Hide and Seek

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**Hide and Seek** is the first episode of the first season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

One hot afternoon, Looby Loo and Teddy are on the green, Looby is swinging on the swing and Teddy is pushing her, they are both waiting to play hide and seek with Andy Pandy but he hasn't turned up. In his house, Andy has found an old box in his special cupboard. Inside the box there is a great big key, a broken green crayon, a broken purple crayon, a huge lump of fluff and best of all, an enormous whistle.

Andy arrives at the green blowing the whistle and both Looby and Teddy want to blow too. Looby gives the whistle a blow then Teddy has a go but he blows it louder and longer than anyone else. Andy wants his whistle back so he takes it off Teddy and then Looby has an idea on how they can use the whistle in the hide and seek game - Andy will close his eyes and count to ten while Teddy and Looby hide then he'd blow his whistle to let them know he is coming to find them. The game soon begins, Andy blows his whistle and starts looking for Teddy and Looby. He decides to look for Looby first, Andy looks for her by Tiffo the dog's house but he can't find her, until he sees her hair poking out from the back of the kennel so he finds Looby.

Now Andy has found Looby, he starts looking for Teddy who is hiding behind Missy Hissy's pipes. Andy finds Teddy straightaway so now it is Looby's turn to find Andy and Teddy. Looby has only just started to look when Missy Hissy slithers up and tells her where Andy and Teddy are hiding so it makes things easy for Looby and she finds them immediately. Now it is Teddy's turn to find Andy and Looby, but the sun is still hot and it makes Teddy feel sleepy so he decides to find a shady spot and have a little rest before he counts to ten. Andy is hiding by Looby's house and Looby is hiding by Andy's house, they don't see each other but they both think Teddy is taking a long time to count to ten. Teddy is lying in the shade behind a bush but he still feels hot and sleepy, soon he falls fast asleep.

Andy and Looby still haven't heard the whistle so they just have to hide and wait, they wait so long it soon becomes nighttime, now they think no one will find them. Tiffo has been out for an evening walk and finds Andy who is pleased to be found at last. Looby hears all the noise and goes over to investigate and finds Andy and Tiffo, now Andy and Looby have finally found. But Teddy is nowhere to be seen and Andy and Teddy think he must have got lost so they call their friends over to the green and start a search party. They look for Teddy everywhere but they can't find him, then it's time for everyone to go to bed so Andy decides they should all look for Teddy again in the morning.

Everyone is about to leave when they hear a strange whistling noise. Andy knows the noise immediately, his whistle is being blown from behind the bush. Missy Hissy says she will go into the bush to see if Teddy is in there so she does that. Teddy has been asleep all afternoon and all evening, Missy Hissy guides him out of the bush and everyone is pleased that Teddy is safe and sound. Andy and Looby take Teddy back to his house to make sure he gets back safely, they put him to bed and head back to their own beds. Teddy is still tired so he goes straight back to sleep.

## Characters

* Andy Pandy
* Teddy
* Looby Loo
* Tiffo
* Missy Hissy
* Orbie (does not speak)
* Bilbo (does not speak)

## Compilations

### VHS/DVD

* Charming Stories
* Hide & Seek

### YouTube

* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 18 - Big Fun Time!
* Fun In The Sun
* Playtime With Oscar: Volume 1
* The Complete Series 1

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to be narrated by Tom Conti
* This is the first episode to be animated by Cosgrove Hall.
* This is the first episode with a voice cast.
* This episode introduces Missy Hissy, Tiffo, Bilbo and Orbie to the series.
* This is Maria Darling, Jimmy Hibbert, Joanna Ruiz and David Holt's first episode.