Fireman Sam (TV Series 1987 - Ongoing)

 

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Plot

Fireman Sam (Sam Tân in its original Welsh) is a Welsh stop-motion children's television series.  It is based around the inhabitants of Welsh village Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real-life towns, Pontypridd and Tonypandy), especially firefighter Sam Jones.

 

Characters



Firefighters

 

Fireman Sammuel "Sam" Peyton-Jones is referred to as the "hero next door", Charlie's older brother and Bronwyn's brother-in-law. He is the archetypal fireman, who remains composed in an emergency and unfailingly offers assistance to all those in need. Sam is single, but maintains a close relationship with his nephew, James, and niece, Sarah. He lives at 3 Vale Road next to Trevor Evans. Sam spends his spare time in his "inventing shed", in which he makes devices ranging from a potato picker made from old bicycle parts to a machine capable of replacing the town band. On occasion his inventive streak can undermine his emphasis on fire safety. His catchphrase is "Great fires of London!"

Fireman Elvis Cridlington provides a contrast to Sam in both competency and demeanour. His catchphrase is "Great balls of fire!". Elvis holds aspirations of being a rock star, and his mind is often up in the clouds, dreaming of such an idea, something of which usually gets him into trouble from Steele. He is also notorious for being a bad cook. He is so named be cause of the Elvis Presley hairstyle he wears.

 

Station Officer Basil Steele is the chief of Pontypandy Fire Station. As a former army officer, he insists upon a high standard of both hygiene and efficiency in the station. His catchphrase in the old series was "Now who needs the fire service?" but in the new series it is "Action stations men!" Basil may be married to Doris, a character who does not appear but whom Basil mentions in "Telly Trouble" and "Barn Fire" (Series 1). His first name, however, is changed to "Norris" in the feature length "Great Fire of Pontypandy".

Firefighter Penny Morris is the only female member of the Pontypandy fire brigade. In the original series, she only visited occasionally (hailing from Newtown fire station), although in the new series, she seems to work at Pontypandy full time. Penny doubles as a mechanic. Her ideas are often unconventional and at odds with her male colleagues, but she usually turns out to have been right. Penny is often known to go on adventures with the town's children  James and Sarah, Norman Price and Mandy Flood.

 

Auxiliary Fireman Trevor Evans is a West Indian auxiliary fireman with the brigade. His other job is the town's bus driver. He is known for his fondness of cricket, his awkward manner and general bad luck streak, but nonetheless exhibits a great devotion to the welfare of others (especially Dilys). In the 2005 and 2008 seasons, Trevor is no longer an auxiliary firefighter but is still the bus driver, and the spark between him and Dilys still holds strong. Trevor also had a history of hitting on Bella, allegations which he denies to this day.

Towns people

 

Dilys Price runs the town grocery store. She is a well known gossip, and has great affection for Trevor, the bus driver (something of which poor Trevor is too shy to act upon). Dilys is the mother of town mischief-maker Norman Price, but is frequently blind to her son's troublesome ways. She dotes on her only child, or "Mummy's Little Treasure" as she sometimes calls him!
Bella Lasagne is the absent-minded town cafe owner, hailing from Italy. She is not in the 2008 season, although her cafe is still visible. Bella appears to be based on the real Welsh Italians who ran cafes known as "Bracchis" in South Wales Valleys.

Helen Flood, Caribbean born nurse and mother of Mandy Flood. (2005 season)
Mike Flood, accident-prone handyman husband of Helen and father of Mandy. He becomes a reserve fireman in the 2008 series. (2005 season)

 

Tom Thomas, a mountain rescue worker who hails from Australia. Tom is most often seen flying to the rescue in his helicopter or driving his SUV. He is one of few characters who does not have a Welsh accent. (2005 season).

Charlie "Charles" Jones, a fisherman, husband of Bronwyn, Sam's brother, father of Sarah and James. He is also accident-prone, especially in "Poorly Penny" when he caused every single emergency except one. He also becomes a reserve fireman. (2008 season).
Bronwyn McShell-Jones, runs the fish and chip shop/cafe, wife of Charlie, mother of Sarah and James, sister-in-law of Sam. (2008 season).

