Andy's Wild Adventures
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take afternoon tea with a baboon, have a bath with an elephant or slide on your tummy with penguins? Then you should join Andy Day as he goes on an incredible journey into the natural world. Andy loves his job as a park keeper at Pickles' Animal Park. But when Andy heads off to his workshop for his tea-break, an adventure is about to begin. In the workshop his ingenious friend Kip is always tinkering with her latest invention and, inspired by Andy's animal encounters, Kip and Andy decide it's time to go on an adventure to discover more. So it's all aboard the park buggy with Kip at the wheel. But this is no ordinary buggy. With the help of Kip's technical know-how it transforms into the most remarkable KipMobile, a high-spec, all-terrain, flying vehicle. From the jungles of Borneo to the Australian outback, Andy and Kip are on a mission to uncover the incredible wildlife that inhabits our planet. With a little help from Kip, Andy is able to shrink to the size of any animal he finds, allowing him to go on a journey where no adventurer has ever gone before.
- 2012-2013
- 2 seasons
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take afternoon tea with a baboon, have a bath with an elephant or slide on your tummy with penguins? Then you should join Andy Day as he goes on an incredible journey into the natural world. Andy loves his job as a park keeper at Pickles' Animal Park. But when Andy heads off to his workshop for his tea-break, an adventure is about to begin. In the workshop his ingenious friend Kip is always tinkering with her latest invention and, inspired by Andy's animal encounters, Kip and Andy decide it's time to go on an adventure to discover more. So it's all aboard the park buggy with Kip at the wheel. But this is no ordinary buggy. With the help of Kip's technical know-how it transforms into the most remarkable KipMobile, a high-spec, all-terrain, flying vehicle. From the jungles of Borneo to the Australian outback, Andy and Kip are on a mission to uncover the incredible wildlife that inhabits our planet. With a little help from Kip, Andy is able to shrink to the size of any animal he finds, allowing him to go on a journey where no adventurer has ever gone before.
Season 2 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Orangutans
14 mins
Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure to the rainy jungles of Borneo, to watch orangutans making umbrellas out of leaves.
Episode 2
Giant Toroises
14 mins
Andy and Kip head to the Galapagos Islands in South America in search of magnificant giant tortoises with a life span of up to 150 years. Andy also discovers the tortoises have a special relationship with a tiny bird called a Galapagos finch, which keeps the tortoises' skin clean.
Episode 3
Marsupials
Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure, in search of animals that live in Australia. Using his rocket pack, Andy flies to the top of a eucalyptus tree to meet some koalas and their young, he then meets a bouncy kangaroo.
Episode 5
Otters
14 mins
With the help of Kip's super-speedy snow shoes, Andy is able to walk with ease on the snowy ground where he finds a family of otters fishing in a frozen lake in Yellowstone National Park.
Episode 7
Mandarin Ducks
14 mins
Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure to Russia where they find mandarin ducks nesting high up in trees safe from predators as they wait for their chicks to hatch.
Episode 8
Chacma Baboons
14 mins
Andy and Kip travel to South Africa on a mission to track down some chacma baboons. These monkeys live by the sea and have learned to eat all sorts of shellfish found on the shore. They are particularly fond of mussels, just like Andy, and so with the help of Kip's perfectly portable pressure cooker Andy cooks up a seafood treat and enjoys a picnic beside the sea with some baboons.
Episode 9
Chameleons
14 mins
Andy and Kip visit Tanzania in Africa in search of the Jackson's chameleon. Chameleons are experts in camouflage and in order to find them, Andy has to put on a special camouflage costume of his own that Kip has made for him. The costume helps him to get really close to a chameleon and Andy watches in amazement as it catches an insect with a super-long sticky tongue.
Episode 12
Gannets
13 mins
Andy and Kip head to South Africa for a wild adventure in search of Gannets. These birds can dive into water from a great height at incredible speeds in search of a fish supper. Naturally, Andy tries his hand at diving into a school of fish just like a gannet. Whilst underwater he has a whale of a time...quite literally, he swims alongside an enormous whale.
Episode 14
Bowerbirds
14 mins
Andy and Kip go on a wild adventure to the second largest island in the world, New Guinea, home to the Bowerbird, a bird which decorates its nest with bright flowers and colourful objects to attract a mate. Along the way, Andy meets a bird of paradise that's a dab hand at dancing. Naturally, Andy tries his hand at dancing like a bird, but fails to impress Kip.
Episode 15
Bull Frogs
14 mins
Andy and Kip embark on another Wild Adventure, this time to see Giant Bull Frogs in the grassy plains of Southern Africa. These frogs live underground, only emerging, much to Andy's surprise, when it starts to rain. After witnessing a spectacular water fight, Andy discovers their more caring side and with the help of Kip's latest invention, the fabulously fun folding spade. Andy helps a daddy bull frog to dig a ditch to help move some tadpoles from one puddle to another.
Episode 17
Marine Iguanas
14 mins
Andy and Kip head to the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean for a wild adventure in search of Marine Iguanas. These lizards eat seaweed that grows on rocks on the sea bed and using his underwater rocket on his gadget pack, Andy follows some iguanas on a deep sea mission. He also discovers they have a rather nasty habit of snorting sea water out of their nostrils and gets soaked in the process. Luckily Kip's wondrous wet wiping windscreen glasses help to keep some of the splashes off his face.
Episode 18
Hippos
13 mins
Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure, this time to Africa in search of hippos. Amazingly, hippos make their own suncream which helps protect them from the hot African sun so with the help of his gizmo, Andy shrinks down in order to climb on top of a hippo to get a closer look. Andy gets more than he bargained for when the hippos wakes up and starts running at great speed. Luckily, Kip is on hand to rescue him.
Episode 19
Beavers
13 mins
Andy and Kip go on a wild adventure to Yellowstone National Park in North America, home to the beaver. With powerful front teeth, beavers are capable of chewing down trees and Andy watches one do just that. He then follows a beaver into the water to see it building a dam, before diving into its underwater lodge to meet the rest of the family.
Episode 20
Cheetahs
Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure, this time to Africa in search of the fastest land mammal in the world, the cheetah. Reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour, Andy has his work cut out holding on.