The Picnic

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**The Picnic** is the fourth episode of the first season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

It is rather a special day today because Looby Loo is planning a lovely surprise for everyone. She is writing out invitations to a picnic on the green. When Looby has finished writing the invitations, she leaves her house to deliver them. Just then Teddy arrives and asks Looby what she is doing, when she tells him she is planning a picnic, he is very excited and asks if he can do anything to help. Looby asks Teddy if he can deliver the invitations for her, that way she'll have more time to get everything ready for the picnic. First, Teddy gives an invitation to Tiffo who is very excited. Next, Teddy gives an invitation to Orbie who is also very excited. Then, Teddy races around to give out the other invitations.

Meanwhile, Looby is getting things ready for the picnic, she has put out a blanket for her guests to sit on and she is putting plates on the blanket, then she goes back to her house to get the food ready. Teddy has now delivered all the invitations and wonders what *he* can do next. Teddy decides to do some plate juggling with the plates Looby has laid out, but unfortunately he loses his balance and drops the plates causing them break apart from one. Looby hears the noise of the breaking plates and comes out of her house, when she sees what Teddy has done to her plates, she is not very pleased. Then Andy Pandy arrives, he thanks Looby for the invitation and says he is looking forward to the picnic. Looby tells Andy that there isn't going to be a picnic anymore as she hasn't any plates left. Teddy says that there is still one plate left but Looby says one isn't enough. Andy thinks he has an idea and asks Looby if he can borrow her plate.

Outside Andy's house, Teddy sees Andy coming out with some old newspapers, a bag of flour and a bucket of water. Teddy doesn't understand how those things are going to help Looby with her broken plate problem. First, Andy makes some paste from the flour and water. Next, Andy soaks the paper in the bucket of paste. Teddy thinks it looks fun so he helps with the rest of the paper. Then Andy starts to put the pasted paper onto the bottom of the plate. Teddy looks very interested and when Andy takes the paper off the plate, he has made another plate out of the wet sticky paper. Andy puts the paper plate down to dry and makes more plates.

By now, Andy has made six plates which need to dry. Andy says the plates will be dry next morning and it's getting quite late so he and Teddy go to bed. Next morning, Andy goes to see if the plates he has made are dry, which they are and quite hard too. Teddy thinks he and Andy have been very clever to make good plates out of paper, flour and water. But Andy says the plates aren't quite finished as he and Teddy need to paint them first, so they do that. Teddy finishes his plates first but he isn't quite such a careful painter as Andy.

Now all six plates are painted and Andy and Teddy go to show them to Looby who thinks the new plates look beautiful they are even better than her old ones. When Teddy tells Looby he has helped to make the new plates, Looby forgives him for breaking her other plates. Now the picnic can go ahead as planned and everyone agrees it is the nicest picnic they have ever been to, all thanks to clever Andy and his brand new plates.

## Characters

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

## Compilations

### YouTube

* Fun In The Sun
* Out In The Fresh Air
* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 20 - 70 Years Of Andy Pandy
* The Complete Series 1