Battle of the Birthdays, written by Adam Long, is the second episode of Series 9.
Plot[]
As twins Sarah and James can never agree on what kind of birthday party to have, Bronwyn has decided that this year they will have two parties. James' party will have a science theme and Sarah will have a football party.
When Charlie Jones tries to clean up some sodium with a mop, a chemical fire is caused.
Characters[]
- Fireman Sam
- Elvis Cridlington
- Station Officer Steele
- Sarah and James
- Bronwyn Jones
- Charlie Jones
- Gareth Griffiths
- Helen Flood
- Mike Flood
- Mandy Flood
- Hannah Sparkes
- Mrs. Chen
- Lily Chen
- Trevor Evans
- Dilys Price
- Norman Price
- Derek Price
- Penny Morris (does not speak)
Vehicles[]
Trivia[]
- Hannah Sparkes gets her first speaking role in this episode.
- Jo Wyatt (Voice of Hannah Sparkes and Lizzie Sparkes) is credited among the voice cast for the first time.
- This is the first episode in the series where the firefighters are shown using entry control equipment (electronic entry control board and name tags) with their breathing apparatus.
- This is the first time since Trevor's Boot Sale that an emergency involving chemicals occurs.
- Stock footage from The Pontypandy Polar Bear is used.
Goofs[]
- Mrs. Chen mistakenly refers to a flask (which has a tubular opening and a spherical chamber) as a beaker (which are fully tubular).
- Sam and Elvis should have been wearing Chemical Protection Suits as they were dealing with various chemicals.
Videos[]
UK version
https://archive.org/details/fireman-sam-battle-of-the-birthdays
US version