Original title
Little Red Tractor
Released
1/10/2004
Origin country
GB
Genre
Animation, Kids
Production companies
The Little Entertainment Group Limited
Status
Cancelled
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
76
The Little Red Tractor lives on Gosling Farm with a young farmer called Stan. The farm is a modest size, but full of rural charm. The local farming community is made up of colourful characters including larger, more powerful machines than Little Red Tractor, but our hero relies on his wit and determination to compete in the everyday challenges they face.
The Farm Games will prove, once and for all, who is the biggest and strongest. However, a series of mishaps leaves only two competitors, Stan and Mr. Jones, who compete with a tractor pull.
Mrs Turvey is such a good artist that, with the addition of a few old clothes, her scarecrow could pass for Stan's twin. This causes a great deal of confusion which leaves Big Blue in a ditch. Luckily, the real Stan and the Little Red Tractor appear to help.
Everyone is mystified as to the source of the loud noises that are causing chaos all around the farm. Stan and Little Red Tractor decide to investigate.
A storm has left Gosling farm in disarray, so Stumpy offers to mend some loose roof tiles. Mr Jones borrows Stan's ladder, not realising that Stumpy is still on the roof. And to make matters worse, rainclouds are beginning to gather.
While cleaning out a barn Stan finds an old map showing the location of a gold cup won by Stan’s grandfather during the long-gone annual Babblebrook horse race.
The children secretly prepare a birthday party for Little Red Tractor, while Stan tries to think of the perfect present for him.
Mr. Jones is ready to harvest but is stranded in his driveway when Big Blue breaks down. Stan and Little Red Tractor chip in. Walter tries to help, which only makes matters worse.
Stan is not a great believer in luck, but a series of fortunate escapes makes him reconsider. Could it be the lucky penny, the four-leaf clover or the horseshoe that they have collected that is bringing them luck?
While Stan and the children are blackberry picking at the bottom of a hill, a bale of hay falls off a trailer at the top.
Stan promises Little Red Tractor a full wash and polish, but the needs of his neighbours mean that it gets more and more delayed.
Stan has arranged for the children to have a plot of land of their own to grow flowers and vegetables. During a break Stan helps Ryan fly his new kite, but things do not go to plan.
Stan and Little Red Tractor gather bric-a-brac from the neighbourhood for Mr Jones's garage sale.
A terrible smell at the garage forces Walter and Stan to dig up the drains to try to find the cause. At Rose Cottage, Stumpy is trapped inside the greenhouse by a giant cheese.
The gusting wind has caused havoc in the village and a large tree has blown over onto the railway line.
It is a swelteringly hot day in Babblebrook and without any wind, Stumpy can not mill Mr Jones's corn. Mr. Turvey can't do his exercises. Luckily, the Little Red Tractor finds a solution to both problems.
Stumpy hears there's a tiger on the loose and, in spreading the word, manages to spread a good deal of panic.
When Mr Jones's efforts to win the Farm of the Year prize are ruined by the mysterious arrival of an old wreck outside his front door, he is sure Little Red Tractor is behind it.
Stan and Little Red Tractor investigate why the cow's water trough has run dry, and find that Mr Jones is the cause.
A photographer is visiting Babblebrook to take pictures of Mr Jones and his farm, so he borrows Stan's cows.
Stumpy is delighted with the arrival of his new trailer and uses it to deliver potted plants to his friends.
Ryan and Amy enlist Stan and Little Red Tractor to help them find the perfect place for a den.
The word is out that legendary fish Mr Big has been spotted at Heron Wood Lake. Who can catch the elusive fish?
Amy, Ryan and Stan turn detectives to find out what really caused an accident.
Stumpy and Walter both manage to get stuck on the roof.
Patch is drawn to the cliff top by the bleating sound of distant sheep. As the cliff top crumbles away Patch falls down to a precarious ledge below. Walter is having car trouble. With a stalled engine and faulty brakes, it is only luck that stops them from crashing over the cliff edge. Once again it is left to Stan and Little Red Tractor to come to the rescue. But will they be in time?
