Spud the Pilot is the second episode of the seventh season.
Plot
Bob is installing an antique fireplace for Mrs. Percival. He goes to JJ’s yard to collect it and finds JJ playing with his new model aeroplane. Bob then heads to Mrs. Percival’s and starts to knock out the old fireplace, the fastidious Mrs. Percival has covered her old furniture in dust sheets. JJ travels into the countryside to try out his remote-controlled plane, but he loses control of it and it careers off into a neighbouring field, where Spud discovers it.
Characters
- Bob
- Wendy
- Scoop
- Muck
- Dizzy
- Roley
- Lofty
- Spud
- J.J.
- Trix
- Mrs. Percival
- Mr. Bernard Bentley
- Mrs. Barbara Bentley
- Mrs. Potts
- Angelo Sabatini
- Squawk
- Farmer Pickles (mentioned)
Voice Cast
United Kingdom & Australia
- Neil Morrissey as Bob, Roley, Lofty & Angelo Sabatini
- Rob Rackstraw as Scoop, Muck, Spud & Mr. Bernard Bentley
- Kate Harbour as Wendy, Dizzy, Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Percival & Mrs. Barbara Bentley
- Colin McFarlane as J.J.
- Llewella Gideon as Trix
North America
- William Dufris as Bob & Angelo Sabatini
- Lorelei King as Wendy, Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Percival & Mrs. Barbara Bentley
- Alan Marriott as Scoop, Spud & Mr. Bernard Bentley
- Maria Darling as Dizzy, Roley & Trix
- Lachele Carl as Muck
- Sonya Leite as Lofty
- Colin McFarlane as J.J.
Locations
- Bobsville
- Bob's Yard (Bobsville Version)
- J.J.'s Yard
- Mrs. Percival's Home
- The Countryside
Trivia
- Despite airing in 2003, this episode was produced in 2002 according to the UK credits.
- This episode premiered in Australia a few days before it premiered in the UK.
- This was the first and only appearance of J.J.'s model aeroplane.
- Skip was oddly not seen in J.J.'s yard, nor was mentioned of being away.
- This episode was paired with Mr. Beasley's New Friends (Season 7) when it was shown in Canada and Latin America.
- This episode was later paired with the TV premieres of Trix and the Bug (Season 9) and First Aid Molly (Season 8) when the series moved to PBS in the US in 2005.
- During the late 2000's, this episode was paired with Mr. Beasley's New Friends (Season 7) on Sprout on weekend airings only.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Strach jest pilotem | Spud is a Pilot |
| Russian | Спад-пилот | Spud-Pilot |
| Latin Spanish | Spud el Piloto | Spud the Pilot |
| Dutch | Piloot Spud | Pilot Spud |
| German | Knolle, der Bruchpilot | Spud, the Fracture Pilot |
| Czech | Z Huga je pilot | Spud the Pilot |