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Don't Want to Miss Out

> *" (crying) I didn't know what to choose and I kept changing my mind. So I didn't paint a dinosaur or build a rainbow tower or spot any shapes in the clouds! (sniff) I didn't want to miss out on anything; I wish I stayed in the cloud-spotting zone!"*- Lu
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## Don't Want to Miss Out

### Air date

* March 17th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* April 3rd, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* August 2nd, 2023 (CAN; ABC Kids)

### Director

Cat Little

**Don't Want to Miss Out** is the thirty-third episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the thirty-third episode overall.

## Plot

**l:** Lu faces the challenge of choosing between three fun activities and tries to juggle them all, soon feeling upset over not choosing her favourite one.

**ll:** Lu learns to commit to a decision.

## Synopsis

During lunch, Lu has trouble deciding which berry she should eat. After lunch, it's "in the zone" time at school, and the bugs have three different activities to choose from: art, building, and cloud-spotting. Biba, Declan and Gus are in the build-it zone, Elodie is in the cloud-spotting zone, and Barnaby is in the art zone. However, Lu has trouble deciding what zone to go to. She decides to join Elodie, who sees a wiggly octopus cloud, in the cloud-spotting zone. She sees a hot dog riding a skateboard, but also notices Barnaby painting a stegosaurus and decides to join him, thinking of painting Tara. Then, she gets distracted by the rest of the bugs making a giant rainbow tower and tries to join them. When Shell gives a warning saying that 'in the zone' time is almost over, Lu is worried- she hasn't gotten in the zone at all!

Lu finally makes a decision to go to the cloud-spotting zone and stay there, but the cloud that she spotted earlier is gone. Wanting to see the next cloud, she wants and waits, but nothing shows up. Just then, Shella announces that home time has arrived and that in the zone time has ended. All the bugs have great stories to tell about the things they did in their zones, but Lu has nothing. She cries to Shella, regretting not staying in the cloud-spotting zone where she really wanted to be.

On the way home from school, Lu finally has the chance to spot some clouds with all of her friends. Staying concentrated on her task, she doesn't miss out on any of them.

## Characters

* Lu
* Elodie
* Barnaby
* Declan
* Gus
* Biba
* Shella
* Aidan and Lola (mentioned)

## Moral

* Commit to your decisions.
* It's okay to miss out sometimes.

## Gallery

Click here to see the gallery for this episode.
Roly Poly Disappearance

> *"I forgot to close the lid and Roland came out of his house and now I can't find him anywhere!"*
> *-Lu*
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## Roly Poly Disappearance

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ, TVNZ)
* September 18th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

Pete McEvoy

**Roly Poly Disappearance** is the forty-sixth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the forty-sixth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu brings the class pet home for the weekend.

## Synopsis

Lu brings the class pet home for the weekend. But, she gets a little too reckless and keeps his lid open. Roland sees this as the perfect opportunity to escape, and Lu is heartbroken, thinking he has disappeared forever. Lu and her parents try their best, but it looks as if Roland has totally vanished. Suddenly, Lu gets an idea- to lure Roland out of his hiding with the ball they played with earlier that day. The plan works, and soon, not only has Lu rediscovered her roly poly friend, but she has also learned a valuable lesson in responsibility.

## Characters

* Lu
* Lu's parents
* Roly Poly Roland
* Shella
* Declan
* Elodie
* Barnaby
* Biba
* Gus

## Moral

* Make sure to be responsible when you take care of your pets.
Toy Hospital

> *"Oh no, I'm sad 'cause Lu is upset. I loved racing Emma so much I forgot to take care. I wish I would have been gentle 'cause I love you, Emma." -Declan*
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## Toy Hospital

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* October 2nd, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

Kerrie Costello

**Toy Hospital** is the fifty-sixth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fifty-fifth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu and Declan race their home toys, but Declan is a bit careless.

## Synopsis

It's home toy day at Shell School, and in a shocking turn of events, Lu decides to take Emma, her new toy, to school instead of Tara. At school, the other children have brought their home toys as well, including Declan, who hurt himself before school and ended up needing a band-aid from his dad. Lu and Declan decide to race each other's home toys, Emma and Larry, but Lu warns Declan to be extra-careful with Emma, because she's a new toy. But, Declan doesn't take these warnings seriously, and, in his carelessness, he bumps Emma into a shelf, scratching her, much to Lu's chagrin.

Seeing how sad Lu is, Declan regrets his actions, and the two decide to get Emma a plaster. This inspires the two to start a "toy hospital" where all the home toys can get their ouches and scrapes fixed.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Gus
* Biba
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Shella
* Lu's dad

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Trivia

* Before the series even premiered, the name for this episode was leaked via an entry in Joe Sellman-Leava's resume.
* Lu uses a faux American accent when performing Emma. Lu's American accent would later re-appear in Baby Horsefly.
Ladybird Lu

*This article is about the **partially found pilot.** You may be looking for the **character** or the **actual show.***

Between 2017 and 2021, a second pilot for Lu & the Bally Bunch, titled **Ladybird Lu** was created. Like the pilot that came before it, Ladybird Dot, there is little information on it. Unlike Dot, the info that is available of it is really only available in the form of a sizzle reel uploaded to YouTube in February of 2021, used to promote the launch of the newly-rebranded Cartoonito and its launch on the USA. In 2023, Ladybird Lu is rebranded as Lu and the Lu and the Bally Bunch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCUHGXN28o&pp=ygUWY2FydG9vbml0byBzaXp6bGUgcmVlbA%3D%3D

Current Status - Partially Found

## Notable differences:

* The animation was much choppier and squash-and-stretch that the final product.
* Gus and Declan lacked hair.
* Elodie most closely resembled a worm, lacking hands and an antenna.
* Shella's guitar was plain blue instead of resembling an avocado.
Roar!

