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Season 1

  • S01E01 What Is Big?

    • March 18, 2013
    • CBeebies

    Preschool animation exploring ideas and promoting thinking skills, encouraging viewers to make up their own minds. Hugo explores things that are big, from elephants and trees, to cities and planets. But he learns that big can be all kinds of things, like a big appetite, or a big surprise!

  • S01E02 Why Do We Go to School?

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    School is the place where Hugo can learn all kinds of things, like counting and drawing, but it's also a place to meet friends.

  • S01E03 What is a Friend?

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    Hugo finds out what friends are and even goes to the moon to find a friend of his own.

  • S01E04 Am I Kind?

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    Lily and Felix explain to Hugo all the different ways to be kind, like helping someone who is hurt and taking care of your pets.

  • S01E05 Why Do I Play?

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    Hugo finds out what play is and why kids love to do it. There are so many games to play, Hugo could play his whole life!

  • S01E06 What Does It Mean to be Fair?

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    When Hugo gives the same size cupcakes to his huge yeti friend and a tiny ant, the yeti is still hungry. Is that fair?

  • S01E07 What is Jealousy?

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    Hugo can't help but feel jealous when he is left out of a group of friends doing incredible yo-yo tricks. But what is jealousy?

  • S01E08 What is a Hero?

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    Hugo learns that heroes are not just ones with superpowers - there are also heroes in real life.

  • S01E09 What Does it Mean to Learn Something?

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    Hugo discovers that sometimes you have to make lots of mistakes before you can learn something.

  • S01E10 What is Nature?

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    Hugo goes on a journey to discover that tiny flowers and huge elephants are part of nature.

  • S01E11 Can Anything Be Art?

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    Hugo explores what art is by looking at all sorts of weird and wonderful paintings, sculptures and photos.

  • S01E12 What Makes Me Human?

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    Hugo thinks he is human because he has got legs, ears, eyes, nose and a mouth.

  • S01E13 What Is Work?

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    Felix and Lily tell Hugo about all different types of work, and Hugo gets to work on a busy construction site.

  • S01E14 Am I Always Thinking?

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    Hugo always has something to think about, whether it's something important like remembering Mum's birthday or scoring a great goal.

  • S01E15 Is Everybody Different?

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    Hugo imagines a perfect world where every kid looks, thinks and acts exactly like him. But this gets pretty annoying fast.

  • S01E16 Sad

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    Hugo's friend the yeti is so sad that he's crying his eyes out. Hugo doesn't know why, but tries to cheer him up by trying lots of things, like taking him to the circus.

  • S01E17 Memory

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    Hugo learns that a brain is kind of like a computer, which can store lots of different thoughts that make him feel and remember all kinds of things, good and bad. Lily and Felix help Hugo figure out how memory works.

  • S01E18 Knowledge

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    Hugo knows some things because he can see, hear or touch them. But when he wonders if his friend the elephant can fly, Hugo holds his very own experiment to find out.

  • S01E19 Decisions

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    What's right? What's wrong? 2+2=4 is right, but is Hugo a little boy or a big boy? Sometimes it's hard to decide on the right answer, and the right thing to do.

  • S01E20 Advice

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    When the big, furry yeti convinces him to climb a huge mountain without even their winter jackets, Hugo learns that not all advice is good.

  • S01E21 Home

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    Hugo is worried about moving to a new home. Felix and Lily help him learn that a home is a place where you feel safe and spend time with your family.

  • S01E22 Anger

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    When a monkey steals Hugo's ice cream, Hugo can't help but feel all hot and bothered. Is this anger?

  • S01E23 Beautiful

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    Hugo explores things that are beautiful, from flowers and rainbows to his cool new bike, learning that beautiful can be all kinds of things.

  • S01E24 Truth

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    Hugo knows some things are true, but is his friend Oscar right that a giant dinosaur still walks the earth? Hugo tries to find the truth.

  • S01E25 Pets

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    Felix and Lily explain that pets are animals you love and take care of, but when a space robot wants to make Hugo his pet, Hugo's not so sure.

  • S01E26 Sharing

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    Felix and Lily show Hugo that it can be fun to share things, like a comic book, or an idea, or your time.

  • S01E27 Others

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  • S01E28 Rules

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  • S01E29 Infinity

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  • S01E30 Mind

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  • S01E31 Clever

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    Hugo knows lots of people who are clever, like his parents, his teacher, and his friend the scientist.

