The Busy World of Richard Scarry

The Busy World of Richard Scarry
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Genre	Animated series
Written by	Various
Directed by	Greg Bailey Marcos Da Silva Pascal Morelli Stephan Martinière Nadja Cozic
Voices of	Keith Knight Sonja Ball
Theme music composer	Milan Kymlicka
Composer	Laurent Petitgirard
Countries of origin	Canada France
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	65 (195 segments)
Production
Executive producer	Micheline Charest
Producer	Ronald A. Weinberg
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	CINAR Films France Animation Paramount Television
Original release
Network	Family Channel (Canadian English) Ici Radio-Canada Télé (Canadian French) France 3 (France) Canal J (France)
Release	March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09) – March 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)
Related
Busytown Mysteries

The Busy World of Richard Scarry is an animated children's television series, produced by CINAR Films and France Animation in association with Paramount Television, that aired from 1994 to 1996, first on Showtime, later on Nickelodeon, and ran for 65 episodes. The television series was based on the books drawn and written by Richard Scarry.

Overview

The series takes place in the fictional city of Busytown and mainly stars Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm and many of the other residents of Busytown. Every character in the series is an anthropomorphic animal, most commonly pigs, foxes, breeds of dogs, mice, rabbits, goats, and cats.

Each episode always features a conflict (which is eventually resolved in the end). However, episodes featuring other anthropomorphic animals, like Couscous catching Pépé le Gangstaire and his dirty rats, Sam and Dudley, Sneef and Sniff, Cucumber and Pickles, etc. have taken place outside of Busytown in other places around the world. There were also outside of Busytown episodes that detail that show's history of certain things like the different prehistoric inventions done by cave pigs, the witnessing of the first printing press, the discovery of America, the formation of the Olympic Games, the invention of macaroni, the invention of the first hot air balloon, the painting of the Sistine Chapel, the invention of the first horseless carriage, the first Halloween, and the creation of the first Easter egg.

Characters

Main article: Busytown § Characters

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	13		March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09)	May 29, 1994 (1994-05-29)
2	13		March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)	May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)
3	13		May 31, 1995 (1995-05-31)	August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23)
4	13		August 30, 1995 (1995-08-30)	November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)
5	13		January 5, 1996 (1996-01-05)	March 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)

The writers credit are as they appear on screen credits. At least 12 episodes credited to Thomas LaPierre on-screen were actually written by American writer David Ehrman.

