Pirate Islands
Pirate Islands is an Australian children's television program screened on Network Ten in 2003. The show was rebroadcast on 4kids TV in 2003, which was called the FoxBox at the time. It has also screened on Nickelodeon UK in early 2008. A sequel called Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji screened on Network Ten in 2007. It has also screened on the Disney Channel Australia and on the CITV Channel in the United Kingdom. In Vietnam, it is aired on VTC9 - Let's Viet (Aug, Sept-2009), and also screened in Spain and Portugal by the Disney Channel.
Pirate Islands
Plot Summary
Three children, Kate, Sarah, and Nicholas are trapped on a computer-generated pirate island. They lose their scanner, the only artifact which can return them to their own world, to the ferocious Captain Blackheart, whose evil nature is matched only by his incompetence. The island contains a settlement of children from shipwrecks, who urgently need to obtain Captain Quaid's treasure to return home. Their leader, Mars, becomes increasingly attracted to Kate, eldest of the three children, much to the chagrin of Carmen, who also nourishes affection for him. The ghost of Captain Quaid is confined to a shipwreck on the island's coast and he is not helpful when it comes to finding his treasure. Belle, a sentient flower that communicates by tinkling, is probably more intelligent than anyone else in the plot. Eventually good triumphs over evil, Carmen makes her peace with Kate and then sails home. Kate goes home, but not before assuring Mars she will return.
Episode Titles
Series 1 - Part 1
- Episode 1 - The Game - Kate is playing a new game, Pirate Islands, for her father as a test run. Sarah and Nicholas come into the room to see what she is doing. Sarah picks up a scanner and when lightning hits the house the three of them are transported into the game. But when Captain Blackheart steals the scanner, they must rely on the help of Mars to try and get it back.
- Episode 2 - Sanctuary - Nicholas comes under attack by a plant after going through a node, an icon which can transport them to somewhere else on the island. Unable to get the scanner to do anything, Captain Blackheart orders his men to find and bring back Kate
- Episode 3 - Close Call - Mars comes to help Kate after her boots which walk on water disappear under her feet and she falls into the water - but can't swim properly. Nicholas and Sarah act as decoys for Kate - but will it backfire when the pirates go after them?
- Episode 4 - Blackmail - Carmen betrays Nicholas to Blackheart and Kate must move quickly to try to save him from walking the plank - but first she needs to ask Mars for help.
- Episode 5 - The Great Escape - Kate demands that Mars helps her to see Nicholas on Blackheart's ship - but Carmen isn't too willing to let him. Despite everything which has happened - could Mars be falling in love with Kate?
- Episode 6 - Haunted Islands - After getting the scanner back, Kate realises the batteries are dead. She finds a new node leading to a new island, haunted island, in which they meet Captain Quade (The ghost Captain Blackheart killed.
- Episode 7 - Talking Plants - Sarah finds yet a new node, one leading to plant island. There she finds Bell, the talking plant. Meanwhile perry runs away.
- Episode 8 - Perry The Kid - Perry goes to join the pirates but is found by nicholas. Perry gives nicholas the music box which contains new batteries for the scanner.
- Episode 9 - The Second Power Up - Nicholas finds a jet-pack that gives him the power of flight.
- Episode 10 - Nightmare - Blackheart orders Carmen to use her medical knowledge to cure his nightmares.
- Episode 11 - Plantspeak - Blackheart, fed up with Kate's interference, takes the offensive and sets out to find and destroy her.
- Episode 12 - Ghost Attack - Kate makes the superstitious pirates think that there's a ghost roving their ship.
- Episode 13 - The Showdown - Kate brings the scanner to mars's village and sets out for a bargain to get home. Blackheart finds them and Kate and Blackheart battle for the scanner. Blackheart wins over kate and kate is helpless while Blackheart leaves with the scanner.
Series 1 Part 2
- Episode 14 - The Riddle - Blackheart finds a riddle, and uses it to find the first clue to the treasure. Kate realises the only way to retrieve the scanner is to beat Blackheart to the treasure and do a swap. Kate finds a chest using the riddle and finds a black key inside, Blackheart steals it leaving Kate helpless once more.
- Episode 15 - Kate Finds A Sword - Kate sets out to Captain Quade's ghost ship, she steals his sword yet finds it to be usesless. And so she battles Blackheart and wins his sword.
- Episode 16 - Training - Mars teaches Kate how to use a sword. Meanwhile Blackheart finds a door with no lock. Meanwhile Carmen fires Mars as the village leader
- Episode 17 - Mars Restored - Carmen orders the castaways to paint every tree red with a cross until they find Kate's treehouse, meanwhile mars is brought back as the village leader.
- Episode 18 - The White Room - Kate steals the key and knocks on the mysterious door, a lock appears. Once inside everything is white, except for the wheel floating in the air.
