The Adventures of Blinky Bill Season 3, Episode 12: Operation Free Flap

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The Great Escape

The Circus has come to the Bush run by the Circus Bros. Basil and Cyril. Blinky, Nutsy and Flap sneak into the Circus, and find that the circus animals are mistreated and need freedom. Blinky accidentally does a trapeze stunt which intrigues Basil. Blinky, Nutsy, Flap and the animals seize their chance to escape in a makeshift hot-air balloon.

25 min

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Bushwacked

Blinky, Nutsy, Flap and the circus animals land in another part of the bush where Blinky teaches them survival skills. Meanwhile the Circus Bros. go to Greenpatch and trap the residents to lure Blinky in. Blinky and Nutsy come to the rescue and drive off the Circus Bros. and so Blinky and his friends start their trip around the world.

25 min

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Antarctic Adventure

Blinky heads for Antarctica to take Slippery home. The Circus Bros. pursue them on a trawler with a man named Skipper the Scurvy who had previously caught Slippery. Slippery falls out of the caravan into the boat. Blinky makes a daring rescue and Slippery returns the favour and they stop an attempted seal trapping, allowing Slippery to rejoin his family.

25 min

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Polar Peril

After a rough landing on the ice, Blinky and Nutsy go their separate ways to a human village to get some gas for the balloon, while the others form a search party to rescue Ling Ling from an ice abyss. Blinky and Nutsy work together to outrun the Circus Bros. and procure the gas tank. Blinky manages to inflate the Balloon and depart from Antarctica.

25 min

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Flap's New Family

A baby penguin who boarded the caravan, thinks Flap is his mother. Blinky turns back to Antarctica to take him home. Blinky and Flap rescue the penguin colony from the Circus Bros. and unite the baby penguin with his mother Doris. Tico takes out the gas tank, but Blinky is able to inflate with a cooking stove and leave Antarctica.

25 min

6

A Stitch in Time

On the way to Africa, Blinky becomes impatient and tries to get them to Africa faster. Nutsy tells the story of Blinky's recklessness at the mine in Wobbly Creek back in Australia. Meanwhile the Circus Bros. climb aboard a cruiser then steal the captain's helicopter to chase after the balloon, but they run out of fuel. Soon Blinky and the crew make it to Africa.

25 min

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Leo Leads the Way

On the African Plains, Blinky takes Leo home, but Rex, the king of the Mumbada pride and son of Leo does not welcome his father due to his cowardice. The Circus Bros. work alongside two poachers and capture Rex, his son Claude and Blinky. Leo comes to the rescue, earning his son's respect and his place in the pride.

25 min

8

Monkey Business

Blinky comes across a monkey tribe. Yoyo discovers that they are actually chimps. After feeling insulted by Blinky's gang, Yoyo wanders off. Tico sabotages the balloon and sets a trap for Blinky involving Yoyo and the Circus Bros. The Circus Bros. are driven away by the chimp tribe and Flap coaxes Yoyo to rejoin his friends and continue his search for home.

25 min

9

Diamonds are Forever

Blinky tries to copy Ling Ling's magic disappearing trick on Penelope's diamond necklace and Tico takes it to the Circus Bros. Basil declares he will sell it in the city and stop circuses. Blinky's gang ride Ostriches whose feathers were plucked by humans, chasing after the Bros. truck until they are driven into a river. Finally they get back the necklace.

25 min

10

Blinky's Birthday Surprise

A birthday party for Blinky in Greenpatch becomes a disaster. In Africa, Blinky is angry that no one knows it is his birthday and are busy preparing to depart. Tico gives Blinky a stolen tracking device as a "birthday present", the Circus Bros. use it to follow him. Blinky rides on a Giraffe named Twigger and after finally throwing the Circus Bros. off their trail, find Twigger's herd. Blinky returns to the balloon, greeted with a birthday surprise.

25 min

11

Baby Elephant Walk

Blinky's gang collect firewood but the caravan is gone. They then see an Elephant pulling it to transport her sick calf Kiku to find some grass. They escort the elephant, with the Circus Bros. in pursuit. After a risky bridge crossing, the elephant makes it to the grass field, Kiku recovers and Blinky's gang escape the Circus Bros. and leave Africa.

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12

Operation Free Flap

Over China, Flap falls out of the balloon and Blinky has to make an emergency landing. A boy named Hugh takes Flap and cares for him at home. The Circus Bros. arrive in China and see Flap on the local news. Blinky starts a getaway plan in time to stop the Circus Bros. from taking Flap. After a tearful goodbye to Hugh, Flap rejoins the others to continue their journey.

25 min

13

Crouching Dragon, Hidden Koala

Blinky's gang go to Hawks Peak but find only a village. As Blinky's gang search the village for Ling Ling's Master, most of them get caught by the Circus Bros. disguised as a dragon. Blinky and Ling Ling find and release the Master Panda. Ling Ling too is captured. Blinky blows up the door of their prison with fire crackers and Ling Ling aids in her friends' escape.

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14

Panda Pandemonium

Blinky's gang finds the panda villagers and Ling Ling is reunited with her parents, but the pandas are short of bamboo. A weasel named Arthat replaces Tico to catch the pandas for Basil. Ling Ling and Blinky journey to seek plentiful bamboo which turns out to be very promising, then they go with Tico to rescue the pandas and their friends, thus allowing the pandas to go to their new home and Blinky's gang depart from China with the Circus Bros. in tow.

