The Hoverboat (Part 3)

The Parachute Truck

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Rocky, a rocket car, is asked to show off his tricks and loops through the sky above the town until something goes wrong and he starts to fall. His friends decide to call Carl, and a fire engine and ambulance head to the landing platform while Carl prepares in his workshop. Carl fits himself with a parachute and folding wings, transforms into Super Truck, and flies out to catch Rocky in mid-air. Rocky comes down safely, the others congratulate Carl, and the episode ends with 'Tot de volgende keer!' ('See you next time!').

The Police Car

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Matt the police car sets off after a race car that is driving far too fast through Car City, but he has to stop before he can catch it. Carl the super truck is asked to help, drives into his hidden garage and is rebuilt into a police truck. Together with an unseen voice guiding him, Carl works out that the car headed for the highway, finds it there, and blocks it until it pulls over. Matt thanks Carl before the episode moves straight into a new situation with Troy the train.

The Train

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Troy the freight train is lying on his side and cannot move, but his goods still have to be delivered that day. Carl, a truck who can change shape, is fetched and transformed into a locomotive in a garage, then couples the loaded wagons and sets off through the countryside. He drops one container with Tom, who needs parts to repair the cars of Car City, one with Frank the fire truck, and a package with Matt at the last station. Troy thanks Carl for saving the day and Carl heads home.

The Pickup Truck

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Pikkel, a pink pickup truck, has had an accident on a city street and cannot get home. Tom the tow truck arrives and tries to pull her, but her heavy load makes it impossible, so he fetches Carl, who rebuilds himself into a large crane truck. Carl lifts Pikkel onto his flatbed and drives her across town, with careful lifting and lowering at both ends. Everyone thanks each other and Pikkel is set down safely outside her house.

The Garbage Truck (Part 1)

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Ethan the dump truck is too ill to work, but the bridge in Car City has to be finished that evening. Carl the Transform Truck is fetched, reshaped into a dump truck by a workshop machine, and driven to the building site. There Charlie the crane loads stone blocks into his tipper, and Carl carries load after load to the drop point until the delivery is complete. He is thanked for his help and heads home.

The Garbage Truck (Part 2)

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Gary the green garbage truck gets a flat tyre in the middle of Car City just as his collection round is due, so Carl is brought in to take his place for the day. In a workshop, Carl is rebuilt into a garbage truck, with the hopper, the rear section and the container lifting system attached one by one. He then drives the streets, clamping and tipping each bin until the last one is empty. Gary thanks him for saving his day and the two say goodbye until next time.

The Forklift

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The Ambulance

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Amber the ambulance is damaged and cannot work, and she is the only one in Car City who can treat the sick. Carl, a truck that can rebuild itself, transforms into a large ambulance and drives out to help. He reaches Tom, the yellow tow truck, takes his temperature, checks his throat and listens to his cough, then tells him he has a slight fever from working too hard. Tom is told to rest, thanks Carl, and the two say goodbye.

The Hoverboat (Part 1)

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During a football match in Car City the wind picks up and blows the ball into the water, and Little Tom cannot reach it. The little cars call Carl, who is rebuilt in his workshop into a hover boat with pontoons, propellers and a crane arm. He floats out to the water, lifts the ball free and then rescues Little Tom, who has drifted out from the pier. Back on the field, Carl plays a match against the little cars, who score a goal before the episode closes.

The Hoverboat (Part 2)

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In Car City, a host invites Little Amber and Little Francis to show off their stunts on a large dirt ramp beside a river. Amber lands her jump, but Francis gets stuck hanging from the ramp above the water. Amber suggests calling Carl the Super Truck, who turns into a hoverboat in his cave and travels to the river to wait underneath. When the ramp begins to give way, Francis lets go and lands safely on Carl, and the episode ends with the group praising him.

The Fire Truck

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Frank the fire truck leaves his station after a call about a fire in the city. Matt the police car stops him on the road and leads him along a faster route, but the fire turns out to fill an entire building, so Carl the Super Truck is fetched from his underground base and rebuilt into a second fire engine. The two trucks raise a ladder and aim their hoses at the flames until the fire is out. The episode ends with the narrator telling Frank and Matt to rest and Carl heading home.

