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52 episodes

Lazy Lucy - Season 1

First aired Sep 4, 2004Season 1

At eight years old Lucy has her own view on life: why tire yourself out doing something, when you can find a lazier way? Lucy redoubles her energy to work out original and amusing solutions: from the room which tidies itself, to the dance for planting strawberries, she proves that she has more than one trick up her sleeve!

Episodes

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Episode 1

Dog Hair Spray

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Sep 4, 20045 min

Watering all the plants on the balcony one by one, what a nuisance! Lucy invents the first automatic plant watering system to save energy!

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Episode 2

The Ball's In Your Court

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Sep 6, 20045 min

Picking up all the tennis balls, what a nuisance! And the way to avoid this chore? By returning all the balls to the opposite side of the court. Easier said than done, but Lucy isn't one to give up.

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Episode 3

A Stamp Of Genius

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Sep 7, 20045 min

Licking a whole load of stamps to stick them on, what a nuisance! It's best to leave such a task to an expert and who better than Flinki, a nice companion with a long lolling tongue!

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Episode 4

The Jumble Gallery

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Sep 8, 20045 min

Taking all of these things to the street market, what a nuisance! Why not just take a photo; it's a lot easier to carry. Snappy snap and it's in the bag!

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Episode 5

A Fly In The Ointment

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Sep 9, 20045 min

Waving your arms around everywhere trying to fly-fish, what a nuisance! Playing with a kite and a cow, now that's much more fun. Happy fishing Lucy!

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Episode 6

The Hairclip Detector

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Sep 10, 20045 min

Lifting a heap of leaves to find a hairclip, what a nuisance! Lucy embarks on developing the first "hairclip detector"!

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Episode 7

Lucy's Lullaby

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Sep 11, 20045 min

Singing for hours to get her little brother to sleep, what a nuisance! Lucy works out a better technique: the automatic lullaby.

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Episode 8

The Sand Castle Challenge

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Sep 13, 20045 min

Digging the sand to build a castle, what a nuisance! There has to be a lazier way! And there is- with the help of a dinghy, a dog, her little brother and above all lots of imagination!

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Episode 9

What A Load Of Rubbish!

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Sep 14, 20045 min

Taking the bin out every day, what a nuisance! It would be so much better if the bin could take itself out! Take itself out? What an excellent idea!

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Episode 10

In A Spin

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Sep 15, 20045 min

Hanging out the washing in the garden, what a nuisance! Especially when there are so many fun games to play nearby. What will inspire Lucy for her latest challenge?

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Episode 11

A Shade Too Hot

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Sep 16, 20045 min

Having to carry a parasol on the beach, what a nuisance! There has to be another way of protecting yourself from the sun. But of course! All you have to do is make use of your own shadow!

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Episode 12

No Parrots Please!

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Sep 18, 20045 min

Paul, you should knock before coming into the room. Always repeating the same thing to her little brother, what a nuisance! And Lucy does not intend to become a parrot!

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Episode 13

The Butterfly Chase

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Sep 20, 20045 min

Running around the park to catch a butterfly, what a nuisance! What to do? There's no point in running- just attract the butterflies to you!

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Episode 14

A Photo Finish

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Sep 22, 20045 min

Making a load of adjustments in a booth for a tiny identity photo, what a nuisance! Lucy has a solution: setting up the "home identity photos"!

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Episode 15

It's Raining Apples!

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Sep 23, 20045 min

Carrying a ladder under the tree to pick some apples, what a nuisance! To avoid tiring herself out, Lucy stops at nothing and proves that she most certainly doesn't lack spirit!

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Episode 16

It's Snow Way To Walk

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Dec 20, 20045 min

Shoveling up all this snow, what a nuisance! Lucy prefers to find a way to walk on the snow without sinking.

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Episode 17

The Rooster Rock Alarm Clock

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Dec 21, 20045 min

The farm rooster wakes the girls at the break of day. Getting up early even when you're on holiday, what a nuisance! It's up to Lucy to persuade the rooster to have a lie in!

