The Balloon

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**The Balloon** is the second episode of the first season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

Early one morning, Andy has woken up before anyone else and is looking for something to play with in his special cupboard, he takes out a red balloon which he thinks is the very thing so he takes it outside to play with it. Andy starts blowing up his balloon and it gets bigger as he does so. Teddy wakes up and when he sees Andy with the balloon he is very excited so he runs over to Andy. The balloon is very big indeed by the time Teddy arrives, in fact it's so big that Andy doesn't see Teddy arriving. Teddy taps Andy on the shoulder and surprises him making him let go of the balloon. The balloon flies around all over the place as the air comes out, Teddy thinks the noise it makes is very funny, but Andy isn't pleased because now he has lost his balloon and they have to go and look for it.

Missy Hissy is still sleeping until the balloon flies in through her open window and lands on her head. Missy Hissy has never seen a balloon before and wonders if it's a snake and thinks she might have made a new friend. Andy and Teddy arrive and Andy tells Missy Hissy her new friend is actually a balloon, then he blows it up again. This time there is no one to startle Andy and he ties a knot in the end, Missy Hissy thinks the balloon looks great and Andy and Teddy start playing a game called "Keep The Balloon Off The Ground" and are both very good at it.

Unfortunately Teddy gets a bit too excited and sends the balloon so high it flies away. Andy is again not pleased with Teddy and thinks it is the last they've seen of the balloon. Meanwhile, Orbie has woken up when the balloon arrives and is very pleased because he thinks the balloon is a ball and he has made a new friend. Orbie decides to take his new friend to meet some of his other friends but the balloon gets blown away by the wind. The balloon lands in front of Tiffo who thinks it's a new playful friend he has made so he plays with it, but he does it a little too roughly.

Andy and Teddy have arrived back at Andy's house, Andy is going to see if he can find another balloon in his cupboard when he and Teddy hear a big bang from outside. Tiffo has burst the balloon but he doesn't know and wonders where his new friend has gone so when Orbie arrives he asks him if he has seen his new friend, Orbie says he hasn't and asks Tiffo if he has seen *his* new friend, Tiffo says he hasn't and he and Orbie decide to go and ask Andy if he has seen their new friends. Looby Loo has heard the big bang and arrives to see what has made it followed by Andy and Teddy. Tiffo and Orbie are too busy asking questions to answer any and Andy and Teddy haven't seen any new friends.

Looby finds the burst balloon and Andy realises what Tiffo and Orbie are talking about and starts laughing. Tiffo and Orbie are disappointed that they haven't made new friends after all, until Andy tells them he has got more balloons in his cupboard back at his house. Soon Andy has found three balloons (an orange one, a yellow one and a green one), he, Teddy and Looby blow them up and Tiffo and Orbie join in the fun as they start playing with the balloons.

## Characters

* Andy Pandy
* Teddy
* Looby Loo
* Missy Hissy
* Orbie
* Tiffo

## Compilations

### VHS/DVD

* Meet Andy Pandy and his Friends
* Hide & Seek

### YouTube

* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 4 - High Flying Adventures
* Fun In The Sun
* The Complete Series 1