Florrie's Dragons

{{Infobox television

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| creator = An Vrombaut

| country = United Kingdom
France
South Africa

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 52

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| network = Playhouse Disney

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| released =

| first_aired = {{start date|2010|9|8|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2011|3|20|df=y}}

| opentheme = "Wake Up Florrie's Dragons"

| endtheme = "Wake Up Florrie's Dragons" (Instrumental)

| company = Wish Films
Clockwork Zoo
Studio 100 Animation

| runtime = 8-9 minutes

| related = 64 Zoo Lane

| director = Sean Rogers

| producer = Karina Stanford-Smith

| creative_director = An Vrombaut

| writer = An Vrombaut

}}

Florrie's Dragons ({{IPAc-en|f|l|oʊ|r|iː|||}}) is a children's animated television series that was produced by Wish Films and Clockwork Zoo{{cite web|last=Middleton|first=Richard |url=http://www.c21media.net/cj-polishes-up-english-gem/|title=CJ polishes up English Gem|publisher=C21Media|date=20 April 2018|access-date=2019-03-19}} and animated by Studio 100 Animation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cj-em-mediacorp-snap-up-studio-100-m4e-series/|title=CJ E&M, Mediacorp Snap Up Studio 100 & m4e Series|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=23 April 2018|website=Animation Magazine|access-date=2019-03-19|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331045623/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cj-em-mediacorp-snap-up-studio-100-m4e-series/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Dickson|first=Jeremy |url=http://kidscreen.com/2018/04/19/studio-100-sends-more-series-to-asia/|title=Studio 100 sends more series to Asia|website=Kidscreen|date=19 April 2018|access-date=2019-03-19}} The series is based on a children's book named Dear Dragon.{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/florries-dragons-maya-the-bee-take-wing-for-poland/|title='Florrie's Dragons,' 'Maya the Bee' Take Wing for Poland|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=24 June 2014|website=Animation Magazine|access-date=2019-05-09|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509150517/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/florries-dragons-maya-the-bee-take-wing-for-poland/|url-status=live}} The series was created by An Vrombaut, the creator known from 64 Zoo Lane, which the series is related to.{{cite web|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.awn.com/news/studio-100-inks-deal-maya-bee-and-florries-dragons|title=Studio 100 Inks Deal for 'Maya The Bee' and 'Florrie's Dragons'|publisher=Animation World Network|date=24 June 2014|access-date=2019-05-09|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806191455/https://www.awn.com/news/studio-100-inks-deal-maya-bee-and-florries-dragons|url-status=live}} The series mainly aired on Disney Junior UK.{{cite web|url=https://www.screenafrica.com/2010/03/10/tv-radio/key-animation-starts-on-florrie-s-dragons-in-cape-town/|title=Key animation starts on Florrie's Dragons in Cape Town|date=10 March 2010|website=Screen Africa|access-date=2019-05-09}}{{cite web|last=Afan|first=Emily Claire |url=http://kidscreen.com/2009/10/05/miproundup-20091005/|title=MIP co-pro and distribution roundup|website=Kidscreen|date=5 October 2009|access-date=2019-05-09}}

Premise

The story of Princess Florrie, and her five dragons, help to solve a problem, and have ideas for and enchantment and modern creativity.

Characters

Princess Florrie (voiced by Lara Wollington) – The main character of the series. She is a little princess who lives in the castle. She has brown hair with freckles and fair skin, and wears a golden crown and a magenta and yellow dress with a pair of magenta shoes.
Paprika (voiced by Felicity Duncan Smith) – The baker, who loves to bake things and even bakes for events.
Ferdinand (voiced by Steve Edwin) - A king who loves to be in charge of the castle. He even makes a list for events.
Casimir (voiced by John Vernon) - A wizard who loves to do magic and can make anything from the cauldron.
Rattle – A tiny knight robot who makes rattling sounds every time he moves.

= Dragons =

Dear Dragon (voiced by Steve Edwin) – Florrie's sidekick. He can blow bubbles.
Toot-Toot (voiced by Steve Edwin) – A dragon who can play a trumpet with his nose.
Splish-Splash (voiced by Sara Powell) – A dragon who likes water and can make "pretty waves".
Pom & Pom (voiced by Candida Gubbins) – The twin and cheerleader dragons.
Zoom-Zoom (voiced by Steve Edwin) – A dragon who can fly super fast.

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = Whizzy Busy Bubbles

|WrittenBy = Will Brenton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|07|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon have a long list of chores to do, but they find out a way to speed things up.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = The Water Ballet

|WrittenBy= An Vrombaut

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|08|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = The whole castle is delighted when Splish-Splash performs her very own enchanting ballet.

|LineColor = FF52AF

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = A Dragon for Rattle

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|09|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Rattle wants his own dragon. Each one tries to impress him but which will he choose?

