Synopsis
When Shelly's new pink recipe becomes a blobby mess, Jack recalls the time he met an equally pink and blobby fish.
- Programme: Old Jack's Boat
- Series: 1
- Episode: 04: Princess Blobfish
- Channel: CBeebies
- Broadcast year: 2013
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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