Toad & Friends Season 1, Episode 29: Check No Mates

1

A lick of paint

It's spring and Mole is whitewashing his burrow. His friends come to help while the watching weasels spy an opportunity to play a prank on them.

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2

Captain Ratty

Ratty takes his friends out for a boat trip and insists as Captain, what he says goes. But when the boat is scuppered on the rocks, he finds that listening to his friends is the way to save the day.

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3

Roughing It

When Toad resolves to live the simple life and camp by the riverbank, the weasels take the opportunity to take over Toad Hall. Can Toad now ever return?

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4

Lights, Camera, Disaster

Toad enlists his friends to help him make a superhero movie but his overbearing ego means they soon leave him to his own devices. But when the Weasels trick him, he finds himself in a pickle without his friends to help.

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5

Hedge Flies High

Hedge tries out Toad’s new power kite and gives the Weasels an idea of how to get into Toad Hall.

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6

Regatta

It’s the annual Regatta race and everyone is determined to win, especially the previous winner Ratty. But even he has to learn that winning isn't the only goal.

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7

Eau de Toad

Toad decides to create his own stylish cologne. But when the weasels ruin it and then occupy his home, is the new stinky cologne the answer to regaining Toad Hall?

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8

The Ghost Tour

It’s Halloween and Toad boasts of having a ghost in Toad Hall. His friends go to see if it’s true but it turns out to be an elaborate hoax. Or is it?

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9

Scare Toads

The weasels hear of Toad’s fear of scarecrows and use this to frighten Toad out of Toad Hall for good.

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10

Nurse Toad

When Toad accidentally injures Smudge, the weasels prey on his good nature to get into Toad Hall to convalesce. Nurse Toad though, proves to be too much even for the wily weasels.

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11

Poetry Slam

Ratty tries to teach Mole, Hedge and Toad the rules of poetry but loses Hedge’s poem in the strong wind. Can he and Hedge retrieve it or Mole and Toad remember it before it get destroyed or forgotten?

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12

Kingfishers Silly Song

Kingfisher is singing a very irritating song, to everyone’s annoyance. Only Chief Weasel appreciates the song because he can use it to get Tinker and Smudge to obey him. But will Kingfisher now ever be able to leave the Wild Woods?

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13

Jam Packed Day

Mole is making his winter supply of jam but it’s Portly’s birthday and Mole very generously gives everyone a jar of jam to give to Portly for a birthday present. Soon he has none left for winter. And Portly has rather a lot of jam!

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14

Jack of the Green

It’s the Midsummer Festival and everyone is contributing to it, with Badger as the master of ceremonies, the Jack of the Green. But when he finds himself trapped in his own home, how can the festival start?

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15

Otter Disaster

Everyone is too busy to play with Toad so he foolishly opens the lock gates in order to propel his new boat. But this creates a giant wave that demolishes the Otters’ holt downstream.

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16

Security!

Toad installs a new Mauss security system to protect Toad Hall from the weasels but Toad’s arrogance and rudeness towards Mauss leaves Toad locked out of Toad Hall for good. Only a big mouse sized apology can put things right.

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17

The Hammock

Toad shows off his new hammock but refuses to let anyone else have a nap in it. The weasels trap Toad in the hammock, leaving Toad Hall wide open for them. Can Toad’s friends use the hammock to regain Toad Hall?

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18

The Mystery of the Missing Pears

Many of the riverbank folk have their eyes on Toad’s ripe pears. Ratty offers to guard the pear tree all night but in the morning, all the pears are gone thus mounting an investigation to find the culprit.

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19

Ratty Hall

When Ratty’s brother comes to visit, Ratty has to pretend that he lives in Toad Hall as he had claimed in his letters. Ratty persuades Toad to be butler and his friends reluctantly go along with it.

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20

Moles Broken Glasses

When Mole goes to find Hedge in the Wild Woods without his glasses, the weasels play a nasty trick on him and Mole falls into a ditch with Hedge. How will they ever get out to find Badger and get Mole’s glasses fixed?

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21

Hot Air Toad

Toad boasts he can get to the seaside in his hot air balloon and be back in time for his grand dinner. He soon gets into trouble and crash lands in the Wild Woods.

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22

Portrait of a Toad

Toad commissions a portrait of himself from Mrs Otter but can’t keep still enough for her to paint him. Will there ever be a portrait of Toad hanging in Toad Hall?

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23

The Chair

When Toad throws out an old chair, he immediately regrets it but the Weasels have now claimed it. Can Toad and his friends persuade them to return it to him?

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24

The Wild Wood Warblers

Badger finds an old dirty painting of the Riverbankers’ ancestors as a choir and Ratty offers to put a new choir together. Chief and Tinker won’t let him Smudge join.