**Roar!** is a song featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Lyrics

**Lu** : Roar!

**Lu** and **Lorcan**: Roar!

Roar!

**Lorcan:** Roar!

**Lu**: Roar!

**Lu's Mam**: Roar!

**Uncle Lorcan**: Roar!

Lu: Roar!

**Lu's Dad**: Oh! Roar!

**Lu** and **Lorcan**: Roar!

**Silkworms**: Roar, roar, roar....

**Lorcan**: Freeze!

**Lu** and **Lorcan**: Roar!

Roar!

**Lu**: Roar!

**Lu's Dad**: Roar!

**Lu's Mam**: Roar!

**Lu** and **Lorcan**: Roar!

Roar!

## Episodes featured in:

* The Long Goodbye
* hi fi.
Tidy Up

> *"I'm sad our dragonfly broke."*
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> *"I know you didn't mean it, Biba."*
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**Tidy Up** (known as Tidy Time in Canada) is the twenty-seventh episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the twenty-seventh episode overall.

## Plot

Biba gets upset when her clay star goes missing during tidy-up time.

## Synopsis

During Craft Time at school, all the bugs are working on different projects: Barnaby is painting a tree, Elodie and Gus are making a dragonfly out of popsicle sticks, Lu is making a tent, and Declan and Biba are making sculptures out of clay. Biba is making a star for her mama, and Declan makes a smush. When tidy-up time comes and the bugs start to clean up, Lu is determined to be the best "tidy up monster" and clean the fastest. Not paying attention to her surroundings, she stuffs all the clay into one can, including Biba's super star.

When Biba realizes that the super star is gone and Lu realizes that she has done, the latter is forced to admit her mistake, upsetting the former. Despite Lu apologizing, Biba refuses to forgive her. In the midst of her frustration, Biba throws the ball of smushed-up clay onto the table, breaking Gus and Elodie's dragonfly. Although they are sad, they choose to forgive Biba since they know she didn't mean any harm. This inspires Biba to forgive Lu for smushing her star since it was an accident. Luckily, Gus is able to "un-break" the dragonfly, giving Biba the idea to fix the clay to look like an even better super star.

All the bugs help Biba recreate her super star to look even better than the last one. Once they are done, all the bugs have a song with the craft they've created.

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Gus
* Elodie
* Declan
* Barnaby
* Shella
* Biba's Mama (mentioned)

## Locations

* Shell School
* Biba and Barnaby’s apartment (mentioned)

## Errors

* Canadian TV guides refer to this episode as "Tidy Time" instead of "Tidy Up".
* When Lu and Declan boop at the end of the song segment, Declan speaks but his mouth movement is delayed.

## Gallery

Click here to view the gallery for this page.
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Playground

The **playground** is a location featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Physical Description

The playground is a fruit and veggie themed play place with a carrot slide, branch see saw, bee spring horses, a swingset with two swings, and a kiwi merry-go-round.

## Appearances

* A Twig's Tale
* Swing Me
* The Long Goodbye
* Power Flower
* Bubble Trouble
Baby Barnaby

> *"I love being a big brother!"*
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**Baby Barnaby** is the forty-first episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the forty-first episode overall.

## Plot

Barnaby plays the baby in a game of family.

## Synopsis

Lu is surprised to see Barnaby at her shell stop for the day, with his baby siblings Aidan and Lola too. Barnaby is envious of the attention his siblings get and ends up in a bad mood when he arrives at school, wishing he was a baby as well. To fulfill his wishes, Gus, Lu, and him decide to play a game of family, with Gus as the mama and Lu as the big brother. It's then when Barnaby realizes that Gus and Lu, being either younger siblings or only children, don't know about babies as much as they do. He is forced to frequently correct them on the right way to treat one, from feeding him soft foods to, to giving the baby appropriate clothes, to even reminding them to pretend his spoon is an airplane. When he uses Lu to demonstrate how being a baby is like, he decides that being a big brother is much more fun than a baby. he and Lu decide to swap places. with Lu taking place as the baby and Barnaby being the brother.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Gus
* Declan
* Elodie
* Biba
* Shella
* Aidan and Lola
* Barnaby's mam
* Lu's Dad

## Moral

* Being a baby isn't as fun as it seems. There are lots of advantages to being older.

## Trivia

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ Talking About Siblings
3. ↑ Talking About Siblings
Margo’s Dad

<blockquote> “‘[[Margo’s Dad]]: ready to go home margo’”

**Margo's Dad** is a character featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch

## Trivia

* Despite being a mayfly, Margo's dad bears little-to-no resemblance of one. He also doesn’t have wings like a real mayfly, Same to as Margo.
* Margo's dad is one of the few adults in the series with no confirmed name. These characters include Bina's mama, Elodie's dad, and Gus' mam.
Vacuumasarus

> *"Oh, Gus, you didn't like that?"*
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**Vacuumasarus** is the twenty-first episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the twenty-first episode overall.

