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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

Saturday, August 30

11:33pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Dr Scorpion’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Dr Scorpion'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:33pm, Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

The Doctors go head to head in a baking competition to show why your neck needs to twist, and Dr Xand meets a scorpion with medical skills.

Series, 2020, Australia, English, Children, Season 9 Episode 3


Sunday, August 31

3:13am

Operation Ouch! ‘Whose Lying Here’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Whose Lying Here'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:13am, Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken show us just how incredible the human body is. With big stunts and experiments they'll explore the extraordinary ways medicine can fix us.

Series, 2014, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 6


11:42pm

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

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home: Lungs'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:42pm, Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 13 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris & Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at lungs, and show you an experiment to measure how much air they can hold.

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


Monday, September 1

9:35am

Operation Ouch! ‘Is My Body Electric?’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'Is My Body Electric?'

ABC Entertains, 9:35am, Mon, 1 Sep 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand reveal how your brain controls your body in today's lab experiment, and Dr Ronx finds out how learning pet first aid can help save your furry friends.

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Children, Season 7 Episode 12


11:50pm

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

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home: Taste'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:50pm, Mon, 1 Sep 2025, 13 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris & Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at your sense of taste, and show you an experiment to put your taste buds to the test.

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 3


Tuesday, September 2

12:03am

Operation Ouch! ‘You're Mostly Made of Water!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'You're Mostly Made of Water!'

ABC Kids/Family, 12:03am, Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Did you know you're mostly made of water? Find out how as the doctors say hello to your hypothalamus - the amazing part of your brain that keeps you hydrated.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 7


12:32am

Operation Ouch! ‘Explosive Energy!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Explosive Energy!'

ABC Kids/Family, 12:32am, Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Prepare to meet your body's enormous, explosive, energy storage system your liver! And join Lilia for an amazing operation on her brain.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 8


3:14am

Operation Ouch! ‘Bionic Eyes and Body Cheese’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Bionic Eyes and Body Cheese'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:14am, Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken show us just how incredible the human body is. With big stunts and experiments they'll explore the extraordinary ways medicine can fix us.

Series, 2014, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 7


9:36am

Operation Ouch! ‘The Body Roadtrip!’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'The Body Roadtrip!'

ABC Entertains, 9:36am, Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Join the doctors for a journey around the human body as they look at their favourite bits from your head to your toes.

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Children, Season 7 Episode 13


8:08pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Don't Panic about Puberty’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Don't Panic about Puberty'

ABC Kids/Family, 8:08pm, Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand take a look at what happens to your body and why, when you reach puberty. Dr Xand finds out why you sweat more and Dr Chris discovers the real reason teens don't want to get up in the morning.

Series, 2015, Australia, English, Children, Season 4 Episode 10


Wednesday, September 3

2:57am

Operation Ouch! ‘Don't try this at Home!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Don't try this at Home!'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:57am, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken show us just how incredible the human body is. With big stunts and experiments they'll explore the extraordinary ways medicine can fix us.

Series, 2014, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 8


9:39am

Operation Ouch! ‘We're Having A Baby’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'We're Having A Baby'

ABC Entertains, 9:39am, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 28 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors find themselves in a race as they explore the special bones in your feet. Meet the families awaiting the arrival of the first ever Ouch babies, and you won't believe your eyes in today's mindbending trick.

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 8 Episode 1


8:06pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Bendy Bodies’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Bendy Bodies'

ABC Kids/Family, 8:06pm, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

The Doctors reveal what makes you flexible as they test the incredible strength of a tendon to the max, and they find out what it's like to be Air Ambulance pilots in Operation Takeover.

Series, 2016, Australia, English, Children, Season 5 Episode 1


Thursday, September 4

2:57am

Operation Ouch! ‘A Body Full of Blood’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'A Body Full of Blood'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:57am, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 27 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken show us just how incredible the human body is. With big stunts and experiments they'll explore the extraordinary ways medicine can fix us.

Series, 2014, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 9


8:08pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Ear We Go!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Ear We Go!'

ABC Kids/Family, 8:08pm, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

The Doctors reveal how your eardrum works to enable you to hear and they find out how tough it is to be Hospital Radio Hosts. Dr Chris discovers what it takes for anesthetists to keep you safe and pain-free during operations.

Series, 2016, Australia, English, Children, Season 5 Episode 2


11:47pm

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

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home - Mucus'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:47pm, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 13 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris & Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at mucus, and show you an experiment to test the power of snot.

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 4


Friday, September 5

2:55am

Operation Ouch! ‘The bits that make you Scream "Ouch!"’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'The bits that make you Scream "Ouch!"'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:55am, Fri, 5 Sep 2025, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken show us just how incredible the human body is. With big stunts and experiments they'll explore the extraordinary ways medicine can fix us.

Series, 2014, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 10


Saturday, September 6

2:54am

Operation Ouch! ‘We're Having A Baby’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'We're Having A Baby'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:54am, Sat, 6 Sep 2025, 28 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors find themselves in a race as they explore the special bones in your feet. Meet the families awaiting the arrival of the first ever Ouch babies, and you won't believe your eyes in today's mindbending trick.

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 8 Episode 1


11:34pm

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

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home: Poo'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:34pm, Sat, 6 Sep 2025, 14 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris & Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at Number 2s, and show you an experiment to make your own fake poo.

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 5


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