Series Five (1997)
| Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|
| "60. The Great Race" | 1 September 1997 (1997-09-01) |
| Matthew challenges Sooty to a race around the local park and Sooty finds different ways to make the race very close. | |
| "61. Twins" | 8 September 1997 (1997-09-08) |
| Sooty and Scampi end up causing trouble at the shop by using Sooty's magic wand to make a pair of Sweep's, a pair of Matthew's hands as well as Matthew Corbett twins. When Mo arrives at the shop and notices a pair of Sweep's as well as Matthew Corbett twins, she faints not once but twice. | |
| "62. Top of the Morning" | 22 September 1997 (1997-09-22) |
| The gang go on a trip to Ireland. | |
| "63. A Tartan Tale" | 29 September 1997 (1997-09-29) |
| "64. Showbusiness" | 6 October 1997 (1997-10-06) |
| Matthew believes that Sooty, Sweep, Soo & Little Cousin Scampi are obsessed with watching television. Whilst attempting to encourage Sooty & Soo to not watch too much TV, the two get Matthew engaged in their own version of 'You Bet!' Matthew soon chooses to forbid watching TV in the house until they are notified. The next day, Matthew sets up his own version of 'Mastermind' with Sweep and Little Cousin Scampi competing even though Matthew fixes the game so Scampi can beat Sweep. Then Matthew discovers that it was the cotton wool that got wedged in Sweep's ear which allowed Sweep to be a scientist expert. | |
| "65. Snackaravan (aka Little Friends)" | 13 October 1997 (1997-10-13) |
| Business is bad in the shop as normal, so when Mo arrives and asks to buy a slice of cake Soo has baked, Matthew finds out a way on making money. They cook a dinner and sell Mo some things from the shop. Mo tells Matthew he should be in catering and sells him a run down snack caravan. Everything goes wrong, with Sweep leaving the pressure cooker on resulting in the caravan exploding. Back at the shop, Mo has prepared a party for them as an apology. | |
| "66. Hypnotic Trickster" | 20 October 1997 (1997-10-20) |
| "67. Read All About It" | 27 October 1997 (1997-10-27) |
| Matthew is surprised to see that his article in the local newspaper has been checked wrong, particularly when they have placed his photograph under a different article. Soo takes the newspaper away and Sweep uses it to do some paper ripping, which turns into a competition against Little Cousin Scampi. Later, after protesting to the creator of the newspaper, Sooty & Matthew make their mind up and choose to set up their own newspaper shop which provides the entire truth. Their plan begins with Sooty as the creator, Sweep as the Junior Reporter and Matthew as The Chief Reporter but they have difficulty attempting to draw near with what they are both stating. | |
| "68. Councillors" | 3 November 1997 (1997-11-03) |
| Mo is taking up a "Say No to Holes" policy in the local election, whilst Connie Creighton is encountering a campaign against too much noise. Sooty and Soo back up Mo whilst Sweep and Scampi support Connie. Scampi and Sweep plot Matthew into recording a bedtime story which they then adapt into an anti Mo tape and ends up being played at her assembly. Mo thinks it was a set up from Connie which results in a paint fight in the yard and eventually they both decide to give up politics. | |
| "69. Stars In Their Eyes" | 1 December 1997 (1997-12-01) |
| Matthew is unhappy because of a load of bills that the shop has to pay, whilst Soo is angry with Sweep for eating her pork scratchings. Sooty tells them to laugh at adversity, which they all try. Scampi uses Sweep as a decoy into testing one of his traps and causes Sweep to fall through the ceiling. Jack Dee enters and is looking for something to make him laugh. Matthew and Sooty try everything, but it's Sweep's "gooseberry" joke has him in hysterics. Sweep who is thrilled with success, dreams being on "Stars in their Eyes" as Pavarotti, Elvis, Stevie Wonder and the Sweep family as the Beach Boys. | |
| "70. Sooty And Co's Christmas Special (aka Fun in the Snow)" | 15 December 1997 (1997-12-15) |
| When Sweep says he wants to meet Santa Claus, Sooty uses his magic wand to take them, along with Matthew end up being in a land of snow and ice, leaving Tim to look after the shop with Soo and Scampi. Tim invites a pop band, Code Red around and they sing their latest release which encourages their fans to buy everything in the shop. Meanwhile, Matthew, Sooty and Sweep find Santa Claus, who gives them lots of presents and they return to the shop by magic and all are reunited. |
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