Vida the Vet
BBC iPlayer Running Children • Medical
Ten-year-old Vida, an animal doctor who nurtures the charming and silly woodland creatures who live outside her home. Is there a fox with a sprained paw? A turtle with an itchy toe? A tiger with an aching tooth? Then Vida is the vet for the job. With quick thinking, a doctor's intuition and the help of her closest friends, Vida helps adorable animals and makes sure they get the care they need.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
52 episodes
E01
Koa's Sweet Tooth
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Koa the tiger loves sweets, but his teeth hurt. A check-up reveals that he has bacteria in his mouth from all that sugar. Luckily, Vida knows just what to do. She teaches Koa to brush his teeth and eat sweets as a treat instead of all the time.
E02
Toby’s Blurry Blunders
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Toby the Gopher struggles to play catch. When Vida does an eye exam, she finds Toby needs glasses.Â
E03
Juno's Bubble Bath Breakout
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Juno the baby hippo gets sticky from tree sap, only a bubble bath will get her unsticky, but the moment she sees Vida's big bathtub, she runs away scared. Vida uses baby hippo steps to get Juno comfortable with the bath, and before she knows it, she loves baths! And she's unsticky.Â
E04
Fergie's Horrible Hiccups
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Fergie gets hiccups right before singing with her band, she calls on Vida for a quick preshow cure. None of Vida's tricks works, but she knows what will - Fergie needs to get scared. And, luckily for Fergie, she gets stage fright!Â
E05
Koa's Prickly Predicament
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Vida helps Koa get over his fear of needles when he needs a porcupine quill removed. The key is distractions - more specifically, a very funny joke from Popcorn!Â
E06
Vida's New Helpers
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Popcorn gets sick, Fergie and Kipp offer to help Vida out in the clinic. But their competitive natures get in the way of them working together.Â
E07
Sweetwood's Itchy Scratchies
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When animal after animal shows up at Vida's clinic with a mysterious rash, she's determined to find a cause. It's poison ivy!Â
E08
Juno's Long-Lasting Cast
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Juno shows up too early to get her cast removed, she has to wait around while Vida finishes up her other appointments. But getting Juno to be a calm patient is not easy.Â
E09
Popcorn's X-Ray Bad Day
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Popcorn accidentally breaks the x-ray machine, he does everything he can to fix it before Vida finds out, but all he needs to do is ask for help. When he finally does, Vida knows just what to do and assures Popcorn he's still the best vet tech ever.Â
E10
Pippen's Bad Breath
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Vida and Popcorn's search for a mysterious stink in the koala family home leads to young Pippen receiving a much-needed lesson in flossing.Â
E11
Fergie's Sad Day
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Fergie is feeling off, Vida diagnoses her - she's having a sad day. It happens to everyone, and all she needs to do is take care of herself. Luckily, she has lots of friends to help out.Â
E12
Zigzag's Snail Service
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Zigzag needs to wear an eye patch, Vida enlists the help of Molasses, the seeing eye snail, but Zigzag refuses.Â
E13
Vida's Happy Vet Day
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Zigzag hurts her foot on the job, Vida is there to help fix it. But Zigzag still has to deliver her packages in time for Vida's surprise Vet Day party.Â
E14
Kipp's Dizzy Mystery
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Kipp doesn't know what made him giddy, it's up to Vida to solve the dizzy mystery.Â
E15
Vida's Healthy Fur Day
Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
It's Healthy Fur Day, and all the animals in Sweetwood are coming to Vida's clinic to get groomed - except Zigzag, a bunny with some serious knots in her fluffy tail.Â
E16
Zigzag's Buddy Worry
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Zigzag's friend Banjo the koala doesn't feel like coming out to play, she calls Vida, who knows just what to do. Vida gets him exercising and healthy enough to play with Zigzag in no time!Â
E17
Sunny's Vet Training
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Sunny Mouse joins Vida for a day of vet training, but he's so small that most jobs are too big... until the perfect one presents itself.Â
E18
Juno's Wiggly Tooth
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Juno the hippo has her first loose tooth, Vida helps her prepare for the tooth fairy.Â
E19
Otto's Fancy Friend
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Otto is afraid his caterpillar friend has turned into a leaf, Vida assures him that she's just in a chrysalis becoming a butterfly. Otto takes off to plan a fancy hatch moment for her, but can he do it before she hatches?
