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This fully animated series is based on the books by Richard Scarry which parents worldwide rely on to teach valuable lessons. Busytown is an enchanting place that’s abuzz with energy and life. Young audiences love to sing and laugh along, as Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm make their way through the day. The residents of Busytown always make time for a song and a smile.
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Episodes
1 to 3 of 13
1. The Mole Machine / The Royal Game of Denis / Now That's Progress
30m
Mr. Fixit is delighted with his new invention––a machine that will take him to the center of the Earth, and it's all ready for a solo trip. Except the solo trip ends up being not so solo when Huckle, Lowly, and Mr. Frumble end up tunneling under Busytown. Up on the surface, Busytown is dealing with some serious traffic but now, thanks to the Mole Machine, Busytown's all set for its first ever subway. / The monks in Abbot Thomas' monastery are very happy, except for Brothers Denis and Pierre: they're responsible for the cleaning and doing the dishes. When the King of France arrives for a tour, all the monks do their best to make him happy. And luckily for Abbot Thomas, Brother Denis and Pierre are there to invent tennis so everyone can have lots of fun. / Mr. Gronkle is fed up with his ancestral castle which is falling down, so he decides to tear it down and build a modern shopping center in its place. The cat family finds out and they start a petition to save the castle, but it's Gronkle's own nephew who saves the day when he reminds his uncle about how a much fun the young Mr. Gronkle had picnicking around the ruins with his own parents.
2. Superstitious Bananas / Pépé le Goodstaire / Drive-Through Movie
30m
Bananas is doomed to bad luck... or at least that's what he thinks, and he ends up causing himself and Busytown lots of bad luck. Huckle, Lowly, and Hilda try to get Bananas to make his own luck, with the help of a mysterious fortune teller. And when Bananas' luck changes... Busytown's back to normal. / Couscous, the greatest detective in North Africa, is shocked to learn that Pépé le Gangstaire and his gang of dirty rats are to be let out of jail... FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR. The sickly sweet Pépé and his dirty rats are just out to do some robbing, so Couscous lures them into a huge safe, which is really a paddy wagon, and it's back to jail for Pépé le Goodstaire. / Mr. Frumble is delighted to learn that Busytown is going to get its first ever drive-in movie, but he can't understand what all the fuss is about––the drive-in sure looks like a parking garage. And that's because he made a mistake and he is driving around a parking garage. When Mr. Frumble finally makes it to the show, people ask him what he thinks of the new drive-in movie? Not too much... and it's much too hard on his pickle car.
3. King and Queen for a Day / The Piggy Express / Practice Makes Perfect
30m
It's Busytown Day, and a delighted Hilda, and a not so delighted Huckle are chosen as King and Queen. They will have the honour of riding on Mr. Fixit's fabulous float. Hilda's got her own ideas of what the theme should be, and they're not the same as Mr. Fixit's. And when Huckle gets sick it looks like the parade's over... until Lowly pulls it all together and the parade is a success. / Through rain, sleet, snow, and dark of night, the mail must get through... or does it? Well, little Piggy S. Press thinks it should, and with the help of Copper, her horsy pal, she's going to make sure that message gets through to the next town. But... gosh, it sure is a long way. And it's so cold. And dark. Maybe she'll just take an office job. But not copper... he's all set for the next mail delivery. / Huckle, Hilda, Lynnie, and Lowly aren't too keen on Miss Honey's selection of music for the school recital, so they don't practice nearly enough. The three beggars take it upon themselves to show the kids that music is a wonderful thing, you just have to get in the mood. And do they ever.
4. The Winners / No More Games, Manuel / We Won't Go to the Doctor
30m
There's going to be a big race in Busytown, and the first prize is a neato bike–and everyone wants to win, so much so that the competition in Busytown gets a little too fierce. Billy Dog and Huckle Cat are both sure they're going to win, and their friendship is put at risk... until during the race they both learn that being friends is much more important than winning a silly race. / Little Manuel and his lively imagination are back as he and Pedro play jungle explorers. But they take their game a little too far when they actually follow two real explorers deep into the jungle. Pedro and Manuel help find an ancient ruin, but it sure is difficult convincing everyone after all their tall tales. / Pig Will and Pig Won't have their ideas about what happens when you go to the doctor's. So when they hear they have their first appointment with Doctor Lion, they try every trick in the book to get out of it, but even hiding in a closet doesn't work. In the end Pig Won't and Pig Will realize that going to the doctor's is very important––everyone wants to be healthy, happy pigs.
5. Never Too Small / Albert, the Belgian Barge Captain / Rainy Day
30m
All the big kids are playing basket ball, and Sally and Robbie want to play too, but they're a little too small to compete. Lowly and Bananas Gorilla give the little kids some coaching and they learn to use their smallness to their advantage... and it's a good thing too, because they're needed for the big game against Workville. / It's time for the big festival of giants in Belgium, and Albert and his wife think they have the best giant costume ever. The only problem is getting it through the locks and canals to the big event, and that becomes even harder when Albert falls off his barge. Now it's a race against time before the barge, the costume, and Albert's wife all end up... in the sea. / It's raining, it's pouring, and Huckle, Lowly, and Sally are bored stiff. Mother and Father Cat tell them to use their imaginations and make their own fun, except their imaginations and fun keep un-doing all the home projects their parents are working on. Finally, in the attic, the kids actually help out by cleaning up the place, and they play department store... even when the sun starts shining.
6. Mr. Gronkle Comes to Stay / Leo-pardo's Smile / Blooming Busytown
30m
When renovations are required after a fire, grouchy Mr. Gronkle must look for some place to stay. He's overjoyed when Sally offers the Cat Family house as his home away for home, and does Mr. Gronkle EVER move in. By week's end the cat family's exhausted, but when he's gone, they find the house almost too quiet, and they are delighted when Mr. Gronkle invites them to a big thank you dinner at his house. / Leo-pardo Da Vinci is great at everything he does. He's a genius. So when a rich merchant asks him to paint the portrait of his daughter, Mona, he sets to the task with vigor. But how can he paint a portrait of someone who's allergic to everything and is always sneezing? That's why they call her Mona Sneeza. But Leo-pardo's a genius––and he gets her to stop sneezing and for once... she even smiles. / Mr. Root is given a very difficult task by Mayor Fox: to make Busytown Bloom. Now that's a lot of work for one small armadillo. But with Huckle and Lowly's help, they come up with the Blooming Busytown contest and people start working in their gardens. Even Mr. Frumble... and he doesn't know anything about the contest.
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