The Bubble

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**The Bubble** is the fifteenth episode of the first season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

Andy Pandy has found a big round red tomato growing in his garden, he picks it but it almost looks too good to eat. Andy shows the tomato to Teddy who wants to taste it but Andy still doesn't want to eat it just yet. Teddy suggests that Andy should draw a picture of tomato so he'd always know what it looks like, Andy thinks that is a good idea so he goes to his special cupboard to fetch his paper and his crayons, but when he opens the cupboard, he finds a wooden horn he has never seen before. Andy wonders if he can play a tune on the horn so he blows it, but he can't play a tune, instead Andy blows a big round bubble.

Andy decides to draw a picture of the bubble as well as the tomato but when he goes back to his cupboard, the bubble has got there first. The bubble is very friendly but when Andy tries to draw his tomato picture, the bubble gets in the way and starts being a nuisance. Soon Andy has had enough so he goes out his front door and the bubble follows him, then he goes back into his house and shuts the door to keep the bubble out, but it is right behind him so Andy makes a run for it.

Andy hides behind a bush on the green and thinks his plan has worked, but he sees the bubble is behind him so he goes to ask Tiffo the dog for help. Just then the bubble appears in front of Andy and Tiffo and flies away. Now Andy can go home and draw his tomato picture but when he gets to his front door, he sees the bubble is there so goes to Looby Loo's house for help. Andy tells Looby about the bubble and they shut the door to keep it out, but the bubble is already inside. Looby likes the bubble so Andy lets her keep it and goes back to his house to draw his tomato picture. When Andy goes into his house, he sees the bubble has got there first so Andy runs out of his house and the bubble follows him.

Andy and the bubble are sitting next to each other in the middle of the green, Orbie the ball arrives and Andy shows him the bubble. Orbie and the bubble like each other so they start playing happily together and while they play, Andy heads back for his house so he can draw his tomato picture. When Andy finishes his picture, he sees the bubble coming back as it has got bored with Orbie so Andy behind the table. The bubble can't see Andy so it sits down to wait for him. All morning, Teddy has been thinking of the tomato and wonders if Andy is ready to taste it so he goes into his house to find out. Teddy sees that Andy has finished his picture but he doesn't see the bubble sitting down on a chair which he pulls out, Teddy sits on the chair and bursts the bubble.

Andy comes out from his hiding place and is so pleased that the bubble has gone, he says Teddy can have his tomato picture, but Teddy says he would rather taste the tomato. Looby arrives as she has heard the noise of Teddy bursting the bubble, Andy tells her what has happened and says she can have his tomato picture. Looby loves the picture and Teddy loves the taste of the tomato. Andy shuts the wooden horn away in his special cupboard and never tries blowing it again.

## Characters

* Andy Pandy
* Teddy
* Looby Loo
* Tiffo
* Orbie

## Compilations

### VHS/DVD

* Meet Andy Pandy and his Friends
* Teddy's Sunglasses and other stories
* The Birthday Cake

### YouTube

* Fun In The Sun
* The Complete Series 1