Lu & the Bally Bunch

Lu's upset when Declan takes a bite of her pear.

Lu upsets the other bugs when she refuses to share the funnest role in the game.

Barnaby likes to give bug hugs to a lot of people, but not all of his friends are in the mood for hugs at the moment. Barnaby learns that his friends still like him, even when they don't want any hugs, and people can say whether they would like hugs or not.

Declan accidentally upsets Gus when he doesn't properly explain the rules of a game.

Lu feels discouraged when her xylophone playing doesn't get the reaction she'd hoped for.

Lu gets frustrated when Gus won't join in her mimicking game.

Lu is a good friend to Barnaby, who regrets not showing the class his backwards roly-poly.

Lu gets upset when she loses Declan's special toy.

Lu fails to realize that Biba is scared of a game they are playing together.

Lu refuses a snack that turns out to be yummier than she imagined.

Lu tries to cheer Declan up, but he doesn't want to be cheered up.

Lu and Barnaby have a disagreement during art time at Shell School.

Lu's upset when no-one seems to like her new shoes.

Lu feels sad when her flowery friend begins to droop.

Lu struggles to understand Elodie's upset when she accidentally spoils her game.

Lu has trouble waiting for her turn to play with a toy.

Lu accidentally breaks Barnaby's special twig and realizes how much it means to him.

Biba gets upset when Lu abandons their cushion castle to play with Bo.

Gus demands Lu play by the rules.

Lu wants Biba to play only with her at Shell School today.

Lu doesn't understand why Gus is afraid of the vacuum cleaner.

Lu and Barnaby can't agree on how to play with a cardboard box.

Gus is upset when he can't finish his rocket as he planned.

Lu has difficulty letting go of her favorite but-now-too-small rain boots.

Lu isn't as good at catching as she thought she was.

Declan gets frustrated when Lu has the same favorite thing as him.

Biba is upset when she loses her clay star during tidy up time.

Lu and Biba find toy blueberries at playtime and decide to play a treasure hunt game. When Declan joins the game, he realizes that they rigged it.

Biba gets a birthday present that Lu herself really wanted.

Declan learns that there are some things we just don't know the answer to- and that's okay.

Lu is upset when a surprise is spoiled.

Lu is eager to play with the new class pet, but he's not as keen.

Lu learns to commit to a decision.

Declan causes a stir when he refuses to say please.

Elodie upsets Lu when she forgets her promise to push her on the swings.

Lu learns it's okay to miss the people you love.

Lu feels like she gets a raw deal when she and Biba get new toys.

Lu and Elodie fear they have broken a treasured toy.

Elodie gets upset when Lu makes an incorrect assumption

Lu pops bubbles with ease but struggles to blow them.

Barnaby feels upset when his baby twin siblings, Aidan and Lola, get a lot of attention and wishes he was also a baby, so he, Lu, and Gus play a game of family to make him feel better. However, Lu and Gus don't know as much about babies as Barnaby does, so Barnaby tells them about things babies need. Later on, when he and Lu switch roles, Barnaby decides that he is glad to be a big brother.

Lu stays in the pool while her friends get out for drinks.

Lu finds a special leaf for the autumn collage.

Lu struggles to keep up with Biba on her new balance bike.

Lu takes the class pet home for the weekend.

Barnaby gives away some shared treats without asking Lu.

Dermot is upset when he misses a goal and struggles to express himself.

Biba struggles to wait for her turn on a new trampoline.

The bugs get creative with new chalk until some of it runs out.

Lu has fun playing with Elodie's cousin and Elodie feels left out.

Declan struggles on his first visit to the pool.

The bugs jump on a squeaky toy until it breaks.

Lu goes on a boat trip and loses Tara.

Lu struggles to find any treasure during a trip to the park.

Lu and Declan race their home toys, but Declan is a bit careless.

Barnaby gets upset when he can't contribute to Lu's silly soup.

Lu gets scared when she meets a huge Tara at the library.

Lu wants her dad to play with her while he's working from home.

Lu wants to try out a new library book, but she can't seem to find one she really enjoys as much as the library book she previously had. Some of her friends are also borrowing some books from the library, and they give Lu a few suggestions.

Gus finds his own voice when a talking toy he likes loses his voice.

Lu is disappointed to see that she's not the only Tara at Costume Day.

Barnaby doesn't like the pressure of choosing between Lu and Biba's game.

Lu gets jealous when Biba hits it off with Uncle Lorcan.

Lu gets irked when Lola chomps on Tara's tail.

Lu struggles to do all the things she wants to do in her new costume.

Lu, Barnaby, and Declan play a game of hide-and-seek together at Lu's house. However, when it is Declan's turn to count, he continues peeking to find out where Lu and Barnaby are, and unknowningly makes the game less exciting for the two of them.

Lu upsets Barnaby when she co-opts his favorite song.

Lu upsets Elodie when she laughs at an involuntary noise she makes.

Declan finds a flower on the ground which he, Lu, and Barnaby call a power flower, and they make up a new game with it. However, Declan gets too controlling and makes the game less fun and more complicated for his friends, until they refuse to play anymore. Later, Declan allows Lu and Barnaby to be what they would like to be, too, so the game is more fair.

Barnaby gets scared of the big horseflies but makes friends with a baby one.

At Shell School, a new friend is introduced: Margo Mayfly. After finding out that Margo feels shy about being in Shell School, Lu and Barnaby help her feel more comfortable around the classroom. They draw pictures with her, show her how to use the Weather Chart, and play a game with toy trains.

Lu upsets Grace when she doesn't follow her instructions.

Lu decides she is going to France with Elodie and gets packing.

The bugs celebrate Elodie on her last day in Shell School.

Lu can't wait to celebrate Bug Nollig with her friends and family, especially her new baby cousin.