The Adventures of Paddington Bear

Adventures of a bear from Peru that comes to England after an earthquake that destroys his home.

Cast:Jonathan Kydd , Ãˆve Karpf , Moir Leslie , Jon Glover , Cyril Shaps , Nigel Lambert , Steven Webb , Jade Williams , Meriam Stover , John R. Hernandez

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ A Visit to the Hospital/Paddington Takes to the Road/The Last Dance

Sat, Jun 14, 1997

Paddington goes to the hospital to visit Mr. Curry and ends up visiting a psychiatrist instead. In no time at all, it's the psychiatrist who needs a psychiatrist. Paddington is mistaken for a doctor and performs a check-up on a patient. Mr. Curry recognizes him and jumps out of his bed - to the delight of the other patients. It seems that Mr. Curry is well enough to go home after all. Paddington goes to the hospital to visit Mr. Curry and ends up visiting a psychiatrist instead. In no time at all, it's the psychiatrist who needs a psychiatrist. Paddington is mistaken for a doctor and performs a check-up on a patient. Mr. Curry recognizes him and jumps out of his bed - to the delight of the other patients. It seems that Mr. Curry is well enough to go home after all. The local charity ball is marked by a most unusual dance team rhumba-ing their way to first prize glory in the dance competition. It's Paddington and Mrs. Smith-Cholmley, the hostess of the event. And to what do this twosome owe their incredily dancing talent? Practice? Natural talent? Try the chunk of marmalade that winds up down the back of Mrs. Smith-Cholmley's dress.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Paddington Goes Underground/Paddington in the Ring/Mr. Curry Lets Off Steam

Sat, Jul 5, 1997

On his first ride on the subway, a wandering Paddington experiences problems with a tricky escalator, an inspector, and a group of dos sniffing after the leftover breakfast bacon in his suitcase.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ A Visit to the Bank/A Spot of Fishing/Bear's Job Week

Sat, Jul 26, 1997

Fearing his money was stolen when his bank is robbed, Paddington goes to take out his savings and he gets a nasty surprise.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Paddington and the Stately Home/The Opal of My Eye/Too Much Off the Top

Sat, Aug 16, 1997

During his visit to a stately home, Paddington helps out in the kitchen by making Beef Wellington - with his Wellington boots!

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Adventure at the Seaside/Paddington and the Pyramid Selling/Paddington and the Finishing Touch

Sat, Sep 6, 1997

A seaside excursion turns into an adventure on the high seas when Paddington finds himself adrift in his sand bucket.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Paddington Turns Detective/Seeing is Believing/A Visit to the Theatre

Sat, Sep 27, 1997

When Mr. Brown's prized vegetable disappears from the garden, Paddington turns detective to investigate the matter.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Paddington at the Wheel/Howdy Paddington/A Shopping Expedition

Sat, Oct 18, 1997

Due to a case of mistaken identity, Paddington is behind the wheel for his first driving test.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Paddington Gets a Raise/Bonhomme Paddington/Everything Comes to Those Who Wait

Sat, Nov 8, 1997

It's Mr. Brown's birthday and, in his attempt to raise enough money to send him a telegram, Paddington takes a job as a model for a painting class.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Paddington Hits Out/Ranger Paddington/Paddington's Puzzle

Sat, Dec 13, 1997

Mr. Curry enters a golf competition with Paddington as his caddie. But when Mr. Curry ends up in the first aid tent after slipping on a marmalade sandwich, Paddington takes over for him.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Paddington Cleans Up/Riding High/Paddington Dines Out

Sat, Jan 17, 1998

Paddington suddenly finds himself embarking on a new career - as a vacuum cleaner salesman. His first customer: Mr. Curry.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Paddington Keeps Fit/Paddington Goes to Washington/Trouble at the Launderette

Sat, Feb 14, 1998

When Paddington invests in a Grant Stalwart's World Famous Home Body-Building Outfit, Mr. Curry decides to have a go at the equipment - with disastrous results.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Case of the Doubtful Dummy/The Greatest Paddington on Earth/Paddington Goes to Court

Sat, Mar 7, 1998

One foggy evening, Paddington spies a kidnapping: a bearded man creeps up behind a woman, throws a white sheet over her, and carries her off. Emulating his favorite mystery detective Dick Dale, Paddington goes "undercover" at a department store to solve the crime. As everyone knows, Paddington is a helpful bear...even when he doesn't know he's helping. So it's lucky for a small traveling Chinese circus that Mr. Gruber and Paddington come to watch a performance, because with a few bear-adjustments, the circus' popularity grows and grows, and our bear is the hit of the show. Mr. Gruber brings Paddington to visit the Law Courts. But they get there only to realize that the visitor's gallery is locked. While Mr. Gruber sets out to find someone who can unlock the door for them, Paddington sits down to a snack. But before long, our hero finds himself in a court of law - on trial!

