The Busy World of Richard Scarry
American/Canadian/French animated children's television series
The Busy World of Richard Scarry is an Canadian and French children's animated TV show. It was produced by CINAR Animation (now known as DHX Media, previously Cookie Jar Entertainment) and France Animation In Association with Paramount Television. And With the Participation of Family Channel ICI Radio-Canada Tele, and The Cable Production Fund In Co-produced With France 3 and Canal J It The show was based on the books drawn and written by Richard Scarry.
Episodes
change| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 13 | March 1, 1993 | May 24, 1993 | |
| 2 | 13 | March 7, 1994 | May 30, 1994 | |
| 3 | 13 | March 6, 1995 | May 29, 1995 | |
| 4 | 13 | March 4, 1996 | May 27, 1996 | |
| 5 | 13 | March 3, 1997 | May 26, 1997 | |
Season 1 (1993)
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| 1 | 1 | "The Talking Bread / Couscous, the North African Detective / The Three Fishermen" | March 1, 1993 | |
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A bread in Able Baker Charlie's bakery repeatedly says "Mama". Couscous catches Peppy the Gangster and his Dirty Rats who intend to steal the Jewel-of-Jewel. The Cat Family goes fishing and returning with fish of different sizes. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Best Birthday Present Ever / Patrick Pig Learns to Talk / Grouchy Mr. Gronkle" | March 8, 1993 | |
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Mother Cat gets a birthday present in the form of a cuckoo clock. The mute Patrick Pig's talkative Irish forefathers try to teach him how to speak for the first time. The grouchy Mr. Gronkle is angry when kids start skating on his frozen pond, but ends up needing their help. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Busiest Firefighters Ever / Manuel of Mexico / The Biggest Catch Ever" | March 15, 1993 | |
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Huckle and Lowly join Smoky and his Firefighters for one day, and accidentally ruin someone's barbecue. Manuel breaks his mom's pot. Rudolph Von Flugel takes Huckle and Lowly in his hot air balloon. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Mr. Raccoon's Different Day / Mario, the Venetian Gondolier / The Best Babysitter Ever" | March 22, 1993 | |
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Mr. Raccoon tries to have a different day. Mario is introduced and his career as operating gondoliers in Venice. Hilda babysits Pig Will and Pig Won't. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Best Mistake Ever / Sneef, the Best Detective in Europe / Camping Out" | March 29, 1993 | |
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Huckle forgets a shopping list. Sneef and Sniff succeed in catching the Royal Jewels. The Cat family goes camping. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Mr. Frumble's New Cars / Ernst and Heidi in the Alps / Billy Dog's Bad Day" | April 5, 1993 | |
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When Mr. Frumble crashes his car, he steals the bulldozer from Roger Rhino, a taxi and the airplane from Rudolph Von Flugel. Ernst tries to join Heidi on the rescue patrol but is a bad climber. The new kid Billy Dog has a bad first day as he intimidates people with his gruff personality. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Snowstorm / Professor Dig and His Egyptian Mummy / The Treasure Hunt" | April 12, 1993 | |
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Hilda believes her strength only causes trouble on the playground, but when a big snowstorm causes havoc in Busytown, her strength helps them out. Professor Dig discovers an Egyptian mummy. A treasure hunt takes place on the beach, but all Huckle and Lowly find is junk. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Missing Bananas / Good Luck in Rome / The Accident" | April 19, 1993 | |
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Bananas Gorilla steals a batch of bananas. Maria and Frederico want to throw a coin into the lucky Trevi fountain. Mr. Fixit's traffic light causes an accident. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "A Trip to the Moon / Pip Pip Goes to London / Floating Bananas" | April 26, 1993 | |
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Wolfgang, Benny, Harry and Lowly try to fly to the moon. Pip Pip goes to London to find the Queen's ring, and experiences many problems. Bananas wants to work on a banana cargo ship. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Hat Pie / Hans, the Dutch Plumber / Hilda's Romantic Tea Party" | May 3, 1993 | |
