Old Enough!(1991)

6.7

32 Seasons

RealityFamily

Overview

Children go on errands all by themselves for the very first time as a camera crew follows along in this beloved, long-running reality show from Japan.

Created By: Atsushi Ouchi

Episodes

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Ep 1

Episode 1

A 2-year-old boy is entrusted with grocery shopping. It may take a moment for his brain to kick into gear sometimes, but he gets there eventually.

08/06/19918 min

Ep 2

Episode 2

Tasked with making fresh mandarin juice, a mischievous 4-year-old is tempted by the freedom of an empty house. His mom gives him an angry phone call.

31/03/202211 min

Ep 3

Episode 3

A polite girl does her best to run errands while her younger sister is ill. Everything goes smoothly — until she encounters a troublesome cabbage.

31/03/202212 min

Ep 4

Episode 4

A 3-year-old girl helps out her mom by shopping at a busy fish market, where she chats with the merchants before coming home with an unexpected item.

31/03/202210 min

Ep 5

Episode 5

Two 3-year-old friends enjoy working together to buy sweet dumplings before heading up a steep flight of steps to their local shrine to buy amulets.

31/03/202215 min

Ep 6

Episode 6

A 2-year-old boy who looks up to his sushi chef father is asked to take his dad's clothes to the cleaners. However, he is reluctant to leave home.

31/03/202215 min

Ep 7

Episode 7

A café owner's youngest daughter runs an errand in their old castle town. With the support of her close-knit community, she pushes herself to the end.

31/03/202215 min

Ep 8

Episode 8

Hilly Hakodate presents a journey full of mishaps for a boy who is asked to take freshly caught fish to the fishmonger and buy apples for his sister.

31/03/202221 min

Ep 9

Episode 9

When asked to obtain an olive flounder for her family's restaurant, a 2-year-old girl looks for courage from above to enter a dark hatchery alone.

31/03/202211 min

Ep 10

Episode 10

A 3-year-old crybaby is tasked with delivering her beloved father's lunch. With a special code word in mind, she fights back her tears for his sake.

31/03/202216 min

Ep 11

Episode 11

Two 4-year-old boys with polar opposite personalities go on an errand in downtown Tokyo together. Their sharp eyes quickly spot the disguised cameras.

10/08/199111 min

Ep 12

Episode 12

An eager young girl is tasked with guiding a local priest to her home, but she needs to find the courage to call out in the silent temple grounds.

31/03/202216 min

Ep 13

Episode 13

A talkative 3-year-old girl heads to a car repair shop to pick up a photo album. Busy chatting to herself on the way, she forgets about her errand.

31/03/202211 min

Ep 14

Episode 14

Usually coddled by his family, the youngest child of a ramen store boss goes to buy ingredients while wearing a chef uniform just like his dad's.

31/03/202215 min

Ep 15

Episode 15

The daughter of a persimmon orchardist shows her stubborn side when she’s asked to run an errand. Father and daughter clash in a battle of wills.

31/03/202217 min

Ep 16

Episode 16

After leaving his cheering uniform at home, a father tasks his 3-year-old son with navigating the bus route home to fetch it before a big event.

31/03/202213 min

Ep 17

Episode 17

Two friends take a relaxing stroll along an embankment to buy tea for a local Shizuoka custom in which tea is gargled to prevent colds and the flu.

31/03/20229 min

Ep 18

Episode 18

A caretaker of a famous Tokushima vine bridge and a tea house owner send their only son on his first errand. But he struggles to remember what to buy.

31/03/202214 min