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

Monday, May 18

11:45pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Itchy Crusty Scabs’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Itchy Crusty Scabs'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:45pm, Mon, 18 May 2026, 14 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors look at how scabs work and why you shouldn't itch them, unless it's a DO Try edible scab! Yummy!

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 8


Tuesday, May 19

9:20am

Operation Ouch! ‘Don't Cry This At Home’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'Don't Cry This At Home'

ABC Entertains, 9:20am, Tue, 19 May 2026, 32 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand look at the cool bit of body kit that sucks your tears away when you cry! The Ouchologists quiz the Doctors in today's dose of Ouchology, but who will get snotted?

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 7


11:05pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Gob-Smacking Growth Plates’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Gob-Smacking Growth Plates'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:05pm, Tue, 19 May 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Operation Ouch! is back with huge body experiments and incredible investigations to show you how your amazing body works. There's new 'Operation Takeover' challenges, four 'Ouch Patients' to meet and First Aid returns.

Series, 2017, Australia, English, Children, Season 6 Episode 9


11:33pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Eye Popping’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Eye Popping'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:33pm, Tue, 19 May 2026, 14 minutes

REPEAT

With the kitchen lab upside down, the doctors reveal the incredible job of your optic nerve and show you how to make your own eye-popping game.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 9


Wednesday, May 20

9:38am

Operation Ouch! ‘Who's Getting Snotted?’

ABC Entertains

Operation Ouch!

'Who's Getting Snotted?'

ABC Entertains, 9:38am, Wed, 20 May 2026, 31 minutes

REPEAT

There's a snot-tastic dose of Ouchology when the doctors face tough medical questions, and a VIP guest is due in the lab but with a long list of requests, will the Doctors be ready for their arrival?

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 8


11:46pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Squidgy Stomach’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Squidgy Stomach'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:46pm, Wed, 20 May 2026, 14 minutes

REPEAT

A camera pill shows Dr Chris' digestive system at work squidging food, and get ready to make your own fake stomach!

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 10


Friday, May 22

11:44pm

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

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home: Bones'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:44pm, Fri, 22 May 2026, 14 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris & Dr Xand have brought their lab into Xand's kitchen! In today's episode, the doctors look at bones, and show you an experiment to make them bendy.

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


Saturday, May 23

11:30pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Sensational Sphincters’

ABC Kids/Family

Operation Ouch!

'Sensational Sphincters'

ABC Kids/Family, 11:30pm, Sat, 23 May 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Operation Ouch! is back with huge body experiments and incredible investigations to show you how your amazing body works. There's new 'Operation Takeover' challenges, four 'Ouch Patients' to meet and First Aid returns.

Series, 2017, Australia, English, Children, Season 6 Episode 10


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