Need internet (wifi) to watch purchased tv show?

Hello,
I am going on vacation to Dominican Republic with my one year old.  I want to purchase some episodes for him to watch on plane, etc.  Once an episode is purchased, do I need internet to watch the downloaded show?? 
How do I get the episode onto the ipad so that no internet/wifi is needed to watch it?
Thanks!

When you purchase a TV show or film on your iPad via the iTunes store app they will download into the Videos app - you shouldn't need to be online to access them once they have fully downloaded and are in Videos. You can also buy/download them on your computer and sync them to the iPad (again they will go into the Videos app).

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