## Plot

Lu can't understand why Gus is afraid of the vacuum cleaner.

## Synopsis

Durin snack time at Shell School, Lu spends more time pretending to be Stacy Stegosaurus, a hungry dinosaur chasing the other bugs around, than actually eating her snack, a rice cake. Everyone else is playing along except Gus, who insists that he isn't afraid of dinosaurs. Her excitement causes the rest of the snacks to fall onto the floor and make a mess. Luckily, Shella's brand-new vacuum cleaner is able to clean a bit of the mess up, but she isn't able to finish before Gus runs away in fear, scared of the vacuum's noise.

The other bugs misinterpret this as Gus being afraid of the cleaner itself and decide to design it as a dinosaur, since he loves those. Together, the bugs create dinosaur scales like Stacy's to put around the vacuum. Gus loves the new "vacuumasarus" but still does not want to turn it on., saying that the noise still makes him uncomfortable. Luckily, Shella has a pair of ear protectors that block loud noises and make them quieter. With them on, Gus is able to hear the vacuum roar while no longer feeling uncomfortable.

## Characters

* Lu
* Gus
* Biba
* Elodie
* Declan
* Barnaby
* Shella

## Moral

* Not everything is what it seems on the surface.

## Trivia

* Gus says the bug-boogie dance time line in this episode. This marks the first time somebody other than Lu has said it. This would later happen again in Spotty Rocket, again with Gus, and Find the Blueberries with Declan.
* Gus calls the vacuumasaurus Stacy’s mam. This is a reference to the 2003 song of the same name, albeit with a different dialect, Stacy’s Mom.

## Gallery

Click here to view the gallery for this page.
Cowbug Song

The **cowbug song** is a song featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Lyrics

**Lu**: Yee-haw!

I'm a cowbug bug,

I'm a cowbug bug.

Riding up high on my horsefly,

They're the best in the west!

**Lu**, **Barnaby** and **Biba**: Riding along, singing our cowbug song

Out on the trail, all day long.

**Lu** and **Biba**: We like to go fast,

**Barnaby**: I like to go slow,

**Lu**: Is everybody ready? Then here we go!

**All**: Clip, clop, clippity clop,

Clip clop, clippity clop,

Clip, clop, clippity clop!

Riding along singing our cowbug song,

Out on the trail, all day long!
Ballybug

**Ballybug** is the fictional setting of the show. It is a big village located at the bottom of a garden.

## Locations

### Houses

* Lu's house
* Biba and Barnaby's apartment
* Elodie's house
* Gus' houseboat
* Teapot Cafe

### Community Spaces

* Shell School
* Pumpkin Pitstop
* Playground
* Teapot Cafe
* Watermelon Swimming Pool
* Library
* Horsefly Stables
* Marketplace

## Trivia

* While its location is not implied, it is probably somewhere on the island of Ireland; besides both the creator of the show and the production company being Irish, many place names in both parts of Ireland (the independent Republic of Ireland and the British-controlled Northern Ireland) have "Bally" as a prefix

1. ↑ TV & Satellite Week Magazine - 2023-03-28 (yumpu.com)
Swim Class

> *"I wanted you to have fun swimming like me."*
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## Swim Class

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* September 26th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

Pete McEvoy

**Swim Class** is the fifty-second episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fifty-second episode overall.

## Plot

Declan struggles on his first visit to the pool.

## Synopsis

Lu is ecstatic for her swim class today with Elodie and Gus- and is even more excited to find that Declan will also be joining. Since it is Declan's first time at the pool, Lu is eager to make him feel at ease. However, her efforts go in vain as Declan sees the various actions performed in the pool- and doesn't like any of them. The splashing, the kicking, and even sticking his head in the water all get on his nerves. That, and Lu's constant pressure into getting him to swim, all cause him to melt down and run to his dad in tears.

Lu goes to console Declan and decides to stop forcing him to get in the pool, knowing that he isn't ready at that moment. Gus' grandad, the lifeguard at the pool, welcomes Declan to do moves on the deck instead of in the water, and Lu joins him. When swim class ends, Declan finally racks up the courage to put his feet in the water, the first step in getting comfortable with the pool.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Elodie
* Gus
* Lu's mam
* Declan's Dad
* Elodie's maman
* Gus' grandad

## Moral

* It's okay to sit out of something if you're not ready to try it yet.

## Trivia

* On CBC Gem, the plot listed for this episode is the plot from Elodie Wants to Decide.
* This is the first episode to feature Elodie without her flower on her head.
Shella

**Shella** is a character featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

*From the 9 Story Media Group website:*

*"Shella is a snail and the teacher at Ballybug’s Shell School, which is housed on her back! She helps the children learn how to navigate their new feelings and friendships."*

Shella is the sole teacher at Shell School. She is kind, helpful, and has a deep love for her students.

## Physical Description

Shella is an adult snail wearing a orange-purple striped shirt over a purple sweater. She also wears the Shell School on her back when she isn't teaching.

