The Best Episodes of Charlie and Lola Season 1
Every episode of Charlie and Lola Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Charlie and Lola Season 1!
Charlie and Lola is a British animated television series based on the Charlie and Lola books written by Lauren Child. It aired from 2005–2008. The animation uses a collage style that emulates the style of the original books. Three series were commissioned by and initially broadcast on the BBC between 2005 and 2008. The series are produced by Tiger Aspect and have been subsequently broadcast in more than twenty countries. The series has won multiple BAFTA awards.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Charlie and Lola" season 1 is "I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed", rated 7.6/10 from 21 user votes. It was directed by Kitty Taylor and written by N/A. "I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed" aired on 11/7/2005 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "We Do Promise Honestly We Can Look After Your Dog".
7.6/10 21 votes#1 - I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2005
Charlie has to get Lola ready for bed but Lola insists that she is not tired, and is too busy drinking strawberry "pink" milk with tigers, brushing her teeth with a lion, playing with a whale in the bath, and dancing with some disco dogs.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 8 votes#2 - We Do Promise Honestly We Can Look After Your Dog
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2005
Lola and her friend Lotta know everything there is to know about dogs. So they are really pleased when Marv lets them look after Sizzles in the park.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 7 votes#3 - I Am Hurrying I'm Almost Nearly Ready!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2005
Charlie is trying to get Lola to hurry up or else they'll be late for school. But Lola finds it so hard to hurry when there is colouring, dancing clouds, playing hopscotch on musical pavements, and laughing with hysterical hedgehogs to distract her.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 8 votes#4 - There is Only One Sun and That is Me!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2005
Lola has her heart set on playing the Sun in an upcoming school production, so she tries to get her teacher to fulfil her destiny, but then she is upset when she is cast as a leaf. Charlie tries to convince Lola that leaves are very important.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#5 - I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2005
Charlie has to make lunch for Lola, but she's a very picky eater and refuses to eat carrots, peas, mashed potatoes, fish sticks and her least favourite food - tomatoes (although she has never tried these foods before). So Charlie tricks Lola into eating the foods she "hates" by changing their names.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 7 votes#6 - But That is My Book
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2005
Lola's favourite book is 'Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies', which she often borrows from the local library. But when someone else borrows her beloved book, Charlie tries to find another book that will win her interest.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#7 - I'm Really Ever So Not Well
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2005
Lola is ill in bed. Charlie has promised Marv that he'll play soccer with him, but Lola begs him to stay and cheer her up.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#8 - I Like My Hair Completely the Way it Is
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2005
It's time for Charlie and Lola to get their hair cut, but something is bothering Lola and she doesn't want to tell Charlie what it is.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 11 votes#9 - I Can Do Anything That's Everything All on My Own
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2005
Lola insists on doing everything on her own, even some things she is not really good at doing. Charlie tries to teach her that there is nothing wrong with occasionally accepting a little help.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#10 - Boo! Made You Jump!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2005
Charlie is good at making Lola jump. Lola is desperate to be able to make him jump back, but, as hard as she tries, just can't seem to do it. So the only way to make him jump is to host a sleepover with Lotta and Marv.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 8 votes#11 - The Most Wonderfullest Picnic in the Whole Wide World
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/2005
Charlie and Lola are planning a picnic with Marv and Lotta. But will the event be ruined when the weather turns?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#12 - It Wasn't Me!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/2005
Charlie tells Lola not to play with his home-made model rocket, but Lola just can't resist when she and Soren Lorenson have to use it to transport a sad elephant back home to the jungle. When the rocket breaks, Lola has trouble admitting that she did it.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#13 - It's a Secret...
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/19/2005
It's Charlie's birthday, and Lola knows what his birthday surprise is. Will she be able to stop herself blurting it out and ruining it?
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 8 votes#14 - I Love Going to Granny and Grandpa's It's Just That...
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/20/2005
Charlie and Lola are going to visit their grandparents' house by the sea for the weekend. Lola loves going to Granny and Grandpa's but she is worried about remembering to pack everything. Then she is worried about missing her parents, and them missing her.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#15 - I Do Not Ever, Never Want My Wobbly Tooth to Fall Out
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/21/2005
Lola has a loose tooth, but does not want it to fall out, until she learns about the tooth fairy, who will leave her money in exchange for her tooth.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#16 - Say "Cheese"
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/22/2005
It's picture day at school and Lola must keep clean for a whole school day for her first school picture. But keeping clean for a whole day is really, really hard.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#17 - I'm Just Not Keen on Spiders
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/23/2005
Lola finds a spider in the sink when trying to brush her teeth, and she doesn't like spiders very much. Charlie tries to show her that some spiders don't hurt us and that they're our friends. Soon, Lola has grown attached to the little creepy crawly, now keeping him as a pet and naming him Sidney. After they have put the spider outside, the weather changes, and Lola worries on what might happen to her new little friend.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 7 votes#18 - You Won't Like This Present as Much as I Do!
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/24/2005
Lola wants to choose the best present in the world for Lotta's birthday. She chooses a doctor's kit, but doesn't think that Lotta will appreciate the kit as much as she would, and would rather like to keep it for herself.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#19 - I Must Take Completely Everything
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/25/2005
Lola is going to stay at Lotta's for the night, and packs everything she needs for them to play Cinderella. Back home, Charlie and Marv set up their race car track. But Lola forgets her suitcase and Charlie and Marv can't find an important piece of the track, teaching both parties a lesson in improvisation and imagination.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#20 - I Want to Play Music Too
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/26/2005
Charlie and Marv are to appear in a musical assembly about outer space at school. Lola wants to join in and desperately wishes that she could play music too, but can't seem to master any instruments. Charlie comes up with some makeshift instruments that she might be able to manage. But on the day of the presentation, Marv is sick - who will take his place?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#21 - I'm Far Too Extremely Busy
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/27/2005
Lola is busy playing secretary, waitress, dentist and librarian. Way too busy to play with Lotta, or Charlie, or even Soren Lorenson. But Charlie's new card game, Mix-Up Flip-Flop, is awfully tempting...
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#22 - I Want to Be Much More Bigger Like You
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/28/2005
Lola wishes she was taller. Charlie tries to show her that being small can have its benefits by switching places with her.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#23 - My Little Town
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/29/2005
Charlie and Lola have fun playing with their new "Build Your Own City" playset that Granny and Grandpa have bought them, but Charlie wants to build airports and play aliens, whereas Lola wants draw and build a zoo. Will they manage to share?
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#24 - But I Am an Alligator
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/30/2005
Granny and Grandpa have bought Lola an alligator costume. Lola loves it and insists that she will never take it off. But with an upcoming school presentation about things she likes, Charlie is worried that his little sister will make a fool of herself.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#25 - I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/17/2005
Lola always wants to win at everything - even if it means cheating. So Charlie challenges her to a race around the park that she cannot possibly cheat at.
Director: Kitty Taylor
Writer: N/A