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About The Busy World of Richard Scarry

The Busy World of Richard Scarry is a kids and animation TV series that premiered on Showtime on March 9, 1994. It has 5 seasons and 195 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 39 "There Really is an Easter Bunny!", aired on March 29, 1996.

Busytown is an enchanting place that's abuzz with energy and life. Young audiences are invited to sing and laugh along as Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and other beloved characters from acclaimed author Richard Scarry make their way through the day exploring their happy and lively world.

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Episodes

195 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

1994 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 32 years ago

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  1. E39

    39. Busytown Soap Box Derby

    Finale

    A Soap box race takes place in Busytown.

  2. E38

    38. Schtoompah, the Funny Austrian

    Schtoompah wreaks havoc when he blows his tuba too hard.

  3. E37

    37. Busytown Regatta

    Busytown celebrates a regatta race.

  4. E36

    36. The Sleeping Car Adventure

    Hilda takes a train ride.

  5. E35

    35. Schmudge, the German Chimney Sweep

    Schmudge a chimney Sweeper in Germany is introduced.

  6. E34

    34. Sergeant Murphy's Day Off

    Sergeant Murphy gets his first day off.

  7. E33

    33. Summer Picnic

    The class goes on a picnic.

  8. E32

    32. Cucumber, the African Photographer

    Cucumber is really nervous about photographing lions.

  9. E31

    31. A Big Operation

    Huckle has his tonsils removed.

  10. E30

    30. Hilda's Romantic Tea Party

    And Hilda has a tea party.

  11. E29

    29. Hans, the Dutch Plumber

    Hans, a plumber working at the Dutch Windmills experiences a leak in a dyke.

  12. E28

    28. Hat Pie

    Hat Pie, a new food, is made.

  13. E27

    27. Floating Bananas

    Strange floating bananas appear.

  14. E26

    26. Pip Pip Goes to London

    Pip Pip goes to London to find the Queen's ring, and experiences many problems.

  15. E25

    25. A Trip to the Moon

    Wolfgang, Benny, Harry and Lowly try to fly to the moon.

  16. E24

    24. The Accident

    An accident occurs.

  17. E23

    23. Good Luck in Rome

    Another mystery takes place in Rome.

  18. E22

    22. The Missing Bananas

    Bananas Gorilla steals a batch of bananas.

  19. E21

    21. The Treasure Hunt

    A treasure hunt takes place in Busytown.

  20. E20

    20. Professor Dig and His Egyptian Mummy

    Professor Dig is introduced with his own Egyptian mummy.

  21. E19

    19. The Snowstorm

    A big snowstorm causes havoc in Busytown.

  22. E18

    18. Billy Dog's Bad Day

    Billy Dog has a bad day.

  23. E17

    17. Ernst and Heidi in the Alps

    Ernst and Heidi from the Swiss alps are introduced.

  24. E16

    16. Mr. Frumbles's New Cars

    When Mr. Frumble crashes his car he steals the bulldozer from Roger Rhino, a taxi and the airplane from Rudolph Von Flugel.

  25. E15

    15. Camping Out

    The Cat family goes camping.

  26. E14

    14. Sneef, the Best Detective in Europe

    Sneef and Sniff succeed in catching the Royal Jewels.

  27. E13

    13. The Best Mistake Ever

    Huckle forgets a shopping list.

  28. E12

    12. The Best Babysitter Ever

    Hilda babysits.

  29. E11

    11. Mario, the Venetian Gondolier

    Mario is introduced and his career as operating gondoliers in Venice.

  30. E10

    10. Mr. Raccoon's Different Day

    Mr. Raccoon has a bad day

  31. E9

    9. The Biggest Catch Ever

    And a big catch is received.

  32. E8

    8. Manuel of Mexico

    A mystery takes place in Mexico.

  33. E7

    7. The Busiest Firefighters Ever

    Smoky and his Firefighters are introduced and their firefighting career.