Season 1 (1994)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Talking Bread"	Greg Bailey	Morton Ritts	March 13, 1994 (1994-03-13)
	"Couscous, the North African Detective"	Pascal Morelli & Stephan Martiniere	Don Arioli
	"The Three Fishermen"	Greg Bailey	S.M. Molitor
A bread in Able Baker Charlie's bakery repeatedly says "Mama". Couscous catches Peppy the Gangster and his Dirty Rats who intend to steal the Jewel-of-Jewel. The Cat Family goes fishing and returning with fish of different sizes.
2	"The Best Birthday Present Ever"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre	March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09) (special primetime airing)
	"Patrick Pig Learns to Talk"	Pascal Morelli & Stephan Martiniere	Joseph Mallozzi
	"Grouchy Mr. Gronkle"	Greg Bailey	S.M. Molitor
Mother Cat gets a birthday present in the form of a cuckoo clock. The mute Patrick Pig's talkative Irish forefathers try to teach him how to speak for the first time. The grouchy Mr. Gronkle is angry when kids start skating on his frozen pond, but ends up needing their help.
3	"The Busiest Firefighters Ever"	Greg Bailey	Cliff MacGillivray	March 20, 1994 (1994-03-20)
	"Manuel of Mexico"	Pascal Morelli	Thomas LaPierre
	"The Biggest Catch Ever"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Huckle and Lowly join Smoky and his Firefighters for one day, and accidentally ruin someone's barbecue. Manuel breaks his mom's pot. Rudolph Von Flugel takes Huckle and Lowly in his hot air balloon.
4	"Mr. Raccoon's Different Day"	Greg Bailey	Bruce Robb	March 27, 1994 (1994-03-27)
	"Mario, the Venetian Gondolier"	Pascal Morelli	Joseph Mallozi
	"The Best Babysitter Ever"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Mr. Raccoon tries to have a different day. Mario is introduced and his career as operating gondoliers in Venice. Hilda babysits Pig Will and Pig Won't.
5	"The Best Mistake Ever"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre	April 3, 1994 (1994-04-03)
	"Sneef, the Best Detective in Europe"	Pascal Morelli	Thomas LaPierre
	"Camping Out"	Greg Bailey	S.M. Molitor
Huckle forgets a shopping list. Sneef and Sniff succeed in catching the Royal Jewels. The Cat family goes camping.
6	"Mr. Frumble's New Cars"	Greg Bailey	Cliff MacGillivary	April 10, 1994 (1994-04-10)
	"Ernst and Heidi in the Alps"	Pascal Morelli	Thomas LaPierre
	"Billy Dog's Bad Day"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
When Mr. Frumble crashes his car, he steals the bulldozer from Roger Rhino, a taxi and the airplane from Rudolph Von Flugel. Ernst tries to join Heidi on the rescue patrol but is a bad climber. The new kid Billy Dog has a bad first day as he intimidates people with his gruff personality.
7	"The Snowstorm"	Greg Bailey	Morton Ritts & Fern Miller, S.M. Molitor	April 17, 1994 (1994-04-17)
	"Professor Dig and His Egyptian Mummy"	Pascal Morelli	Joseph Mallozzi
	"The Treasure Hunt"	Greg Bailey	Morton Ritts & Fern Miller, S.M. Molitor
Hilda believes her strength only causes trouble on the playground, but when a big snowstorm causes havoc in Busytown, her strength helps them out. Professor Dig discovers an Egyptian mummy. A treasure hunt takes place on the beach, but all Huckle and Lowly find is junk.
8	"The Missing Bananas"	Greg Bailey	Rick Jones	April 24, 1994 (1994-04-24)
	"Good Luck in Rome"	Pascal Morelli	S.M. Molitor
	"The Accident"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Bananas Gorilla steals a batch of bananas. Maria and Frederico want to throw a coin into the lucky Trevi fountain. Mr. Fixit's traffic light causes an accident.
9	"A Trip to the Moon"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre	May 1, 1994 (1994-05-01)
	"Pip Pip Goes to London"	Pascal Morelli	Bruce Robbs
	"Floating Bananas"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Wolfgang, Benny, Harry and Lowly try to fly to the moon. Pip Pip goes to London to find the Queen's ring, and experiences many problems. Bananas wants to work on a banana cargo ship.
10	"Hat Pie"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre	May 8, 1994 (1994-05-08)
	"Hans, the Dutch Plumber"	Pascal Morelli	Bruce Robb
	"Hilda's Romantic Tea Party"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Lowly's hat goes missing. Hans, a plumber working at the Dutch Windmills experiences a leak in a dyke. Hilda has a matchmaking tea party.
11	"A Big Operation"	Greg Bailey	S.M. Molitor	May 15, 1994 (1994-05-15)
	"Cucumber, the African Photographer"	Pascal Morelli	Cliff MacGillivray
	"Summer Picnic"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Huckle gets his tonsils removed in a big operation, but pulls through on the promise of getting ice cream as a reward. Cucumber is really nervous about photographing lions. The class goes on a picnic, but a big storm forces them into a scary cave.
12	"Sergeant Murphy's Day Off"	Greg Bailey	Bruce Robb	May 22, 1994 (1994-05-22)
	"Schmudge, the German Chimney Sweep"	Pascal Morelli	Thomas LaPierre
	"The Sleeping Car Adventure"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Sergeant Murphy gets his first day off. Schmudge, a chimney Sweeper in Germany has no luck. Hilda takes a train ride while babysitting.
13	"Busytown Regatta"	Greg Bailey	Patrick Granleese	May 29, 1994 (1994-05-29)
	"Schtoompah, the Funny Austrian"	Pascal Morelli	Thomas LaPierre
	"Busytown Soap Box Derby"	Greg Bailey	Thomas LaPierre
Busytown celebrates a regatta race. Schtoompah wreaks havoc when he blows his tuba too hard. A Soap box race takes place in Busytown and Sally is left out.

