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It is a rainy day, so the Heelers are inside playing Taxi. Bluey is the driver and Bandit is her passenger. Bandit tells Bluey he is in a hurry and needs to get to the airport straightaway: he's late for his flight to Tasmania.

Bluey is more than happy to get him there. Bandit, however wants to make sure that she won't get lost, break down or pick up other passengers. Bluey promises.

Cue Bingo hailing a taxi.

Bingo is playing a rich lady who is taking her daughter Millicent (represented by a doll) to "Stumbly-tastics." Bandit is irate because he thought they were going to the airport. Bingo is adamant that she and Millicent will not be late, so Bandit is forced to share his car ride. Bluey says it's fine and it's probably on the way.

Bluey consults her satnav, played by Chilli. Satnav Chilli calculates the route to "Stumbly-tastics," though seems unsure of the route there. Bandit "curses" (actually saying more G-rated exclamations), moaning that they are completely lost. Millicent "vomits" (via Bingo tipping her over and making gagging noises) in Bandit's lap. Satnav Chilli ends up taking them to the zoo (because she really wanted to see the penguins).

Bingo and Millicent want to see the penguins as well, and end up getting out. Bluey says that Bandit should get out and stretch, but Bandit refuses and demands to be taken to the airport.

Then the taxi breaks down. Bluey calls a mechanic, also played by Bingo. Mechanic Bingo checks the car and says the car's "doo-dad" is broken and Bluey needs a new one. Bandit is very impatient at this point. Bingo fixes the car and they continue on their way to the airport.

Until Bluey brakes to let a pair of grannies (Bingo and Chilli again) cross the street. After they cross, Bluey starts up the car again only to find they're out of petrol. Fed up, Bandit decides he'd rather walk and storms off.

Bandit runs through the house and makes it just in time for his flight. He takes his seat (the living room having been converted into a "plane cabin"), and sighs about his chaotic day.

Then the passenger next to him takes her seat: the same rich lady from the taxi ride and Millicent. Bandit screams to be let off, demanding to speak to the pilot.

The pilot turns her chair.

Bluey: "That's me! I'm the pilot!"

Bandit "curses". Millicent "vomits" in his lap again.


This episode provides examples of:

  • Chaotic Car Ride: Bandit's taxi ride is full of constant stops, erratic driving and other passengers vomiting all over him.
  • Drives Like Crazy: Taxi Driver Bluey takes a lot of sharp turns and brakes hard without warning.
  • Driving a Desk: A literal example in that the dashboard of Bluey's "car" is in fact a desk.
  • Here We Go Again!: Bandit is relieved he made his flight. Then Bingo the rich lady takes the seat next to him. Even worse, the pilot reveals herself to be the taxi driver from before.
  • Hypocritical Humor: Bluey promises Bandit that she won't get lost, pick up other passengers or have her car break down. She then proceeds to do exactly all of those things.
  • Plane Awful Flight: Bandit knows he's in for this when the rich lady and Millicent are his seat mates and the awful taxi driver is also his pilot.
  • Prone to Vomiting: No actual characters, but the fictitious character Millicent gets both car sick and air sick, and vomits on Bandit twice.
  • Rain, Rain, Go Away: It's raining heavily through the entire episode. The Heelers don't seem too bothered by it but are still forced to play inside.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Fed up with the constant delays, Bandit would rather take his chances and runs to the airport instead of spending another second in the taxi.
  • Tempting Fate: Bandit rather unwisely lists out all the unfortunate things he hopes won't happen on his taxi ride: getting lost, unnecessary passengers and car malfunction.

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