

The adventures of a young and happy bee who is sent by her queen to search for pollen, and in doing so she finds a new world that surrounds her, making friends with…
TV-Y • Action & Adventure, Animation • Series • 1975 • 2 seasons
Starring: Michiko Nomura

S1 E1 - Maya Is Born
A great excitement reigns in the hive, Cassandra, arrives home just in time to experience the birth of the new bees. A bee slips through one of the honeycombs: Maya.
Apr 1, 1975 • 25m

S1 E2 - Maya Learns To Fly
Maya and Willy still have a lot to learn about the weather, wasps, spiders, flowers... When the first flying lesson comes, Maya is enthusiastic but unaware of the dangers that await her...
May 8, 1975 • 25m

S1 E3 - Maya and The Dragonfly Shnuck
Miss Cassandra will be missing for a few weeks from the beehive, so Maya indulges in an unscheduled trip into nature. Getting into a fine mess in a pond, she is rescued by a kind dragonfly who has taken a liking to her. Soon after, it is Maya’s turn to rescue her from the clutches of a dragonfly-hunting boy.
May 15, 1975 • 25m

S1 E4 - Maya and The Ants
For one day, Maya wants to be the captain of an ant army. After all, she has helped ants come ashore on her floating leaf. This wish can be granted, and Maya holds her own as captain. She does guide the ants through the water and has trouble climbing up a tree trunk, but in the end it is she who helps the ants escape the dreaded ant lion.
May 22, 1975 • 25m

S1 E5 - Maya and The Housefly Puck
Maya meets Puck, a fly with a very bad temper. Puck can report all kinds of situations, food and, above all, people. Maya wants to meet humans and convinces Puck to show her a house.
May 29, 1975 • 25m

S1 E6 - Maya and The Spider Thekla
Maya marvels at the world: the dandelions, the sun, the water. On her journey she meets the pink beetle, who invites her to eat. Unfortunately, they can't stay to eat, they have to keep flying. During a trip with a Willy, he gets caught in the web of the spider Thekla.
Jun 5, 1975 • 25m

S1 E7 - The Forest Fire
Danger in the garden. It burns! The insects are at a loss. Only the violin spider finds the fire good. She loves everything that distracts the insects. Maybe someone will get into her web. The excitement increases. The fire spreads more and more. Already the first floor of the plant house is burned. The insects need help.
Jun 12, 1975 • 25m

S1 E8 - Willy With The Ants
The fly knows a wonderful vacation spot - in the middle of a horse's back. She just forgot to warn Willy and Maya about the horse's tail. One powerful swipe of the tail, and Willy falls unconscious to the ground. Of course, the ants clear him away: everything lying around is cleared away. With the ants, Willy comes to again, at the last moment - and from now on thinks he is an ant.
Jun 19, 1975 • 25m

S1 E9 - Maya and The Earthworm Max
Max, the earthworm is slightly depressed. The culprit is the eternal rain. Maya and Willy try to cheer him up.
Jun 26, 1975 • 25m

S1 E10 - Maya and The Frog
Maya and Willy meet a cute little green frog, however this frog has only one thing on his mind: he wants Maya and Willy for breakfast.
Jul 3, 1975 • 25m

S1 E11 - Maya and Iffi In The Rain
It has been raining all day. At first it is quite funny, the insects press themselves under a safe mushroom and tell each other what they have experienced - until Iffi appears. Iffi, the bark beetle in love. He confuses everything with his crush, and when his beloved turns up, the good mood is soon over. Just at this moment, the water rises. The small group is in danger.
Jul 10, 1975 • 25m

S1 E12 - Maya and The Firefly Jimmy
Maya and Willy learn for the first time in their lives about the luminosity of fireflies, and immediately, of course, Maya has an idea. She has always wanted to see the mysterious underground passages of the earth beetles. Everything under the ground is strangely alien, and Willy feels anything but comfortable in his skin. Where is the exit?
Jul 17, 1975 • 25m

S1 E13 - Maya and The Locust
One day, Maya and Willy discover a strange old locust in the garden. She has lost connection with the large group of locusts and is now sitting quite discouraged and unhappy with herself in the garden. Maya and Willy build her a stretcher and help her... although the old locust soon turns out to be very vigorous...
Jul 24, 1975 • 25m

