Miss Machiko (1981)

The mischievous students of Arama Academy meet their match in a beautiful and clever new teacher, Miss Machiko! But they're determined to find a prank that will really humiliate her...

Kenta's late-night skateboarding lessons have him falling asleep in class. What will Machiko do when she gets her hands on the board?

Kame's over the moon for a popular idol! When Machiko tries to cure him of it, she ends up with an idol debut of her own!

When a gang from a rival academy starts trouble with Arama's students, Machiko won't stand for it! They'll have to settle their differences... with mud wrestling?!

Class bookworm Hiroshi doesn't like exercise or socializing. Machiko arranges a class outing to cure him of his single-minded nature, but will her plan work too well?

Machiko tries to help Shizuo, who is staying home to take care of his brothers, a trio of mischievous toddlers. But when they bring them to school, all hell breaks loose!

Kinzo is obsessed with bad-boy rock trio Yokohama Ginrrow. Machiko encourages him to follow his dream... by having the whole class mimic the band at the school festival!

Kenta's latest obsession is the Frisbee, and everything he can do with it... ripping blouses, flipping skirts, and stealing underwear! Can Machiko learn the skills to put the "Frisbee Angel" in his place?

A groper on a crowded bus is preying on the women and girls of Arama Academy. Kenta takes exception to this cowardly behavior, and vows to catch the culprit!

Mr. Yamagata decides that hypnotism is his only way to win Machiko's heart. But her fantasy life turns out to be a little different from what he expects...

The Bicycle Army are back, and this time, they're framing Kinzo for shoplifting! Can Machiko and Kenta unite to end Genkichi's bullying once more?

Machiko's class decides to help a lonely little girl celebrate Christmas. But the good times are cut short when a thief steals her dog!

After getting drunk at a New Year's party, Kenta dreams he's taken a time machine to the future... where he's a handsome adult, and dating Miss Machiko!

An overnight trip to a skating rink becomes a nightmare when the class funds are stolen. And it's even worse for Yamagata when a handsome stranger begins flirting with Machiko!

The girls decide they've had enough of the boys' lecherous ways. But can they keep Kenta from playing pranks on Miss Machiko, even for one day?

When a spoiled rich kid offers marriage to Machiko, Mr. Yamagata and Nabe counter with proposals of their own! Can the class help Machiko shake off all three unwanted suitors?

A kidnapper mistakes Miss Machiko for a rich heiress, and tries to hold her ransom! But it seems there's more to him than meets the eye...

Mr. Yamagata's insistence that Machiko gave him Valentine's Day chocolates leads him to clash with another of her unwanted suitors.

Kenta and Kame have tried everything in the book to restore confidence to their depressed friend, Kinzo. The only thing left to try is... a wrestling match!

A runaway elephant and an injured trapeze artist lead to Machiko's entire class taking part in the circus!

The whole school has come together to celebrate Miss Machiko's birthday. Yamagata is determined to use the occasion to prove that he and Machiko are the perfect couple... and hires a matchmaking robot for the task!

When a UFO descends on the town, Madoka and Yamagata gain psychic powers! Madoka uses hers to defend her friends and fight for justice... while Yamagata uses his to spy on Machiko in the bath!

When a beautiful blonde from America refuses Kenta's advances, Kenta becomes even more determined to get his feelings through... and what better way than a boys-versus-girls sumo tournament?

Dr. Aomori has arranged a golf tournament with a new video recorder as the prize. Kenta, Kame, and Kinzo are determined to help Machiko win it by any means necessary!

Miss Machiko takes a brooding Hiroshi along to a girls-only tennis camp to try to cheer him up. Of course, Kenta's not going to let him be the only boy there...

Reports of an ancient dinosaur in a local lake bring Machiko and her students to investigate!

When a new ramen shop starts offering a trip to Hawaii, Nabe's business is in trouble! Of course, Kenta has new a plan to round up customers...

Mr. Yamagata overhears Miss Machiko talking about how she wants to quit school. Will quitting in solidarity lead to her love... or backfire spectacularly?

A naughty neighborhood crow is stealing Miss Machiko's panties, and it's up to her and the boys to get them back!

Kenta's job at a local amusement park is threatened when Genkichi's dad decides to buy the place and tear it down! Can he cook up a prank smart enough to save the children's paradise?

