Big Comfy Couch (1993) is a kids, family, comedy web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Big Comfy Couch online in HD.
Big Comfy Couch — Storyline
The Big Comfy Couch is a Canadian children's television series about Loonette the Clown and her dolly Molly, who solve everyday problems on their "Big Comfy Couch". It aired from 1992 until early 2006. It was produced by Cheryl Wagner and Robert Mills, directed by Wayne Moss and Mills. It premiered on March 2, 1992 in Canada and in 1995 in the USA on public television stations across the country. There is also a Spanish version of the show titled, "El Sofa de mi Imaginacion". It also aired in the United Kingdom on GMTV's kids block.
The show's format revolves around Loonette the Clown, who lives with her dolly Molly on the eponymous Big Comfy Couch. Episodes are generally focused on a theme or a lesson. For example, Season 3's episode "Full of Life" explored the concepts of "full" and "empty", while "Sticks and Stones" dealt with name-calling and teasing.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Cheryl Wagner
- Starring: Alyson Court, Bob Stutt, Taborah Johnson, Ramona Gilmour-Darling, Bob Mills, Nina Keogh, Jackie Harris Greenberg
Big Comfy Couch — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1993-03-25 |
| Seasons | 7 |
| Episodes | 101 |
| Genre | Kids, Family, Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Network | PBS, YTV, Treehouse TV |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.6/10 (19 votes) |
Big Comfy Couch — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Pie in the Sky (1993-03-25) — Loonette and Molly spend the day discovering light and heavy things. After reading a story about a balloon, Loonette finds a balloon of her own, which she thinks can lift her off
- E2: Pinch to Grow an Inch (1993-03-16) — Molly's birthday is approaching. She and Loonette hold a birthday party with games and costumes. They also have fun with big things compared to little things, particularly with a
- E3: All Aboard For Bed (1993-03-09) — The show opens with a flashback: Loonette and Molly can't sleep. They venture around their house during the dark before Loonette reads her about a Sleep Train's magical adventure.
- E4: Knit One Twirl Too (1993-03-25) — When Molly catches a cold while skiing, Loonette decides to knit her some new mittens. But when the yarn becomes a tangled mess, Loonette abandons the task and retreats to Granny
- E5: Upsey Downsey Day (1993-03-02) — Loonette gives Molly a special heart balloon, but after a short amount of play, the balloon flies away. At Granny Garbanzo's garden, Loonette, Granny, and Major Bedhead have fun p
- E6: Flippy Floppy Fun (1993-03-25) — When Molly flops over on her back, Loonette criticizes her for being lazy. But Loonette gets into a floppy mood, first by imitating a toy, and then by reading a story about a Popp
- E7: Something's Fishy Around Here (1993-03-25) — Loonette and Molly make-believe they are fishing on a boat, complete with lifejackets. With so much inactivity out on the pretend lake, Molly has to learn patience.
- E8: Scrub-a-Dub (1993-03-25) — There's a big mess over at the couch. Unbeknownst to her, Loonette has brought an entire roll of toilet paper from her shoe to the couch. The pile-up is enormous. But that's not
- E9: Red Light, Green Light (1993-03-25) — It's time for a few stop-and-go games, plus a pretend ride in Loonette's pretend car.
- E10: Gesundheit (1993-03-25) — Loonette starts out with a bad case of nosus kaboomis, a monster sneeze. She decides to vacuum the room, prompting Molly to retrieve the dust bunnies trapped in the vacuum cleaner
- E11: Ping Pong Polka (1993-03-25) — An energetic Loonette promises to read Molly a story, but she gets too distracted with all the bouncy things in the couch (and a few that don't bounce). When a ping pong ball boun
- E12: Funny Faces (1993-03-25) — Loonette shows her feelings with her face and compliments Molly's good looks. When they see that Granny Garbanzo has received a movie from her relatives, they watch and discover g
- E13: Snug as a Bug (1993-03-25) — Loonette gives Molly a nature lesson/puppet show, demonstrating how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. At Granny Garbanzo's garden, Loonette learns the right way to handle pesk
Season 2
- E1: Babs in Toyland (1993-03-01) — Auntie Macassar sends Loonette a doll named Babs. Immediately, Loonette lavishes attention on her (""She's so cute!""), leaving Molly feel left out. It takes a while, but Loonett
- E2: 1-2-3 Dizzy Dizzy Me (1993-03-01) — Loonette helps Molly to count, in part with a pretend ride in a pretend plane. Trouble is, Molly becomes dizzy. Loonette is in need of a cure, and Auntie Macassar's postcard may
- E3: Wobbly (1993-03-01) — Nothing seems to go right for Loonette. There is nothing in the couch, except for a duck that she thinks is broken. Is it just one of those days? Maybe she needs a comforting wo
- E4: Jump Start (1993-03-01) — Loonette is in a jumping mood. She and Molly jump over to the garden at the start of a rainstorm. They soon discover Major Bedhead is scared of lightning. In an effort to cheer
- E5: This Little Piggy (1993-03-01) — Loonette becomes greedy when she discovers all the coins she has in her piggy bank. She is especially overcome by her ""lucky loonie."" When she takes this loonie outside, Snickl
- E6: Juggling the Jitters (1993-03-01) — Loonette wants to stage a Jumbo Juggling Jamboree, but when she realizes she can't juggle, she gets overcome with ""the jitters.""
