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The Magic School Bus 1994/Captain Flamingo 2006 (also known as The Magic School Bus 1994/Captain Flamingo 2006 or simply titled The Magic School Bus 1994/Captain Flamingo 2006) is the third and last season of Blinky Bill produced by Yoram Gross in 2003 and aired in 2004.

Plot[]

A circus comes to Greenpatch and intrigues the town, however, the animals are begging to escape and get back to the countries they came from! Blinky, Nutsy and Flap leave their friends and Greenpatch behind, and bring along the circus animals in an effort to return them to their respective countries, but the circus owners, Basil and Cyril, are constantly on their tail, and want Blinky for themselves! With Blinky, Flap, Nutsy and their new friends travelling the world and on the run, the stakes have never been higher!

Episodes[]

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'The Great Escape' Phil Sanders 10 June 2004 #01
The circus has come to Greenpatch, but the captive circus animals are seeking freedom! What will Blinky do?
'Bushwhacked' Phil Sanders 11 June 2004 #02
Using a makeshift balloon/caravan, Blinky and his friends land in another part of the bush, where he teaches the circus animals survival skills... but soon realise that they're being chased!
'The Water Planet Hydo, Phone Tag' David Witt 12 June 2004 #03
The first stop on the journey is Antartica, where they attempt to reunite Slippery Seal with his family, but the Circus Brothers have braved the cold as well, and will stop at nothing to get everyone in their hands!
'Polar Peril' Gina Roncoli 13 June 2004 #04
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 the panda from an icy abyss.
'Flap's New Family' Maryam Master 14 June 2004 #05
A baby penguin who boarded the caravan thinks Flap is his mother, so Blinky heads back to Antarctica to set things right.
'A Stitch in Time' Phil Sanders 15 June 2004 #06
On the way to Africa, Blinky becomes impatient and tries to get them to Africa faster, but Nutsy reminds him of his recklessness in a mine back in Australia...
'Leo Leads the Way' Fiona Kelly 16 June 2004 #07
Arriving in 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. Things get worse when the Circus Brothers capture Rex, his own son, and Blinky! Will Leo get over his own cowardly nature?
'Monkey Business' Stephen Davis 17 June 2004 #08
Elsewhere in Africa, 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.
'Diamonds Are Forever' Fiona Bozic 18 June 2004 #09
Blinky tries to copy Ling-Ling's magic disappearing trick on Penelope's diamond necklace, but Tico gets a hold of it and takes it to the Circus Bros! The chase for Penelope's necklace is on!
'Blinky's Birthday Surprise' Gina Roncoli 19 June 2004 #10
In Africa, Blinky is angry that nobody cares about his birthday. Despite this, Tico gives Blinky a tracking device as a 'birthday present' and the Circus Bros. use it to follow him. Meanwhile, back in Greenpatch, in even worse, a birthday party for Blinky without the koala himself becomes disastrous!
'Baby Elephant Walk' Chris Phillips 20 June 2004 #11
The gang tries to leave Africa and head to China, but an elephant has taken the caravan and is using it to transport her calf. To make matters worse, the Circus Brothers are right on the gang's trail!
'Operation Free Flap' Fiona Kelly 21 June 2004 #12
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, but when the Circus Bros. arrive in China and see Flap on the local news, Blinky starts a getaway plan in order to stop them!
'Crouching Dragon, Hidden Koala' Lisa Hoppe 22 June 2004 #13
As Blinky's gang search a 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, but Ling-Ling ends up captured as well! What will Blinky do?
'Panda Pandemonium' Chris Phillips 23 June 2004 #14
Blinky's gang finds the panda villagers and Ling-Ling is reunited with her parents, but the pandas are short of bamboo! With the Circus Bros. in pursuit of the gang, will Blinky make it out of China in time?
'Jungle Bungles' Fiona Kelly 24 June 2004 #15
Blinky and friends reach the Amazon Jungle, and meet an aquaphobic anaconda.
'Double Trouble' Rhett Walton 25 June 2004 #16
Nutsy writes a letter to Greenpatch, in which she tells the story of how Blinky met a monkey that reminded him of himself in more than one way.
'Tico's Choice' Lisa Hoppe 26 June 2004 #17
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 soon has a change of heart, as Tico rescues everyone and sends the Circus Bros. plummeting into the river. Having redeemed himself in the gang's eyes, Tico decides to stick with Blinky.
'Poisoned Penelope' Fiona Bozic 27 June 2004 #18
Penelope poisons herself, and Blinky finds out the cure lies in a human village, while Tico finds out his species.
'All at Sea' Phil Sanders 28 June 2004 #19
Blinky's gang drift into a storm, and are forced to work with the Circus Bros. if they want to live.
'Tico Takes Charge' Lisa Hoppe 29 June 2004 #20
The caravan arrives in India, with the Circus Brothers right behind them!
'Tiger Taming' Melanie Alexander 30 June 2004 #21
The Circus Brothers hijack the balloon, and the gang traces it into a tiger habitat.
'Monkey See, Monkey Do' Stephen Davis 1 July 2004 #22
Blinky's gang reach Chandipur, however, Yoyo and Penelope are captured! Will they find a way out, will Yoyo find his habitat, and will Blinky, Nutsy and Flap get Penelope into France?
'A Dog's Best Friend' Rhett Walton 2 July 2004 #23
Blinky's gang arrive in Paris in search of Penelope's mistress, which envelops them in a crisis when the Circus Brothers capture the mistress' cat!
'Blinky Bill Superstar' Gina Roncoli 3 July 2004 #24
Blinky becomes a superstar after being approached by a fashion model, but Flap and Nutsy become fed up with his new lifestyle and attempt to head back to Australia without him! Will Blinky see the error of his ways?
'Paris Au-Go-Go' David Witt 4 July 2004 #25
With their balloon destroyed, Blinky's gang make their way to the airport. Blinky's gang give themselves up to the Circus Bros. in order to get a ride to Australia, but after Basil tells them of his plan to take them to New York, they catch a plane back to where they belong!
'How Green Is My Greenpatch' Andy Ryan 5 July 2004 #26
Blinky's gang make it back to Greenpatch. The Circus Bros. have followed them, however, and invade the town, nearly catching Blinky and his mum for bait. Blinky decides he has to give himself up to the Circus Bros. to save his family, friends and neighbours, only to find that Basil has gone insane and has started a bushfire to capture all of Greenpatch regardless! Blinky is rescued by Nutsy, Cyril summons the fire brigade to put out the fire, and Basil is captured for his criminal activities.