A crash landing on a bountiful tropical island should be paradise for Kenta and his class... until they're interrupted by a tyrannical holdover from the war!

A pro wrestling manager scouts Kinzo for the big leagues... but it all turns out to be a gimmick for a match with a beautiful lady wrestler!

Kenta causes trouble all around the school when he decides to play reporter... by breaking news on Machiko's private life!

When Kenta, Kame, and Kinzo break a valuable vase, Miss Machiko decides to take part in a beauty contest to help them pay back their debt!

When a troubled new student comes to the school, Miss Machiko will do anything to help fix his family situation. But will that include dressing as a geisha to turn his father around?

Kenta ends up playing a role in a period drama on TV. But a serious injury on set leads to Miss Machiko playing the lead!

Mr. Yamagata leads a field trip to a farm, where he ends up in a rivalry with a handsome college friend of Miss Machiko.

A speaker comes to Arama Academy, stirring up dissent between the boys and the girls! Can Miss Machiko get them to work out their differences before tragedy strikes?

On the eve of Tanibata, Kenta tries to help Kameyama confess his love to the girl of his dreams. But when he sees her going out with another man...

Machiko's class takes a field trip to the ocean, and ends up saving a dolphin from a net! But will the locals hunt the dolphin down before they can get it to safety?

The town's annual bicycle race is thrown into chaos by Genkichi's grandmother, who is willing to do anything to see that her grandson takes the trophy!

Madoka learns that her college-aged crush is slipping into a life of delinquency, and she heads to the wrong side of the tracks to try to help him. Can Machiko and the others save Madoka before she gets in over her head?

When an innocent prank on Parents' Day ends up causing a riot, Hiroshi's outraged mother threatens to pull him out of school! Can Kenta and the others find a way to get him back... before Miss Machiko quits as well?!

Machiko, Kenta, and his friends are spending summer vacation doing good deeds for the elderly. But their courage is put to the test when their next client turns out to be a creepy doctor living in a haunted house!

Kenta, Kinzo, and Kame learn the secret to Mr. Yamagata's amazing memory... self-hypnosis! But when they try it themselves to improve their test scores, things quickly start spiraling out of control...

Kenta's mischief ruins the town's chance to get a popular singer to help with the anniversary festival! Can Miss Machiko find a way to set things right?

Miss Machiko, Kenta, and the others are performing on a late-night radio show, when they receive a call from a little girl in need...

To keep Miss Machiko away from a handsome new suitor, Mr. Yamagata cooks up a wild story about aliens.

All the cool kids want to join in with the latest craze, the Takenoko Dance! Kenta fosters a rivalry with a cocky young star who turns out to be more than meets the eye...

Hiroshi is hired to tutor a spoiled rich young man. But when his so-called pupil makes life hell for him, can Kenta step in to make things right?

Sports Day has arrived, and Kenta hopes to be paired up with Miss Machiko... but he's paired up with Maruko instead! Can Kenta find a way out of the arrangement and still win the individual award?

Mr. Fukuoka is saying goodbye to Arama Academy to return to his home town. But Miss Machiko misunderstands and thinks he's moving to Paris!

When a Moai statue inexplicably ends up on Arama Academy's doorstep, the faculty become convinced that only a sacred ritual can send it home. And the only one who can perform it is... Mr. Yamagata?!

To cheer the girls up after an awful day of pranking, Miss Machiko tells them a story about her own youth. As it happens, she once knew a mischievous little boy who was a lot like Kenta...

An archaeological excursion into the mountain behind Arama Academy yields a remarkable discovery: a mural depicting the ancestors of Mr. Yamagata and Miss Machiko!

A new art teacher arrives, triggering Mr. Yamagata's jealousy. Can he impress Miss Machiko with his photography skills?

Miss Machiko falls for a handsome kung fu dojo. But Bruce has a dark secret he won't admit to anyone...

The class gets a pretty new exchange student named Sayuri. She's trying to hide the fact that her family are ninjas, but Kenta's pranks won't make it easy!

When the king of an island nation arrives in Arama for a friendship visit, he falls head over heels for Miss Machiko!

Mr. Yamagata's grandmother is visiting... and she thinks he's engaged to Machiko! Will Machiko keep up the charade to protect her colleague's dignity?

