The Adventures of Paddington Bear

Paddington's got a new hobby - magic - and he's determined to give a magic show to entertain all the guests at his birthday party. But can the Browns' household survive his practicing? / While gathering facts on the wonders of Australia, Mr. Gruber and Paddington visit Mr. Gruber's old friend who is the head master at a private boys' school. They arrive in time to watch a friendly game of cricket, but when the school's team is one man short, Paddington leaps at the opportunity to try something new, and his bear sense makes for very interesting technique. / Due to bureaucratic bungling, Paddington receives notice that he should attend the local school. Paddington learns more than the three "R"s and he shows a thing or two to the teachers about getting what you ask for.

In his attempt to discover an "old master" beneath one of the paintings in the drawing-room, Paddington ends up making a mess of Mr. Brown's entry in the local handicraft exhibition. With time running out and the exhibition fast-approaching, Paddington must rely on his un-honed artistic skills. / Paddington and Mr. Gruber arrive in France to experience the age old tradition of a Pardon. The citizens of St. Castille are sure to remember this year's ceremony for years to come when Paddington joins the local marching band - and helps end the day with a bang. / When Paddington and the Browns go for a picnic on the river, Paddington ends up in the river. And, when he hears Judy tell everybody that he can't swim, well, down he sinks...into the river's nine inch depths. Paddington is rescued - minus hat! Did his most favorite possession fall victim to the river's whirlpool?

When Harold Price and Deirdre Flint ask him to be an usher at their wedding, Paddington is thrilled...until he discovers that he can't remove the wedding ring he has slipped onto his paw. / It's the flamenco festival in Seville, Spain, which is in itself a wonderful event. But for Paddington, coming to the home of the famous Seville oranges, which are used in his favorite marmalade, pushes Paddington over the edge and he can't stop himself from whipping up a batch of extra sticky marmalade. And when he does, he's the belle of the ball at the flamenco festival's grand finale. / While visiting Sir Huntley Martin's marmalade factory, Paddington is mistaken for a worker and set to work cleaning out barrels. A special ceremony is punctuated by an avalanche of empty marmalade barrels that come thundering through the scene.

Paddington and the Browns attend the ballet. When the famed Sergei Oblomov throws a temper tantrum and refuses to dance, his partner storms off. But when Sergei changes his mind and decides he will dance, his partner cannot be found. With time running out, Paddington dons tights and saves the show. / Mr. Gruber is off on his first trip to research his book, The World and its Wonders, but he soon realizes that he needs an assistant to help with all the details. A willing bear makes for a great helper, and before Paddington and Mr. Gruber even leave the airport, Mr. Gruber's got enough material for a first chapter. / While being fitted for a tuxedo for a local charity ball, Paddington wanders into a neighboring restaurant where he is mistaken for the famed gourmet Duncan Hyde. The restaurant staff is only too happy to supply our hero with anything (and practically everything) on the menu until...it's time to pay for the meal.

When Paddington breaks a tooth, it's off to the dentist's office where Mr. Leach, the family dentist, discovers that bears can be difficult patients at best. / The entire idea that huge reptiles once roamed the Earth is amazing for Paddington, and certainly worthy of a chapter in Mr. Gruber's book, The World and its Wonders. So Paddington and Mr. Gruber are off to the badlands in Alberta, Canada, to learn all they can about dinosaur fossils. And do they ever learn a lot, especially when Paddington discovers a new species - the Paddingsaurus Marmaladous. / Paddington wins a hairy leg contest at the local pier and is delighted with his prize free water skiing lessons. Water skiing isn't as easy as it looks, especially when your umbrella pops open in mid-ski, but Paddington helps revitalize an old sport and people line up from all around to have a go.

Mr. Curry tricks Paddington into doing some yard work for him. Unfortunately for Mr. Curry (and his yard in particular), Paddington's lawnmowing skills leave much to be desired. / Paddington and Mr. Gruber visit Buzz Booster, a rocket scientist with NASA, and he gives them a royal tour of the space center. Mr. Gruber wants to include space travel in his book, but Paddington almost makes it into the history books when he's suited up and is about to blast off in the space shuttle to become the first bear in space. / Paddington experiences snow for the first time and he becomes a little over-zealous with snowballs when he tosses one into Mr. Curry's bedroom. To make it up to his neighbour, Paddington shovels his walk, but in the process, locks Mr. Curry out of his house... more than once.