The Steamroller

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In Car City, Billy the bulldozer and Steve the steamroller are fixing a street full of potholes. Billy fills the holes with gravel, but Steve's roller breaks down and runs out of steam, so Tom the tow truck takes him to the garage. Carl the Super Truck is called in, transforms into a steamroller and flattens the rest of the road. Steve returns repaired, the finished street is admired, and the vehicles thank each other before parting.

The Water Park Truck

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In Car City, Lily the school bus and a group of small cars are heading to the amusement park when they learn it is closed, and it is too hot to play outside. A narrator suggests calling Super Truck, so Lily contacts Carl, who drives to his secret chamber and transforms into a water park on wheels. He arrives with slides, fountains and rainbow arches, and the vehicles of the city spend the afternoon splashing and cooling off. The episode ends with the cars thanking Super Truck and everyone waving goodbye.

The Summer Train

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Little cars gather at the playground in Car City but the rain has left it too wet to play on. Little Tom calls Carl the Super Truck, who transforms into a summer train fitted with a blower. Carl first clears the clouds so the sun returns, then works over the ground until the puddles are gone. The little cars thank him and he drives off with a goodbye to everyone.

The Super Mail Truck

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Peter the Mail Van gets a flat tyre in Car City and cannot finish delivering the post. Carl is called in, drives to his base and rebuilds himself into a mail truck with a launcher on his roof. He fits Peter with a new tyre, then takes half the route himself, sending letters and parcels to houses, a farm and a row of shops. One parcel is left over with no address, and it turns out to be the new hat Carl had been waiting for at the start.

The Mop Machine

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In a snow covered Car City, Frank the fire truck is preparing a winter festival and a new skating rink for tomorrow's hockey tournament, but the ice has soft patches and slippery patches. The friends decide a special machine is needed, and Frank fetches Carl, who transforms into an ice resurfacing machine with a spray arm and brushes. Carl frees a car whose wheels are frozen in, then works back and forth across the whole rink, wetting the surface and taking off the extra water. The ice is declared ready, and Frank leaves an ice cream in the freezer as a thank you.

Robot T-Rex Truck

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At a demolition site in Car City, the work trucks Deen, Billy and Ethan are too worn out to bring down a building. Carl, a blue truck, drives out of the city to a cave where he transforms into a robot T-Rex. He returns and knocks the building down, leaving rubble across the road. He then helps the team clear the debris, working out how to shift a plank with his head when his short arms cannot reach, and the site is left clean.

The Bulldozer

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At the site of Car City's new library, Carl finds Billy the bulldozer still working despite a cold. Carl sends him home to rest and calls in Super Truck, who drives to his cave and transforms into a bulldozer to take over the shift. Together with Edgar the excavator and Ethan the tipper truck, he pushes the scattered bricks into a pile, loads the mound of earth and spreads it across the front garden. The library is finished in time to open that evening, and the friends say goodbye until next time.

The Cement Truck

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In Car City, garbage truck Gerrit accidentally drives into a lamp post and knocks it over. Tom tows the damaged Gerrit to the garage while crane Charlie prepares to lift the pole back up, but the cement mixer Christopher is away on holiday. Super Truck flies to his cave, transforms into a cement mixer and returns to pour cement around the base of the pole. Charlie holds it upright until the cement is in place, and the episode ends with the lamp post standing again and the cement left to dry.

The Magnetic Crane

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A load of metal beams spills across the highway in Car City and traffic comes to a complete standstill. Ethan and the other trucks call in Carl the Super Truck, who returns to his base and is fitted with a magnetic crane arm. Back at the highway he sweeps the magnet over the road, accidentally lifting Deen along with the metal before switching it off and trying again more carefully. The collected metal goes into Ethan's dump bed and the cars start moving again.

The Dragon Truck

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On the evening of Chinese New Year in Car City, Frank shows Little Frank the field of wishing lanterns that will be released at midnight. Little Frank presses a button he was warned about and all the lanterns float away early, so Frank calls Carl for help. Carl drives to his hidden hangar and transforms into a flying dragon truck, then sweeps across the city catching every lantern and bringing them back in time. Little Frank is given the button again for the countdown, the lanterns rise together, and the town wishes each other a happy new year.