E20
Fergie's Wobbly Wheel
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Fergie's wheelchair breaks from doing an awesome trick, Vida asks Grandpa Beaver to make her a new one so that she can get even better and do more tricks.Â
E21
Vida's Wandering Wonders
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Vida's vet bag goes missing, it's up to her and her Sweetwoodian friends to track it down. Not only do they find it, but they also discover a hermit crab in need of a new home!Â
E22
Tidbit's Achy Ankles
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Tidbit sprains his ankles before performing, so Fergie teaches him wheelchair dance moves.Â
E23
Sunny's Naptime Blues
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Sunny has trouble sleeping at the clinic. Vida gathers all his comforts of home to help.Â
E24
Popcorn Gets Wheel Tired
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
After Popcorn runs on his hamster wheel all night, he's cranky the next day. Will he nap?Â
E25
Sunny's Baby Sister Surprise
Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Sunny meets his new baby sister, he's disappointed that she can't play all the games he had planned. But Vida knows just what to do - she teaches him how to spend time with a tiny baby, using Woolly the Caterpillar for practice.
E26
Koa Nails It
Mon, Mar 18 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Koa's nails are long and sharp, but he's afraid to cut them. Vida knows just how to make it fun - nail polish!Â
E27
Juno Mama Day
Mon, Mar 18 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Juno can't wait for Juno Mama Day, but when Mama Hippo gets a cold, it's a very different day than Juno expected. Luckily, she learns that she's a great junior nurse!Â
E28
Tidbit's Thirsty Day
Mon, Mar 18 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
It's a very hot day in Sweetwood, and Tidbit is really tired. Luckily, Vida knows why - he needs to hydrate! Vida helps Tidbit find a way to play and hydrate at the same time.Â
E29
Otto's Campy Conundrum
Mon, Mar 18 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Otto keeps getting cramp while teaching dance class. Vida teaches him that he needs to stretch before and after exercise, and pretty soon he's dancing the day away - and so is the rest of Sweetwood!Â
E30
Koa's Custom Cone
Mon, Mar 18 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Koa's cone makes him feel special, so he asks Vida for one more day to wear it. But the cone gets in the way of everything! Can Vida help Koa find another way to feel special?Â
E31
Pippen's Vanishing Voice
Mon, Mar 25 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Pippen loses her voice before her concert. Can Vida help her get it back for her solo?Â
E32
Tidbit's Watermelon Worry
Mon, Mar 25 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Tidbit worries that a watermelon will grow in his tummy after he swallows a seed.Â
E33
Zigzag's To-Do Troubles
Mon, Mar 25 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Zigzag's ADHD gives her a case of the hops, so Vida teaches her how to make a to-do list.Â
E34
Tidbit's Buggy Bite
Mon, Mar 25 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Tidbit gets a mosquito bite on picture day, and he doesn't want a photo. Vida has an idea!Â
E35
Fergie's Favourite Things
Mon, May 20 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Fergie is sad and disappointed when a sudden apple allergy means that she can't eat her favourite food or do her favorite activity-apple picking! But luckily, her favourite friends will stop at nothing to brighten her spirits. Together, they set up a Fergie Tree full of all her other favourite things!
E36
Baby Mouse's Teething Troubles
Mon, May 20 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When the Mouse Family is exhausted, Vida realises it is because Baby Mouse is teething and crying all night! Luckily, she knows how to soothe Baby Mouse, so her family can get the rest they need.
E37
Tidbit's Stinging Sunburn
Mon, May 20 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Tidbit is very serious about using sunscreen and even asks Vida to apply it to his shell. But when he gets distracted while having fun in the sun, a sunburn appears and he needs Vida's help again.
