Hiccups

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**Hiccups** is the twenty-second episode of the second season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

Andy Pandy has secretly been growing a bush of flowers as a surprise present for Looby Loo, he is going to plant it in Looby's garden when she isn't looking. Looby has made some fizzy lemonade and she is bringing a jug of it for Andy to taste. When Andy hears Looby knocking at his door, he quickly hides the bush by his bed before letting her in. Looby hasn't seen the bush and asks Andy to taste her fizzy lemonade as she pours two glasses of it. Andy has a sip of the fizzy lemonade and says it is delicious, Looby is so delighted that she goes back to her house to make some more. Andy is relived that Looby hasn't seen the flower bush and goes to his special cupboard to find a spade to dig a hole for it. Teddy has come to visit Andy but Andy is making so much noise that he doesn't hear Teddy say hello.

Teddy notices the jug on Andy's table and wonders what it is inside, he thinks Looby's lemonade looks very tasty so he has a glass of it. When Andy finds his spade, Teddy hides behind the front door before Andy catches him drinking the lemonade without asking, but Teddy has drunk the lemonade so quickly that he has given himself hiccups. Andy hears Teddy's hiccups and finds him behind his front door, he is pleased to see Teddy as he needs help with taking the bush to Looby's garden and planting it. Teddy is still hiccuping but Andy knows how to cure them, he takes out a bag of ice from his freezer and pours the ice down Teddy's back, there are no hiccups after that so Andy and Teddy can plant the bush in Looby's garden.

Unfortunately when Teddy is about to dig, his hiccups start again so he and Andy rush back to Andy's house with the bush and spade. Looby has heard the hiccuping outside her house and goes to find out what it is, but when she goes outside, she sees nothing. Andy thinks it would be best to wait until dark and plant the bush after Looby has gone to bed. While he waits for Teddy, Andy drinks the rest of Looby's fizzy lemonade. Teddy has finished his supper and is ready to help plant the bush, so they pick up the bush and spade and set off for Looby's house.

It doesn't take Teddy long to dig a hole big enough for the bush and Andy is ready to plant it, but just as he is about to, *he* starts hiccuping as he has drank so much fizzy lemonade. Looby is fast asleep and Andy doesn't want to wake her, Teddy remembers how Andy has stopped *his* hiccups and he gives Andy a shock by creeping up behind him and shouting. That does the trick so Andy and Teddy plant the bush as quickly as possible and go back to their own houses before there any more hiccups.

Next morning, Andy asks Bilbo and Missy Hissy to tell Looby about the flower bush that has grown in her garden during the night as he wants to hide and see how surprised she is. When Looby sees the flower bush in her garden, Andy and Teddy are thrilled that she is so pleased with it. At last it is time for Andy to tell Looby that it was he who had grown the bush and secretly planted it. Looby tells Andy how much she loves the bush and what a wonderful surprise it has been, she thanks him with a glass of her newest fizzy lemonade. This time, everyone sips the lemonade slowly and no one gets hiccups.

## Characters

* Andy Pandy
* Teddy
* Looby Loo
* Bilbo (does not speak)
* Missy Hissy (does not speak)

## Compilations

### YouTube

* Here Comes Andy Pandy
* Playtime With Oscar: Volume 3
* The Complete Series 2