This article is about the first season of the H2O: Just Add Water series. To view the first season of Mako: Island of Secrets click here and to view the first season of H2O: Mermaid Adventures click here.
- Next season: Season 2
The first season shows three girls named Emma Gilbert, Cleo Sertori and Rikki Chadwick, who were regular girls. After Zane plays a prank on Cleo, they end up out in the open ocean with Zane Bennet's boat. They run out of fuel, and decide to peddle to an island in the distance called Mako Island. When they arrive, Emma tries to make a phone call, but she can´t get a signal, so the girls decide to go to higher grounds to get a signal.
When they're passing by a brook with some rocks and waterfalls, Cleo falls into a cave. Cleo is okay, and Emma and Rikki come to her rescue, but they also can't get out. Now they're all trapped inside the cave, and are trying to find a way out. They walk through another corridor, and end up seeing a pool inside the volcano. Emma sees tide rings, and jumps into the pool to see if there's a way out. When she returns, she confirms that there's indeed a way out. That means that Cleo has got to swim, but she's afraid of water and she can't swim. Rikki convinces Cleo and when Cleo also jumps into the pool to swim out, the pool starts bubbling, and they see the full moon, shining through the volcano crater. They eventually swim out of the cave, and are found by the local water police.
The next day, Emma wants to take a swim into the sea, and suddenly gets a tail. She's in total panic. Cleo discovers as second that she has a tail because she is taking a bath. Cleo can't believe her eyes. Rikki is the third who discovers her tail. She's walking across the river onto a grassfield when a sprayer makes her wet. Rikki is shocked by what she's seeing after she got wet and falls onto the ground. After their discovery, the girls all go to Cleo's house to talk about what has happened to them. Cleo doesn't want to be involved with any of it, so Rikki and Emma go together to test out their new form.
After that, the three girls go to Emma's house because Cleo has discovered another thing. Cleo can control the shape and volume of water. She shows this to Emma and Rikki, and when the water that Cleo controlled, is about to fall on Emma, Emma freezes the water by accident. This is the moment that Emma finds out her power too, freeze water. However, when Rikki also tries to use her power, nothing happens. Rikki is talking with a friend of Cleo, Lewis McCartney, when she suddenly poils Lewis' coke. Later on the day, Rikki tests her power again on the beach, and confirms her boiling water power. Lewis eventually finds out about the three girls secret when Cleo goes to a pool party, and is thrown into the water by Zane and his friends. Cleo transforms in front of Lewis' eyes. He doubts if he should help Cleo or not, but decides to help her. After Cleo is out of the water, Rikki shows her power to Cleo and Emma, by drying Cleo's tail with her powers.
This season is mostly about Rikki, Emma and Cleo learning to use their powers and dealing with everyday problems, such as pesky siblings and not getting wet in public. Lewis also helps the three girls dealing with these problems. Cleo meets an old lady called Louise Chatham, who was a mermaid in her past. She warns Cleo for the full moon, that she and her friends should not look at the full moon or see its reflection, because if they do, weird things can happen to them. Cleo tells this to Emma and Rikki.
Zane Bennett also get trapped in Louise's sinking boat, and Emma has to save him. Zane sees a half of her tail and looks everywhere near Mako Island for the "sea monster". Zane sees Emma again as a mermaid, but he didn't recognize her because she had red hair. Rikki and Zane become a couple. At the end of the season, Zane helps Dr. Denman capture the mermaids so Denman can do tests on the three mermaids. Zane finds out who the mermaids really are and he rescues them with Lewis' help. During a lunar eclipse, the girls lose their powers, only for twelve hours, but it was enough for Dr. Denman to lose interest in them.
In season 1, the three girls get in a lot of trouble, go doing the weirdest things, and almost never ever can avoid seeing the full moon or its reflection. But all this happens so they can learn how to use their powers properly, and becoming a full grown mermaid.
