If you haven’t watched all 176 episodes of Hey Duggee about 20 times, chances are you have a life – in which case, congratulations.
But if, like me, you can reel off the characters’ scripts for some of your child’s favourite episodes (we love ourselves the Dancing Bug and Duck Badges over here) you’ll be delighted to hear your fave dog-shaped pre-school teacher is back on TV screens, with 20 new episodes dropping from September 4.
For the unacquainted, the big lovable dog runs the Squirrel Club, attended by pre-schoolers Roly (a very loud hippo), Norrie (a fun-loving mouse), Betty (an intellectual octopus), Tag (a kind and gentle rhino) and Happy (a curious crocodile). Truly the best bunch.
Each episode focuses on earning a badge while learning new skills and lessons at the same time – so, in the Making Music Badge, for instance, the children learn to make musical instruments and then earn their badge at the end, before getting picked up by their parents.
At present, there are four series available to watch on iPlayer, with 52 episodes each, however in the latest series there are only 20 episodes on offer.
The instalment of 20 new episodes – featuring The Days of the Week Badge, Feelings Badge and the Difficult Badge – will complete series 4.
They will appear on CBeebies from 7.05am on weekdays, as well as iPlayer, where they’ll be released each Monday.
The full list of new Hey Duggee episodes
- Days of the Week Badge (Monday 4th September)
- The Feelings Badge (Tuesday 5th September)
- The Choir Badge (Wednesday 6th September)
- The Listening Badge (Thursday 7th September)
- The Wisdom Badge (Friday 8th September)
- The Commuting Badge (Monday 11th September)
- The Ball Badge (Tuesday 12th September)
- The News Badge (Wednesday 13th September)
- The Difficult Badge (Thursday 14th September)
- The Cinema Badge (Friday 15th September)
- The Getting Ready Badge (Monday 18th September)
- The Size Badge (Tuesday 19th September)
- The Wish Badge (Wednesday 20th September)
- The List Badge (Thursday 21st September)
- The Music Video Badge (Friday 22nd September)
- The Exercise Badge (Monday 25th September)
- The Dos and Don’ts Badge (Tuesday 26th September)
- The Nature Badge (Wednesday 27th September)
- The Recipe Badge (Thursday 28th September)
- The Imagination Badge (Friday 29th September)
If you’re yet to em-bark (sorry) on Hey Duggee, The Guardian describes it as “a brightly coloured animation” that is “creative, inclusive, joyous and ever so gently educational”.
Since launching in 2014, Hey Duggee has become a seven-time BAFTA and international Emmy award-winning hit.
It was the most streamed CBeebies show on BBC iPlayer in 2022, the third year in a row it’s topped the list. Not bad for a cartoon dog.
