All in a Good Cause is the sixth episode of Series 3.
Summary[]
The Fire Station is raising money for the Children's Hospital.
Characters[]
- Fireman Sam
- Elvis Cridlington
- Station Officer Steele
- Penny Morris
- Trevor Evans
- Dilys Price
- Norman Price
- Bella Lasagne
- Rosa
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Pontypandy Fire Station
- Bella's Cafe
- Price's General Store
- The Children's Hospital (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- In Wales, this is the 6th Episode of Series 2.
- This episode is featured on Toybox 5.
- Stock footage from Treasure Hunt is used.
- This is the only episode of the classic series in which Sarah and James are absent.
- The episode title is a reference to the 11th episode of Degrassi High of the same name, nine months after the release of the episode.
- Coincidentally, they were both released in 1990.
- A piece of the bed push bed would later appear in the Joshua Jones episode "Plum Crazy", while the black briefcase would appear in various episodes of Joshua Jones.
- The hurricane lantern (outdoor paraffin lamp) Bella throws out is based off of a Chalwyn 'Far East'. It was previously seen in Camping.
- When this episode first aired in English on BBC One London on 26 November 1990, it aired at 15:50 and was introduced by presenter Andi Peters.[1]
- The scene of the firefighters cresting 'Pandy hill' and of them later going down a different hill use the same street set with the same road and houses, but a different camera angle, props and background are seen.
Quotes[]
- Penny: Hello Sam! Mrs Price has donated this fruit!
- Sam: Well she can't be feeling very well
- Elvis: Whoever wins these will have a dicky tummy too!
- Dilys: Bella! Bella Lasagne! Where is that daft Italian millionairess?!
Other Media Releases[]
- Fireman Sam 6 - All in a Good Cause
- Bentley the Robot and Five Other Stories
- Fireman Sam's Bumper Video
- Fireman Sam - Biggest Video Ever!
- Toybox 5
- A Spot of Bother