The Pamper Buddies

The Pamper Buddies is an American preschool series that was created by Miles Simerlink for The Playdate Mix.

Plot
The series centers around a trio of classroom pets, Lily the Hamster, Melody the Duckling, and Tristan the Turtle. When the kids of their school leave for the day, it's time for Lily, Melody, and Tristan to fly around the world and save an animal in trouble.

Format
Each episode follows a similar structure, with many hallmarks and repeated elements. As each episode begins, the Pamper Buddies logo is seen in mid-air and then we move in a decending motion down to the school where the Pamper Buddies reside. School-children are heard from off-screen, leaving school at the end of the day. We then see the title card of the episode painted on an easel in a childish way. The kids say goodbye to the classroom pets. The classroom is always decorated with student artwork and other items related to a given episode's particular storyline, featured animal, or geographic location. Once the classroom is empty, a pencil holder rattles to create the ringing of a telephone.

One by one, the classroom pets notice the ringing phone. As the phone rings, they put on their accessories (a cap for Lily, shoes and sailor's hat for Tristian, and aviator goggles for Melody) and make their way towards the phone while singing their opening verses. The Pamper Buddies answer the phone and find that an animal is in trouble somewhere. Lily, the guinea pig, explains the situation to the other two: Tristian the turtle and Melody the duckling. They all jump into a box filled with fabric scraps and jump back out wearing different outfits, often alluding to the area of the world they will be visiting. They make a quick joke and jump back into the box, emerging again in superhero capes.

Once dressed, they assemble a flying vehicle called the "Flyboat" In some episodes, the Pamper Buddies opt for a different mode of transportation by adjusting the Flyboat. Usually, the pets encounter an obstacle before leaving the classroom. The solution is invariably similar to the action they will need to take to save the animal in trouble.

When saving the animal, the Pamper Buddies always fail on the first few attempts. The danger escalates, prompting Melody to sing, "This is se-wious!" Suddenly, the Pamper Buddies remember how they solved the problem in the classroom and realize that the rescue has a similar solution. They have to work together to achieve the rescue. Once the animal is saved, its parent or other relative appears to give grateful thanks to the Pamper Buddies. The pets celebrate with a sunflower seed snack. The rescued animal's parent sometimes adds a bit of regional food or insists on a regional preparation. The pets fly back to the classroom and wordlessly return to their cages as their hats and capes come off. The Flyboat automatically disassembles upon landing. Melody is always the first one to get back in her cage, Tristian is the second, and Lily is the last. A musical riff relating to the episode's rescue is played as Lily takes a bite out of the sunflower seeds in her cage and winks at the camera or another pet winks at the camera including Tristian in Save The Rhino Melody in Back to Madison and In The Land Of Oz and Oscar in Oscar To The Rescue and The Amazing Oscar. Another episode or the end credits then begin.

Characters and Cast

 * Lily the Hamster (voiced by E.G. Daily) is a syrian hamster whom is the leader of the trio and the oldest of them all. As a superhero, she wears a purple cap and a baby blue cape. Lily is the most educated of the group, often providing information about the different animals and environments that the pets encounter. Lily is usually the one to remind the group about teamwork and offer praise. She has the responsibility of starting and driving the Flyboat. Lily's catchphrase is "This calls for some Sunflower Seeds!", said at the end of each adventure. She always carries some sunflower seeds with her and brings it out to celebrate after every successful mission
 * Tristian (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a red-eared slider turtle and the second oldest of the Pamper Buds. He is sensitive with an emotional connection to living things and the heart of the group. As a superhero, he wears a white sailor's cap, blue Aquasocks, and a red cape. Tristian is empathetic, often wanting to give the rescued animals a hug or keeping them company while Lily and Melody put their rescue plan into action. He has keen observational skills and can spot things from long distances, which the other Pamper Buds compliment him, "Good eye, Tristian!". He has an older cousin named Kirsten, whose cool demeanor and many skills make him feel jealous.
 * Melody (voiced by Tara Strong) is an overconfident duckling and the youngest of the three. As a superhero, she wears a leather pilot's helmet with goggles and a green cape. Unlike the other Pamper Buds, she can fly and speak "bird," allowing her to connect with other birds that the Pamper Buds encounter. Melody often provides comic relief in the show and is the Pamper Bud mostly likely to use irony and mild sarcasm. Her family comes from a petting zoo in Madison, Wisconsin, and she visits them on occasion. She speaks with a prominent rhotacism, pronouncing "r" sounds as "w”. She is known for saying “This is se-wious!” whenever there is trouble. In the episode, "Save The Monster!", when the Baby Monster got their Flyboat, not just Melody, but all three of them sang, "This is serious!"

Episodes
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