BuBu ChaCha (1999)
BuBu ChaCha
1999Randy and ChaCha (Randy's pet dog) are best of friends. One day, ChaCha passes away, and turns into a star to watch over Randy. But ChaCha decides to return to Randy in the form of a toy car. Randy and ChaCha keep this secret to their own selves, and off they go to their adventures, where they learn that every little thing is a big discovery.
Seasons & Episode
An introductory episode explaining how ChaCha comes back as Randy's toy car after passing away in a car accident trying to save Randy. This episode gives a quick introduction to the main characters of the show.
After looking at all the clouds in the sky that look like animals, Randy gets the urge to fly, just as every child does. He wants to go visit the "Zoo of the Clouds" Randy and ChaCha think of many ways, but they fail at every attempt. ChaCha decides to call all the birds to help them fly, and off they go into the sky.
Randy notices a post card in the mailbox with a picture of a big ship. Naturally, he wants to go see the ship. ChaCha takes Randy on an under-water adventure where Randy learns about marine life. After being chased by a shark, they jump onto the ship, which is headed back to their hometown, Greenhill Town.
Randy draws a picture of Grandma who lives in Cleverland, but decides to take it to her rather than posting it. On their way, they are chased by a big truck. They learn that it is actually a hippopotamus that had turned into a truck, and it was lonely. Randy and ChaCha become his friend. All this takes up so much time, and they finally decide to mail the drawing to Grandma.
Mom puts many different costumes on Randy for the city masquerade carnival. Randy decides for the first time to say NO to Mom and makes his own decision. He paints ChaCha to make it look like a racing car, and he himself dresses up as a racer. During the carnival, Randy stumbles over some people and creates havoc. He decides to hide away and regrets making his own decision, but Sara and ChaCha teach him that it is important to stick to one's own decision.
ChaCha is in love. He is in love with Kana, a cocker spaniel he met in the park. Randy thinks ChaCha is sick. ChaCha explains that he tried to communicate with Kana but that she was frightened by a talking toy car. Randy and Bull help ChaCha convey to her that ChaCha is a warm-hearted dog that is just trying to be friends with her.
Randy welcomes his baby cousin home and enjoys taking care of him. But the baby makes a big mess in Randy's room. Randy also notices that Mom and Dad keep holding the baby and are not looking after Randy. For the first time, Randy feels uneasy in his heart. When he finally sees the baby cousin ride ChaCha, Randy runs out of the house. ChaCha chases after him to explain that little children want everything. Dad explains that this is a natural feeling called jealousy, and that Mom and Dad will always be his only Mom and Dad.
Later, Randy introduces ChaCha and Bull to Pyoko and a new friendship begins. Meanwhile, Dad tries to convince Grandma to come live with them in Greenhill Town, but Randy tells Dad that if she left Cleverland, all her friends would be sad. Randy really meant Pyoko, her garden, the trees and all of Grandma's friends.
Nature plays a trick and Greenhill Town is filled with snow. It happens because of two tiny aliens that come to earth. One has come to look for the other who disappeared in Randy's house. Randy, ChaCha and Sara help find the other one, who was hiding in Dad's nose.
Nick and Terry have been hiding something from Randy. Randy is curious but ChaCha tells him that it is not good to pry into other people's privacy. However, curiosity takes over and they try to see what it is Nick and Terry are hiding on the treetop. When Randy and ChaCha climb the tree, they see little birds waiting to be fed.
Randy wants to surprise his visiting Grandma with a gift. He discusses it with ChaCha, Bull, Pyoko and decides to sing for her. He calls on his friends to come sing with him and they start practicing, unsuccessfully. When the Wind Fairies call more of Randy's friends from far places, he is able to show Grandma a most delightful concert.
Dad gives Randy an old camera to play with. Randy decides to take his best moments of excitement by visiting his friends. However, he cannot capture that same excitement he had when he had met them for the first time. ChaCha explains to Randy about how time passes by, thereby not making it possible to return to what had happened before. But ChaCha assures Randy that every morning is the start of a new day, and each new day is filled with excitement.
Mary gives Randy a pop quiz, and this makes Randy very curious. He goes around town with ChaCha looking for the answer, and meets a new neighbor, Tau and Chip who just moved in. But suddenly, ChaCha disappears. Will ChaCha return to Randy?
Randy sees Tau reading a book which interests him, but Tau refuses to show it to Randy. Curious little Randy ask Mom and Dad to take him to the bookstores and gets himself the same book. The story is about a little boy who goes beyond the rainbow to meet his friends. Coincidentally, Randy and ChaCha notice a rainbow, and so they decide to make this small trip to go beyond the rainbow to see if they can make any new friends.
Tau has a favorite bench in the park where he reads his books. Right next to it, Nick & Terry discover a hole where ants were getting into. They decide to make their own silly rule and not let anyone near the ant hole. Buddy tries to convince them that it is not fair, but can't succeed. However, as soon as Tau teaches them a thing or two about ants, they all become good friends.
