Sarah & Duck: Krampus

I have told you stories about lost THX "Tex" trailers and lost episodes of Teletubbies I have encountered. There was also a lost episode of Tales of Little Women I told a long time ago.

Over the past few weeks, I have been looking at a british animated series known as Sarah & Duck. To summarize, Sarah & Duck centers around a 7 year old girl and her pal Duck who go on adventures. At times, the show has 2 learning themes which include friendship, imagination and problem solving.

I remember watching this show back when it first premiered on Sprout, which was in 2013. However, today I'm going to explain to you about a lost episode I saw of this show.

It was the day after Thanksgiving and I was watching some episodes of Sarah & Duck on my phone. Just then, I got the idea of getting some fresh air. So I took rather a long walk to the Bonney Lake Grocery place.

While looking for some items I wanted to buy, something caught my eye. Apparently, there was a Sarah & Duck DVD placed on one of the shelves. The cover consisted of Sarah and Duck in a rather realistic snow background. The DVD was titled, "Sarah & Duck: Stargazing And Other Stories". It was also strange given that the background was all in snow rather than showing stars.

"Wow, that's extremely rare." I said out loud.

"What is?" The store clerk asked.

I walked over to the cash register and showed him what I found. I also asked him what a DVD was doing in the store. He proceeded to tell me that he found the DVD on the street and figured it'd be a good idea to sell a DVD.

I then told him that I wanted to buy it and he said I could.

"That'll be 9 dollars and 54 cents." The store clerk said.

I gave him the money and headed home. When I got home, I took a look at the back of the DVD and saw the episode list. The episodes were "Stargazing", "Petal Light Picking", "Sarah Gets A Cold", "Coloured Light", "Rainbow Lemon" and a rare episode titled as "Krampus".

It seemed strange, as I have never seen an episode named Krampus, but if I could take a wild guess, it was probably going to be like one of those Teletubbies crossover episodes.

I was really curious to see how the episode would play out, so I inserted the DVD into my DVD player. It opened with the BBC DVD logo from 2017 and went straight to the menu.

Unfortunately, it's nothing special, as it's just a snapshot of the first part of the intro with Sarah and Duck looking at the screen. The Cbeebies logo was on the top left which was odd, like if someone didn't even bother to remove it.

The options were on the top right for some reason, and they were similar to that Liminal Spaces episode from Teletubbies that MeatBallMars encountered. They were "Play", "Episode Selection", "Subtitles" and "BBC Weblink".

I sat through the first 4 episodes and they were really good. But the last one, oh boy, how do I say it? It was rather terrifying.

A warning came up before the episode began.

"The following episode of Sarah & Duck was made back in 2015 to promote the release of "Krampus", in which this episode is named after the movie of the same name. It contains content including sequences of horror violence/terror. Parents are advised to not let their children view this. You have been warned!"

"Here comes the terror!" I said in annoyance.

The intro was normal like on the other 4 episodes. However, after the intro ended, a black screen came on with a quote that came directly from the 2015 movie itself.

"Saint Nicholas isn't coming this year." - Krista Stadler".

I was starting to get the feeling that it was going to be centered on the movie Krampus. Anyway, the episode began with a shot of Sarah & Duck's house at night. Christmas lights were on top of Sarah and Duck's house. It displayed the episode's title like it usually would.

"It is December 21st, just 4 days before Christmas. Sarah and Duck are writing their christmas lists." The narrator spoke.

We then see Sarah and Duck in the technology room and it seems they were using the computer to write their christmas list rather than writing on paper.

"Hello Sarah!" The narrator said.

Sarah then turned around and responded with, "Hello!"

The narrator asked, "What's one thing on your christmas list that you want?"

Sarah replied, "I wish that I had a book all about rainbows!"

As soon as Sarah finished both her and Duck's christmas list, she printed it out.

"Let's hope Father Christmas will bring us everything on the list!" Sarah said.

"We'll see about that Sarah. Sometimes things may change!" The narrator responded.

Meanwhile, Sarah and Duck heard a knock at the door. Sarah answered it and it was Scarf Lady. She told them that they were invited for dinner over at her place. Sarah agreed and they went to her house wearing snow gear.