Season 2 (1995)

Every episode this season was directed by Greg Bailey.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original release date
14	1	"The Big Story"	S.M. Molitor	March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)
		"Couscous in Gibraltar"	Don Arioli
		"The Firefighter's Ball"	Cliff MacGillivray
Huckle and Lowly become news reporters. Couscous captures Peppy and his Dirty Rats in Gibraltar. Smoky, Sparkey and Nozzle get a firefighters ball.
15	2	"The Field Trip"	Rowby Goren	March 8, 1995 (1995-03-08)
		"The Great Pie Robbery"	Stephen Ashton
		"Clean Garage"	Joseph Malliozzi
The Scouts go on a field trip. Madame Dog's pies get stolen. The Cat Family cleans out their garage.
16	3	"Captain Willy and the Pirates"	S.M. Molitor	March 15, 1995 (1995-03-15)
		"Flying Noodles"	Rowby Goren
		"Roughing It"	Thomas LaPierre
Captain Willy is put ashore by pirates and attempts to get his boat back, as well as catch them. Cucumber takes pictures of a Japanese noodle chef Sato. Fixit takes the scouts to camp.
17	4	"Young Vikings"	Rowby Goren	March 22, 1995 (1995-03-22)
		"Sneef Saves the Queen"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Hilda the Director"	Nicole Keefler
Huckle and Lowly go sailing on a raft that they built. Sneef captures the culprit who stole the Queen of England's crown. Hilda holds auditions for actors to star in her play.
18	5	"High Flyers"	Thomas LaPierre	March 29, 1995 (1995-03-29)
		"Steamboat Mystery"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"The Best Waiters Ever"	Bruce Robb
Rudolph Von Flugel takes Huck and Lowly up in his plane. A mystery involving a steamboat takes place. Mayor Fox invites another mayor to a restaurant.
19	6	"The Big Move"	Stephen Ashton	April 5, 1995 (1995-04-05)
		"Sneef in Russia"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Mr. Frumble Gets a Job"	Cliff MacGillivray
Billy Dog is moving away. Sneef and Sniff save a Russian mystery. Mr. Frumble gets his first job.
20	7	"Ambulance Cake"	Ken Ross	April 12, 1995 (1995-04-12)
		"The Supermarket Mystery"	Rowby Goren
		"Big Trouble for Bananas Gorilla"	S.M. Molitor
The hospital hosts a bake sale. Groceries are stolen from the supermarket. Bananas Gorilla gets in more big trouble at his garage job.
21	8	"Sergeant Murphy's Deputy"	Ken Ross	April 19, 1995 (1995-04-19)
		"Couscous in the Sahara"	Don Arioli
		"New Friend on the Block"	Rowby Goren
Overworked Sergeant Murphy gets help from Deputy Flo. Couscous catches Pepe and his Dirty Rats by trapping them in an Egyptian pyramid that they are searching for treasure in. A new friend for Huckle arrives on his street as he tries to deliver cookies to a new neighbor.
22	9	"The Biggest Storm Ever"	Cliff MacGillivray	April 26, 1995 (1995-04-26)
		"Cucumber in Rockies"	Stephen Ashton & Thomas LaPierre
		"Sally's First Day at School"	Bruce Robb
A big storm occurs and Sergeant Murphy evacuates all of Busytown to a shelter, but Mr. Gronkle is left behind. Cucumber manages to stop a runaway boxcar that is carrying a wedding cake in the Canadian rockies. Sally Cat starts kindergarten but would rather stay home and play with puppets.
23	10	"No Time for Bananas"	Thomas LaPierre	May 3, 1995 (1995-05-03)
		"Sneef in India"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Sally Cat's First Trip"	Thomas LaPierre
Bananas Gorilla gets a crush. Sneef and Sniff take on a jewel thief. Sally Cat goes on her first trip to visit her cousin Lily.
24	11	"Grand Hotel"	Rowby Goren	May 10, 1995 (1995-05-10)
		"Couscous on the Nile"	Don Arioli
		"Cat Family Ski Trip"	Joseph Mallozzi
Father Cat reviews the Busytown Grand Hotel. Couscous succeed another mystery taking place on a boat on the Nile River. The Cat Family goes skiing.
25	12	"Lowly Breaks His Leg"	S.M. Molitor	May 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)
		"Cucumber in Machuu Pichuu"	Rowby Goren
		"The Plight of Penelope Parakeet"	Rowby Goren
Lowly breaks his one leg and has to survive with being unable to use it. Cucumber saves a Machuu Pichuu mystery where all the costumes for a parade are stolen. Huckle and Lowly pet-sit Penelope Parakeet.
26	13	"A Newspaper Mom"	Joseph Mallozzi	May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)
		"Cucumber in Rio"	S.M. Molitor
		"Donut Raffle"	Cliff MacGillivray
Mother cat gets a job for newspaper delivering. Cucumber captures a carnival in Rio. A Donut Raffle takes place in Busytown.