When watching a brand new video of Space Robot, Buddy and ChaCha notice that it was Robo Bull starring in it. They sneak into the studio where the film was being shot and meet Bull, trying very hard to play his role.
Since ChaCha was a dog, he has a good nose. Sarah finds an interesting little shop, and gives ChaCha a hint of the smell of the shop. After many failed attempts, Buddy and ChaCha find the mysterious antique store. As they walk in, Buddy's grandfather's broken watch starts to move again. Buddy gets excited and takes it home, but it wasn't moving anymore.
Buddy falls sick one day before the circus comes to town. Dad decides to take pictures of the circus to show Buddy, but Sarah calls on Cindy to perform a few tricks just like when she was an elephant in a circus before becoming a shovel car.
Buddy is curious about raindrops, so Tau lends him a book about rain. Buddy decides to follow raindrops to find out if they really lead to the ocean, evaporate and come back as rain again. Buddy gets all excited about his new findings and decides to take Catherine out to sea as she was feeling sad about losing an art contest, out t the ocean and talk about raindrops.
Buddy and his family go for a drive when they notice a leopard design sports car zooming by. ChaCha thinks something is fishy and decides to go out to try to locate the sports car. ChaCha decides to race with the car and find out if it is actually a baby leopard.
ChaCha decides to train Tau's pet dog, Chip. Like a strict trainer, ChaCha teaches him everything he has to learn about being a good dog and loyal to his master. Chip may actually have what it takes to be a good dog.
Buddy looks at his own shadow and wonders what it is. It follows him around, moves in a similar way, gets big and smallc One night, something very uncommon happens to this town. A robber from the nest town comes to steal from Buddy's house.
Tau's father is an architect. The orgel house that he designed is complete. He even got a few big dance organs for the main hall. He decides to have an opening party, but somehow he feels something important is missing.
Tau has to leave Greenhill Town with his father to go to the next town for his father's next project. For Buddy, moving away is still new to him and he could not seem to understand the meaning, thinking Tau will be back in a few days. He slowly finds out how sad it is, like all children do when their friend has to move away, or when they themselves have to.
Tau makes a phone call to Buddy from his new house, and explains to Buddy how the new city looks. Buddy tries to imagine accurately but can't and so Bull and Baby Leopard decide to drive to the new city so they can help with Buddy's imagination. Buddy waits for their return, but they keep avoiding Buddy.
Mom teaches Buddy about flowers; that they need sunshine, water, and most of all, love. During his nap, he dreams about playing in a flowerbed with many people, who seem unfamiliar.
A unique story in this series where one of Mary's rain boots disappears. Buddy thinks a cat wanted to try being a boot, and that the cat goes off to an island where there are many animals, just like ChaCha, Bull, Hippotruck and Cindy.
Tau's empty house has some visitors' who scream and run out. Buddy goes with Mary to check what happened and they find a little toy car moving around the house. He calls Tau to ask if Tau forgot a toy, but he later finds out that it is a mouse, protecting his family.
Dad takes Buddy, Mary, Nick & Terry up to his friend's ranch in the mountains. Just like any other child, Terry falls homesick at night. Dad and his friend, Allan, try their best to settle Terry's fears. Continues onto next episode.
The following morning, they all go hiking up to the mountains, where the weather gets bad. They decide to spend the night in a lodge halfway up. Buddy and ChaCha decide to go higher up, sneaking out late at night, where they meet their old alien friend and his family.
Buddy meets a beautiful woman from out of town who claims she is playing hide and seek. Together they visit all of Buddy's favorite places and Buddy introduces her to all of his friends. She happens to be a famous actress in town, promoting her new movie, but ChaCha suspects something is going on.
A Clown gives Buddy a very strange looking pair of wooden shoes. It is a pair of shoes that loves to tap dance. Buddy and ChaCha look for more wooden friends that the shoes can tap dance with. Then begins a very unique tap show.
ChaCha hears his dog friends howling at night, and he learns that his elder brother is sick. Buddy convinces ChaCha to go visit his family, and off goes ChaCha, feeling bad about leaving Buddy behind at home. After a long trip, ChaCha gets to meet al his brothers and sisters, who seem to be living well, except a couple of them.
Buddy wakes up in his grandmother's house. Grandma sprained her leg and her children drove at night to visit her. Buddy thinks of an interesting dog-race game to play with all his family, in order to cheer up Grandma.
Finally, it is the day when Mary is going to be an elder sister. But Mary is doubtful if she can be a good sister, and so decides to practice using Buddy. Buddy hates being dressed up a little girl, but somehow complies after noticing how tensed up Mary is.
ChaCha's dolphin friends inform him that a big airplane is at the bottom of the ocean. ChaCha finds out it is a whale that tried to swim in the ocean. Buddy and ChaCha call on all their friends to help pull Mr.Whale Airplane out of the ocean.
Randy and ChaCha (Randy's pet dog) are best of friends. One day, ChaCha passes away, and turns into a star to watch over Randy. But ChaCha decides to return to Randy in the form of a toy car. Randy and ChaCha keep this secret to their own selves, and off they go to their adventures, where they learn that every little thing is a big discovery.