  34. E6

    6. The Three Fishermen

    The Cat Family goes fishing and returns with fish of different sizes.

  35. E5

    5. Couscous, the North African Detective

    Couscous catches Peppy the Gangster and his Dirty Rats who intend to steal the Jewel-of-Jewels.

  36. E4

    4. The Talking Bread

    A bread in Able Baker Charlie's bakery repeatedly says "Mama".

  37. E3

    3. Grouchy Mr. Gronkle

    Mr. Gronkle is introduced.

  38. E2

    2. Patrick Pig Learns to Talk

    Patrick Pig learns how to speak for the first time .

  39. E1

    1. The Best Birthday Present Ever

    Mother Cat gets a birthday present.

Season 2

1995 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 31 years ago

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  1. E39

    39. Donut Raffle

    A Donut Raffle takes place in Busytown.

  2. E38

    38. Cucumber in Rio

    Cucumber solves another mystery in Rio.

  3. E37

    37. Newspaper Mom

    Mother cat gets a job for newspaper delivering.

  4. E36

    36. The Plight of Penelope Parakeet

    Huckle and Lowly pet-sit Penelope Parakeet.

  5. E35

    35. Cucumber in Machu Pichu

    Cucumber saves a Machu Pichu mystery where all the costumes for a parade are stolen.

  6. E34

    34. Lowly Breaks His Leg

    Lowly breaks his one leg and has to survive with being unable to use it.

  7. E33

    33. Cat Family Ski Trip

    The Cat Family goes skiing.

  8. E32

    32. Couscous on the Nile

    Couscous succeed another mystery taking place on a boat on the Nile River.

  9. E31

    31. Grand Hotel

    The Busytown Grand Hotel is introduced.

  10. E30

    30. Sally Cat's First Trip

    Sally Cat goes on her first trip.

  11. E29

    29. Sneef in India

    Sneef and Sniff solve an Indian mystery.

  12. E28

    28. No Time for Bananas

    Bananas Gorilla does not get a chance for bananas.

  13. E27

    27. Sally's First Day at School

    A big storm occurs in Busytown.

  14. E26

    26. Cucumber in the Rockies

    Cucumber manages to stop a runaway boxcar that is carrying a wedding cake in the Canadian Rockies.

  15. E25

    25. The Biggest Storm Ever

    Sally Cat starts kindergarten.

  16. E24

    24. New Friend on the Block

    A new friend for Huckle arrives on his street.

  17. E23

    23. Couscous in the Sahara

    Couscous catches Pepe and his Dirty Rats by trapping them in an Egyptian pyramid that they are searching for treasure in.

  18. E22

    22. Sergeant Murphy's Deputy

    Sergeant Murphy gets a deputy.

  19. E21

    21. Big Trouble for Bananas Gorilla

    Bananas Gorilla gets in more big trouble having stolen more bananas.

  20. E20

    20. The Supermarket Mystery

    Groceries are stolen from the supermarket.

  21. E19

    19. Ambulance Cake

    The hospital hosts a bake sale.

  22. E18

    18. Mr. Frumble Gets a Job

    Mr. Frumble gets his first job.

  23. E17

    17. Sneef in Russia

    Sneef and Sniff save a Russian mystery.

  24. E16

    16. The Big Move

    Billy Dog is moving away.

  25. E15

    15. The Best Waiters Ever

    New waiters come in.

  26. E14

    14. Steamboat Mystery

    A mystery involving a steamboat takes place.

  27. E13

    13. High Flyers

  28. E12

    12. Hilda the Director

    Hilda holds auditions for actors to star in her play.

  29. E11

    11. Sneef Saves the Queen

    Sneef captures the culprit who stole the Queen of England's crown.

  30. E10

    10. Young Vikings

    Huckle and Lowly go sailing on a raft that they built.

  31. E9

    9. Roughing It

  32. E8

    8. Flying Noodles

    Strange flying noodles are featured.

