Charlie and Lola - Season 2

1. It Is Absolutely Completely Not Messy

Aired: 10/2/2006

Charlie and Lola's parents want them to clean their room. Charlie thinks this is a very good idea as there's so much stuff strewn about that it's hard to move around. Lola, however, feels that things in the room are not "untidy," they're merely "spread out." Charlie tries to show Lola how much easier it would be to find things if they were put away properly. Lola doesn't want to move anything, but she begins to reconsider when Charlie moves out.

2. I Spy With My Little Eyes

Aired: 10/3/2006

Lola has found a new game to play --- spying --- observing things and pretending to write them down. While Charlie plays soccer with Marv, she does some "spying" with her imaginary friend Soren Lorensen and learns someone is moving in next door. Soren Lorensen thinks that it might be an ogre, but Lola has a different idea after seeing a name on an envelope.

3. I Am Extremely Magic

Aired: 10/4/2006

Charlie has a new magic kit and dazzles Lola with his tricks. Lola asks him to teach her magic, but Charlie says that he can't --- it wouldn't be magic if he could. Lola thinks that if Charlie is magic, that must mean that she is too. With the help of her imaginary friend, Soren Lorensen, she does her best to do tricks, but comes up empty. She's ready to give up, but Charlie has some ideas to help.

4. This Is Actually My Party

Aired: 10/5/2006

Charlie invites his friends and Lola to a monster-themed party for his birthday, but Lola doesn't like the theme. Taking her parents' request to help out a little too far, she opens Charlie's cards for him and does some unauthorized "pretty" redecorating. When she takes things too far by switching the music for the party games, Charlie finds he's had enough. But Lola finds her own special way to help.

5. How Many More Minutes?

Aired: 10/6/2006

When Charlie and Lola's mum has a dentist appointment, they find themselves in a waiting room and rather bored. Everything they try to keep themselves entertained seems to irritate the lady at the desk. However, they use their imaginations to have a fun adventure.

6. I Am Collecting a Collection

Aired: 10/9/2006

Charlie has been making a collection of plastic dinosaur figures from cereal and Lola decides that she wants to start a collection too. However, she finds that it's harder than it seems. Her idea of collecting water is dismissed as "boring," and she tries collecting leaves, but it's nowhere near autumn. Nevertheless, she gathers a set of objects that don't seem to be a collection, but in fact have their own special way of going together.

7. My Best Best Bestest Friend

Aired: 10/10/2006

Lola and Lotta have always been best friends. They do lots of things together and have had many great times. When Lotta is assigned to watch over a new girl named Evie at school, Lola begins to worry that she has lost her friend. It seems like now Lotta and Evie are doing everything together. Charlie tries to reassure Lola that they are still friends, but Lola is worried that she has lost Lotta forever.

8. Lucky, Lucky Me

Aired: 10/11/2006

Lola is feeling extremely lucky. It seems like all sorts of great things have been happening to her. Things only get better when Granny and Grandpa send money for tickets to the newest hit feature --- "Batcat." However, when Lola's luck takes a turn for the worse, she worries that she may never be lucky again.

9. I Just Love My Red Shiny Shoes

Aired: 10/12/2006

Lola absolutely loves her shiny red shoes. But she can't find them and when she finally does, it turns out they're too small for her. Lola absolutely does not want to give up her shiny, bouncy shoes, but she may not have a choice...

10. I Really Wonder What Plant I'm Growing

Aired: 10/13/2006

Charlie has been growing a tomato plant. Lola doesn't really like tomatoes, but she's still fascinated by Charlie's plant. She decides to grow a plant of her own, but doesn't seem to have any luck. Charlie helps her to find just the right way to care for a plant.

11. Charlie Is Broken!

Aired: 10/16/2006

Charlie and Lola are planning to put on their very own circus show. Lola wants to do forward rolls for the show, but is having trouble doing them without Charlie's help. They head to the park to practice their show and then Charlie plays some football with Marv. Lola hears Charlie crying and finds that he's hurt his arm. At first, she's upset when he can't do anything, but then she finds the perfect way to help him.

12. I Will Be Especially, Very Careful

Aired: 10/17/2006

Lola really likes Lotta's new coat --- it's white and as soft as snow. She manages to convince Lotta to trade it for a clippy handbag of hers for the day and promises to take good care of it. As she goes out for the day, she manages to avoid several situations that could cause damage to the coat. Then she loses it at the library, and worries that Lotta won't be her friend anymore.

13. Yes I Am, No You're Not

Aired: 10/18/2006

Charlie and Lola are excited about the prospect of a Chinese puppet show, but can't seem to stop squabbling with each other. They seem to fight about everything, getting into repetitive, pointless arguments. They eventually get placed in "simmer-down" chairs and are worried that they'll miss the puppet show. Together, they work on a constructive way to resolve their differences.

