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Beep and Mort - Birthday Surprise (S1E15)
After forgetting Mae's birthday, the villagers join forces to throw her a surprise party for the ages with some help from a very unreliable Russell.
| Runtime (min) | 11 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | 2022-10-28 |
| Genres | Kids, Action & Adventure |
| Network(s) | ABC Kids |
Storyline
When the villagers realize they have completely forgotten Mae's birthday, panic sets in and they scramble to make things right. Determined to show Mae how much she means to them, Beep, Mort, and the rest of the community decide to organize a surprise party that will make up for their oversight. The challenge is pulling off something special on such short notice while keeping Mae in the dark about their plans.
Enter Russell, whose enthusiasm far exceeds his reliability. Tasked with helping coordinate the surprise, Russell's well-meaning but chaotic approach threatens to derail the entire celebration. As the villagers work together to gather decorations, prepare treats, and set up the party venue, they must also manage Russell's unpredictable contributions. The episode follows their frantic preparations as they race against time, navigate mishaps, and ultimately discover that the best surprises come from the heart, even when nothing goes exactly according to plan.
What kids learn
This episode teaches children about the importance of acknowledging and celebrating the people who matter to us. When the villagers forget Mae's birthday, they immediately recognize their mistake and take responsibility by working together to fix it. Young viewers learn that everyone makes mistakes, but what counts is how we respond when we realize we've let someone down. The community's collective effort to throw Mae a party demonstrates that showing someone you care is more important than perfection.
Children also see valuable lessons about teamwork and accepting help from others, even when that help comes with complications. Russell may be unreliable, but the villagers include him in their plans rather than excluding him, showing patience and adaptability when things don't go smoothly. This models how to work with different personalities and skill levels while staying focused on a common goal.
The episode reinforces that thoughtfulness and effort matter more than flawless execution. The surprise party may not unfold perfectly, but the genuine care behind it is what makes it meaningful. Kids learn that celebrations are about making others feel valued and that working together as a community can turn a forgotten birthday into a memorable occasion.
Parents' top 5 questions
| Question | Answer |
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| What should I tell my child if they've forgotten someone's birthday? | Use this episode as a conversation starter about making amends. Explain that forgetting doesn't make someone a bad friend, but it's important to acknowledge the mistake and do something thoughtful to show you care. Help your child understand that a sincere apology combined with a meaningful gesture, even if it's late, can demonstrate genuine affection. The key is taking action rather than dwelling on the oversight. |
| How does the episode handle the disappointment of being forgotten? | The episode focuses primarily on the villagers' efforts to make things right rather than dwelling on Mae's hurt feelings. This approach emphasizes problem-solving and community support. If your child identifies with feeling forgotten, acknowledge that those feelings are valid and use the story to discuss how people who care about us will try to make amends when they realize they've made a mistake. |
| Is Russell's unreliability played for laughs or treated seriously? | Russell's chaotic contributions create comedic moments, but the episode balances humor with the real challenges his unreliability creates for the group. The villagers show patience and adaptability rather than anger, modeling how to work with someone whose help is imperfect. This teaches children that people have different strengths and that kindness means accepting others even when they complicate our plans. |
| What does this teach about surprise parties and keeping secrets? | The episode presents surprise planning as a collaborative, well-intentioned effort that requires coordination and discretion. Children see that keeping a happy secret is different from dishonesty when the goal is to create joy for someone else. The frantic preparations also show that surprises require effort and teamwork, helping kids understand the work that goes into making special moments happen. |
