3rd & Bird

Muffin builds her own amusement park, Muffinland! Samuel, Rudy and Mr Beakman are the first to try out the rides, but they all break. Muffin is disappointed, but the older birds explain to her that it takes more than one bird to build an amusement park, and all she needs to do is ask for help. So Muffin asks for help, and together the birds fix Muffinland and make it into a spectacular attraction for the whole community.

A kitten gets stuck in the tree, and Samuel and Mr Beakman are scared to go near her. Muffin watches the kitten and comes to realise that she is just as scared of them as they are of her. Eventually the community works together and builds a basket to help bring the kitten back down to the ground.

The community is throwing a fiesta and a mariachi band is supposed to show up and play. Unfortunately, the band can't make it and Mr Beakman announces they will have to cancel the party. Everyone is glum until Muffin picks up a pair of maracas and shakes them. That gives Samuel an idea! The kids decide to find instruments and make their own 3rd and Bird mariachi band.

Mrs Billingsley takes the kids out to Beach Branch, a sandy lake paradise hidden in the tree. When Muffin gets stuck on a flower out in the middle of the lake, the other birds have to build a boat and rescue Muffin before the flower sinks.

Elliot the worm decides that he'd like to join the Budgies, but when Samuel and Rudy bring him to a meeting, Mr Beakman points out that the Budgie Code says a Budgie is a bird who never gives up. Elliot, being a worm, doesn't qualify. The group must appeal to the Grand Budgie to change the rules and accept all creatures that never give up into the Budgies.

Mr Beakman is mounting an art show and Rudy, Samuel and Muffin ask if they can enter a painting. Mr Beakman agrees, but there is only room for one more painting. The kids can't agree on what to paint and show up at the art show empty-handed. Then Samuel gets the idea that they can paint the whole tree - that way, everyone can paint what they want!

When Muffin accidentally drops her favourite toy Chloe all the way down to the ground, Mr Beakman agrees to lead an expedition to rescue it. The birds prepare an earth buggy and explore the ground in search of Chloe.

Rudy borrows Quinn's bike for the day and puts a sidecar on it. She and Samuel go on a road trip and see the sights in the tree. On the way home, the birds realise that they're lost! Luckily, the community have been keeping an eye on Rudy and Samuel and show up to escort them back to 3rd and Bird.

Samuel and Rudy are painting a fence when Rudy would rather be doing anything else. Rudy convinces Muffin that painting a fence is a lot of fun and they leave her to finish the job. When they return they discover Muffin had such a great time painting the fence, she painted the whole tree. Now they have to help her clean up!

A blustering storm blows through 3rd and Bird, and Missy's pear house is blown out of the tree - with Missy still inside. She and her house land at the top of a tall statue and it is up to the community to find a way to get her safely back to her branch.

Samuel explains that Muffin is too small. But when Samuel is called away, Muffin rides the scooter anyway and crashes it. Samuel is furious. Mr and Mrs Lovebird must teach the kids the importance of forgiving and forgetting.

Samuel and Rudy are going to race each other in a seedbox derby! But as the race nears, the two best friends become increasingly competitive. In an unlikely turn of events, Muffin wins the race.

Elliot gets stuck aboard a runaway Muffin Express! Though Samuel and Rudy attempt to rescue him, it is Muffin who finally saves Elliot and stops the runaway train.

Rudy leads Muffin and Samuel on an expedition to the moon! They get astronaut outfits and Quinn gives them a rocket ship. But as they're about to take off, Mr Beakman explains to the kids that they can't possibly fly to the moon. The kids get Mr Beakman to come with them... to a papier-mâché moon Rudy has made in the tree!

Muffin and baby Jordan are playing together when they are drawn to one of Quinn's contraptions, a basket tied to several balloons. Jordan and Muffin hop in and accidentally take off into the sky! The kids are having a great time until the balloons begin to pop! The community has to save the kids before they crash!

Muffin spends a day with her daddy, who is the tree superintendent. While Mr Lovebird shows Muffin how he takes care of the tree, he will not allow her to actually help him. But when Mr Lovebird gets his wing stuck in a hole in a tree, Muffin is the only one small enough to save him!

Mr Beakman, dressed as a pirate, leads the kids on a pirate adventure looking for buried treasure! They learn that being pirates is not as easy as they thought, but if they keep on trying they will find what they're looking for.

When the wind-up robot Quinn made malfunctions and runs amok through 3rd and Bird, it is up to Samuel, Rudy and Muffin to stop it.

Muffin wants to play Mummy, and Mr Beakman agrees to play with her. But when Muffin dresses him in a bonnet, sits him in a buggy and puts a bottle in his mouth, Mr Beakman realises he has agreed to play the baby! After he overcomes his initial embarrassment, Muffin and the community push baby Beaky through the branches of the tree!

Muffin introduces the community to her new friend, Ben the pig. Samuel and Rudy warn Muffin that pigs are messy and lazy, but when Ben turns out to be clean, kind and helpful, the birds quickly change their tune. The community builds a beautiful barn for Ben to live in, but he informs them that he is only visiting the tree. Ben sings a heartfelt farewell to the community before parachuting down to the ground.

Samuel and Muffin are invited to Elliot's worm picnic! But when the picnic begins, Elliot's Aunt Esther is very rude to Samuel and Muffin - she doesn't like the idea of birds and worms spending time together. Will Esther be able to learn that different is good?

When a peacock prince visits the tree, the community is so concerned about doing or saying the wrong thing that they leave the prince alone. Muffin is the only one who realises that the peacock prince just needs a friend.

The community is taking an evening hike! Muffin and Jordan follow the group for a while but soon chase a cricket down a new path. They find themselves lost and alone in the dark, until a friendly community of fireflies shows them the way back to 3rd and Bird.

Mr Lovebird and Mr Beakman get very competitive at the 3rd and Bird Community Picnic, and end up quarrelling. It's up to Muffin and Jordan to show their elders how to play nicely.

The community is having a talent show at the Bird Theatre, and everyone is excited to perform. Muffin and Jordan won't reveal what their act is, and the suspense builds and builds. Whatever they perform, it's going to be something big!

The Lovebirds fly to Jamaica for their holiday. A friendly parrot named Ziggy shows them around the beautiful island, but Samuel misses 3rd and Bird. Jamaica is just too...new! It's up to Samuel's family to convince him that it's good to experience new things.