The Busy World of Richard Scarry

Hilda's going away and her friend Rita's coming to town to housesit. // Michael Antelope is delighted when Padre Giovanni asks him to paint the Sistine Chapel. // Denis has had better days.

Huckle and Lowly wonder why Mr. Fixit is so excited about inventing an elevator. // Bump and Thump, the first inventors ever, decide to help their clumsy friend, Clunk, find a "cave" of his own. // P.S. Pig is not happy because all she does is deliver mail and never receives any herself.

Mr. Fixit's been inventing again, and this time, it's something very "attractive" - a huge magnet machine. // Sniff and Sneef solve a voice problem at a European Opera. // Huckle, Lowly, and Father Cat plan to spend a beautiful spring day together.

Huckle and Lowly return from summer camp to find that Sally's got an imaginary friend, Peter. // Little Bernard wants to help his BIG brother Bjorn with the chores, but he's just too little to keep up. // There's going to be a big public speaking contest for the kids in Busytown.

The kindergarten class loves the story about a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. // Peng's wife, Mei, is about to have a baby when Peng gets a job at the Great Wall of China. // When Mr. Frumble sees a pile of unmailed invitations on his kitchen table, he remembers it's his birthday.

Bananas Gorilla decides to become a magician, but after only one day of practicing he gives up. // Every week Nicholas Cugnot and his family push their heavy cart up a steep hill to the village market. // When "professional actress" Hilda Hippo doesn't get the lead role in the school play, her dreams of fame are shattered.

When Mr. Tick Toc gets stuck in the clock tower and is unable to change the time back one hour for Daylight Savings Time, all of Busytown winds down. // Eager Beaver is a soldier who would much rather play than work. // Busytown has its first ever automatic car wash and Scotty Dog has set it up just right.

Huckle and Lowly go into business: Triple A Deliveries: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime. // Young Stanley is a photographer's apprentice with a vivid imagination. // Huckle, Lowly, and Sally head to Nana Cat's house by themselves for the first time ever.

At the launching of Mr. Fixit's submarine, Huckle and Lowly find themselves all alone floating out into BusyBay. // Little Cahuchu has a lively imagination and is always telling tall tales. // The grand opening of Mr. Bean's drive-in restaurant turns sour when Busytown discovers all he serves is beans.

Abe and Babe haven't been very good all year long, so they're sure the bags of coal outside their house are their gifts from Santa. // Sally has a dream on Christmas Eve and finds herself in the North Pole where Santa and his elves are in quite a state. // The Cat family is expecting a baby, and Father Cat is thrown for a loop when Mother Cat tells him "It's time" on Christmas Eve.

The kids are really disappointed when Father Cat won't stop at Splashland on their way to the beach for a vacation. // It's the St. Louis World Fair, and Ernest has a sure-fire way to win the Best New Dish contest. // Huckle is very happy his cousin Russ is moving to Busytown from England.

Professor dog tells the school about the total eclipse to be expected that afternoon. // In ancient Greece, Toula and her father are in for some good luck when a dolphin swims alongside their fishing boat. // It's the Busytown County Fair and Huckle, Sprout, and Lowly plan to enter the Biggest Pumpkin contest.