Paddles! The Huggable Polar Bear, May the Wind be at Your Back

In trying to teach Paddles hurling, Fagan and Bracken are a bit too competitive, and despite Paddles’ best efforts on the pitch soon there’s a falling out, with Bridie caught in the middle. Paddles is very downcast and wishes they could all be friends again. The Old Moor Hen suggests a visit to the Magical Wishing Tree. Overhearing, Fagan thinks this might just make all his dreams come true! But what sort of wishes really come true, and who will visit the tree?

It’s Halloween! The crows have been at he vegetables again, so Mr Wolfie has tasked Paddles and Bracken with the job of making a scarecrow. Fagan discovers the scarecrow and decides it might be a hoot to dress up and scare the locals. After much shrieking and screaming the whole community are convinced their village has a monster on the loose. Until Paddles figures it out and gives Fagan the fright of his life.

"It is the 83rd annual conkers competition in Drumsna and Paddles, Bracken, Bridie, Fagan and even Uncle Liam are all competing for the renowned title of “The Supreme Conqueror”. Everyone wants to win and each competitor is ready to do whatever it takes. Bracken steeps his conker in vinegar. Fagan finds a monster conker namely a coconut which fell off the back of the Drumsna delivery van. Fagan and Bracken beat all opponents and meet in the final. Fagan’s coconut is declared the winner and Mrs Hoot reprimands Bracken for using vinegar, declaring that all conkers are created equal. Paddles accidentally falls on Fagan’s coconut, which shatters revealing it is not a conker but a coconut and he is disqualified as the winner. Uncle Liam declares Paddles the winner as his conker is the only remaining one that is whole. The kids learn to play fair and have fun."

PADDLES longs to be part of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade but organiser CHARLOTTE CHICKEN claims that polar bears aren’t Irish enough to join in until the little bear-cub has a happy accident.

Drumsnella’s most famous son, singing superstar Spaniel O’Connor, returns to his roots to film a TV show, and everyone else is keen to get in on the act. Spaniel misses life in Drumsnella, and is amazed to discover the only polar bear in Ireland – he assumes Paddles misses home too, but after the whole village joins in the performance for his new single Spaniel learns that family and friends are what makes a home.

After making a rocket at school, everyone decides to play a space game in the Woods, but Charlotte finds it boring and would much rather practice her dancing. Mr Wolfie finds an old telescope, and at night time they spot a shooting star. Everyone makes a wish – but soon Charlotte is regretting her wish that something exciting would happen in Drumsnella when lots of strange things start to happen. Crop circles, all manner of things disappearing, and what are those lights and noises coming from the woods? Arrgh! The aliens have landed, and they’ve taken Fergal and Fergus, or has Fagan got something to do with this…..?

Mrs Twigg is unwell with a dose of the sniffles and leaves Fergus and Fergal in charge of running the shop and their recently introduced “home delivery service”. But the demands soon start to get a little too much for Fergal and Fergus to cope with. Paddles and Bracken arrive, note the chaos, and offer to help the twins with their home delivery service. But when the errand boys decide to customise their delivery vehicle, things quickly go from bad to worse.

In the classroom, MISS HOOT is reminding the class that tomorrow is ‘Show and Tell’ and the pupils must bring in something interesting to show the class. The most interesting exhibit will have pride of place on the ‘Nature Table’. The competition is on! PADDLES wants to find something exciting for the ‘Show and Tell’ session at school but nothing seems to go his way until his star-gazing pays off...