Cooking

Miffy and the Birthday Cake

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Mother Bunny wakes Miffy and asks her to borrow chocolate, butter and flour from Auntie Alice for Father Bunny's birthday cake. On the way, Miffy meets Poppy Pig and Barbara Bear, who each mention their own ingredients, and by the time she returns home she has brought back vanilla, cream and sugar instead. Mother Bunny gently reassures her and turns the mix-up into birthday ice cream, which the family then enjoys together at dinner.

Smoothie

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Bing is a young rabbit having a snack at home with his carer Flop. When the only banana left is too mushy to eat, Flop suggests blending it into a smoothie, and Bing helps add the milk and run the blender. Bing's carrot accidentally falls in and cannot be taken back out, which disappoints him until he tastes the result and finds the carrot smoothie delicious. He ends the day by happily telling a friend all about it.

Sam's Campout

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Friends gather for an overnight campout in Sam's backyard, complete with a tent, sleeping bags and a pretend campfire. When it gets dark and unfamiliar animal sounds start, Sam feels too nervous to sleep outside. His friends form a plan to bring comforting items from his room, play shadow puppets, and his grandpa shares that he was once nervous too, before returning Sam's stuffed bear. Sam ends the night feeling brave and ready to sleep under the stars.

A Lot of Hot!

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On a sweltering day in the puppet town of Someplace Else, Donkey Hodie decides to cool everyone down by opening a lemonade stand with her friend Duck Duck. Duck Duck wants to follow a careful step-by-step plan, but Donkey rushes ahead her own way, grabs an enormous lemon, and ends up with no lemonade and a wrecked stand. Duck Duck is hurt that Donkey did not listen, so Donkey finds her, apologizes, and admits the plan would have worked. Together they follow the plan, make the lemonade, and cool down the whole town.

Camping

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A warm narrator guides a boy named Eddie and his dog Scout through what a family camping trip in the woods will be like. The episode moves in clear steps from packing and putting up the tent to campfire activities, sleeping in a sleeping bag, and heading home. Along the way Eddie voices small worries about the dark and about leaving, which his parents answer with reassurance. It ends with Eddie ready for the trip and the family already planning to camp near a lake next time.

Purple Plums

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Duck and Goose are invited to Bluebird's 'treats and tweets' party at the pond. They set off to a plum tree to pick purple plums, and on the way they nearly lose them again and again because Duck hurries and Goose moves carefully. When the plums end up squashed, the friends turn them into plum pudding and plum juice, which the party guests happily share. The episode closes with a song about flying over the meadow.

Volcano Lunch

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A young whale named Bruder decides to make a surprise lunch for his mother, Mama, but cannot find the right ingredients for her favourite plankton spring rolls. His friend Wayu arrives, gives up their plan to build a volcano, and helps him improvise a meal from whatever they can find. Together they turn it into a playful 'volcano lunch', which Mama tastes and loves. The episode is set underwater and ends with the family and friend happy together at the table.

One Ripe Tomato

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In Nona's garden, three friends, Vivi, Mel and David, each pick out big plans for a single ripe tomato, from pizza sauce to pico de gallo to planting seeds. When they cannot agree who should have it, they ask Barney, who gathers them in a purple circle to listen to each other's ideas. Hearing everyone's plan, Vivi decides the fairest thing is to share the tomato so they can all enjoy it. The episode ends with the friends eating pizza together and Vivi giving Nona a painting.

Lexi's Parrot

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Bea, called Bee, leads a group of friends known as the Kindness Club in a colourful block neighbourhood. When their friend Lexi brings her new pet parrot, Mr. Talkie, the bird refuses to answer her, which leaves Lexi sad. The friends try feeding him and finding him a bird companion before discovering, in Bea's family kitchen, that Mr. Talkie only speaks Spanish. Bea teaches Lexi the phrase 'Te quiero, mi amigo' (I love you, my friend), Lexi can finally talk to her parrot, and the group shares quesadillas made by Bea's dad.

Best Square Chef

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Bea and her friends set out to make a pizza lunch, but Ty and Lexi cannot agree on toppings, one wanting peppers and pickles and the other pepperoni and pineapple. Bea calls a kindness club meeting, and the two turn cooking into a 'Best Square Chef' contest that soon slides into unkind jabs. After Bea plays back a recording of their bickering and leads a song about trying new foods, the friends taste each other's pizzas and both enjoy them. They apologise, and the episode ends with everyone sharing a combined pizza together.

