Season 1 (2004)
At eight years old Lucy has her own view on life: why tire yourself out doing something, when you can find a lazier way? Lucy redoubles her energy to work out original and amusing solutions: from the room which tidies itself, to the dance for planting strawberries, she proves that she has more than one trick up her sleeve!
Release date: 2004-09-04
Director: Frédérick Chaillou
Writers: Clare McAllister, Cheryl Dickenson
Episodes (52):
1. Dog Hair Spray
Watering all the plants on the balcony one by one, what a nuisance! Lucy invents the first automatic plant watering system to save energy!
Release date: 2004-09-04
2. The Ball's In Your Court
Picking up all the tennis balls, what a nuisance! And the way to avoid this chore? By returning all the balls to the opposite side of the court. Easier said than done, but Lucy isn't one to give up.
Release date: 2004-09-06
3. A Stamp Of Genius
Licking a whole load of stamps to stick them on, what a nuisance! It's best to leave such a task to an expert and who better than Flinki, a nice companion with a long lolling tongue!
Release date: 2004-09-07
4. The Jumble Gallery
Taking all of these things to the street market, what a nuisance! Why not just take a photo; it's a lot easier to carry. Snappy snap and it's in the bag!
Release date: 2004-09-08
5. A Fly In The Ointment
Waving your arms around everywhere trying to fly-fish, what a nuisance! Playing with a kite and a cow, now that's much more fun. Happy fishing Lucy!
Release date: 2004-09-09
6. The Hairclip Detector
Lifting a heap of leaves to find a hairclip, what a nuisance! Lucy embarks on developing the first "hairclip detector"!
Release date: 2004-09-10
7. Lucy's Lullaby
Singing for hours to get her little brother to sleep, what a nuisance! Lucy works out a better technique: the automatic lullaby.
Release date: 2004-09-11
8. The Sand Castle Challenge
Digging the sand to build a castle, what a nuisance! There has to be a lazier way! And there is- with the help of a dinghy, a dog, her little brother and above all lots of imagination!
Release date: 2004-09-13
9. What A Load Of Rubbish!
Taking the bin out every day, what a nuisance! It would be so much better if the bin could take itself out! Take itself out? What an excellent idea!
Release date: 2004-09-14
10. In A Spin
Hanging out the washing in the garden, what a nuisance! Especially when there are so many fun games to play nearby. What will inspire Lucy for her latest challenge?
Release date: 2004-09-15
11. A Shade Too Hot
Having to carry a parasol on the beach, what a nuisance! There has to be another way of protecting yourself from the sun. But of course! All you have to do is make use of your own shadow!
Release date: 2004-09-16
12. No Parrots Please!
Paul, you should knock before coming into the room. Always repeating the same thing to her little brother, what a nuisance! And Lucy does not intend to become a parrot!
Release date: 2004-09-18
13. The Butterfly Chase
Running around the park to catch a butterfly, what a nuisance! What to do? There's no point in running- just attract the butterflies to you!
Release date: 2004-09-20
14. A Photo Finish
Making a load of adjustments in a booth for a tiny identity photo, what a nuisance! Lucy has a solution: setting up the "home identity photos"!
Release date: 2004-09-22
15. It's Raining Apples!
Carrying a ladder under the tree to pick some apples, what a nuisance! To avoid tiring herself out, Lucy stops at nothing and proves that she most certainly doesn't lack spirit!
Release date: 2004-09-23
16. It's Snow Way To Walk
Shoveling up all this snow, what a nuisance! Lucy prefers to find a way to walk on the snow without sinking.
Release date: 2004-12-20
17. The Rooster Rock Alarm Clock
The farm rooster wakes the girls at the break of day. Getting up early even when you're on holiday, what a nuisance! It's up to Lucy to persuade the rooster to have a lie in!
Release date: 2004-12-21
18. Flying High
Running around until you're out of breath to get a kite off the ground, what a nuisance! If only you could make it fly with its own wings...
Release date: 2004-12-22
19. Fancy That!
Cutting all this paper just to make a costume, what a nuisance! But Lucy has plenty of ideas to do a great fashion show without tiring herself out!
Release date: 2004-12-23
20. 3, 2, 1... Knit!
Turning massive needles in all directions to knit something, what a nuisance! There has to be a lazier way! Lucy transforms this challenge into a real competition: three, two, one, knit!
Release date: 2004-12-29
21. Back To The Drawing Board
Doing a load of drawings one after the other, what a nuisance! It would be much more fun if you could do several drawings at the same time. And to do that Lucy is ready to bend over backwards.
Release date: 2004-12-30
22. It's No Picnic Washing Up
Washing up after a picnic, what a nuisance! But Lucy has the knack for transforming the slightest chore into a great children's game.
Release date: 2004-12-31
23. A Whole New Ball Game
Spending time going to find your ball in the neighbour's garden, what a nuisance! To avoid this, Lucy is ready to do anything, even if it means changing the rules of the game!