- E7: Hoopla (1993-03-01) — After searching for her ball, Loonette goes over to Granny Garbanzo's garden to help make cabbage rolls. A hoop, sent from Auntie Macassar, comes with the song ""Go With The Flow,
- E8: Wrong Side of the Couch (1993-03-01) — Loonette is in a growly mood from waking up on the wrong side of the couch (i.e., behind the couch). It takes a great deal of effort and brains for her to lose that grumpy feeling
- E9: I Feel Good (1993-03-01) — Loonette and Molly want to know more about their bodies. They learn that feeling good and looking good can often compliment each other. At Granny Garbanzo's garden, Loonette and
- E10: Boomerang (1993-03-01) — Loonette is full of tricks today. She fools Molly with a boomerang during a game of ""catch."" Outside, she plays a trick on Major Bedhead. But Granny Garbanzo will not let hers
- E11: Rude-I-Culous (1993-03-01) — First Molly and then Loonette have what they think is a riot with rude faces and noises. It takes a musical lecture from Granny to tell Loonette that there is a time and a place t
- E12: Make It Snappy (1993-03-01) — Loonette is in haste. Neither Molly nor Major Bedhead cares to do anything except at a slow pace. Will Auntie Macassar's gift change things?
- E13: Feast of Fools (1993-03-01) — It's time for the annual Feast of Fools dinner party. Granny tells Loonette that the feast reminds clowns of the days when there wasn't much food to go around. When there is plen
Season 3
- E1: Give Yer Head a Shake (1994-07-04) — Loonette has to teach Molly that there are certain times when the word ""no"" is used. Snicklefritz learns this the hard way after his wild ways cause Major Bedhead to hurt his kn
- E2: It's About Time (1994-07-04) — Granny Garbanzo is holding a sleepover in her garden. Before Loonette can go over, she has to fix an alarm clock and give Molly a time-out. It turns out Granny has to give Snickl
- E3: Clownus Interruptus (1994-07-04) — Molly wants to get Loonette's attention by playing a rock music cassette at an ear-splitting level. Loonette tries to tell her to wait her turn. But the tables turn on Loonette w
- E4: Why? (1994-07-04) — Molly keeps asking ""Why?"" (thought bubble with a question mark), leaving Loonette a tense little clown. Yet both discover that this tensing and relaxing is good for them.
- E5: Monkey See Monkey Do (1994-07-04) — After teaching Molly about echoes, Loonette decides to copy everyone. This spills out into Granny Garbanzo's garden. When Granny objects to Loonette's mocking, she dresses up to
- E6: Sticks and Stones (1994-07-04) — Loonette stars to call Molly ""Clumsy Clown"" because she doesn't do well at Pick-Up Sticks. When Loonette ventures outside, she and Major Bedhead make up nicknames for everything
- E7: Horsing Around (1994-07-04) — It's National Horseplay Day, an uproarious good time for every clown–but not for Snicklefritz. Who can get him to start laughing?
- E8: All Over and Under (1994-07-04) — Loonette gets an interesting perspective of her couch and Granny Garbanzo's garden. When Major Bedhead crawls along, he helps Loonette tame Snicklefritz, who is intent on playing
- E9: Pants on Fire (1994-07-04) — Loonette tells a few fibs to Molly and then Major Bedhead. Neither believe Loonette because she is squirming like a worm–a dead giveaway, for sure.
- E10: All Fall Down (1994-07-04) — Loonette and Molly have fun with falling down safely. The unforgotten rule is: Don't keep your hands in your pockerts.