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Lowly's hat goes missing. Hans, a plumber working at the Dutch Windmills experiences a leak in a dyke. Hilda has a matchmaking tea party. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "A Big Operation / Cucumber, the African Photographer / Summer Picnic" | May 10, 1993 | |
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Huckle gets his tonsils removed in a big operation, but pulls through on the promise of getting ice cream as a reward. Cucumber is really nervous about photographing lions. The class goes on a picnic, but a big storm forces them into a scary cave. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Sergeant Murphy's Day Off / Schmudge, the German Chimney Sweep / The Sleeping Car Adventure" | May 17, 1993 | |
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Sergeant Murphy gets his first day off. Schmudge, a chimney Sweeper in Germany has no luck. Hilda takes a train ride while babysitting. | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "Busytown Regatta / Schtoompah, the Funny Austrian / Busytown Soap Box Derby" | May 24, 1993 | |
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Busytown celebrates a regatta race. Schtoompah wreaks havoc when he blows his tuba too hard. A Soap box race takes place in Busytown and Sally is left out. | ||||
Season 2 (1994)
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| 14 | 1 | "The Big Story / Couscous in Gibraltar / The Firefighter's Ball" | March 7, 1994 | |
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Huckle and Lowly become news reporters. Couscous captures Peppy and his Dirty Rats in Gibraltar. Smoky, Sparkey and Nozzle get a firefighters ball. | ||||
| 15 | 2 | "The Field Trip / The Great Pie Robbery / Clean Garage" | March 14, 1994 | |
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The Scouts go on a field trip. Madame Dog's pies get stolen. The Cat Family cleans out their garage. | ||||
| 16 | 3 | "Captain Willy and the Pirates / Flying Noodles / Roughing It" | March 21, 1994 | |
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Captain Willy is put ashore by pirates and attempts to get his boat back, as well as catch them. Cucumber takes pictures of a Japanese noodle chef Sato. Fixit takes the scouts to camp. | ||||
| 17 | 4 | "Young Vikings / Sneef Saves the Queen / Hilda the Director" | March 28, 1994 | |
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Huckle and Lowly go sailing on a raft that they built. Sneef captures the culprit who stole the Queen of England's crown. Hilda holds auditions for actors to star in her play. | ||||
| 18 | 5 | "High Flyers / Steamboat Mystery / The Best Waiters Ever" | April 4, 1994 | |
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Rudolph Von Flugel takes Huck and Lowly up in his plane. A mystery involving a steamboat takes place. Mayor Fox invites another mayor to a restaurant. | ||||
| 19 | 6 | "The Big Move / Sneef in Russia / Mr. Frumble Gets a Job" | April 11, 1994 | |
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Billy Dog is moving away. Sneef and Sniff save a Russian mystery. Mr. Frumble gets his first job. | ||||
| 20 | 7 | "Ambulance Cake / The Supermarket Mystery / Big Trouble for Bananas Gorilla" | April 18, 1994 | |
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The hospital hosts a bake sale. Groceries are stolen from the supermarket. Bananas Gorilla gets in more big trouble at his garage job. | ||||
| 21 | 8 | "Sergeant Murphy's Deputy / Couscous in the Sahara / New Friend on the Block" | April 25, 1994 | |
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Overworked Sergeant Murphy gets help from Deputy Flo. Couscous catches Pepe and his Dirty Rats by trapping them in an Egyptian pyramid that they are searching for treasure in. A new friend for Huckle arrives on his street as he tries to deliver cookies to a new neighbor. | ||||
| 22 | 9 | "The Biggest Storm Ever / Cucumber in Rockies / Sally's First Day at School" | May 2, 1994 | |
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A big storm occurs and Sergeant Murphy evacuates all of Busytown to a shelter, but Mr. Gronkle is left behind. Cucumber manages to stop a runaway boxcar that is carrying a wedding cake in the Canadian rockies. Sally Cat starts kindergarten but would rather stay home and play with puppets. | ||||
| 23 | 10 | "No Time for Bananas / Sneef in India / Sally Cat's First Trip" | May 9, 1994 | |
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Bananas Gorilla gets a crush. Sneef and Sniff take on a jewel thief. Sally Cat goes on her first trip to visit her cousin Lily. | ||||