So far, the episode felt like it seemed normal. Probably this episode was going to talk about the history of Krampus. Who knows? Anyways, while Sarah, Duck and Scarf Lady were eating their dinner, Sarah let out a large burp, probably because she had a lot of meat as seen on the dinner table.

"Sarah! That's rude and disrespectful!" The narrator said to Sarah.

Scarf Lady chuckled and said, "Good one Sarah!"

"Oh dear, oh dear me!" The narrator said.

"So Sarah, what does your christmas list look like?" Scarf Lady asked.

"Well, I wrote Duck's list too. Have a look." Sarah replied.

Scarf Lady took a look at the list while nodding her head at times. Before she could read Duck's list, Duck snatched it out of her hands.

"Duck, she was just looking at it!" The narrator said.

Duck quacked and gave the list back to Scarf Lady. After reading the list, Scarf Lady eventually gave the lists back to Sarah and Duck. At that time, a clock chimed, probably proclaiming that Sarah and Duck needed to get home.

"Thanks for the food!" Sarah said to Scarf Lady.

"You're welcome! Come again soon!" Scarf Lady replied.

As the main 2 got home, Sarah had noticed that there was for some reason a third piece of paper with nothing on it.

"Huh? How did this get here? Oh well, I got an idea!" Sarah said.

"What is it?" The narrator asked.

"Since it's blowing wind outside, I'm going to give the wind some paper to throw away!" Sarah replied.

"Oh no Sarah, I really resist you don't do it!" The narrator shouted.

"It's my decision. What could go wrong?" Sarah said.

The narrator sighed as Sarah tossed the paper remains out the window. Then, Sarah told Duck that it was time for bed. Somehow, this all felt wrong, because in the 2015 movie of the same name, usually people would have to lose the Christmas spirit to send some paper into the sky.

Back to the episode. It then showed Sarah and Duck in their beds sleeping. Meanwhile, a severe blizzard could be seen engulfing the neighborhood.

The screen then went to black for 3 seconds as the sounds faded out. It then showed the entire neighborhood covered in nothing but snow. There were of course some snowplows doing what they could. It cut back to Sarah and Duck's house as Sarah was just waking up.

"Good morning Sarah!" The narrator said.

"Morning! Also, I apologize for burping and not listening to you yesterday about the paper." Sarah responded.

"I mean, it's alright, but it's best that you have a look out the window." The narrator replied.

Sarah opened the curtains to her bedroom window and saw the snow. She gasped in delight.

"Duck! Wake up, it's snowing!" Sarah shouted.

Duck got up and quacked. Sarah and Duck then got into their snow gear ready to go oustide. As Sarah opened the door, a big wind burst through the door.

"Yikes!" Sarah said, trying to warm herself up.

"Quick, close the door!" The narrator shouted.

"Good thinking!" Sarah replied.

Sarah then decided that they should have some hot chocolate to recover.

"Unfortunately Sarah, there was a big power outage from the snow. It's likely the stove is power operated, and it seems you'll be stuck without power for some time." The narrator told Sarah.

"Oh." Sarah said before sighing.

"Can I at least see if Scarf Lady is okay? I'll call her on the telephone!" Sarah said.

"You can try, but the snow is pretty bad." The narrator replied.

Sarah then went over to the phone and dialed Scarf Lady. The telephone lines were down, so Sarah was not able to make her call. Sarah said that nothing was working today, so she decided to go over to her place with Duck.

"Come along Duck, we're going over to Scarf Lady's house!" Sarah said.

They went out in the snow with their snow gear on. Duck felt really cold and began rapidly quacking. The narrator told Duck that it's okay and he and Sarah will be at Scarf Lady's in a little bit.

They eventually got to Scarf Lady's house, only to find it looking rather abandoned. There were also some hoof prints scattered on the floor meaning that Krampus had entered her house.

"Hello? Scarf Lady?" Sarah called out.

"She's gone folks, a big creature took her." Bag (Scarf Lady's knitting bag) said.

"What did it look like?" Sarah asked.

"I forget, but it had horns on it's head and it looked a bit furry." Bag replied.

