Paper Plane Down (Fireman Sam)

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"Paper Plane Down"
And this is where the downfall of Fireman Sam begins...
Series: Fireman Sam
Part of Season: 6
Episode Number: 1
Air Date: November 24, 2008 (UK)
August 5, 2014 (US)
Writer: Andrew Brenner
Director: Margo Marchant
Lesley Sawl
Previous episode: Let It Snow
Next episode: Hot and Cold Running Sniffer Dog

Paper Plane Down is the first episode in the sixth season of Fireman Sam. This was the first episode to use CGI animation instead of stop-motion animation.

Why It Went Down

  1. First things first is, this episode started the flanderizations of Norman, Elvis, and Station Officer Steele.
    • Norman is unlikable in this episode, as he throws paper planes at everyone for no reason.
      • He threw a paper plane into his mother, Dilys' store causing it to get stuck in her hair and her getting scared mistaking it for a bat.
      • He threw a paper plane in Mike's shed causing him to hurt his thumb.
      • He threw a paper plane in the fire station kitchen, which leads to a fire.
    • Elvis is also unlikable in this episode, when he saw the fire in the fire station kitchen, instead of getting a fire extinguisher, he calls the fire department even though he's literally a firefighter.
    • Station Officer Steele is also unlikable in this episode, as instead of telling off Norman, he instead plays with paper planes.
  2. As mentioned above, this was the first episode to use CGI animation instead of stop-motion animation, and the CGI animation looks pretty ugly.
  3. The United Kingdom dub is painful to listen to.
  4. Animation Error: This episode contained the infamous animation error where Station Officer Steele was not moving his mouth when he said "Come here!" at Norman, and for some reason, this animation error only happens in the United Kingdom dub.
  5. Norman doesn't get punished for his actions, making him a Karma Houdini.
  6. Bad Ending: Instead of telling his Dilys about what he did, Station Officer Steele instead plays with paper planes along with Norman.

Redeeming Qualities

  1. Sam, Mike, and Dilys are likable in this episode.
  2. At least Station Officer Steele told Elvis off for what he did.
  3. The animation error that was mentioned above was fixed in the United States dub.
  4. The United States dub is more tolerable to listen to.

Reception

It currently has a 4.8/10 on IMDb.

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