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The InBESTigators is an Australian children's mockumentary comedy drama television series created by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope and broadcast on ABC Me (Australia only) and Netflix outside Australia. The series stars Anna Cooke, Aston Droomer, Jamil Smyth-Secka and Abby Bergman as Maudie Miller, Ezra Banks, Kyle Klimson and Ava Andrikides, four grade 5 kids who solve crimes around school or their neighbourhood. As of November 30, 2019, 40 episodes of the series have aired in a total of two seasons.
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Shorts |
Series Overview
Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | |
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1 | 20 | June 21, 2019 ("The Case of the Curious New Girl") | July 10, 2019 ("The Case of the Baffling Birthday") | |
2 | 20 | November 11, 2019 ("The Case of the Concert Catastrophe") | November 30, 2019 ("The Case of the Triple Inbestigation") | |
Shorts | 6 | October 2019 |
Episodes
Season 1
Title card | Title | Season | Overall | Original air date |
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"The Case of the Curious New Girl" | 1 | 1 | June 21, 2019 | |
When Maudie solves a playground robbery on her first day at school, she and new friends Ezra, Ava and Kyle create The Inbestigators Detective Agency. | ||||
"The Case of the Disappearing Deliveries" | 2 | 2 | June 22, 2019 | |
When Sophie's online shopping parcels are delivered but never received she hires the Inbestigators to track them down. | ||||
"The Case of the Missing Solar System" | 3 | 3 | June 23, 2019 | |
Pixie is horrified when her solar system diorama goes missing, even more so when Miss Tan accuses her of not doing the assignment. Kyle thinks he’s tracked it down when he pulls a crumpled diorama out of the bin, but Pixie is adamant that it’s not hers - she painted all her planets pink and sparkly. Upset that no one believes that she has for once done her homework, Pixie is desperate for Maudie to find out what happened. | ||||
"The Case of the Distressed Dancer" | 4 | 4 | June 24, 2019 | |
When his dance troupes concert routine is sabotaged, Zac hires the Inbestigators to find out who at the dance academy is responsible. | ||||
"The Case of the Sleepover Secret" | 5 | 5 | June 25, 2019 | |
Pixie is furious when something she privately told Ava is made public, so Maudie resolves to find out how Pixies secret got out. | ||||
"The Case of the Big Mouth Challenge" | 6 | 6 | June 26, 2019 | |
Ben, the new boy, seems lonely so Maudie and Ezra sit with him at lunchtime. Ben’s not very good at making friends, or conversation, but after Ezra discovers Ben can fit an entire Disc Chockey – a very large chocolate biscuit - in his mouth without breaking it, Ben is suddenly the most popular boy in school. His fame only grows when he mounts the Disc Chockey Challenge to see who else can do his trick, but watching the competition makes Maudie feel suspicious. | ||||
"The Case of the Pestering Prank Caller" | 7 | 7 | June 27, 2019 | |
When a prank caller targets Ezra and his neighbours, Maudie believes the Inbestigators can track down who is making the mystery calls. | ||||
"The Case of the Spoiled Sports Day" | 8 | 8 | June 28, 2019 | |
At the sports carnival, Kyle loses his temper when he doesn't win a race, but Maudie suspects there might be more to Kyle's unexpected loss. | ||||
"The Case of the Exciting Excursion" | 9 | 9 | June 29, 2019 | |
The Grade Five rock climbing excursion is jeopardised when the permission slips go missing, but Maudie suspects they may have been hidden on purpose. | ||||
"The Case of the Very Lost Notebook" | 10 | 10 | June 30, 2019 | |
When Maudie loses her beloved notebook Ezra, Ava and Kyle band together to reunite their friend with her most prized possession. | ||||
"The Case of the Suspect Sprinkler" | 11 | 11 | July 1, 2019 | |
When the timer on Mrs Maniaci's sprinkler system is tampered with before the 'Garden of the Year'; competition, the Inbestigators must track down the culprit. | ||||
"The Case of the Peculiar Pop Quiz" | 12 | 12 | July 2, 2019 | |
