Wildwoods Season 1, Episode 9: Birthday

1

Arrival

Cooper the giant sasquatch arrives in the WildWoods and forms an unlikely new friendship.

2

Settee

Cooper and Poppy set off to find the perfect log to sit on.

3

Island

Cooper and Poppy venture to a mysterious island.. or do they?

4

Monster

Poppy becomes convinced that she and Cooper are being stalked by a scary monster.

5

Ka-ding

Cooper challenges Poppy to a game that he's sure he will win.

6

Rain

Cooper discovers that Poppy has a very unusual reaction to rain.

7

Art

Cooper tells Poppy about the art galleries back in the big city. Poppy is intrigued and decides that she'd like to try and create some art. Poppy, it turns out, has a far more adventurous artistic streak than the more traditional Cooper. Cooper and Poppy can't agree on which style of art is better and decide to have an exhibition in the den to settle the matter.

8

Tingle

It's a perfect day. But when Cooper's big sasquatch toe starts to tingle, it quickly becomes clear that rain is on its way. Poppy is determined to stop the rain and, in her desperation, decides that the best way to do that is to stop Cooper's toe from tingling.

9

Birthday

When Cooper describes his last birthday, Poppy decides that tomorrow is her birthday and that she'd like a party with presents, games, a clown and a cake. Being miles from civilisation, Cooper must improvise to give her the party she wants, with hilarious results.

10

Stars

Cooper really wants to see a shooting star, so Poppy takes him to the best star viewing spot in the WildWoods. When Cooper misses a succession of shooting stars, he's ready to go home in a huff. Until, that is, Poppy pulls off a bit of watery night-time WildWoods magic.

11

Escargot

When Cooper tells Poppy about all the strange food available in the big city, Poppy is horrified to learn that some people eat snails. An absent Frederick causes Poppy to become suspicious that her favourite snail has become a snack for Cooper. She is determined to uncover the truth.

12

Nuts

There's a nut thief on the loose in the WildWoods and Poppy and Cooper are determined to discover who it is. They construct a 'hide' and stay up night after night, trying to uncover the culprit. When Cooper discovers that the thief is a sleepwalking Poppy, he must devise a clever way to prove it to her.

13

Squabble

A rapidly escalating argument between Cooper and Poppy causes them to have a huge falling out. Cooper leaves the den to find a new place to live. The two ex-friends try to enjoy their new found freedom, but quickly learn that they miss each other more than they realised. A silly argument gets out of control causing Cooper to move out of the Den.

14

Stick

When Cooper discovers the 'best stick ever', Poppy is, at first sceptical. Her opinion changes when she sees, first hand, just how useful Cooper's new stick is. Poppy finds an underhand way in which to claim it as her own.

15

Chrysalis

Poppy pretends to be the owner of a special Woodland Ranger badge, which makes her in charge of Wildwoods. When Cooper decides he would like one too, Poppy invents a bogus test that he must pass a test to win one. After the hardest test ever, Cooper isn't impressed when he finds out that Poppy has made the whole thing up.

16

Test

Poppy pretends to be the owner of a special Woodland Ranger badge, which makes her in charge of Wildwoods. When Cooper decides he would like one too, Poppy invents a bogus test that he must pass a test to win one. After the hardest test ever, Cooper isn't impressed when he finds out that Poppy has made the whole thing up.

17

Nectar

Poppy and Cooper discover that Poppy's favourite nectar tree has been hit by lightning and is leaking lots of nectar. Not wanting to waste a drop, Poppy eats it all in one go. The sugary overload sends Poppy totally hyper and Cooper has a tough time keeping his friend safe.

18

Divide

Poppy gets fed up with Cooper's messiness and divides the Den into two halves. When Poppy gets trapped in some rocks, she realises that she must remove the divide and ask Cooper to come into her side and free her.

19

Hibernation

Cooper reads in his Big Book of the Woods that sasquatches need to hibernate. Poppy is shocked to learn that Cooper is planning on going to sleep for four whole months and does everything she can to stop him.

20

Song

Cooper is writing a song for Frederick and Poppy gets very jealous. Poppy becomes determined to prove to Cooper that she is worthy of a song. When Poppy's schemes to get Cooper's attention don't work, she learns that all she needed to do was ask.

21

Flight

Poppy, Cooper and Frederick are having a picnic by the lake. When Cooper spots the mysterious island, he becomes determined to fly over to it. Poppy gets frustrated with Cooper's silly flying schemes which ends in disaster.

22

Race

Cooper and Poppy have a race to decide which one of them is the fastest. Poppy struggles to keep up with powerful Cooper and decides to use some underhand techniques to give herself the edge. She learns that cheaters never win.

23

Cool

It's a hot day and Cooper decides to build a pool in which to keep cool. When it collapses, it sends a river of water gushing through the woods, carrying Poppy away with it. Cooper rescues her just before it's too late.

24

Guitar

When Poppy accidentally damages Cooper's guitar, she feels terrible and takes the guitar away to try to clean and fix it. In the meantime, Cooper discovers that his precious guitar has vanished and searches everywhere for it.

25

Goodbye

When Frederick dies in an accident, Poppy unfairly blames Cooper and orders him to leave. Poppy and Cooper say their goodbyes to their old friend and Poppy realises that she has been unkind to Cooper and asks him to stay with her forever.

26

Hello

It's the morning after Frederick's sad death and Poppy and Cooper discover three baby snails in the den - but where could they have come from? Poppy is missing Frederick and finds it hard to welcome the three newcomers until she discovers just how much they need her.