Mr Jones has decided to sell Big Blue. The latest model has just come out and Mr Jones wants to keep up with the latest technology. Stan, Walter and Nicola can not believe the news when they find out. To make Mr Jones realise how important Big Blue is, Stan comes up with one of his plans.
It's the annual Babblebrook fair. Ryan and Amy are excited because Stan has agreed to help them dress Little Red Tractor up as a dragon for the final procession. Mr Jones refuses to enter into the spirit of things: he thinks that fairs are tacky, and as for talk of dragons - what nonsense! With fancy painting from Stumpy, Little Red Tractor makes a convincing dragon. Mr Jones is in for surprise - perhaps dragons do exist after all.
Ryan and Amy make a water divining rod and search for Babblebrook Spring. Their investigations lead them to the front garden of Mr Jones, who shoos them away, seeing an opportunity to develop his own bottled water plant. He hops into Big Blue and starts digging, only to crack a water main and cut off the water supply to the neighbourhood. It's all hands to the pump as people join together to return services to normal.
Everyone is busy organising a surprise party for Mr Jones's first anniversary as a resident.
Stan and Little Red Tractor live at Gosling Farm in Babblebrook, where they are called upon by their friends to help with issues that arise in daily life. The turning on of the Christmas lights in Babblebrook is postponed, and Stan and Little Red Tractor are determined to cheer the children up with a light display of their own.
Stan and Little Red Tractor are bored. Everyone else in the village has a hobby except for them. Stan and Nicola agree to buy a traction engine from Mr Jones and restore it together. This keeps Stan busy for a while. Now they need Little Red Tractor to tow it back to the farm for them - luckily towing is his favourite hobby.
A new arrival in the countryside needs to be convinced that it can be fun.
Stan is helping the local children build a go-kart. Walter helps finish it off with a few added extras, and even Mr Jones can't help but admire the completed kart. Mr Jones decides to take it for a test drive when no-one is looking, and soon finds himself hurtling down a steep slope towards a muddy bog. He needs help getting out, and Little Red Tractor provides it.
Mr Jones and Big Blue have a disagreement with a wasp, and the ensuing damage looks like crop circles caused by space rockets. Charging people to view it seems like harmless fun, but danger strikes when a repeat performance is required.
Walter, Ryan, Amy, Thomas and Leo go missing while playing a paperchase game devised by Stan. When it's revealed that Mr Jones may have hoovered up the paper by mistake, it's clear that a search party needs to be sent out. As the night gets darker, and with few clues to follow, Stan and Little Red Tractor have a hard task finding Walter and the lost children.
During potato planting season, the Little Red Tractor gets a new attachment to help bury the spuds. Unfortunately a tennis training machine gets involved in the process and potatoes are catapulted all over town.
Moles have set up home at Rose Cottage in Amy's much-loved garden, and although she wants to get rid of them, she doesn't want to hurt them. A strange occurrence at the windmill and a shopping mix-up by Walter gives Stan a great idea. Soon Amy's lawn is mole-free and looking prettier than ever.
Mr Jones stages an open air festival, but the main band pulls out. Walter and his band look like they're ready to step in and solve the problem, but electricity problems threaten to stop the music. It's up to the Little red Tractor to save the day.
Stan's favourite cow, Veronica, goes missing just as she is due to give birth. When Ryan and Amy alert Stan to Veronica's disappearance, everyone helps to search the village, whilst Walter is confused as to the mooing noises that appear to be following him around. Where has Veronica gone, and will Stan find her before she calves?
Mr Jones and Big Blue have accidentally broken the fence surrounding riverside field, allowing Stan's pigs to escape. Stan and Little Red Tractor find them down at Marshy Wood - the problem is that the pigs are surrounded by water.
There is more to see than just birds when Ryan and Amy camp out in Stan's new bird-watching hide. Stumpy's accidental collision with the hide leaves the structure in danger of tumbling down with Ryan and Amy inside. Will Stan and the popular red tractor arrive in time to save them?
An out-of-control traction engine runs amok in Babblebrook, threatening to bring havoc to everything in its path - including Mr Jones' barbecue. Will Stan and Little Red Tractor bring the errant engine under control before things get too hot?