Suddenly, Sarah, Duck and Bag heard what sounded like Scarf Lady screaming for help. Sarah shouted that she and Duck were coming to rescue her. For some reason, there was a shotgun close to the door.

"What's that?" Sarah asked.

"It's a shotgun. Use it very carefully though!" The narrator replied.

The main 3 burst the door open as Sarah called out Scarf Lady's name a few times. Just then, Bag shouted, "Ah! Something's got me! Help!" as he was being dragged into the snow.

"He's gone! We have to save him!" Sarah said.

"Unfortunately, there's no way to get him back, you could end up getting killed too." The narrator said.

Sarah and Duck then decided to run back to their place to take cover. Their best option was to hide in the technology room. Sarah explained to Duck that it really isn't the best choice to hide, but they would have to do the best they can to keep Krampus out.

Then, they heard footsteps from upstairs in the attic. The narrator told Sarah and Duck to stay where they are, as he thought it was just Krampus roaming around.

Sarah proceeded to take the gun from earlier just so she can be weaponized in case Krampus knows of her hiding location.

"Does he know where we're hiding?" Sarah asked.

"Most likely. Just keep the gun on you when he comes." The narrator remarked.

A crack started to form on the ceiling of the technology room.

"Quick, get out of the way!" The narrator shouted.

Once the crack was fully made, Krampus himself then dropped down from the ceiling. Duck began rapidly quacking like he was scared.

"I got you buddy. Stay behind me!" Sarah said before shooting at Krampus.

Of course, Krampus was shot through the arms and face a few times. Suddenly, some elves broke through the windows and proceeded to capture Duck. Sarah gasped when she saw the elves.

She put the gun down to at least talk to Krampus, just to see if he can speak.

"Yes, I have a voice." Krampus said in a demonic tone.

"You see, whenever paper or something rippable flies into the sky. That's a sign saying that either you or that duck lost the Christmas spirit." Krampus continued.

"Please sir, I never lost the Christmas spirit, I was just disposing of some paper." Sarah said.

"Seems you've never had parents in your life." Krampus replied.

"What does that have to do with losing the Christmas spirit?" Sarah asked.

"My bad. It's time I send you to a place that most people go when they lose the-"

Krampus' sentence got interrupted by a gunshot blast through the chest. He then collapsed on the floor. Sarah said, "Good riddance!" However, it was apparently a nightmare, as the next scene showed Sarah waking up in bed, gasping.

"What happened?" Sarah asked.

"You had a bad dream." The narrator replied.

She then got out of bed and checked to see if Duck was okay. Duck was calmly sleeping in the bathtub, in which is his bed in the series.

"Phew! Thank goodness you are okay! I had such a strange nightmare." Sarah said to Duck.

Sarah then asked what day it was and the narrator said that it's the 22nd of December. Later on, it showed a montage of Sarah and Duck doing some other stuff on different days.

On December 22nd, they were wrapping presents for children internationally at a convention. On the 23rd, they were watching a Christmas concert on TV. And lastly, on the 24th, they played in the snow, made a few snowmen and baked cookies for Santa.

And then, it showed a Christmas scene with Sarah and Duck opening presents.

"Merry Christmas Duck!" Sarah said.

During this scene, Silent Night (as heard in the 1940 movie Fantasia) can be heard, and I found it to be really good. It then panned out of the house and that was the episode. It showed a black screen for 2 seconds before Adam Scott, one of the actors from Krampus came into the view in live action. He began to speak.

"Hi, I'm Adam Scott. I just want to tell you that it's best that you learn to recycle paper, cause if you toss it into the sky, it could likely trigger Krampus. But who knows? It's probably just a story. Merry Christmas and have a happy new year!"

It then displayed the credits which played like normal, and then it went to the BBC DVD logo from 2017 again. But it was instead tinted in red which was strange. And then it took me back to the menu. The episode was pretty good, but I found the scenes with Duck and Bag being kidnapped by Krampus and his elves terrifying.

Like the time I encountered the Teletubbies: Halloween episode, I decided to keep the DVD so I can watch it again between early December.

But I do remember seeing another lost Sarah & Duck episode. I'll tell you that when I get the chance.