Wed, Feb 7, 2001
It has been raining hard, and Bob returns to the Yard with a mud-splattered Scoop and Muck. He prepares to wash them down, something Muck dreads as she loves being mucky. But she is saved when Bob gets a call to say that Travis is stuck in the mud - Muck is the only one who can pull him out, since she has caterpillar treads. Bob sets off with Muck and Dizzy. Once Travis is rescued, Bob goes back to Farmer Pickles' for a glass of home-made apple juice. Spud appears and starts a mud-pie fight with Muck and Dizzy. When Bob returns they are all covered in mud, so Bob takes them back to the farm for a "surprise" - a good soapy wash. Spud is even more horrified than Muck, and as he tries to flee, he slips and falls headlong in the mud.
Tue, Jan 23, 2001
Mr. Bentley is organising some town improvements: Wendy is to clear the old railway track to make a cycle path, while Bob turns a rubbish dump into a park. Lofty is fitted with a magnet to help shift the rails, and Muck is loaded up with old rails and sleepers to take to the dump. At the site of the dump, Mr. Bentley drops his best pen, which gets covered with turf as Bob lays the lawn. Muck and Lofty - his magnet covered with old scrap iron - arrive on the scene, to be told that they should have gone to the new dump down the road. However, when Mr. Bentley misses his pen, Bob thinks of using Lofty's magnet to find it underneath the turf. With the pen retrieved, Bob adds to the town improvements by turning the old rails and sleepers into a park bench.
Thu, Jun 7, 2001
Bob's saw is so blunt that Mrs. Potts's fence is behind schedule. He decides to order Wendy her own saw as a surprise, but unknown to him, Wendy orders a new one for him too. The next day, Mr. Dixon the Delivery Man rings to say that he has a parcel for Bob but his van has broken down. Spud is feeling helpful and takes a sack of Mr. Dixon's parcels - unfortunately, as he can't read, he delivers them all to the wrong people. When Bob discovers that the sack is missing, he offers to track it down. He finds Spud as he finishes his deliveries, and makes him collect all the parcels to take back to Mr. Dixon. Back at the Yard, Wendy comes over with
Wed, Jan 24, 2001
Mr. Bentley asks Bob and crew to build a new out-of-town car park. Meanwhile Spud is scaring crows in Farmer Pickles's field, but cannot shake off one particularly persistent bird who follows him everywhere. He decides to climb aboard Travis's trailer, and get the tractor to drive so fast that the crow will be blown off. Heading towards town, Travis has to swerve to avoid Muck, who is coming the other way towing the line-marking machine. The crow is scared away, but Travis's load of corn spills all over the road, and Farmer Pickles insists that Spud clear it up. Once this job is finished, Wendy asks Farmer Pickles if they can borrow Spud - she has sown some grass borders in the car park and needs a scarecrow to keep the birds off. Unluckily for Spud, his persistent friend returns to keep him company.
Mon, Jan 29, 2001
Farmer Pickles agrees to let Muck sleep over with Travis, while Bob undertakes a night job at the tunnel. Muck cannot sleep because the countryside is so much darker than the town. Spud makes some noises to scare Muck, who charges away from the farm with Spud in pursuit. Pilchard, who has accompanied Bob on the night job, hears an owl's hoot and decides to investigate. Worried that she might get lost, Bob goes after her. He bumps into a nervous Muck, who joins in the hunt. Meanwhile Spud is lost in the woods, and hears the owl's cries. He jumps back - right onto Pilchard's tail. Her caterwauling terrifies Spud, who rushes back to Travis's shed. Pilchard dashes straight into Bob's arms, and they all go back to the tunnel to finish the job. Then Bob sets up his arc-lights at the farm, so Muck will have enough light to sleep.