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"Fly Girl" is an episode of The Backyardigans from the third season. It was the first episode of the third season to air in Canada.

Characters

Summary

"Fifties Rock and roll music backs the cheery efforts of Pilot Uniqua to deliver singing telegrams to a grumpy pirate, a peace-loving queen, and even the Abominable Snowman!"

Plot

Uniqua is in the backyard, pretending to soar like an airplane. She comes to a halt and introduces herself to the viewer as Pilot Uniqua, an airplane pilot who explains how she flies worldwide delivering "singing telegrams" to make grumpy people smile. She sings "A Singing Telegram" as the backyard transforms into an airport.

Uniqua hops into a pink 1930s plane. A printer inside the plane prints a picture of a blue penguin pirate. Uniqua tells the viewer that she needs to go to Pirate Captain Moody's ship to deliver a singing telegram to him and flies off to do so. Meanwhile, at the ship, Captain Moody is mopping the deck of the boat. He sings "Clean, Clean, Clean" as he explains that he will never rest until his ship is clean.

Uniqua lands on the boat and exits her plane. Then there was trouble: her foot gets stuck in a bucket, spilling its contents when she pulls it out. Then she leaves watery footprints on the ship's floor. Moody greets her by yelling and screaming because she just made a mess on Moody's boat. The captain yells at her to get off the deck, and Uniqua jumps onto the ship's mast. Pirate Moody demands she get off the mast. She runs down and climbs up onto the sail. She slides down as Moody yells that he just ironed the sail.

Pirate Captain Moody makes her walk the plank. Uniqua gets out a harmonica and begins singing "A Singing Telegram." Moody tells her to stay on the plank (to get his harmonica and sing along), but Uniqua thinks he dislikes her song. She runs away back into her plane and flies away as Moody comes back screaming.

The printer inside the plane prints out another picture, this time of an Indian Maharani. Uniqua knows it is a new telegram and Maharani Tasha, so she flies to India. Meanwhile, the Maharani is relaxing on her couch at her palace. Birds tweet outside, causing Tasha to walk over to her window and tell them to be quiet. The birds continue chirping. Tasha tells them to be quiet again, and the birds do not follow. Tasha yells to them to be quiet immediately, and they stop.

Uniqua lands near the palace noisily, causing Tasha to wonder about what made the loud sounds. Then there was trouble: Uniqua enters the building quietly and then yells, "SURPRISE!" causing the Maharani to scream. Pillars fall like dominoes, causing a giant gong to crash and destroy Tasha's couch. Maharani Tasha is enraged at Uniqua for making too much noise, so she pulls a lever. Tiles on the floor move away, revealing a pit. Tasha tells Uniqua that she has to lock her in her Chamber of Silence. Uniqua quickly sings, "A Singing Telegram." Tasha tells Uniqua to stay there (so Tasha can get her harmonica), but Uniqua thinks she dislikes the song.

Uniqua runs outside, but Captain Moody has caught up with her. Moody yells and is followed by Tasha yelling angrily. Uniqua sneaks out of the argument and flies off as the two grumps shake their fists at Uniqua madly. The grumps sing "A Grump Like You" as they meet each other before heading to wherever Uniqua is going.

Meanwhile, the printer in Uniqua's plane prints out a picture of the Abominable Snowman. Uniqua flies to a snowy mountain where Tyrone the Abominable Snowman has just finished shoveling a long path leading to his cave. Then there was trouble: Uniqua's plane comes and knocks lots of snow onto his path which makes the Abominable Snowman so angry at Uniqua when she gets out that he chases her while screaming "Grr!" angrily. Uniqua screams, runs to her plane and climbs on top of it and sings a quick version of "A Singing Telegram." The Abominable Snowman tells Uniqua to stay right there (to get his harmonica), but Uniqua thinks the Abominable Snowman dislikes her song. Uniqua's plane falls off the mountain, and she flies back to the airport. Tasha and Moody arrive on a sled and begin shaking their fists at Uniqua. The Abominable Snowman is confused because everything is happening so fast, but he goes along with it by shaking his fist as well.

Uniqua arrives at the airport and sadly says, "home, sweet home" before the three grumps run up to her, screaming. Uniqua screams again and runs to her plane to escape, but the trio of mad people sings "Thank You" to thank her for the songs as Uniqua accepts their thanks. The Abominable Snowman's stomach growls so he invites them to his house for chocolate pudding as the airport transforms back into the backyard, and Captain Moody and Abominable Snowman transforms back to Pablo and Tyrone. The Backyardigans (except Austin, who is absent in this episode) sing the end song and enter Uniqua's house & have Chocolate pudding for a snack instead. Uniqua opens the previously closed door and sings, "Mi-mi-mi-mi-mi!", before reclosing her house's door and have a great flight.

Roles

Songs

Running Gags

  • Uniqua accidentally interrupting someone's hard work or privacy and making them mad
  • The angry characters telling Uniqua to stay where she is as they run off to get a pitch pipe to tell her thank you only for her to have made a run for it

Trivia

Goof

  • After the last song, Tyrone invites everyone to his house to eat chocolate pudding, but in the end, they all enter Uniqua's house instead, that was a mistake for a writer in this episode and the animators.

Video

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Backyardigans - 44 - Fly Girl

Pilots
"Me and My Friends" • Nick Digital pilot
"Pirate Treasure" • "The Heart of the Jungle" • "The Yeti" • "The Snow Fort" • "Secret Mission" • "It's Great to Be a Ghost!" • "Riding the Range" • "The Key to the Nile" • "Knights Are Brave and Strong" • "Viking Voyage" • "Castaways" • "Race to the Tower of Power" • "The Quest for the Flying Rock" • "Polka Palace Party" • "Surf's Up" • "Eureka!" • "Race Around the World" • "Monster Detectives" • "Cave Party" • "High Tea"
"Mission to Mars" • "Samurai Pie" • "Scared of You" • "Whodunit" • "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" • "The Secret of Snow" • "The Swamp Creature" • "Horsing Around" • "Special Delivery" • "International Super Spy: Part 1" • "International Super Spy: Part 2" • "Movers of Arabia" • "Cops and Robots" • "Sinbad Sails Alone" • "Best Clowns in Town" • "Save the Day" • "Into the Deep" • "News Flash" • "Catch That Butterfly" • "A Giant Problem"
"Who Goes There?" • "Blazing Paddles" • "Garbage Trek" • "Fly Girl" • "What's Bugging You? " • "Chichen-Itza Pizza" • "To the Center of the Earth" • "Front Page News" • "Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 1" • "Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 2" • "Le Master of Disguise" • "Match on Mt. Olympus" • "The Great Dolphin Race" • "Caveman's Best Friend" • "Ranch Hands from Outer Space" • "Robin Hood the Clean" • "Escape from Fairytale Village" • "Pirate Camp" • "The Two Musketeers" • "The Masked Retriever"
"The Funnyman Boogeyman" • "Break Out!" • "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve" • "Robot Rampage" • "The Amazing Splashinis" • "Follow the Feather" • "Los Galacticos" • "The Magic Skateboard" • "Pablor and the Acorns" • "Elephant on the Run" • "The Flipper" • "The Big Dipper Diner" • "For the Love of Socks!" • "The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon" • "Super Team Awesome" • "Dragon Express" • "Catch that Train!" • "Attack of the 50 Foot Worman" • "Flower Power"
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