BBQ

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In this Bluey episode, Bandit fires up the backyard BBQ while the cousins gather and the adults try to relax. When salad is requested, Bingo is put in charge and ends up collecting a real green pepper, then yellow and red flowers as Muffin asks for each colour. Her attempt to make mud 'salad dressing' with the garden hose floods part of the yard before things settle. The family sits down together to eat sausages and Bingo's colourful flower salads.

Bob Bilby

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Bingo is chosen to bring the daycare class puppet, Bob Bilby, home for the day. To impress him, the Heeler family agrees to spend the day without any screens and instead cooks, shops, gardens and plays pretend together. Bingo carries the puppet everywhere, showing him family photos and tucking him in at night. The next morning she hands Bob Bilby to another classmate at daycare.

Three Bite Rule

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Pete the Cat helps his friend Grumpy the toad, who refuses to eat anything but flies, learn the 'three-bite rule': try something at least three times before deciding if you like it. Guided by Pete's patience, Grumpy works through his fear, first watching others try new things, then finally tasting a banana at the school potluck. He dislikes the banana but is proud he tried, and goes on to sample cauliflower, egg burritos, acorns and French toast. The episode ends with Grumpy urging Pete to take his turn tasting flies.

A Week at Grandma's

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When Mama and Papa Bear leave for a week-long second honeymoon at Grizzly Mountain Lodge, Brother and Sister Bear stay with Gran and Gramps, sure the week will be dull. Instead the grandparents fill the days with harmonica and yo-yo lessons, building ships in bottles, harvesting honey, fishing, a barbecue, and dancing. The story cuts between the cubs' happy week and the parents' trip, where Papa keeps meeting small mishaps. The family reunites at the end, with the cubs asking to visit Gran and Gramps again and everyone planning a family vacation.

Cody Gets a Cold

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The Helpsters, a group of colourful monster friends, run a shop where they solve problems together. When their friend Cody catches a cold, a human doctor named Dr. Devon examines her and advises rest, so the friends make a plan with three jobs: make Cody comfortable, give her something to drink, and help her rest. They work through each job by trying, checking and adjusting, from swapping blankets to squeezing orange juice in a repeated sequence. Cody rests, feels better, and the group celebrates with a song about how a plan made the difference.

Trampoline

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Bluey and Bingo want their dad to stay home instead of going to work, so they invent a game turning the backyard trampoline into a toaster, juicer and frying pan to make him breakfast. Dad plays along through toast, juice and eggs before he finally has to leave, telling Bluey that making up games is an important job of her own. After a sad goodbye the girls keep playing, inventing a salad spinner game and inviting Mum to join. The episode stays in the family's sunny suburban backyard from morning through their imaginative play.

Bowl Them Over

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The Doxy puppies bring their friends Dylan and Delilah to The Bowl, a restaurant run by Jules, only to find the friends are allergic to wheat and cannot eat anything on the menu. Disappointed, the group heads home and recreates the restaurant as a 'Doxy Bowl,' then experiments in the kitchen until they invent a wheat-free dish of rice, beans and cheesy chews. The friends love it, and when Jules tastes the dish she adds it to her own menu. The episode ends with everyone able to eat at both restaurants.

A Super Recipe

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Three wombat siblings, Malik, Zadie and the toddler Zeke, set out to make a special recipe in their treehouse home, with their neighbours and the building's superintendent Super joining in. They follow the steps, spill and mix up ingredients, and the kitchen ends up covered in food. Instead of giving up, they figure out what went wrong and try again until the dish finally comes together. The episode closes with a song about working it out and the full credits.

Count Their Blessings

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Sister and Brother Bear come home from friends' houses wishing they had as many dolls and video games as Lizzie and Cousin Fred. When a thunderstorm knocks out the power, the family gathers by the fire with cocoa while Mama and Papa help the cubs name the things they are thankful for, from a safe house to a loving family. Papa also shows them how to tell how far away the storm is by counting between lightning and thunder. At bedtime Sister happily counts her blessings, and the parents catch themselves wishing for new furniture before deciding to do the same.

How Can We Make Fog Go Away?

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Jessy, a girl in an orange jacket, and Nessy, a purple sea monster, lose their ball in thick fog during a park football game. Curious about where the fog comes from, they try blowing it away and asking friends for help before following a smell high into the clouds. There they find a giant named Eugene cooling a pot of soup, whose steam is making the fog. After everyone helps cool the soup, the fog lifts, the ball turns up over the goal line, and Nessy learns he scored.

