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Fruit Caboose

> *"Well, as I see it, sharing only really happens when both bugs are happy to share. What do you reckon, Declan?"*
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## Fruit Caboose

### Air date

* March 17th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* April 1st, 2023 (Cartoonito UK)
* April 3rd, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem and CBC Kids)
* May 8th, 2023 (HBO Max LATAM)
* May 16th, 2023 (Cartoonito LATAM & BRA)
* June 19th, 2023 (AUS; ABC Kids)
* January 29th, 2024 (UK; CBeebies)

### Director

Pete McEvoy

**Fruit Caboose** is the first episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the first episode overall.

## Summary

Lu's upset when Declan takes a bite of her pear.

## Synopsis

The episode starts with the bugs building towers with blocks. Declan and Lu get into an argument when they both want a blue block to finish their creations. Lu suggests that they share the blue block since there are plenty more around to use. After seeing the bugs' creations, Shella suggests a snack, seeing that they might be hungry after working so hard.

The bugs go to the fruit caboose, where both Lu and Declan want the last pear. Barnaby chooses an apple, Biba chooses an orange, and Lu gets the pear, upsetting Declan and leaving him with an orange. While Elodie shows off her orange to Lu, Declan takes a bite out of the pear. Lu catches him red-handed, although he immediately denies it. hen he finally does admit it, he uses the excuse that since sharing is caring, he is justified in eating the pear. The two argue about this until Shella steps in and tells Declan that sharing is only acceptable if both parties agree on it. In the end, Shella decides to cut the pear in half, giving the bitten side to Declan and the other to Lu. Declan decides to share his orange with Lu, and the two make orange smiley faces together.

The episode ends with a bug-boogie dance time segment.

## Characters

* Lu (first appearance)
* Declan (first appearance)
* Barnaby (first appearance)
* Elodie (first appearance)
* Gus (first appearance)
* Biba (first appearance)
* Shella (first appearance)

## Moral

* Sharing is caring- as long as both sides are mutually agreeing to it.

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of the season 1.
* This is the first appearance of Lu, Declan, Gus, Biba, Barnaby, Elodie, and Shella.
* The episode's plot is based off the original Ladybird Dot pilot produced for the show in 2017.
* Notably, the fruit involved in the main conflict of the story is a pear, where as several descriptions of this episode in certain publications mention of an apple. The discrepancy is most presumably due to the fact that the pilot this episode is based on uses an apple instead of a pear.

## Gallery

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The Box

> *"No, Lu, it's a drum!"*
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> *"No, it's a pirate ship!"*
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**The Box** is the twenty-second episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the twenty-second episode overall.

## Plot

Lu and Barnaby can't agree on how to play with a cardboard box.

## Synopsis

During playtime at Shell School, Lu and Barnaby struggle to find any toys as they have all been taken by the other bugs. That's when they find a giant cardboard box left on the rug and decide to play with it instead. Lu wants the box to be a pirate ship and goes to get a pirate hat for herself. While she is gone, Barnaby starts to mess around with the box and turns it into a drum set. The bugs disagree on whether the box should be a pirate ship or a drum, and their tug-of-war on the box ends up breaking it into two pieces.

The two regret breaking the box into two but have fun pretending to scare each other with the two pieces instead. Lu decides that the boxes can be magic tunnels that can turn them into different things. Lu goes from a ladybird to a pirate, Barnaby turns into a drum, and the two of them also pretend to be friends and fly together to a new world together in the same boat.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Gus
* Declan
* Elodie
* Biba
* Shella

## Locations

* Shell School
* Army officials SR Target

## Trivia

* Despite the fact that he does not appear, Lu's dad is still credited in this episode.

## Gallery

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Crying

Still being young, the bugs have a tendency to invoke **crying** when they are disturbed or don't get what they want. The first instance of crying ln the show occurred in Bug Hugs, and since then has been relatively commonplace.

*Italics* implies that the character did not outright cry but did tear up.

Talking about changes

#### Overall:

* Lu has cried a total of **27 times,** the most out of any character.
* Declan has cried a total of **7** **times.**
* Elodie has cried a total of **6** **times.**
* Barnaby has cried a total of **6 times.**
* Biba has cried a total of **4 times.**
* Gus has cried a total of **2 times.**
* Shella has cried a total of **2 times**.
* Aidan and Lola have cried a total of 3 **times.**
* Luka has cried a total of **2 times.**
* Dermot has cried **once.**

This adds up to **57** total instances of crying in the show.
Bug Hugs

> *"We don't always feel like hugs, don't we?"*
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**Bug Hugs** is the third episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the third episode overall.

## Summary

Barnaby is in the mood for hugs, but not all his friends are.

## Synopsis

It's a sunny day, which makes Barnaby happy and huggy. While he gives out hugs to all his friends, he encounters some difficulties along the way; Lu gets mad at him when he accidentally scares her with a surprise hug, Gus doesn't want a hug, and Elodie outright refuses to hug him. Barnaby is upset, thinking that Elodie no longer likes him, but he learns to respect Elodie's boundaries and let her do what she feels comfortable with. As it turns out, Elodie would much rather give boops to Barnaby than hugs.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Gus
* Elodie
* Declan
* Biba
* Shella
* Lu's Dad
* Lu's Mam

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Morals

* People won't always want to show affection to you, but that doesn't mean that they don't love you.
* There are many ways to show that you care for someone other than hugging.
* Respect the boundaries of others.