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Treasure Hunt/Paddington Goes to Hollywood/Mr. Gruber's Mystery Tour

Sat, Mar 28, 1998

Paddington decides to dig for buried treasure with his trusty magic probe metal detector.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ A Disappearing Trick/Paddington Saves the Day/Paddington Goes to School

Jan 1998

Paddington's got a new hobby--magic--and he's determined to give a magic show to entertain all the guests at his birthday party. But can the Browns' household survive his practicing? / While gathering facts on the wonders of Australia, Mr. Gruber and Paddington visit Mr. Gruber's old friend who is the head master at a private boys' school. They arrive in time to watch a friendly game of cricket, but when the school's team is one man short, Paddington leaps at the opportunity to try something new, and his bear sense makes for very interesting technique. / Due to bureaucratic bungling, Paddington receives notice that he should attend the local

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Old Master Paddington/Paddington and the Pardon/A Picnic on the River

Sat, May 23, 1998

In his attempt to discover an "old master" beneath one of the paintings in the drawing-room, Paddington ends up making a mess of Mr. Brown's entry in the local handicraft exhibition. With time running out and the exhibition fast-approaching, Paddington must rely on his un-honed artistic skills. / Paddington and Mr. Gruber arrive in France to experience the age old tradition of a Pardon. The citizens of St. Castille are sure to remember this year's ceremony for years to come when Paddington joins the local marching band--and helps end the day with a bang. / When Paddington and the Browns go for a picnic on the river, Paddington ends up in the river. And, when he hears Judy tell everybody that he can't swim, well, down he sinks...into the river's nine inch depths. Paddington is rescued - minus hat! Did his most favorite possession fall victim to the river's whirlpool?

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ A Day to Remember/Paddington in Spain/A Most Unusual Ceremony

Jan 1998

When Harold Price and Deirdre Flint ask him to be an usher at their wedding, Paddington is thrilled...until he discovers that he can't remove the wedding ring he has slipped onto his paw. / It's the flamenco festival in Seville, Spain, which is in itself a wonderful event. But for Paddington, coming to the home of the famous Seville oranges, which are used in his favorite marmalade, pushes Paddington over the edge and he can't stop himself from whipping up a batch of extra sticky marmalade. And when he does, he's the belle of the ball at the flamenco festival's grand finale. / While visiting Sir Huntley Martin's marmalade factory, Paddington is mistaken for a worker and set to work cleaning out barrels. A special ceremony is punctuated by an avalanche of empty marmalade barrels that come thundering through the scene.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Paddington Steps Out/Paddington Prepares/Paddington Recommended

Sat, Jul 4, 1998

Paddignton and the Browns attend the ballet. // Mr. Gruber is off on his first trip to research his book about the worlds wonders. // Paddington is mistaken for a famous chef!

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Paddington Goes to the Dentist/Paddington's Dinosaur/Paddington's First Flight

Sat, Jul 25, 1998

When Paddington breaks a tooth, it's off to the dentist's office where Mr. Leach, the family dentist, discovers that bears can be difficult patients at best. / The entire idea that huge reptiles once roamed the Earth is amazing for Paddington, and certainly worthy of a chapter in Mr. Gruber's book, The World and its Wonders. So Paddington and Mr. Gruber are off to the badlands in Alberta, Canada, to learn all they can about dinosaur fossils. And do they ever learn a lot, especially when Paddington discovers a new species--the Paddingsaurus Marmaladous. / Paddington wins a hairy leg contest at the local pier and is delighted with his prize: fr

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Paddington Breaks the Peace/Paddington Takes Off/Trouble at Number 32

Sat, Aug 15, 1998

Mr. Curry tricks Paddington into doing some yard work for him. Paddington and Mr. Gruber visit Buzz Booster, a rocket scientist with NASA.Paddington experiences snow for the first time and he becomes a little over-zealous with snowballs.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Paddington in a Hole/Paddington in the Galapagos/Paddington Strikes a Bargain