| 24 | 11 | "Grand Hotel / Couscous on the Nile / Cat Family Ski Trip" | May 16, 1994 | |
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Father Cat reviews the Busytown Grand Hotel. Couscous succeed another mystery taking place on a boat on the Nile River. The Cat Family goes skiing. | ||||
| 25 | 12 | "Lowly Breaks His Leg / Cucumber in Machuu Pichuu / The Plight of Penelope Parakeet" | May 23, 1994 | |
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Lowly breaks his one leg and has to survive with being unable to use it. Cucumber saves a Machuu Pichuu mystery where all the costumes for a parade are stolen. Huckle and Lowly pet-sit Penelope Parakeet. | ||||
| 26 | 13 | "A Newspaper Mom / Cucumber in Rio / Donut Raffle" | May 30, 1994 | |
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Mother cat gets a job for newspaper delivering. Cucumber captures a carnival in Rio. A Donut Raffle takes place in Busytown. | ||||
Season 3 (1995)
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| 27 | 1 | "The Knights of Busytown / Cave Pigs / Bucketman in Busytown" | March 6, 1995 | |
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A game of The Knights of Busytown ends when Sally doesn't want to be the maiden in distress. The life of cave pigs is featured. Mr. Frumble gets stuck in a painted garbage can. | ||||
| 28 | 2 | "Billy Dog Gets Glasses / Cordelia's Debut / Lowly Joins the Circus" | March 13, 1995 | |
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Billy Dog gets his first pair of glasses. In the Shakespearean era, Cordelia dreams of becoming an actress. Lowly Worm takes part in a circus. | ||||
| 29 | 3 | "The Big Dare / Oliver's Sandwich / Pig Will Won't" | March 20, 1995 | |
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Billy Dog claims he's not scared of ghosts. Oliver is a clumsy butler. Pig Will becomes Pig Won't. | ||||
| 30 | 4 | "The Best Birthday Party Ever / Martha's First Book / Locked Out" | March 27, 1995 | |
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Two simultaneous birthday parties take place in Busytown. In an era where books are printed by hand, Martha reads her first book while witnessing the invention of the printing press. Mr. Frumble gets locked out of his house. | ||||
| 31 | 5 | "Dad's Neat Job / The Discovery of America / Mr. Gronkle's Friends" | April 3, 1995 | |
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Father Cat does a new job. The story of America being discovered by Admiral Columoose is featured. Mr. Gronkle's friends are introduced to his mom. | ||||
| 32 | 6 | "Denys at Camp / Peasant Pig's Gifts / Little Fixit" | April 10, 1995 | |
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Denys go to camp. Piggy Origami's granddaughter wants a wedding with origami. Little Fixit, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Fixit is introduced. | ||||
| 33 | 7 | "The School Dance / The First Olympics / Hilda for President" | April 17, 1995 | |
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Hilda plans a school dance. The story of the Greek Olympics is featured. Hilda runs for president against Billy Dog. | ||||
| 34 | 8 | "Mr. Frumble's Brother / Viking Pigs / The Perfect Wedding" | April 24, 1995 | |
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Mr. Frumble's twin brother goes searching for him. Pig Pigson's crew is unenthusiastic. Miss Honey and Bruno Bear are getting married. | ||||
| 35 | 9 | "A Tough Test / The First Pyramid / The Big Date" | May 1, 1995 | |
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Mr. Tough substitutes for the class. Imhotep builds the first pyramid but neglects his son. Billy's mother goes on a date. | ||||
| 36 | 10 | "Inventor of the Year / Macaroni Polo / Lone Wolf at the Lighthouse" | May 8, 1995 | |
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Huckle is inspired to become an inventor. Macaroni Polo goes to China. Lone Wolfe grumpily guards a lighthouse. | ||||
| 37 | 11 | "Fun-Time Riddle Race / The First Balloon / Billy Dog's Space Rock" | May 15, 1995 | |
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A big riddle race takes place in Busytown starting at the Fire station (with the riddle "When things get really hot, we'll bring you some water") and ending at the Observatory (with the riddle "When it gets dark, look up and watch the show"). The story of the first balloon (a.k.a. Montgolfier) is featured. Billy Dog loses a meteorite from the observatory and tries to find and return it. | ||||
| 38 | 12 | "The Best Amusement Park Ever / The First Bridge / Say Cheese, Please!" | May 22, 1995 | |
