Budgie the Little Helicopter

Episode 1

Pippa Arrives

Tue, Nov 8, 1994

Pippa, the new arrival, comes to Harefield, but her ensuing rivalry with Budgie causes chaos at the airfield.

Episode 2

Chuck Comes Unstuck

Chuck's shenanigans cause many mishaps at the Harefield fete.

Episode 3

Budgie's Blizzard

11 mins

Budgie bravely battles a blizzard to help a pregnant lady who has gone into labour.

Episode 4

Ice Work, Budgie

After running out of fuel during the midnight hospital run, Budgie finds that the field on which he landed is actually a frozen pond. Pippa then gets stuck in a snowdrift while delivering his fuel.

Episode 5

Budgie Takes a Catch

After Budgie laughs at Lionel's mishap with a vacuum cleaner, he is not allowed to take part in the Harefield airshow and ends up on lobster duty as a punishment. After he accidentally loses the lobsters, he gets called to a fog rescue.

Episode 6

The Air Show

Budgie and his friends take part in the airshow, but two suspicious men arrive on the big day and steal Genevieve, the visiting aeroplane from France.

Episode 7

All at Sea

Budgie delivers parts to a navy ship but has to spend the night on board an aircraft carrier due to a storm.

Episode 8

Boots, Boats and Budgie

The river overflows, flooding Harefield. Budgie, returning from the aircraft carrier, locates the source of the flood and attempts to fix it whilst rescuing a stranded cow.

Episode 9

Copters and Robbers

The two criminals from the airshow return to Harefield but are spotted. They steal a truck with the twins, Ben and Lucy, as unwitting stowaways, forcing Budgie and Pippa to give chase.

Episode 10

Daydreams and Candyfloss

Budgie mistakenly ends up in a seaside town after rescuing the twins, and has to wait for Pippa to guide him home. He helps some people after they get stuck on a broken rollercoaster, while Pippa helps with a sand race.

Episode 11

Flying in Arctic Circles

All the aircraft at Harefield, along with Ken and Mike the mechanics, visit the Arctic Circle for an expedition. Budgie helps a fishing trawler which has become frozen, then rescues one of the professors of the expedition after he slips into a volcano.

Episode 12

What's Bruin?

During their Arctic Circle visit, Pippa, Ken and Mike are stranded on an ice floe broken off from shore. The mechanics are chased by a polar bear, until Budgie arrives to chase it away. He later saves a baby whale.

Episode 13

Down on the Farm

Farmer Hayes falls ill and cannot do his daily chores, leaving Ernest the tractor to ask for the aircraft at Harefield to help out. After much hard work, Lionel's engine overheats and a stray spark from it sets the hay on fire. Smokey's lack of water leaves Lionel in danger.