## Appearances

Shella has appeared in every episode except:

* Elevator Play Date
* Wibble Blobs
* A Twig's Tale
* Play With Me!
* Goodbye Rain Boots
* Green Eyed Birthday Monster
* The Long Goodbye
* Squeaky Squid
* Mon Ami Celeri
* Lu's Decision
* Bike Ride
* Ask Me First
* When Bugs Cry
* Long Long Line
* Elodie Wants to Decide
* Swim Class
* Boat Trip
* Scary Tara
* Home School Day
* Barnaby's Choice

## Trivia

* Shella is the first adult to appear in the show.
Home School Day

> *"I wanted to keep playing, and I know we had a boop agreement."*
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## Home School Day

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* October 5th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Writer

* Aidan O'Donovan
* Colm Tobin

### Director

Brian O'Brien

**Home School Day** is the fifty-ninth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fifty-ninth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu wants her dad to play with her while he works from home.

## Synopsis

It's the weekend, and Lu's dad is working from home today. Lu wants to play with him desperately, so he decides to take a break and play a game of Shell School with her. During "Shell School", Lu pretends to be Shella and teach her dad. They play with blocks, eat snacks, and Shella says. However, when the game finishes and Dad goes back to work, Lu's excitement isn't satisfied. While he works, she tries to convince her dad to play, but ends up accidentally knocking down the papers for his assignment, slightly frustrating him.

Lu, feeling bad, offers to help him by picking up the papers she dropped. Together, they pretend the papers are blocks, like the ones they organized earlier. Now that Dad's papers are organized, Lu decides to keep the agreement she mad early on and play by herself for now.

## Characters

* Lu
* Lu's dad

## Songs

* Star Jump
* Boop!

## Trivia

* This is the smallest cast of characters to be featured in an episode, with only two appearing, not counting the silkworms, toys, or photos.
Elodie's Graduation

> *"Elodie, I'm so happy to have been your teacher. Whether it's counting spaghetti, or spotting shapes in clouds, you've given me something to smile about each and every day. I'm going to miss you very much."*
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## Elodie's Graduation

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)

### Director

Paul Forde

**Elodie's Graduation** is the seventy-fifth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the seventy-fifth episode overall.

## Plot

The bugs celebrate Elodie on her last day in Shell School.

## Synopsis

Today is a very special day as it is Elodie's last day in Shell School before she moves on to big school, where she'll be learning with older kids like Dermot and Dara. In honor of her friend, Lu proposes that the bugs play all the games Elodie likes to play. The bugs count spaghetti, clop around like horseflies, and Elodie attempts to do a wiggle and pop, despite there being no snow for her to properly complete it. But, as the bugs decide to roleplay Elodie going to school one last time, she starts to feel a growing sense of sadness inside her. When her friends confront her, Elodie starts to cry, worried that she'll never be able to play with them again.

Lu decides to give Elodie a card she made for her to raise her spirits, but this only seems to make Elodie sadder. The bugs comfort her, letting Elodie know that even if they will no longer be seeing each other every day like they used to, they'll still hang out and play together. Whether it be playdates, trips to the pool, or the playground, Elodie will still be their friend, no matter what. Feeling happier, Elodie successfully graduates from Shell School. After one last group hug from her friends, she decides to take part in the Shell School game she missed earlier out of sadness.

## Characters

* Lu
* Elodie
* Gus
* Declan
* Biba
* Barnaby
* Shella

## Moral

* Your friends will still be your friends, even if you don't see them as often as you used to.

## Nicknames

Lu: Tara

Elodie: Terry

## Trivia

* Despite not appearing, Amy de Bhrun, voice actor for Lu's mam, is credited for this episode.
* This is the final episode to officially feature Elodie as a student of Shell School.
	+ Despite this, Elodie still appears to be a student of Shell School in Bug Nollig.
* Episodes referenced:
	+ Counting Spaghetti
	+ Wiggling and Flapping
	+ Horsefly Jumps
	+ Baby Horsefly

* This is the final episode of the first season, not counting Bug Nollig
	+ This is also the final seven-minute episode of the season.
Margo

## Margo Mayfliy

**Margo Mayfly** is a character in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

At first, when at Shell School for the first time, Margo was shy and stubborn, refusing to take off her coat and staying close to her dad. However, after Lu and Barnaby decided to draw with her, she started to warm up, showing off her artistic and silly side to the other bugs.

## Appearances

Margo is a female mayfly with a pink shirt with a star and a magenta coat.

## Trivia

* Despite being a mayfly, Margo does not have wings and bears little resemblance to the real life species.
* She may share the same rig as Declan as she does one of his dance moves in her debut episode.
* When she joins Shell School, she will be the youngest in her class.
Lu & the Bally Bunch Theme Song

The **theme song** to Lu & the Bally Bunch plays at the beginning of every episode. The instrumental version of the song is used for the show's credits sequence.

## Lyrics

**Lu:** Hey! I'm Ladybird Lu!

**Gus**: With Gus,

**Declan**: Declan,

**Biba**: Biba,

**Elodie**: Elodie,

**Barnaby**: And Barnaby too!

**Lu**: Lu (ooh!)

**All**: And the Bally Bunch

**Lu**: Lu (ooh!)

**All**: And the Bally Bunch

**Lu**: Lu (ooh!)

**All**: And the Bally Bunch

**Lu**: Lu (ooh!)

**All**: And the Bally Bunch

Lu & the Bally Bunch!
Baby Horsefly

> *"Are you okay, Barnaby?"*
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**Baby Horsefly** is the seventy-first episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the seventy-first episode overall.

## Plot

Barnaby gets scared of the bigger horseflies but makes friends with a baby one.