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Wolfgang, Benny and Harry open a big amusement park, but have trouble in the process. The cave pigs create the first bridge. The class has to take photos of their families, but experience many problems and Huckle finally succeeds in taking the best picture. | ||||
| 39 | 13 | "Has Anyone Seen My Book? / P.J. Pig's Brave Day / Vanderbuilt's New Shoes" | May 29, 1995 | |
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Sally's book goes missing. P.J. Pig tries to be a knight. Mr. Gronkle's nephew Vanderbuilt fails the soccer team. | ||||
Season 4 (1996)
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| 40 | 1 | "The Perfect Gentleman / The Best Painter Ever / The Best Day for Dennis" | March 4, 1996 | |
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Hilda's friend Rita comes to babysit. Michael Antelope paints the Sistine Chapel. Dennis has his best day. | ||||
| 41 | 2 | "A Trip Back in Time / Home Sweet Home / P.S. Pig's Special Friend" | March 11, 1996 | |
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Mr. Fixit builds a time machine. Cavemen search for a cave for their friend. P.S. Pig wishes she got a letter too. | ||||
| 42 | 3 | "Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine / Sneef and Sniff at the Opera / Mr. Gronkle Won't Mind" | March 18, 1996 | |
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Mr. Fixit causes havoc with his new magnet machine that gets out of control and attracts anything made of metal. Sniff and Sneef solve a voice problem at a European Opera. An eventful day occurs in the lives of Lowly, Huckle, and Father Cat. | ||||
| 43 | 4 | "Peter's Visit / The First Skis Ever / Stage Fright" | March 25, 1996 | |
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Sally has an imaginary friend Peter. Bernard is too little to help his big brother. Dennis gets stage fright at a public speaking contest. | ||||
| 44 | 5 | "End of the Rainbow / A Signal for Peng / Mr. Frumble's Birthday Party" | April 1, 1996 | |
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The class loves a story about a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Peng's wife has a baby when he gets a job at the Great Wall of China. Mr. Frumble forgets his own birthday party. | ||||
| 45 | 6 | "Bananas the Magician / The First Horseless Carriage / Princess Hilda" | April 8, 1996 | |
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Bananas Gorilla acts as a magician. The story of the first horseless carriage is featured. Hilda acts as a princess. | ||||
| 46 | 7 | "Daylight Savings Time / Eager Beaver's Clever Game / The Pickle Car Wash" | April 15, 1996 | |
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A clock tower gets stuck during Daylight Saving Time. Eager Beaver makes a clever game. Mr. Frumble has his own car wash for his Pickle Car. | ||||
| 47 | 8 | "Triple A Deliveries / Stanley's Amazing Photo / Lost in the Swamp" | April 22, 1996 | |
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Several deliveries take place. Stanley does some of the best photographing. Someone gets lost in the swamp. | ||||
| 48 | 9 | "Mr. Fixit's Super Submarine / Cahuchu's Magic Tree / Mr. Bean's Restaurant" | April 29, 1996 | |
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Mr. Fixit invents a submarine and Lowly and Huckle give it a test ride. Little Cahuchu discovers a tree with magical bouncing sap. Mr. Bean opens a drive-in restaurant but only serves beans. | ||||
| 49 | 10 | "Abe and Babe's Christmas Lesson / Sally Cat's Christmas Dream / The Best Christmas Present Ever" | May 6, 1996 | |
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Abe and Babe have been bad, so they get coal for Christmas. Sally Cat has a dream where Santa is in trouble. The Cat family expects a baby on Christmas. | ||||
| 50 | 11 | "The Best Car Trip Ever / Earnest's Dish You Can Eat / Cousin Russ" | May 13, 1996 | |
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The Cat family goes on a big car trip to the beach. Earnest enters the best new dish contest. Cousin Russ moves from England to visit with Huckle in Busytown. | ||||
| 51 | 12 | "Fill'er Up Scotty / Niagara Falls Mystery / Helper's Helper" | May 20, 1996 | |
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Scotty's tanker truck breaks down. Cucumber succeeds a mystery when Niagara Falls stops flowing and it is blocked by Beaver Sweet Tooth's gang. Deputy Flo gets another helper. | ||||
| 52 | 13 | "Who's Afraid of the Big Eclipse / Hold Your Breath! / Pumpkin Heads" | May 27, 1996 | |
