Operation Ouch!

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Operation Ouch! (2012)

Operation Ouch!

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


Operation Ouch! - TV Showtimes

Friday, March 27

11:48pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Eggy Teeth’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Eggy Teeth'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:48pm, Fri, 27 Mar 2026, 14 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand are back in their kitchen lab! In this episode, the doctors take a close look at teeth, and show you what happens to them when you eat and drink.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 5


Saturday, March 28

1:51am

Operation Ouch! ‘Snot is Spectacular!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Snot is Spectacular!'

ABC Kids/Family, 1:51am, Sat, 28 Mar 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors show you the awesome work that goes on inside your liver. Meanwhile over in Accidents and Emergency, one patient has a massive lip from an allergic reaction and another has surgery to repair his broken nose.

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 6


Sunday, March 29

1:46am

Operation Ouch! ‘How to be Invisible ... on the Inside!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'How to be Invisible ... on the Inside!'

ABC Kids/Family, 1:46am, Sun, 29 Mar 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors prove that we all have invisible ink inside our bodies, and Dr Xand sees head lice removed with a vacuum cleaner! Meanwhile over in Accidents and Emergency one patient has banged her head on a telegraph pole...

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 7


Monday, March 30

1:48am

Operation Ouch! ‘A Stomach Full of Laughs’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'A Stomach Full of Laughs'

ABC Kids/Family, 1:48am, Mon, 30 Mar 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors use real stomach acid to do a gross experiment to reveal how your digestion process starts and Dr Chris proves that the younger you are the more sounds you can hear!

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 8


9:35am

Operation Ouch! ‘It's a Lung Slide!’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'It's a Lung Slide!'

ABC Entertains, 9:35am, Mon, 30 Mar 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Do you know how your lungs move inside your ribcage? The doctors investigate with the help of a massive water slide! Look out for Today's British Sign Language sign which is 'dinosaur'.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 10


Tuesday, March 31

1:41am

Operation Ouch! ‘The Dog Who Saves Lives’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'The Dog Who Saves Lives'

ABC Kids/Family, 1:41am, Tue, 31 Mar 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors show that your breath is just as unique as your fingerprints, and Dr Chris goes behind the scenes of medical drama 'Casualty' to see how they make fake body parts look so realistic.

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 9


9:33am

Operation Ouch! ‘Earmageddon!’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'Earmageddon!'

ABC Entertains, 9:33am, Tue, 31 Mar 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

It's poptastic! The doctors put your acoustic reflex to the test with an enormous balloon. And a serious case of snotting awaits the loser of today's Ouchology.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 11


11:06pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Jaw-dropping Joints’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Jaw-dropping Joints'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:06pm, Tue, 31 Mar 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

The Doctors crush a car to reveal the secret of the special fluid which enables your joints to withstand huge amounts of force, and they find out what it's like to be aeroplane Cabin Crew in Operation Takeover.

Series, 2017, Australia, English, Children, Season 6 Episode 1


11:34pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Bacteria’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home - Bacteria'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:34pm, Tue, 31 Mar 2026, 15 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris & Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at bacteria, and show you an experiment to make your own fart machine.

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 6


Wednesday, April 1

1:50am

Operation Ouch! ‘We Love Operation Ouch!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'We Love Operation Ouch!'

ABC Kids/Family, 1:50am, Wed, 1 Apr 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand show you an awesome trick to amaze your friends with and reveal another way your body heals itself if you get injured. The doctors also look at some of their best bits of Operation Ouch so far.

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 10


9:26am

Operation Ouch! ‘Heroic Hippocampus’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'Heroic Hippocampus'

ABC Entertains, 9:26am, Wed, 1 Apr 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

It's a-MAZE-ing! There's a furry friend in the lab as the doctors reveal how your brain's hippocampus works to create maps so you don't get lost.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 12


Friday, April 3

11:42pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home: Membranes’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home: Membranes'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:42pm, Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 14 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at cell membranes, and show you an experiment to make eggs bounce!

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 7


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