Chemistry Set is the fourth episode of Series 2.
Summary[]
Norman's dream of making the pongiest stink bomb in the world backfires when Dilys walks into the laboratory. In a subplot, Trevor arranges to take Dilys to see the local male voice choir in concert but this backfires when he slips on engine oil which has leaked from his bus whilst wearing his concert attire.
Characters[]
- Fireman Sam
- Elvis Cridlington
- Station Officer Steele
- Sarah and James
- Dilys Price
- Norman Price
- Trevor Evans
- Bella Lasagne
- Morgan (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
Trivia[]
- When this episode first aired in English on BBC One London on 22 November 1988, it aired at 16:00.[1]
- Despite this episode being copyrighted in 1988, during it's first English airing, the credits showed it as being copyrighted in 1987 for a brief second, before an extra "I" was added to the Roman Numerals to change it to 1988.
- Stock footage from Flat Tyre is used.
- In Wales, this is the twelfth episode of the first series.
- The Welsh title is called, "The Scientist".
- This episode along with Norman's Tricky Day, The Wishing Well, Dilys' Forgetful Day, What Goes Up and The Big Freeze were the only episodes to be not added on BBC iPlayer in November 2020.
- On the bus going to Newtown, Trevor can be heard singing "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer/Jehovah" (aka “Cwm Rhondda”), a well-known Welsh hymn - the last two lines from the first verse can be heard: “Bread of Heaven, bread of Heaven, feed me til I want no more (I want no more), feed me til I want no more.”
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Czech | Malý Chemik |
| Dutch | De Scheikundedoos\Norbert Heeft een Laboratorium |
| Finnish | Kemistin Pakkaus |
| German | Norman, der Chemiker |
| Hebrew | ערכה כימיה |
| Hungarian | Vegyi Felszerelés |
| Italian | Il Piccolo Chimico |
| Japanese | じっけんセット |
| Korean | 노인의 발열풍 |
| Norwegian | Kjemisettet |
| Polish | Mały Chemik |
| Slovak | Neúspešný vynález |
| Swedish | Kemisätt |
| Swiss-German | Chemie-Bouchaste |
| Welsh | Y Gwyddonydd |
Home Video Releases[]
UK/AUS[]
- Fireman Sam 3 - Sam's Day Off
- The Very Best of Fireman Sam
- Treasure Hunt and Five Other Stories
- 2 on 1 - Tales from Pontypandy
- Action Stations!
- Treasure Hunt (UK DVD)
- Sam's Day Off (UK DVD)
Gallery[]
Episode[]
Sam Tan - Y Gwyddonydd
Welsh Version
Chemistry Set-0
English Version