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**Season 2** of Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Synopsis

From 9 Story Media Group

*-Lu & the bunch are back! Join Lu, her friends, Biba, Elodie, Gus, Declan, Barnaby, and their new friend Margo as they navigate daily life as preschoolers in an all-new season of Lu & the Bally Bunch. Lu's growing up, and as she gets a bit older, the events in her life get bigger as well! This season is all about firsts- from Margo's first day at Shell School to Lu's first time eating dinner at a friend's house to Elodie's first attempts at making new friends at her new big school. With authentic interactions, catchy songs, and important morals, viewers are sure to fall in love with Lu and her pals all over again in these newest installments of this beloved show.*

Season 2 of Lu & the Bally Bunch contains of 52 episodes, including two specials, a downgrade from the previous season.

### Notable changes:

* Elodie graduated from Shell School in the previous season and as a result is no longer featured in the Shell School parts of the theme song.
* Margo is added to the theme song, along with more locations.
* New locations, including the Bouncy Bug Playplace, the soccer field, the Beetroot Big School, and the funfair. Returning locations include the pool, the Teapot Cafe, the library, and of course, Shell School.
* New characters, including Carrie and Lottie.

## Episodes

1. Lu's Birthday: Lu celebrates her fourth birthday at the funfair but is upset when not all her friends can make it to the party.
2. Margo's First Day: Lu's jealousy towards Margo causes her to make am impulsive choice.
3. Guinea-Fly: Lu doesn't understand why Margo won't let her play with Margo's pet guinea-fly.
4. Mix it Up: Lu's upset when Declan's dad mixes up her pasta salad.
5. New Years Eve: The Bally Bunch try their best to stay awake so they can ring in the new year with their parents at the village new years party.
6. Everybody Loves Elodie: Elodie struggles to make friends with Barry Bluebottle.
7. Pranked You!: Declan has fun pranking his friends until he takes things a bit too far.
8. Dawn: Lu wakes up too early for school and struggles to fall back asleep.
9. Biba the Best: Biba lets the fame get to her head when her drawing is featured on the newspaper.
10. The Dinosaur Sculpture: Lu takes the credit for a dinosaur sculpture that Gus made.
11. Beetroot Big School: The bugs take a field trip to the Beetroot Big School, but the unfamiliar sights scare Margo.
12. The Biggest Apple: Declan and Lu get into an argument over who can pick the biggest apple at Elodie's dad's apple orchard.
13. Sniffles: Lu is sick at home with the sniffles, but the last thing she wants to do is rest.
14. Missing Out: Lu returns to school after her sickness and realizes how much she missed out on.
15. Families: The bugs draw pictures of their families, but Barnaby realizes his looks different than everybody else's.
16. Ballet Class: Elodie invites Lu to her ballet class, but Lu doesn't see the appeal of it and doesn't tell Elodie.
17. Once Upon a Time: The bugs make up an ending to a book without one.
18. Pajama Day: Biba's embarrassed when she realizes she's the only bug who didn't wear their pajamas on Pajama Day.
19. The Pinecone Flyer: Lu and Margo must learn the importance of cooperation if they want to maneuver a new toy.
20. Just Like Shella: Lu decides to become just like Shella, but her friends aren't happy with the change.
21. Fun Fair: Lu tries to save all her tokens at the fun fair so she can get a giant Tara toy, but temptation takes over.
22. Lu's First Sleepover: Lu has her first sleepover at Biba's but soon becomes homesick.
23. The Golden Egg: Lu thinks she has found the treasured golden egg during the Easter egg hunt, but conflict strikes when Margo claims she saw it first.
24. Magnets: The bugs learn about magnets at school, but Gus is skeptical of now they work. When he drops his spoon on the floor, it's magnets that come to the rescue.
25. School Potluck: Biba is offended when no one wants to try her Muhammar at the school potluck. Shella helps her find a creative way to get the others to take a bite of it.
26. Gus Comes Over: Gus comes to Lu's house for the first time and the louder, more bustling environment scares him.
27. Bug-a-Boo Day: A Bug-a-Boo day event at Shell School goes well until the bugs are convinced a monster had raided the nursery.
28. Friendship Bracelets: Lu swears never to take off a friendship bracelet Elodie made her, but the deed is harder than it sounds.
29. Biba's Graduation: Lu is horrified when she finds out that Biba is graduating from Shell School and does whatever she can to delay the event.
30. Soccer Match: Declan gets jealous when Lu tries out soccer for the first time and turns out to be better than him.
31. The New Babysitter: Lu is put off when her new babysitter, Lottie Locust, does things differently than Uncle Lorcan.
32. Roly-Poly Mega Jump: When Declan does a 'roly-poly mega jump' and nobody notices, his efforts to recreate the feat do more harm than good.
33. Luka Did It: When Lu accidentally spills some paint on the floor, she lies and blames the accident on Luka.
34. Pool Noodle Horse-Flies: Lu pretends hat her pool noodle is a horse-fly but gets upset when others start to copy her idea.
35. Bubble Kerfluffle: Lu finally racks up the courage to learn how to properly blow bubbles, but Barnaby spends more time showing off then actually teaching her.
36. The Big Swap: Declan and Lu get tired of their home toys and decide to swap, but they soon regret their decisions.
37. Marvin the Magic Mosquito: Marvin, a magician, comes over to present a magic show to the bugs, but Margo, having seen one of his shows before, knows how the tricks work and spoils them for everyone.
38. Old Things, New Things: Lu hides all her old stuff when she realizes that her parents are giving them away to Luka.
39. The Pirate Play: Biba wants to be the pirate in the library's play, but Elodie gets the part and, in her spite, Biba ruins the costume that Elodie was supposed to wear.
40. The Perfect Picture: Elodie draws a 'perfect picture' but gets upset when her other friends add their own modifications to it.
41. Camping Trip: Lu's eagerness to go to the school campout causes her to forget the marshmallows her and her friends planned on eating.
42. Squeaky Shoes: Declan's new squealy shows irritate Gus to the point where, on impulse, Gus throws the shows in the bin.
43. The Super Slug Action Show: Declan and Lu play a Super Slug Action Quiz facing off against Dermot and Dara. When the two end up losing, Lu and Declan have very different reactions.
44. The Last Vote: Shella and the bugs pick where they will go for their next field trip and Lu is the deciding vote.
45. Crab Walk: Lu and Biba try their best to perfect their crab walks before gymnastics class, but realize the whole point of taking a class is to learn.
46. The Barnaby Surprise: Barnaby wins a contest and gets a new smoothie named after him at the smoothie shack. At first, he enjoys the newfound popularity, but soon it gets too overwhelming for him.
47. Toy Giveaway: Lu's mam accidentally gives Tara to the toy giveaway at the marketplace.
48. Museum Buggy: Margo loves the tiny museum buggies so much that she hesitates on giving the other bugs a turn.
49. The Bouncy Bug Playplace: Lu promises to have a playdate with Etienne at the playplace, but she spends so long getting ready to go to the bouncy bug playplace that by the time she and her parents have arrived, it's closed.
50. Carrie Cricket: Elodie introduces her friends to her new friend Carrie, who has spinda bfida and uses a wheelchair to get around, but Lu is intimidated by her.
51. The Mural: The bugs are tasked with painting a mural for Elodie's maman, the librarian's, birthday, but each of them have different visions. In order to get the mural painted before she arrives, they must learn to compromise.
52. A Ballybug Wedding: Lu is ecstatic when she finds out that Elodie's father is getting remarried to Freya Fruit Fly, and that Lu gets to be an honorary bridesmaid. However, Lu spends so much time preparing that she never thinks about how Elodie may feel about the whole thing.