Season 3 (1995)

Every episode this season was directed by Marcos Da Silva.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original release date
27	1	"The Knights of Busytown"	Ken Ross	May 31, 1995 (1995-05-31)
		"Cave Pigs"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Bucketman in Busytown"	Robert Browning
A game of The Knights of Busytown ends when Sally doesn't want to be the maiden in distress. The life of cave pigs is featured. Mr. Frumble gets stuck in a painted garbage can.
28	2	"Billy Dog Gets Glasses"	Don Arioli	June 7, 1995 (1995-06-07)
		"Cordelia's Debut"	Stephen Ashton
		"Lowly Joins the Circus"	Rowby Goren
Billy Dog gets his first pair of glasses. In the Shakespearean era, Cordelia dreams of becoming an actress. Lowly Worm takes part in a circus.
29	3	"The Big Dare"	Bruce Robb	June 14, 1995 (1995-06-14)
		"Oliver's Sandwich"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Pig Will Won't"	Patrick Granleese
Billy Dog claims he's not scared of ghosts. Oliver is a clumsy butler. Pig Will becomes Pig Won't.
30	4	"The Best Birthday Party Ever"	Rowby Goren	June 21, 1995 (1995-06-21)
		"Martha's First Book"	Rowby Goren
		"Locked Out"	Cliff MacGillivray
Two simultaneous birthday parties take place in Busytown. In an era where books are printed by hand, Martha reads her first book while witnessing the invention of the printing press. Mr. Frumble gets locked out of his house.
31	5	"Dad's Neat Job"	Brian Cameron Fuld	June 28, 1995 (1995-06-28)
		"The Discovery of America"	Cliff MacGillivray
		"Mr. Gronkle's Friends"	Mary Perchanok
Father Cat does a new job. The story of America being discovered by Admiral Columoose is featured. Mr. Gronkle's friends are introduced to his mom.
32	6	"Denys at Camp"	Morton Ritts & Fern Miller	July 5, 1995 (1995-07-05)
		"Peasant Pig's Gifts"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Little Fixit"	Thomas LaPierre
Denys go to camp. Piggy Origami's granddaughter wants a wedding with origami. Little Fixit, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Fixit is introduced.
33	7	"The School Dance"	Thomas LaPierre	July 12, 1995 (1995-07-12)
		"The First Olympics"	Rick Jones
		"Hilda for President"	Nicole Keefler
Hilda plans a school dance. The story of the Greek Olympics is featured. Hilda runs for president against Billy Dog.
34	8	"Mr. Frumble's Brother"	Bruce Robb	July 19, 1995 (1995-07-19)
		"Viking Pigs"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"The Perfect Wedding"	Mary Perchanok
Mr. Frumble's twin brother goes searching for him. Pig Pigson's crew is unenthusiastic. Miss Honey and Bruno Bear are getting married.
35	9	"A Tough Test"	Morton Ritts & Fern Miller	July 26, 1995 (1995-07-26)
		"The First Pyramid"	S.M. Molitor
		"The Big Date"	Joseph Mallozzi
Mr. Tough substitutes for the class. Imhotep builds the first pyramid but neglects his son. Billy's mother goes on a date.
36	10	"Inventor of the Year"	Cliff MacGillivray	August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02)
		"Macaroni Polo"	Ken Ross
		"Lone Wolf at the Lighthouse"	Stephen Ashton
Huckle is inspired to become an inventor. Macaroni Polo goes to China. Lone Wolfe grumpily guards a lighthouse.
37	11	"Fun-Time Riddle Race"	Matthew Cope	August 9, 1995 (1995-08-09)
		"The First Balloon"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Billy Dog's Space Rock"	Thor Bishopric & Todd Swift
A big riddle race takes place in Busytown starting at the Fire station (with the riddle "When things get really hot, we'll bring you some water") and ending at the Observatory (with the riddle "When it gets dark, look up and watch the show"). The story of the first balloon (a.k.a. Montgolfier) is featured. Billy Dog loses a meteorite from the observatory and tries to find and return it.
38	12	"The Best Amusement Park Ever"	Rick Jones	August 16, 1995 (1995-08-16)
		"The First Bridge"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Say Cheese, Please!"	Thomas LaPierre
Wolfgang, Benny and Harry open a big amusement park, but have trouble in the process. The cave pigs create the first bridge. The class has to take photos of their families, but experience many problems and Huckle finally succeeds in taking the best picture.
39	13	"Has Anyone Seen My Book?"	Cliff MacGillivray	August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23)
		"P.J. Pig's Brave Day"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Vanderbuilt's New Shoes"	Brian Cameron Fuld
Sally's book goes missing. P.J. Pig tries to be a knight. Mr. Gronkle's nephew Vanderbuilt fails the soccer team.

