Episode
Chuggington: Helpful Hodge
Overview
Koko challenges Hodge to a competition: whoever does the most jobs that day wins! But it has to be a secret. Hodge can't even tell Eddie. Hodge hurries off, eager to get started. Meanwhile, Eddie's having a little trouble tuning the electric guitar he found and wants to fix it. Hodge, desperate to win the competition, runs Eddie all over town instead, doing jobs that don't really need doing.
Details
- Series
- Chuggington
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 39
- Air date
- 2009-04-22
- Runtime
- 10 min
Episode context
Helpful Hodge is Episode 39 in Season 1 of Chuggington. It aired on 2009-04-22. The runtime is 10 min.
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Episode 38: Rock-a-Bye Chatsworth
Chatsworth has had a very busy day and wants a quick snooze, but everything and everyone conspires to keep him awake. First the trainees are playing loudly in the park - and then Vee calls him out on another long job. Meanwhile, at the quarry, Harrison unknowingly gets some rocks trapped in his engine.
Episode 40: Brewster to the Rescue
Calley is doing emergency rescue training with the trainees. If they do well, they'll earn a badge. Calley takes them to her underground chamber to show them all of her emergency rolling stock and the computer that tells her when a chugger is in trouble. Then they go out into the country to do some practical exercises. Calley asks Brewster to pretend to rescue Zephie.
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Episode 37: Mtambo's Amazing Adventure
Mtambo's in a bit of a rut giving the same old tours everyday in the Safari Park. He wants some adventures in his life so that he has new stories to tell. One of Mtambo's passengers, Freddy, says that he's about to head off on a jungle expedition. Freddy asks Mtambo to watch his camera gear while he goes to the souvenir shop. Mtambo makes up his mind to ask Freddy for a job when he returns.
Episode 41: Wilson & the Paint Wagon
The trainees are learning to use the paint wagon. Wilson has trouble concentrating, so while Koko and Brewster learn how to mix colours, Puffer Pete takes Wilson to Old Town for some extra painting tuition. Wilson is great at doing wild, artistic designs, but Pete says he also has to learn how to paint with control. With Pete encouraging him, Wilson does it!
Episode 36: Nurse Wilson
Dunbar and Nurse David from Chuggington Hospital are teaching the trainees how to use the ambulance car. Shouting over the noise of the siren, Dunbar loses his voice. Morgan can't find out what's wrong, but he suggests that Dunbar rest. Inspired by his lesson, Wilson decides to nurse Dunbar. Unfortunately he's a little too attentive, but Dunbar doesn't have any voice to tell him to go away!
Episode 42: Eddie Finds Time
The depot clock is broken, and the schedule is in chaos! Eddie needs to go to Old Town to see if he can borrow a part from the old clock to repair the depot clock. Hodge gives him a lift, as he's taking the chugscan back to the factory because it's spouting gibberish. Meanwhile, Olwin takes the trainees to Old Town, and on the way tells them about the Old Town Mystery Chugger.
Episode 35: Inspector Emery
Old 'Picky Nicky' Inspector Nicholas is coming to conduct Chuggington Depot's annual inspection. The chuggers swing into action getting things ready. Emery has a day off and really wants to help. He bosses everyone about and generally gets in the way. An exasperated Vee sends him to the station to wait for the Inspector. Emery finds a young woman there.
Episode 43: Mtambo's Royal Tour
Vee announces that the King of Buffertonia is coming for a tour of the Safari Park. Mtambo wants to give the best tour ever, so he does a practice run - with Hodge pretending to be the king. Mtambo is ready to give his royal tour when he learns that the King won't be coming because he has been trapped in a landslide. Mtambo is devastated.
Episode 34: Poor Old Puffer Pete
Brewster overhears Morgan talking about something going to the scrap yard, and then hears Pete saying how worn out he is. Brewster jumps to the conclusion that it's Pete who's going to the scrap yard! He and the other trainees determine to help Pete by doing all of his work for him. A farce ensues as the trainees rush around doing Pete's work as well as their own.
Episode 44: Wilson & the Wild Wind
Dunbar has a new training device: a voice-operated storm simulator tunnel, which simulates wind, rain and fog. It's programmed to respond only to Dunbar's voice. Wilson particularly loves battling the wind. Dunbar says that in real conditions, it's best to couple up to another chugger as the added weight gives control.
Episode 33: Zephie's Monkey Business
Zephie has never worked in the Safari Park before, so she's excited to be taking the vet, Dr. Gosling, to give the animals their checkups. Emery teases her, saying she'd better watch out for the monkeys. They might pull her wipers or steal her bell! Zephie gets worried. When Dr. Gosling says he'd like to start with the monkeys, she asks if they can do the giraffes and elephants instead.
Episode 45: Old Puffer Pete's Firebox
Puffer Pete's firebox is completely worn out and he can't move without it. It's going to take ages to have a new one made. Until then, Pete is stuck and can't move by himself. Meanwhile the trainees are playing hide and seek in Old Town. Brewster hides in a shed. When he emerges, he's covered in bits of old junk. Koko and Wilson think it's funny!