Surprise!

It's Angela's birthday, and Lavinia has several treats planned for her. But she is annoyed that Old Tom is coming, too- especially when he gets them thrown out of a cafe. At Lavinia's next treat for Angela- a trip to the skating rink- Old Tom goes wild in a Zamboni and covers Lavinia in ice. Furious, she refuses to let Old Tom go to the next treat- he has to stay with Lucy, instead. When Lucy decides to play dress-ups, Old Tom realizes their costumes are so good that they can follow Angela and Lavinia in disguise. They see Lavinia and Angela try to get into Lavinia's final treat for Angela- the star-studded opening of a new cineplex. However, the doorman rejects them for not being stars. So, Old Tom, posing as a celebrity, manages to get Angela and Lavinia into the opening.

Old Tom, Billy Winterberry, Angela Throgmorten, Lavinia Winterberry, Lucy, Lady Winifred "Winnie" Pineapple deGroot

"Oh, don't you think that might possibly be a little bit too much Old Tom?" says Angela when she sees the terrible mess her beloved Old Tom has made. Based on the books by Leigh Hobbs, this series brings the most intolerable, disastrous and most amusing of animated cats to the screen. Orange, one-eyed Old Tom and his adoptive "mother," the delightful and rather eccentric Angela, make one of the most surprising couples in the history of love stories.

This TV series premiered in France on November 21, 2001. Air dates are as shown on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.