Maudie and Ava infiltrate Mr Barker's grade six class to watch his famous pop quiz, where Maudie uncovers a crime. | ||||
"The Case of the Science Sabotage" | 13 | 13 | July 3, 2019 | |
When Annie's science fair experiment is stolen, the Inbestigators must track it down before the judging commences. | ||||
"The Case of the Wrecked Rehearsal" | 14 | 14 | July 4, 2019 | |
When Esther is injured in the dress rehearsal of the Grade Five play, Maudie must figure out who caused the mishap before showtime. | ||||
"The Case of the Perplexing Painting" | 15 | 15 | July 5, 2019 | |
When Esther's painting is damaged during the Art Show, Maudie has trouble proving who ruined the artwork without finding the evidence first. | ||||
"The Case of the Turtle Thief" | 16 | 16 | July 6, 2019 | |
When a turtle is stolen from Ryan's back yard, Ezra offers the agency's services but Maudie is convinced something about the robbery doesn't add up. | ||||
"The Case of the Misplaced Mug" | 17 | 17 | July 7, 2019 | |
Mr McGillick is upset after he loses his precious 'World's Best Principal' mug so Ezra makes it his personal mission to get it back. | ||||
"The Case of the Sad Little Sister" | 18 | 18 | July 8, 2019 | |
Poppy loses her school hat and is forced to sit in the shelter shed, where Maudie discovers there may be more to the missing hat. | ||||
"The Case of the Disoriented Drone" | 19 | 19 | July 9, 2019 | |
After a little girl's drone is blown away, the Inbestigators must prove that a boy in a neighbouring house has claimed it as his own. | ||||
"The Case of the Baffling Birthday" | 20 | 20 | July 10, 2019 | |
Ava wants to give Maudie her first proper birthday party but Maudie gets sidetracked by a mystery. |
Season 2
Title card | Title | Season | Overall | Original air date |
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"The Case of the Concert Catastrophe" | 1 | 21 | November 11, 2019 | |
Maudie is crushed when her tickets to a pop concert go missing, especially since it seems likely that she herself has misplaced them. | ||||
"The Case of the Soccer Saga" | 2 | 22 | November 12, 2019 | |
Kyle asks Maudie and Ava to make a video of his soccer match but Maudie discovers something about the game is not quite right. | ||||
"The Case of the Puzzling Pet Day" | 3 | 23 | November 23, 2019 | |
When the Animal Shelter visits school to audition kids for a television commercial, Maudie suspects a crime is happening right under everyone's noses. | ||||
"The Case of the Copy Cat" | 4 | 24 | November 14, 2019 | |
Ava is selected to deliver a speech at the town hall, but when she is accused of stealing it, Maudie must prove her innocence. | ||||
"The Case of the Rosemary Riddle" | 5 | 25 | November 15, 2019 | |
Ezra is grumpy when his visiting Nanna interrupts his detective work until she unexpectedly gives the Inbestigators a case to crack. | ||||
"The Case of the Robot Robbery" | 6 | 26 | November 16, 2019 | |
On Science and Technology dress-up day, Patrick is upset when his robot costume is stolen by an unidentified mad professor. | ||||
"The Case of the Vanishing Koalas" | 7 | 27 | November 17, 2019 | |
Kakow Koalas are the latest snack sensation sweeping the playground and Mario is hungry for justice when his are stolen. | ||||
"The Case of the Extremely Empty Freezer" | 8 | 28 | November 18, 2019 | |
Ava plans a birthday party to cheer up a lovesick Mr Barker, but things go wrong when his birthday cake goes missing during the celebrations. | ||||
"The Case of the Miraculous Mini Golfer" | 9 | 29 | November 19, 2019 | |
Convinced a customer is cheating to claim a prize, Charlie hires the Inbestigators to help save his job at the Mini Golf Park. | ||||
"The Case of the Problematic Party" | 10 | 30 | November 20, 2019 | |
The Inbestigators promise to help when Toby's birthday invitation to five friends is mysteriously copied and distributed to the entire class. | ||||
"The Case of the Lousy Lunch Orders" | 11 | 31 | November 21, 2019 | |
Ezra is outraged when everyone's treat day lunch orders are replaced with healthy food and insists on tracking down the culprit. | ||||
"The Case of the Interrupting Intern" | 12 | 32 | November 22, 2019 | |
Maudie is upset when Ezra, Ava and Kyle promote their new intern to an Inbestigator after he surprisingly solves a case before Maudie. | ||||