14. I Am Really, Really, Really Concentrating

Aired: 10/19/2006

It's Sports Day at Charlie and Lolas' school and there are various activities being held. Each student is allowed to choose one activity to participate in. Charlie, Marv and Lotta all quickly find activities they're good at, but Lola struggles to find an activity. Lola eventually chooses the egg-and-spoon race and succeeds at in a unique way.

15. Will You Please Stop Messing About?

Aired: 10/20/2006

Lola is excited about the possiblity of caring after her class's pet guinea pig, Burt. Her classmates, however, seem to know more about guinea pigs than her, so she is delighted when she is, indeed, picked. Lola does her best to take care of Burt, learning many things she needs to know from Mrs. Hanson and learning others from her classmates. Lola sets up a guinea pig run for Burt, but then Burt escapes. That's when Lola and Charlie discover a surprising fact about Burt.

16. I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs

Aired: 10/23/2006

When Charlie's parents decide that he is responsible enough to have a pet, he gets a mouse named Nibbles. Both he and Lola soon begin having a lot of good times with Nibbles. They teach him many tricks and he proves to be the cleverest pet on "Bring Your Pet to School Day." When Nibbles passes away, Lola seems more broken up about it than Charlie. Charlie helps Lola to see that he's sad too, to cope with the loss and to ultimately celebrate what they both love about Nibbles.

17. What if I Get Lost in the Middle of Nowhere?

Aired: 10/24/2006

When Lola loses her favorite stuffed toy, Foxy, she begins to worry that she will get lost too. She decides she's not going on the surprise school trip and manages to convince Lotta not to either. Charlie and Marv help the two out by telling them many different ways to get lost. Lola and Lotta begin to realize that if they're prepared, they don't have to worry about being lost.

18. Welcome to Lolaland

Aired: 10/25/2006

When Lola finds Charlie and Marv studying Spanish, she asks them all sorts of questions about foreign countries. She wants to know how to get to them, what they eat there, what music they play and more. Then, together with Soren Lorenson, she creates Lolaland. This imaginary new country is an island shaped like Lola's face and features famous landmarks such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Big Ben. It even has its own language --- Lola Language.

19. Please May I Have Some of Yours?

Aired: 10/26/2006

Lola and Charlie are going to the zoo. Lola has a known problem with saving things for later and manages to eat her lunch before lunchtime and use up for photos before she gets to photograph what she really wants. When Lola starts borrowing Charlie's things, Charlie is patient. When Charlie is left without what he wants because of Lola's borrowing, Lola realizes that her not saving things is inconsiderate of others.

20. Can You Maybe Turn the Light On?

Aired: 10/27/2006

Lola hasn't slept with a night-light in a long time, but then she's spooked by a story with an ogre. Though Charlie tries to reassure her, she has nightmares and wants the lights on. Then, Charlie comes up with an idea to once again get her sleeping in the dark.

21. You Can Be My Friend

Aired: 10/30/2006

When Marv comes over to go on a trip with Charlie, he brings his little brother, Morten. Morten is about the same age as Lola and she's convinced he will want to play with her and become her new "friend down the stairs." Morten, however, seems to ignore all Lola's attempts to play with him and doesn't say a word. Lola begins to think Morten doesn't like her, but finds that sometimes it takes a while for some people to come out of their shell.

22. I Wish I Could Draw Exactly More Like You

Aired: 10/31/2006

When the kids are all assigned to draw pictures of their homes for school, Lotta takes the assignment very seriously. While Charlie, Lola and Marv have fun making their pictures, she becomes frustrated when she can't get her walls exactly straight and the yellow marker runs out. Then, Charlie shows her pictures in his Dad's artwork. She learns about various styles of art --- all expressing great creativity and not necessarily entirely true-to-life.

23. I Will Not Ever Never Forget You, Nibbles

Aired: 11/1/2006

24. Never Ever Never Step on the Cracks

Aired: 11/2/2006

When it comes to superstitions, Lola doesn't seem to completely understand the idea that sometimes people just spin tall tales that aren't really true. She's convinced that potatoes will grow if she doesn't wash behind her ears, and that there are vicious animals waiting to grab her should she step on a crack in the sidewalk. Amused at first by his sister's behavior, Charlie begins to realize that some of these tales are causing his sister genuine fear. He talks with her to help her understand that she shouldn't believe everything she hears.

25. Look After Your Planet

Aired: 11/3/2006

When Lola sees the room of Marv's brother Marty, who never throws anything away, she resolves to get rid of all of her old stuff. Charlie encourages the project, but tells her that she should recycle it instead. Later, they receive a comic called Look After Your Planet that offers a prize of a tree to plant if you're able to collect enough stuff to recycle. Charlie and Lola do their best, but find that they need some help.

26. Too Many Big Words

Aired: 11/6/2006

Lola is becoming frustrated with the reading, writing and counting she is learning at school. She's ready to give up, but Charlie doesn't think it's such a good idea. He does her best to convince her as to why it would be a good idea to learn these things. He helps her by reminding her of something that she wasn't good at, but got better by practicing.