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first time Barnaby has cried.
* It is also the first episode to feature a character cry at all.

## Errors

* Elodie disappears from the ending of the song segment and later re-appears without explanation.
* The TVNZ thumbnail for this episode accidentally leaks a storyboard on the corner of the picture.

## Gallery

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Pop!

**Pop!** is a song featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Lyrics

**Barnaby**: Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

**Lu** Poppity-pop-pop pop pop pop (**Barnaby**: Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!)

Poppity-pop-pop pop pop pop

Poppity-pop, poppity-pop!

(spoken) Pop! Pop! Pop-pop-pop! Pop! Woo-hoo

**Lu and Barnaby:** Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Pop! Pop! Pop!

We love to pop, pop, pop!

We love to pop, pop, pop!

Poppity-pop!

Pop! Pop! Pop!

We love to pop, pop, pop!

We love to pop, pop, pop!

Poppity-pop!
Uncle Lorcan

> *"Uncle Lorcan is MY uncle! I don't want you to call him Uncle Lorcan, okay?"*
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*This article is about the **episode**. You may be looking for the **character**.*

## Uncle Lorcan

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* October 12th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

Pete McEvoy

**Uncle Lorcan** is the sixty-fourth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the sixty-fourth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu gets jealous when Biba hits it off with Uncle Lorcan.

## Synopsis

Lu and Uncle Lorcan, who has come to visit, are enjoying their new ball when Biba comes over for a playdate. The bugs decide to play their game outside so no furniture gets damaged. The game is initially fun for everyone, but when Biba starts to refer to Lorcan as 'uncle' and stands next to him during their ball game, Lu grows more frustrated. It gets to the point where Biba is the one to introduce Uncle Lorcan to Declan and Barnaby. This gets Lu irritated so much to the point of her running away to hide.

Biba finds Lu and sees how upset she is over Lorcan's attention being taken away from her. The two bugs decide to share Uncle Lorcan with everyone, making sure that everyone has equal access to him when needed. Both Lu and Biba get to stand next to him during the ball game.

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Declan
* Barnaby
* Lu's mam
* Lorcan
* Barnaby's parents

## Moral

* You can share special family members with others.
Leaf Boats

> *"I'm so glad you're my friend, Barnaby."*
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**Leaf Boats**  is the forty-fourth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the forty-fourth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu finds a special leaf for the autumn collage,

## Synopsis

Today, Shell School is starting with outside time- the bugs are told to collect leaves to create a leaf collage with. Lu and Barnaby decide to turn the leaves they'll find into boats and partner together, Lu finds a special golden leaf, and while she flies away to look for twigs, her original leaf blows away and Barnaby finds a near-identical one. When Lu sees the leaf Barnaby is holding, she jumps to conclusions, thinking he stole it from her. Despite Barnaby's refutes, she refuses to trust him and storms off, deciding to partner up with Elodie as well.

While sulking around, Lu finds her leaf. As it turns out, her leaf was smaller and had a different number of spots than the one Barnaby had. But, as she goes to apologize, he refuses to forgive her due to her lack of trust in him. Before she can sincerely apologize, it's time t go back inside to put the leaves together. Inside, Lu offers Barnaby the lucky clover she found and shows him the boats she made, signifying their friendship.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Gus
* Declan
* Biba
* Shella
* Lu's dad

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Trivia

* This is the first autumn/fall themed episode of the series.
* This episode was originally titled "Leaf Friends".

1. ↑ Lu & the Bally Bunch (Animated) | TV Passport
2. ↑ [1]
Find the Blueberries

> *"Declan, why are you crying? We can play again! Here, you can have them if you want."*
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## Find the Blueberries

### Air date

* March 17th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* April 3rd, 2023 (CBC Gem)
* May 9th, 2023 (CBC Kids)

### Director

Pete McEvoy

**Find the Blueberries** is the twenty-eighth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the twenty-eighth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu and Biba accidentally rig their treasure hunt.

## Synopsis

During playtime at Shell School, Lu and Biba find the toy blueberries and decide to play a game where one person hides the toys and the other person finds them and wins themselves "blueberry kisses". Declan decides to join in as well. The game goes well until Declan starts to notice that the game is rigged in the girls' favor: Biba gives Lu directions on where the blueberries are, and Lu hides the blueberries high on the shelf so only Biba can reach them. Declan is so upset that he quits the game and starts to cry. Biba and Lu realize what they've done and apologize to Declan, swearing that they'll give him a fair chance during the next game. Gus decides to hide them so no one knows where they are, and both Biba and Declan are able to find a blueberry and win "blueberry kisses"

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Declan
* Gus
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Shella
* Lu's parents

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Moral

* Make sure your games are fair for everyone.

## Trivia

* Declan says the "bug-boogie" dance time line in this episode. This is the third time that somebody other than Lu says the line, and the first time that Declan does.
* Declan's roly-poly that he does during Bug-Boogie Dance is recycled from What if I Can't

## Gallery

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Bo

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**Bo** is Biba's younger brother and a character in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

Bo is Biba's younger brother. He likes playing with Biba and her friends.

## Physical Description

Bo is an orange colored butterfly with a small, stocky fixture. He wears an orange and magenta striped sweater with brown pants and sneakers and brown eyeglasses.

