Kipper's Magical Map is a children's book written by Mick Inkpen. It is part of the Kipper the Dog series, which follows the adventures of a lovable and curious dog named Kipper. In this particular book, Kipper discovers a magical map that takes him on a series of exciting adventures. The story begins when Kipper finds a tattered and old map in a dusty corner of his attic. When he picks it up, he notices that the map starts to glow and vibrate. Intrigued by this sudden change, Kipper decides to follow the map and see where it leads.
Kipper hears a rustling noise in the park. It's Tiger looking for the Park Monster. Kipper says there aren't any monsters in the park but Tiger says it is just a game. Then they see . See full summary » Director: Mike Stuart | Stars: Martin Clunes, Chris Lang Votes: 5
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Intrigued by this sudden change, Kipper decides to follow the map and see where it leads. As Kipper unfolds the map, he realizes that it is not an ordinary map. It is a magical map that can take him anywhere he wants to go.
Funny / Kipper
Tiger: Now we're going to have to stay here all night. We'll get cold, we'll get wet, we've got nothing to do, we've got nothing to eat, we haven't got anything to drink either! It's going to be really, really boring!
- Kipper looks through his fridge to determine what to bring on the picnic.
- After stepping all over Kipper and Tiger's picnic, Pig chastises Arnold for doing the same thing.
- When Pig and Arnold join the picnic, the former eats the rest of the food in the basket, much to Tiger's chagrin. Tiger gets his revenge by shaking a soda can and giving it to Pig, so as he opens it, it sprays all over his face.
- Tiger is almost taken away by his balloons the same way Arnold was.
- After observing a bubble gum volcano, Arnold himself gets absorbed into a bubble.
- When the bench is falling from the sky, Kipper suggests that him, Tiger and Pig flap their arms as if they were birds They proceed to do so in an attempt to lift the bench and make it rise. Of course, the result is obvious.
- What�s even funnier is Pig exclaiming in surprise, "It�s not working! It�s not working!" as if it was actually going to work in the first place.
- For the first trick, Kipper does a typical card trick. However, Arnold shows Kipper what card it is before Kipper can guess.
- While showing there's nothing in his hat, Arnold sees Rabbit peeking out from the bottom and points it out. Kipper asks if Arnold would rather sit on the sofa.
- After putting Arnold into the device to make him disappear, Arnold stows away and hides behind the pillows, causing the others to think Kipper made him invisible. They then discuss the logic of being invisible. Pig wonders if an invisible person were to eat chocolate biscuits, would other people be able to see them going down? This immediately kills the conversation.
- Arnold comes out of hiding and Tiger hands the plates of cookies to him.
- Tiger complains that Mr. Snake is a lame toy because it can't bite anything due to its lack of teeth. Why Tiger would want a toy that can bite someone is anyone's guess.
- Despite brining the cake to the park with the intention of sharing it with Tiger and Kipper, Pig eats the whole thing.
- While blindly following the compass, Kipper suggests they turn around. Tiger, not realizing where he's going, walks right into a bull. While wearing a red coat.
- Tiger being horrified by a scarecrow, which he believes is a monster.
- Tiger complains that they're lost, they don't have a map, they don't have a compass, and his feet hurt.
- While talking to Tiger, Kipper hears a knock on the door, and finds the titular ball. After playing with it for awhile, and then having Pig and Arnold join on the fun, the ball goes missing. Pig explains they were going to the park and Kipper thinks to invite Tiger, only to remember that he left Tiger on hold. When he gets back on the phone, Tiger is ready to complain about how long Kipper kept him waiting, only to get a knock on the door. He finds the same ball on his doorstep.
- The ball, being magic, levitates with Arnold riding it, all while Pig and Kipper are distracted.
- When they find the old metal barrels in the water, Kipper gets on top of the one on its sides. Naturally, he falls off into the water.
- Tiger tries to tie a knot to assemble the raft together. After finsihing it, he finds the two ends aren't even touching.
- Kipper and Tiger, having finally assembled the raft, realize while sailing that they forgot to create a way to steer the raft.
- On the small island, they begin hearing a moaning noise and believe the island is haunted. Turns out it's just Pig pranking them.
- After the raft drifts away from the shore, Kipper and Tiger believe they're marooned on the island. Pig shows them that the water's only knee-deep and they can just walk over to the raft.
- Tiger request Kipper make him a small cheese sandwich. with lettuce, pickle, tomato, and cucumber. And no crusts. Then, once Kipper has made the "small" cheese sandwich, Tiger complains there's not enough cheese in it.