Sat, Sep 5, 1998

Mr. Brown has been doing many renovations around 32 Windsor Gardens, all of which Mr. Curry has copied to a T. But when Paddington helps his neighbour install a serving hatch in a kitchen wall, Mr. Curry ends up with a hole in the side of his house. At first Mr. Curry's furious until Paddington points out that it can be used as a serving hatch and if he's lucky, Mr. Curry will never have to answer his door again. / Researchers and scientists come from all over the world to study the amazing animals on the Galapagos islands, each hoping to discover a new species. Paddington unknowingly helps a pair of naturalists attain this goal, and it's not

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Pantomime Time/Paddington in Alaska/A Stitch in Time

Sat, Sep 26, 1998

Paddington attends a magic show where he is sawed in half, made to disappear, and then shows the magician a conjuring trick of his own - thanks to the secret compartment in his suitcase. / The Alaskan wilderness is where Mr. Gruber and Paddington have come to see how man and dog battle the elements. But when one young bear and a not so brave and rugged outdoors man find themselves in the middle of nowhere, it's a good thing wolves like marmalade too. / A hole in Paddington's pocket makes him lose his weekly allowance, so to try and make up for it, he offers to mend some of Mr. Curry's clothes. But sewing is very difficult with paws and soon Mr. Curry's entire wardrobe is ruined. Good thing Paddington's sewing machine turns out to be an antique, and when he sells it, Mr. Curry can buy a new wardrobe, and Paddington has enough left over to replace his pocket money.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Paddington and the Cold Snap/Paddington and the Yeti/Paddington Hits the Jackpot

Jan 1998

In his attempts to unfreeze Mr. Curry's water pipes, Paddington ends up flooding his neighbor's bathroom. / Does the Yeti really exist? Mr. Gruber doesn't think so while Paddington would like to believe that it does. They may be close to discovering the answer when they get stranded in the Himalayas and seek refuge in a cave. After some very strange occurrences in the night, they both know they saw something... or was it simply each other? / Paddington is a contestant on a game show where his skewed logic delights the audience and totally befuddles the harried host.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Paddington Makes a Clean Sweep/Paddington at the Olympics/Paddington and Do it Yourself

Sat, Nov 7, 1998

Paddington does a wonderful imitation of a black bear when he tries to clean out the Browns' sooty chimney - and winds up losing his brushes inside. / Through a bureaucratic bungling, Paddington is chosen to represent England and run a leg in the Olympic Flame relay across the United States. But when Paddington takes a wrong turn and ends up lost in the middle of the city, it looks like the opening ceremonies are doomed. Luckily for him, and the world, Paddington runs into some very helpful people who get him to the stadium in the nick of time. / When he spies Paddington hard at work, making a "do it yourself" magazine rack for Mr. Brown, Mr.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ In and Out of Trouble/Sir Paddington/A Spot of Decorating

Sat, Nov 28, 1998

Paddington tests Mr. Curry's hammock - and finds the darn thing tricky at best. / Paddington and Mr. Gruber step into the past when they arrive in Charlemagne, Germany, for a medieval festival, complete with knightly competitions. Paddington dons armour and mounts a horse for a joust against the Black Knight, and thanks to some slippery marmalade, Sir Paddington is victorious. / Paddington's been room-less for 2 weeks while Mr. Brown procrastinates with the painting and wallpapering. So when Paddington finds himself at loose ends and alone in the house, he has a go at fixing up his room. His attempts fail and now it looks like the Browns will have to bring in professionals, which is just what everyone really wanted in the first place.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Paddington in Touch/Paddington at the Dead Sea/Goings on at Number 32

Sat, Dec 19, 1998

The Brown's are invited to Paddington's old school to attend a special rugby match against a team from Peru.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ A Sticky Time/Private Paddington/Paddington Buys a Share

Sat, Jan 9, 1999

Paddington loves cooking shows, but this time, the toffee recipe he's made turns out all wrong and indigestible. So when Paddington complains of stomach cramps and grabs his stomach in pain, the Browns hurry him to the hospital for emergency surgery. Luckily it's just a case of galloping toffee drops which got stuck to Paddington's fur. / When Mr. Gruber and Paddington's car breaks down in a small, dusty, mid-west town in the U.S., they are unknowingly recruited into the Army Reserves--and are sent off to boot camp. Paddington and Mr. Gruber find the Army isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially the food, but they make the best of it and e

