Bill and Ben

Season 1

2001 · 26 episodes · 4h 20m in all

Episodes

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   1. The Tortoise and the Pots

   4 Jan 2001 · 10 min

   Bill and Ben challenge Slowcoach the tortoise to a nut-gathering contest.

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   2. Go Fly a Kite

   11 Jan 2001 · 10 min

   Pry has lost her favourite treasure, a milk bottle top. Bill and Ben try to find it but end up stuck in a rubbish dump. How will they get home?

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   3. A Piece of Sky

   18 Jan 2001 · 10 min

   Bill and Ben look for something to cheer up Weed's part of the garden. They think a piece of sky might be just the thing. But the piece they find in the garden doesn't appear to be sky at all.

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   4. The Hottest Day

   25 Jan 2001 · 10 min

   Bill and Ben look for something to protect Weed from the sun.

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   5. Litterhog

   1 Feb 2001 · 10 min

   When Bill and Ben wake up to find the garden full of litter, Weed suggests a competition to see who can clear up the most mess.

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   6. Sticky Problems

   8 Feb 2001 · 10 min

   Bill and Ben find something very useful, but it turns out to be a hindrance than a help.

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   7. In Search of Lettuce

   15 Feb 2001 · 10 min

   While Bill and Ben search the garden for some lettuce for Slowcoach, Thistle seizes the chance to play a trick on them.

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   8. The Big Time Band

   22 Feb 2001 · 10 min

   Weed is unhappy, so Bill and Ben try to cheer her up. Nothing seems to work – until they find inspiration in Whimsy the spider's web.

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   9. One of Our Spiders is Missing

   1 Mar 2001 · 10 min

   When Whimsy gets a fright and runs away, Bill and Ben set off a mission to find her. But what are the strange noises preventing her from returning?

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    10. Here Comes the Sun

    8 Mar 2001 · 10 min

    Confusion reigns in the garden when the sun keeps coming out for short periods during the night.

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    11. Phwoar

    15 Mar 2001 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben are looking for the source of a horrible smell.

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    12. Around and Around

    22 Mar 2001 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben have fun with a strange round object they find in the garden, but Pry and Scamper can't see the funny side.

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    13. The Big Sleep

    29 Mar 2001 · 10 min

    Boo the hedgehog settles down for Winter, so Bill and Ben try to keep the garden as quiet as possible.

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    14. Ben Has a Visitor

    5 Apr 2001 · 10 min

    Returning home one evening, Ben finds that something has taken the root in his pot. Slowcoach celebrates his birthday - over 3 days.

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    15. A Night to Remember

    12 Apr 2001 · 10 min

    Slowcoach has an uninvited guest - a spectacle thief! So that night, Bill and Ben try searching for the missing spectacles.

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    16. A Picture for Slowcoach

    19 Apr 2001 · 10 min

    One morning, something interesting blows into the garden, but Bill and Ben misplace it and start searching for it. Will they find it before Slowcoach realises it's missing?

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    17. Treasure Garden

    26 Apr 2001 · 10 min

    Weed suggests a game of treasure hunt, leading Bill and Ben to find something they're not too familiar with.

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    18. The Jumping Jar

    3 May 2001 · 10 min

    Tad, next door's friendly frog, gets himself into a very sticky situation. Bill and Ben hop to it and uncover the mystery.

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    19. The Great Worm Hunt

    7 Sept 2001 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben are having fun with the garden hose, when they notice that Whoops the worm is missing.

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    20. The Singing Cobwebs

    14 Sept 2001 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben awake to discover that Whimsy the spider has spun beautiful new webs all around the garden.

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    21. Game for a Laugh

    21 Sept 2001 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben enjoy playing a new game they have invented, until things mysteriously disappear.

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    22. Tears Before Bedtime

    28 Sept 2001 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben enjoy playing a new game they have invented, until things mysteriously disappear.

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    23. Weed Sees the Worls

    5 Oct 2001 · 10 min

    Weed discovers there's more to life than the garden, and wants to travel the world. Knowing that it's not possible, Bill and Ben try to bring the world to her.

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    24. The Shiny Man

    28 Dec 2001 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben make something out of snow to give to Weed.

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    25. The Snow Castle

    1 Jan 2002 · 10 min

    Bill and Ben make a snow castle in the garden, but when they wake up the next day, the castle is not quite how they remembered it.

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    26. Two New Flowerpot Men

    3 Jan 2002 · 10 min

    When Tad learns there's another frog living in next door's pond, so Bill and Ben investigate, and discover it's not the only inhabitant there.