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Sky Drawing

|WrittenBy = Will Brenton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|10|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Zoom-Zoom is jealous of Dear Dragon's bubble blowing abilities and challenges him to a picture drawing competition.

|LineColor = FF52AF

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Trouble in the Maze

|WrittenBy = Will Brenton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|12|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie flings her bubble mix over the hedge and into a maze. Her friends try to find it, but they all get lost.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = The Grand Picnic

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|13|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon have made all the food for the Grand Picnic. However, the sandwiches are whisked away in a crowd of Dear Dragon's bubbles.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Ferdinand's Grand Design

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|14|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Ferdinand must cut a special hedge for Paprika, but he has run out of ideas. Florrie and Dear Dragon try to help him but accidentally breaks the hedge.

|LineColor = FF52AF

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Tickly Bubbles

|WrittenBy = Will Brenton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|15|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie cheers up Dear Dragon by tickling him, giving him the idea of cheering everyone else up by tickling them with his bubbles. This soon becomes a problem when no one can finish their jobs.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = Can't Skate, Won't Skate

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|20|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and The Poms are practising how to skate when Pom 1 accidentally crashes, causing her not to want to skate again.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Toot-Toot's Surprise Band

|WrittenBy = Will Brenton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|09|25|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Toot-Toot creates a band out of the nature around him. Florrie and Dear Dragon join in but create too much noise for Ferdinand, who does not think music can be found everywhere.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 11

|Title = Queen for a Day

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|01|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie pretends to be queen for the day and bosses her friends around, hurting their feelings.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 12

|Title = Hide and Seek

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|05|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie plays hide and seek with all her friends and finds them by following certain clues. But Rattle seems hard to find.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 13

|Title = Oopsy Bubbles

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|10|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon accidentally break a special chandelier during the day of the Grand Ball.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 14

|Title = Bubbles Everywhere

|WrittenBy = An Vrombaut

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|15|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon play with some of Casimir's old junk, causing bubbles to fly all over the castle.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 15

|Title = Hat in the Sky

|WrittenBy = An Vrombaut

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|18|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon agree to help Paprika with the washing, but a strong wind causes Paprika's hat to fly away.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 16

|Title = The Soup Melon

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|20|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Paprika plans to make some delicious soup from a melon, but Florrie and Dear Dragon accidentally break it after using it as a net in a tennis game.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 17

|Title = Hiccups

|WrittenBy = Will Brenton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|25|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Dear Dragon gets hiccups after swallowing one of his own bubbles. Things get worse when the bubbles spread, causing everyone else to catch the hiccups.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 18

|Title = Get Well Toot-Toot

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|01|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Toot-Toot has got the Dragoon Droop, so Paprika confines him to the kitchen, even though he doesn't want to be kept inside. Florrie and Dear Dragon try to cure him by making some Dragon Droop Soup.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 19

|Title = Trumpet Bubbles

|WrittenBy = An Vrombaut

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|05|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Toot-Toot tries to teach Florrie how to play the trumpet, but Florrie thinks she can't play any instruments.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 20

|Title = Bath Time, Dear Dragon

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|10|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie tries to persuade Dear Dragon to take a bath, so he can join the others in the Spring Fair.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 21

|Title = A Very Cherry Mystery

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|15|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon try to find out who is stealing all the cherries from the tree.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 22

|Title = Rattle-less Rattle

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|20|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Ferdinand and Florrie oil Rattle when his squeaks become too loud. This makes him no longer able to be heard, until Casimir has an idea.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 23

|Title = The Hot Air Balloon

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|25|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Ferdinand creates a Hot Air Balloon from some cloth found in Casimir's room.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 24

|Title = Explorers

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|30|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon follow Casimir on an expedition to gather some jam from a raspberry jam volcano.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 25

|Title = The Pet Snoozle

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie wants a pet and learns how to take care of them after a Snoozle comes into the castle after a leaf-collecting expedition.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 26

|Title = Swish-Splash

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie and Dear Dragon invite Splish-Splash to a game of bowls in the ballroom and try to help her after she slips on the sparkly clean floor.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 27

|Title = The Frog Dragon

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Dear Dragon has a cold and Florrie asks Casimir to cure him. However, Casimir gets confused, turning Dear Dragon into a frog.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 28

|Title = Ferdinand Who?