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25

Bedtime Story

Toad volunteers to babysit Portly for the Otters only to find babysitting isn’t as easy as it looks.

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26

Hedges First Christmas

Hedge normally hibernates but this year she is determined to see Christmas. Although she’s not much use in decoration preparation, she is able to bring peace and understanding to all when there is a dispute over the Christmas Tree.

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27

Parcel Farce

Tinker comes up with a cunning plan for herself and Chief to be delivered as a parcel into Toad Hall. But the journey there proves to be more much more arduous than she could possibly imagine.

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28

Toad on the Road

Chief agrees to accompany Toad on a day trip out in the car but only if he can drive. Chief's plan is to steal the car by throwing Toad out but his erratic driving sees them perched precariously over the river bank. Can they ever be friends now?

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29

Check No Mates

When Hedge learns to play chess, she fails to win gracefully. Soon no-one will play with her!

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30

River Monster!

Ratty is trying out his new snorkelling equipment but Portly mistakes Ratty underwater as a River Monster.

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31

Weasels Ahoy!

The weasels steal Ratty's rowing boat but soon find themselves in trouble on a fast flowing river.

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32

Be More Toad

When Mole struggles to get everyone to embrace his new-found enthusiasm for forest bathing, he tries to be more assertive like Toad. But the newly confident Mole soon clashes with Toad's forceful personality. Can either learn something from the other?

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33

Mr. Tiddles

Mole is having a clear out and gives Toad Mr Tiddles, Mole's old teddy bear. Once it's gone, Mole has second thoughts and wants him back.

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34

Just Desserts

Adder sets one riverbanker against the other in order to seize all of Mole's toffee apple pie but they soon realise she is up to one of her tricks again.

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35

Horse Power

Toad decides to actually ride his horse Mulberry as both his car and caravan are out of action. But riding a horse requires skills Toad simply hasn't got.

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36

Drip Drop

Toad's violin recital is interrupted by the leaks from his roof. When Toad tries to fix it, he discovers the leaks have given him a musical bonus.

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37

Chief for a Day

Smudge wins Chief's offer of being Chief for a day and proposes to deface the statue of Toad outside Toad Hall as a futile gesture to rile Toad! However Toad loves the modernistic approach to his statue and resolves to track down the unknown artist.

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38

Sail Away

It's a stormy day and Toad ignores Ratty's instructions to tie the sail down. The sail takes off, taking Ratty, Mole, and Hedge with it. Toad has to take to the skies himself in order to save his friends.

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39

Do Not Disturb

It's time for Addy to shed her itchy skin but the other riverbankers fail to understand why she is so grumpy and continually interrupt her peace and quiet.

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40

Brother Knows Best

When Ratty and his brother Reggie take Toad's caravan on a trip through the countryside, sibling jealousies rise to the surface.

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41

An Unwelcome Guest

When Toad finds he's related to royalty, his airs and graces offend his friends. But when Sir Robert the ghost makes an appearance and reminds Toad that he is closer to royalty than Toad is, it is Toad that has to be subservient.

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42

Toad's Number One Fan

When a duckling hatches and imprints on Toad, he has finds himself with an adoring fan. But in trying to rehome the duckling on the river, Toad puts it in grave danger.

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43

Helpful Hedge

Hedge finds herself torn in several directions as she tries to help out too many of her friends.

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44

Portly's Pet

Portly traps a butterfly in a jar in order to observe it but when grounded himself, he realises that no-one likes confinement.

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45

Run Toad Run!

Toad resolves to keep fit in order to win the racing challenge thrown down by the weasels.

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46

Hit The High Note

When Toad practises opera singing, he is so dreadful he has to practise high in the sky in his hot air balloon. Could he end up being the first Toad in space?

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47

Fog Creatures

Heron struggles to deliver her cake package to Badger in deep fog and soon finds herself surrounded by ravenous weasels.Can Toad and his friends rescue her in time?

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48

Marvellous Mud

Adder convinces Toad that her marvellous mud has rejuvenating qualities so that she can be on the front cover of Riverbank Heroes magazine.

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49

Hiccups and Honey

Toad, Ratty, Mole and Hedge help Portly to find some bees to draw but Toad's hiccups ensure they can't get close enough for drawing or honey.

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50

Tinker in Charge

Chief is persuaded to take a day off and puts Tinker in charge of getting into Toad Hall. But Tinker has bigger plans than that!

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51

The Songstone

Hedge, Ratty, Mole and Toad go on a boat journey upriver to find the mysterious Song Stone.

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52

A Fond Farewell

Ratty boasts that he could take The Rat's Nest out on a big adventure into the wide ocean but when his friends encourage him to follow his dream, he reluctantly feels compelled to leave the riverbank.

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