Robobird (episode)

Robobird is the 4th episode of the second season of The Dreamstone (and the 17th of the show overall). It first aired in the UK the 12th of February 1992.

Synopsis
Urpgor invented a Robobird that attracts and hypnotises people with it's beautiful song, using this it could fool the Noops so it could snatch the Dreamstone. Howeverhe plan fell apart when it hypnotized Frizz and Nug, who retired in their entranced daze and took the Robobird with them. Blob attempted to retrieve them, but only got caught in it's trance and released the Robobird, returning them to normal. A furious Urpgor attempts to track it down.

As the Noops went out for a walk they discovered the Robobird. Rufus, from their previous discussion with the Dream Maker, decides to use it's song as an ingredient for the dreams, only for it to steal the Dreamstone. Urpgor's glee is cut short however when the Robobird began to disobey him, hiding the stone on the perch of a mountain, mistaking it for an egg. Only when Urpgor built a female Robobird did it release it however the Noops managed to rescue the Dreamstone before Urpgor can steal it. While Rufus was left explaining his carelessness to the Dream Maker, the Urpneys were left to retreat home to explain to Zordrak, but not before another meeting with the Robobird causes trouble.

I'm never allowed to fulfill my true potential!

Trivia

 * This is one in two episodes to open on the Land of Dreams rather than in Viltheed. The other is Urpgor's Island.
 * This episode was stated by Mike Jupp to be one of his favorite episodes (alongside Urpgor's Auntie), having contributed storyboards and gags.
 * Urpgor falling to the ground from a great height twice is a homage to the 'Roadrunner and Coyote cartoons.'