- Kipper gives Tiger a wrapped present.
- Once Kipper figures out Tiger's faking his cold, he invites Dr. Pig and Nurse Arnold to check on Tiger. After Pig sticks a thermometer in Tiger's mouth, rendering him unable to talk, Nurse Arnold pulls out a (toy) hammer and saw, causing Tiger to freak out.
- Pig says that Arnold will probably take a nap at some point. He never does. Kipper does, however.
- Kipper and Pig are able to get through the windmill on their first tries. By the time they finish the last hole, Tiger still hasn't gotten through the windmill.
- The parrot, Henry , suddenly singing "Ring Around the Rosie" for no reason.
- Everyone thinks "Wilbur" is just an imaginary friend whom Jake keeps saying is invisible. Turns out he's real.
- When Kipper notices "Wilbur" isn't drinking his ice cream soda, Jake says that "Wilbur" can't eat it. Tiger offers to eat it for him.
- Pig fainting on the Ferris Wheel
- After using no less than 6 clothespins to keep his hat from falling into the mud (and inadvertently causing everything else to fall in), the wind causes Tiger's hat to fall into the mud.
- Arnold is smart enough to avoid Tiger's prank candy, which dyes Pig's mouth blue.
- At the end of the episode, while Tiger's asleep, they take one of Tiger's Whoopee Cushion and attatch it to the garden hose and stick it under his chair. After Tiger wakes up, they fill the Whoopee Cushion with water. As Tiger follows the water bulge, he realizes the water's going right under him.
- Because they didn't follow the instructions, the rocket initially is a jumbled mess.
- While waiting for the rocket to return, Kipper and Tiger go visit Pig at the duck pond and tell him about how they launched a rocket. Pig doesn't believe them and laughs.
- Kipper blocking the hose, causing Tiger to look right in it to see what the problem is. You know what happens next.
- Kipper's reaction when the frog inflating when ribbiting.
- After getting no response from Kipper's front door, Pig walks away. Arnold decides to check through the letterbox. and gets a faceful of water, causing him to promptly shut it.
- Pig opens the back door, causing all the water in the house to flood out the door. Once they see Pig's okay, he reveals why he's there.
- Pig offers his customers a free tasting. They don't get to taste the candy, though, he does.
- This does come back to bite Pig, since Jake is unable to determine which candy he wants and has Pig try all of them several times. Eventually, Jake decides on one lemon fizzer, which he is given free of charge.
- Pig decides to be a clown for the party. However, his big shoes make it cumbersome to walk around, causing him to fail to answer the phone in time.
- Jake arrives late to the party, but in an unexpected costume: a princess fairy costume. Doubles as a heartwarming moment, since it's what wins Jake the costume contest.
- While looking at the food and water they left out for the hedgehog, the hedgehog accidentally steps on the button for the camera. The flash scares it back outside, while sending Kipper and Tiger back inside.
Kipper: I'm sure the camera went off then.
Tiger: Oh, don't be ridiculous.
Kipper: Well, what was that flash then?
Tiger: It could've been lightning.- When looking at the photos on the computer, one is a picture of themselves.
- Tiger demanding a big bandage and a slingover a possibly-broken thumb. When he requests a sweet "for being brave," Kipper informs him he doesn't have any sweets.
- Arnold using the model train as a pair of skates.
- While entering Kipper's house
- Tiger's first idea for an invention made of recycled parts is a table.
- While relaxing in the peace and quiet of the forest, Arnold begins playing his drum loudly, waking everyone up.
- Apparently, a trip to the beach requires Kipper to bring an entire backpack full of stuff. Most of which, he doesn't take to the beach.
- After Tiger gets out his bike so he can win, it crashes into the duck pond.
- After coming in last for the race, Tiger admits he doesn't care about the cake and collapses onto the ground, just wanting to rest. When the others decide to look for Arnold, Tiger voluteers to stay there in case Arnold shows up.
- Pig being adamant about wearing a sweater on a summer day, continually followed by him looking more uncomfortable with the heat.
- Kipper believing the growling from the tree, Kipper suggests it could be a bird.
- Jake reveals that the treasure hunt in the park was set up by him as a present for Kipper's birthday - which is 7 weeks and 2 days away.
- Thanks to Accidental Innuendo, listening to Tiger using the pottery wheel prior to seeing it makes it seem like he's doing something unsavory. This will probably only be funny to adults, though.