Episodes
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Metamorphosis | July 7, 2006 | 01 | 1.01 | |
| Emma and Cleo meet new girl, Rikki, and find themselves stuck on Mako Island where they are transformed into mermaids. As well as growing tails, the girls find they have powers over water. | |||||
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Pool Party | July 14, 2006 | 02 | 1.02 | |
| Annoying Miss Popularity, Miriam, is having a pool party and the girls want to go. But being around water is risky, especially when Zane tosses Cleo into the pool. Lewis is the only one around to help so he finds out their secret. | |||||
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Catch of the Day | July 21, 2006 | 03 | 1.03 | |
| When Emma and Rikki save a sea turtle from a fishing trawler's net, they are mistaken for sharks. A shark hunt ensues. Cleo, getting over her fear of water, saves another turtle, but she is trapped. | |||||
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Party Girls | July 28, 2006 | 04 | 1.04 | |
| Determined to live a normal life, Cleo encourages Emma to have her annual sleepover. Cleo gets splashed, causing her to have to hide her tail in a sleeping bag. Cleo meets a mysterious old woman who seems to know their secret. | |||||
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Something Fishy | August 4, 2006 | 05 | 1.05 | |
| Kim reads Cleo's diary and finds evidence of mermaidness. She spies on the girls and decides Miriam is the head mermaid. Miriam and Cleo enter the Queen of the Sea contest where Kim tries to prove her theory but only succeeds in upsetting Miriam. | |||||
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Young Love | August 11, 2006 | 06 | 1.06 | |
| Rikki gains an admirer in Emma's younger brother Elliot when she saves him from drowning. She lets him down hard causing him to run away and hide in the fernery. The girls find him just as the watering system is about to start... | |||||
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Moon Spell | August 18, 2006 | 07 | 1.07 | |
| The effects of the full moon turns Emma into a carefree, wild mermaid. At her father's birthday party she's the opposite to her usual, organized self. Can the other girls stop her before all is revealed? | |||||
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The Denman Affair | August 25, 2006 | 08 | 1.08 | |
| A charismatic newcomer, Dr. Denman, tempts Lewis with the promise of scientific fame and fortune. Will he abandon his friends and risk their secret, all in the name of science? | |||||
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Dangerous Waters | September 1, 2006 | 09 | 1.09 | |
| Rikki uses her abilities as a mermaid to earn some quick cash but when she accidentally becomes involved in a fish smuggling operation she sets out to get her revenge. | |||||
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The Camera Never Lies | September 8, 2006 | 10 | 1.10 | |
| Zane tries to impress his dad by entering in the local film competition, filming his attempt to break his Dad's windsurfing record around Mako Island. He gets into trouble with sharks and unbeknownst to him, is saved by mermaid Rikki. | |||||
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Sink or Swim | September 15, 2006 | 11 | 1.11 | |
| Emma trains Byron for the swimming competition. At first they get along well and even share a kiss, but too soon Emma becomes the training dragon. Byron fires Emma but when he wins the comp he tries to hug her and she recoils. | |||||
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The Siren Effect | September 22, 2006 | 12 | 1.12 | |
| full moon strikes Cleo, turning her into a magical siren, attracting all the young males in the vicinity. Cleo enjoys the attention and is encouraged to sing for them, but a concert at the JuiceNet Café as the moon sets reveals her truly awful voice. | |||||
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Shipwrecked | September 29, 2006 | 13 | 1.13 | |
| When the mysterious old woman's boat and home is declared unseaworthy Emma invites her over to stay. Zane gets trapped on the sinking boat and Emma tries to save him but he sees a tail... | |||||
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Surprise! | October 6, 2006 | 14 | 1.14 | |
| Cleo's dad plans an embarrassing surprise party for her birthday so she escapes to Mako Island. Zane and Lewis almost spot her there on their expedition to catch the sea monster. | |||||
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The Big Chill | October 13, 2006 | 15 | 1.15 | |
| Emma is put in charge of managing the juice bar. Miriam decides to cause trouble and cuts the power to the cool room, then is unwittingly frozen by Emma who uses her powers to fix the freezer. Will the girls be able to thaw Miriam out? | |||||
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Lovesick | October 20, 2006 | 16 | 1.16 | |
| A dolphin at Sea World Marine Park will only eat from Cleo's hand and when she has to sneak out to feed him, everyone thinks she has a boyfriend. | |||||
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Under the Weather | October 27, 2006 | 17 | 1.17 | |
| A rainy day traps the girls inside. In an effort to "play sick" the girls create a situation where their families become part of a dire medical emergency. | |||||
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Bad Moon Rising | November 3, 2006 | 18 | 1.18 | |
| Under the effects of full moon Rikki goes crazy, boiling dry everything. She runs away to Mako where she meets Zane and kisses him. | |||||
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Hurricane Angela | November 10, 2006 | 19 | 1.19 | |
| Cleo and Kim are fighting like crazy and Cleo is pushed to breaking point. Then cousin Angela comes to stay and things just get worse. Cleo realizes there are more challenging things than an annoying sister. | |||||
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Hook, Line and Sinker | November 17, 2006 | 20 | 1.20 | |
| Emma and Cleo help Lewis catch a huge fish in the fishing competition leading the judges to suspect he's a cheat. Meanwhile Zane and Rikki are stuck together on a balcony of a fancy hotel where after much argument, they kiss again. | |||||
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Red Herring | November 24, 2006 | 21 | 1.21 | |
| Zane thinks Miss Chatham holds the key to the sea monster. Emma needs a change so dyes her hair red. While Zane gets closer to the secret, he also gets closer to Rikki. Zane dives to Miss Chatham's boat and sees a mermaid! | |||||
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Fish Out of Water | December 1, 2006 | 22 | 1.22 | |
| Emma and Cleo find out Zane and Rikki are an item and force her to choose - him or them. When Zane appears to side with Harrison over the Mako Island development Rikki's decision is clear. Now it's Zane's turn to make a choice... | |||||
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In Too Deep | December 8, 2006 | 23 | 1.23 | |
| The girls discover a necklace for sale identical to Miss Chatham's. Miriam causes a stir by buying it - then throwing it in the water. Rikki faces a choice whether to take the necklace and reveal her mermaidness to Zane. | |||||
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Love Potion #9 | December 15, 2006 | 24 | 1.24 | |
| Lewis thinks he's found a way to control the girl's mermaidness. The South Coast High School dance brings all our heroines' "boy issues" to the surface. | |||||
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Dr. Danger | December 22, 2006 | 25 | 1.25 | |
| The return of Dr. Denman means trouble for the girls. Meanwhile, Emma is having family dramas of her own. With Zane's unwitting help, Denman's research at Mako Island uncovers the girls' secret! | |||||
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A Twist in the Tail | December 29, 2006 | 26 | 1.26 | |
| Dr. Denman has discovered the girls' secret and trapped them on Mako Island. Their only chance to avoid being exposed is to use the lunar eclipse to give up their powers forever! | |||||