  33. E7

    7. Captain Willy and the Pirates

    Captain Willy is put ashore by pirates and attempts to get his boat back, as well as catch them.

  34. E6

    6. The Clean Garage

    The Cat Family cleans out their garage.

  35. E5

    5. The Great Pie Robbery

    Madame Dog's pies get stolen.

  36. E4

    4. The Field Trip

    The Scouts go on a field trip.

  37. E3

    3. The Firefighter's Ball

    Smoky, Sparkey and Nozzle get a firefighters ball.

  38. E2

    2. Couscous in Gibraltar

    Couscous captures Peppy and his Dirty Rats in Gibraltar.

  39. E1

    1. The Big Story

    Huckle and Lowly become news reporters.

Season 3

1995 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 31 years ago

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  1. E39

    39. Vanderbuilt's New Shoes

    Finale

    Vanderbuilt gets new shoes.

  2. E38

    38. P.J. Pig's Brave Day

    P.J. Pig does his best.

  3. E37

    37. Has Anyone Seen My Book?

    Sally's book goes missing.

  4. E36

    36. Say Cheese, Please!

    The class has to take photos of their families, but experiencing many problems and Huckle finally succeeds in taking the best picture.

  5. E35

    35. The First Bridge

    The story of the first bridge is featured (caused by a toppling tower that lands on the river).

  6. E34

    34. The Best Amusement Park Ever

    Wolfgang, Benny and Harry open a big amusement park, but having trouble in the process.

  7. E33

    33. Billy Dog's Space Rock

    Billy Dog loses a meteorite from the observatory and tries to find and return it.

  8. E32

    32. The First Balloon

    The story of the first balloon (a.k.a. Montgolfier) is featured.

  9. E31

    31. Fun-Time Riddle Race

    A big riddle race takes place in Busytown starting at the Fire station (with the riddle "When things get really hot, we'll bring you some water") and ending at the Observatory (with the riddle "When it gets dark, look up and watch the show").

  10. E30

    30. Lone Wolf at the Lighthouse

    Lone Wolfe is at a lighthouse.

  11. E29

    29. Macaroni Polo

    Macaroni Polo is introduced.

  12. E28

    28. Inventor of the Year

    One of Busytown's residents gets an award for being the inventor of the year.

  13. E27

    27. The Big Date

    Billy's mother goes on a date.

  14. E26

    26. The First Pyramid

    The story of the discovery of the first pyramid is featured.

  15. E25

    25. A Tough Test

    A tough test takes place.

  16. E24

    24. The Perfect Wedding

    Miss Honey and Bruno Bear are getting married.

  17. E23

    23. Viking Pigs

    The Viking pigs are introduced.

  18. E22

    22. Mr. Frumble's Brother

    Mr. Frumble's twin brother is introduced.

  19. E21

    21. Hilda for President

    Hilda runs for president.

  20. E20

    20. The First Olympics

    The story of the Greek Olympics is featured.

  21. E19

    19. The School Dance

    A school dance takes place.

  22. E18

    18. Little Fixit

    Little Fixit, the sister of Mr. and Mrs. Fixit is introduced.

  23. E17

    17. Peasant Pig's Gifts

    Peasant Pig gets his own gifts.

  24. E16

    16. Denys at Camp

    Denys go to camp.

  25. E15

    15. Mr. Gronkle's Friends

    Mr. Grankle's friends are introduced.

  26. E14

    14. The Discovery of America

    The story of America being discovered is featured.

  27. E13

    13. Dad's Neat Job

    Father Cat does a new job.

  28. E12

    12. Locked Out

    Someone gets locked out.

  29. E11

    11. Martha's First Book

    Martha reads her first book.

  30. E10

    10. The Best Birthday Party Ever

    Two birthday parties take place in Busytown.

  31. E9

    9. Pig Will Won't

    Pig Will becomes Pig Won't.

  32. E8

    8. Oliver's Sandwich

    Oliver gets problems with his sandwich.