The Renovation Truck

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Penny the plane is flying a large sweet delivery over Car City when her bag tears open and the whole load pours down onto a building site, burying Billy the bulldozer. Penny fetches Carl, who picks a new configuration in his underground base and arrives with a wrecking ball and a shovel. He knocks down the wall blocking his reach, digs Billy out, and then discovers his bucket is too small to carry all the sweets away. Billy joins in with his blade, the three finish the delivery together, and Penny thanks everyone before flying off.

The Formula 1 Truck

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Jerry, a red race car, takes part in the annual Car City race until his steering fails and he speeds off the track without brakes. A call goes out for Super Truck, and Carl is built in his workshop into a formula racing truck to give chase. He catches up with Jerry on the lakeside road and pulls him away from the water. At the end the racing trophy is handed to Jerry rather than kept by the fastest car.

The Sun Truck

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Little Amber hurries through Car City on her way to the fair, where Jerry and the other small cars are choosing which ride to go on first. Just as they pick the Ferris wheel, the power at the fairground cuts out, and Tom cannot fix it alone. The group calls Carl, who returns to his workshop and is fitted with large solar panels. He drives to the fairground, unfolds the panels towards the sun, connects them to the power supply, and the rides light up again so the little cars can carry on.

Supertruck Becomes a Shark to Make a Movie

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Little Tom and little Amber come home from school with an assignment to make a short film and no idea what it should be about. Supertruck is called in, drives to his workshop and transforms into a shark, then takes everyone to the beach. Bobby the tugboat carries Amber out on the water while Tom films the shark surfacing and leaping beside the boat. Everyone is praised for their part, the children head off to school to watch the result, and Supertruck vanishes before the goodbye.

The Hoverboat (Part 4)

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The little cars of Car City are playing football while their parents cheer from the sideline. A strong wind takes the ball out over the lake, so Tom calls Carl, who turns himself into a hoverboat and heads for the water. He fishes out the ball and then lifts Little Tom out after he tips off the pier. Back on the pitch, Carl joins a match against the little cars, who score a goal before the episode closes.

The Solar Panel Truck

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It is summer holiday and the small cars of Car City are at the amusement park when the power fails, leaving several of them stranded in the Ferris wheel. Amber the ambulance calls Carl, who rebuilds himself into a truck loaded with solar panels. He first restores electricity to a garage so Tom the tow truck can get out, then unfolds his panels in a field to gather enough sun power for the park. The rides start turning again and the little cars go back to playing on the merry-go-round.

Space Vacation

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Matt the police car is stargazing through a telescope in Car City when he spots a UFO and sees that Rocky the rocket has fled in fright and run out of fuel. Carl transforms into Super Truck rocket form, counts down and launches into space to find him. He catches Rocky just before he flies into a meteor field, shares some of his own fuel, and the narration explains that the aliens had only wanted to help. Everyone returns to Car City, where the closing line notes that even an experienced traveller should always bring extras on a trip.

Pumpkin Painting

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In a night-time city full of talking vehicles, Flevi has almost run out of paint for the pumpkins meant for the festival. Super Truck is called, reshapes itself into a paint truck, and drives over with a full load of paint and brushes. The vehicles hand out the paint and decorate the pumpkins, copying a black cat design from a printed example, and one small pickup gets painted to look like a pumpkin itself. The episode ends with thanks to Super Truck and a goodbye to the viewer.

The Referee Truck

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Two teams of cars in Car City are ready for a football match but have no referee, so Tyler's and Katie's teams cannot start. Carl the truck is called in, drives to his cave and transforms into a referee truck with a cap, a whistle and cards. He runs the match, praises good play and gives Tyler a yellow card for barging into other players. With the score level, Katie's team scores the winning goal.

The Incredible Truck

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In Car City, Katie and Jerry set off for a race at the track but find the highway bridge broken and impassable. Katie phones Carl, who drives to a hidden garage and is rebuilt into a masked super truck with speed and a repair beam. He first lies across the gap so the two cars can drive over him, then locates the missing bridge sections and welds them back into place. The cars thank him for the finished bridge and the episode closes with a joke about him having competition.