# Balamory series 3

This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the 3rd series of the Children's British television programme Balamory. Season 3 was broadcast on 20 September 2004.

## Cast

* The main cast are listed on the main Balamory page.

## Episodes

Kasia Haddad replaces Buki Akib for taking the role of Josie Jump.
| No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | "Oh Dear" | 20 September 2004 (2004-09-20) |
| Edie wants to go deer spotting with PC Plum, but when she finds out Archie has her tent and his nephews are enjoying using it, Archie suggests another way – by dressing up as a pantomime horse. This new plan however causes trouble around Balamory. First appearance of "Follow the Clue" (PC Plum's new song) and the updated intro. |||
| 2 | "Plonk Blocks" | 21 September 2004 (2004-09-21) |
| Josie Jump searches for special building blocks to help her tell a fairground story. |||
| 3 | "Postcards" | 22 September 2004 (2004-09-22) |
| Penny gets distracted by watching a football match, and forgets to make an important order for the shop. |||
| 4 | "Suzie's Flying Lesson" | 23 September 2004 (2004-09-23) |
| Suzie takes a flying lesson, but needs someone to go with her so they can tell the children what the island looks like from the air. First appearance of "Let Me Take You on a Journey" (Edie McCredie's new song). |||
| 5 | "Beach Bonanza" | 24 September 2004 (2004-09-24) |
| Miss Hoolie faces a dilemma when she makes too many promises of taking people to the beach. First appearance of "Strike Up the Band" (new Play Day song). |||
| 6 | "Sausages" | 27 September 2004 (2004-09-27) |
| Edie has so much to do, and is so caught up on rushing tasks in order to prepare for a visit to the farm with the children that she forgets to close her bus door and the sausages she bought are taken. Who has stolen them? |||
| 7 | "Gospel Choir" | 28 September 2004 (2004-09-28) |
| PC Plum organises a gospel choir performance at the nursery. But he spends so much time practicing his singing that he neglects his police work – leaving Penny to solve a mystery involving missing flowers. |||
| 8 | "The Ballet" | 29 September 2004 (2004-09-29) |
| Josie asks Miss Hoolie to help think of a ballet the children might enjoy watching her class perform. First appearance of 'Great Inventions Groovy Solutions' (Archie's new song). |||
| 9 | "Tantrums" | 30 September 2004 (2004-09-30) |
| Archie keeps getting angry when things aren't going the way he wants. However, there is someone in Balamory to help him calm down. First appearance of 'Cheer You Up' (Josie Jump's new song). |||
| 10 | "Spaghetti Day" | 1 October 2004 (2004-10-01) |
| It is PC Plum's Birthday, and he promises to take Miss Hoolie to an Italian restaurant to celebrate. However, after getting caught up on work, they both miss the ferry. What can they do? First appearance of 'Suzie's Cookin' (Suzie Sweet's song). |||
| 11 | "Buggies and Prams" | 4 October 2004 (2004-10-04) |
| Josie is meant to be taking the mums and toddlers with their buggies and prams to soft play in the big city, but is worried that she'll get lost. |||
| 12 | "Couch Potato" | 5 October 2004 (2004-10-05) |
| Edie is tired out, she is having to do favours for Archie. When they both get wiped, who will help them get back on their feet again? First appearance of "Jump Up a Little Higher" (Kasia Haddad version). |||
| 13 | "Horsepower" | 6 October 2004 (2004-10-06) |
| Miss Hoolie and her visitors are meant to tour Balamory on Edie's bus, but it develops a problem that even Archie can't fix. |||
| 14 | "Broken Down Bus" | 7 October 2004 (2004-10-07) |
| Edie goes missing in the snow. PC Plum goes out in the snow to find Edie before the steel band concert begins. |||
| 15 | "Five a Side" | 8 October 2004 (2004-10-08) |