  33. E7

    7. The Big Dare

    A big dare takes place.

  34. E6

    6. Lowly Joins the Circus

    Lowly Worm takes part in a circus.

  35. E5

    5. Cordelia's Debut

    Cordelia debuts.

  36. E4

    4. Billy Dog Gets Glasses

    Billy Dog gets his first pair of glasses.

  37. E3

    3. Bucketman in Busytown

  38. E2

    2. Cave Pigs

    The life of cave pigs is featured.

  39. E1

    1. The Knights of Busytown

    Knights and a bucketman are a major occurrence in Busytown.

Season 4

1995 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 30 years ago

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  1. E39

    39. Pumpkin Heads

    Huckle, Lowly and Sprout participate in a pumpkin contest.

  2. E38

    38. Hold Your Breath!

    Toula and her father catch a gold necklace in their net

  3. E37

    37. Who's Afraid of the Big Eclipse

    Finale

    When there is a misprint in The Bugle, the townspeople think that the sun will disappear for 360 years.

  4. E36

    36. Helper's Helper

    One helper gets another helper.

  5. E35

    35. Niagara Falls Mystery

    Cucumber succeeds a mystery when Niagara Falls stops flowing and it is blocked by Beaver Sweet Tooth's gang.

  6. E34

    34. Fill'er Up Scotty

    Scotty operates a gas station.

  7. E33

    33. Cousin Ross

    Cousin Ross is introduced.

  8. E32

    32. Earnest's Dish You Can Eat

    Earnest introduces his dish you can eat.

  9. E31

    31. The Best Car Trip Ever

    The Cat family goes on a big car trip.

  10. E30

    30. Sally Cat's Christmas Dream

    Sally Cat gets her Christmas Dream.

  11. E29

    29. Abe and Babe's Christmas Lesson

    Abe and Babe get a Christmas lesson.

  12. E28

    28. The Best Christmas Present Ever

    A big Christmas present comes to Busytown.

  13. E27

    27. Mr. Bean's Restaurant

    Mr. Bean opens a drive-in restaurant.

  14. E26

    26. Cahuchu's Magic Tree

    Little Cahuchu discovers a tree with magical bouncing sap.

  15. E25

    25. Mr. Fixit's Super Submarine

    Mr. Fixit invents a submarine and Lowly and Huckle give it a test ride.

  16. E24

    24. Lost in the Swamp

    One gets lost in the swamp.

  17. E23

    23. Stanley's Amazing Photo

    Stanley does some of the best photographing.

  18. E22

    22. Triple A Deliveries

  19. E21

    21. The Pickle Car Wash

    Mr. Frumble has his own car wash for his Pickle Car.

  20. E20

    20. Eager Beaver's Clever Game

    Eager Beaver makes a clever game.

  21. E19

    19. Daylight Savings Time

    The story of Daylight Saving Time is featured.

  22. E18

    18. Princess Hilda

    Hilda acts as a magician.

  23. E17

    17. The First Horseless Carriage

    The story of the first horseless carriage is featured.

  24. E16

    16. Bananas the Magician

    Bananas Gorilla acts as a magician.

  25. E15

    15. Mr. Frumble's Birthday Party

    Mr. Frumble has his own birthday party.

  26. E14

    14. A Signal for Peng

    Peng gets a signal.

  27. E13

    13. End of the Rainbow

  28. E12

    12. Stage Fright

    Dennis gets stage fright.

  29. E11

    11. The First Skis Ever

    The story of the first skis takes place.

  30. E10

    10. Peter's Visit

    Peter visits.

  31. E9

    9. Mr. Gronkle Won't Mind

    An eventful day occurs in the lives of Lowly, Huckle, and Father Cat.

  32. E8

    8. Sneef and Sniff at the Opera

    Sniff and Sneef solve a voice problem at a European Opera.

  33. E7

    7. Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine

    Mr. Fixit causes havoc with his new magnet machine that gets out of control and attracts anything made of metal.

