Spildit (episode)

Spildit is the 8th episode of the second season of The Dreamstone (and the 21st of the show overall). It first aired in the UK the 11th of March 1992.

Synopsis
Wildit's Niece Spildit had come to visit, with a Wut picnic arranged. Rufus, who had been charged with watching the cottage in The Dream Maker's absense, didn't want left out, so went with them, taking The Dreamstone in a picnic basket. Meanwhile, Zordrak decides to leave his body as a mist and travels to the Planet of Doom to recharge his powers. Urpgor meanwhile sabotages his latest vehicle to crash into the Isle Of Catastrophy, leaving Sgt Blob and his men stranded, while Urpgor attempts his own mission to take the stone.

Spildit proves troublesome, and races away with a Wut leaf that is holding Rufus' picnic basket. Horrified, the Noops give chase until she ends up in the Isle of Catastrophy. Spildit naively plays with the Urpneys and shows them the Dreamstone. The Noops attempt to retrieve Spildit and the picnic basket, though not before Blob and his men take off with Spildit's leaf. The Noops quickly rush back to the tower, only to find Blob has stolen the stone from the basket.

Meanwhile Zordrak is running out of time to recover to his body, so took a shortcut through a whirlpool of time. However Urpgor knocks Zordrak out of path as he rushes back from his failed mission. As Blob returns with the stone, it is stolen by Urpgor. However Zordrak returns altered by the shift in the Whirlpool; having become a nice person! He scolds Urpgor for naughtily stealing the Dream Maker's property and politely asks him to return it to a dumbfounded Rufus with apologies and flowers. However, as the Urpneys make rearrangements to Viltheed at his request, Blob accidentally knocks Zordrak on the head, returning him to his evil self, just as Urpgor triumphantly returns to inform him he's returned the stone, with the expected reaction...

"I told you it wouldn't last!"

Trivia

 * If Zordrak hadn't had gone to the far side of the Whirlpool of Time, in which had made Zordrak into a nice person. Then this episode would be marked as the third time Zordrak had his evil claws on The Dreamstone.
 * This episode marks Spildit's first appearance in the series.
 * This is the second time since The Knitted Balloon that Zordrak left his body as a purple mist. This time though to recharge his powers on the Red Planet of Doom.