1985

S1.E1 ∙ The Great Painting Job

Sun, Mar 31, 1985

The Spottiswood Factory is making jigsaw puzzles. But Bertha the big machine is keeping some of the pieces to herself to make one of her own. Tracy designs a robot to help around the factory, a 'Talk Operated Machine', or T.O.M. for short.

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S1.E2 ∙ The Windmills

Sun, Apr 14, 1985

Bertha is making musical money boxes shaped like windmills. During lunch, Roy and Nell decide to test one of them, but can't find a way to get their coins out again. Meanwhile, Flo has lost her purse with all her money in it.

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S1.E3 ∙ A Mouse in the Works

Sun, Apr 21, 1985

A mouse causes chaos at Spottiswood and Company and jacks are refusing to stay in their boxes.

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S1.E4 ∙ The Best Machine Competition

Sun, Apr 28, 1985

Bertha is busy making humming tops. Mr. Willmake tasks Mr. Sprott to design an unusual toy for a competition. Mr. Duncan insists this toy is produced by the new Super Bumper & Presser machine instead of Bertha. But Ted decides to let Bertha have a go at it as well.

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S1.E5 ∙ Tom Gets Lost

Sun, May 12, 1985

Tom is sent on an errant with a note for Panjid, but a magnet upsets his circuits, making him lose his way in the factory. Along the way he presents the note to a lot of people it wasn't meant for. Bertha refuses to work until Tom is found.

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S1.E6 ∙ The Flying Bear

Sun, May 19, 1985

It is a very warm day in the factory and Bertha is producing inflatable bears. But because of the heat, the plastic bears keep expanding in size.

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S1.E7 ∙ The Tea Nurse

Sun, Jun 02, 1985

The C-246 lever that turns Bertha on and off is broken and keeps turning her off automatically. Nell hurts her finger, so Mrs. Tupp the tea lady gets out her nurses uniform and first aid kit. Maybe she can do something for broken Bertha as well?

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S1.E8 ∙ More Speed Less Work

Mon, Nov 04, 1985

Mr. Duncan performs a time and motion study and, as a result, declares that Bertha is too slow and shuts her down for good.

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S1.E9 ∙ The Big Order

Mon, Nov 11, 1985

Mr. Willmake receives an order to make 365 springs. Roy and T.O.M. have great difficulty transferring the whippy, springy steel that is to be used to make the springs from the dispatch dept. to Bertha.

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S1.E10 ∙ The Burglars

Mon, Nov 18, 1985

By day, Bertha is producing jumping toy kangaroos, that are difficult to catch once turned on. By night, two burglars, Bill and Chas, break into the Spottiswood factory. Luckilly, T.O.M. never sleeps.

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S1.E11 ∙ Bertha's Birthday Party

Mon, Nov 25, 1985

Bertha is making cuckoo clocks. Roy wonders why a clock has got 'hands' instead of 'arms'. Miss McClackerty discovers that tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Bertha's installment at Spottiswood & Co.

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S1.E12 ∙ The Big Sneeze

Tue, Apr 15, 1986

It's wintertime and the heating system has broken down, so everyone, including Bertha, is freezing. Ironically they are making beach balls for the summer season.

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S1.E13 ∙ Tom's New Friend

Tue, Jun 17, 1986

Bertha doesn't seem to enjoy making plastic sponges very much. Mr. Duncan proudly reveals a new automatic vending machine. This means Mrs. Tupp's services will only be needed in the offices from now on.

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