 

Mr. Price  Dilys' brother, Norman's uncle, Derek's father.
Children Sarah and James Jones are the relatively well-behaved five-year-old daughter and son twins of Charlie, niece and nephew of Fireman Sam. They are often more sensible in an emergency than Norman. When they grow up they want to be firefighters like their uncle Sam. Their good behavior slipped in the 2008 season, most notably James, who has started to take after Norman.

Norman Price is a seven-year-old boy with a love of practical jokes and skateboarding. Unfortunately, Norman regularly fails to set appropriate limits on his own behaviour, and has been known to cause mischief and sometimes causes havoc at the fire station, and for many of Pontypandy's residents. He has shown interest in becoming a firefighter himself one day. In the 2008 series, his intelligence went down. In the same series, he received a palette-swap cousin, Derek (see below).

 

Mandy Flood, Norman's best friend. She is sort of a bridge between naughty Norman and the well behaved Sarah and James. She received a radical redesign for the 2008 series. (2005 season)

Derek Price, Norman's cousin, Mr. Price's son. He is a palette-swap of Norman, minus the glasses & with an English accent. While he seems to be well behaved, he is actually a great joker. His only appearance to date is the 2008 Series episodes "Double Trouble" & "Derek's Grotto", as well as the movie "Great Fire Of Pontypandy". (2008 Series)
VehiclesJupiter is a bright red fire engine driven by Fireman Sam and based on a 1974 Bedford TK(Registration J 999) (1987 to 1994 season), and also based on a 1990 Bedford 6x4 (2005 to 2008 season). It is always taken to rescues.

 

Vehicles

Venus is a rescue tender driven by Penny Morris based on a 1982 Range Rover(Registration V 666).

 

Nurse Flood's car is driven by Nurse Helen Flood. (2005 to 2008 season)
Mike Flood's truck is driven by Mike Flood based on a Dodge Astro (2008 season)
Wallaby One is a helicopter flown by Tom Thomas and based on a 1980 Bell 222. (2005 to 2008 season)

Rescue Jeep is also driven and owned by Tom Thomas and based on a 1976 Range Rover jeep. (2005 to 2008 season)

 

The Bus is driven by Trevor Evans and based on a 1975 Ford Transit(Registration BWS 493T) Dormobile.

Neptune is driven by Penny, and is a rigid inflatable lifeboat powerful enough to tow a fishing trawler & sailing boat. (2008 season)

 

Charlie's boat is a fishing trawler that belongs to Charlie Jones. (2008 season)

Animals

 

Rosa is Bella's temperamental cat.
Dusty is a stray dog, usually found hanging around the fire station. (2005 season only)

Woolly is a lamb who Norman Price adopts after they were rescued from a mountainside. Rather bouncy and playful. (2005 to 2008 season)

 

Lion is Bronwyn's pet cat who seems to have replaced Rosa. (2008 season)

Radar The fire station's own fire dog, a dalmatian. He is very fond of Mandy. (2008 season)

 

Nipper The dog of Bronwyn's sister. (2008 season)

Lambykins Woolly's little lamb. (2008 season)

 

Other
Bentley the Robot is one of Fireman Sam's inventions that appears in the episode of the name. At one point, Norman Price swaps his control cassette for a video game cassette, discarding the former and causing Bentley to act out the game while grabbing and throwing objects within reach; one such object is a can of paraffin which rolls into the fire station and starts leaking. Eventually, the flow reaches Penny Morris, who is busy welding a locker; as she finishes, sparks from her blow torch ignite the paraffin. Meanwhile, Sarah and James find Bentley's genuine control cassette and give it to Fireman Sam, who reactivates Bentley and orders him to go inside to save Penny, who has passed out from the heat. Sarah and James receive certificates for their actions and Bentley receives a medal, who is so pleased that he malfunctions, his head spinning around while repeating the line "Delighted, I'm sure".

Places

 

Fireman Sam's residence Sam lives in a two-story house with several windows, a red door and the small bell at outside. It contains seldom seen rooms:

Hall: The hall has a big shelf, a very large hanger, and a big mirror on the wall. The walls are yellow. There are also the stairs, which connect the ground floor with first floor.

 

Dining room: This room has a big table with several chairs, a shelf with photos and a phone, and the big clock.

Kitchen: The small kitchen has a very big refrigerator, several shelves and a modern oven. There is also the big table with several chairs.

