Season 1

Season 1
Director(s)	Ian Munro
Producer(s)	Ron Saunders
Writer(s)	John Patterson
Starring	Garry Scale as Johnson; Katrina Sedgwick as McDuff; Bruce Wedderburn as Diesel; Doug Scroope as Diesel's voice; Peter Browne as Alfred; Kristen Lyons as Squeaky; Emily Lumbers as Squeaky's voice; Narrated by Paul Bertram
Music by	Chris Neal
Followed by	Season 2

The first season of Johnson and Friends aired in 1990. The series was produced by Film Australia independently and was broadcast on the ABC.

Episodes

Beginnings - One day Johnson decided to find a friend and so began the best times ever.
Under The Bed - The toys never knew what they might find - there was no better adventure than going under the bed.
Best Of Friends - Johnson, Diesel, and McDuff were the best of friends - even though they didn’t always agree on what to do.
The Thing Outside - McDuff did a very brave thing and got a medal and Squeaky found a home.
Helpless - Diesel has an accident and is miserable - Diesel’s friends help out.
Moving House - Squeaky didn’t want to move house - but when she did she was very pleased.
Playing Games - McDuff was no good at playing games. She wasn’t good at anything - or so she thought!
The Birthday Present - Toys don’t get presents so they all wanted Michael’s Birthday present – desperately!
Wind Chimes - First a heatwave, then a storm. Could the toys shut the window and avert a flood?
Sharing - First a heatwave, then a storm. Could the toys shut the window and avert a flood?
The Picnic - Johnson organised a picnic by the window - what a brilliant idea and what a picnic!
Cleaning Day - On cleaning day Michael’s parents emptied the waste paper basket into the rubbish bin. But where was McDuff?

The first season was produced as a mere test, hence the small amount of episodes, and no subsequent seasons were expected. However, this soon changed due its instantaneous popularity.
The first two seasons were often sold together internationally for convenience, creating a total of 26 episodes, a standard number of episodes for one series. The Japanese dub is an example of this.
This is the only season to be produced by Film Australia alone.
The bedroom set did not have a ceiling in this season, therefore studio equipment is constantly visible.
This season was shot entirely in a studio at AFTRS' original location. Both Ron Saunders and Ian Munro graduated from AFTRS in 1980 with diplomas in producing and directing respectively, which proved to be very helpful towards securing a studio.