  • S01E32 Patience

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    Hugo has to wait for his breakfast, his sister to get ready and his bus to arrive, so learns to be patient.

  • S01E33 Senses

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    Hugo explores all his senses, but at the amusement park, he learns that sometimes they can fool people.

  • S01E34 Music

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    Felix and Lily explain music to Hugo and how it is noise people make on instruments. They also teach him how to produce a song.

  • S01E35 Obedience

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    Hugo is always being told what to do and it is usually for his own good, but his friend the naughty monkey tells him the wrong thing to do.

  • S01E36 Grown Ups

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    Every kid becomes a grown up, even Hugo. One day, he will have to find a job and might have his own house, maybe with his own family! But can grown-ups act like kids sometimes too?

  • S01E37 Growing Up

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    Hugo is growing taller all the time. Growing up can be good so you can do exciting things like fly a plane!

  • S01E38 Fear

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    Oscar is afraid of the naughty monkey, Hugo is afraid of the thunder, and everybody is afraid of a big spider.

  • S01E39 Dreams

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    When Hugo is sleeping, he dreams a lot, about flying with dragons and racing with cheetahs. But even when he's awake, he daydreams he can bounce super high in the sky. Hugo wonders what dreams really are, and how do we know they're not real?

  • S01E40 Allowed

    • CBeebies

    Hugo can't wait to grow up so he drive cars, watch scary movies, and do whatever he wants! But he soon learns that grown-ups don't always have the freedom to play like kids do.

  • S01E41 Strength

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  • S01E42 Imagination

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    Hugo has a great imagination, which helps him conjure up lots of fun and wild games. Felix and Lily show him that he can use his imagination to figure out tough problems and even help people too.

  • S01E43 Fight

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    Hugo finds it scary when he sees some big robots fighting, and upsetting when he argues with his friend.

  • S01E44 Choice

    • CBeebies

    Some choices are easy, like which game to play, and who to play with. But Hugo finds that choosing some things can be hard.

  • S01E45 Family

    • CBeebies

    Hugo has a big family: he has two sisters, a dad, a mum, a granny, uncles, cousins and so many more people.

  • S01E46 Love

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    Hugo's friend the yeti loves his teddy and elephant loves his roller-skates. Hugo learns about love by looking at all the things and people around him, and how they make him feel.

  • S01E47 Desire

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    Hugo thinks he needs a monkey to play with, badly. But he doesn't think he needs stuff like books or sleep. Felix and Lily help Hugo understand the things Hugo needs and the things he wants.

  • S01E48 Compromise

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    Hugo wants to play basketball but his friends want to play dolls. They learn to compromise, and go on a fun bumper car ride all together!

  • S01E49 Preference

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    Hugo wonders if the world would be even better if it was only made up of things he likes, like his favorite color orange!

  • S01E50 Change

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    Lots of things change as they grow up, but Hugo likes some things just the way they are.

  • S01E51 Old

    • CBeebies

  • S01E52 Brave

    • October 1, 2013
    • CBeebies

Season 2

  • S02E01 Leaf

    • September 8, 2014
    • CBeebies

    Hugo finding the leaves was collected in each season, badly. But Hugo doesn't finding the green leaves on autumn, Felix and Lily help Hugo needs the leaves on autumn he wants. Oscar is afraid of the when a monkey steals a lot leaves on autumn, But Hugo also finding the leaves on autumn was stolen,

  • S02E02 Breakdown

    • CBeebies

    Hugo is so sad that he's crying his eyes out by breaking the arm, Oscar is afraid of the naughty monkey creaking Hugo's hands, Hugo and his friends is so sad that he's crying his eyes out by naughty monkey beat Hugo and his friends, But Hugo's friend Oscar is so sad that he's crying his eyes out. Hugo doesn't know why.

  • S02E03 Sneeze

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    Hugo is having a lovely time in the cherry-blossom viewing that are blooming all over and his friends. Oscar gives to leaves but they make him sneeze... and sneeze... and sneeze! His unstoppable sneezes get bigger and bigger and monsters attacks start to happen.

  • S02E04 Sticky

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    Monkey gets himself into a sticky situation copying tricks from the circus. Hugo and his friends help him to get cleaned up.

