Bertha

Season 1

Bertha is the best machine at Spottiswood and Co. When programmed right, she can produce just about anything. All the employees at the factory love her and almost treat her like a real person.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

The Great Painting Job
E1
The Great Painting JobBertha is making jixsaw puzzles, only to leave pieces back and making a picture of her own, so the workers have to re-do the puzzles. Meanwhile, Mr. Sprot's assistant Tracey designs a handy robot called TOM to help Mr. Wilmake and Miss. MacClakety paint their office.
The Windmills
E2
The WindmillsBertha is making musical money boxes shaped like windmills. During lunch, Roy and Nell decide to test one of them, but can't find a way to get their coins out again. Meanwhile, Flo has lost her purse with all her money in it.
A Mouse in the Works
E3
A Mouse in the WorksSpottiswood and Co. are making Jack-In-The-Boxes, but the jacks keep escaping from their boxes because Bertha doesn't have enough glue to fasten them properly. When Panjit discovers there's a mouse running lose in the factory, Mr. Sprott is asked to develop a mouse trap.
The Best Machine Competition
E4
The Best Machine CompetitionBertha is busy making humming tops. Mr. Willmake tasks Mr. Sprott to design an unusual toy for a competition. Mr. Duncan insists this toy is produced by the new Super Bumper & Presser machine instead of Bertha. But Ted decides to let Bertha have a go at it as well.
Tom Gets Lost
E5
Tom Gets LostTom is sent on an errant with a note for Panjid, but a magnet upsets his circuits, making him lose his way in the factory. Along the way he presents the note to a lot of people it wasn't meant for. Bertha refuses to work until Tom is found.
The Flying Bear
E6
The Flying BearWhy are the plastic bears made by Bertha getting bigger and bigger?
The Tea Nurse
E7
The Tea NurseThe C-246 lever that turns Bertha on and off is broken and keeps turning her off automatically. Nell hurts her finger, so Mrs. Tupp the tea lady gets out her nurses uniform and first aid kit. Maybe she can do something for broken Bertha as well?
More Speed, Less Work
E8
More Speed, Less WorkWhile Mr. Willmake and Mr. Sprott are away, Mr. Duncan does a time and motion study and decides Bertha is moving too slowly. He orders her to be shut down and gives all the factory workers new tasks. But the workers don't take things lying down and form a protest.
The Big Order
E9
The Big OrderMr. Willmake receives an order to make 365 springs. Roy and T.O.M. have great difficulty transferring the whippy, springy steel that is to be used to make the springs from the dispatch dept. to Bertha.
The Burglars
E10
The BurglarsBy day, Bertha is producing jumping toy kangaroos, that are difficult to catch once turned on. By night, two burglars, Bill and Chas, break into the Spottiswood factory. Luckilly, T.O.M. never sleeps.
Bertha's Birthday Party
E11
Bertha's Birthday PartyBertha is making cuckoo clocks. Roy wonders why a clock has got 'hands' instead of 'arms'. Miss McClackerty discovers that tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Bertha's installment at Spottiswood & Co.
The Big Sneeze
E12
The Big SneezeBertha gets so cold that the beach balls she makes look like snowballs.
Tom's New Friend
E13
Tom's New FriendBertha doesn't seem to enjoy making plastic sponges very much. Mr. Duncan proudly reveals a new automatic vending machine. This means Mrs. Tupp's services will only be needed in the offices from now on.