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When there is a misprint in The Bugle, the townspeople think that the sun will disappear for 360 years. Toula and her father catch a gold necklace in their net. Huckle, Lowly and Sprout participate in a pumpkin contest. | ||||
Season 5 (1997)
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| 53 | 1 | "The Mole Machine / The Royal Game of Dennis / Now That's Progress" | March 3, 1997 | |
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Mr. Fixit invents a mole machine. Abbott Thomas's monk Dennis is unhappy. Mr. Gronkle decides to demolish his decaying castle. | ||||
| 54 | 2 | "Superstitious Bananas / Pépé le Gangstaire / Drive-Through Movie" | March 10, 1997 | |
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Bananas Gorilla thinks he's doomed to bad luck. Couscous is shocked that the dirty rats are being let out of jail. A drive-through theater opens. | ||||
| 55 | 3 | "King and Queen for a Day / The Piggy Express / Practice Makes Prefect" | March 17, 1997 | |
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Huckle and Hilda become king and queen. Piggy delivers mail through stormy weather. There is a school recital and everyone's unhappy with their parts. | ||||
| 56 | 4 | "The Winners / No More Games, Manuel! / We Won't Go to the Doctor!" | March 24, 1997 | |
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Busytown holds a race. Manuel plays jungle explorer. Pig Will and Pig Won't argue about the doctor. | ||||
| 57 | 5 | "Never Too Small / Albert, the Belgian Barge Captain / Rainy Day" | March 31, 1997 | |
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Sally and Robbie are too small for basketball. There's a festival of giants in Belgium. Huckle, Lowly, and Sally are bored on a rainy day. | ||||
| 58 | 6 | "Mr. Gronkle Comes to Stay / Leo-pardo's Smile / Blooming Busytown" | April 7, 1997 | |
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Mr. Gronkle stays with the Cat family during winter, but freezes in the ice. Leo-pardo is an inventor genius but discovers his greatest innovation. Mr. Root plants flowers all over Busytown. | ||||
| 59 | 7 | "Match-Makers / Forget-bur Never Forgets / Toof Trouble" | April 14, 1997 | |
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Huckle plays matchmaker for Mr. Frumble. In Mesopotamia before writing was invented, royal architect Forget-bur tries to build a Ziggurat for the king but keeps forgetting his plans. Hilda has a toothache and is in denial. | ||||
| 60 | 8 | "The New Neighbors / The First Halloween Ever / Now I Know My One, Two, Threes!" | April 21, 1997 | |
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A new neighbor moves into Busytown's spooky house. The story of the first Halloween is told. Sally learns how to count after realizing it's okay to ask for help. | ||||
| 61 | 9 | "Mr. Gronkle Moves Away / Counting Chickens / The Spelling Bee" | April 28, 1997 | |
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Mr. Gronkle moves to the quiet countryside. Before numbers were invented, a scribe must take inventory of an estate. Billy enters a spelling bee despite lacking confidence in his abilities. | ||||
| 62 | 10 | "Huckle's Feathery Friends / The First Valentine Ever / The Sleepover" | May 5, 1997 | |
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Huckle knocks out a bird's nest. The first valentine is created. Dennis goes to Sprout's sleepover. | ||||
| 63 | 11 | "Count on Us! / The First Easter Egg Ever / Be My Valentine" | May 12, 1997 | |
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There's a bikeathon in Busytown, but Billy needs a bike. A family is rescued by their kind king, and to thank him, the family promises to give the king a gift. It's Valentine's Day, and Hilda gets a little carried away. | ||||
| 64 | 12 | "The Mystery of the Stone Circle / The Big Apple Christmas Caper / Who's too Scared to Masquerade?" | May 19, 1997 | |
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A substitute teacher takes the class to the Stone Circle. On Christmas someone tries to rob New York. Little kids are intimidated by a masquerade party. | ||||
| 65 | 13 | "A Message in a Bottle / Santa Needs Help / There Really is an Easter Bunny" | May 26, 1997 | |
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While playing pirate, Huckle discovers a message in a bottle with an SOS message. Hilda writes a Christmas story. Everyone except Huckle and friends are excited for the Easter egg hunt. | ||||
Other websites
change- The Busy World of Richard Scarry at Cookie Jar Entertainment
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry on IMDb
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry at TV.com
