The Busy World of Richard Scarry

- Season 2

(1994)

Huckle and Lowly keep missing the Big Stories around town as they go after a scoop for the school newspaper.Pepe and his gang of Dirty Rats escape from prison and look for a boat in Gibraltar to get far away.Mr. Frumble volunteers to help around the fire station, and he's a little disappointed when all he's to do is decorate for the annual Fireman's Ball.

Sprout Goat's really disappointed when he can't go on a field trip to the Hydro-Electric plant with Sergeant Murphy - he's got to help his father harvest the tomatoes. There's been a terrible theft in Paris - Madame Dog's famous pies have been stolen and Sam and Dudley are called in. After Father Cat smashes his headlight on some junk in the garage, Huckle and Lowly help him clean up once and for all.

A class lesson comes to life as Huckle and his classmates learn about the Olden Days of Busy Town: when Captain Willy took on a gang of mouse pirates who steal his lunch. Cucumber and Pickles arrive in Japan to take pictures of the famous noodle maker Chef Sato, but when he goes missing, they head out to find him.Mr. Fixit takes the scouts camping to rough it in the wilds, but his idea of roughing it isn't the same as what the Scouts have in mind.

Huckle, Lowly, and Sally decide to build a raft.On a royal trip to Australia, the Queen's jewels go missing.A magazine article inspires Hilda and she decides to direct her own play.

Rudolph Von Flugel takes Huckle and Lowly up in his airplane, but he forgets to do up his own seatbelt.The Pigs celebrate their anniversary by throwing a costume party on a Lake Geneva steamboat. Mayor Fox has invited the Mayor of Workville to dine with him at Louie's restaurant.

Huckle, Lowly and Billy Dog are having fun playing around at the Busytown observatory where Billy's mom works, but the fun ends when she tells Billy their moving. Sneef and Sniff arrive in Russia to guard a diamond framed painting which is being transported by train. After being helped himself, Mr. Frumble decides to get a job helping other people.

Everyone in Busytown's getting ready for the big Hospital bake sale, and Mother Cat's made her famous cake. Detectives Sam and Dudley are called upon to find out who's stealing groceries at the big Los Angeles supermarket. Gorilla: It's Bananas Gorilla's first day on the job at Scotty's garage and boy does it start off bad.

Overworked Sgt. Murphy gets "help" from a deputy just out of the academy. Pepe le Gangstaire and his Dirty Rats escape from prison to steal the Jewel of Jewels from a passing caravan. Huckle and Lowly are hurrying out the door when Mother Cat asks them to deliver cookies to the new family on the block.

Sally Cat starts kindergarten, Cucumber manages to stop a runaway boxcar that is carrying a wedding cake in the Canadian rockies and a big storm occurs in Busytown.

There's a big show in town, and Bananas Gorilla gets a crush on Ms. Coconut, the lead actress. The nefarious jewel thief Lady Cheetah strikes again when disguised as the Royal Fortune Teller she steals all of Prince Tusk's jewels. Sally Cat is going on a trip all by herself to Sand Dollar Beach to visit her cousin Lily... and she's going to fly there in a plane.

Father Cat is supposed to review the Grand Hotel for his travel agency, but as soon as he gets there, he sprains his ankle. Pepe and his Dirty Rats are out of jail, and disguised as humble servants, they are robbing the Empress of Fazooly blind. Father Cat wants the family to spend more time together, so they all go on a ski trip.

While climbing a tree to get Huckle a juicy apple, Lowly falls and breaks his leg. The day Cucumber and Pickles arrive in Machu Pichu to photograph the 10 golden rings, some are stolen... and Cucumber and Pickles are blamed. Huckle and Lowly are going to pet-sit Hilda's pet parakeet Penelope, but when the little bird gets loose, Huckle and Lowly scramble to catch it before Hilda gets back.

To earn money to buy a stereo system, Huckle get a job delivering newspapers. It's the big Rio Carnival and Cucumber and Pickles are there to capture everything on film... except that everything isn't much - all the costumes are missing. Humperdink the baker is raffling off 100 donuts and everyone in town is buying a ticket.