Something Else(2003)

2. The Schedule

2003-10-09

11m

Domestic bliss is shattered when SE forgets about his chores and leaves Something waiting for his lunch. Something decides to create a schedule so that he will always get his meals on time. Unfortunately, Something Else's over-zealous nature means that he takes his scheduling and time saving to an extreme. Everything is done at breakneck speed and meals are soon restricted to one uni-meal in the middle of the night! What can Something do? Can he stop Something Else's manic scheduling? Will Something ever be able to rest for 5 minutes again?

3. The Trip

2003-10-10

11m

Something and SE have become lazy, in fact, they haven't moved from their chairs for weeks. SE decides that they should go for a hike to the Rather Tall Hill to get some exercise. However, all their friends in Here and There warn them that the hill is inhabited by a terrible monster – named Ghastly George. To make matters worse, no-one has returned from a trip to the hill alive and able to tell their tale. Despite being scared, the two head off on their adventure to the Rather Tall Hill with SE leading the way. Will they encounter the monster? Will they return to Here and There to tell the tale?

4. The Sitters

2003-10-14

11m

Swift and Canny decide to take a well-earned break and leave the responsibility of babysitting the shop and Handful to our trusty heroes, SE and Something. Swift and Canny are especially concerned that their best customers, the Storkers, are not upset and that the shop is run efficiently in their absence. Surely it can't be that difficult to look after the Everything You Need Shoppe? Surely SE and Something can handle Handful? However, with a fateful combination of light bulbs, a trampoline, an infinitely extendible fishing rod and Handful; things don't go quite as planned!

5. Berry High

2003-10-15

11m

It's Tuesday morning and Something is tinkering with his new invention, the Bubble Flying Machine. Meanwhile, upstairs in the kitchen, SE is making his Unusually Crunchy Muffins (as he does every Tuesday). Unfortunately, SE has run out of rockberries, an essential ingredient for the muffins; even the local store is fresh out. SE rallies the troops for a hike to the top of Berry High Mountain to gather fresh rockberries and Something decides to try out his new flying machine. Something reaches the top first, finds the berries and pops a few in his mouth – just to make sure they are ripe of course! But they're not rock berries, they're icicle berries and Something instantly turns into a big block of ice! How are they going to thaw Something? More importantly, will SE manage to bake Tuesday's Unusually Crunchy Muffins?!

6. The Chair Affair

2003-10-16

11m

With the wind blustering outside, SE decides that this would be a perfect opportunity to test Something’s new kite, his ‘Fly me to the moon’ kite. Unfortunately, with a few more alterations to make, Something’s new kite isn’t ready in time and the wind dies down before they’ve had a chance to test it. Dejected, SE sits in a chair and hears a funny squelching noise. At the same time, Something is searching for his tube of ‘Forever Glue’. SE tries to move from the chair and can’t – he has sat on the tube of glue and is now stuck to the chair forever! As the residents of Here and There try to help SE get out of the chair, they too get stuck to it! Will they ever get out of the chair? Surely there’s antidote…?

7. Double Trouble

2003-10-17

11m

Something has come up with an amazing new invention, a Duplicator! Something and SE will never run out of anything again – no more odd socks and certainly no shortage of Crunchy Clusters. SE immediately wants to show Something’s new invention to everyone at the Everything You Need Shoppe and despite Something’s reservations, they take the duplicator into town to demonstrate its capabilities. Unfortunately, during the demonstration, the duplicator gets stuck and not only produces hundreds of oranges but also replicates Handful! Will they find a way of turning two back into one? Could Here and There cope with having two Handfuls?!

8. The Pretty Ones

2003-10-20

11m

Something Else has collected so many vouchers from his bottles of ‘Dr Snakeoil’ that he has won a holiday for himself and Something. Unfortunately, instead of a holiday to an exotic and relaxing place, they have won a holiday to The Stinky Slimy Place! There, they come across Prettier and Prettiest who, despite large cerise blotches over their skin, swear by the mud’s ability to make them pretty and their skin incredibly soft. Something jumps in without a second thought but SE, unimpressed with the mud and the holiday, decides to return home. When Something returns from his holiday with ultra-soft fur, a marketing plan kicks into action and bottles of ‘Dr Something’s Marvellous Mud’ are soon on the market. Will Here and There soon be full of animals with ultra-soft fur or were those cerise blotches a bit more sinister…?