E38
Vida's Tiny Trip
Mon, May 20 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Vida is used to being the vet, but when she hurts her ankle while making house calls, she becomes the patient and all of Sweetwood helps out!
E39
Sweetwood's Sneezy Day
Mon, May 20 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Everyone in Sweetwood has an itchy nose, itchy eyes or the sniffles, but they are not sick. Vida knows that something in Sweetwood is causing the symptoms and finally figures it out-flowers!
E40
Sunny's Noise No-No
Mon, May 27 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Sunny doesn't want to see the Sweetwood Band, even though he loves music, Vida helps him out with earmuffs and he gets to enjoy the show!
E41
Juno's Quiet Friend
Mon, May 27 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Juno's best friend is a baby bird and they talk all day, but when anyone else talks to him, he freezes up. Vida figures out the problem-he's shy-and gives the baby bird some tools to help him cope.
E42
Zigzag's No Poo Problem
Mon, May 27 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Zigzag hasn't had a poo in two days and doesn't want to go on the scavenger hunt with her friends. Vida sets up a scavenger hunt just for her in the clinic, which is full of clues to help her go.
E43
Pippen's Stomach Bug
Mon, May 27 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When her brother has a stomach bug, Pippen is afraid she will catch it because she doesn't like bugs! Vida teaches her how to feel better - and that it's not a real bug.
E44
Otto's Smelly Feet
Mon, May 27 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Otto's feet smell like cheese, Vida knows just how to help. Everyone is happy about that except little mouse Sunny-he loves cheese!
E45
Sunny's Germy Hands
Mon, Jun 3 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Sunny gets a tummy ache from not washing his hands, so Vida teaches him all about germs-and helps his tummy!
E46
Zigzag's Skunk Spray
Mon, Jun 3 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Zigzag's skunk friend accidentally sprays her, she tries everything to get rid of the smell. Luckily, Vida knows just what to do!
E47
The Vida the Vet Book
Mon, Jun 3 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Sunny is writing a book about his favourite vet, but first he needs to ask her questions. Vida lets Sunny tag along on a day of house calls, so she can tell him everything he wants to know - in song!
E48
Popcorn's Spooky Surprise
Tue, Oct 1 2024 3:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
When Popcorn is afraid to enter the spooky corn maze at the carnival, Vida helps him conquer his fear of the unknown by asking lots of questions before trying something new. And surprise, he loves it!Â
E49
Sweetwood's Snowy Day
Sun, Dec 1 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Sledding, snowball tag... it's a snowy day in Sweetwood! Zigzag's day is almost ruined when she refuses to wear mittens and gets way too cold. Luckily, Vida knows how to warm her up and Popcorn knows how to make cocoa, so together they save the snow day! And Zigzag learns to love mittens.
E50
Sweetwood's Slippery Day
Sun, Dec 1 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
Zigzag, Sunny, Tidbit and Juno are building a snow beast but keep injuring themselves when they slip on the icy ground. Vida helps them understand that they'll need some traction if they want to stay out of trouble. Â
E51
Prickly's Ice Skating Uh-Oh
Sun, Dec 1 2024 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
It's the perfect day for ice skating, and everyone is excited - except for Prickly, who doesn't know how to skate. Vida helps him with some bumps and bruises, and gives him some sage advice.Â
E52
Vida's Valentine Delay
Fri, Feb 14 2025 4:45 PM GMT+0000
11 min
It's Valentine's Day! Vida and Popcorn are excited to go home for their Valentine's Day tradition — a pizza and pyjama party with Dad and Papa! But just as they're about to leave, everyone in Sweetwood seems to need their help. They won't go home without caring for each and every animal, but will they make it to the party?Â
Season 2
13 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E02
Episode 2
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E03
Episode 3
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E04
Episode 4
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E05
Episode 5
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E06
Episode 6
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E07
Episode 7
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E08
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E09
Episode 9
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E10
Episode 10
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E11
Episode 11
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E12
Episode 12
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min
E13
Episode 13
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:55 PM GMT+0000
11 min