## Synopsis

Lu, Biba, and Barnaby are ecstatic for their riding adventure at Elodie's dad's stable. Lu and Biba are extremely comfortable with the bigger horseflies at first, but Barnaby is a bit scared. He doesn't spend long on Fancy the horsefly before freaking out and needing to be carried off. Luckily, just then, out comes a new baby horsefly. Barnaby, comforted by the familiar sight of a baby, gets more comfortable around the baby horsefly. He names him Dan-Dan, takes Dan-Dan out for a walk, feeds the horsefly and even grooms his fur. Soon, Barnaby is having his own horsefly adventure just by taking care of his new friend.

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Barnaby
* Elodie's dad
* Biba's mama

## Moral

* You can take time to get comfortable with new things.
Talking About Sadness

> *"If you feel sad, you can have a good cry. That's what my mam says."*
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**Talking About Sadness** is the fifth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch (Shorts) and the fifth episode overall.

## Episode call-backs:

* Horsefly Jumps: Elodie recalls the time when Lu ruined her horsefly game and they both ended up upset.
* Droopy Patrick: After Lu says she never feels sad.
* Gus recalls when Lu was sad over Patrick going droopy and dying.

## Characters

* Lu
* Elodie
* Gus
* Shella
* Gus' Mam (mentioned)

## Trivia

* In the flashback version of Horsefly Jumps, Lu and Elodie cry after the former breaks the latter's fences. In the episode version, they don't.
Teresa

## Context:

She is soul bound to CJ and has the color of yellow/orange.

She can sense people's energy as a result of her being a fairy feo(?). She gets scared when someone with a strong aura approach her quickly.

She speaks English and Spanish fluently, but struggles with only speaking Japanese.

She is one of the lesser use characters.

## Backstory:

Teresa Espinoza and her family moved to Japan when they were young because her mother's career. It was Teresa, Mariah, Francesca, and her mom; Teresa doesn't remember much of her father.

## Present Day:

Her and Sarah both can sense people's auras and the aura's color. Even though the two have a sense for it, Teresa's has a stronger effect.
Treasure Hunt

> *"Would you like this one?"*
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**Treasure Hunt** is the fifty-fifth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fifty-fifth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu struggles to find any treasure during a trip to the park.

## Synopsis

At the playground, Shella has organized a treasure hunt for the bugs: rainbow-colored rocks have been hid all over the playground for the bugs to find. While all the bugs enjoy the hunt, Lu struggles to find anything. Barnaby, being the helpful friend he is, offers to give away some of his found rocks to her, but Lu declines his offer, wanting to do the finding herself. However, Lu's efforts go in vain as when the treasure hunt ends, she is the only bug left who has not found anything.

Barnaby, still wanting to raise Lu's spirits, offers to organize a new treasure hunt where only Lu is the one to find the rocks. With the accomodation of the other bugs, Lu is able to conduct her own search and find all the rocks by herself. With all the bugs happy now, the bugs form their rocks into an actual rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, indigo, and violet.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Barnaby
* Gus
* Elodie
* Declan
* Shella

## Moral

* Treasure hunts are only fun if you put an effort into finding the treasure.
* You can adapt to fit the needs of others.
Biba and Barnaby's apartment

**Biba and Barnaby's apartment** is a location featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Rooms- Barnaby's house

Stairway

living room

kitchen and dining room

bathRoom

## Physical Description

The apartment is a carrot-shaped building with lighter-orange tainted windows and doors, and two balconies, one for each house.

## Appearances

* What if I Can't
* Wibble Blobs (cameo)
* Play With Me!
* Spotty Rocket
Barnaby's parents

## Cara

Cara and Didi are **Barnaby's parents** and characters in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

Cara and Didi are Barnaby, Aidan and Lola’s parents. They are caring to him and want the best for him.

## Physical Description

Cara is a yellow bumblebee. She wears her hair up in a bun and a striped orange shirt.

Didi is a blue dragonfly with a blonde pixie cut.

## Trivia

* Cara and Didi are the first LGBTQ+ couple in the series.
Gus' grandparents

## Gary

**Gus' grandparents** are characters in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

Gus' grandparents are old souls and enjoy taking care of their grandson.

## Physical Description

Gary is a green fly who wears a green zigzagged-striped sweater, green glasses, and pants.

Greta has a green bun, wears green glasses, and wears a green dress.

## Appearances

* Wibble Blobs (Gus' Grandad only)
* Spotty Rocket (Gus' Granny only)
* Goodbye Rain Boots (Gus' Granny only)
* Lu's Decision (Gus' Grandad only)
* Bug Nollig

## Trivia

* They are the first grandparents to be introduced in the series.
* Gus’s Grandad’s real name is revealed as Gary in A New Library Book.
Авгульф Сен Дерис

Авгульф Сен Дерис - бывший некромант, волшебник, заболевший собственной глупостью.

## Содержание

### Статус

Мертв, погиб в Цитадели Душ. Стал одним из теней Осборна.

### Уровень

12

Родился в 14 января, 15г эЛ

## О нем

В небольшом городке, в терииле, в семье довольно влиятельных дворян, магов. Изначально Авгульф не был сильно удивительным в плане внешности, если взять толпу шадаркаев, вы никогда не сможете найти его среди множества эльфов. Зато природа не обделила его талантом, в довольно молодом, по меркам эльфов, возрасте он стал заслуженным магом.