Merry Mixup

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The Fabulux Hotel has promised its guests holiday cookies, but the kitchen is out of them and the chef is sick, so Star and her pups take the job on. They gather ingredients and bake a batch, until Muggsy grabs salt instead of sugar and the cookies come out hard and inedible. With no time to start over, they tie ribbons and glitter on the ruined star-shaped cookies and turn them into tree ornaments. The hotel manager is pleased, Star gives Muggsy the credit, and every guest goes home with an ornament.

Treat Your Creature

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On Treat Your Creature Day, Pinecone sets out to celebrate her pony, Pony, and starts with his simple favorite things. After seeing Annabelle lavish fancy treats and a parade on her pony Paragon, Pinecone abandons the plan and throws an ever bigger, fancier party that Pony never wanted. She gets so caught up in it that she loses track of Pony entirely, then realizes what is special for one friend is not special for another. The two reunite, apologize, and end the day quietly wishing on shooting stars together.

Hero Soup

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In a make-believe warrior world, young Pinecone and her friend Hoth decide to cheer up their sick teacher Gladys by cooking a magical 'Hero Soup'. The recipe needs a mysterious 'Essence of Hero', which sends them chasing heroic deeds and then a famous hero named Ace. When Ace is revealed to have faked all her rescues, Pinecone realizes a true hero simply helps others with what they need. The friends quietly take care of Gladys's chores, and the soup finally works.

Muffin Party

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Moose decides to throw a muffin party, but after the muffins are eaten and his recipe card gets soaked, one ingredient becomes impossible to read. With help from Mouse, Cat and Piper, who spots a buttery hoofprint clue, and plenty of encouragement, Moose bakes the muffins anyway and improvises the final ingredient himself. His guests love the 'freewheeling muffins', and Moose is proud he pulled it off. The episode closes with the series refrain asking what happens next.

Amazing Alie

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Cody and the other Helpsters, monsters who run a workshop for solving problems, welcome a customer named Amazing Alie, an explorer who wants to climb Mount Tallmount but does not know how to prepare. The monsters make a plan and split it into three jobs: sewing a climbing outfit that works in hot and cold weather, building a cheese, lettuce and tomato sandwich in the right order, and finding a backpack to carry supplies. They work through each problem step by step, with songs about the value of a plan. By the end Alie has everything she needs and heads off to climb the mountain.

Jack and Olivia's Big Bus Adventure

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Jack, the host of a kindness show, helps a girl named Olivia who feels nervous about her first school bus ride. At the Hummingbird Cafe he gives her a practice ride, a toy bus buddy and encouragement from friends until she climbs aboard the real bus on her own. When Olivia leaves her lunch behind, Jack rushes it to the class at the farmer's market. There they watch how sunflower seeds are turned into sunflower butter, and the episode closes with a song about spreading kindness.

Piece of Cake

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It is Remy the yeti's winter-themed birthday, but the bakery has no cake, so his friends Harvey and Ginger offer to bake one. Harvey adds far too much growing powder and the cake swells until it is too big to leave the house. The friends solve it by bringing the whole party to the cake at Harvey's home. The episode closes with everyone eating cake and singing songs about being thankful and about the things Remy likes in wintertime.

Helping Scratch Beat His Fear of Thunder

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When a thunderstorm frightens her dog Scratch, a girl named Dot sets out to cure his fear with help from her friend Hal. They try hypnosis, mixing thunder with sounds Scratch loves, and a high-energy music video they call the Thunder Jam Spectacular, but none of it works. Dot's mother points out that the dog finally calms down in Dot's arms. The episode ends with Dot realizing she cannot fix the fear, but a hug and steady comfort help Scratch feel safe.

Polar Bear

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Little Bear, a brown bear cub, plays in the farmyard with his friends a hen, a cat, and a duck. He then imagines he is a polar bear and travels through a snowy Arctic, swimming past ice floes among seals and fish. When the daydream ends he returns to the cottage, where Mother Bear gives him a bath and works in the kitchen. The episode closes warmly at home.

Nancy's Sacré Bleu Fondue

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Nancy plans her fanciest fondue dinner party and panics when her cousin Johnny, now going by Jonathan, comes to stay while his family moves house. Convinced a boy will ruin everything, she schemes to keep him away, only to find he loves fancy things even more than she does. Feeling overshadowed, Nancy retreats with her doll before the cousins talk honestly about wanting to feel special. They make up as friends and share the fondue together.