 

Bathroom: The bathroom contains a big washing machine, a small shelf, a vane, a toilet, and a big mirror in the wall.

Sam's Bedroom: Sam has a large bedroom of his own. The walls are white. Sam's bed lies underneath the window. Next to the bed, there are several shelves. The first shelf contains a black and white photograph, and a large red alarm clock with two blue lighters on the bells, which light when it rings. On the second shelf there is a big night lamp. The last shelf holds Sam's civilian clothes. The wood-framed bed is covered by white sheets and two pillows, and has an orange-red blanket with squares on it and white edging. Sam's room is seen during the introductory sequence of the show.

 

Dilys' shop "N.W Price"Dilys Price runs the local grocery and general store, N.W Price, with its stocks of canned goods, outdoor displays of fruits and vegetables, and various treats and snacks. The shop contains seldom-seen rooms:

Dilys's bedroom: Dilys's room contains a shelf with a big mirror and photo, a shelf an electrical alarm clock and night lamp, a shelf with Dilys' clothes, and the wood-framed bed with pillows and a yellow blanket with white edging.

 

Norman's room: Norman's room has several shelves, toys, computer and a wood-framed bed with pillows. The bed also has an orange-pink blanket with white edging.

Bella's café Bella's restaurant contains a large pizza oven, which is the source of at least one fire due to inadequate chimney sweeping (a birds' nest falls into the oven from the chimney and catches fire on the day the oven is installed). Bella's restaurant serves mostly Italian food, along with pastries and desserts.

 

Whole Fish Cafe Bronwyn and Charlie's fish and chip shop cafe, which is the source of at least one fire due to Sarah placing her wet coat over an electric fire. The cafe also has a basement, where was seen thrice in the 2008 season, once when it was flooded, when the heater broke, and another time when Mike Flood fell down with a freezer.

Fire stationSam, Trevor (only in the classic series), Penny, Station Officer Steele, and Elvis (who also does the cooking) work in the fire station. It contains the following rooms:

 

Main room: This room contains the big oven and gas range, a table with several chairs, TV and a shelf with firefighters' clothes. On the wall there is the fire bell.

Steele's office: Officer Steele has a big office. It contains several shelves, a big table with papers and a phone on it, a chair, and a small table with a teleprinter. On the wall is the fire bell. In the 2008 season, a picture of the whole crew with Jupiter (really a promotional shot for the 2003 season) is visible.

 

The Garage: This is where Jupiter & Venus are parked between missions. There is a turntable for Jupiter.

The Floods' residenceMandy, Helen and Mike Flood live in a two-story house. It contains seldom seen rooms:

 

Kitchen: Seen most often, has a toaster, old radio and a couple of chairs next to the counter, where the Floods have breakfast.

Living Room: Seen at least once, when Mike Flood injures his hand, and Radar rescues him.
Workshop: This is where Mike Flood does much of his work.

 

Mountain Rescue: This is where Tom Thomas works, it has a radio, and stairs that go to a 2nd floor balcony, where Tom can see PontyPandy Mountain from. It has the helicopter on the attached landing zone, and SUV parked outside.

Boat House: The home of Neptune, on the quayside. (2008 season)



 

 

​Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1  Aired: 12/26/1985
Kite
Strong winds bring telegraph poles down and take Sarah and James' kite high up, but a little higher than they intended.

Season 1, Episode 2  Aired: 1/2/1986
Barn Fire
On a very hot day, Sarah and James are picking potatoes for Bella. Sam wonders if he can help, but first he has to deal with a barn fire at Pandy Lane Farm.

Season 1, Episode 3  Aired: 1/9/1986
Trevor's Training
It's routine drill for Trevor on his first day in the fire service, until a message comes over the radio.

Season 1, Episode 4  Aired: 1/16/1986
Flat Tyre
After going to a boot-sale, Trevor's tyre goes flat and invades Pontypandy and loads of delays, luckilly Fireman Sam goes to the rescue.

Season 1, Episode 5  Aired: 1/23/1986
Camping
What have a frog and an oily rag got to do with camping? Sam, Sarah and James soon find out.

Season 1, Episode 6  Aired: 1/30/1986
Norman's Tricky Day
Norman is up to his old tricks as usual, but this time he plays one too many!

