Telly Trouble is the eighth episode of the first series of Fireman Sam in the Welsh dub, while it is the seventh episode of the first series of Fireman Sam when it aired in the English dub.
Summary[]
TV stardom comes to Station Officer Steele and everyone in Pontypandy is tuning in to watch him talk about preventing fire hazards. Then Bella's television catches fire and Sam and Elvis are on the job to prove all of Station Officer Steele's televised words of wisdom correct.
Characters[]
- Fireman Sam
- Elvis Cridlington
- Station Officer Steele
- Sarah and James
- Bella Lasagne
- Dilys Price
- Norman Price
- Trevor Evans
- The Talk Show Host (unnamed, voice only)
- Doris Steele (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
Trivia[]
- The PTV1 logo is based on BBC One's former logo (1985-1991).
- Due to being on the talk show, this is the first episode where Station Officer Steele isn't involved in an emergency.
- The Welsh title of this episode is "Y Teledu" (The Television).
- The water that sprays from the broken tap is actually cling film.
- Despite being produced as part of the first series in 1987 and released on VHS during the first series, this episode (along with Lost Cat) aired on television in England as part of the second series in 1988. It aired between the episodes Safe With Sam and Treasure Hunt.
- A Cote soft drink tin can be seen on the table next to James in Bella's café, which is obviously based off of a Coca-Cola/Coke tin.
- The photographs signed by Steele are copies of the one above the teleprinter in his office.
- Recording date: February 26, 1985 and April 20, 1987.
Home Media Releases[]
- Fireman Sam 2 - Lost Cat
- Spot of Bother and Five Other Stories
- 2 on 1
- Fireman Sam's Bumper Video - Telly Trouble!
- BBC Children's Favourites with Toybox Magazine
- Norman's Tricky Day
- Telly Trouble
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Croatian | Nevolja s Televizor |
| Czech | Trápení s televizí |
| Dutch | Televisie Toestanden\De Commandant Wordt Beroemd |
| Finnish | Tv-Ongelmia |
| French | Problèmes de transmissions |
| Hebrew | המון צרות |
| Hungarian | Az Elromlott TV |
| Italian | Stelle in TV |
| Korean | 볼이난 텔레비전 |
| Norwegian | TV-Trøbbel |
| Polish | Problem z telewizorem (TV) Komendant w Telewizji (VHS) |
| Slovak | Príhoda s televízorom |
| Swedish | TV trubbel |
| Swiss-German | De Fernseh Spinnt |
| Welsh | Y Teledu |
Gallery[]
Station Officer Steele trimming his moustache in preparation for his TV appearance
"He's gone crackers, man."
Station Officer Steele standing beside the station's TV
Bella and Sarah setting up her TV
Norman's clockwork mouse
Bella trying to get her TV to work properly
Elvis unsuccessfully trying to stop water from shooting out of the broken tap
Another shot of Elvis unsuccessfully trying to stop water from shooting out of the broken tap
Bella, Dilys, Norman, James and Sarah watching Station Officer Steele on Bella's TV
Norman holding the TV antenna outside of Bella's café
Elvis being sprayed by the broken tap, note that the water is cling film
Station Officer Steele on TV
Sam and Elvis watching Station Officer Steele on the portable TV
Station Officer Steele on Bella's TV seconds before it explodes
Sam rushing to put out the burning TV
Sam extinguishing the fire
Sam standing beside the broken TV
Station Officer Steele holding one of his autographed pictures of himself
Steele's autograph
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Bella, the twins, and the Prices watch Station Officer Steele on TV
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Bella tells Norman where to put the aerial
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Bella
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James and Norman watching Station Officer Steele on TV
"What about the aerial?"
Sam checking Jupiter's tyre pressure
Episode[]
Y Teledu
Welsh Version