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Episode 18

Flying High

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Dec 22, 20045 min

Running around until you're out of breath to get a kite off the ground, what a nuisance! If only you could make it fly with its own wings...

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Episode 19

Fancy That!

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Dec 23, 20045 min

Cutting all this paper just to make a costume, what a nuisance! But Lucy has plenty of ideas to do a great fashion show without tiring herself out!

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Episode 20

3, 2, 1... Knit!

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Dec 29, 20045 min

Turning massive needles in all directions to knit something, what a nuisance! There has to be a lazier way! Lucy transforms this challenge into a real competition: three, two, one, knit!

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Episode 21

Back To The Drawing Board

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Dec 30, 20045 min

Doing a load of drawings one after the other, what a nuisance! It would be much more fun if you could do several drawings at the same time. And to do that Lucy is ready to bend over backwards.

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Episode 22

It's No Picnic Washing Up

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Dec 31, 20045 min

Washing up after a picnic, what a nuisance! But Lucy has the knack for transforming the slightest chore into a great children's game.

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Episode 23

A Whole New Ball Game

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Jan 3, 20055 min

Spending time going to find your ball in the neighbour's garden, what a nuisance! To avoid this, Lucy is ready to do anything, even if it means changing the rules of the game!

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Episode 24

Uphill Sledging

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Jan 4, 20055 min

Pushing the sledge to the top of the slope, what a nuisance! There has to be a lazier way! Lucy turns her attention to a new type of mechanical lift.

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Episode 25

The Tickle Machine

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Jan 5, 20055 min

Making your arms ache tickling your brother, what a nuisance! Lucy sets about inventing the first "tickle machine."

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Episode 26

Lucy Pitches A Plan

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Jan 6, 20055 min

Putting up a tent, what a nuisance! Lucy has a better idea to avoid tiring herself out: she prefers to sleep under the stars!

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Episode 27

The Tidy Solution

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Jan 7, 20055 min

Tidying the bedroom, what a nuisance! It would be much better if the room could tidy itself!

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Episode 28

Staying Awake For Santa

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Jul 14, 20055 min

Refraining from sleeping to watch out for Father Christmas, what a nuisance! Especially when Lucy really wants to go beddy-byes. To be sure not to miss Father Christmas, Lucy tells us an unlikely story!

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Episode 29

Digging Halloween

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Jul 15, 20055 min

Making a candle out of a pumpkin for Halloween? What a nuisance! There must be a less tiring way to do it.

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Episode 30

A Short Cut

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Jul 30, 20055 min

Pushing the lawnmower to cut the grass in the garden, what a nuisance! Lucy chooses a much more fun and ecological approach: a 100% natural solution.

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Episode 31

The Turbo Toothbrush

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Aug 1, 20055 min

Moving your arms around to brush your teeth, what a nuisance! But there's no way Lucy's going to abandon her pretty little toothy-pegs! What must be done is to find another solution. It's not easy, but she won't give up: Lucy has stacks of ideas!

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Episode 32

Ducking Out

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Aug 2, 20055 min

Paddling one stroke to the right, one stroke to the left, what a nuisance! Lucy doesn't really want to struggle to get her boat out onto the lake... but it's too late for her to duck out now!

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Episode 33

A Tabletop Idea

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Aug 3, 20055 min

Clearing the table, what a nuisance! In order to have nothing to carry, it's best to find a way to send the washing up directly to the kitchen! And there, as if by magic...!

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Episode 34

Lucy Digs Her Heels In

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Aug 4, 20055 min

Digging loads of holes to plant some strawberries, what a nuisance! Rather than wearing herself out with a spade, Lucy would rather dig around for an idea in her head... and it works! Lucy's way of planting is much more fun!

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Episode 35

The Puppet Show

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Aug 5, 20055 min

Wearing out your arms to move the puppets, what a nuisance! In the process of finding a less tiring solution, Lucy puts on quite a show for us!