When Kenta plays fortune-teller at a festival, he ends up filling Mr. Yamagata's head with crazy ideas... including one about an impending alien invasion?!

What starts as class trip to a voice actor recording studio ends with Miss Machiko voicing the lead in a hot new robot anime!

Hiroshi's health is failing, and he needs exercise! Miss Machiko offers to help, but of course, Mr. Yamagata won't be left out...

Machiko and the girls are invited to stay at a ski resort run by Kinzo's uncle. But a reckless dare threatens to turn their holiday into a tragedy!

Maruko is set to play Santa at the school Christmas party, but when the time comes, she never arrives. What's happened to Maruko, and does it have something to do with the bully Genkichi?

When a woman abandons her child, Machiko takes the girl in while they search the mother. But when a trip to the zoo goes awry...

Mr. Yamagata is desperate to try a new plant that is rumored to give people longer legs. But when he finally gets his hands on it, things start to get strange...

Arama Topics is looking for new submissions. While the boys try to do an in-depth article on Miss Machiko, the girls attempt to learn Mr. Kagoshima's secrets!

Kenta and the gang have gone wild about painting the clay models sold by a local vendor. But when the vice principal forbids the hobby, they find a new outlet for their creativity.

Kinzo's trained homing pigeons end up coming in handy when he gets mixed up in a kidnapping!

A trip into the mountains for Setsubun (the first day of spring) gets a little out of control when the boys run off ahead, and spot an oni!

Miss Machiko saves the life of a popular manga artist who's running desperately low on ideas. Will she and her class be able to pull him out of the dumps?

When Kame learns sewing to help his family with their new cleaning business the other boys tease him relentlessly. Can Machiko find a way to smooth things over?

A traveling salesman visits Arama... and he might just put down roots for Machiko!

A series of strange pranks leads Miss Machiko to encourage the boys and girls to work together on a Girls' Day project.

Miss Machiko encourages the boys befriend a lonely elementary schooler. Kenta isn't interested... until he learns that the boy will pay him!

The principal leads a trip to the mountains to catch a legendary fish. But will a supernatural threat keep him from his glory?

Kenta goes to a local shrine to pray for Miss Machiko to recover from a cold, but an encounter with a yukionna gives him much more than he bargained for.

Maruko's ambiguously-labeled birthday gift to Kenta kicks off a chain of misunderstandings.

Miss Machiko takes on the duties of policewoman for a day. But her usually no-nonsense partner's mind is focused on more romantic troubles...

Fed up with the behavior of Arama's students, Vice Principal Aichi considers a lucrative offer from a fancier school.

Miss Machiko gets scouted by a world-class fashion designer. Fearing that she might leave for good, Kenta decides to prank the fashion show.

Can children be satisfied with old-fashioned entertainment? Machiko hopes so, when she agrees to help a humble puppeteer put on his show.

It's Children's Day, and Kenta urges Machiko to create some koinobori banners. Of course, his secret motive is to climb inside one and spy on the bath!

Annoyed at Kenta's constant harassment of the girls, the vice principal decides to nip things in the bud... by banning skirts from school.

An encounter with a master prognosticator leads Miss Machiko to have disastrous visions of the future.

Miss Machiko is looking forlorn, and the students assume she's fallen in love. But as they follow her around for the day, they realize the truth is far bleaker.

A class visit to a science expo turns into a mad chase when a con man steals the students' bags... and their clothes!

Miss Machiko and the boys visit a school in Hawaii. Can Kenta and the others survive a turning of the tables by the brash Hawaiian girls?!

The boys build a variety of pedal-powered flying machines, one of which takes Machiko and Kenta on a death-defying journey.

On hearing that her father's been in an accident, Machiko rushes home to Kyoto. But it all turns out to be a trick to get her engaged to a local man!

A "Cinderella Story" search breaks out when Machiko proves the only perfect fit for a famous Parisian designer's bra.

When Kenta and friends accidentally take out the local ramen delivery boy with their remote-control planes, Machiko decides to take over his duties.

The girls spearhead a trip to Maruko's relatives in the country, where a local legend says the tea can make girls bustier.

Arama Academy's 80th anniversary celebration is threatened when the vice principal's hard-nosed niece transfers to the school.