Episode 105: The Rainmakers - Monday, May 13 at 5.45pm on ABC4Kids
The days have been very hot and dry in Cuddlestown and everyone wants some rain. So the Bananas decide to visit Charlie to see if he might have an invention that could help. Luckily, Charlie has the very thing - a cloud maker - and makes a little cloud that rains! Banana-tastic!
However, the cloud likes the Bananas so much that it won't leave them alone and keeps raining on them! As much as the Bananas like their newfound friend, they realise that they can't live in the rain all the time and go back to see Charlie.
Episode 106: The Snippys Are Coming - Tuesday, May 14 at 5.45pm on ABC4Kids
The Bananas find Bernard down at the lake and he tells them that he's waiting for the Snippys to arrive. They're coming to "take over the lake" and "eat everything they can". The Bananas think this sounds very scary and rush back to Cuddlestown to tell everyone else about this alarming news.
Naturally everyone is worried and they decide they need to protect themselves from the Snippys, even though they don't know what they are. They decide to all stay in Rat's shop and put a big fence of sandbags around it so the Snippys can't get in.
Morgan finds a book on grizzly bears and decides that he does not want to be a teddy bear any more - he wants to be a big bear! The Bananas are very worried as they like Morgan as a teddy.
Rat cleans out his shop and finds his old golf clubs. When Rat decides to play golf, everyone suddenly finds that life in Cuddlestown has suddenly become very dangerous and everyone in Cuddlestown needs to keep a lookout for flying golf balls. Can his neighbours persuade him to put his clubs away?
Amy is reading an exciting story to the Bananas about a little penguin lost in a snowstorm. When she is almost at the end, she stops reading - the final page is missing! The Bananas desperately want to know what happens to the penguin, so they set out to find the missing page.
Rat tells everyone that he wants to change his life by enrolling at a clown school before travelling the world bringing happiness wherever he goes. However, the Bananas and the Teddies do not want their friend to leave, so they come up with a plan to make his dream come true without leaving Cuddlestown.
When Rat's mum arrives for her annual summer visit, she suggests that he should make some changes to the shop. But Rat is soon exhausted and goes round to the Bananas' house for a rest. B1 and B2 agree to help Rat's mum, but they just create more mess.
The Bananas get into big trouble when they try to help decorate the Cuddlestown Christmas Tree.
When some mysterious holes suddenly appear in the park, the Banana Detectives are on the case. Not finding many clues, they decide to camp out for a night, which leads them to discover the surprising reason behind the holes' appearance.
Rat is distraught when his hat is damaged. The Bananas and the Teddies offer him a selection of new ones, none of which he likes until he tries on a sea captain's hat, which inspires him to plan a great voyage. Can the Bananas keep him on dry land?
How can he be 'Rat in the Hat' if he has no hat?
When Rat says that he wants to attract more people to Cuddlestown and his shop, the Bananas suggest that they build a huge statue. They ask for everyone's ideas and try to incorporate them all, but soon discover that it is very difficult to please everyone.
The Bananas discover that Morgan wants to be a magician like his hero, Kevin the Incredible. He is very good at magic but is too shy to perform in front of other people. The Bananas, however, have an idea that they think might help.
The Bananas decide to help Morgan achieve his dream of becoming a magician.
The Bananas spill some juice on one of Bernard's cushions and leave a big stain. Everything they do to try to clean it makes things worse, even when the Teddies and Rat have a go.
The Bananas are very excited about looking after Peck's ducklings for the day. But when they all play a ball game, the ball bounces out of the window and the ducklings bounce after it! How can the Bananas get them home before Peck comes back?
The Bananas have to find a new way to 'talk' to their friends when they lose their voices after yelling too loudly in an echoey cave.
Pedro the pig is tired of the same old mud every day and tries to find some new mud to play in. Before long, he gets himself into a very sticky situation.
The Bananas suddenly develop a bad case of hiccups after eating some delicious watermelon too quickly. They cannot find a way to get rid of them and end up bouncing all over the place like balls! Will the hiccups ever stop?
The Bananas think that Charlie has been working too hard and decide to organise a holiday for him. But will the Bananas' ideas go to plan?
Rat desperately wants the delicious jellies that the Bananas have made for Bernard, who is in bed with a cold. The Bananas tell Rat that he will have to wait, but he wants one now!
The Bananas think that they have found the egg of a real, live dragon. They cannot wait for it to hatch and eagerly look forward to having their very own pet dragon to play with. But has someone played a trick on them?
Rat talks the Bananas into searching for the long, lost, 'Big Cheese' - and doing lots of jobs for him while they do so.