| Suzie organises a five-a-side football match, but she doesn't know how to play football. First appearance of 'Sort It' (Penny Pocket's song). |||
| 16 | "The Street Party" | 11 October 2004 (2004-10-11) |
| The nursery holds a street party, but Miss Hoolie and Spencer worry that it's too cold for anyone to come. |||
| 17 | "The Rhyme Machine" | 12 October 2004 (2004-10-12) |
| Archie invents a fantastic rhyme machine, but he doesn't know what it should be used for. Josie Jump gets so excited about testing his new invention, but who can help Archie put the finishing touches to it? First appearance of 'If You Need a Little Rhythm' (Spencer's new song). |||
| 18 | "Paper Chase" | 13 October 2004 (2004-10-13) |
| Miss Hoolie wants Spencer to paint a large picture of Balamory for the nursery wall. |||
| 19 | "Lost Then Sorted" | 14 October 2004 (2004-10-14) |
| PC Plum is on the case when many things start to go missing in Balamory, but he is surprised to discover who the culprit is. |||
| 20 | "Whale of a Day" | 15 October 2004 (2004-10-15) |
| PC Plum arranges to take Miss Hoolie whale-watching. |||
| 21 | "The Boat Race" | 18 October 2004 (2004-10-18) |
| Penny Pocket organises a boat race for her sailing company. |||
| 22 | "Reflections" | 19 October 2004 (2004-10-19) |
| A puddle inspires Archie to create a reflecting machine. |||
| 23 | "The Lost Bicycle" | 20 October 2004 (2004-10-20) |
| PC Plum organises Hunky Dory in Balamory. |||
| 24 | "Pirate Radio" | 21 October 2004 (2004-10-21) |
| PC Plum investigates strange emanations coming from his police radio, and from taps and kettles all over Balamory. |||
| 25 | "Seaside Inside" | 22 October 2004 (2004-10-22) |
| It's a rainy day, so the cafe is packed with people. PC Plum cancels his bird-watching plans to do crowd control. The children want to go to the beach, but the rain is preventing them. What can they do? |||
| 26 | "Marching Band" | 25 October 2004 (2004-10-25) |
| Suzie organises a street parade. |||
| 27 | "Hub Caps" | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) |
| PC Plum finds a lot of old hub caps but doesn't know what to use them for. |||
| 28 | "Anansi" | 27 October 2004 (2004-10-27) |
| Josie Jump decides to tell the children a story about Anansi the spider, although Miss Hoolie appears to be arachnophobic. |||
| 29 | "The Fiddle Player" | 28 October 2004 (2004-10-28) |
| Today, the famous fiddle player Shiona Docherty comes to visit Miss Hoolie. Shiona and Spencer give the nursery children a concert. |||
| 30 | "The Pixie Picnic" | 29 October 2004 (2004-10-29) |
| Spencer organises a Pixie Picnic. He has prepared some Pixie costumes but has forgotten to prepare the games. |||
| 31 | "Otters" | 1 November 2004 (2004-11-01) |
| Josie is frustrated with all the litter around Balamory. She starts a campaign to discourage it, but soon finds out what is happening. |||
| 32 | "Whale Bank" | 2 November 2004 (2004-11-02) |
| A lot of money has been left on Edie's bus, and she is unsure about what to do with it. |||
| 33 | "Party Games" | 3 November 2004 (2004-11-03) |
| Archie invents a party pack, but he soon realises that it looks dull and boring. |||
| 34 | "The Clown" | 4 November 2004 (2004-11-04) |
| Giggles the Clown is performing at the Nursery today but rather carelessly he has lost his make-up, juggling balls, magic wand and the rest of his clown stuff. |||
| 35 | "Anyone For Tennis?" | 5 November 2004 (2004-11-05) |
| PC Plum tries to solve the mystery of why coloured spots have appeared around town. |||
| 36 | "Sand Shapes" | 8 November 2004 (2004-11-08) |
| PC Plum learns how important it is to be responsible when he tries to juggle his job with helping out at the nursery. |||
| 37 | "Leaking Roof" | 9 November 2004 (2004-11-09) |
| It is raining in Balamory and when the drips in the nursery become too much, who will come to the rescue? |||