- Episode 19 - Kate vs Mars - Mars comes to a conclusion that Kate has been using him to find the treasure, so he steals the wheel desperate to solve the clue.
- Episode 20 - Sarah Kidnapped - Blackheart kidnaps Sarah in order for knowledge of the wheel. She escapes thinking she has the scanner but is wrong.
- Episode 21 - The Storm - Blackheart turns the scanner on and Pirate Islands starts to be destroyed. Kate throws him the wheel and runs towards the scanner to turn it off. She fails and Blackheart leaves with the scanner and the wheel.
- Episode 22 - Behind The Waterfall - Blackheart solves the next clue and finds a hidden spot on a tree. He inserts the wheel and a door behind the waterfall opens. Kate runs inside followed by Mars. They find the next clue, a golden egg and become friends once again.
- Episode 23 - Carmen's Betrayal - Carmen betrays Mars because she's jealous of Kate. Kate finds out she needs to bring the egg to the top of the cliffs on castaway island. The egg turns into a diamond, the next clue.
- Episode 24 - Defeating Quade - Kate solves the next riddle and realises she must bring the diamond to Captain Quade's ghost ship. Blackheart follows her. Quade discovers love and shows Kate where to place the diamond. A holographic map appears showing a new island, A secret island, where Kate must find the golden idol.
- Episode 25 - Secret Island - Kate travels to secret island with mars, Carmen follows, So does Blackheart. They finds the doorway to the golden idol but Blackheart gets there first. He pushes them onto a ledge near a pit of molten lava and leaves them there, beaten.
- Episode 26 - Going Home - Kate realises the game has no rules. She finds she can fly, along with her friends. And so she gets to the golden idol. Blackheart and Kate battle it out for the treasure and Blackheart gets turned to gold. Kate escapes the island and retrieves the scanner, she leaves Pirate Islands assuring Mars she will return.
The Clues To The Golden Idol
While Kate, Sarah and Nicholas are inside "Pirate Islands" They need to find the 'Golden Idol' To get home. And so they follow the clues.
- The Skeleton Key - Opens the door with no lock
- The Wooden Wheel - Opens the secret door behind the waterfall
- The Golden Egg - Inside is a diamond
- The Diamond - Used to make a holographic map
- The Holographic Map - Shows the way to secret islands
- Secret Island - Where they find the golden idol
The Power-Ups
2 Power-Ups have been hidden inside 'Pirate Islands' For the kids to find, these are -
- The Jetpack - Helps the user fly
- The Magic Boots - Helps the user walk on water.
The Islands
- Castaway Island - The Island for the castaway children, mars and carmen.
- Haunted Island - Where 'The Ghost Of Captain Quade' lives.
- Plant Island - Where there are talking plants and Sarah finds Bell.
- Main Island - Where the beach and the treehouse is.
- Secret Island - Where they find 'The Golden Idol'
Cast List
Merchandise
Two Telemovies (Each 96 mins) have been released. They are cut down versions of all 26 episodes, which leaves out a lot of footage. There have been no plans to release all 26 episodes in a DVD boxset.
Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji
Plot Summary
Three Australian computer game champs, Tyler, Marty and Zoey and one Fijian computer champ, Kirra are forced to swap their game consoles for real swords when they are thrown into a virtual pirate island world in Fiji. They face the dreaded Captain Blackheart and his dangerous, seductive new First Mate, Lily and a band of fierce pirates for a hoard of treasure stolen from an Egyptian Pharaoh's tomb by the legendary pirate ship, Neptune's Revenge, and its captain, Salty Ben. Tyler, Kirra and Alison befriend a local Fijian tribe and its leader, Sol, who takes a liking to Kirra, while Marty preferes the pirate lifestyle, becoming Captain Blackheart's cabin boy at one stage. Marty's allegiance is constantly questioned whether he's on Blackheart's side or his brother Tyler's side, after Lily, leads a revolt and takes over Blackheart's ship. This is a problem for Marty, as Lily is crueller, more suspicious and far cleverer than Blackheart, who is more there for comedy than fast-paced action scenes.
Will Tyler, Kirra and Alison find the three torn pieces of the treasure map and find their way home, or will the dreaded Captain Blackheart, Marty, Lily and the pirate crew find the Eye of Osiris, treasure of treasures, and live forever?
Cast List
Episode Titles
- Episode 1 - Game On
- Episode 2 - Sanctuary
- Episode 3 - Nemesis
- Episode 4 - Without Paddles
- Episode 5 - Secrets and Lies
- Episode 6 - Poison
- Episode 7 - Mutiny
- Episode 8 - Cross and Doublecross
- Episode 9 - Choices
- Episode 10 - Broadside
- Episode 11 - Drum Roll
- Episode 12 - Unholy Alliance
- Episode 13 - Tabu
Merchandise
All 13 episodes have been released on DVD in the Netherlands. The audio is English but there are Dutch subtitles.
Television Airing
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