Stumpy gets himself into a difficult situation when his makeshift clothes line is blown into the workings of the windmill. With no clean clothes left to wear, Stumpy calls on Stan and Little Red Tractor to fix the mill and return his dignity.
Mr Jones seizes upon an opportunity to become headline news in the Babblebrook Gazette by presenting himself as a hero. Local investigative reporter Skip Shutter quickly unearths the true story, revealing the real heroes.
Mr Jones has taken delivery of a llama. Stan worries that something is scaring his sheep. It is not long before it is Mr Jones who's being scared by the llama. Stan and his flock present a solution to bring peace and tranquillity back to the neighbourhood.
On the morning of the year's big agricultural show, Mr Jones discovers that what he hoped would be his prize-winning marrow has been destroyed. Stan and Little Red Tractor try to get to the bottom of the mangled marrow mystery. Plus, what have they been secretly rehearsing for the show's big finale?
Stan and Little Red Tractor unearth some old coins when digging a trench. Believing it could lead them to the Roman fort and its buried treasure, the race is on to get there before Mr Jones.
Mr Jones and Walter get into a spot of bother while looking for a mythical cure for old age. They mistake Stumpy for a ghost, and in his haste to run away, Mr Jones falls down a deep hole. Stan and Little Red Tractor stage a midnight rescue and safely return him to his farm. However, once there, they see strange shadows moving across the barn wall. Is there a ghost after all?
Stan and the children have to find a new maypole.
Skip Shutter takes Elsie back to the windmill on his motorcycle and sidecar after collecting a basket full of fresh eggs. However, an ill-advised short cut across rough ground causes the vehicle to separate. Skip goes one way and Elsie the other, and by following a trail of broken eggs Stan and Little Red Tractor find Elsie, still sat in the sidecar, balanced precariously on the edge of a cliff.
Mr. Jones finds a hat, then shortly afterwards discovers a briefcase full of money. Is the hat magic?
There's some rain on the way, so keep in the dry.
The Turvey family are out on the river today.
Little Red Tractor gets lost.
Mr Jones has a great plan for planting corn but causes chaos throughout the village.
On your marks, get set, go - it's the annual potato race today!
Skip Shutter has written a play that will be performed for the local children.
Stumpy, Ryan and Amy get caught in a blizzard. Will Stan and Little Red Tractor be able to find them before nightfall?
Kenny the Kangaroo escapes while being sent to the animal sanctuary. It is left up to our heroes, Stan and Little Red Tractor, to track him down and deliver him safely.
It appears that there is a thief in Babblebrook after a number of items go missing. After the disappearance of his freshly caught fish, Mr. Jones decides to set a trap. Can Stan and Little Red Tractor find the missing items and who has Mr Jones captured and locked in his barn?
Stan organises a treasure hunt.
Walter and Mr Jones get into a silly argument about whose vehicle is the best and challenge each other to a race to the top of Cheese Roller's Hill.
While trying to photograph the sponsored run from an air balloon, Mr Jones runs into trouble.
Skip Shutter is making a movie about Babblebrook and everyone wants to be in it.
The children are having a go-kart race, but it all becomes messy when Mr Jones gets involved.
Little Red Tractor won't start today and even Walter the Mechanic is baffled.
Someone or something has been eating Mr Jones's carrot crop.
The milk float breaks down, leaving Babblebrook thirsty. Little Red Tractor saves the day with his trailer.
Mr Jones tries to erect an electric fence, but accidentally cuts power to the whole village.
It seems as if the whole village has turned against Little Red Tractor. What is going on?
A long lasting drought has everyone concerned about this year's corn crop. Stan and Little Red Tractor try and solve the problem.
Mr Jones and Mr Turvey are training a racehorse. Meanwhile, at the local donkey sanctuary, one of the donkeys has gone missing. Coincidence?
A new girl arrives in the village. She knows little about the countryside code and wanders around leaving gates open, picking wild flowers and trampling across fields that she should avoid. At the bottom of Marshy Field she almost meets a sticky end - until Stan and Little Red Tractor come to her aid.
Stan and Little Red Tractor are on holiday and are greatly missed in Babblebrook. (from bbc.co.uk)
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