## Appearances

* What if I Can't
* Play With Me!
* Green Eyed Birthday Monster
* Old Dave
Droopy Patrick

> *"I'm gonna miss Patrick. I'm glad he was my friend."*
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**Droopy Patrick** is the fourteenth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fourteenth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu's upset when her flowery friend begins to droop.

## Synopsis

Lu is excited to play with her plant friend Patrick at Shell School, but when she sees him, he's started to droop. Biba suggests singing a song to help Patrick feel better, Gus says that Patrick needs sunlight and water, and Declan tries saying one of his dad's jokes to make him perk back up again. When nothing happens, the bugs cry sadly, thinking that Patrick will be droopy forever. Shella steps in and confirms that Patrick has in fact died. She allows Lu to have some time to herself to say her final goodbyes to Patrick.

When she is finished, Shella takes the entire class outside to say goodbye to Patrick one final time and place him in the compost bin, where he will turn into compost to help new plants grow.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Gus
* Biba
* Elodie
* Barnaby
* Shella
* Lu's Dad

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Songs

* No More Droopy
* Feelings

## Moral

* It's okay to be sad sometimes, even for a while.
* Death is a natural part of life.

## Trivia

* It is never explicitly said that Patrick has died, although it is very clearly implied. This may be due to the series' age range for preschoolers.
* This episode contains the most characters crying at once. In this case, it's Lu, Declan, Gus, and Biba.
* Declan's clucking sounds at the end of the episode are re-used during the song segment.

## Gallery

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Bike Ride

> *"It's not my bike that's not working. It's me."*
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**Bike Ride** is the forty-fifth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the forty-fifth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu struggles to keep up with Biba on her new balance bike.

## Synopsis

Lu is excited to ride her brand-new balance bike around the woods and is even more excited when she finds out that Biba also has a matching balance bike. The girls ride their bikes around, but Lu just can't go as fast as Biba can, and it starts to frustrate her. Lu suggests that her bike may be broken, but even after swapping bikes with Biba, she still isn't as good at riding as her. Still feeling determined, Lu decides to try a go at the bike again, but ends up crashing into a puddle. While she isn't hurt physically, her confidence has been crushed and she decides to never ride a bike again.

When Biba reassures Lu and tells her that they don't need to go so fast if she isn't able to. Together, the two girls decide to race their bikes slowly, pretending to be turtles along the way to their destination and to get out on a limb and head towards the water in a hurry to catch a fish and chips to catch them on the way home to the beach with their parents.

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Lu's Mam
* Biba's Mama

## Moral

* Trying new things takes time. Don't be afraid to go slow.

## Trivia

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ Talking About Playing Outside
Feelings

**Feelings** is a recurring song in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Lyrics

**Shella**: Feelings are feelings, feel what's right for you.

Whether a smile, or a frown. Feeling up, or down.

Feel what's real for you.

You might feel a little bit-

**Gus**: (sigh)

**Shella**: Feel a little bit-

**Elodie**: (yippee!)

**Shella**: Feel a little bit-

**Lu**: (roar!)

**Silkworms**: Feelings,

feelings,

feelings,

feel what's right for you!

**All**: (whistling)

**Shella**: You might feel a little bit-

**Declan**: (woo!)

**Shella**: Feel a little bit-

**Lu**: (waah!)

**Shella**: Feel a little bit-

**Biba**: (giggle!)

**Silkworms**: Feelings,

feelings,

feelings,

**All**: (whistling)

**Silkworm**: Oh yeah!

## Episodes featured in:

* Down in the Grumps
* Droopy Patrick
* Play With Me!
* Green Eyed Birthday Monster
* When Bugs Cry
* Boat Trip
* Barnaby's Choice

## Trivia

* While Shella usually sings the song, Lu and Biba sang it in Play with Me, and they sing it again (this time along with Barnaby) in Green Eyed Birthday Monster & Barnaby’s choice.
Patrick

**Patrick** was Lu's plant friend and an object in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Info

Patrick was a plant at Shell School and Lu's best plant friend who she loved to play with. However, sometime before the events of Droopy Patrick, he started to get old and wilt. Lu, Biba, Gus, and Declan tried to revive him but to no avail. After his death, he was used as compost to help new plants grow and to make a new garden for kids.

## Trivia

* Patrick is the first (and so far only) character to die in the series.
Don't Need Claps

## Lyrics

**Elodie**: Who need claps?

We've got a drum!

Bum bum bum, bum bum bum!

Don't need claps!

We've got a song!

La la la, la la la

**Declan**: Don't need clps, just want to play!

**Elodie**: Don't need claps,

We've got a song!

**Elodie and Declan**: Bum bum bum,

La, la, la!

**Lu**: (spoken) Xylophone!

Don't need claps,

Just wanna play!

**All**: Bum bum bum,

La la la,

Xylophone!

**Lu**: Don't need claps! Just wanna play!
Xylophone Blues

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**Xylophone Blues** is the fifth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fifth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu feels discouraged when her xylophone playing doesn't get the reaction she'd hoped for.

## Synopsis

Elodie shows off her xylophone moves to the class, who applauds her happily. Lu wants the same reaction, so she plays the xylophone too. However, nobody claps for her. Lu is upset and think that she should no longer be playing xylophone since nobody appreciates it as much as Elodie's. But when she notices Elodie and Declan playing their instruments simply for fun, she realizes that it doesn't matter what others think about your skills; If you're having fun, that's all that counts.