9. Charm School

2003-10-21

11m

Something and SE have been asked to stand in for Nix as the Grand Poobas at the Umbrella Harvest Grand Parade. Something and SE have never been given such an honour and SE realizes that they must both be stylish, witty and elegant for the occasion. Because Something is always such a mess, SE decides that he must attend a course at Charm School before he can be a Grand Pooba. After intensive tuition, Something emerges as a cravat-wearing, classical music-loving bore with no interest in having fun with SE at all. How can SE get his friend back? Will Something ever want to have fun again?

10. Birthday Surprise

2003-10-22

11m

It’s SE’s birthday and Something has forgotten! In a flash, Something runs down to the Shoppe and picks a present for SE, a little talking plant. SE loves his present and finds it especially endearing that the Plant calls him ‘Mama’. The next morning, to their horror, the Plant has grown to enormous proportions and is in the process of devouring the house! Swift informs Something and SE that within two days, the Plant will have reached adulthood and will become carnivorous! Will Something and SE be able to return the Plant to its natural habitat before it eats not only the house, but them as well?

11. Site-Mare

2003-10-23

11m

Something has developed the ultimate rotten cheese machine and the smellier the cheese, the better! Something hates the smell and asks Something to stop his inventing and get rid of the cheese. Something has a better idea though; to build an extension to the house so that he can invent what he likes and create as much of a stink as he wants. Something wastes no time in enlisting the help of friends and they all start digging into the hill, ignoring SE’s blueprint designs. But with no proper foundations, how will the extension stay up and the house not fall down? Disaster is imminent - will Something and SE still have somewhere to live after this building adventure?

12. Clean Living

2003-10-24

11m

SE is cooking his wholesome Chucknut Hotpot for lunch and in the process, staining the walls and ceiling with black smut from the stove. As the concoction gets hotter and hotter, there is a sudden bang, the hotpot explodes resulting in glop being splattered all over the room. As SE starts to clean up the mess, he makes an exciting discovery; the Chucknut Hotpot is actually a Super Cleaner Fluid! With a rush of excitement SE demonstrates his new invention to all the residents of Here and There and soon, SE cannot produce enough of the Hotpot for the number of orders he is receiving. Soon Here and There is spotless - even the streets are glinting. With everything being so polished, the residents start to slip and slide and sunglasses are obligatory to cut out the glare. Not everyone is happy. Will dust ever be allowed to settle again in Here and There? Will Swift ever sell another broom?

13. Stuffed With Stuff

2003-10-27

11m

Something has been working on yet another invention, this time, the ‘Smell-be-gone’ air refresher. As he tests it, a huge, green, stinking cloud emanates from the workshop. He had put cabbages into the machine instead of carnations! With such a terrible stink enveloping the house, Something and SE have to leave for a few days until the smell has had a chance to dissipate. The two of them manage to create havoc wherever they stay and eventually, they are barred from all the homes in Here and There. Where will they stay whilst the terrible stench still lingers? Will the smell ever go?

14. Sleep

2003-10-28

11m

Something and Something Else can’t sleep, in fact, they haven’t slept for days. Not only are they incredibly tired but they have also developed nervous tics because the situation is so dire. They go to Nix to ask for his help and in turn, he sends them to the Valley of Zeds to see The Ever-Sleepers – the only people that hold the secret to a good night’s sleep. When they find Big Snooze, he does have a solution for them; but it’s not what they were expecting…!

15. Can't Dance, Won't Dance

2003-10-29

11m

The Musical Wind is on its way to Here and There and a Happy Feet King must be found. With a cacophony of music engulfing the land, the only one not dancing is Something Else. As fate would have it, SE is picked as the Happy Feet King and must now dance an elaborate Sunset Salsa under the Giant Glittery Tree, otherwise the Musical Wind will never return to Here and There. Does SE dislike the Musical Wind because he can’t dance or is it simply because he won’t dance? With everyone’s hopes resting on SE to serenade the wind before the sun sets, will SE be able to perform the task or will the Musical Wind be gone forever?