History WesternAnimation / BudgieTheLittleHelicopter

* DontCallMeSir: Lionel hates it when he gets called "Captain". Chuck habitually calls him this, only for Lionel to remind him that "It's not Captain!". Budgie even called Lionel "Captain" once.

* DontCallMeSir: Lionel hate it when he gets called "Captain". Chuck habitually calls him this, only for Lionel to remind him that "It's not Captain!". Budgie even called Lionel "Captain" once.

** "Juddering Joysticks!" for Captain Sea Lionel.
* DontCallMeSir: Lionel doesn't take too kindly to anyone calling him "Captain", especially Chuck, who habitually calls him this.

* CatchPhrase: "Rocketing Rotors!" for Budgie.

* NeverSendAnXToDoAYsJob: In one episode, Budgie is sent to retrieve a family snowed in from a blizzard. Chuck was offended that he didn't get asked to do it, despite being told that he wouldn't fit because the house is surrounded by tall trees. Later on, after not hearing from Budgie after some time, Chuck gets rather smug, telling Lionel that he shouldn't have sent a boy to do a ''man'''s work. Lionel's response is characteristically curt:
--> '''Lionel:''' One more word and I'll send you to do a ''wheelbarrow'''s work!

* ThemeTuneRollCall: Though the theme song is mainly about Budgie, it briefly goes over the other main characters.

''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is an animated TV series based on books written by Sarah, Dutchess of York. It focuses on the adventures of Budgie and his friends Pippa, Chuck and Lionel, all sentient aircraft, at and around the fictional Harefield Airfield.

* TheKiddieRide: Mitchells spawned a ride in 1995 based on Budgie, the titular helicopter himself. The ride also featured lights inside the cockpit, that flash along to the theme tune. There is also the Black Rock Lighthouse with an interactive memory game, also made by Mitchells. This ride is very rare, although Elias Flinter found a Black Rock Lighthouse ride in Olympia Leisure, Scarborough, UK. Kidzstuff (the company that bought out OMC Electronics) have spawned one-seater and two-seater versions of Budgie in 1994. There does exist a ripoff Budgie ride called "Buzzie the Little Helicopter" which is actually a repainted Twirlybird ride by Kiddie Rides America with the Budgie theme tune.

* CatchPhrase: "Rocketing rotors!" for Budgie.

* TheKiddieRide: Mitchells spawned a ride in 1995 based on Budgie, the titular helicopter himself. The ride also featured lights inside the cockpit, that flash along to the theme tune. There is also the Black Rock Lighthouse with an interactive matching game, also made by Mitchells. This ride is very rare, although Elias Flinter found a Black Rock Lighthouse ride in Olympia Leisure, Scarborough, UK. Kidzstuff (the company that bought out OMC Electronics) have spawned one-seater and two-seater versions of Budgie in 1994. There does exist a ripoff Budgie ride called "Buzzie the Little Helicopter" which is actually a repainted Twirlybird ride by Kiddie Rides America with the Budgie theme tune.

* TheMovie: One movie was released in 1996 on VHS.

-->'''Budgie:''' He could fly around the ''outside'' of the field, Lionel. Then the folks could see him.

-->'''Lionel:''' Yes, thank you Budgie, I'll decide what he can do. You can... you can, uh, fly around the outside of the field.

* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: In one episode, Dell is complaining about the snow. Smokey says that it's more like icing sugar than snow, to which Dell replies "I don't want to be covered in icing sugar either. I'm a baggage truck, not a Christmas cake."
* TheKiddieRide
* LastMinuteBabyNaming: Mrs. Fairweather's baby gets named Jack Budgie Fairweather.
* TheMovie

* PanickyExpectantFather: One episode features the Fairweathers, who are [[MeaningfulName trapped by a blizzard]] waiting for rescue from Budgie so he can take them to the hospital, where Mrs Fairweather will give birth. Mr Fairweather is portrayed as extremely nervous and constantly worried.

''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is an animated TV series based on books written by Sarah, Dutchess of York. It focuses on the adventures of Budgie and his friends Pippa, Chuck and Lionel, all sentient aircraft, at and around the fictional Hairfield Airfield.

* NeverSendAnXToDoAYsJob: In one episode, Budgie is sent to retrieve a family snowed in from a blizzard. Chuck was offended that he didn't get asked to do it, despite being told that he wouldn't fit because the house is surrounded by tall trees. Later on, after not hearing from Budgie after some time, Chuck gets rather smug, telling Lionel that he shouldn't have sent a boy to do a ''man'''s job. Lionel's response is characteristically curt:

* RailwayTracksOfDoom: In one episode, Budgie is following a railway to find his destination. He decides to go through a tunnel... just as a train is coming through. Luckily he manages to dodge the train.

* PanickyExpectantFather: One episode features the Fairweathers, who are [[MeaningfulName trapped by a blizzard]] waiting for rescue from Budgie so he can take them to the hospital. Mr Fairweather is portrayed as extremely nervous and constantly worried.

* BraggingThemeTune: The theme is ([[ThemeTuneRollCall mostly]]) about how brave and hardworking Budgie is:

* ExpositoryThemeSong: "Budgie is a little helicopter..."
* HelpImStuck: In one episode, Pippa gets stuck in a snow drift when delivering fuel to Budgie.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The complete series was released on VHS in America, but was never on DVD, except for two releases in the UK.

* SentientVehicle

''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is an animated TV series based on books written by Sarah, Dutchess of York. It focuses on the adventures of Budgie and his friends, all sentient aircraft, at and around the fictional Hairfield Airfield.

* ThemeSongRollCall: Though the theme song is mainly about Budgie, it briefly goes over the other main characters.

* SentientVehicle