## Characters

* Lu
* Elodie
* Declan
* Biba
* Barnaby
* Gus
* Shella
* Lu's Dad

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Songs

* Frère Jacques
* Drum Drum Sing Sing
* Don't Need Claps
* Just Having Fun

## Moral

It doesn't matter what others think of your performances, as long as you're having fun.

## Gallery

Click here to view the gallery for this episode.
Gangsta Knorkorys 3: The Final Robbery

***Gangsta Knorkorys 3: The Final Robbery*** is an Upcoming American 3D computer animated crime parody adventure comedy film produced by J.G Animations for Universal Pictures, and a Sequel to the 2012 Sequel of the 2009 film, Gangsta Knorkorys. Film was written and directed by Jay Roach and produced by Jeff Kinney, and stars voice of James Marsden, Ben Affleck, Renée Zellweger, Josh Gad, Dana Carvey, Kevin Kline, and
Margo Mayfly (episode)

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## Margo Mayfly

### Air date

* September 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* September 4th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* October 2nd, 2023 (ABC iView)
* October 24th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

* Cat Little
* Seamus O'Toole

**Margo Mayfly** is the seventy-second episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the seventy-second episode overall.

## Plot

The bugs help a new bug to feel welcome in Shell School.

## Synopsis

The bugs are excited to welcome a new student to their school- Margo Mayfly, who will be joining the school once she gets a little older. Lu and Barnaby are chosen to be Margo's helpers- to show her around the school and teach her what to do. However, Margo's shyness gets the best of her when she refuses to take off her coat, does not engage in the game of trains Lu and Barnaby try to show her, and ends up hiding under the table. Margo feels intimidated by the bigger children and new environment.

However, after seeing something she's familiar with- drawing- Margo grows more confident in herself. Lu and Barnaby notice her drawing weather and seasons on her paper and invite her to use the weather chart for the day. When it is time for Margo to go home, she wants to stay longer, solidifying that she has grown fully accustomed to her new school with the help of Lu and Barnaby.

## Characters

* Lu
* Elodie
* Biba
* Declan
* Barnaby
* Gus
* Shella
* Margo
* Margo's Dad
Lorcan

**Lorcan** is a character featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

Lorcan is Lu's uncle. He enjoys playing with her and engaging in her games. But, he lives far away and tends to get Lu upset when he needs to leave to go back to his house. When he met her other friends, he bonded with them as well, although Lu was jealous at their relationship at first.

Around the time of Bug Nollig, he and his partner Bert adopted a baby named Luka, who would go on to become Lu's baby cousin.

## Relationships

### Lu:

Lu is Lorcan's niece. She affectionately refers him to Uncle Lorcan and considers him her favorite uncle. When he comes over to visit, the enjoy playing dinosaurs, eating ice cream, and going out. But she tends to get upset when he has to go, making him feel bad as a result.

## Physical Description

Lorcan is a purple ladybird wearing a purple polo t-shirt and dark pants.

## Trivia

* Lorcan is the third LGBTQ+ character to be featured in the series after Barnaby's parents.
Jump!

**Jump!** is a song featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch

## Lyrics

**Lu and Elodie:** Jump!

Jump!

**Lu and Barnaby**: Jump!

**Lu**: Jump!

**Lu, Elodie, Barnaby, Declan, and Biba:** Jump!

**Declan**: Jump!

**Biba**: Jump!

**Lu**: Jump!

**Elodie and Barnaby**: Jump!

**Gus**: Oh! Ehh... jump!

**Lu**: Jump!

**Shella**: Freeze!

**Everyone**: Jump!

**Lu and Declan:** Jump!

**Elodie**: Jump!

**Biba**: Jump!

**Barnaby**: Jump!

**Gus**: Jump!

**Everyone**: Jump!

## Trivia

* This song shares the same tune as Boop!, Roar!, Squeak!, and Splash!
Lu's house

**Lu's house** is a location featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Physical Description

Lu's house is a strawberry cottage with pink shaded windows and doors, a green stem at the top and green leaves at the bottom that resemble shrubbery.

## Appearances

* Bin Bug
* Bug Hugs
* Tower Tower Wow
* Xylophone Blues
* Copy Copy Caterpillar
* Home Toy
* Elevator Play Date
* Down in the Grumps
* Counting Spaghetti
* Lu's New Shoes
* Droopy Patrick
* When's My Turn?
* A Twig's Tale
* Proper Game
* My Friend Biba
* Goodbye Rain Boots
* I Can Catch
* That's My Favourite
* Find the Blueberries
* But Why
* Penguin Please
* The Long Goodbye
* Squeaky Squid
* Wiggling and Flapping
Bug Nollig (holiday)

*This article is about the **holiday.** You may be looking for the **episode of the same name.***

**Bug Nollig** is a holiday featured in Lu & the Bally Bunch. It bears a resemblance to Christmas.

## Traditions

* Blackberries: During the holiday series, a heavy emphasis is placed on blackberries. Bugs dress up in blackberry-themed apparel and decorate pinecones with the berries. Declan's Dad cooks up his signature blackberry wibble pies and serves them at the pageant.
* Pageant: The students of Shell School host a Bug Nollig pageant where they recite a poem and sing a special song.
* Puka-Flies: At the end of the pageant, everyone gathers around to watch the puka-flies surround the tree the entire village decorated together.

