Big Bambu

Oswald loves living in Big City! It's got concerts, beaches, and best of all, Oswald's friends! See the sights of Big City along with them in these eight great tales of Oswald! "Odd One Out" - Oswald's best friend Henry and Henry's cousin Louie have a lot in common: collecting spoons, dancing the Peguin Polka, having fishsticks and mackerel milkshakes at lunch. When Louie visits Big City though, Oswald feels a little left out, and wonders if his best buddy Henry has found an even better buddy than him! "Goodbye Best Friend" - Henry decides to leave Big City with his cousin Louie to return to the Frozen North. Oswald will miss his best friend, as will all of Henry's Big City buddies. Will Henry really be able to get on that bus and say goodbye to all his friends? "Friends Indeed" - Daisy mistakes Henry's favorite spoon for a shovel; then, Henry steps on Daisy's plant. When this leads to an argument between the two friends, Oswald finds himself stuck in the middle! He needs to do all that he can to get his friends to be friends again. "Sammy Starfish Live" - Oswald thinks the swinging, singing Sammy Starfish is the greatest, so when he hears that Sammy is performing in Big City, he invites some friends to see the big star with him. But his friends get the chance to see some other big stars too - Oswald and Weenie! "A Day At The Beach" - Oswald, Weenie and Daisy can't wait to get in the water at Big Beach, but Henry doesn't want to get his feathers wet. He just wants to read his newspaper in his beached raft. But when Daisy gets stuck on an island, Henry has to take the plunge and row to the rescue! "The Sand Sculpture Contest" - Oswald is the judge at the Annual Big City Sand Sculpture Contest. It's a big honor, but it's also a big challenge. Daisy, Henry, the Egg Twins, and even Catarina all have their own award-worthy styles of sand sculpting.

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