S1 E14 - The Jumping Competition
A big jumping competition is scheduled for today. Flip is showing off tremendously. He thinks he's the best, the fastest, the farthest and, above all, the most elegant jumper. But he has to learn that sometimes there are even better ones.
Jul 31, 1975 • 25m

S1 E15 - Maya and The Larva
Maya and Willy have found a small caterpillar that they think is homeless. They take the caterpillar to themselves and raise it. They nurture it and begin to like the caterpillar. But one day they experience that their little caterpillar first becomes a monster and then a beautiful butterfly.
Aug 7, 1975 • 25m

S1 E16 - The Beetles
Maya has promised a pair of beetles to look after their brood. Poor Willy! If he had known how difficult it is to herd a wild bunch of little beetles. He certainly wouldn't have gotten up that morning at all.
Aug 14, 1975 • 25m

S1 E17 - Maya and The Centipede Jerome
Maya meets a sick centipede. But the centipede doesn't know what exactly is wrong with him. One of his many legs is no longer working properly.
Aug 21, 1975 • 25m

S1 E18 - Flip Is Trapped
Flip is in trouble. While training for the Grasshopper Wide Hopping Championship, he has fallen into the clutches of a carnivorous plant.
Aug 28, 1975 • 25m

S1 E19 - Maya and Kurt’s Rescue
The evil spider Thekla has caught Maya and wants to eat her. But Kurt, the dung beetle, frees her. Thekla vows revenge and gets her chance when Kurt is knocked down on his back and can't get up. Maya won't let the evil spider do it and comes to Kurt’s rescue with her friend Willy.
Sep 4, 1975 • 25m

S1 E20 - Shelter From the Wind
Sep 11, 1975 • 25m

S1 E21 - Cicada
Sep 18, 1975 • 25m

S1 E22 - Jama the Ant
Sep 25, 1975 • 25m

S1 E23 - Cricket
Oct 2, 1975 • 25m

S1 E24 - Where is the Wood
Oct 9, 1975 • 25m

S1 E25 - Tiger Longicorn Beetle
Oct 16, 1975 • 25m

S1 E26 - Cousin Franz
Oct 23, 1975 • 25m

S1 E27 - Flower Sprite
Oct 30, 1975 • 25m

S1 E28 - Hiccup
Nov 6, 1975 • 25m

S1 E29 - What Kind of House
Nov 13, 1975 • 25m

S1 E30 - Colonel Weaver
Nov 20, 1975 • 25m

S1 E31 - Harold the Hawk
Nov 27, 1975 • 25m

S1 E32 - Maja Wishes To Be a Bird-Sized Bee
Dec 4, 1975 • 25m

S1 E33 - Pursuit by a Sparrow and a Frog
Dec 11, 1975 • 25m

S1 E34 - Willard the Strong
Dec 18, 1975 • 25m

S1 E35 - Twin Flap
Dec 25, 1975 • 25m

S1 E36 - Kitty the Flea
Jan 1, 1976 • 25m

S1 E37 - Maja in the Snow
Jan 8, 1976 • 25m

S1 E38 - Spring has Come
Jan 15, 1976 • 25m

S1 E39 - Chipper the Moth
Jan 22, 1976 • 25m

S1 E40 - Duel At Ant’s Ranch
Jan 29, 1976 • 25m

S1 E41 - Fake Holes
Feb 5, 1976 • 25m

S1 E42 - Clide the Cockroach
Feb 12, 1976 • 25m

S1 E43 - New Friends
Feb 19, 1976 • 25m

S1 E44 - The Lonely Champion
Feb 26, 1976 • 25m

S1 E45 - Eggs, Eggs, and Still More Eggs
Mar 4, 1976 • 25m

S1 E46 - Burt the Honey Bee
Mar 11, 1976 • 25m

S1 E47 - Anthony the Ant
Mar 18, 1976 • 25m

S1 E48 - Thekla and the Violin Contest
Mar 25, 1976 • 25m

S1 E49 - Beauty Contest
Apr 1, 1976 • 25m

S1 E50 - Maja on the Sea
Apr 8, 1976 • 25m

S1 E51 - Maja in a Big Pinch
Apr 15, 1976 • 25m

S1 E52 - Welcome Home Maja
Apr 22, 1976 • 25m
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Maya the Bee
The adventures of a young and happy bee who is sent by her queen to search for pollen, and in doing so she finds a new world that surrounds her, making friends with various forest creatures.
TV-Y • Action & Adventure, Animation • TV Series • 1975