  • S02E05 Hiccups

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  • S02E06 No Happy Day

    • CBeebies

    Pre-school animation exploring ideas and promoting thinking skills, encouraging viewers to make up their own minds. Hugo and his friends is so sad that he's crying his eyes out by Little Einsteins say Don't cheer up with Hugo and his friends,

  • S02E07 Moving Things

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    Felix and Lily stands on a box to reach some tomatoes on a tree. Having picked the fruit, she takes the box to her pod, but when she gets back from the box has gone! It turns out that Hugo is borrowing the box for his or her own needs.

  • S02E08 Where All The Animals Gone?

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    Felix and Lily hears Hugo sighs. The animals are surprised and they run off. Hugo ask where the animals have gone, and Hugo is worried. they offer to help look for the animals. Soon the a animals reappear. Hugo follows them and tells the animals how sorry he is that he sighs. So the Animals return and everyone enjoy!

  • S02E09 Oscar Loses Bird

    • CBeebies

    Oscar doesn't have bird was stolen,Hugo follows them and tells Oscar how sorry he is that he sighs...But Oscar doesn't have bird was stolen by Little Einsteins?

  • S02E10 Missing Seed

    • CBeebies

    Lily has a special fast grow seed and asks Hugo to look after it. Hugo is very keen to do a good job, but a butterfly appears and Hugo wants to play, so he leaves the seed and chases after the bug. Now Oscar finds the seed and goes to get a pot to cook it in, but then Lily finds the seed too: she wants to paint it pink and take it home. When Hugo has finished playing, he discovers the seed has disappeared!

  • S02E11 The Very Cold Day

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  • S02E12 The Bump

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    Hugo was bumped by cars and Lily bumped her hand by door, and everybody is dizzy by was bumped. But together, they learn what bump is and how to remove it.

  • S02E13 Lost

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    Hugo wants to play his whistle stick but Hugo's friends are playing their drums so loudly he can't hear it. He tries to find somewhere quiet to play but gets lost. Then he hears the drums and knows which way to go. Hugo's friends agree to play quietly and they all play together.

  • S02E14 Needing Help

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  • S02E15 Caterpillar

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  • S02E16 Can't Do It

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  • S02E17 Strawberries

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  • S02E18 Bubble

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  • S02E19 Counting Seeds

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  • S02E20 Cherry Tree

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  • S02E21 Pumpkin

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  • S02E22 Clouds

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  • S02E23 Trumpet

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  • S02E24 Butterfly

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  • S02E25 Keep Trying

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  • S02E26 Thirsty Day

    • CBeebies

    It's a hot day,and Hugo finds these animals. The animals is thirsty so Hugo races off to fetch it some water. But before the Hugo can find the animals again, a thirsty frog drinks all the water. So Hugo fetches some more, but this water is drunk by Oscar. When the Felix and Lily arrive, they offer to help by bringing lots of bowls of water. Now all the animals can drink what they like, including the thirsty animals.

  • S02E27 Frog

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  • S02E28 Enough

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  • S02E29 Strange Leaf

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  • S02E30 Swapping

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  • S02E31 Lost Leaf

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  • S02E32 The Gift

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  • S02E33 Being Brave

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  • S02E34 No Talk Game

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  • S02E35 Star

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  • S02E36 Cheep Cheep

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  • S02E37 Glitter Crystal

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  • S02E38 Old Made New

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  • S02E39 Mice

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  • S02E40 Cherry Juice

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  • S02E41 Too Slow

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  • S02E42 Fireflies

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  • S02E43 Tricky Stick

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  • S02E44 Most Beautiful Thing

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  • S02E45 Hop Chase Game

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  • S02E46 Being Happy

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  • S02E47 Pudding

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  • S02E48 Feather

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  • S02E49 Green Mango

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    Felix and Lily want to eat a mango but it's green and doesn't taste good. Hugo tells them it's not ready so they try to make it soft and yellow but it doesn't make it taste better. Hugo tells them they can't do it, they have to wait for it to ripen. It does and it tastes much better.

  • S02E50 Catch

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  • S02E51 Whistle

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  • S02E52 Showtime

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  • S02E53 Bird Tune

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  • S02E54 Magical Music

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  • S02E55 String

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  • S02E56 Floor

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  • S02E57 Jumping

    • November 26, 2014
    • CBeebies

Season 3