Season 4 (1995)

Every episode this season was directed by Marcos Da Silva.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original release date
40	1	"The Perfect Gentleman"	Nicole Keefler	August 30, 1995 (1995-08-30)
		"The Best Painter Ever"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"The Best Day for Dennis"	Bruce Robb
Hilda's friend Rita comes to babysit. Michael Antelope paints the Sistine Chapel. Dennis has his best day.
41	2	"A Trip Back in Time"	Thomas La Pierre	September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06)
		"Home Sweet Home"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"P.S. Pig's Special Friend"	Nicole Keefler
Mr. Fixit builds a time machine. Cavemen search for a cave for their friend. P.S. Pig wishes she got a letter too.
42	3	"Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine"	Thor Bishopric & Todd Swift	September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13)
		"Sneef and Sniff at the Opera"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Mr. Gronkle Won't Mind"	Ken Ross
Mr. Fixit causes havoc with his new magnet machine that gets out of control and attracts anything made of metal. Sniff and Sneef solve a voice problem at a European Opera. An eventful day occurs in the lives of Lowly, Huckle, and Father Cat.
43	4	"Peter's Visit"	Stephen Ashton	September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)
		"The First Skis Ever"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Stage Fright"	Ken Ross
Sally has an imaginary friend Peter. Bernard is too little to help his big brother. Dennis gets stage fright at a public speaking contest.
44	5	"End of the Rainbow"	Bruce Robb	September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27)
		"A Signal for Peng"	Cliff MacGillivray
		"Mr. Frumble's Birthday Party"	Caroline Maria
The class loves a story about a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Peng's wife has a baby when he gets a job at the Great Wall of China. Mr. Frumble forgets his own birthday party.
45	6	"Bananas the Magician"	Anne-Marie Perrotta	October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04)
		"The First Horseless Carriage"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Princess Hilda"	Stephen Ashton
Bananas Gorilla acts as a magician. The story of the first horseless carriage is featured. Hilda acts as a princess.
46	7	"Daylight Savings Time"	Matthew Cope	October 11, 1995 (1995-10-11)
		"Eager Beaver's Clever Game"	Stephen Ashton
		"The Pickle Car Wash"	Cliff MacGillivray
A clock tower gets stuck during Daylight Saving Time. Eager Beaver makes a clever game. Mr. Frumble has his own car wash for his Pickle Car.
47	8	"Triple A Deliveries"	Gerry Capelle	October 18, 1995 (1995-10-18)
		"Stanley's Amazing Photo"	Brian Cameron Fuld
		"Lost in the Swamp"	Joseph Mallozzi
Several deliveries take place. Stanley does some of the best photographing. Someone gets lost in the swamp.
48	9	"Mr. Fixit's Super Submarine"	Thomas LaPierre	October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25)
		"Cahuchu's Magic Tree"	Anne-Marie Perrotta
		"Mr. Bean's Restaurant"	Nicole Keefler
Mr. Fixit invents a submarine and Lowly and Huckle give it a test ride. Little Cahuchu discovers a tree with magical bouncing sap. Mr. Bean opens a drive-in restaurant but only serves beans.
49	10	"Abe and Babe's Christmas Lesson"	Thomas LaPierre	November 1, 1995 (1995-11-01)
		"Sally Cat's Christmas Dream"
		"The Best Christmas Present Ever"
The Cat family expects a baby on Christmas. Abe and Babe have been bad, so they get coal for Christmas. Sally Cat has a dream where Santa is in trouble.
50	11	"The Best Car Trip Ever"	S.M. Molitor	November 8, 1995 (1995-11-08)
		"Earnest's Dish You Can Eat"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Cousin Russ"	Rowby Goren
The Cat family goes on a big car trip to the beach. Earnest enters the best new dish contest. Cousin Russ moves from England to visit with Huckle in Busytown.
51	12	"Fill'er Up Scotty"	Mary Perchanok	November 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)
		"Niagara Falls Mystery"	Daniel Rendek
		"Helper's Helper"	Joseph Mallozzi
Scotty's tanker truck breaks down. Cucumber succeeds a mystery when Niagara Falls stops flowing and it is blocked by Beaver Sweet Tooth's gang. Deputy Flo gets another helper.
52	13	"Who's Afraid of the Big Eclipse"	Brian Cameron Fuld	November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)
		"Hold Your Breath!"	Bruce Robb
		"Pumpkin Heads"	Mary Perchanok
When there is a misprint in The Bugle, the townspeople think that the sun will disappear for 360 years. Toula and her father catch a gold necklace in their net. Huckle, Lowly and Sprout participate in a pumpkin contest.