The Bananas are amazed to see a honey cake floating in a jar! They are so excited by this that they accidentally knock the jar over and the honey cake escapes and splits in two. As they try to catch the pieces, the Bananas accidentally swallow them. Then they start to float too! Will Charlie and the Teddies be able to get them back on the ground safely?
After helping Charlie, the Bananas tell him that they wish they could be inventors like him. Charlie is delighted to hear this and suggests that they come up with some objects. But their ideas for skate mops and gift-wrapping robots fall flat, making them feel like failures. But the Teddies show them that they are actually great inventors!
Rat gets the Bananas, the Teddies and Topsy to give him some of the cherries that they have picked from Bernard's tree, promising to pick some for them tomorrow. Rat thinks that he has found a great way of getting things from others without doing any work. But when everyone asks him to repay what he owes, Rat gets a very big shock.
The Bananas make a paper aeroplane that flies all over Cuddlestown, causing trouble wherever it goes. Rat suggests that if they had a play zone there would be no more problems. But then the Teddies, Rat and Bernard realise that if B1 and B2 just stay in their play zone, they will hardly get to see their friends at all.
While playing on the beach, Rat and Topsy find a pretty shell. When they argue over who should keep it, the Bananas suggest that they should share it, taking it in turns to look after it. But then the shell disapppears and they blame each other. Where did the shell go? And can the Bananas get Rat and Topsy to be friends again?
Morgan wants a book about his hero, 'Super Bear', but he does not have enough honey cakes to buy one. The Bananas have an idea that might help.
When the Bananas see a picture of a submarine and Rat explains that it is part of an advert, the Bananas decide to buy one - but they are in for a shock.
Rat drinks a jug of lemonade that the Bananas have made - not realising that they have just dropped a smelly old kitchen sponge into it by mistake.
When Charlie sees the Bananas struggling to carry some groceries home, he decides to help them out. He invents a car for them - the Banana Buggy!
Rat's special napping chair needs repairing and his attempts to fix it keep failing. When Rat goes without his naps he becomes very grumpy indeed.
When the Bananas find a lost puppy they also find lots of trouble.
Rat's mother makes a surprise visit to Cuddlestown.
Rat thinks that Space People have landed in Cuddlestown!
The Bananas and Teddies are happy to have Rat join them to perform a song until they find out what a terrible singer he is!
The Bananas, Morgan and Rat try to win a competition.
Topsy tries to make all her friends happy but it doesn't work out as she hoped.
The Bananas have to do something very important but they've forgotten what it is!
Dolly and Camembert have an argument over hats!
When Rat comes down with a heavy cold, the Bananas step in and do what they always do - they help! Urging Rat to go back to bed, B1 and B2 say they'll be happy to look after his shop for him until he gets better.
The Cuddlestown Flower Day is coming! The Bananas, the Teddies, Bernard and Topsy all plant seeds to grow flowers for the occasion. The Bananas work especially hard on their garden.
The Bananas have a busy day ahead. They've got things to do for Rat, then Bernard, then the Teddies. They wonder how they can do everything in one day. There's only one answer - they'll have to do everything fast.
Rat loves his collection of old cheese but everyone else in Cuddlestown finds it very smelly. Rat can't sense the problem. He thinks his old cheese has a beautiful perfume.
Banana-tastic! The Bananas are amazed by Charlie's latest invention - a super bouncy ball that never seems to stop bouncing. The Bananas accidentally let the bouncy ball bounce out of Charlie's workshop.
Oh no! The Bananas forgot that the Cuddlestown Dance Party is tonight. They want to make up a new dance to show everyone at the party so they're going to have to work on it very quickly.
Amy has a pen-pal called Lee who sends her great letters about all the interesting things he does. Amy enjoys reading these letters but finds it hard to write back to Lee and tell him about anything interesting that she does.
The Bananas' noisy play upsets Rat while he is trying to take a nap. He wants to get the Bananas to be quiet but how can he do it? He tells the Bananas about a new game that he calls, 'Opposite'.
One morning, Rat is admiring a picture of the famous painting 'The Mona Rata'. The Bananas come along and say they think the painting is Banana-tastic. They wish they could paint like that.
The Bananas are very excited. They're going to join Pedro and play the piggies in a play of 'The Three Little Pigs'. Everyone in Cuddlestown will be coming to see it. It's going to be Pyjama-riffic!
Rat is in the park one morning when a jelly drops down and hits him on the head. Then another! And another! When Rat looks around he sees he's near the fountain and that's where the jellies must be coming from. Amazing!
The Bananas are riding their scooter through Cuddlestown and pull up at Rat's shop. Rat inspects the scooter and tells them that it looks very shabby. The Bananas are unhappy. They wish their scooter could look better.
The Bananas and Teddies are having breakfast when Morgan introduces a new friend to them. His name is Pippy and he's quite normal except for one thing - he's invisible!