Sooty & Co.
Season 3
Matthew Corbett runs a shop in Manchester with fun, mischievous puppets Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Little Cousin Scampi.
Where to Watch Season 3
14 Episodes
- Treasure HuntE5
Treasure HuntSooty uses his magic wand to tidy his bedroom. In the shop they discover a tape which sets them off on a treasure hunt. Sooty and Scampi go out with a map to locate the treasure, but return to say the treasure is buried at the back of the shop. Matthew swings the pick-axe, only to find a water pipe. He gets soaked. - Talent NightE6
Talent NightMatthew, Sooty & Co are preparing their acts for a forthcoming talent contest. Matthew tells a joke which Sweep doesn't understand, but when he asks people to explain the joke to him they can't because they are laughing too much. At the club, Matthew tells some jokes, Sooty does his magic act, Sweep tells his joke and wins the contest. Later at the shop, Sooty & Co sings 'Sooty's Got Talent'. - RacesE7
RacesSweep challenges Sooty and Soo to a race. They ignore him but he runs around the house. Sooty challenges Matthew to a running race in the park, which Soo and Sweep sabotage by tying Matthew's shoe laces, and attracting elastic to Matthew. Finally, they are all magicked to a race circuit where Matthew in a Formula First racing car races Sooty in the Camper - they cross the finishing line together. - Can-CanE8
Can-CanMatthew extols the virtues of recycling. Sooty & Co decide to recycle all of Matthew's clothes, which Mo takes for her son. Sooty and Sweep take aluminium cans to the recycling centre. Matthew gives chase to rescue his can-safe with £20 inside and ends up getting chased by the police on his way to the can crushing place but he is too late. However, Mo doesn't want his clothes and brings them back, and we discover that Scampi had safely kept the money after all. - ExtinguishersE9
ExtinguishersMo warns that a new health and safety officer has been appointed who will be checking out the shop. She sells them some smoke alarms which immediately go off. They silence them with a hammer. Sooty goes to visit the local fire station. Whilst being shown around, an emergency call comes through from the shop. Sooty travels with the fire engine to discover it is only a false alarm. Matthew is taken outside the shop and is soaked by Sooty operating a fire hose. - Loadsa MoneyE11
Loadsa MoneySooty & Co try to sell things to Matthew, but he has no money. He says even if he had money, he wouldn't change, so Soo plays a trick on him and makes Matthew believe he has won the lottery. He becomes very mean. A financial advisor arrives and is horribly nice to Matthew. Soo reveals her trick, and Matthew agrees that money brings nothing but unhappiness. - The VisitE12
The VisitMatthew remembers the previous week:- Auntie Maud rings to arrange a visit but it is left to Sweep to write the date on the calendar. On that date they all set off for the station: Sooty & Co in a taxi, and Matthew on his trike. Sooty & Co get there first and create havoc in a photo booth, and Sweep makes a station announcement. An embarrassed Matthew takes them home again. Back at the shop, Auntie Maud phones to remind them that she is coming the next day. - Recognition FactorE14
Recognition FactorMatthew is upset when people come into the shop to ask for Sooty's autograph rather than his own. Soo bets Matthew that not even two people will ask for his autograph by the end of the day. Matthew accepts, but in the shopping centre he discovers he is ignored by the children while Sooty, Sweep and Scampi are in great demand. Meanwhile in the shop, Jeremy Beadle is upset that he isn't recognized. When Matthew returns, Jeremy asks him for two autographs and Matthew wins his bet.