Season 5 (1996)

Every episode this season was directed by Nadja Cozic.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original release date
53	1	"The Mole Machine"	S.M. Molitor	January 5, 1996 (1996-01-05)
		"The Royal Game of Dennis"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Now That's Progress"	Thomas LaPierre
Mr. Fixit invents a mole machine. Abbott Thomas's monk Dennis is unhappy. Mr. Gronkle decides to demolish his decaying castle.
54	2	"Superstitious Bananas"	Anne-Marie Perrotta & Tean Schultz	January 12, 1996 (1996-01-12)
		"Pépé le Gangstaire"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Drive-Through Movie"	Cliff MacGillivray
Bananas Gorilla thinks he's doomed to bad luck. Couscous is shocked that the dirty rats are being let out of jail. A drive-through theater opens.
55	3	"King and Queen for a Day"	Nicole Keefler	January 19, 1996 (1996-01-19)
		"The Piggy Express"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Practice Makes Prefect"	Ken Ross
Huckle and Hilda become king and queen. Piggy delivers mail through stormy weather. There is a school recital and everyone's unhappy with their parts.
56	4	"The Winners"	Thomas LaPierre	January 26, 1996 (1996-01-26)
		"No More Games, Manuel!"	Thomas LaPierre
		"We Won't Go to the Doctor!"	Patrick Granleese
Busytown holds a race. Manuel plays jungle explorer. Pig Will and Pig Won't argue about the doctor.
57	5	"Never Too Small"	Joseph Mallozzi	February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02)
		"Albert, the Belgian Barge Captain"	Stephen Ashton
		"Rainy Day"	Rick Jones
Sally and Robbie are too small for basketball. There's a festival of giants in Belgium. Huckle, Lowly, and Sally are bored on a rainy day.
58	6	"Mr. Gronkle Comes to Stay"	Thomas LaPierre	February 9, 1996 (1996-02-09)
		"Leo-pardo's Smile"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Blooming Busytown"	Anne-Marie Perrotta & Tean Schultz
Mr. Gronkle stays with the Cat family during winter, but freezes in the ice. Leo-pardo is an inventor genius but discovers his greatest innovation. Mr. Root plants flowers all over Busytown.
59	7	"Match-Makers"	Thomas LaPierre	February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)
		"Forget-bur Never Forgets"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Toof Trouble"	Goldie Olszynko
Huckle plays matchmaker for Mr. Frumble. In Mesopotamia before writing was invented, royal architect Forget-bur tries to build a Ziggurat for the king but keeps forgetting his plans. Hilda has a toothache and is in denial.
60	8	"The New Neighbors"	Joseph Mallozzi	February 23, 1996 (1996-02-23)
		"The First Halloween Ever"	Thomas LaPierre
		"Now I Know My One, Two, Threes!"	Thomas LaPierre
A new neighbor moves into Busytown's spooky house. The story of the first Halloween is told. Sally learns how to count after realizing it's okay to ask for help.
61	9	"Mr. Gronkle Moves Away"	Brian Cameron Fuld	March 1, 1996 (1996-03-01)
		"Counting Chickens"	Stephen Ashton
		"The Spelling Bee"	Nicole Keefler
Mr. Gronkle moves to the quiet countryside. Before numbers were invented, a scribe must take inventory of an estate. Billy enters a spelling bee despite lacking confidence in his abilities.
62	10	"Huckle's Feathery Friends"	Anne-Marie Perrotta & Tean Schultz	March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08)
		"The First Valentine Ever"	Todd Swift & Thor Bishopric
		"The Sleepover"	Lynn Mason
Huckle knocks out a bird's nest. The first valentine is created. Dennis goes to Sprout's sleepover.
63	11	"Count on Us!"	Rick Jones	March 15, 1996 (1996-03-15)
		"The First Easter Egg Ever"	Ken Ross
		"Be My Valentine"	Caroline Maria & Joan Scott
There's a bikeathon in Busytown, but Billy needs a bike. A family is rescued by their kind king, and to thank him, the family promises to give the king a gift. It's Valentine's Day, and Hilda gets a little carried away.
64	12	"The Mystery of the Stone Circle"	Bruce Robb	March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)
		"The Big Apple Christmas Caper"	Joseph Mallozzi
		"Who's too Scared to Masquerade?"	Sandeep Panesar
A substitute teacher takes the class to the Stone Circle. On Christmas someone tries to rob New York. Little kids are intimidated by a masquerade party.
65	13	"A Message in a Bottle"	Daniel Rendek	March 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)
		"Santa Needs Help!"	Thomas LaPierre
		"There Really is an Easter Bunny"	Mary Perchanok
While playing pirate, Huckle discovers a message in a bottle with an SOS message. Hilda writes a Christmas story. Everyone except Huckle and friends are excited for the Easter egg hunt.