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Episode 36

Mop Skating

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Aug 6, 20055 min

Pushing a mop back and forth across the floor, what a nuisance! To clean the kitchen floor, Lucy would rather try something more... sporty. The Formula 1, perhaps, or running or maybe even figure skating!

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Episode 37

Ski Fall

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Aug 8, 20055 min

Skiing is great fun... except when you fall over! Spending loads of time getting up again, what a nuisance! To resolve this problem once and for all, Lucy decides to invent some anti-fall skis...

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Episode 38

No False Notes

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Aug 9, 20055 min

Practising for hours to play a small piece of music at the school fete, what a nuisance! Luckily Lucy knows the song and she goes to great lengths to find a fun way to play without making any mistakes!

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Episode 39

A Pony Tale

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Aug 10, 20055 min

All this effort to hoist herself onto the saddle of a pony, what a nuisance! Lucy comes up with the first pony lift. An astounding solution...

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Episode 40

Lucy's Den

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Aug 11, 20055 min

Picking up scraps of wood to build a den, what a nuisance! Lucy invents her own way to make her "express den": a challenge within her capabilities!

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Episode 41

Dog Tired

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Aug 12, 20055 min

Grooming Flinki, what a nuisance! To avoid tiring herself out by cleaning her doggy, Lucy is prepared to do anything, even if it means going round a real obstacle course!

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Episode 42

Pack It In!

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Aug 13, 20055 min

Folding her things to make them fit in her backpack, what a nuisance! To pack her bags without tiring herself out, Lucy just needs to use her imagination. This isn't a problem for Lucy- it's in the bag!

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Episode 43

Spring Cleaning

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Aug 15, 20055 min

Beating a rug to get rid of the dust, what a nuisance! Lucy organizes, in her own special way, a big spring clean in Jasmine's garden- it's quite a circus!

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Episode 44

Mud Sticks

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Aug 16, 20055 min

Scrubbing shoes to get them clean, what a nuisance! How can Lucy and Jasmine make their shoes look pretty for the ball? Thanks to a flash of inspiration, they end up wearing the most beautiful shoes there ever were.

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Episode 45

High Inflation

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Aug 17, 20055 min

Blowing to inflate balloons, what a nuisance! Lucy comes up with her own way: why tire yourself out blowing up balloons when you can use all the air that is already there?

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Episode 46

Mixed Signals

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Aug 18, 20055 min

Climbing up and down stairs to say something to Tom, what a nuisance! How can she communicate with her neighbor opposite without moving? To achieve her ends, Lucy uses some crafty tactics.

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Episode 47

Keep Your Cool!

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Aug 19, 20055 min

Running from the fridge to the garden with cold drinks, what a nuisance! It's up to Lucy to find some less exhausting ways to provide her friends with refreshments... even if it means transforming the garden into an amusement park!

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Episode 48

Lucy's Scarecrow

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Aug 20, 20055 min

Cramming straw into bags to make a scarecrow, what a nuisance! But they can't let the birds come and peck at the vegetable garden. To protect the strawberries, Lucy and Jasmine build an extremely original type of scarecrow.

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Episode 49

That's The Ticket!

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Aug 22, 20055 min

Ringing at all the neighbors' doors to sell tombola tickets, what a nuisance! To avoid having to move, Lucy decides to make the customers come to her and sets up a far-reaching publicity campaign!

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Episode 50

Done And Dusted!

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Aug 23, 20055 min

Rubbing everything with a cloth to dust her room, what a nuisance! Lucy prefers to organize some anti-dust games: they're much more entertaining!

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Episode 51

Shedding Paint

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Aug 24, 20055 min

Painting the whole shed by hand, what a nuisance! Lucy comes up with a heap of farfetched solutions to paint the shed without tiring herself out.

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Episode 52

The Runaway Bag

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Aug 25, 20055 min

Carrying her school bag on her back, what a nuisance! To avoid this burden, Lucy decides that it's about time her bag made its own way to school! The only problem is that it has trouble finding its way.