| 38 | "Noise Annoys" | 10 November 2004 (2004-11-10) |
| Spencer is full of beans, but not everyone shares his enthusiasm for the day. |||
| 39 | "The Juggler" | 11 November 2004 (2004-11-11) |
| Josie's juggling friend comes to visit the nursery. |||
| 40 | "A Ship at the Bottom of the Sea" | 12 November 2004 (2004-11-12) |
| Archie finds an anchor from an old ship at the bottom of the sea. |||
| 41 | "Light Festival" | 15 November 2004 (2004-11-15) |
| It's Josie's birthday. The nursery celebrates the Light Festival, a very special day for Josie. |||
| 42 | "Vibrations" | 16 November 2004 (2004-11-16) |
| Edie hears some strange noises outside her house this morning. |||
| 43 | "The Love Letter" | 17 November 2004 (2004-11-17) |
| When Edie comes to Miss Hoolie's house to help feed her cat, Ted, the house is in a mess and there is no sign of the cat. |||
| 44 | "Bed Time" | 18 November 2004 (2004-11-18) |
| Archie gets confused by his latest invention, but someone helps him find a solution. |||
| 45 | "Ten Pin Bowling" | 19 November 2004 (2004-11-19) |
| Chaos reigns when fun and games get out of control at Miss Hoolie's house. |||
| 46 | "The Storyteller" | 22 November 2004 (2004-11-22) |
| A storyteller has come to the nursery to tell the children a tale about a Leprechaun. Main Character: Spencer Coloured House: Green |||
| 47 | "The Puddle Walk" | 23 November 2004 (2004-11-23) |
| PC Plum takes the children on a puddle walk in the forest. |||
| 48 | "The Dentist" | 24 November 2004 (2004-11-24) |
| Archie has a new invention to help him organise his day. |||
| 49 | "Guide Dog" | 25 November 2004 (2004-11-25) |
| It's a foggy day in Balamory, and someone has to lead the way. This is the first episode that takes place on a foggy day. |||
| 50 | "Counting" | 26 November 2004 (2004-11-26) |
| It's a crazy golf day in Balamory, but who is winning? Main Character: Josie Jump Coloured House: Orange Song: 'Sort It' (Penny Pocket's song) |||
| 51 | "Bring and Tell Day" | 29 November 2004 (2004-11-29) |
| It is Bring and Tell Day at the nursery, and PC Plum is in for a surprise! |||
| 52 | "The Stick Up" | 30 November 2004 (2004-11-30) |
| When PC Plum gets money stuck to his bottom at Pocket and Sweet's, Penny tries to go after him but finds it hard to catch up. |||
| 53 | "Hospital Radio" | 1 December 2004 (2004-12-01) |
| Suzie trains Penny to be the next hospital DJ. |||
| 54 | "The Lost Cow" | 2 December 2004 (2004-12-02) |
| PC Plum investigates the disappearance of Roddy Macleod's cow, Alison. |||
| 55 | "I Want a Dog" | 3 December 2004 (2004-12-03) |
| Suzie and Penny take Miss Hoolie to the dog's home to see Tootsie. |||
| 56 | "Train Ride" | 6 December 2004 (2004-12-06) |
| The Balamory Choir is going on an outing, but someone creates a muddle. |||
| 57 | "Blossom" | 7 December 2004 (2004-12-07) |
| Spring is in the air but Spencer is too busy to stop and notice. Main Character: Spencer Coloured House: Green |||
| 58 | "The Flicker Book" | 8 December 2004 (2004-12-08) |
| Josie wants to teach everyone how to tell a story, so Spencer gives her a hand. Main Character: Josie Jump Coloured House: Orange |||
| 59 | "Spooks" | 9 December 2004 (2004-12-09) |
| It's a foggy day in Balamory and Edie tells Archie he's ironing some blankets for ghosts. |||
| 60 | "Sandcastle Competition" | 10 December 2004 (2004-12-10) |
| A very important person is coming to judge a sandcastle competition at the beach, but will they arrive on time? |||
| 61 | "The Actor" | 13 December 2004 (2004-12-13) |
| Archie is very impressed with Miss Hoolie's special guest. |||
| 62 | "Steam Tractor" | 14 December 2004 (2004-12-14) |
| PC Plum delays his outing with Miss Hoolie while he investigates a mystery object. Main Character: PC Plum Coloured House: Blue Song: 'I'm Archie the Inventor' (Archie's song) |||