Release date: 2005-01-03
24. Uphill Sledging
Pushing the sledge to the top of the slope, what a nuisance! There has to be a lazier way! Lucy turns her attention to a new type of mechanical lift.
Release date: 2005-01-04
25. The Tickle Machine
Making your arms ache tickling your brother, what a nuisance! Lucy sets about inventing the first "tickle machine."
Release date: 2005-01-05
26. Lucy Pitches A Plan
Putting up a tent, what a nuisance! Lucy has a better idea to avoid tiring herself out: she prefers to sleep under the stars!
Release date: 2005-01-06
27. The Tidy Solution
Tidying the bedroom, what a nuisance! It would be much better if the room could tidy itself!
Release date: 2005-01-07
28. Staying Awake For Santa
Refraining from sleeping to watch out for Father Christmas, what a nuisance! Especially when Lucy really wants to go beddy-byes. To be sure not to miss Father Christmas, Lucy tells us an unlikely story!
Release date: 2005-07-14
29. Digging Halloween
Making a candle out of a pumpkin for Halloween? What a nuisance! There must be a less tiring way to do it.
Release date: 2005-07-15
30. A Short Cut
Pushing the lawnmower to cut the grass in the garden, what a nuisance! Lucy chooses a much more fun and ecological approach: a 100% natural solution.
Release date: 2005-07-30
31. The Turbo Toothbrush
Moving your arms around to brush your teeth, what a nuisance! But there's no way Lucy's going to abandon her pretty little toothy-pegs! What must be done is to find another solution. It's not easy, but she won't give up: Lucy has stacks of ideas!
Release date: 2005-08-01
32. Ducking Out
Paddling one stroke to the right, one stroke to the left, what a nuisance! Lucy doesn't really want to struggle to get her boat out onto the lake... but it's too late for her to duck out now!
Release date: 2005-08-02
33. A Tabletop Idea
Clearing the table, what a nuisance! In order to have nothing to carry, it's best to find a way to send the washing up directly to the kitchen! And there, as if by magic...!
Release date: 2005-08-03
34. Lucy Digs Her Heels In
Digging loads of holes to plant some strawberries, what a nuisance! Rather than wearing herself out with a spade, Lucy would rather dig around for an idea in her head... and it works! Lucy's way of planting is much more fun!
Release date: 2005-08-04
35. The Puppet Show
Wearing out your arms to move the puppets, what a nuisance! In the process of finding a less tiring solution, Lucy puts on quite a show for us!
Release date: 2005-08-05
36. Mop Skating
Pushing a mop back and forth across the floor, what a nuisance! To clean the kitchen floor, Lucy would rather try something more... sporty. The Formula 1, perhaps, or running or maybe even figure skating!
Release date: 2005-08-06
37. Ski Fall
Skiing is great fun... except when you fall over! Spending loads of time getting up again, what a nuisance! To resolve this problem once and for all, Lucy decides to invent some anti-fall skis...
Release date: 2005-08-08
38. No False Notes
Practising for hours to play a small piece of music at the school fete, what a nuisance! Luckily Lucy knows the song and she goes to great lengths to find a fun way to play without making any mistakes!
Release date: 2005-08-09
39. A Pony Tale
All this effort to hoist herself onto the saddle of a pony, what a nuisance! Lucy comes up with the first pony lift. An astounding solution...
Release date: 2005-08-10
40. Lucy's Den
Picking up scraps of wood to build a den, what a nuisance! Lucy invents her own way to make her "express den": a challenge within her capabilities!
Release date: 2005-08-11
41. Dog Tired
Grooming Flinki, what a nuisance! To avoid tiring herself out by cleaning her doggy, Lucy is prepared to do anything, even if it means going round a real obstacle course!
Release date: 2005-08-12
42. Pack It In!
Folding her things to make them fit in her backpack, what a nuisance! To pack her bags without tiring herself out, Lucy just needs to use her imagination. This isn't a problem for Lucy- it's in the bag!
Release date: 2005-08-13
43. Spring Cleaning
Beating a rug to get rid of the dust, what a nuisance! Lucy organizes, in her own special way, a big spring clean in Jasmine's garden- it's quite a circus!
Release date: 2005-08-15
44. Mud Sticks
Scrubbing shoes to get them clean, what a nuisance! How can Lucy and Jasmine make their shoes look pretty for the ball? Thanks to a flash of inspiration, they end up wearing the most beautiful shoes there ever were.
Release date: 2005-08-16
45. High Inflation
Blowing to inflate balloons, what a nuisance! Lucy comes up with her own way: why tire yourself out blowing up balloons when you can use all the air that is already there?
Release date: 2005-08-17
46. Mixed Signals
Climbing up and down stairs to say something to Tom, what a nuisance! How can she communicate with her neighbor opposite without moving? To achieve her ends, Lucy uses some crafty tactics.
Release date: 2005-08-18
47. Keep Your Cool!
Running from the fridge to the garden with cold drinks, what a nuisance! It's up to Lucy to find some less exhausting ways to provide her friends with refreshments... even if it means transforming the garden into an amusement park!
