Episode 1
Episode 1
11m
A 5-year-old boy heads out to buy yakisoba noodles, bean sprouts and bread. He gets off to a promising start but suddenly returns home empty-handed.
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TV series
Old Enough!
199132 seasons7.0 / 10
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.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Old Enough! premiered June 8, 1991. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
14m
A boy and girl are asked to get some firewood and green onions. Obtaining the items is easy enough, but carrying the firewood is quite the challenge.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
15m
Two siblings take a ferry and trolley to go shopping for their mom. Twenty-five years later, the older sister sends her son on an errand of his own.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
19m
Tasked with picking up a wall clock for their new home, an excited sister and brother head to a department store, talking to everyone along the way.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
21m
Acting as a little mother, a girl takes her younger brother on an errand to buy some groceries but has trouble pronouncing what she needs to buy.
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Episode 6
Episode 6
13m
A mother wants to let her 3-year-old son do something by himself, so she asks him to deliver a water bottle to his older brother at kindergarten.
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Episode 7
Episode 7
10m
A 4-year-old boy refuses to run an errand for his mother because he is shy. He finally musters the courage to go, but his determination soon wavers.
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Episode 8
Episode 8
14m
Inspired by a picture book, a little girl is always happy to help. One day, she takes her mother’s pants to a local store to get them repaired.
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Episode 9
Episode 9
13m
Two sisters head out to deliver a flower to their grandma and do some grocery shopping, but they hit a snag when they forget what they have to buy.
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Episode 10
Episode 10
16mfinale
A 4-year-old girl must ride the bus by herself to visit her mother at the hospital. However, she has a hard time embarking without her doting father.
Where to watch Old Enough!Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026
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More about Old Enough!
Cast
Shinsuke Chikaishi
Hiroko Moriguchi
Irie Kanako
George Tokoro
Shigeru Muroi
Margie Tsang Wah-SinJanet Chow
Katsumi TakahashiCredits
- Created by
- Atsushi Ouchi
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 101
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- はじめてのおつかい
Networks & production
Nippon TVJapan
YTVJapan
Nippon Television Network CorporationJapan
Themes
feelgoodjapaneseslice of life