## Trivia

* The spelling of Bug Nollig is disputed. While the title spells it as Bug Nollig, the CBC Gem captions spell it as Bug Nolliag.
Down in the Grumps

> *"Declan, come on! I've tried superheroes, singing, and dancing! You need to not be grumpy anymore!"*
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## Down in the Grumps

### Air date

* March 17th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* April 2023 (Cartoonito U.K.)
* April 3rd, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* April 14th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)
* May 8th, 2023 (HBO MAX LATAM)
* July 3rd, 2023 (AUS; ABC Kids and ABC iView)

### Director

Brian O'Brien

**Down in the Grumps** is the eleventh episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the eleventh one overall.

## Plot

Lu tries to cheer Declan up, but he doesn't want to be cheered up.

## Synopsis

Lu is in a good mood today, but not everyone around her is. First, her Mam wakes up in a bad mood, and then Declan starts to get upset when he accidentally rips his favorite blanket- the same one he was planning on sleeping with during nap time. Declan's mood makes him irritable and not want to do anything, so Lu is determined to cheer him up.

She tries playing with him and even attempts to sing his bad mood away, but nothing works. Eventually, she vents her frustrations to Barnaby, who thinks that Lu should let him be angry. Lu is confused at first, but takes his advice, and the two bugs decide to play next to Declan to make him feel welcome despite his bad mood.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Biba
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Gus
* Shella
* Amy
* Lu's parents

## Locations

* Shell School
* Lu's house

## Songs

* Don't Be Grumpy
* Feelings

## Moral

* Sometimes to deal with your emotions, you need to allow yourself to feel them rather than attempt to make them go away.

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to use the Feelings song.
* Declan remained unhappy through out the entire episode. (He was cheered up before the episode and from the events of Counting Spaghetti.)

## Gallery

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Cupcake Surprise

> *"So, Lu told Barnaby about the cupcakes, and then Barnaby told Biba? ...So actually you both told someone!"*
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> *"I told Barnaby first! (gasp) So I didn't keep my surprise either!"*
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## Cupcake Surprise

### Director

Pete McEvoy

**Cupcake Surprise** is the thirty-first episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the thirty-first episode overall.

## Plot

**l:** Lu gets upset when a surprise is spoiled.

**ll:** Lu leans she can't be upset with someone for doing something she has also done.

## Synopsis

During playtime at Shell School, Lu stumbles upon some cupcakes Shella has made for the kids. Lu decides that the cupcakes need to be a surprise and entrusts herself in keeping the secret. However, almost as soon as she promises to keep the surprise a secret, she ends up spilling it to Barnaby. In his excitement, he ends up telling Biba the secret as well. At the music area, Biba tells Elodie, not knowing that it's supposed to be a secret. After Declan offers her some disgusting soup, she tells him as well. Finally, at the block tower where Lu and Gus are playing together, Declan tells the latter, revealing to the former that her secret has been revealed to not just him, but the entire class.

Lu yells at Barnaby, blaming him for the secret being ruined. Barnaby argues back, saying that he only told Biba the secret and not anyone else. Biba says that she didn't know the cupcake surprise was a secret. Elodie mediates the situation, saying that since both Barnaby and Lu spread the secret out, they are both partially to blame for the whole fiasco in the first place. Despite the surprise being ruined, all the bugs are still able to enjoy the cupcakes, and another surprise is revealed: the cupcakes were especially designed to look just like the bugs themselves!

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Biba
* Elodie
* Declan
* Gus
* Shella

## Moral

* Don't be a hypocrite. If you do not expect someone to do something you don't want them to do, it is best not to do it yourself.

## Trivia

* In the cupcake song scene, Elodie plays the same few notes in the row, yet they sound slightly different each time.

## Galery

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Horsefly

Horseflies and other insects can also be seen as the most common form in humans in this region of the country. Use the word in the description to describe what the species are doing. Aidan and Lola are both twin siblings Aided and Solo.

Barnaby, Declan and Biba go horsefly stables in the middle to play the role and the pair have the most amazing friendship ever and they both are very close friends of mine who have been married since they first started playing together when Lu is frustrated.

Declan 100 is a movie taken by a group of young kids who play with cinemas and movies and plays in their parents rooms in a room full time in a small house on a horsefly in Aidan and Lola.
Declan's Dad

## Other Info

### Likes

making wibble blobs, running the Teapot Cafe, joking around, playing soccer

### Family

* Declan (youngest son)
* Dermot and Dara (older twin sons)

### First Apperance

Wibble Blobs

**Declan's Dad** is a character in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Physical Description

Declan's dad is a gray ground beetle wearing a purple striped polo.

## Appearances

* Wibble Blobs
* Goodbye Rain Boots
* When Bugs Cry
* Swim Class
* A New Library Book
* Bright Beetle Lu
* Gotcha!
* Bug Nollig (episode)

## Trivia

* He is the first single parent to be introduced on the show.
Tower Tower Wow

> *"I like the knocking it over bit the best!"*
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> *"But Gus didn't know I was going to do it because... I didn't tell him."*
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**Tower Tower Wow** is the fourth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fourth episode overall.

## Summary

Declan accidentally upsets Gus when he doesn't properly explain the rules of a game.

