Pizza Palaver (Fireman Sam)

Pizza Palaver (Fireman Sam) "(screams) My mouth's on fire!!" - Norman Before Norman got flanderized, this episode was one of the last good ones to feature Norman as a likeable character. Series: Fireman Sam Part of Season: 5 Episode Number: 5.15 (English order) 5.01 (Welsh order) Air Date: 22 April 2005 (UK; In English) 24 April 2006 (AUS) Writer: Stan Hey Previous episode: Beast of Pontypandy Next episode: Fun Run

"Pizza Palaver" is the fifteenth episode in the fifth season of Fireman Sam.

Plot

Bella is horrified when a bird's nest falls down the chimney and into her new pizza oven which causes a fire.

Why It's Palaverful (In A Good Way) and Deserves Pizza Consisting of Every Topping

1. Norman's fiascos after eating chili peppers twice were the biggest highlight of the episode.
   • When he ate the chillis the first time, he acted funny as Norman ran around Sam's garden while coughing until he could extinguish his burning mouth with the help of Sam and a glass of water.
   • Sam switched Dily's pizza with Norman's as a result of kicking a football at the chimney and causing a fire earlier in the episode, causing Norman to set his mouth on fire again, to which some might say Norman deserved it for making a bird's nest ruin Bella's pizza oven.
2. There were three memorable lines in this episode:
   • "Oh, now you've gone and done it!"
   • "Sam! Help! My tonsils are melting!!"
   • "(screams) My mouth's on fire!!"
3. Helen and Dilys (the parents of Mandy and Norman, respectively) taught everyone an excellent moral: not to play football while your parents are sleeping and near vulnerable areas where your objects might catch fire.
4. Sam, Mike, Elvis, Station Officer Steele, Trevor, Mandy, Norman, Dilys and Bella were all at their absolute best, thus being likable characters.
5. Great Ending: As mentioned in WIPADPCOET #1B, Sam playing a trick on Norman and switching his and Dilys' pizzas meant that Norman got his comeuppance for kicking a football at the chimney and causing a fire inside it while he ruined Bella's pizza oven, after eating the chillis on his pizza.

Wrong Qualities

1. The scenes where Norman accidentally eats chili, while it can be considered funny by many, it can also be considered painful too.

Reception

Given how funny and amazing this episode was, the rating for "Pizza Palaver" is 6.8/10 on IMDb and was met with positive critical acclaim.

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