Его история не была бы чем-то примечательным, если бы не неизвестная болезнь постигшая его город. В то ужасное время, Авгульф пытался найти лекарство. Специально или же волею судьбы Авгульф обратился к тёмной магии, некромантии. В препадке безумья и маразма, он превратил весь город в некрополис. Стараясь, спасти себя как личность, его личность раздвоилась. Авгульф ушёл на второй план, пока его новая личность- Акус стал главенствовать.

С тех пор, Бедный маг изменился, теперь тяжело найти в нём следы эльфа. Он стал скорее живым трупом. С тех пор Акус стал носить скрывающую его мантию, а своё тело поддерживать магией иллюзии, чтобы не отпугивать других. Однако в одном из своих путешествий Авгульф смог вернуться, уничтожив Акуса. И теперь Авгульфом движет лишь желание спокойно умереть, чтобы избавиться от мук разума.

## Цитаты

* Боги, которым я, пока, ебальник ещё не сломал!
* Пока идём 0:3
* - Сядь на шею драугру - Я и так на шее у родителей сижу
* Это не живой человек, дебил
* Обнаружением магии не обнаружил проклятье
* Они тупые по тому что они умные!
* - Я умер всего один раз, считаю - это успех! - Виноват, исправлюсь...

Осборн Гидорский - Сиддхартха Гаутама (Будда) - Досс - **Авгульф Сен Дерис**
Teapot Cafe

The **Teapot Cafe** is a location featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch. It is the resident cafe of Ballybug and is also implied to double as a house for Declan and his family.

## Physical Description

The Teapot Cafe is a cafe located inside of a blue teapot. It has light-blue tainted windows and doors. Outside it has shrubbery and two pairs of chairs and tables for seating.

## Appearances

* Wibble Blobs
* Goodbye Rain Boots
* That's My Favourite
Talking About Kindness

> *"I love your not-surprise hugs, Barnaby."*
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> *"Do you want one now?"*
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> *"Yeah!"*
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> *-Lu and Barnaby*
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**Talking About Kindness** is the sixth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch (Shorts) and the sixth episode overall.

## Plot

The bugs talk about ways to show kindness.

## Episode call-backs:

* Bug Hugs: Lu helps her dad wash dishes before school.
	+ Lu explains that while she likes Barnaby's hugs, she doesn't like the surprise ones, as they frighten her.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Shella
* Lu's dad (flashback only; does not speak)
Grow Lines

> *"Grace really likes her grow lines straight and neat."*
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> *"Oh. And my flutter-ups made Grace's lines all wobbly."*
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> *-Gus and Lu*
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**Grow Lines** is the seventy-third episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the seventy-third episode overall.

## Plot

Lu upsets Grace when she doesn't follow her instructions.

## Synopsis

Lu and Declan are having a playdate with Gus and Grace when they notice the grow lines on their walls. Gus explains that they use the grow lines to measure how much they've grown over the years. Lu and Declan are intrigued, wanting to join on the grow line fun. Grace happily measures Gus and Declan. However, when Grace tries to measure Lu, the latter sees it as an opportunity to goof off and keeps flying herself up, causing the marker to veer off track and make the line crooked. Grace, who likes her lines to be perfectly straight, is outraged and leaves in a huff.

Lu tries to make things up with Grace by drawing a picture of her to no avail. That's when Grace realizes that the markers are washable and can be erased. After erasing the lines, Grace is able to measure Lu, this time the line being perfectly straight.

## Characters

* Lu
* Gus
* Declan
* Gus' Mam
* Lu's Mam
* Grace

## Moral

* There's a time to be silly and a time to follow the directions.

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of the inside of Gus and Grace's houseboat.
James and Johnny Gone West!

***James and Johnny Gone West*** is an 2021 American 3D computer animated buddy action comedy film produced by J.G. Animations for Universal Pictures Film was written and directed by Geo G. and co written by Mike Reiss, Seth Grahame Smith, Alec Sokolow, and Joel Cohen, and stars voice of Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, André 3000, Jack Gilpin Peter Jason, and Woody Allen

## Plot

In 1992, James Nabtorn and Johnny Nabtorn are 16-Year-Old Best Friends

## Voice Cast

* Jason Bateman as James, A 16-Year-Old Teen Who Works the Bank Robbery.
* Zac Efron as Johnny, A 16-Year-Old Teen Who Friends with James.
* André 3000 as Michael
* Fred Willard as Himself (Final film role released 1 Year After his death)
Green Eyed Birthday Monster

> *"That is NOT how Anna sounds! Anna was my idea for a name, and I saw her first in the shop, and I want Anna to be MY Dinosaur !"*
> -Lu to Bibaky
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## Green Eyed Birthday Monster

### Air date

* March 17th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* April 3rd, 2023 (CBC Gem)
* May 10th, 2023 (CBC Kids)

### Director

Brian O'Brien

**Green Eyed Birthday Monster** is the twenty-ninth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the twenty-ninth episode overall.

## Plot

Biba gets a birthday present that Lu herself really wants.

## Synopsis

It is Biba's birthday, and Lu is helping her mom pick out a present for her at the store when she encounters an ankylosaurs toy that she wants for herself, even going as far as giving her a name. But, her mom says that since it's Biba's birthday, they should get a toy for Biba and not for Lu. She decides to get Biba a box of blocks instead.