- When Pig and Arnold pass the pottery wheel, the former mistakes it for a car. He puts Arnold at the top and pushes the pedal, and wonders why they aren't going anyway until he realizes it has no wheels.
- Pig's Big Eater tendencies getting the better of him.
- During their first game of Park Monster, Tiger stops when he thinks he has a good hiding spot, only for Kipper to immediately find him.
- Kipper and Tiger set up a rabbit trap to catch the monster, but hide underneath it when it actually shows up.
- The robot making "mmm" noises after sampling a banana milkshake and chocolate cookie.
- While observing Kipper's toys, he shakes Mr. Snake, prompting him to shake his head in response.
- After Kipper, Tiger and Jake make paper hats for the party, they start to march around the table and chant out of nowhere:
Kipper: Boom ba-di boom
Jake: Ting-a-ling-a-ling- The location of the tape: it was in Tiger's hat the whole time .
- Freeze-Frame Bonus joke: while playing Musical Chairs, Tiger is holding one of the cushions while he walks around.
- Tiger says that he could be a hero, so Pig requests that Tiger get Arnold's kite out of a tree. Tiger begins questioning how big the tree is, comparing it to the nearby trees.
- Apparently, while trying to analyze the magic carpet, the Bleepers' machine explodes due to magic.
- Kipper suggesting feeding the sheep.
Kipper: (quietly) If we're really quiet, and don't move too quickly, they might come and eat this grass.
Pig: (loudly) Really?- Tiger freaking out when a cow begins eating the grass in his hand because his boots are stuck in the mud, followed by Kipper calmly informing him to let go of the grass.
At the seaside Tiger just wants to read his book. Kipper keeps interrupting him so Tiger tells him to go for a swim. Kipper plays ball with a friendly sea lion but Tiger doesn't believe him. He finishes his book and Kipper starts reading - now he wants to be left alone. Tiger meets the sea lion too and soon all three of them play happily together, book forgotten.
Each time he touches a different location on the map, he is transported to a new and exciting place. Kipper's first destination is a tropical island with sandy beaches and palm trees. He enjoys swimming in the crystal-clear blue water and building sandcastles on the shore. From there, he travels to a bustling city filled with towering skyscrapers and busy streets. Kipper explores museums, shops, and even takes a ride on a double-decker bus. Next, the map takes Kipper to a dense and mysterious jungle where he encounters exotic animals like monkeys, parrots, and tigers. He swings on vines, climbs trees, and discovers hidden waterfalls. Kipper's adventures continue as he visits a snowy mountain, a desert oasis, and even outer space. Throughout his journey, Kipper learns valuable lessons about friendship, bravery, and the importance of embracing new experiences. He meets new friends in each location, and together, they overcome challenges and make memories that will last a lifetime. At the end of the story, Kipper returns home, grateful for the magical map and the incredible adventures it took him on. He realizes that even though he is back in familiar surroundings, his mind is now filled with the wonders of the world and a newfound appreciation for his home. Kipper's Magical Map is a delightful book that sparks children's imagination and encourages them to explore the world around them. It teaches important lessons about curiosity, diversity, and the joy of discovery. Through Kipper's exciting adventures, young readers are inspired to embrace new experiences and find magic in the everyday..
Reviews for "Mapping Out Magic with Kipper's Enchanted Adventure"
1. David - 2/5 stars - I found "Kipper magical map" to be quite disappointing. The plot was weak and predictable, and the characters came across as flat and uninteresting. The animation was lackluster, with poor attention to detail. Overall, it felt like a poorly executed attempt to cash in on the success of other children's shows. I would not recommend it.
2. Emily - 1/5 stars - I have to say that "Kipper magical map" was a huge letdown. The storyline was confusing and fragmented, making it difficult for young children to follow. The dialogue was cliché and uninspiring, and the voice acting was subpar. I also found the animation to be unimpressive, lacking the vibrant colors and smooth movements that are characteristic of quality children's shows. My children were bored after the first few minutes and we had to switch to something else. Save your time and skip this one.
3. Mike - 2/5 stars - "Kipper magical map" failed to capture my attention. The plot was dull and unengaging, and the pacing was sluggish. The animation style was outdated and unappealing, especially when compared to other popular children's shows. Additionally, the characters lacked depth and development, making them forgettable. While the show may entertain very young or undiscerning viewers, it falls short in many aspects and is not worth watching for anyone seeking quality children's programming.
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