Cast

• Sonja Ball as Huckle Cat, additional voices
• Keith Knight as Lowly Worm, Harry Hyena, Snozzle, Able Baker Charlie, Soybean Goat, additional voices

Additional voices

The rest of the cast were listed under this in the end credits:

• Michael Caloz as Kenny Bear (late season 3), Vanderbuilt Gronkle, Robby Lion, Pig Will (season 5)
• Len Carlson as Mr. Frumble, Mr. Gronkle, Mayor Fox, additional voices
• Tara Charendoff as Lynnie Raccoon (season 5), Abe, additional voices
• William Colgate as additional voices
• Don Dickinson as additional voices
• Cathy Gallant as Hilda Hippo, P.S. Pig, Thump, Deputy Flo, additional voices
• Paulina Gillis as Pip Pip, additional voices (uncredited)
• Paul Haddad as additional voices
• Keith Hampshire as additional voices
• Julie Lemieux as Russ, additional voices
• Judy Marshak as Fiona Cat, additional voices
• Tara Meyer as Sally Cat, additional voices
• Jeremy Ratchford as Bananas Gorilla, additional voices
• Susan Roman as Cucumber, Professor Dog, April Rhino, Squirty Humperdink, additional voices (uncredited)
• Stuart Stone as Kenny Bear (seasons 1–3), Pig Will (seasons 1–3), Pig Won't, Manuel (uncredited)
• John Stocker as John Cat, Mr. Humperdink, Scotty Dog, Pedro, Wolfgang Wolf, additional voices
• Peter Wildman as Mr. Fixit, Rudolph von Flugel, Sniff, Pickles, additional voices
• Philip Williams as Sergeant Murphy, Bruno Bear, additional voices

Home releases

On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Every Day There's Something New on DVD in Region 1 (US only). This 3-disc set features the first 30 episodes of the series which includes bonus episodes of Busytown Mysteries, Wimzie's House and Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings. On July 19, 2011, Mill Creek released The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Fun in Busytown!, a 4-disc set that features the remaining 35 episodes of the series which includes bonus episodes of Busytown Mysteries, Paddington, A Bunch of Munsch, Old MacDonald's Sing-a-Long Farm and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures.

On August 4, 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released The Busy World of Richard Scarry - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 which includes bonus episodes of Busytown Mysteries, Wimzie's House and Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings.

Music

Most of the music was written by two composers. The theme song was written by Sara Zahn and composed by Milan Kymlicka, while the underscore was composed and conducted by Laurent Petitgirard and Steve Wener. Several other composers contributed to several educational shorts in the series.

External links

• The Busy World of Richard Scarry at Cookie Jar Entertainment
• The Busy World of Richard Scarry at IMDb