Operation Ouch! TV Showtimes

Operation Ouch! (2012)

Hosted by twins, Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken, this series is packed with incredible facts about the human body as the twins experiment and explore their way through the fascinating world of medicine and biology.

Series, 2012, Children

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Tuesday, November 3

9:51am Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try this At Home - Vomit’ ABC Entertains

ABC Entertains · 9:51am, Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 13 minutes

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‘Do Try this At Home - Vomit’

Dr Chris and Dr Xand take a closer look at why you vomit and show how to make a vomit factory in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 1

Wednesday, November 4

9:48am Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Reaction Times’ ABC Entertains

ABC Entertains · 9:48am, Wed, 4 Nov 2026 · 13 minutes

REPEAT

‘Do Try This At Home - Reaction Times’

Dr Chris and Dr Xand examine reactions and show how the senses affect reaction times in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 2

Thursday, November 5

2:51am Operation Ouch! ‘Series 12, Episode 1 - Explosive Spots!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:51am, Thu, 5 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

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‘Series 12, Episode 1 - Explosive Spots!’

Things get explosive in the lab when Dr Chris and Dr Xand look at how spots are made. The Doctors get snotted in Ouchology, we meet new Oucher Isaac, and join an incredible Flying Doctors! in Australia!

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 1

Friday, November 6

2:58am Operation Ouch! ‘Series 12, Episode 2 - Feeling Nervous!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:58am, Fri, 6 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

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‘Series 12, Episode 2 - Feeling Nervous!’

Find out how fast your nerves work when Dr Xand blows a fuse in the lab with a new underpants experiment, and Dr Chris accidentally sticks his hand in a slimy snot sample!

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 2

Saturday, November 7

2:32am Operation Ouch! ‘In a Spin!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:32am, Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

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‘In a Spin!’

Dr Xand gets in a spin to show you why you get dizzy, the Flying Doctors help a new baby in Australia and Dr Raph takes an icy dip when he meets a Brilliant Body who swims in the Antarctic.

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 3

Sunday, November 8

2:37am Operation Ouch! ‘Snot-tacular!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:37am, Sun, 8 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

REPEAT

‘Snot-tacular!’

A world champion whistler pops in to help the doctors whistle - and even Billy Bones joins in!

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 4

Monday, November 9

2:47am Operation Ouch! ‘Eyeball Action’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:47am, Mon, 9 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

REPEAT

‘Eyeball Action’

The Operation Ouch! 3D cinema is open! But how do you see the world in three dimensions? Find out as the Doctors reveal the incredible eye muscles that control how you focus on things close-up and far away.

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 5

9:52am Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Heart’ ABC Entertains

ABC Entertains · 9:52am, Mon, 9 Nov 2026 · 13 minutes

REPEAT

‘Do Try This At Home - Heart’

Dr Chris and Dr Xand get to grips with the heart and show how to build a pumping heart model in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 3

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