## Synopsis

At Shell School, Lu and Gus work on building a really-tall tower. Declan sees this and decides to play Tower Tower Wow with them. However, he assumes that they've both played the game before and never bothers to tell them the rules.

After the bugs finish building the tower, the rest of the class comes over to admire it. Unfortunately, Declan sees this as a great opportunity to initiate a Tower Tower Wow and knocks down the tower on purpose, angering Gus. A talk with Shella clears the situation up, and Gus decides that Tower Tower Wow is a pretty fun game after all.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Gus
* Biba
* Elodie
* Barnaby
* Shella
* Lu's Dad

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Morals

* Be clear with your explanations. If you aren't, it may cause misunderstandings.
* Games can evolve and change over time.

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Boop!

**Boop!** is a song featured in **Lu & the Bally Bunch.**

## Lyrics

**Lu**: Boop!

**Lu** and **Shella**: Boop!

**Everybody**: Boop!

Boop!

**Elodie** and **Barnaby**: Boop!

Barnaby and **Lu**: Boop!

**Lu** and **Declan**: Boop!

**Declan** and **Biba**: Boop!

Gus: Oh! Uh... boop!

**Elodie**, **Declan** and **Biba**: Boop!

**Silkworms**: Ahhhh

**Shella**: Freeze!

**Elodie**: Boop!

**Declan** and **Biba**: Boop!

**Elodie** and **Barnaby**: Boop!

**Lu** and **Declan**: Boop!

**Biba** and **Gus**: Boop!

**Gus**: Boop!

**Lu and Shella** Boop!

## Episodes featured in:

* Bug Hugs
* Cupcake Surprise
* Tidy Up
* Baby Barnaby
* Squeak Jumps
* Home School Day
* Gotcha!
* Power Flower
* Margo Mayfly
Хаз'далг

Крупный остров на северо-западе от стеорлики. Так же называется островом бестий из-за огромного колличества чудовищ.

## География

### Моря

К западу от Стеорлики находится Море закатных фонарей. К востоку - Море туманов. На севере - Скованное море, а на юге - Южные просторы.

- Стеорлика - Алшара - Саргрос - **Хаз'далг** - Архипелаг Эслидия -
Scary Tara

> *"Oh, Lu, did you get a fright?"*
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> *"She's so... big! My legs went all wibbly-wobblily!"*
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> *-Lu's dad and Lu*
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**Scary Tara** is the fifty-eighth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the fifty-eighth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu gets scared when she meets a huge Tara at the library.

## Synopsis

Lu is excited to get her book signed by a real-life Tara the dinosaur at the library with her friends. She's so excited that she roars and stomps like a dinosaur and her friends even let her go first in line to see. However, when she meets the giant Tara, she finds that the dinosaur is way bigger than the one she's used to seeing around. Scared, Lu retreats to the back of the library, her dad following her to comfort her. Her other friends, seemingly unfazed by Tara's size, go to get their books signed.

As she observes her friends and their interactions with Tara, Lu discovers that Tara isn't mean or scary; She's actually very nice! When Big Tara trips and falls, Lu is the first to check if she's okay. This gives Lu the courage to let Tara sign her book. When Tara is finished, Lu even shows Big Tara her smaller Tara toy.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Gus
* Lu's dad
* Elodie's maman

## Moral

* Sometimes the scariest things can be the most fun.
Talking About Things We Love

> *"You know what else I love? I love Declan and Gus!"*
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> *"I love you and Gus too!"*
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> *"I love you too!"*
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**Talking About Things We Love** is the first episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch (Shorts) and the first episode overall.

## Episodes called back to:

* Fruit Caboose: Declan and Lu talk about how they love pears.
* Down in the Grumps: Declan talks about how he loves his blanket and how his dad fixed it when it ripped.
* Lu's New Shoes: Lu talks about how she loves her shoes, but Gus still dislikes them.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Gus
* Shella
* Declan's Dad (mentioned)

## Trivia

There are differences between the flashbacks and the actual episodes:

* Fruit Caboose: In the episode, Lu was being distracted by Elodie and her orange, which Declan takes advantage of to take a bite of her pear. In the flashback, she is seen idling instead. Also in the episode, Declan does not immediately put down the pear he bit after being caught.

## Gallery

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Talking About Trying

> *"I'm very good at doing new things so I don't have to try very hard!" -Lu*
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**Talking About Trying** is the third episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch (Shorts) and the third episode overall.

## Episode call-backs:

* What if I Can't: Lu re-calls the times she and Barnaby tried to do Declan's roly-poly.
* Wibble Blobs: Declan shares some wibble blobs with his friends, Barnaby trying one for the first time and liking it.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Declan
* Shella
* Declan's Dad (mentioned)
Bug-Boogie Dance

