An Italian child goes on a journey to find his mother in Argentina.
A young Italian boy named Marco is devastated when his mother must leave home to work in Argentina to pay off the family debt. She sends the family letters, but soon the messages stop coming, which worries Marco and sets him off on an epic quest to find her.
Aired: Jan 3, 1976 Nine-year-old Marco is thrilled to go on a family picnic, not knowing that it...
Aired: Jan 10, 1976 A year has passed since Anna left. Marco thinks about becoming a postman afte...
Aired: Jan 17, 1976 Marco sets out on his first job to deliver an urgent letter for Gina. A fun d...
Aired: Jan 24, 1976 Marco wants to work to help his mother come home sooner, but his father won't...
Aired: Jan 31, 1976 Emilio helps Marco get a job washing bottles after school. Marco's father Pie...
Aired: Feb 7, 1976 Marco has an ominous dream about his mother, and he worries when there is no ...
Aired: Feb 14, 1976 Poor Marco can barely see the ocean from his new place. He goes from roof to ...
Aired: Feb 21, 1976 Marco's monkey delights onlookers by dancing in the puppet show. Peppino the ...
Aired: Feb 28, 1976 When Marco shows Pietro's friend the way to the hospital, he is touched to di...
Aired: Mar 6, 1976 Concetta goes out on the streets despite having a cold. Her symptoms worsen, ...
Aired: Mar 13, 1976 Fiorina must put on a show alone because everyone else is ill. Just as she ge...
12. Day of the Flight of the Hot-Air Balloon
Aired: Mar 20, 1976Marco once again considers going to Argentina. Emilio asks Renato to help Mar...
Aired: Mar 27, 1976 Joy over the group trip to Argentina is cut short when Renato goes back on hi...
Aired: Apr 3, 1976 When Marco reveals that he'd meant to be on the ship to Argentina, Pietro beg...
Aired: Apr 10, 1976 Marco is discovered by Leonardo, but the ship's head cook is impressed by his...
Aired: Apr 17, 1976 The head cook is touched by Marco's love for his mother and takes him under h...
Aired: Apr 24, 1976 Marco grows fond of his new life aboard the ship.
Aired: May 2, 1976 The ship arrives in Rio de Janeiro. Marco's friends help him look for another...
19. Shining Stars of the Southern Cross
Aired: May 9, 1976The ship Marco boards in Rio is full of sick people and the meals are dismal....
Aired: May 16, 1976 Six days after leaving Rio, the ship sustains heavy damage due to violent wea...
21. The La Plata Is the River of Silver
Aired: May 23, 1976Marco begs for the ship to go faster after waking from a terrifying nightmare.
Aired: May 30, 1976 The ship finally arrives in Buenos Aires. The person who knows Anna's whereab...
Aired: Jun 6, 1976 Marco is at his wit's after losing all his money. Then he hears about a woman...
Aired: Jun 13, 1976 After being left with absolutely no information on his mother's whereabouts, ...
Aired: Jun 20, 1976 Peppino and his family decide to accompany Marco to Bahía Blanca.
Aired: Jun 27, 1976 The day has come to leave for Bahía Blanca.
Aired: Jul 4, 1976 Peppino has an idea to start a show based on Marco's life. Fiorina breaks dow...
Aired: Jul 11, 1976 Fiorina's heart breaks further as Peppino decides to write the death of Marco...
Aired: Jul 18, 1976 Marco and his friends finally find shelter after running out of water. Gaucho...
Aired: Jul 25, 1976 Marco and his friends are able to make their way to an inn after Carlos repai...
Aired: Aug 1, 1976 Peppino and his troop stay the night in an abandoned place with a caved-in ro...
Aired: Aug 8, 1976 An Italian immigrant family suggests paying Mr. Moretti a visit for possible ...
Aired: Aug 15, 1976 Marco visits Mr. Moretti soon after arriving in Bahía Blanca, but he provides...
34. I Need to Go Back to Genova
Aired: Aug 22, 1976Peppino's words have no effect on Marco. When Fiorina expresses her concern, ...
Aired: Aug 29, 1976 Marco meets a vagrant in town. After hearing his story, the man gives Marco a...
Aired: Sep 5, 1976 The news of his mother brings Marco's time with Fiorina closer toward its end...
Aired: Sep 12, 1976 Marco arrives in Buenos Aires, only to discover that his mother had already m...
Aired: Sep 19, 1976 Marco learns the deep extent of his mother's patience when he meets her cruel...
Aired: Sep 26, 1976 The captain becomes angry about Marco getting a free ride to Rosario, but cha...
Aired: Oct 3, 1976 Marco gets turned away at the door at the mansion in Rosario. Federico scroun...
41. If I Could Go Home with Mother...
Aired: Oct 10, 1976Marco strengthens his resolve to find his mother after his chance meeting wit...
Aired: Oct 17, 1976 Mequinez had moved long before Marco's arrival in Córdoba. In the town, Marco...
Aired: Oct 24, 1976 To raise some money, Pablo looks for work in the fields. Unfortunately, the p...
Aired: Oct 31, 1976 The house is not inhabited by the person Marco is looking for, but by an arch...
Aired: Nov 6, 1976 the train attendants find Marco during an inspection and the boy ends up goin...
46. Trip by Cow-Drawn Carriage
Aired: Nov 13, 1976During the journey, Marco falls ill for a few days and the herdsmen who take ...
47. Mother Is at the Foot of That Mountain
Aired: Nov 20, 1976After traveling for days, Marco leaves the group of herdsmen to get to Tucuman.
Aired: Nov 27, 1976 The journey to the village of Tucuman proves to be more hard than expected.
Aired: Dec 4, 1976 Having lost his donkey, Marco has to walk on foot
Aired: Dec 11, 1976 Exhausted and under the snow, Marco is collected by a young man on horseback....
Aired: Dec 18, 1976 The long journey is over. The residence of the Mequinez is now visible and Ma...
52. Back to Genova with Mother
Aired: Dec 25, 1976After the recovery, Marco's mother can resume normal life. The Meguinez famil...
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