Season 1, Episode 7  Aired: 12/8/1987
Lost Cat
Saturdays are busy enough for Bella, without having to deal with chip pan fires and lost cats.

Season 1, Episode 8  Aired: 12/10/1987
Telly Trouble
TV stardom comes to Station Officer Steele and everyone in Pontypandy is tuning in.

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Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1  Aired: 9/1/1988
Treasure Hunt
Sam introduces Sarah and James to his new metal detector, and they get hooked on looking for treasure. Unfortunately, they manage to burst a water pipe in the park while searching for Bella's keys! Meanwhile, Norman's game of 'Knights Of The Round Table' backfires when his saucepan helmet gets stuck on his head. Overall, it's a busy day for Sam and the crew...

Season 2, Episode 2  Aired: 9/8/1988
Sam's Day Off
Sam's popcorn machine is just the ticket for the cinemas, until it suffers from a touch of flumbustication!

Season 2, Episode 3
Thief In Pontypandy
Sam's mislaid his watch, Bella's necklace has disappeared and Dilys' earrings have gone missing! Can Sam solve the mystery?

Season 2, Episode 4  Aired: 9/22/1988
Chemistry Set
Norman's dream of making the pongiest stink bomb in the world backfires when Dilys walks into the laboratory.

Season 2, Episode 5  Aired: 9/29/1988
Wishing Well
Trevor organises a search party when Norman doesn't come back from picking strawberries.

Season 2, Episode 6  Aired: 10/6/1988
Sam The Great Inventor
Sam is all set to win the Best Inventor in Wales competition, until ...

Season 2, Episode 7  Aired: 12/19/1988
Safe With Sam
There is a fireworks display being held to celebrate the anniverary of Pontypandy fire station opening. But there are many valuable lessons to be learned about safety.

Season 2, Episode 8  Aired: 12/22/1988
Snow Business
All Christmas preparations stop when the crew are called out to rescue Sarah and James who are trapped on ice!



​Season 3
Season 3, Episode 1  Aired: 10/15/1990
Dilys' Forgetful Day
When Dilys falls off the ladder, Norman's got a lot of explaining to do!

Season 3, Episode 2  Aired: 10/22/1990
Spot Of Bother
Norman's double bluff backfires when chicken pox hits Pontypandy.

Season 3, Episode 3  Aired: 10/29/1990
Halloween
It's Halloween in Pontypandy and Penny is in for a surprise.

Season 3, Episode 4  Aired: 11/5/1990
Norman's Pitfall
Not far from an old disused mineshaft, Norman is fishing for chocolate cream eclairs.

Season 3, Episode 5  Aired: 11/12/1990
Lost Ring
Bella is very happy about the diamond ring she inherited, until it goes missing ...

Season 3, Episode 6  Aired: 11/19/1990
All In A Good Cause
Sam is dumbstruck when all the charity money they've raised for a good cause goes missing ...

Season 3, Episode 7  Aired: 11/26/1990
Brass Band
Only practice makes perfect, but the fire station band needs something quicker than that.

Season 3, Episode 8  Aired: 12/3/1990
Lost In The Fog
Penny becomes anxious when Sarah and James don't arrive for tea.

•Season 3, Episode 9  Aired: 12/10/1990
Bentley The Robot
Sam's latest invention is almost superhuman, until it meets Norman Price ...

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​Season 4
Season 4, Episode 1  Aired: 10/25/1994
Home From Rome
Rosa stows away in Bella's shopping trolley, when she goes to Bingle's department store. But disaster strikes when a lift gets stuck, and it's up to the Pontypandy fire service to rescue Bella and her cat...

Season 4, Episode 2  Aired: 10/27/1994
Rich And Famous
Dilys wishes she were rich and famous, so goes off to do some treasure hunting in the attic. But she gets more than she bargained for when she knocks over a candle, setting the roof on fire...

Season 4, Episode 3  Aired: 11/1/1994
Quarry Rescue
While Bella is making pizza's for Trevor to deliver James falls into an old quarry. Then Trevor gets his finger stuck in the brake fluid chamber.

Season 4, Episode 4  Aired: 11/3/1994
Deep Trouble
Sam has been sent to weed Penny's cottage garden. Why has Penny been called out to help?