Characters[]

Original characters[]

New Characters[]

Main[]

Secondary[]

Locations[]

Voice Cast[]

  • Robyn Moore as Blinky Bill, Nutsy, Mrs. Koala, Miss Magpie, Marcia, Penelope, Kiku's Mother, Hugh's Mother, Ling-Ling's Mother, Norma
  • Keith Scott as Flap, Splodge, Shifty, Mr. Wombat, Mr. Koala, Basil Circus, Mayor Pelican, Slippery, Skipper the Scurvy, Rex, Master, Raul, Majid, Sanjay
  • Drew Forsythe as Leo, Yoyo, Cyril Circus, Dubaku, Maurice, Armo, Ling-Tan, Captain
  • Sarah Aubrey as Ling-Ling, Tico, Phoebe, Hugh, Nimi, Alsana, Coco Phil, Miss Erget, Fifi, Doris
  • Rachel King as Sophia, Peppo, Ah-Phat, Claude, Twigger, Mistress
  • Nick Jasprizza as Mayor Macaw, Minor Incidental Characters
  • Troy Planet as Minor Incidental Characters

Trivia[]

  • The third and last television series of Blinky Bill
  • The first director is David Evans
  • The first Blinky Bill series to utilise digital ink and paint instead of hand-painted cels.
  • The first voices of Drew Forsythe, Sarah Aubrey, Rachel King, Nick Jasprizza, Troy Planet
  • There is a credit in this series that reads 'No animals were harmed during the making of this series'.

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International broadcast[]

Country Channel
Japan TV Asahi, TV Tokyo
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