At the party, the bugs have fun playing games and celebrating with Biba, until present time comes and Elodie gives Biba the same ankylosaurs that Lu wanted. Lu feels jealous, because she wanted the toy for herself. As the party goes on, her big feelings grow and grow until cake time when Biba invites Anna (the toy) to go and blow out the candles with her. Lu runs away to hide and cry under Biba's couch when she finds that she isn't alone.

Barnaby is also upset, because Aidan and Lola opened the present that he was going to gift to Biba himself. He shares, though, that "blowing bubbles" (taking deep breaths) helps him to feel less jealous and upset with his siblings. Together, the two buglets breath in and out until they are both calm enough to rejoin the party, just in time for cake. Lu apologizes to Biba for her behavior, but Biba doesn't mind as she knows what it feels like to be jealous. She invites Lu to her house to play with her and Anna anytime.

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Gus
* Declan
* Lu's Mam
* Biba's parents
* Bo
* Gus' grandparents (Gus' Granny does not speak)
* Barnaby's Mam
* Aidan and Lola

## Locations

* Pumpkin Pitstop (first apperence)
* Biba and Barnaby's apartment

## Moral

* It's okay to feel jealous.
* Taking deep breaths can help you cope with big feelings.

## Trivia

* The plotline of Lu getting jealous of a toy that Biba has is later re-used in another episode, Squeaky Squid.
* Biba sharing that she knows how it feels to be jealous may be an indirect call-back to the episode Play With Me!, which focuses on Biba's jealousy towards Bo.
* Going by the context of Biba being two months older than Lu, Lu would have been 3 years and 10 months old at the time of this episode.

## Gallery

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Grace

## Other Info

### Likes

playing with chalk, her lines being straight, Lu following directions, football (soccer), Gus, rocks

### Dislikes

Lu not following her directions, her lines not being straight

### Family

* Gus (younger brother)
* Gary & Greta (grandparents)
* unnamed mother

### First Apperance

When Bugs Cry

**Grace Greenfly** is a character in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

Like her brother, Grace is a more reserved bug who likes to keep to herself. Grace likes things to be precise and straight, but a the same time, she doesn't mind getting roped into the other bugs' antics once in a while. However, Grace heavily dislikes when her instructions are ignored, as Lu learned the hard way in Grow Lines.

## Physical Description

Grace has green skin and darker green eyelashes. She has spiky, short green hair and translucent wings. Grace wears a green shirt with a sun on it and green pants.

## Appearances

* When Bugs Cry
* Long Long Line
* Boat Trip
* Grow Lines
* Bug Nollig

## Quotes

* "No flutter-ups, Lu, or else the line won't be straight. Stand still, please, on the ground." -Grow Lines
* "Lu! \*rolls eyes\*" -Grow Lines
Betty the Bookworm (toy)

## Betty

**Betty the Bookworm** is a toy featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Info

Betty the Bookworm is a fairly old toy belonging to Shell School. She is Gus' favorite toy and one he highly enjoys playing with. However, one day, her age caused the voice box inside her to break and could not be fixed. Gus used his imagination to turn Betty into a space explorer so she could still be played with space.
Betty the Bookworm (episode)

> *"Wait a second, I thought all Betty could say was 'Let's read!'"*
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> *"Because of Gus, Betty can say lots of things, right?"*
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*This article is about the **episode**. You may be looking for the toy of the same name.*

## Betty the Bookworm

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* October 9th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

Pete McEvoy

**Betty the Bookworm** is the sixty-first episode of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the sixty-first episode overall.

## Plot

Gus finds his own voice when a talking toy he likes loses its voice.

## Synopsis

At playtime, Gus is excited to introduce his friends to his favorite talking toy: Betty the Bookworm. The talking toy can only say one phrase: "I'm Betty the Bookworm. Let's read!" which leaves Gus' friends a bit disappointed. But, during the bugs' playtime, Betty's voicebox breaks, and despite Gus and Shella's best efforts, it cannot be repaired.

Gus is sad about Betty, but the other bugs seem to move on fine, using their imaginations to create fictional identities for their toys. This inspires Gus to use his own imagination to give Betty more phrases and change her from a simple bookworm to a space explorer. Gus gets back the joy of playing with Betty while also learning a valuable lesson about the power of imagination.

## Characters

* Lu
* Gus
* Biba
* Declan
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Shella

## Moral

* Using your imagination can turn broken things into new ones.
But Why?

> *"I like Dots. I just don't wanna play with her today."*
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**But Why?** is the thirtieth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the thirtieth episode overall.

## Plot

Declan learns there are some things people just don't know the answer to -- and that's okay.

## Synopsis

The bugs have an unexpected guest at Shell School today- Dots, the dog-fly. All the bugs are excited to see her, except for Gus. Dots likes to play with all the bugs- except for Declan. But nobody is able to find out why. When he tries to give her a tummy rub, she flies away; When he tries to tickle her wings, she starts scratching them instead, and when he tries playing flying fetch with her, she just licks her paws. Declan gives up and decides that playing with her isn't worth it anymore. He goes to sit with Gus instead, saying that he doesn't like dogs anymore like him. But the truth is, Gus is perfectly fine with dogs; He just doesn't want to play with her, and he doesn't know why.

