Norman's Big Fossil Adventure (Fireman Sam)

Norman's Big Fossil Adventure is the fourteenth episode of season 9 of Fireman Sam. It was written by Lee Pressman.

Plot
Norman, Mandy, Sarah and James go fossil-hunting in the mountains with Moose. Norman is determined to collect more fossils than the others. Meanwhile, due to a misunderstanding; Elvis thinks that he and Penny are in danger of losing their jobs. He decides to protect Penny by trying to get himself fired.

Why It's a Big Fossil Misadventure

 * 1) Elvis is very unlikable and is at his absolute worst as he does very bad things in this episode such as: Putting salt in Station Officer Steele's tea, playing his guitar when he was supposed to wash Jupiter and Venus, and hiding Station Officer Steele's helmet because he thought he was going to cut either him or Penny from the fire service, when in reality, he was going to cut someone out of the photo.
 * 2) Norman is also unlikable, as he puts his fossils in Moose's backpack without telling him, which causes Moose to fall down off a cliff.
 * 3) The voices in the UK dub are still annoying as usual, only with a few exceptions.
 * 4) Elvis' laugh when he tells Station Officer Steele that he put salt in his tea "for a laugh" in the UK dub sounds very retarded.
 * 5) Lots of animation errors:
 * 6) * For some reason, Nipper is in the photo with the fire brigade and not Radar.
 * 7) * When Elvis is about to give Station Officer Steele the tea he put salt in, Sam is wearing his new uniform.
 * 8) * Station Officer Steele said Elvis hidden his helmet, but when Sam and Penny are grabbing their helmets to save Moose, Station Officer Steele's helmet is with all the other helmets, and in the next shot, it suddenly disappears.
 * 9) Elvis and Norman do not get punished for their actions, making them Karma Houdinis.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Everyone else (except Elvis and Norman) are likable, and Station Officer Steele isn't flanderized like he usually is.
 * 2) Good Ending: Elvis confesses he did these bad things because he didn't want Penny to go, meaning he cares for Penny (considerably, one of the best things Elvis has ever done).
 * 3) The US dub is slightly better.