**Bug-Boogie Dance** is a recurring song in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Lyrics

**Lu:** (usually; spoken) Bug-boogie dance time! 1-2-3-4!

**Shella:** Everybody wiggle like a wiggly worm!

**The Bally Bunch:** Wiggly wiggly worm! Wiggly worm!

**Shella:** Everybody flap like a flappy fly!

**The Bally Bunch:** Flappy flappy fly! Flappy fly!

**Shella:** Everybody dance like a buzzy bee!

**The Bally Bunch:** Buzzy buzzy bee! Buzzy bee!

**Everyone:** Bug-boogie bug-boogie dance!

**Shella:** Everybody wiggle like a wiggly worm!

**The Bally Bunch:** Wiggly wiggly worm! Wiggly worm!

**Shella:** Everybody flap like a flappy fly!

**The Bally Bunch:** Flappy flappy fly! Flappy fly!

**Shella:** Everybody dance like a buzzy bee!

**The Bally Bunch:** Buzzy buzzy bee! Buzzy bee!

**Everyone:** Bug-boogie, bug-boogie dance!

## Episodes featured in:

* Fruit Caboose
* Tower Tower Wow
* Home Toy
* When's My Turn?
* Vacuumasarus
* Spotty Rocket
* Find the Blueberries
* A New Pet
* Wiggling and Flapping
* The Chalk
* Costume Day
* Bright Beetle Lu

## Trivia

* Usually, Lu is the one who says the "Bug-boogie dance time!" line. However, there have been a few exceptions to this; Declan says the line in Find the Blueberries and Gus says the line in Spotty Rocket and Vacuumasarus.
Wibble Blobs

> *"So... do you like it?"*
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**Wibble Blobs** is the tenth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the tenth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu refuses a snack that turns out to be yummier than she imagined.

## Synopsis

Lu is enjoying a playdate with Declan and his older brothers at the Teapot Cafe. There, they are pretending to be silly chefs and making disgusting food. When his dad offers to bring out his favorite snack, Wibble Blobs, for a treat, Declan and his brothers rejoice. Declan proceeds to describe the wibble blobs as slimy and wibbly, making Lu hesitant to try them.

When the blobs are ready, the boys all grab some to eat, but Lu insists on never, ever eating a wibble blob in her life. But, as time goes on, she starts to second-guess herself. By the time she is finally brave enough to try a wibble blob, Dermot has eaten the one meant for Lu.

Lu is upset at first, and regrets not trying a wibble blob when she had the chance to. But Declan's dad is able to bring out a small spoonful of wibble blob just for Lu. Lu tries it, and loves it.

## Characters

* Lu
* Declan
* Lu's Mam
* Dermot
* Dara
* Declan's Dad
* Gus' Granddad
* Gus (mentioned)

## Moral

* Don't be afraid to try new things.
* Take opportunities when you have the chance rather than later, or else you may miss out.

## Trivia

* This marks the first appearances of Dermot, Dara, Gus' Grandad, and Declan's Dad.
* This is the first episode to not feature Biba.

## Gallery

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Gus' Mam

**Gus’ Mam** is a character in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Physical Description

Gus' mam is a green fly wearing a green top, yellow skirt with darker green tights and yellow shows. She wears yellow earrings and wears her green hair up in a ponytail.

## Appearances

* Talking About Sadness (mentioned)
* Lu's Decision
* Grow Lines
* Bug Nollig

## Trivia

* She is the second single parent to be introduced on the show.
Swing Me

> *"Why are you feeling all grrrr?"*
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> *"You promised you'd push me after I pushed you and you didn't!"*
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**Swing Me** is the thirty-fifth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the thirty-fifth episode overall.

## Plot

Elodie upsets Lu when she forgets her promise to push her on the swings.

## Synopsis

Shella has promised the kids a field trip to the playground if it did not rain that day, and since the day is dry, the bugs get to go. Barnaby, Declan, and Biba decide to play catchy flies, Gus plays on the bouncy bees, and Lu and Elodie play on the swings. However, pushing themselves is harder than it looks, so they decide to push each other. Lu decides to push Elodie, and the latter promises to push the former after. But Elodie ends up getting carried away in the other's game, and she ends up abandoning Lu to play.

Feeling fed up, Lu tries to push herself, but ends up falling off of the swing. While she ends up fine without any scratches, she is extremely angry at Elodie for failing to keep her promise and making her fall off the swing. Elodie, feeling bad, apologizes to Lu and pushes her on the swing, just as she promised earlier. After she finishes swinging, Lu and Elodie decide to join the rest of the bugs in their game of catchy flies.

## Characters

* Lu
* Elodie
* Gus
* Declan
* Barnaby
* Biba
* Shella

## Gallery

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Cartoonito

**Cartoonito** is a brand name used by Warner Bros. Discovery for a collection of television networks and programming blocks aimed at preschool children. The network broadcasts Lu & the Bally Bunch in the United Kingdom, and in Latin American with Max. It is also scheduled to air the series in EMEA soon.

Plans were made for the series to air in the United States via Cartoonito as well. However, due to the current turmoil surrounding the Warner/Discovery merger, which resulted in multiple layoffs and cancellations, the status of this is currently unknown.
Biba's parents

## Baasim

**Biba's parents** are characters in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Physical Description

Biba's father has orange skin, an orange buzzcut, and wears an orange sweater with brown pants and orange-and-black monarch butterfly wings.

Biba's mother wears brown glasses with a purple hijab under a pink sweater, and she has orange-and-brown monarch butterfly wings.

