H2O: Just Add Water: Season 1: Episode 14: Surprise!

Surprise!

Air Date:	6 October 2006
Cast:	Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin, Cariba Heine, and Angus McLaren
Directed by:	Jeffrey Walker
Written by:	Chris Anastassiades
Preceded By:	Shipwrecked
Followed By:	The Big Chill

Surprise! is the 14th episode in Season 1 of H₂O: Just Add Water.

Synopsis

Cleo's dad plans an embarrassing surprise party for her 16th birthday so she escapes to Mako Island. Zane and Lewis almost spot her there on their expedition to catch the sea monster.

Plot

Believing there is some kind of mysterious creature living under the sea, Zane mounts an expedition to catch the “monster” - and he wants Lewis to help. At first, Lewis declines until the girls convince him to work with Zane – and run interference. Meanwhile, it’s Cleo’s 16th birthday and her dad has planned an embarrassingly childish surprise party, which you would expect a young girl turning 6 to have, not 16. She decides to escape to Mako Island where she is almost spotted as a mermaid by Zane. When she finally returns she finds Lewis has organized the best present of all – a more mature surprise party at the juice bar.

Trivia

International Airdates:
- Denmark: March 8, 2008 on Jetix
- Poland: September 23, 2007 on Jetix
This episode aired in the United States on May 25, 2008 on Nickelodeon.
Jeffrey Walker, who directs the rest of this season, appeared in the series Ocean Girl (also made by Jonathan M. Shiff) as Brett Bates.

Allusions

Notes

First time Zane works with Lewis.
Second birthday in the series, the fourth party in the series, and the second event at the JuiceNet.
Cleo hates her birthdays due to her father's childish party planning.
Emma knew Cleo since she was 6 years old.
Cleo celebrates her 16th birthday in this episode.
Emma has been to only one of Cleo's birthday parties.
Rikki's first time to Cleo's birthday party. Since she moved to town at the beginning of the show.