The Busy World of Richard Scarry

Sergeant Murphy's got his hands full with runaway imaginations. After he finds the 'ghost' in Hilda's attic, it's over to the bakery where he's confronted with "talking" bread. Lowly's the hero when he digests some interesting information, and everyone realizes they were letting their imaginations run away with them. / Couscous is the best detective in North Africa and he's on the trail of Pepe Le Gangster and his "dirty rats." While the villains heist some pasta from the noodle factory Couscous perfects his plan. Disguised as a dancing troupe, Couscous and his assistants lure Pepe and his rats straight into a paddy wagon. / Father Cat takes Huckle and Lowly on their first fishing trip hoping it will be as magical as his own. They catch plenty but it's not "fish" - except for the one Huckle catches in his pocket. It's not until they dock the boat that the real fishing starts and Huckle and Lowly's first fishing trip ends memorably.

Huckle and Lowly buy a special cuckoo clock for Mother Cat, but because Huckle's bike bell doesn't work, he has an accident and the cuckoo clock breaks. Mr. Fixit saves the day and repairs both the clock and the bike bell. Now the clock is really special - it sounds like a bike bell, and the bike bell sounds like a cuckoo clock. / Despite his talkative Irish forefathers, Patrick O'Swine can't utter a word. Three odd fellows convince Patrick's parents that if the young lad kisses the Blarney Stone, he'll be given the gift of gab. Patrick kisses the stone, and sure enough, he talks, and talks, and talks. Now his parents wonder how to get him to stop. / The gang goes skating on Grouchy Mr. Gronkle's pond, and when the old koot sees them on his property, he hurries to shoo them away. But when Gronkle falls through some thin ice and the kids rescue him, Mr. Gronkle is so touched by their kindness he throws a huge skating party for the whole town.

Huckle and Lowly experience the life of a firefighter when they 'join the force' for the day. Huckle loves the emergencies and daring rescues, but poor Lowly keeps getting banged and bruised. When there's a real fire, Huckle and Lowly step back to let the professionals handle it - and they sure do - by dousing a barbecue. / Manuel breaks his mother's cooking pot so he and his friend Pedro go to the market to buy a new one. Manuel and Pedro spot a thief in the market but all the vendors think Manuel and Pedro are just playing detective. So when Pedro and Manuel really do capture the thief red handed, they get a wonderful new pot as a reward. / Rudolph Von Fluggel takes Lowly and Huckle in his hot air balloon and they're soon floating over Busytown - but without Rudolph. There's panic on the ground as everyone chases after the balloon until the three beggars, who are fishing for lunch, get the biggest catch ever - the balloon - and a nice picnic lunch too.

Mr. Raccoon is bored with the same old thing everyday so he leaves Mr. Frumble in charge of his restaurant while he goes in search of a change. Mr. Frumble trashes the place, splattering food in every corner. Mr. Raccoon returns and is delighted with the new decorations. The new 'food motif' is just the change Mr. Raccoon needed! / Mario wants a gondola so he can paddle romantic couples around Venice, but instead he owns a big clunky melon boat. When a huge wedding party needs a lift to the church, Mario comes to the rescue and he's given a gondola for his trouble. Yet Mario still uses his melon boat - to paddle all the couple's children around town. / Hilda babysits for Pig Will and Pig Won't and she does her best to fill the day with fun, but Pig Won't just wants to sulk. When Pig Won't knocks over a display of groceries, Hilda stands up for him when the store manager gets angry. Pig Won't decides that it's much more fun to say "I will" than "I won't."

Huckle's off to do Mother Cat's shopping for the first time when he forgets the list. Huckle's sure he knows what to get so he and Lowly buy potato chips instead of potatoes, orange soda instead of oranges, etc. Mother Cat didn't want party food - until Aunt Rose and Lily arrive for a party Mother Cat had forgotten about. / The Police Chief gives urgent orders to Sneef and his assistant Sniff - they must hurry to Nice. Sneef's sure there's a big crime to stop, and everyone on the train is suspect. After a sleepless night watching various "scoundrels" get on the train, the scoundrels are revealed to be police chiefs who've gotten together to throw Sneef a surprise birthday party. / Huckle and Lowly camp in the backyard but after Kenny tells them a ghost story, they're sure they see a huge claw in the shadows. They sleep inside, and then sneak back outside the next morning pretending to have spent the night there. Father Cat tells them the story of when he slept outside - he thought he saw a huge claw too - but it was just a leaf rake.

Instead of picking up his pickle car at Mr. Fixit's, Mr. Frumble mistakenly drives off in a bulldozer. Later, he switches the bulldozer for a taxi, and the taxi for Rudolph's bi-plane, and finally crash lands. When Mr. Fixit tells Mr. Frumble his pickle car has been at his shop all the time a happy Mr. Frumble takes off - on Sergeant Murphy's motorcycle! / Ernst wants to be with Heidi on the rescue patrol, but he isn't a very good climber. When Ernst gets stuck, he blows his horn so Heidi will rescue him. One day, Heidi gets stuck with Ernst, so he plays a beautiful song and the town folks come to the rescue. Heidi loves the way he plays and Ernst promises to never go climbing again. / Billy Dog, a new kid in school, has everyone scared because of his gruff manner. After several mishaps, Huckle is convinced Billy Dog's out to get him. But when Billy Dog asks Huckle why HE's so mean, Huckle realizes he acted like the bully. Billy Dog and Huckle become friends and everyone shows the new kid around.