## Appearances

* What if I Can't (Biba's Dad)
* Elevator Play Date (Biba's Mama)
* My Friend Biba (Biba's Dad)
* Spotty Rocket (Biba's Dad)
* Green Eyed Birthday Monster
Angela C. Santomero

**Angela C. Santomero** is an executive producer on Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Trivia

* Angela is one of the founders of 9 Story USA and being a Chief Creative Officer of 9 Story Media Group, the distributor of the series. he left 9 Story Media Group in March 2023 and she is likely to launch a new production company.
* Outside of Lu, Angela is also known for being the creator of shows such as Super WHY, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Blue's Clues, and Creative Galaxy.
Dermot and Dara

## Dermot

**Dermot and Dara** are Declan's older twin brothers and characters in Lu & the Bally Bunch.

## Personality

Dermot and Dara are Declan's older brothers. They are very sporty and love playing sports, although they can be rough and demanding at times, whether they mean it or not.

## Physical Description

Dermot is a child-sized with grayish-blue skin. He wears a purple hoodie with blue pants.

Dara is a child sized bug ground beetle with grayish-blue skin. He wears a blue shirt with a blue-toned rainbow on it and purple pants.

## Appearances

* Wibble Blobs
* Goodbye Rain Boots (Dermot only)
* Ask Me First
* When Bugs Cry
* Long Long Line
* Bug Nollig (episode)
My Friend Biba

> *"I thought you were my friend, but you put Elodie in your picture and then you played with Gus and you're not playing picnic anymore and I want you to by MY friend!"*
> -Lu
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## My Friend Biba

### Air date

* March 17th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* April 3rd, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* April 27th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)

### Director

Brian O'Brien

**My Friend Biba** is the twentieth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the twentieth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu wants Biba to play only with her at Shell School today.

## Synopsis

Lu is in a friendly mood today, and that mood is even more heightened when Biba and her dad show up at Lu's shell stop for a change. Lu decides that she wants to do everything with Biba, and only her, today at school.

However, this doesn't go as planned. During Art Time, Biba invites Elodie to draw with her, and during playtime, she wants Gus to join in their pea-people picnic. Lu starts to feel jealous and thinks that Biba no longer likes her. She finally snaps, breaking down into tears when Elodie interrupts their game to show everyone her castle.

Biba comforts Lu, telling her that it's okay to have more than one friend. Lu starts to realize that Elodie and Gus are her friends as well, even if they don't play together all the time. The friends decide to combine their game and turn their castle into a broccoli castle salad that everyone can enjoy.

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Gus
* Elodie
* Barnaby
* Declan
* Shella
* Lu's Dad
* Biba's Dad

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Songs

* Me and Biba Are Friends
* Friends are Great

## Moral

* it's okay to have more than one friend.
* It’s okay to feel sad.
* Just because your friend doesn't hang out with you doesn't mean that they don't like you.

## Gallery

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Copy Copy Caterpillar

> *"Gus! Everyone is playing so you have to keep playing!"*
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**Copy Copy Caterpillar** is the sixth episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the sixth episode overall.

## Plot

Lu gets frustrated when Gus won't join in her mimicking game.

## Synopsis

Lu and her friends are playing a game of Copy Copy Caterpillar at school, but Gus secretly wants to play Tower Tower Wow instead. Halfway through the game he quits and goes to play by himself. Lu is upset at first, thinking that Gus doesn't have the right to drop out of something that he's in, but Elodie helps her see that Gus doesn't have to play something he doesn't want to.

## Characters

* Lu
* Biba
* Gus
* Barnaby
* Elodie
* Declan
* Shella
* Silkworms
* Lu's parents

## Locations

* Lu's house
* Shell School

## Moral

* People do not have to do things that they don't want to, even if they have the chance to.

## Gallery

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Bin Bug

> *"I love playing bin lorry!"*
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> *"I love playing bin lorry, too. It's more fun if we all get a turn to be the bin."*
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## Bin Bug

### Air date

* March 17th, 2023 (NZ; TVNZ)
* April 1st, 2023 (Cartoonito UK)
* April 3rd, 2023 (CAN; CBC Gem)
* April 4th, 2023 (CAN; CBC Kids)
* May 8th, 2023 (HBO Max LATAM)
* June 20th, 2023 (AUS; ABC Kids)

### Director

Brian O'Brien

**Bin Bug** is the second episode of the first season of Lu & the Bally Bunch and the second episode overall.

## Summary

Lu upsets the other bugs when she refuses to share the funnest role in the game.

## Synopsis

The episode starts with Lu eagerly waking her parents up to see the bin lorry (Barnaby's mam) collect the garbage. Her excitement about the garage truck inspires her to invent a new game, where Biba plays the driver, Barnaby plays the bin wheeler, and Lu is the bin. However, Lu refuses to share her role as the bin since it's her game and she makes the rules. As time goes on, Biba and Barnaby get more and more bored of their roles until they finally get fed up and decide to start playing.

Frustrated with her friends, Lu decides to play by herself until she realizes that playing alone isn't as fun as she thought it would be. Lu decides to share her role as the bin with Barnaby to earn her friends back. The kids play happily. and Lu learns that sharing with her friends is the best way to go.

## Characters

* Lu
* Barnaby
* Biba
* Gus
* Elodie
* Declan
* Shella
* Lu's Dad (first appearance)
* Lu's Mam (first appearance)
* Barnaby's Mam (first appearance)

## Locations

* Shell School
* Lu's house (first appearance)

## Moral

* Take turns while playing and let others have a chance to participate.

## Trivia

* Lu got up approximately two-three hours early to see the bin lorry.
* These are the first appearances of Lu's Man and Dad, and Barnaby's Mam.

## Errors

* Lu's Dad's hand glitches when he checks the time.

## Gallery

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