Tracey McBean Season 3, Episode 18: Remote Control

1

Jim In Charge

It's flu season and Tracey's schoolteacher Mrs Carmody is home in bed. What's more, the substitute teacher has also been struck with the flu. Who will take care of Tracey's school class?

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2

Come Back Cat

Tracey has not been paying much attention to her cat Morris, no matter what Morris attempts to do to get noticed. One night Morris thinks that enough is enough. He runs away from home and hits the open road.

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3

Someone Else's Shoes

Tracey's class pet is Frisky the guinea pig. Tracey and Shamus are doing a project to investigate if Frisky has a personality like they have a personality and Tracey plans to use the McBean Transpersonatron to find out.

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4

Overdue

Tracey was pleased when she encouraged Gordon to take up the position of Library Assistant. She wasn't pleased for long. Little did she know that Gordon would turn into the overlord of the library!

11 min

5

Inner Beauty

Megan has her eyes on a modeling contract - the prize for winning the local junior Model Quest. Tracey has other ideas that include taking the lump of clay that is Jim McConnelly, shaping him, molding him, and making him win.

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6

Stuck On You

Jim and Jake are always hassling Tracey and Shamus to kick the football with them. Why? So that they can embarrass them in a big way. Tracey wants to put a stop to this once and for all!

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7

Jurassic Tracey

Gordon has a new hobby every week and this week his hobby is to hunt for dinosaurs; dinosaur fossils that is. He, Tracey and Shamus set out to search for fossils with Jim and Jake tagging along.

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8

Away

Shamus is on the short list to be an exchange student with a school in Beijing. Tracey thinks this is an unreal opportunity and is prepared to do anything to help Shamus convince the committee that he should be chosen.

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9

Jim's Curse

Jonah reveals that the Curse of the McConnellys will soon strike Jim. He seeks someone to help Jim. Perhaps someone with a gift for inventing things to keep the curse at bay?

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10

Clowning Around

Tracey discovers a secret about Jake McConnelly. He has an alter ego. During the week he is the Jake we know. During the weekends he becomes Jakepoo the clown. That's right. He becomes a clown at children's parties.

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11

Big Nick

Everyone is talking about it. Big Nick is coming to Tracey's school. He is the biggest, meanest, nastiest kid in town. At least that's what all the stories about him say. Tracey thinks they judge Big Nick for themselves.

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12

Socks

Tracey has a problem with clothes. It's not choosing them, or buying them, or wearing them. Her problem is finding them. Tracey's solution is to make clothes come to her with McBean Fetch Tags on every piece of clothing.

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13

To The Top

Tracey's number one favourite thing is inventing. Now she's found number two - climbing. She loves inventing and she loves climbing, so what's better than both of them separate? Both of them together!

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14

Boss Tracey

Tracey needs money for inventing supplies so gets a little extra pocket money cutting the lawn with her latest invention: The Grassmaster. This gets her thinking: wouldn't she earn lots of money by cutting lots of lawns?

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15

Where The Tracey Blows

Megan has dreams of becoming a famous TV weather presenter and challenges Tracey to come up with an invention that will make all of her weather predictions come true.

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16

Rubbish

Tracey's school fetes are always fun with the petting zoo, rides and stalls, and even a recorder performance by Tracey's class. What's not fun is the afterwards with Tracey, Shamus, Jim and Jake assigned to clean up duty.

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17

Wild Times

Tracey's class are on an excursion to Haunting Rock Park. Why is it called that? Shamus knows the tale of four young schoolchildren from long ago who disappeared in the park and were never seen again. Is it true?

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18

Remote Control

Once Dad walks into the room, he always takes charge of the remote control. So Tracey makes one remote to rule them all, one remote to control them but soon realises that her remote controls a lot more than she bargained for.

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19

Quiz Show

Tracey can't believe how everyone is treating Jim just because he got onto a TV quiz. She decides to go onto the show herself to end his reign. But a few days before the show, disaster strikes. It's hideous and it's gruesome.

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20

Radio Jim

Tracey comes up with the idea of using the school PA system to read out student notices at lunchtime. What Tracey doesn't anticipate is Jim McConnelly taking her idea, sticking it under his jumper, and running away with it.

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21

Happy-Sad Birthday

Tracey has a mission: a surprise birthday party for Gordon. The mission seems to be a complete success until Jim and Jake crash the party. A Jake belly flop into the swimming pool wipes out the party with one giant tsunami.

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22

Mystery Girl

A grounded Tracey rescues a lost toddler from a wayward fair ride but runs off before anyone can thank her. She has to get home before her mum and dad discover her absence. The search is on for the mystery girl hero.

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23

Of Lice and Tracey

There's nothing like beginning the day with Megan screaming the house down after she finds a bug in her hair. Tracey points out that it's no ordinary bug; it's a hair louse.

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24

Escape

Tracey invents a new toy and is determined not to share it with her brother and sister. The result is a malfunction and the toy wrecks Gordon and Megan's room. What does this mean? They'll have to move into Tracey's room.

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25

Game On

Why does Tracey want to be an inventor? Tracey's answer is that she's always wanted to be an inventor because..ah..she's always wanted to be an inventor. It's very confusing to answer a question with the question.

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26

Makeover

Have you ever had one of those moments where someone says something that made you stop in your tracks? This happens to Tracey when she overhears Megan and Bambi talking. Bambi tells Megan that Tracey looks like a mess.

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