. Where's Martha and why is everybody running for the exits?
10 Oh, Noooo!/Bye, Martha
9/29/08
Oh, Noooo!: Granny Flo's Alphabet Soup is taking a licking from the competition, Oodles of Os. If Granny Flo goes out of business, how will Martha communicate? To increase sales, Helen, Martha, and T.D. set out to convince Granny Flo to advertise on the popular TV show, International Icon. Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson? Bye, Martha: Nefarious con artist Weaselgraft hatches a scheme to kidnap Martha by pretending to be Martha's long-lost owner . . . from Poland. The family sniffs something suspicious, but why has Martha suddenly begun speaking Polish? Will they really have to say pozegnalny to Martha?
11 Martha Walks the Dog/Martha's Got Talent
9/29/08
Martha Walks the Dog: There's a new dog in town and, boy, is he mean! He barks so much that nobody can sleep. Helen and Martha decide they have to do something. They try steak, squeaky toys, soothing music, but nothing calms the beast within. Then unexpectedly Ronald's parrot reveals the power of a few well-chosen words. Martha's Got Talent: Weaselgraft just can't get Martha off his mind. He must have her. Maybe he can tempt her into his clutches with some well-placed praise and a lifetime supply of bones. He invites her to a talent show, and Martha tells the gang. TD, Truman, and Carolina are game, but they aren't the kind of game Weaselgraft was hoping to catch.
12 Martha the Hero Maker/Starstruck Martha
9/29/08
Martha the Hero Maker: Martha has an idea for a thrilling adventure story, so Truman, T.D., and Helen decide to draw it for her. Much to Martha's dismay, they all add their own special touches, including peanut butter, a ground squirrel, and the Incredible Exo-Skeleton-of-Wow. But when life imitates art, things get a little too exciting! Starstruck Martha: Martha is thrilled when she hears Courageous Collie Carlo is coming to town. But when Martha unexpectedly reveals how uncourageous Carlo really is, she has to help him save his reputation or Carlo's TV career could be history.
13 Martha in Charge/Truman and the Deep Blue Sea
9/29/08
Martha in Charge: Helen comes down with laryngitis, and she's sent to bed to recuperate. Martha decides to use her powers of speech to take care of the patient and find a cure. So why are a police car, fire engine, pizza delivery van, and chimney sweep truck all blocking the road in front of Helen's house? Truman and the Deep Blue Sea: Truman can't believe his luck when Alice invites the gang to go whale watching...until he realizes that he has to actually get on a boat. Which means he'll get seasick. But Truman's desire to see Balaenoptera musculus drives him to overcome his fear, with a little help from someone who knows the true meaning of perseverance!
14 Escape from Flea Island/No Dogs Allowed
9/29/08
Escape from Flea Island: Carolina is determined to outdo Tiffany Blatsky on the science project. She organizes an expedition with TD, Truman, and Martha to gather "exotic" plants. When the canoe capsizes, a storm blows up, and the sun starts to go down, they worry they may never get off Flea Island. No Dogs Allowed: Tiffany wants to make Helen's treehouse into a girls' clubhouse. But who should be president? When the girls hold an election (Carolina vs. Tiffany, of course), both candidates aggressively court Helen's vote.
15 Ain't Nothin' But a Pound Dog
9/29/08
Ain't Nothin' but a Pound Dog, Part 1: Martha loses her collar and winds up in the animal shelter. She leads an escape attempt, only to find that freedom isn't much without a family. Ain't Nothin' but a Pound Dog, Part 2: When Martha's family comes to take her home, she decides she can't leave her shelter friends behind. Adopting that many dogs is out of the question, so Martha, Helen, and TD cook up a plan to find families for the pound pooches.

About this show

From PBS KIDS - What would happen if your dog could speak? Find out on Martha Speaks. The series follows the adventures of Martha, whose appetite for alphabet soup gives her the power of speech. The series is designed to address the substantial vocabulary deficit common to many children, targeting children ages 4-7 as well as parents and teachers.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
220 reviews
Ruben Rivera Rivera
July 3, 2022
Pbs kids does it yet again by creating another obnoxious and stupid kid show, unlike the others Martha speaks is nothing but hot garbage, an entire theme song that plays in your head for all the wrong reasons, the entire plot of Martha being able to speak fluent English by eating alphabet soup makes absolutely no sense and just serves as a plot device and when they do explain it it's just more confusing, and an unlikable generic cast that makes this show worse 1/10
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Anastasia Christiansen
September 28, 2017
It helps my kids to learn more words to improve their vocabulary. This is most helpful for kids around 3rd grade up to 5th grade. If you love words this is for you. Also this is really funny as well. They mix in education and funniness together and you get Martha Speaks. My suggestion is to let your kids watch this.!!!! Do it or your not being s good parent!!!!!
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Sonic Boom The Hedgehog
June 24, 2018
I LOVE Martha Speaks. I actually watched it when it first Aired On TV. It's too bad the Show got Cancelled and they didn't get to make another Season. Other than that Good Show. Very Educational.
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