| How can I reinforce the lessons about community and making amends? | After watching, talk with your child about times when they've needed to apologize or make something right. Discuss how the villagers worked together rather than individually, and ask your child who they might turn to when they need help fixing a mistake. You might also plan a small gesture together for someone in your lives, reinforcing that thoughtful actions strengthen relationships. |
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| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 1 | 1 | Beep and Mort come across a bird singing a beautiful song in the forest. They work with the villagers to create a gift for the bird so that the bird might gift them with its song once again. |
| 1 | 2 | Mort wakes up with a case of the grumps that begin to spread throughout Mollyvale! Beep, Mort and Pop work together to turn the situation around and save Mollyvale from this unhappy affliction. |
| 1 | 3 | On the way to a picnic with Mort, Beep becomes mesmerised by her own reflection and thinks she has found her new best friend. But as the sun sets, Beep realises that Mort is the best friend she could ask for. |
| 1 | 4 | When Uncle Joe hogs the new swing set, Mort invents a ride that the villagers can all use together. They find the best kind of fun is the type you have with your friends. |
| 1 | 5 | Beep and Mort want to go camping so they can experience the beauty of nature. But as a storm rolls in, the pair are forced inside, disrupting their plans. |
| 1 | 6 | On a steamy hot day in Mollyvale, Pop enlists Beep and Mort to set up a mollymelonade stand to help everyone cool off. But Pop's plan comes unstuck and Beep and Mort step in to make sure no one in Mollyvale goes thirsty. |
| 1 | 7 | One day, Mort's leaf suddenly starts to turn brown. As he and Beep try to change is back, they realise that change is full of new possibilities. |
| 1 | 8 | When Pop tells Beep and Mort about the amazing, magical dream she had the night before, Beep is sad that robots can't dream. Mort, Mae, Uncle Joe and Pop join forces to create a real-life dreamland for Beep. |
| 1 | 9 | A big wind comes to Mollyvale and it's time for the annual kite-flying festival. The villagers take their kites to the skies which Pop takes a little too literally ending up stuck in a tree. Luckily it is Beep to the rescue. |
| 1 | 10 | Beep learns about missing something and introduces the villagers to Planet Beep, shedding light on her life before she landed in Mollyvale. |
| 1 | 11 | When Pop gets in the way of Beep's experiment, she finds herself on an exciting adventure involving fuzzles, flying and a swim in cake batter. |
| 1 | 12 | A button with magic abilities causes mayhem for Mort, who struggles to keep control of his strange and exciting new powers. |
| 1 | 13 | After searching high and low for something to do, Beep and Mort realise that, sometimes, having nothing to do can be a lot of fun. |
| 1 | 14 | After seeing Beep's filming abilities, Mort and Pop are inspired to make a movie. Mort discovers that showbiz is tougher than he thought. |
| 1 | 15 | After forgetting Mae's birthday, the villagers join forces to throw her a surprise party for the ages with some help from a very unreliable Russell. |
| 1 | 16 | Mort creates a mysterious invention that no one knows quite what to do with. As they all play with it Beep learns about winning and the power of imagination. |
| 1 | 17 | It's mollymelon harvest time. The delicious mollymelons are ripe and ready to eat. As Beep 'tastes' her first mollymelon, the villagers discover she has a new and exciting skill. |
| 1 | 18 | Uncle Joe tells a spooky bedtime story that leads Beep and Mort on an epic search for the Mollywockle, a mysterious creature with purple fur and stomping feet that lives near the billabong. |
| 1 | 19 | When Beep finds a lonely fuzzle, she decides to take it in as a pet. To take good care of her new friend, Beep and Mort start fuzzle watching to learn more about Mollyvale's smallest inhabitants. |
| 1 | 20 | The Mollyvale talent show sees the villagers strut their stuff on stage. While Mort waits in the wings, he and Beep work to discover their talents and together they wow the crowd. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Time for a game of Spotlight! When Beep's lights make her too easy to find in the dark, Mort switches partners. But winning is no fun without Beep, so he devises a nifty plan to use her radiance to win the game, together. |