25 min

15

Jungle Bungles

Blinky and friends reach the Amazon Jungle. Tico tricks Yoyo where he can find his family in the Amazon and spreads scary tales of the Amazon to Blinky's gang. However they are met by a friendly Anaconda named Anna who has Aquaphobia. The balloon is carried off by flood waters and after a tangle with the Circus Bros., Blinky falls into the flood waters, but Anna saves Blinky and the caravan.

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Double Trouble

In a letter to Greenpatch from Nutsy describes the Amazon adventure in Leafpatch. Blinky and his friends meet a Howler Monkey named Coco Phil and his sister Sophia who live in the town Leafpatch which has many similarities to Greenpatch. The monkeys are not like Yoyo. Blinky and Coco are to compete in trap building until the Circus Bros. catch Nutsy and Sophia. Blinky and Coco rescue and catapult the Circus Bros. into the Amazon River.

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17

Tico's Choice

Deeper in the Amazon jungle, Blinky meets a colony of toucans, who find Tico familiar. Tico directs Blinky's gang to the river and Blinky finally realises Tico's loyalty lies with Basil. Tico helps the Circus Bros. trap the toucans as well as Blinky's gang. But after feeling betrayed, Tico rescues everyone and send the Circus Bros. in the river. Tico decides to stick with Blinky's Gang.

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18

Poisoned Penelope

Penelope is picking purple flowers but gets pricked by thorns. In Leafpatch, Armo reveals it was a Purple Devil that has poisoned her and that the humans have the cure. Blinky takes Penelope to a camp of Botanists, who give Penelope the medicine and identify Yoyo as a South Indian Monkey. After many mishaps, the Circus Bros. capture Penelope. Blinky's gang come to the rescue then depart for India.

25 min

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All at Sea

Blinky's gang are drifting south and into a storm. Above them, Cyril abseils from a helicopter, but then falls into the stormy sea. Blinky's gang and Cyril help each other and land on a small Island, where a ship Captain has a debt to collect from Basil. However Cyril thwarts Basil's capture attempt and left with Basil to face the Captain's wrath.

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Tico Takes Charge

In India, Blinky's gang meets a trio of performers who are Majid the Bear, Alsana the Mongoose, and Sanjay the Rat. Then a man named Mr. Rashid takes Yoyo with the trio. As the trio performs, Blinky exposes Mr. Rashid's wallet thefts and Flap frees Yoyo. After helping the trio to form their own circus, Blinky's gang continue their journey, while Tico stays behind to direct the trio.

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21

Tiger Taming

The Circus Bros. tries to ambush Blinky in the balloon (Cyril finding his teddy bear) but accidentally sends it into the air. As Blinky's gang tries to follow, they stumble across a Bengal tiger who is trying to free her trapped daughter Sondeya. Flap frees Sondeya and Penelope drives the Circus Bros. away.

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22

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Blinky's gang reaches Chandipur, the Circus Bros. in pursuit of an elephant. While searching for Yoyo's family, Penelope and then Yoyo are caught by the Circus Bros., but the rest of the Gang rescue them. They enter the Forbidden Temple, aided by inhabiting monkeys against the Circus Bros. and Yoyo finds those monkeys are his kind. With that Blinky's gang depart for Paris.

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23

A Dog's Best Friend

Blinky's gang arrive in Paris in search of Penelope's mistress. Her mistress has moved to a new house and owns a cat named Fifi. The Circus Bros. come and try to catnap Fifi, but Penelope unites with her mistress and hands them the diamond bracelet. Blinky gets it back by trading Cyril his teddy bear, Teddy Pumpkin.

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Blinky Bill Superstar

In a studio Blinky is made a superstar by the fashion designer Phoebe. As days pass, Blinky is so acquainted with his new lifestyle, Nutsy and Flap decide to go home without him. The Circus Bros. abducts Nutsy and Flap and Blinky, realizing how selfish Phoebe is, leaves her and rescues his friends.

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Paris Au-Go-Go

As they attempt to leave Paris back to Australia, an incident with the Eiffel Tower destroys the balloon. So Blinky, Nutsy and Flap turn to the airport, where they give themselves up to the Circus Bros. with hopes of getting on a plane home, but Basil instead intends to ship them off to New York in the United States. But of course his plans are once again foiled as the 3 animals break out of the cargo hold and head for the luggage on the plane to their right destination, and the Circus Bros. all whilst chased off by the security. Blinky, Nutsy and Flap were also caught however, but the stewardess allowed them onboard the flight and gave them a delightful experience.

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How Green is my Greenpatch?

Blinky, Nutsy and Flap have made it back to the Australian Bush, as have Basil and Cyril somehow. During a party thrown by the Greenpatchers to celebrate their return, Basil starts up a bush fire with hopes of Blinky surrendering, which he does though Basil keeps the fire going, and Cyril having had enough of the way he gets treated leaves his side. As for the Greenpatchers are forced to evacuate, Blinky is able to convince Basil that he was never really a trapeze artist. Eventually Cyril upon having joined the fire brigade returns to put out the fire, and Basil is given a long rest.

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