Season 4, Episode 5  Aired: 11/8/1994
Trevor's Bus Boot Sale
Trevor is holding a 'Bus Boot Sale', but then gets trapped at the old dump while suffering from some fumes. After Norman rescues him Norman then gets a surprise from Trevor.

Season 4, Episode 6  Aired: 11/10/1994
What Goes Up
Trevor gets stuck in a balloon and soon its the fire service to the rescue

Season 4, Episode 7  Aired: 11/15/1994
Steele Under Par
When Steele is given a letter of retirement he decides to go golfing. But then his present gets in trouble in Trevor's shed which catches fire.

•Season 4, Episode 8  Aired: 11/17/1994
Disaster For Dinner
A fire drill practice is being held at Bella's Cafe, but first there's trouble at 3 Vale Road when Sam's robot catches fire.



Season 5

Season 5, Episode 1  Aired: 4/4/2005
Danger Falling Sheep
Norman wants to find fame by conquering the summit of Pontypandy Mountain but his ascent is stalled when Woolly, a falling lamb, lands on his head! Trapped on a ledge, Norman and Woolly nibble biscuits whilst their friends raise the alarm. Sam tries to reach Norman with Jupiter's extending ladder, but it won't reach. Finally, Norman gets his fifteen minutes of fame when he is air-lifted to safety by Tom Thomas the Mountain Rescue Heli-pilot.

Season 5, Episode 2  Aired: 4/5/2005
The Big Freeze
There's a cold snap in Pontypandy and Norman's pet lamb Woolly is freezing. Dilys won't allow Woolly to share Norman's bed so Norman decides to make the lamb a bed of his own from an old electric blanket - he doesn't realise the faulty blanket is a fire hazard. The smouldering blanket bursts into flames and Sam is called out to fight the fire. But a falling icicle punctures the fire-hose and Sam is forced to improvise.

Season 5, Episode 3  Aired: 4/6/2005
Twist of Fate
When Station Officer Steele takes Norman and Mandy pot-holing the rest of the crew look forward to a restful afternoon. However, the peace is soon shattered when Station Officer Steele finds himself in a tight spot and blocking the only way out. Luckily when the ever hungry Dusty gets a whiff of Norman's packed lunch he is more than happy to lead Sam straight to the trapped treasure hunters. Penny's grease gun is just the thing to free Officer Steele!

Season 5, Episode 4  Aired: 4/7/2005
A Real Live Wire
Mandy Flood has her heart set on having a pet but her mum who's allergic to fur is not keen. However, when Mandy rescues a squirrel from Dusty's clutches, she decides to secretly smuggle him into her room. Left to his own devices, the little 'live wire' gnaws through the flex of Mandy's TV and starts a fire. Mrs Flood smells smoke and gets everyone out of the house, but Mandy rashly returns indoors to rescue her pet.

Season 5, Episode 4  Aired: 4/7/2005
A Real Live Wire
Mandy Flood has her heart set on having a pet but her mum who's allergic to fur is not keen. However, when Mandy rescues a squirrel from Dusty's clutches, she decides to secretly smuggle him into her room. Left to his own devices, the little 'live wire' gnaws through the flex of Mandy's TV and starts a fire. Mrs Flood smells smoke and gets everyone out of the house, but Mandy rashly returns indoors to rescue her pet.

Season 5, Episode 5  Aired: 4/8/2005
Bug Eyed Boy From Venus
Pontypandy is gripped with fear as a green-faced alien terrorises the neighbourhood. However, when a sighting is made and Trevor and the twins give chase, the hapless visitor's escape ends with him stuck in a bubbling bog. The alien's cries for help reveal his true identity - it's Norman Price, the naughtiest life form in the Universe! Fireman Sam is soon on the scene to release Norman from the grip of the muddy mire.

Season 5, Episode 6  Aired: 4/11/2005
Bath Time for Dusty
Dusty has been chosen to be the new Fire Service mascot, but first he needs a bath. Not keen on the idea of a wash, he decides to flee. The twins are determined to find him and a game of hide and seek ensues. Meanwhile, accident-prone handyman Mike Flood starts a fire at the Mountain Rescue Station and has to radio for help. While Tom Thomas and Fireman Sam work to free Mike from the cabin and quench the flames, Dusty finally gets the bath he has tried to avoid.