  34. E6

    6. P.S. Pig's Special Friend

    P.S. Pig gets a new friend.

  35. E5

    5. Home Sweet Home

    Cavemen create a shelter.

  36. E4

    4. A Trip Back in Time

    Mr. Fixit builds a time machine.

  37. E3

    3. The Best Day for Dennis

    Dennis has his best day.

  38. E2

    2. The Best Painter Ever

    Someone paints the Sistine Chapel.

  39. E1

    1. The Perfect Gentleman

    A new gentleman comes.

Season 5

1996 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 30 years ago

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  1. E39

    39. There Really is an Easter Bunny!

    The Easter Bunny comes to Busytown.

  2. E38

    38. Santa Needs Help!

  3. E37

    37. A Message in a Bottle

    Finale
  4. E36

    36. Who's Too Scared to Masquerade?

  5. E35

    35. The Big Apple Christmas Caper

  6. E34

    34. The Mystery of the Stone Circle

  7. E33

    33. Be My Valentine

  8. E32

    32. The First Easter Egg Ever

  9. E31

    31. Count on Us!

  10. E30

    30. The Sleepover

    A sleepover takes place.

  11. E29

    29. The First Valentine Ever

  12. E28

    28. Huckle's Feathery Friends

    Huckle gets some bird friends.

  13. E27

    27. The Spelling Bee

  14. E26

    26. Counting Chickens

    A message in a bottle appears.

  15. E25

    25. Mr. Gronkle Moves Away

    Mr. Gronkle moves to the countryside.

  16. E24

    24. Now I Know My One, Two, Threes!

    Sally learns how to count.

  17. E23

    23. The First Halloween Ever

    The story of the first Halloween is told.

  18. E22

    22. The New Neighbors

    A family moves into Busytown.

  19. E21

    21. Toof Trouble

  20. E20

    20. Forget-bur Never Forgets

  21. E19

    19. Match-Makers

    The story of the first valentine is featured, and one wants to be their own valentine.

  22. E18

    18. Blooming Busytown

    Flowers are blooming all over Busytown.

  23. E17

    17. Leo-Pardo's Smile

    Leo-Pardo smiles for the first time.

  24. E16

    16. Mr. Gronkle Comes to Stay

    Mr. Gronkle stays with the Cat family during winter, but freezes in the ice.

  25. E15

    15. Rainy Day

  26. E14

    14. Albert, the Belgian Barge Captain

  27. E13

    13. Never Too Small

  28. E12

    12. We Won't Go to the Doctor!

  29. E11

    11. No More Games, Manuel!

  30. E10

    10. The Winners

  31. E9

    9. Practice Makes Prefect

    There is a school recital.

  32. E8

    8. The Piggy Express

    Piggy delivers mail.

  33. E7

    7. King and Queen for a Day

    Huckle and Hilda become king and queen.

  34. E6

    6. Drive-Through Movie

    A drive-through theater opens.

  35. E5

    5. Pépé le Gangstaire

  36. E4

    4. Superstitious Bananas

    Bananas Gorilla starts having good luck after getting some bananas.

  37. E3

    3. Now That's Progress

    Progress takes place.

  38. E2

    2. The Royal Game of Dennis

    Dennis gets a royal game.

  39. E1

    1. The Mole Machine

    Mr. Fixit invents a mole machine.

The Busy World of Richard Scarry FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Busy World of Richard Scarry?

The Busy World of Richard Scarry has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 29, 1996.

When did the latest episode of The Busy World of Richard Scarry come out?

The most recent episode of The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Season 5 Episode 39 "There Really is an Easter Bunny!", aired on March 29, 1996.

How many seasons of The Busy World of Richard Scarry are there?

The Busy World of Richard Scarry has 5 seasons with 195 episodes in total.

When did The Busy World of Richard Scarry first air?

The Busy World of Richard Scarry first aired on Showtime on March 9, 1994.

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