## Production

Season 2 was officially announced to the public on December 6th, 2023 via a press release by 9 Story Media Group. However, leaked documents by MIPCOM implied that the show had been renewed long before then. According to Shella's voice actor Aileen Mynith, recording for the season started in June of 2023.

Season 2 premiered on CBC Kids and TVNZ on Easter Monday- April 1st, 2024. The season premiered a week later in Australia on April 8th. It premiered in April 2025 on Cartoonito internationally.

## Press Release

The following is a FAKE press release promoting the release of L&tBB Season 2.

Get ready to bug-boogie dance with Lu, Declan, their new friend Margo, and the rest of the Bunch in a band-new season if Lu & the Bally Bunch, scheduled to premiere in Q2 of 2024!

Produced by 9 Story’s award-winning studio Brown Bag Films in Dublin and Toronto, *Lu & The Bally Bunch* was created and directed by Brown Bag Films’ director Nicky Phelan (*Vampirina*, *Bing*, *Octonauts*), Oscar®-nominated for his short film *Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty*. The series global distribution efforts are lead by 9 Story Distribution International, while 9 Story Brands retains global merchandising rights.

Lu & the bunch are back! Join Lu, her friends, Biba, Elodie, Gus, Declan, Barnaby, and their new friend Margo as they navigate daily life as preschoolers in an all-new season of Lu & the Bally Bunch. Lu's growing up, and as she gets a bit older, the events in her life get bigger as well! This season is all about firsts- from Margo's first day at Shell School to Lu's first time eating dinner at a friend's house to Elodie's first attempts at making new friends at her new big school. With authentic interactions, catchy songs, and important morals, viewers are sure to fall in love with Lu and her pals all over again in the newest installments of the beloved show. Season 2 will contain 52 episodes including two 22 minute specials.

The series, which was inspired by Nicky’s mother’s experience running a preschool, celebrates the messy reality of preschool and explores the everyday dramas of first friendships. Lu & The Bally Bunch is a funny and affectionate look at Lu and her friends as they learn to get along.

Featuring original songs and grounded in a curriculum of preschool empowerment, stories are rooted in authentic interactions and experiences, inspired by conversations with preschoolers, their parents and teachers.

9 Story VP of Production and Development, and Executive Producer on the series, Jennie Stacey, expressed excitement for the upcoming season: "We are so excited to be bringing Lu and her friends back for another season of heart and humor." Stacey said. "The team has been working hard to create a season even better than the last. We at 9 Story and Brown Bag Media are certain that families will resonate deeply with these newest episodes and take away genuine morals from them."

Season 2 of Lu & the Bally Bunch is scheduled to premiere in Q2 2024 in Canada and New Zealand. The season will debut on Cartoonito internationally in 2025.

## Trivia

* Due to the initial series premiering in April 2023, and the episode Lu's Birthday airing that exact same day a year later, fans have come to the headcanon that Lu's birthday is on April 1st.
* This season was planned to feature a sub-plot about Lu becoming an older sister. However, it was later dropped since the creators worried that the plot would be a repeat of the Luka storyline from the first season.
* A Valentine's Day episode was planned, but later scrapped in favor of the wedding episode.