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Paddington Takes a Cut/Anchors Away/Paddington Passes Through

Mon, Jan 3, 2000

Paddington decides to try a paw at topiary (the art of cutting bushes and shrubs into fantastic shapes) and luckily for the Browns, Mr. Curry asks Paddington to have a go at one of his shrubs. / A relaxing sea voyage turns into chaos as too much sun, too many biscuits, and the rolling waves make Paddington see ghosts. And when others see his ghosts too, Paddington does the only thing he can do: he hides. Everyone fears the worse. Could there be a bear overboard?! / When Paddington visits the local television station to be part of a live studio audience, he ends up in not one, not two, but three live programs that are broadcast all over England.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ What's Going on at Number 32/Paddington at the Rock Garden/Trouble in the Bargain Basement

Tue, Jan 4, 2000

Paddington is delighted when Mr. Brown purchases a new television and antenna. Now he can watch all his favorite programs. Unfortunately for the Browns, that's just what Mr. Curry is hoping to do as well. / A research trip to India leads Paddington and Mr. Gruber to a fantastic garden of stone statues where it's hard to tell the difference between who's real and who's made of stone. / Paddington's favorite words are "free" and "demonstration" so when he sees these two words together, he can't help but head down to the bargain basement. And what a demonstration it is...

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Paddington Clocks In/Paddington Goes Swiss/A Day by the Sea

Wed, Jan 5, 2000

Mr. Curry finds out that Paddington has a knack for picking winning horses so he drags him to the races to place a few innocent bets. Mr. Curry learns the valuable lesson, you can't get something for nothing. / Charged with getting the perfect shot of the Matterhorn, Paddington gets outfitted with skis and soon finds himself in the middle of a downhill race and then he flies off a ski jump. But what a picture! / When Paddington is tricked out of his money by a local con man, he sets out to find the culprit. But how can you recognize someone if they're in disguise? Who would have thought there could be so many suspicious looking people at the beach on a sunny day?!

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ House Training/Dare Devil Bear/Paddington the Rock Star

Thu, Jan 6, 2000

Paddington finds a lost dog and Mr. Curry offers to keep it in his house provided Paddington split the reward money. And provided Paddington take care of it. And train it. And put up the found posters. And... / There's nothing more exciting than an air show. Especially if the star attraction is a wing walking bear. Paddington's less than enthusiastic when he finds out he has to walk on the wing -- when the plane is actually in the air. Thanks to some Paddington logic, he sticks to that wing like glue. / The great Jive Chive is coming to town and Paddington will be going to his first ever rock concert. In a classic "Prince and the Pauper" switch, Paddington finds himself on stage grooving to the beat.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ The Amazing Paddington/Pirates!/Paddington the Host

Fri, Jan 7, 2000

Mr. Curry is convinced hypnotism is for the birds. And that's just what Mr. Curry becomes, as well as many other animal species, when he's the first to fall under Paddington's spell. / A new amusement park ride featuring Red Beard is about to open. Paddington brings new meaning to the word "interactive" when he takes Red Beard's place and Captain Brown Beard is a hit. / Mr. Curry preys on the Browns' good nature when he is injured and blames Paddington. Mr. Curry moves in and Mr. Brown and Paddington must play nurse to a very difficult patient.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ The Great Escape/The Paddington Files/Paddington the Surveyor

Mon, Jan 10, 2000

Two escaped convicts on the run find the perfect hide-out at Mr. Curry's house while he's away. And the bear neighbour is so very helpful, if not a little bit disaster prone. The two convicts decide it's safer being in prison and turn themselves in. / A late night alien movie convinces Paddington there are aliens all around. And he's right. Except they are enthusiasts participating in the science fiction convention down the street. / The fence separating the Brown's and Mr. Curry's back gardens becomes the topic of a neighbourly argument when it appears that part of the Brown's garden is actually on Mr. Curry's land. Mr. Curry wants to charge rent, but a little surveying from Paddington reveals Mr. Curry's grandfather built the fence in the first place. And he was as unscrupulous as Mr. Curry.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Mr. Curry's Birthday Bash/Paddington and the Loch Ness Monster/Copybear