"The Case of the Freaky Frequency" | 13 | 33 | November 23, 2019 | |
When the ice-cream shop loses business because customers can't lock their cars, the Inbestigators must uncover why all the car keys in the area have stopped working. | ||||
"The Case of the Tricky Trimathlon" | 14 | 34 | November 24, 2019 | |
After he accidentally signs up for the Trimathlon, Kyle surprises everyone by doing well, until he mysteriously can't find his cheat sheet. | ||||
"The Case of the Burgled Bags" | 15 | 35 | November 25, 2019 | |
When Gary, the school's lollipop man, is accused of stealing bags from parents' cars, Kyle is devastated and determined to clear his name. | ||||
"The Case of the Distracted Detective" | 16 | 36 | November 26, 2019 | |
Ezra is nominated for the Young Small Business Awards but as the event draws near, Ezra is increasingly upset and Maudie must find out why. | ||||
"The Case of the Fishy Fundraiser" | 17 | 37 | November 27, 2019 | |
Amelia resents her fundraising cupcake stall being upstaged by a lemonade stall, so when things go sour, Amelia is accused of sabotage. | ||||
"The Case of the Incridible Fortune Teller" | 18 | 38 | November 28, 2019 | |
Ezra and Ava's friendship is tested when Ramona's fortune telling predictions come between them during the Coins for a Cure fundraiser. | ||||
"The Case of the Unhappy Camper" | 19 | 39 | November 29, 2019 | |
When Mr McGillick's phone goes missing at the Grade Five camp, Kyle is accused of hiding it as part of a prank. | ||||
"The Case of the Triple Inbestigation" | 20 | 40 | November 30, 2019 | |
While on the hunt for Ezra's missing goldfish, Maudie uncovers two more puzzling mysteries to be solved. |
Season 3
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Shorts
Meet the Characters
Image | Title | Number | Release date |
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"Who is Ava Andrikides?" | 1 | October 2019 | |
No one will be surprised when Ava grows up and is either running a country, a major corporation, the United Nations or all three. A vivacious natural leader, Ava is a consummate multi-tasker. | |||
"Who is Ezra Banks?" | 2 | October 2019 | |
Ezra likes his clothes to be clean, his hair to be neat and his belongings to be organised. Ezra is hungry for adventure just as long as it doesn't involve heights, dogs, laser tag, any rowdy activity or sport at all. | |||
"Who is Kyle Klimson?" | 3 | October 2019 | |
Kyle is happy, highly enthusiastic and up for anything, especially if it involves a game, speed, noise or food. Daring and impulsive, Kyle is a doer, not a thinker but that doesn't mean he's not smart. | |||
"Who is Maudie Miller?" | 4 | October 2019 | |
Maudie is clever, insightful, and gets straight to the point. She kind of sounds like a grown up - just not a very polite grown up. And she writes everything down in a little notebook. | |||
"Who is Miss Tan?" | 5 | October 2019 | |
Miss Tan is a passionate, creative and engaged teacher who, despite a tendency to get frazzled by her sometimes rowdy grade five students, genuinely loves her job. | |||
"Who is Mr. McGillick?" | 6 | October 2019 | |
As an overworked principal of a busy primary school, Mr McGillick believes in running a tight ship. He loves a neatly written whiteboard, an adhered-to-asthma plan and a well coordinated redrill. |
Crime Crack
Image | Title | Number | Release date |
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"The Case of the Missing Solar System: Crime Crack" | 1 | July 18, 2019 | |
Check out how Maudie and Ava cracked the case of The Missing Solar System! | |||
"The Case of the Sleepover Secret: Crime Crack" | 2 | July 18, 2019 | |
Maudie and Ava breakdown how they solved the case of The Sleepover Secret! |
Media | ||||||||||||
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Shows | The InBESTigators | |||||||||||
Episodes | The InBESTigators (Season 1 · Season 2 · Season 3 · Shorts) | |||||||||||
Study Guides | Teaching Toolkit | |||||||||||
Webinars | The InBESTigators: Cast Q&A Webinar | |||||||||||
Streamings | ABC ME · ABC iview · Netflix | |||||||||||
Songs | If You Let Me Be Your Guy · Revolution Girl · Put your Hands in the Air · THIS IS A BUST! |