Big Tree City

Parade Pop!

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In Big Tree City, Splash the frog has been looking forward to the annual balloon parade all his life, but team leader Major Prickles books him for Bonding Day at headquarters instead. When Mr Pig gets stuck in a bin on the parade route, Prickles reroutes the parade, secretly steering it away from headquarters because he is terrified of balloons, and the new route sends it over Windy Bridge, where the wind lifts the balloons and eventually the whole bridge into the air. Prickles admits his fear and his cover story to Splash and apologises, then lets the team launch him at the giant balloons so his spikes can pop them and bring the bridge down. The bridge lands safely, Splash finally sees the balloons up close, and Prickles discovers that popping them is fun.

Power Struggle

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Major, the leader of Big Tree City Rescue, secretly exercises alone because he is embarrassed about how much he sweats. When the power fails at the music stadium hours before pop star Lil' JJ's concert, the team splits up: Major and Kit head to the power station while Flame and Trix bring a backup generator that promptly breaks. With no other option, the team powers the concert by pedalling an exercise bike, and when everyone runs out of energy Major has to take over. He admits his fear of being laughed at, Kit reassures him, and he pedals hard enough to save the show.

Race Rescue

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Kit, a rescue driver in Big Tree City, is the reigning champion of the city race and insists on winning by following the rules. After the Mayor rams her off the track during the qualifying lap and leaves her in last place, her friend Pecky fits her vehicle with rockets, turbo boosters and glue missiles. Kit refuses them at first, then uses them mid-race and knocks every other competitor out of the running. When she sees the Mayor stranded in danger, she stops short of the finish line to help, lets him take the win, and apologises for cheating.

Secret Inspection Day

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The Big Tree City Rescue team suspects that Major Prickles has launched his yearly secret test, so when they are sent to save a squirrel dangling from a multi-storey car park they treat the bananas, bouncing balls and giant hammer as planted traps. The rescue turns out to be a dummy, the team goes on strike, and the Major eventually admits he set it up. A second call brings a real emergency, a clown trapped inside an overinflated balloon drifting above a child's birthday party, which the team almost ignores as another trick. They turn back, bring the clown down, and the Major tells them they have finally passed secret test day.

Cake Escape

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On Major Prickles' birthday, the Big Tree City Rescue team gives him a cushion, a sleeping mask and a giant cake, joking that he is old and slow. Stung by the teasing and unable to finish the Fun Zone obstacle course, Prickles announces over the radio that he is retiring from the team. While he sits alone with a cup of tea, the giant cake breaks loose and rolls toward the Fun Zone, and the leaderless team argues its way through the city without stopping it. Prickles realises his years of experience are exactly what is needed, radios back in, and directs a bounce-and-catch rescue that halts the cake before the birthday party finally goes ahead.

Action!

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News reporter Ted Lister spends a week filming Big Tree City Rescue, and the flashier rescuers get all the camera time while Kit the medic is edited out. Determined to prove he is worth watching, Kit takes over a call-out about a stuck ball and then sets Ted's cart rolling downhill to create a rescue worth broadcasting. When the cart heads for the river and a busy roundabout, Kit admits he cannot handle it and calls Becky, Flame and Splash, who catch Ted in mid-air. Kit treats Ted's injuries as the medic, apologises, and Ted signs off saying it made great television.