Tue, Jan 11, 2000

Mr. Curry has never had a birthday party, or at least, that's what he convinces Paddington of. So when he lets slip that it's his birthday, Paddington does the neighbourly thing. But one surprise guest in particular knows that Curry's up to his old tricks: Curry's mother, and she is not impressed to learn her son lied about everything. / Paddington is shocked to learn that most photographs of the elusive Nessie are fakes. Who would do such an unscrupulous thing? Paddington's about to find out, but this is one fake that turns out to be real. / Mr. Brown's been worked ragged by his boss preparing for a big important meeting. So when he forgets his papers at home, Paddington heads to Mr. Brown's office to deliver them by paw... but offices are big places and anything can get lost in the shuffle, even a bear.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Paddington Gets His Money's Worth/Drive Bear Drive/Paddington Delivers the Goods

Wed, Jan 12, 2000

Paddington loves reading comic books so Mr. Curry agrees to give him some old ones he has in his basement, for a price. They turn out to be quite valuable. Mr. Curry tries every trick in the book to get them back, but Paddington is happy to keep and read them. / The Giant's Causeway in Ireland is Mr. Gruber and Paddington's destination, but when Gruber loses his glasses, Paddington must take the wheel. Little do they know they are in the middle of a car rally and Paddington learns just how nice and helpful the Irish can be. / It's Mr. and Mrs. Brown's anniversary and Paddington's noticed Mr. Brown is behaving rather oddly. Mr. Brown is pretending he doesn't remember so his gift will be that much more of a surprise. But when Paddington is sent to collect the gift, a piano, it'll be a miracle if the whole town doesn't find out about it.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Paddington the Tour Guide/April Fools/Superstitious Paddington

Thu, Jan 13, 2000

Mr. Curry thinks Paddington's made him an April Fool, so he retaliates by sending Paddington on a fool's errand. Poor Paddington doesn't even know what April Fool's is. Aunt Lucy always taught him it was rude to play tricks on people. But in this case, Paddington's honesty turns out to be the best trick of all. / Paddington unknowingly starts a new gold rush when he finds a nugget while panning for gold. It turns out the nugget is the gold tooth that fell out of Mr. Gruber's mouth, but when the truth is discovered, gold fever is out of control. / Mr. Brown's new video camera gives Paddington the idea he can make his own movie and enter a film festival. Mr. Curry gives Paddington little choice but to use him as his leading man. When Paddington shows the rough cut to Mr. Gruber, he suggests a better place for the film: a blooper TV show and Paddington and Mr. Curry win first prize.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Royal Tour/Gold Rush Paddington/Paddington Calls the Shots

Fri, Jan 14, 2000

Clutter has overtaken the Browns' life and Paddington discovers the perfect way to get rid of the pile: a car boot sale where people "pile it high and sell it cheap". Mr. Brown becomes ill, and Mr. Curry volunteers to drive Paddington to the sale in exchange for a share of the profits. Mr. Curry jacks up the prices and it looks like they'll be stuck with their lot until Paddington really does "pile it high". / Paris is one of the world's fashion centers. So what better place for a new trend in fashion to be born, even if unexpectedly. Paddington's floppy hat, worn duffle coat and Wellington boots become the rage and haute couture will never be the same. / Paddington's voice is discovered by a famous Diva who is thrilled she has found a new talent to mold. She will present him at the opening of her new Opera. Never before has Paddington been encouraged to be loud... much to the Brown household's dismay. But he really is good. Perhaps too good. Why... he might become a star. Paddington must decide if that is what he really wants?

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ The Spy who Loved Marmalade/Paddington at Wimbledon/Paddington in the Park

Mon, Jan 17, 2000

Paddington's suitcase is the center of a classic spy intrigue when it is switched, switched, switched, then switched again. Paddington confuses both good and bad spies alike and gets his suitcase back--without ever even knowing it went missing in the first place. / Paddington is delighted to accompany Mr. Gruber to the famous tennis competition. Especially when a small misunderstanding lands him on center court getting first paw experience as a ball bear. / The local Shakespeare in the Park play is underway and Paddington is in charge of sound effects for the performance of Romeo and Juliet. Paddington's thunder claps take everyone by surprise and make the play a resounding success when a real life Romeo and Juliet story comes to a happy ending.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ One Bear's Treasure/Bear of Style/A Night at the Opera

Tue, Jan 18, 2000

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13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Paddington the Babysitter/Paddington on the Orient Express/Paddington and the Frog of Doom

Wed, Feb 2, 2000

Paddington is asked by Harold Price and Deirdre Flint to be an usher and their wedding, and Paddington is thrilled, until he can't get the ring off that he put on his finger.