- E11: Travelling Papers (1994-07-04) — Loonette feels the need to travel. She and Molly set their zigzag compass to go to Clowntown, but Granny Garbanzo and Major Bedhead keep them at bay. While both Loonette and Moll
- E12: Hiccups (1994-07-04) — First Loonette, then Molly, can't get rid of their hiccups. They set out to Granny Garbanzo's garden, where everyone suggests crazy cures–even Auntie Macassar, who drops in for
- E13: Full of Life (1994-07-04) — What happens when Loonette decides to take everything out of the couch? She learns about empty and full the hard way. And in Granny Garbanzo's garden, after befriending a caterpi
Season 4
- E1: Backwards! (1995-03-06) — It's National Backwards Day, and every clown is performing something backward. In the process, Loonette learns how someone can accurately scracth an itch on one's back.
- E2: Picky Eaters (1995-03-06) — Molly refuses to eat her food, so it's up to Loonette to make Molly eat her food.
- E3: Forty Winks (1995-03-06) — It's nap time for Molly, but she doesn't want to take a nap. Can Loonette find a way to get Molly to snooze, or will everyone fall asleep on her?
- E4: Swing-a-Ling (1995-03-06) — Loonette is in a swinging mood, practicing her golf, her tennis, and her baseball. She takes Molly to a swing at Granny Garbanzo's garden, where a couple of close calls prompt Maj
- E5: Spare Some Change (1995-03-06) — Loonette is upset that her name isn't in a book of names. So she decides to change her name to Sarsaparilla, and also to change the look of the couch and herself. It proves absol
- E6: Stuck in the Muck (1995-03-06) — Loonette and Molly have fun making up rhymes and pictures. After a bath, Loonette reads a rhyming tale about a sheep who got stuck while climbing a mountain.
- E7: Gimme Gimme Never Gets (1995-03-06) — Loonette is in a grabby mood en route to a treasure hunt inside the couch. Molly finds a gem in the couch, and Loonette takes it from her. Moly gets really sad and Loonette can't
- E8: One Step at a Time (1995-03-06) — Loonette wants Molly to know that it's important to try new things. Molly sees for herself when she climbs a stair. And Loonette sees for herself when she ventures into Granny Ga
- E9: Enough Already! (1995-03-06) — Loonette is intent on moving the couch to show Molly that they have no dust bunnies, but the couch is too big and heavy to move by herself. She tries to get help from Granny Garba
- E10: Where Do Clowns Come From? (1995-03-06) — It's Molly's mirthday, and Loonette wants to give her a companion. Before she succeeds, Loonette tells Molly the story of how they met. But that raises a dilemma: Where do clowns
- E11: Are You Ready For School? (1995-03-06) — Loonette wants to teach Molly about school, but she doesn't know much about it herself. Granny Garbanzo and Major Bedhead provide some insight.
- E12: Hit Parade (1995-03-06) — Not much is soft and cozy today. Molly hits a pillow viciously to try and soften it, but she gets carried away. A session of tae-clown-doe doesn't help, so Loonette must tell her
- E13: Comfy and Joy (1995-03-06) — It's the Longest Night of the Year, a big holiday in Clowntown, and that means Loonette and Molly get to stay up all night with the others. Everyone exchanges gifts at Granny Garb
Season 5
- E1: Bad Hair Day (1996-03-03) — Molly wakes up with tangles in her hair, but she won't let Loonette comb them out. Rather than face the music, Molly ties a rain hat tight to her head. Loonette has to ask for he
- E2: Clownvitations (1996-03-03) — Loonette feels left out when Snicklefritz establishes a club house that excludes females. Granny convinces her to start a new club of their own, called The Cookie Club. This natu
- E3: Nothing to Do (1996-03-03) — Loonette finds everything in the couch to be boring. This foul mood seems to spill into her entire day, until Auntie Macassar sends a ""Boredom-Buster Box"" with instructions. It
- E4: The Big Brain Drain (1996-03-03) — Loonette has become dreadfully forgetful. She can't remember what she wanted to say to Molly. Once in Granny Garbanzo's garden, others give suggestions to help Loonette remember.