Season 5, Episode 7  Aired: 4/12/2005
Neighbourhood Watchout
Mandy, Sarah and James decide to start a junior neighbourhood watch scheme, but get rather carried away. They suspect Trevor Evans of stealing Dilys's fruit and veg, only to find that he's delivering it. Then they mistakenly administer first aid to Bella Lasagne before discovering that she's covered in ketchup, not blood. Finally they clear away an 'unattended' ladder, stranding Mike on the roof of the cafe. Sam saves the day, and the kids learn the dangers of vigilantism.

Season 5, Episode 8  Aired: 4/13/2005
Twitchers in Trouble
A fire begins on Pontypandy Mountain. Meanwhile, Dilys has got all dolled up for a day out with Trevor, only to find that he's taking her bird watching. Their hot date proves to be hotter than expected as the bush-fire traps them inside their bird watching hide. The Twins alert Sam who radios Tom Thomas to let him know where the fire is. Tom drops a quenching load of dyed water from his helicopter, which douses the flames and hits the irresponsible firestarter too.

Season 5, Episode 9  Aired: 4/14/2005
Carnival of Junk
Mandy is looking forward to the family holiday in Jamaica. She's longing to see the carnival. But Mandy is taken ill and the holiday has to be called off. Meanwhile, the Twins are trying to keep Pontypandy tidy. When they attempt to clear up, James gets trapped beneath an old boiler. He escapes, and Mike manages to lay his hands on the boiler and turn it into a steel drum. He then enlists Sam's help to bring a Caribbean carnival to Pontypandy.

Season 5, Episode 10  Aired: 4/15/2005
Mummy's Little Pumpkin
It's Halloween and Fireman Sam gives Norman the biggest pumpkin in the pumpkin patch so he can make a Jack 'O Lantern. Norman is determined to go all out for scares and leaves his lighted lantern unattended while he takes to the streets as Count Norman, the scariest vampire in all of Pontypandy. But when he goes trick-or-treating at the fire-station Norman discovers his mum's shop is on fire and she's inside.

Season 5, Episode 11  Aired: 4/18/2005
Joaker Soaker
There's a drought in Pontypandy. Naughty Norman Price has just received a Joker Soaker, the most powerful water pistol in the world, and Sam reminds him not to waste water. He doesn't listen - he takes a pot shot at Tom Thomas and drenches Sarah and James. He's just about to give Dusty a drenching when he realises the dog has his head stuck in the railings. The reformed menace feeds the parched pooch water from his toy while Sam and the fire crew cut him free.

Season 5, Episode 12  Aired: 4/19/2005
Fit For Nothing
When Fireman Sam invents a new exercise machine called the Joggalator, everyone wants a go. All the fire station wants to be picked to appear in the new Wales's Fittest Firefighter calendar, but who'll be the winner? Meanwhile, outside a thunderstorm is raging and Sarah's cat Rosa is scared up a tree by a flash of lightning.

Season 5, Episode 13  Aired: 4/20/2005
Deep Water
Norman Price is fascinated by Sam's Beep-o-matic, a high-tech metal-detector, in fact, he can't keep his hands off it. When Sam's back is turned, Norman and Mandy borrow the Beep-o-matic and go treasure hunting. But the children's over-zealous digging causes Mandy to tumble into a Celtic burial mound, and Norman is forced to run for help as the hole starts filling with water from the thunderstorm raging above.

Season 5, Episode 14  Aired: 4/21/2005
Beast of Pontypandy
Practical joker Norman Price gives his pet lamb Woolly a mudbath and passes him off as the Black Beast of Pontypandy. Mandy and James set off to track the beast, but Norman convinces them it's closing in on its hunters. Sam and the fire crew arrive to net the marauding monster and get a surprise when they bag Norman and his muddy buddy.

Season 5, Episode 15  Aired: 4/22/2005
Pizza Palaver
Bella is as sick as a parrot when a bird's nest falls down the chimney and into her new oven.

Season 5, Episode 16  Aired: 4/25/2005
Fun Run
Sam organises a fun run for the neighbourhood children and carefully marks out the route with paper arrows. Bella kindly offers a chocolate cake as first prize, which brings out Norman's ruthless competitive streak - he'll stop at nothing to win that cake! Thanks to Norman, James takes a tumble and twists his ankle. It's then that Norman has to work with his friends to construct a huge arrow on the ground, so they can be spotted by the rescue team overhead.

