Foraging

March Like an Ant

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Little Nutbrown Hare and his father pick red berries for breakfast, but by morning the berries have vanished. With help from Little Field Mouse, Little Nutbrown Hare tracks them down and discovers a line of ants carrying the berries away. His father explains that ants live in underground nests and carry food home to their families. The episode ends with father and son under the old oak tree, sharing the last berries and measuring how much they love each other.

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.

Fly the Nest

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In a spring meadow, Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare watch three bluebird eggs hatch in a nearby tree. Over several visits, the hare helps name the chicks Dewberry, Marigold, and Hyacinth, plays games with them, and cheers them on as they learn to fly. The grown birds eventually leave the nest, and Bluebird settles onto a fresh clutch of eggs. The episode ends with Little Nutbrown Hare and his father sharing a tender exchange about how much they love each other.

Treasure Hunt

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Little Nutbrown Hare sets off across a spring meadow and forest with Little Field Mouse and Little Grey Squirrel to gather treasures for his father. Along the way they meet a bluebird, an otter and other animals who each offer a find, from acorns and eggshells to sparkly stones. Meanwhile Big Nutbrown Hare follows the trail his son has left to find him. They reunite at nightfall, and the father tells his son he is the greatest treasure of all before they share their finds under the spring moon.

Springy Surprise

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Fig, a small blue fox, lives in a colourful forest world of tall mossy trees and a beached blue ship. After finding a coiled spring in his finding tree, he spends the episode discovering how it bounces and stretches through playful experiments. He then uses what he learns to help his friends gather and carry their harvest of fruits and vegetables. The episode ends with a cheerful celebration among the forest friends.

Popcorn Picture Show

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Fig, a young fox, finds a long loopy tube and joins his friend Maple and his companion Stick to gather popcorn for the evening picture show. At Popcorn Canyon the sun pops the kernels, but the light popcorn floats away whenever Fig tries to toss it down to the bowls below. After watching a mother cuckoo carry popcorn through the tree to feed her chicks, Fig realises he can use his tube to send the popcorn straight into the bowls. With the bowls full, everyone heads home for the firefly-lit picture show.

Bernie and the Bee

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On a hot summer day on Puffin Rock, a young puffin named Oona and her little brother Baba discover that a bee is trapped in Bernie's seaside grotto. Guided by Bernie, they set off across the meadow to gather the most colourful, sweet-smelling flowers so the weak, hungry bee can feed on nectar. Along the way they meet Mossy the pygmy shrew and work through a few flower mix-ups. They bring back the right bloom, the bee drinks, regains its energy and flies free.

Dinner at Bernie's

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On a warm afternoon on Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba set out to help Bernie the hermit crab prepare a feast for a visiting lady crab friend. They gather food across the island with the pine marten Mossy, whose earlier theft of the crabs' berries brings the crabs after them, until Mossy apologises and everyone shares. The gathered feast is lost, so the children bring Bernie a piece of bark instead, which delights him. The episode ends with Bernie and his friend sharing a quiet sunset dinner.

Spy Game

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At a riverside park, Bluey and a group of friends invent a spy game where 'potion grass' is used to control the grown-ups, while the parents run a barbecue nearby. When Bingo is stuck with the boring grass-gathering job she quits, and the game slowly falls apart without her. Muffin's dad explains that everyone has a place in the pack, and Bluey coaxes Bingo back by promising something fun. The episode ends with Bluey letting Bingo take the first turn, and the spell finally works.

Just Like Mama

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On a bright day on Puffin Rock, puffins Mama and Una set off to gather seaweed while baby Baba and Papa stay behind to guard the burrow from lurking seagulls. Along the way Mama and Una jump on seaweed and race a dogfish, and Una discovers that a large great blackback gull is what has scared the other birds from the cliff. Mama confronts the gull and drives it off, keeping her puffling safe and letting the seagulls return. The family reunites at the burrow, having each done their part.

Pick Oranges

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Billy, a pink character, and Bam Bam, a blue one, spend the day in a garden picking oranges from a tree. Billy climbs a ladder to pick while Bam Bam catches the fruit in a bowl, and Billy helps Bam Bam up when he is too scared to climb. After eating all the oranges, the two turn their bowls into hats for a short song and dance. They play until they are tired and then settle down for a nap.

The Mysterious Fruit Thief

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Two special agents, a fennec fox and a sand cat, travel to a tropical island to find out who has been taking fruit. They search the jungle, question the animals who live there, including a worried fruit farmer and a snake, and study the clues they gather. Step by step they piece the evidence together until they uncover the creature behind the missing fruit. The case ends with the mystery solved and the animal's natural behaviour explained.

This Calls for Courage

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Pinecone, a young warrior, sets out on her first solo mission with her pony to gather wild vegetables, refusing the Help Me Horn her dad offers so she can prove her independence. After getting lost, the pair tumble into an underground burrow where a large troll named Lichen seems ready to eat them, but he turns out to be lonely and kind, hiding away out of shame for needing help himself. Pinecone realises she should have called for help sooner, and the troll's booming bellow finally summons her dad, mom, and Lichen's own friends. Everyone reunites safely and heads off to share a salad, with the troll rejoining his community.

Under the Overpass

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Craig, Kelsey and JP take a map and float up the creek to gather honeysuckle they can trade for toys. Beyond the overpass they find eerie painted symbols and a silent hooded archer who chases them through the rain. They escape by ditching their loot and pulling JP from the sinking water, then learn the archer is a child protecting their plants who asks them never to return. Craig decides some places are better left undiscovered.

The Thirty-Minute Work Week

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Wembley, a young Fraggle who cannot make up his mind, is expected to choose a job like every other Fraggle. He tries gathering radishes in the Gorgs' garden and considers Boober's laundry work, but nothing fits, and his friend Gobo pretends to reject him to force a decision. After seeking advice from the Trash Heap, Wembley decides to become a fireman, and the Fraggle Rock Volunteer Fire Department welcomes him even though none of them, including Wembley, know how to start a fire. Alongside the main story, Doc tinkers in his workshop with his dog Sprocket while Gobo reads a postcard from Uncle Traveling Matt about a wild train ride.