| 2 | 2 | Pop wakes up with a great idea. Today she'll write her very own musical. But as she gets started, Uncle Joe calls her in for breakfast. Then, she must help with heaps of boring jobs. Will Pop get time to write her musical? |
| 2 | 3 | When Glenda sprains her ankle, Beep, Mort and Pop offer to look after her store. They have lots of new ideas, including home delivery. But it's boring when no one visits. That is, until everyone returns with the wrong orders! |
| 2 | 4 | Beep and Mort go for a fun day out on Clem's boat. It's a foggy day so they need the lighthouse to help find the way home. Bump! What was that? Looks like someone else is lost! Could it be a cute baby fog creature? |
| 2 | 5 | Raf's trying to say something important, so Beep updates her system to 'dog' to understand. But oh no! Now Beep can only speak dog! Raf and Beep visit the mysterious land of the lost things to try to find Beep's robot voice. |
| 2 | 6 | Mort's delicious, icy, mollypop is missing. Dun dun dun! Who in Mollyvale ate it? Detective Pop and Beep are on the case to uncover what happened. Is there a thief on the loose? Will they get their just desserts? |
| 2 | 7 | Sun's out and surfs up! Beep is excited for her first day at the beach, but sand, water and pesky seagulls? Hmm
what can a robot do at the beach? Dustin shows her there's something fun for everyone. |
| 2 | 8 | It's snowing in Mollyvale sending everyone inside. Everyone except Russell. Soon, a chilly new chum, Freezy appears, and they become best friends. When Freezy has to leave, Beep and Mort make a special keepsake. |
| 2 | 9 | Uncle Joe tells the kids about the 'best day of his life' when he raced his famous billy cart, The Lightning Bolt. Determined to help him relive his glory, Beep and Mort rebuild the old cart so he can race it once more! |
| 2 | 10 | Beep and Mort accidentally shred the only story book in Mollyvale. Ooops! When they try to recreate the story from everyone's memories, they find there's more than one hero in the village and plenty of stories to share. |
| 2 | 11 | Beep unwittingly disrupts a fuzzlefly family while gathering specimens. When the fuzzleflies make their new home in her spaceship it sets of a loud alarm, causing mayhem in Mollyvale! How will she fix her home sweet home? |
| 2 | 12 | Mort can't wait to look after Beep's spaceship. But he's so busy daydreaming he forgets to listen to Beep's instructions. Left to his own devices, he presses the wrong button which sends him hurtling into space! Or does it? |
| 2 | 13 | Olive wants to try ice skating, but Clem says it's not safe while holding her blankie. But blankie goes with her everywhere! So Mort tells Olive the story of the mollybird who didn't want to hatch from her egg. |
| 2 | 14 | Everyone has an idea for building sandy sculptures at the beach. Except for Mort, who can't think of anything! When he discovers magical fossil shapes in the cave, he uses his imagination to create the perfect idea. |
| 2 | 15 | Mama Cloud's big rain comes early leaving Beep alone in her spaceship. Oh no! Water is no good for robots. So, Mort invents a clever contraption to send messages and toys to Beep. Now it's rainy day fun for everyone! |
| 2 | 16 | Beep's laser turns a seed into a giant mollymelon that Pop names Melly. But, everyone worried in Mollyvale wants to turn Melly into jelly, the trusty crew head off with Clem on a wild seafaring adventure! |
| 2 | 17 | Superstar Banjo Banjosen has arrived in Mollyvale for a concert. Mort is so excited he accidentally drops the golden banjo. Buying time to fix it, he asks Uncle Joe to keep Banjo busy. Hmm
this could be tricky. |
| 2 | 18 | Beep, Mort and Pop can't decide which club to join. There are too many options! They decide to start their own club called the best club in the absolute universe! But, what does their new club do? |
| 2 | 19 | Who's got it easier, kids or grown-ups? Beep and Mort swap places with Mae and Joe to settle it once and for all. But things get tricky when there's jobs to be done, and the switching business is not so fun. |
| 2 | 20 | Mort's hiding under a pillow. He's got 'the worry feeling'. Keen to help, Beep and Pop find as many pillows as they can and soon a magnificent pillow fort takes shape while the villagers search for their missing pillows. |
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