Bagpuss

Series 1

Bagpuss and his friends are toys in a turn of the century shop for 'found things'. When young Emily brings them a new object, the toys come to life to work out what the strange new thing could possibly be.

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13 Episodes

Ship in a Bottle
E1
Ship in a BottleEmily Brings home a bottle with some bits of wood in it. Professor Yaffle tells them it is a ship-in-a-bottle. Bagpuss finds this puzzling, wondering where it would sail to. With the help of a nursery rhyme and a poem about Mermaids, the ship is magically reassembled.
The Owls of Athens
E2
The Owls of AthensEmily brings a very dirty old rag into the shop which Professor Yaffle can see no value to. The mice clean it and reveal a picture of an owl with the word Athens beneath it. Madeline tells the story of The Owls of Athens.
The Frog Princess
E3
The Frog PrincessEmily brings into the shop a collection of ornamental enamel pieces. The toys think these are a cat, a mouse and a bird at first. Gabriel decides they are the necklace of a frog princess who didn't like any prince so kissed a frog.
The Ballet Shoe
E4
The Ballet ShoeOne dirty old shoe is left for Bagpuss and his friends to repair, and the mice suggest that it might be suitable for living in, which leads Madeleine to sing along with the mouse organ. Yaffle doesn't believe anyone could live in a shoe, so the mice trick him by going around and around, and appearing out of the shoe!
The Hamish
E5
The HamishNobody really knows what the floppy tartan cloth object that Emily has brought is, except Bagpuss. He says it is a small soft Hamish, a Highland beast that keeps its distance because it makes a terrible noise, like bagpipes played backwards. He tells a heart-rending story of Tavish McTavish, who also made a terrible noise, playing his bagpipes forwards, and his friendship with the Hamish.
The Wise Man
E6
The Wise ManBagpuss and his friends learn of a Chinese wise man, his turtle friends and his love of solitude.
The Elephant
E7
The ElephantBagpuss and friends are brought a small elephant, with no ears, stuffed with straw. Bagpuss explains how its ears fell off and it got stranded on a desert island and was rescued by mice who used its ears to escape the island. They decide it may never have had ears, and give it a hat to wear instead.
The Mouse Mill
E8
The Mouse MillEmily leaves a box in front of Bagpuss, which has windows and a front door. The mice open it up, revealing the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Mill, and Gabriel and Madeleine sing a song about milling with help from the Mouse Organ.
The Giant
E9
The GiantEmily brings in a model of a giant, and Bagpuss tells the story of how a kindly witch makes an sad giant happy.
Old Man's Beard
E10
Old Man's BeardEmily brings in a plant called Old Man's Beard. The friends try to figure out why it is has this name, and Bagpuss tells the story of a king who used his silvery beard to make carpets. Madeline sings a song about a master weaver.
The Fiddle
E11
The FiddleEmily brings in an old bucket with a hole in it, which turns out to be the home of a leprechaun, an old friend of Bagpuss, and his magic fiddle plays some tunes for everyone.
Flying
E12
FlyingYaffle comes down from his bookend to find a basket, containing items. The mice search it and find a twig broom, which leads Madeleine and Gabriel to sing a song about a woman who brushes the cobwebs out of the sky.
Uncle Feedle
E13
Uncle FeedleEmily brings in a piece of cloth, which Charlie Mouse identifies as a house for a rag doll, leading to a several rag jokes from the mice! They fold up the cloth so that Bagpuss can use it as a thinking cap, and create the story of Uncle Feedle, which Gabriel and Madeleine sing along to.