Release date: 2005-08-19
48. Lucy's Scarecrow
Cramming straw into bags to make a scarecrow, what a nuisance! But they can't let the birds come and peck at the vegetable garden. To protect the strawberries, Lucy and Jasmine build an extremely original type of scarecrow.
Release date: 2005-08-20
49. That's The Ticket!
Ringing at all the neighbors' doors to sell tombola tickets, what a nuisance! To avoid having to move, Lucy decides to make the customers come to her and sets up a far-reaching publicity campaign!
Release date: 2005-08-22
50. Done And Dusted!
Rubbing everything with a cloth to dust her room, what a nuisance! Lucy prefers to organize some anti-dust games: they're much more entertaining!
Release date: 2005-08-23
51. Shedding Paint
Painting the whole shed by hand, what a nuisance! Lucy comes up with a heap of farfetched solutions to paint the shed without tiring herself out.
Release date: 2005-08-24
52. The Runaway Bag
Carrying her school bag on her back, what a nuisance! To avoid this burden, Lucy decides that it's about time her bag made its own way to school! The only problem is that it has trouble finding its way.
Release date: 2005-08-25
Cast
Jonell Elliott
as Jasmine/Tom/Lucy's Mum/Paula Pringle/Jasmine's Mum/Various (English version)
Dan Russell
as Lucy's Dad/Postman Davey/Polly/Max/Various (English version)
Sauvane Delanoe
as Lucie/Tom
Laura Préjean
as Jasmine/Paul/La mère de Lucie/La mère de Jasmine/Jenny
Claude Lombard
as Paula Pringle/Emma
Daniel Beretta
as La père de Lucie/La facteur Déedée/Coucou/Max
Theresa Underberg
as (German version)
Lukas Sperber
as (German version)
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Shelley Longworth - Lucy (English version), Emma Robbins - Paul/Various (English version), Bob Saker - Various (English version), Katharina von Keller - (German version), Jesse Grimm - (German version)
Crew - click here to expand
Frédérick Chaillou - Director, Clare McAllister - Writer, Cheryl Dickenson - Writer, Juliette Turner - Script Editor, Eckart Fingberg - Script Editor, Fethi Nedjari - Script Editor, Serge Ewenczik - Producer, Roch Lener - Producer, Benjamin Manns - Commissioning Editor, Benjamin Manns - Producer, Hilla Stadtbäumer - Commissioning Editor, Hilla Stadtbäumer - Producer, Sunita Struck - Producer, Thibaud Caquot - Editor, Alain Lavallé - Editor, Marc Dharmi - Production Manager, Catherine Esteves - Assistant Director, Catherine Esteves - First Assistant Director, Stephanie Miziak - Assistant Director, Stephanie Miziak - First Assistant Director, Yannick Zanchetta - Assistant Director, Yannick Zanchetta - First Assistant Director, Yannick Zanchetta - Third Assistant Director, Ulrike Barth-Musil - Prop Designer, Ulrike Barth-Musil - Background Designer, Renaud Chammas - Storyboard, Renaud Chammas - Storyboard Artist, Camelia Florea - Painter, Laurence Framarzi - Storyboard, Laurence Framarzi - Storyboard Artist, Gerlinde Godelmann - Graphic Designer, Gerlinde Godelmann - Storyboard, Gerlinde Godelmann - Storyboard Artist, Gerlinde Godelmann - Prop Designer, Dan Russell - Casting Director, Anne Hofmann - Graphic Designer, Anne Hofmann - Prop Designer, Anne Hofmann - Background Designer, Anne Hofmann - Storyboard, Elke Junker - Storyboard, Elke Junker - Storyboard Artist, Emmanuel Klotz - Storyboard, Emmanuel Klotz - Storyboard Artist, Monica Maaten - Storyboard Artist, Monica Maaten - Storyboard, Dan Muntean - Painter, Doris Umschaden - Storyboard, Doris Umschaden - Storyboard Artist, Camelia Florea - Compositing Artist, Camelia Florea - Digital Compositor, Camelia Florea - Compositor, Dan Muntean - Compositing Artist, Dan Muntean - Digital Compositor, Dan Muntean - Compositor, David Courtil - Editor, Michael Earnest - Layout Supervisor, Gerlinde Godelmann - Character Designer, Vladimir Komtchougov - Layout Supervisor, Robin Müller - Character Designer, Stephanie Miziak - Animation Director, Upesh Pradham - Animation Supervisor, Dmitriy Privalov - Animation Supervisor, Shyamal Rao - Layout Supervisor, Prabha Singh - Animation Supervisor, Bob Saker - Lyricist, Marion Aguesse - Executive Producer, Martin Quaden - Production Manager, Laurent Stoklosa - Production Coordinator, Sophie Barnabe-Creiche - Executive Producer, Céline Limorato - Executive Producer, Eric Allouche - Musician, Franck Lebon - Musician, David Courtil - Video Assist Operator, Alain Lavallé - Video Assist Operator