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The Best Episodes of Bagpuss

Every episode of Bagpuss ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Bagpuss!

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Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company Smallfilms. The title character was, "An old, saggy, cloth cat,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 8 - The Mouse Mill
    8.5/10(54 votes)

    #1 - The Mouse Mill

    S1:E8

    Emily leaves a box in front of Bagpuss, which has windows and a front door. The mice open it up, revealing the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Mill, and Gabriel and Madeleine sing a song about milling with help from the Mouse Organ.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 5 - The Hamish
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #2 - The Hamish

    S1:E5

    Nobody really knows what the floppy tartan cloth object that Emily has brought is, except Bagpuss. He says it is a small soft Hamish, a Highland beast that keeps its distance because it makes a terrible noise, like bagpipes played backwards. He tells a heart-rending story of Tavish McTavish, who also made a terrible noise, playing his bagpipes forwards, and his friendship with the Hamish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 4 - The Ballet Shoe
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #3 - The Ballet Shoe

    S1:E4

    One dirty old shoe is left for Bagpuss and his friends to repair, and the mice suggest that it might be suitable for living in, which leads Madeleine to sing along with the mouse organ. Yaffle doesn't believe anyone could live in a shoe, so the mice trick him by going around and around, and appearing out of the shoe!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 1 - Ship in a Bottle
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    #4 - Ship in a Bottle

    S1:E1

    Emily Brings home a bottle with some bits of wood in it. Professor Yaffle tells them it is a ship-in-a-bottle. Bagpuss finds this puzzling, wondering where it would sail to. With the help of a nursery rhyme and a poem about Mermaids, the ship is magically reassembled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 2 - The Owls of Athens
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #5 - The Owls of Athens

    S1:E2

    Emily brings in a very old, dirty bit of rag, which as ever, Yaffle can see no value in. The mice start to vigorously clean the cloth, before being stopped by Madeleine. She implores the mice to be more gentle with it, and they clean it lovingly, to reveal an old cushion cover depicting an owl. The mice run away, scared by the owl, but come back when they realise it isn't real...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wise Man
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #6 - The Wise Man

    S1:E6

    Bagpuss and his friends learn of a Chinese wise man, his turtle friends and his love of solitude.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 13 - Uncle Feedle
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #7 - Uncle Feedle

    S1:E13

    Emily brings in a piece of cloth, which Charlie Mouse identifies as a house for a rag doll, leading to a several rag jokes from the mice! They fold up the cloth so that Bagpuss can use it as a thinking cap, and create the story of Uncle Feedle, which Gabriel and Madeleine sing along to.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 11 - The Fiddle
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #8 - The Fiddle

    S1:E11

    Emily brings in an old bucket with a hole in it, which turns out to be the home of a leprechaun, an old friend of Bagpuss, and his magic fiddle plays some tunes for everyone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 3 - The Frog Princess
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #9 - The Frog Princess

    S1:E3

    Emily brings a collection of ornamental enamel pieces. For a while these are a cat and a bird, but later they decide that it is a necklace of jewels for a frog princess who doesn't fancy any of the young princes, so she kisses a frog...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 12 - Flying
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Flying

    S1:E12

    Yaffle comes down from his bookend to find a basket, containing items. The mice search it and find a twig broom, which leads Madeleine and Gabriel to sing a song about a woman who brushes the cobwebs out of the sky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 10 - Old Man's Beard
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Old Man's Beard

    S1:E10

    Emily brings in a plant called Old Man's Beard. The friends try to figure out why it is has this name, and Bagpuss tells the story of a king who used his silvery beard to make carpets. Madeline sings a song about a master weaver.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 7 - The Elephant
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #12 - The Elephant

    S1:E7

    Emily brings a tatty straw elephant without any ears. Bagpuss and his friends try to solve the mystery of how it lost its ears by singing songs...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Bagpuss Season 1 Episode 9 - The Giant
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #13 - The Giant

    S1:E9

    Emily brings in a model of a giant, and Bagpuss tells the story of how a kindly witch makes an sad giant happy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Mouse Mill" is the best rated episode of "Bagpuss". It scored 8.5/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/2/1974. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Hamish".