The Busy World of Richard Scarry

- Season 1

(1994)

Sergeant Murphy's got his hands full with runaway imaginations.Couscous is the best detective in North Africa and he's on the trail of Pepe Le Gangster and his "dirty rats."Father Cat takes Huckle and Lowly on their first fishing trip hoping it will be as magical as his own.

Huckle and Lowly buy a special cuckoo clock for Mother Cat, but because Huckle's bike bell doesn't work, he has an accident and the cuckoo clock breaks.Despite his talkative Irish forefathers, Patrick O'Swine can't utter a word.The gang goes skating on Grouchy Mr. Gronkle's pond, and when the old koot sees them on his property, he hurries to shoo them away.

Huckle and Lowly keep missing the Big Stories around town.Pepe and his gang of Dirty Rats escape from prison.Mr. Frumble volunteers to help around the fire station.

Mr. Raccoon is bored with the same old thing everyday so he leaves Mr. Frumble in charge of his restaurant while he goes in search of a change.Mario wants a gondola so he can paddle romantic couples around Venice, but instead he owns a big clunky melon boat.Hilda babysits for Pig Will and Pig Won't and she does her best to fill the day with fun, but Pig Won't just wants to sulk.

Huckle's off to do Mother Cat's shopping for the first time when he forgets the list.The Police Chief gives urgent orders to Sneef and his assistant Sniff - they must hurry to Nice.Huckle and Lowly camp in the backyard but after Kenny tells them a ghost story, they're sure they see a huge claw in the shadows.

When Mr. Frumble crashes his car he steals the bulldozer from Roger Rhino, a taxi and the airplane from Rudolph Von Flugel, Ernst and Heidi from the Swiss alps are introduced and Billy Dog has a bad day.

A big snowstorm causes havoc in Busytown, Professor Dig is introduced with his own Egyptian mummy and a treasure hunt takes place in Busytown.

The traffic light Mr. Fixit 'fixed' causes a big pile up so he offers to repair all the cars. The drivers decide to repair the cars themselves and a hurt Mr. Fixit locks himself in his shop. No one can fix things like Mr. Fixit, and soon everyone's pleading for his help. Fixit grabs his hammer and the cars are rebuilt better - and different - than before. Maria and Frederico want to throw a coin in the Trevi fountain for luck. They get lost, Maria falls asleep, and Frederico breaks a Roman statue which he puts in the car. The car drives off with the statue at the ...

Huckle, Lowly, the Three Beggars and Mr. Frumble are accidentally launched to the moon in Mr. Fixit's home made rocket. The landing on the moon is less than smooth, and the rocket breaks. Our astronauts manage to repair the rocket and it's back to Earth for a hero's welcome and some lunch. Pip Pip comes to London hoping to work for the Queen. With her new friend, Liza Littlemouse, they go to the palace, the Navy, and then the Tower of London, but no luck. When the Queen loses her ring, Pip Pip and Liza find it in a fountain and the Queen makes them the royal fountain ...

After Sally, Lowly, and Huckle help Mother Cat make an apple pie, Lowly's yodeler hat is missing. Lowly and Huckle team up with the missing hat expert, Mr. Frumble, and they look high and low but can't find Lowly's hat anywhere. When everyone finally sits down to enjoy the apple pie, Mr. Frumble finds the hat - in the 'hat' pie. Hans loves plumbing but because he always comes home wet, his wife takes him to apply for a dry windmill keeper's job. On the way, Hans plugs a hole in a dike and saves the town. He gets a medal and a new job - Chief Plumber. Now Hans can ...

When Huckle has to get his tonsils out, Lowly stays with him in the hospital.Cucumber and her assistant Pickles are terrified of their new assignment - to get pictures of lions.All the kids and Miss Honey go up river for a picnic.

Sergeant Murphy gets his first day off, Schmudge a chimney Sweeper in Germany is introduced and Hilda takes a train ride.

Knights and a bucketman are a major occurrence in Busytown and the life of cave pigs is featured.