Meanwhile, when Dots starts to act out during flying fetch, none of the bugs knows what's wrong, whether she's tired, hungry, or needs to go to the bathroom. Gus suggests playing catch with Declan instead since he feels left out, with the other bugs wanting to join as well. During their game, after Gus throws a catch to Barnaby, Dots catches it, giving the bugs one last surprise before leaving for the day.

During the song sequence, Dots comes back to play with Declan, giving him a happy ending.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Gus
* Biba
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Shella
* Lu's dad
* Dots (first appearance)
* Elodie's Dad (mentioned)

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School
* Horsefly Stables (mentioned)

## Gallery

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Elodie Wants to Decide

> *"I guess it wasn't any fun for you if we only played what I wanted." -Elodie.*
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## Elodie Wants to Decide

### Air date

* September 4th,2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* September 25th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

Cat Little

**Elodie Wants to Decide** is the fifty-first episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fifty-first episode overall.

## Plot

Lu has fun playing with Elodie's cousin, and Elodie feels left out.

## Synopsis

Elodie and her visiting cousin, Etienne, are preparing for a playdate with Lu. Elodie has the entire day planned: when Lu comes, the kids will draw rainbows, then play hide and seek, and lastly, play allez-oop, which is Elodie and Etienne's favourite game. However, little does she know that her plans are about to change: when Lu comes over, she bonds quickly with Etienne and the two steer away from Elodie's plans: drawing dinosaurs and putting a dinosaur spin on the hide-and-seek game Elodie wanted to play. Elodie grows more and more fed up until she finally decides to move on to allez-oop. However, Lu and Etienne get so bored of the game that they purposely get themselves out of it so they can continue playing dinosaurs. Elodie, now angry and left out, tearfully storms out of the room and to the staircase.

Lu and Etienne, feeling bad, try to reason with Elodie, but Elodie feels as if the two no longer like her. Lu states that they do- she and Etienne just want to play a game they all like. Elodie realizes that she never considered what Lu and Etienne wanted to play and apologizes for her behavior. Together, the three brainstorm until thy come up with a new game: dinosaur allez-oop. Now, Lu and Etienne get their chance to play with dinosaurs while Elodie also gets to play the game she wanted as well.

## Characters

* Lu
* Elodie
* Etienne
* Elodie's maman
* Lu's mam

## Moral

* Think about what others may ant opposed to just you.

## Nicknames

Lu: Tara.

Elodie: Terry.

## Trivia

* This is the first in-person episode of Etienne.
	+ Previously, Etienne appeared in a photo seen in Mon Ami Celeri.
* "Les amis sont super!" can be translated to "The friends are super!"
Splash!

**Splash!** is a song featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Lyrics

**Lu:** Splash!

**Lu and Gus:** Splash

**Lu, Gus, and Declan:** Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

**Lu**: Splash!

**All**: Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

## Episodes featured in:

* Goodbye Rain Boots
* That's My Favourite
* Lu's Decision
* Swim Class

## Trivia

* This song shares a similar tune to Boop!, Jump!, and Roar!
Lu's Decision

> *"I'm glad I decided to stay in the pool. So I could show you how to twirl!"*
> -Lu
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**Lu's Decision**  is the forty-second episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the forty-second episode overall.

## Plot

Lu stays in the pool while her friends get out for drinks.

## Synopsis

Lu is excited to spend a day at the pool with her friends. Gus' Mam, Gus, and Biba spend the entire day swimming around, splashing, and playing with the floaty ball. But, when it's time to get out and drink some smoothies for now, Lu refuses, wanting to play some more. Her mam joins her as Gus and Biba go to drink some smoothies.

Lu spends some time doing 'dinky dunks' and 'twirly twirls' in the pool, her mam beside her the entire time. Unfortunately, by the time she's finished, the smoothie shack has closed and Lu has not had a chance to get a smoothie. This upsets her greatly, until she realized that, in the midst of their smoothies, Biba and Gus also missed out on something as well- getting to learn how to do 'twirly twirls'. With the pool fun over for the day, Lu decides to teach everyone how to do land twirls, even the lifeguard, Gus' grandad, who ends up getting a little too dizzy in the process.

## Characters

* Lu
* Gus
* Biba
* Gus' Mam (first appearance)
* Gus' grandad
* Lu’s Mam
* Smoothie Shack Employee (first appearance)

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Watermelon Swimming Pool (first appearance)

## Moral

* Sometimes, the best things are worth missing out on for creating your own special memories.

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to feature Gus' Mam in person. She was previously mentioned in Talking About Sadness.
* This is the first episode to feature the pool, which was mentioned before in Elevator Play Date.
* Gus' Grandad breaks the fourth wall by looking towards the camera and commenting as he makes a failed attempt to mimic Lu's 'twirly twirls,' marking the first time such an incident has happened in the series. The fourth wall would later be broken again in Bug Nollig.

## Sources

1. ↑ Lu & the Bally Bunch (Animated) | TV Passport
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3. ↑ Lu and The Bally Bunch Trailer | Watch as Lu, a little ladybird who has just started preschool with her new friends, explores her brand-new social lives through play, music, big... | By Lu & the Bally Bunch | Facebook
4. ↑ Lu and The Bally Bunch Trailer | Watch as Lu, a little ladybird who has just started preschool with her new friends, explores her brand-new social lives through play, music, big... | By Lu & the Bally Bunch | Facebook