Season 5, Episode 17  Aired: 4/26/2005
Trouble and Squeak
Norman has taken the school mouse home to look after. Unsurprisingly, it escapes and causes havock when both Rosa and the mouse end up stuck in Bella's chimney.

Season 5, Episode 18  Aired: 4/27/2005
King of the Jungle
A heatwave puts Pontypandy's haystacks at risk from spontaneous combustion, so Sam invents a special thermometer for taking a haystack's temperature. Meanwhile, little menace Norman Price has renamed himself Narzan, King of the Jungle. When the twins get caught in haystack that catches fire, Norman's Tarzanesque cry raises the alarm.

Season 5, Episode 19  Aired: 4/28/2005
Norman's Invisible Friend
Norman Price invents an invisible friend for himself so that he can get double helpings. Meanwhile, accident-prone Mike Flood is struggling to prepare a party buffet for his daughter when a fire starts, leaving Norman's 'friend' trapped inside.

Season 5, Episode 20  Aired: 4/29/2005
High Jinx
Norman rigs up a wind-powered skateboard to help his with his newspaper deliveries. Sam is busily repairing the inflatable pontoon which the fire crew use for rescues on water. When Norman's kite carries him away and dumps him in Pontypandy lake, the twins raise the alarm and Sam's there in seconds. He inflates the pontoon and strides across the lake to rescue the wettest newspaper boy in Wales.

Season 5, Episode 21  Aired: 5/3/2005
The Case of the Liquorice Shoelaces
Someone has been stealing shoelaces from Dilys's shop, and the prime suspect is Norman Price. Surprisingly he isn't to blame, and sets out to prove his innocence with the help of friend Mandy. Fireman Sam advises Dilys to change the batteries in her smoke alarm, but she dozes off in front of the fire and forgets. Sam has to tackle another fire and Norman catches the real culprit.

Season 5, Episode 22  Aired: 5/4/2005
Fiery Finale
There's a talent show in Pontypandy and naughty Norman Price is searching for an act. But whatever he tries, compere Trevor Evans 'pours cold water' on it. Finally when Norman tries to play Elvis's electric guitar, he is asked to kindly leave the stage. Norman decides to delight the crowd with his roping skills, but first he needs a lasso, so he loosens a rope from the tarpaulin covering the stage, causing rainwater to cascade down on Elvis's amp stack. A blaze begins and it's left to Fireman Sam to make sure that the show goes on and Norman gets to wow the audience.

Season 5, Episode 23  Aired: 5/5/2005
Birthday Surprise
Sam thinks that everyone has forgotten his birthday but really they're planning a surprise party. Norman goes to ridiculous lengths to keep Sam in the dark about the celebrations and invents all manner of delaying tactics to prevent the guest of honour arriving too early. Meanwhile, Dusty is sniffing around the buffet table and knocks over the birthday cake. The candles start a fire in Bella's cafe.

Season 5, Episode 24  Aired: 5/6/2005
Firefighter of Tomorrow
Norman Price tells everyone he meets that he's going to be a firefighter when he grows up. However, no-one seems to believe that he's made of the 'right stuff'. Convinced that actions speak louder than words, Norman decides to prove his worth by rescuing Rosa who is stuck up a tree - but all he does is get stranded himself.

Season 5, Episode 25  Aired: 5/9/2005
Fields of Fire
Sam receives new equipment for fighting fires. It proves to be useful when careless campers fail to put out their fires in the fields. Trevor tries to take the children swimming but his bus breaks down on the way and whilst he fixes it, the youngsters go off to explore. When they try to lead Dusty back to the bus, they are swallowed up in a pall of smoke from the burning fields. Fireman Sam arrives with his new piece of equipment to save the day. Not only can it put out fires, but it also makes a great substitute swimming pool for the kids!

Season 5, Episode 26  Aired: 12/26/2005
Let It Snow
The roads to Pontypandy are blocked with snow. When the villagers face a Christmas without a tree one brave soul Norman Price decides to try and get one. Fireman Sam ends up having to rescue him.



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