The First Episode

**Sleeping Quoodles** is the first episode of the first series and also the premiere episode of the *Fireman Sam Spin-off Series* series.

## Plot

The first episode begins with Fireman Sam, entering Dilys Price's general store with Mickey. Norman had used his chemistry set to create Melotonian in a liquid, then Norman says to Sam that Donald is going to test it, Sam didn't feel comfortable, he hopes that Donald knows what he's doing. At the park, Donald tries to test the liquid with His girlfriend Daisy, but then disaster struck. Donald had dropped the capsule, and Quoodles was in front of it, and soon she started saying sleepy dialogue, Toodles could hear her sleepy talking, but not Elvis, he was to busy wondering what Station Officer Steele had found with his metal detector, Station Officer Steele was cross with Elvis.

Meanwhille Dilys could hear Toodles loudly saying "Oh Quoodles", then she asks him if he's trying out his own fashion. Then Toodles explains to Dilys what had happened, he was hoping Dilys had seen Quoodles, and Dilys had - she was seen flying past Price's General Store looking rather sleepy. Then Dilys tells Toodles to check with the fire service, and and he did.

Norman came along to tell Toodles what had happened, but he was too late, Dilys then asks Norman what he was doing, Then Norman said that if Donald had dropped the capsule and Quoodles then felt sleepy, she would go up Pontypandy mountain, and then fall into a deep sleep, Dilys was shocked with what Donald had done.

Then Toodles explains to Sam and Tom what happened to Quoodles, Sam then said that he'd inventeda new piece of Rescue equipment for Mountain Rescue, Toodles was happy and Sam and Tom will test it out for him, then Toodles Smiled. Then Sam adresses all of Pontypandy Fire service's Firefighters [Except Penny] about Toodles' nervous problem, Tom then said to sam Via the radio that he spotted Minnie.

However, when Sam Toodles and Elvis turn up to Bella's cafe, Minnie was not in a good look at all, she was crying in pain, her foot had just stopped when she was running past the cafe. Elvis wanted to use the Jaws Of Life, but Toodles Angrily denies that idea, then Sam camly explains to Elvis that it will cause further injuries to Minnie's foot, But then everyone looked back and were amazed, Minnie's foot had started moving again, she thinks she's done enough running for one day, then she thanks Sam Toodles and Elvis the said goodbye and gave Sam a kiss on the cheek and walked back to the clubhouse, leaving Elvis Toodles and a very embarrassed Sam to head back to the Fire station.

Then tom called back to tell Toodles that he's found Quoodles, then Norman turned up, he then told Sam and Toodles the full story, Toodles thanked Norman for telling the truth the Sam Elvis and Toodles rolled out on board jupiter [Toodles even has his own fire helmet to wear] then the climb up Pontypandy mountain, to find Quoodles fast asleep, Sam thinks it's the work of a blue wearing duck.

1 day later, Toodles and Quoodles turn up at the fire station, then Quoodles hands over a model of jupiter to Sam, then Norman and Donald turn up, Sam said to Norman that it was by luck that it was Donald that caused the emergency before the fire service got themselves into a tight corner, Donald then says sorry to both Toodles and Quoodles, Toodles aceppted Donald's apologie but Quoodles denied the apologie, then Sam asks Norman if he could take a look at Norman's capsule, then Sam jokefully drops the Capsule of water and the ground Donald faints, and Everyone laughs and the episode ends.

## Characters

* Fireman Sam
* Elvis Cridlington
* Station Officer Steele
* Toodles
* Dilys Price
* Norman Price
* Quoodles
* Donald
* Daisy [does not speak]
* Mickey [does not speak]
* Minnie

## Trivia

* Penny Morris is the first character not to appear in the 3 of the 10 epsiodes.
* This episode marks the return of stop motion and the Season 5 settings.
* A can of Coca-Cola can be seen at the beginning of the episode.
* In the English version, when Norman is expaining to Dilys about the problem, the music that plays in all other versions doesn't play, and instead uses a fade effect.