"Snuffles" is the 11th episode of the 1983 series of The Sooty Show.
Plot[]
Sooty, Sweep and Soo are up early and they are playing with their toy rabbits, while Sweep is singing a lullaby to his bone. Matthew comes to see what they are up to and comments that they are like rabbits, with Soo agreeing and telling Matthew she wishes he'd let them have their own pet rabbit. Matthew then introduces the gang to Snuffles, who he is looking after for the day. He mentions that Snuffles has a big appetite, not realising just how big it is.
Snuffles asks to use the bathroom first, where she fills the bath with carrots and the shower with lettuce, keeping Sooty, Sweep and Soo waiting. Sooty and Sweep had given up waiting and washed downstairs instead. Sweep is annoyed with Snuffles and tells Matthew that Soo won't be downstairs for ages "because of that rabbit", which Matthew finds very rude and tells him off about. However Snuffles has eaten all the cornflakes, making Sweep even more annoyed. Even worse, Snuffles has gone through the whole box of groceries and eaten them all.
Matthew decides to go out and get Snuffles some proper rabbit food, so they go out and pick dandelion leaves and grass. However each time they fill the box, the contents disappear. They finally notice that Snuffles is in the bottom of the box, eating what they collect as it's thrown in.
Later on, Matthew, Sooty and Sweep return home and tell Soo that Snuffles has been, as she eats too much. Unfortunately Snuffles had eaten all the gangs tea, so there is nothing left for tea. However there is a knock at the door, which turns out to be a box of groceries from Snuffles and her owner Mrs Pike as an apology. Snuffles is in the box and the gang decide to let her stop for tea.
Availability[]
VHS[]
- The Adventures Of Sooty (1986, as "Snuffles the Rabbit Comes to Stay")