The Old Sea Chest

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**The Old Sea Chest** is the sixteenth episode of the second season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

One sunny afternoon, Andy Pandy is telling Teddy it is a perfect day for a picnic when Looby Loo arrives looking excited, she has received a postcard from her cousin who is on holiday at the seaside. Looby's cousin is having a wonderful time on the beach and Andy thinks a beach looks like a perfect place for a picnic. Bilbo is busy tidying his house and he has put some his oldest treasures outside. Orbie has never seen anything like these treasures before and he asks Bilbo what they are. Bilbo points to one of the treasures and says it's an old sea chest he has brought home from his travels. Orbie wants to know what is inside the old sea chest but Bilbo can't remember and he can't open the heavy lid to look inside. Orbie promises to find some friends to help Bilbo open his old sea chest.

Looby's cousin has also said in the postcard that she has had so much fun on the beach, Andy is looking in his special cupboard and he takes out a red bucket and spade. Looby has a picnic hamper and everything they need for a picnic at her house but the only thing that Looby, Andy and Teddy don't have is a beach. When Orbie arrives and tells Andy, Teddy and Looby about Bilbo's old sea chest, they forget all about their beach and picnic. Andy uses his spade to open the old sea chest, it is tricky to start off with but with Looby's help, they both get the chest open.

Everyone wants to see what is inside the chest and they see it is full of golden sand, then Bilbo remembers he has brought the sand home to remind him of the happy times he has spent on golden beaches. Andy wonders if they can use the sand to make their own beach and Bilbo says they can lay out his old tarpaulin and spread the sand on that. Once Bilbo's tarpaulin has been laid out, the green starts to look like a golden beach. Looby brings everything she can think of to make their beach look like the one on her cousin's postcard. As soon as it's ready, Andy, Teddy and Looby try out their brand new beach. Andy wonders what they should do next and Looby thinks they should build sandcastles with the bucket and spade, so that's what three friends do.

They are delighted with their sandcastle and Looby has even brought some flags to go on top. When the flags are on top of the sandcastle, it is now time for the picnic. It is a fine picnic and Andy, Teddy and Looby agree that it is even finer for being on their own beach. Missy Hissy has seen the beach from the top of her house and wants to join so Looby invites her to join in. Looby's cousin has also said in the postcard that she and her friends have buried their legs in the sand and Missy Hissy says she would love to be buried. Tiffo sees Andy and Teddy burying Missy Hissy and thinks their beach would be the perfect place to bury his new bone. Tiffo sends sand flying over everyone and over their picnic so Andy and Teddy stop him and agree that there will be no burying.

Looby's cousin has also said in the postcard that it is lovely to sleep on the beach and even though it is getting dark, Andy, Looby and Teddy don't want to leave their beach yet so they decide to sleep there. But during the night, it gets colder and the wind begins to blow. The lid of the chest slams shut and wakes Andy, Teddy and Looby up, then they all think it is time to clear up and go home before the beach blows away. Bilbo's old sea chest is full of golden sand once again and Andy, Looby and Teddy are tucked up in their own beds, they will never forget the day they have spent on their very own beach but they are glad to be home.

## Characters

* Andy Pandy
* Teddy
* Looby Loo
* Bilbo
* Orbie
* Missy Hissy
* Tiffo
* Looby Loo's Cousin (mentioned)
* Looby Loo's Cousin's Friends (mentioned)

## Compilations

### VHS/DVD

* Charming Stories (*Bonus Feature, Marks & Spencer VHS only*)

### YouTube

* Here Comes Andy Pandy
* The Complete Series 2
* Scaredy Bear
* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 32 - Seeing the World