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Ferdinand slips and bangs his head during some spoon-sorting and can't remember anything. Florrie and Dear Dragon try to find a special thing to help get his memory back.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 29

|Title = Treasure Hunt

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie gets a present delivered, but it is only a small piece of paper. She works out that it is a clue to some treasure and goes on a treasure hunt.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 30

|Title = The Pom Pom Club

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = The Poms form their own club but won't let Florrie and Dear Dragon join. This makes Florrie and Dear Dragon form the Bubble Club.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 31

|Title = Lockweeds

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie goes flying with Zoom-Zoom to avoid picking Lockweeds with Ferdinand.

|LineColor = FF52AF

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 32

|Title = The Bad Beard Day

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie offers to give Casimir a beard cut, but accidentally cuts too much off after Toot-Toot's music makes her sleepy.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 33

|Title = That's Not Florrie

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Paprika bans a sick Florrie from flying with Zoom-Zoom. She gets the idea to swap places with Dear Dragon after hearing about Little Red Riding Hood.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 34

|Title = A Home for Dear Dragon

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Dear Dragon is feeling sad, as all the dragons besides him have a hill they live in. He decides to try and live with the other dragons, making Florrie very sad.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 35

|Title = Zoom-Zoom's Control Roon

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Zoom-Zoom asks Florrie and Dear Dragon to run his control room. Everything goes well until some juice gets into Zoom-Zoom's eyes.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 36

|Title = The Thingymajiggy Box

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Casimir's room is full of surprises. Florrie tries to play with one of them, a small box that houses many big things inside of it.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 37

|Title = Singing Daisies

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Every seven years, fireflies are wooed by the song of the singing daisies, in order for them to be pollinated. Toot-Toot tries to make the daisies sing one of his songs instead.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 38

|Title = Snoozeless in the Snoozlewood

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|01|10|df=yes}}

|ShortSummary = Dear Dragon's trumpet bubbles wake up the sleeping Snoozles. Florrie and her friends try different ways to put them to sleep, until Toot-Toot helps them find a solution.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 39

|Title = The Dragon Egg

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie finds a huge egg-shaped stone, which she thinks is a dragon egg that is waiting to hatch.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 40

|Title = A Rainy Day

|WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Casimir goes out, leaving his spell book behind. Florrie tries to get rid of some rain clouds with a spell, causing trouble afterwards.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 41

|Title = Dance Dance Dance

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Rattle learns a special dance for the Grand Ball. Dear Dragon wants to learn it too, but can't seem to get his feet to dance right. That is until Florrie comes up with a plan.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 42

|Title = Float Day

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie wants to fly like Zoom-Zoom and tries to, using a spell from Casimir's book. The spell causes the castle and its inhabitants to float, which seems fun at first, but Florrie doesn't know how to get her friends down.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 43

|Title = Raspberry Jam Volcano

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Dear Dragon eats all the cherry jam and there are no more cherries to make more with. Casimir, Florrie and Dear Dragon go to the raspberry jam volcano to get more jam, but when they get there, the jam has set.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 44

|Title = Florrie the Hero

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie reads a book about various heroes and decides that she wants to be a superhero. But no matter how much she tries, her friends don't want her assistance.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 45

|Title = The Bubble Necklace

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie borrows Splish-Splash's favorite pearl necklace to play dress-up with but breaks the elastic holding the necklace together breaks. Dear Dragon tries to help Florrie find the pearls.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 46

|Title = Florrie's Portrait

|WrittenBy = Sam Wilson

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Ferdinand must paint Florrie's portrait, but Florrie won't sit still and wants to play with bubbles.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 47

|Title = Disco Bubbles

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = The Poms are having a disco at their place and Dear Dragon wants to join in. Dear Dragon gets sent away after playing the wrong music, but Florrie gets an idea to help Dear Dragon be part of the disco.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 48

|Title = Silly Sports Day

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = The castle has a day to play some silly sports, which everyone likes. Zoom-Zoom tries to win every event, but when he doesn't, he spoils everyone's fun by making it rain.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 49

|Title = The Harpsicouch

|WrittenBy = Lauren Beukes

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Once a year, Toot-Toot tunes his magical instruments. But the Harpsicouch is proving tricky, causing chaos around the castle. Florrie has to be the one to tame it.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 50

|Title = The Grown-ups' Day Off

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Florrie decides that the grown-ups are too tired and need a day off, making her and the dragons look after the castle.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 51

|Title = Roll Up! Roll Up!

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = Ferdinand has run out of ideas for some evening entertainment. Florrie and Dear Dragon go around the castle asking their friends for ideas.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 52

|Title = The Winter Ball

|WrittenBy =

|OriginalAirDate =

|ShortSummary = The Winter Ball is one of the most magical times of year in the castle, with its sparkling tree and gift socks. But this year, the ball might be a disaster.

|LineColor = FF52AF

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Broadcast

The series was broadcast on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom, and returned on ITVBe's LittleBe Between 3 September 2018 and 29 August 2021, MiniMini+ in Poland, and KIKA in Germany. The series was dubbed in the Irish language (Gaeilge) by Dublin-based studios Macalla Teoranta for TG4, and is called Dragain Florrie in Irish.{{Citation|title=Dragain Florrie {{!}} Player {{!}} TG4 {{!}} Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile|url=https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/categories/childrens-tv-shows/?series=Dragain%20Florrie&genre=Cula4|language=en-ie|access-date=2020-09-29}} A Bangla dubbed version of the series was aired on Duronto TV in Bangladesh.