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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

Sunday, June 14

2:54am

Operation Ouch! ‘Fingers on Buzzers!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Fingers on Buzzers!'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:54am, Sun, 14 Jun 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors supersize tiny air sacs inside your lungs - your awesome Alveoli! And its fingers on buzzers in Ouchology - who will get snotted?

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 9


11:33pm

Operation Ouch! ‘What Makes You Go Yuck?’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'What Makes You Go Yuck?'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:33pm, Sun, 14 Jun 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Are you squeamish? Find out why in today's lab experiment and get ready to get moving in Investigation Ouch! The Doctors tackle medical mysteries on the wards in Ouch & About and we meet two more new Ouch Patients.

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Children, Season 7 Episode 3


Monday, June 15

2:55am

Operation Ouch! ‘It's a Lung Slide!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'It's a Lung Slide!'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:55am, Mon, 15 Jun 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


11:45pm

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

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home: Fingerprints'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:45pm, Mon, 15 Jun 2026, 15 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at fingerprints, and show you an experiment to catch your own criminal!

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


Tuesday, June 16

2:48am

Operation Ouch! ‘Earmageddon!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Earmageddon!'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:48am, Tue, 16 Jun 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


5:32am

Operation Ouch!

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

ABC Entertains, 5:32am, Tue, 16 Jun 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

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, Australia, English, Children


9:27am

Operation Ouch! ‘Fart Rocket!’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'Fart Rocket!'

ABC Entertains, 9:27am, Tue, 16 Jun 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Hilarious twin doctors Chris and Xand plus Dr Ronx explore the weirdest and most wonderful bits of medicine. From sneezes and snot to pimples and poo, nothing escapes their crazy experiments.

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Children, Season 13 Episode 1


Wednesday, June 17

2:55am

Operation Ouch! ‘Heroic Hippocampus’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Heroic Hippocampus'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:55am, Wed, 17 Jun 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


9:28am

Operation Ouch! ‘Tummy Rumble-tastic!’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'Tummy Rumble-tastic!'

ABC Entertains, 9:28am, Wed, 17 Jun 2026, 32 minutes

REPEAT

Hilarious twin doctors Chris and Xand plus Dr Ronx explore the weirdest and most wonderful bits of medicine. From sneezes and snot to pimples and poo, nothing escapes their crazy experiments.

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Children, Season 13 Episode 2


11:47pm

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

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home: Eyes'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:47pm, Wed, 17 Jun 2026, 13 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at eyes, and show you an experiment to find your blind spot!

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 9


Thursday, June 18

2:37am

Operation Ouch! ‘Totally Gross!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Totally Gross!'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:37am, Thu, 18 Jun 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Newsflash just in... a super gross stink has been detected coming from the vicinity of the Doctors' lab. The hunt is on for grossest thing on Operation Ouch!...ever!

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 13


Friday, June 19

2:57am

Operation Ouch! ‘Operation Ouch! Does Space’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Operation Ouch! Does Space'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:57am, Fri, 19 Jun 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Blast off! Dr Chris boards a weightless flight and Dr Xand meets an astronaut to explore what happens to the human body in space. How do you sneeze, poo and wee in zero gravity?

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 14


Saturday, June 20

2:45am

Operation Ouch! ‘Let's Talk About Cancer’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Let's Talk About Cancer'

ABC Kids/Family, 2:45am, Sat, 20 Jun 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors are talking cancer and answering all the big questions: What is it? Why do people get it? How can it be treated? And how can you help someone going through it?

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 15


11:32pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Don't Pick Your Scabs!’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Don't Pick Your Scabs!'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:32pm, Sat, 20 Jun 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Xand goes underwater to show how your blood clots, and Dr Ronx finds out how echolocation - an amazing navigation technique used by bats to fly in the dark - is helping visually impaired patients.

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Children, Season 7 Episode 4


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