- E5: One Potato Two Potato (1996-03-03) — Loonette takes a stinking potato over to Granny Garbanzo's garden. When Granny shows a silly-looking potato (shaped like a duck), Loonette is amazed. She, Major Bedhead, and Snic
- E6: Earth to Loonette (1996-03-03) — Loonette is busy daydreaming, ultimately driven by the smell of borscht brownies. But when Loonette's daydreaming almost leads to a serious accident, Major Bedhead sings a song ab
- E7: Lettuce, Turnip and Pea (1996-03-03) — In preparation for a big dance, Loonette practices her best wiggly moves. What she doesn't notice is Molly's weird wiggles. It turns out Molly has wet the couch. Now it's up to
- E8: Time for Molly (1996-03-03) — Loonette is engrossed in holding a ""me"" parade for people to notice her. But she doesn't notice Molly trying to get her attention. Unruffled, Loonette tries to hold her parade
- E9: Gizmo Shmizmo (1996-03-03) — Loonette has installed a couch gizmo that will fetch her toys for her. But the gizmo malfunctions, spitting out ping-pong balls at an enormous rate. She tries to get Major Bedhea
- E10: Clothes Make the Clown (1996-03-03) — What's the best thing to wear on a nice fall day? Both Molly and Major Bedhead have unconventional ways to keep warm. Fortunately for Molly, Auntie Macassar sends her a pink ango
- E11: Don't Tell (1996-03-03) — Granny Garbanzo is hodling a surprise party for Major Bedhead's mirthday. Everyone has to keep it a secret, including Loonette, who finds it a challenge. But she also learns that
- E12: You're a Gem! (1996-03-03) — Loonette is obsessed with finding a gem. First she digs into the couch and pulls out a doorknob. Going into Granny's garden, Loonette, along with Major Bedhead, learn that friend
- E13: Lots to Doodle-Do (1996-03-03) — A compilation of favorite songs heard in the first five seasons. Packaged by American Public Television for stations' pledge drives.
- E14: See Ya in My Dreams (1996-03-03) — Loonette needs help from Dr. Molly. Lying horizontal on the couch, Loonette wants to know about her bad dream. Molly tells what her dream was. This drives Loonette to investigat
Season 6
- E1: Clowning in the Rain (2002-03-10) — It looks like a dismal day. Rain has leaked through a hole in Loonette's roof. But a good stretch on her clock rug changes her outlook on life. Once the rain stops, she and Moll
- E2: Lost and Clowned (2003-05-02) — Molly scares Loonette by venturing off on her own. Can Loonette get a message across that Molly should stay?
- E3: Button Up! (2003-05-05) — It's ""Best Foot Forward Day,"" and everyone must find the perfect pair of shoes. Molly's pair, however, has a hole in it. When she discovers a pair of shoes with sparkly buttons
- E4: Scaredy Cat! (2003-05-06) — Loonette digs up a Phantom of the Opera mask, which scares Molly. Thus Loonetter tells her that no mask changes the person who is wearing it. It's a lesson that Snicklefritz and
- E5: It's the Thought That Counts (2003-05-07) — Loonette searches all through the couch for her ""McGuffin,"" whatever it is. Molly wants to help, but Loonette interprets this as a hindrance. Out in the garden, Loonette is on
- E6: Growing Pains (2003-05-08) — It's the day Loonette and Molly have agreed to have a tea party. But Loonette becomes distracted with worry: what will she do for a line of work? Granny Garbanzo gives her some a
- E7: Donut Let It Get You Down (2003-05-09) — Every clown and cat is ready to run an obstacle course at Granny Garbanzo's garden. Molly is out to win it again this year, but she hasn't worked out. When Snicklefritz edges out
- E8: Fancy Dancer (2003-05-12) — Loonette is upset because everyone but her can dance with style and grace. When she goes next door, Granny Garbanzo insists on giving her a ballet lesson. It turns into a musical
- E9: The Big Bang Boom (2003-05-13) — It's midsummer, time for The Big Bang Boom. A festive holiday indeed, but not for Molly, who is afraid of the fireworks display. Loonette bulldozes Molly to the party at Granny G
- E10: Ain't It Amazing, Gracie? (2003-05-14) — Molly digs through the couch in search of a miner's hat–which she is wearing. But it's not the only missing object around. Major Bedhead has lost his delivery bag. This requir
- E11: Between the Covers (2003-05-15) — Loonette has dug out every book in the couch, looking for something new to read. When she goes next door, Major Bedhead delivers a huge sack of books, but all for Granny Garbanzo.
- E12: Going Up (2003-05-16) — Loonette is worried that she is not growing as fast as she would like. Few things can shake her from this mood, but a surprising seed, bearing fast-growing flowers, will.
- E13: Cool It! (2003-05-19) — A heat wave has emerged in Clowntown. All the clowns are fighting not only the heat, but a few hot tempers as well. Only a package from Uncle Chester can cool off a few hot heads
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Big Comfy Couch have? 7 season(s) with 101 episodes.
Who created Big Comfy Couch? Cheryl Wagner.
Where can I watch Big Comfy Couch? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.