01x01 - Hola Mariachi / Loco For Cocoa

[bunniefuu]

We live in a big beautiful world.

I'm Leo.

I'm Andy.

And I'm Carmen.

Our parents work in a circus that travels

all around the world, and we travel with them.

So we never know where in the world we will end up next.

(ship whistle blowing)

But wherever we go, we know that

Luna the Moon will be there with us.

♪ Traveling the world as a trio ♪

♪ Andy and Carmen and Leo ♪

♪ With Luna the Moon and some new friends too ♪

♪ Everyone's different and really they're just like you ♪

♪ All around the world ♪

♪ Let's go Luna, let's go ♪

♪ All around the world ♪

♪ Let's go Luna, let's go ♪

(whistling music)

♪

Carmen: Hola Mariachi.

(bright music)

Oof.

Andy: Why's everybody running around like crazy?

Don't you know?

Tonight's the big night.

Big night?

The president is visiting the Circo

and our band's going to perform for him.

And my dad made spicy salsa

for him, to eat while he's here.

The president?

Cool!

Wait a minute, the president of where?

Of Mexico, and we're in Mexico City.

Mexico City?

Isn't that right, Magic Globe?

Globe: You're right, Carmen, we are in Mexico City.

The largest city in the country of Mexico.

You'll find some of the most

amazing dancing and music here.

In Mexico, most people speak Spanish--

like our friend Carmen.

Thank you, I mean-- gracias Magic Globe.

Globe: (laughs) You're welcome.

Wow! Tonight's performance is going

to be awesome if it's for the president.

(baton tapping)

Once more from the top.

(clears throat)

(hiccupping noises)

Oh dear, the whole band has the hiccups.

Carmen: Hola mama.

Hola is how you say hello in Spanish.

Both: Hola senora Maria.

Is everything alright?

No, it's not, Carmen.

The band ate Mr. Chockers' salsa

and it was so spicy that it gave everyone the hiccups.

(hiccupping noises)

Hiccups? From my dad's salsa?

(hiccupping) I guess I have them too.

If all of this hiccupping continues,

we'll have no music for the president.

Senor Fabuloso: What?!

Did I hear that correctly?

You mean to say that we have... NO MUSIC??

But--

No BUTs.

You do not understand. Without music... There is no Circo!

But, what about the president?

I don't know if we can cure the hiccups in time.

Carmen, you play the guitar,

can't you fill in for the band?

I can but just one guitar isn't enough!

You need a whole group of people to--

Wait! That's it! I have a friend named Elina

who has a Mariachi band here in Mexico City.

Let's ask her for help.

Yes! Yes! Please.

(crashing sound)

Don't worry, senor Fabuloso,

we'll find Elina's Mariachi band for you.

Gracias.

(bell ringing)

Wow, Mexico City is so cool.

Andy: Elina!

I think I remember a music shop on this street.

It seems like a good place to find

my friend Elina and her Mariachi band.

Let's focus, people.

To catch a Mariachi band,

you've gotta think like a Mariachi band.

Carmen, what's a Mariachi band?

It's a band that plays Mariachi music, silly.

Some say Mariachi music is the music of Mexico City.

Mariachi uses guitars, trumpets, and violins.

Guitars, trumpets, violins, got it.

Trumpet!!!!

That's right, Andy,

the trumpet is an important part of--

No, trumpet!!!!

(in awe) Trumpet!

(trumpeting sound)

(shaking)

Ah! Who turned out the lights?

Who turned out the lights?

(crashing noise)

(gasp)

What's going on out here?

Julio: Do you kids know who knocked down my display?

Hmm?

All: Um...

I'm sorry, Julio. These kids are with me.

All: Luna!

♪ Luna, come and play! ♪

♪ Luna's here, what do ya say? ♪

♪ Luna, bright as day! ♪

♪ Show us the world, lead the way! ♪

(Laughs) Hola, Luna the moon!

You know, I have something for you,

it's the custom electric guitar you ordered.

(rocking guitar notes)

Ha, sounds great Julio, gracias.

Mr. Julio sir, I'm sorry I knocked down your display.

It was an accident.

No harm done, my friend.

Come on, everyone, let's help Julio

pick up his musical instruments.

Luna, we've got a big problem.

Everyone in the Circo band got the hiccups!

And now they can't play for the president tonight.

Oh my, that is a problem.

We're looking for my friend Elina,

she has her own Mariachi band!

Oh, I love Mariachi music!

Such a beautiful group of instruments.

Together, they make the most wonderful sound.

♪ Just hearing those violins spin ♪

♪ What a wonderful way to begin ♪

♪ And when the trumpets start to play ♪

♪ Mariachi's under way ♪

♪ Oh Mariachi ♪

♪ Love it fast and love it slow ♪

♪ Oh Mariachi ♪

♪ Music of old Mexico ♪

♪ Hear the strumming guitar ♪

♪ Feel the gathering pace ♪

♪ Music can take us so far ♪

♪ I like the sound of this place ♪

Stop the music!

(record scratching)

What's wrong, Luna?

I'm so sorry, sometimes the music

makes me happy, I can't stop dancing.

It's my weakness.

Julio, maybe you can help us!

We're trying to find my friend Elina's Mariachi band

to fill in at the Circo tonight!

Do you know where we might find them?

Ah, have you tried Plaza Garibaldi?

It's where all the Mariachi bands go to play.

I think I remember that place.

Come on everybody, let's go to Plaza Garibaldi.

A whole plaza filled with Mariachi bands?

Maybe I should stay here, I might go crazy with my dancing.

It's okay, Luna, we'll be with you.

Luna: Okaaaay....

So long!

(bell ringing)

So, how do we find the Gari.. Something anyway?

Plaza Garibaldi.

Don't worry. All we have to do is listen for Mariachi music.

If we hear it, we know we're close.

Leo: We've searched the whole city and still no Mariachi.

But-- what about the hiccupping band?

What about the president coming?

Oh we'll never find Elina and her Mariachi band.

(Mariachi music)

Wait, did you hear that?

That sound.

A violin.

Trumpet.

All: And a guitar.

It's Mariachi music!! C'mon let's follow it!

It must be Plaza Garibaldi!

All: Wow.

Andy: That's a lot of Mariachi.

Listen to the rhythm.

I-- I have to dance!

Wow, Luna's really good.

Both: Uh oh!

Oh no! Luna, it's her weakness!

I told you! I have to dance!

Luna: Incoming!

(bouncing noises)

Phew!

(crashing noise)

Luna: Oh.

Uh oh.

My precious guitar.

I'm so sorry.

Shh... everything's going to be okay, little one.

Whoops.

Elina: You boys okay?

Carmen: Elina?

Hola Carmen! It is so good to see you!

Elina is my guitar teacher!

And the leader of the Mariachi band we've been looking for!

Both: Hola!

Elina: That's right. And Carmen is one of my finest students.

What brings you here today?

We need your help, Elina.

The Circo's band is performing for the president tonight.

And they ate a lot of salsa, and...

(hiccupping) We all got the hiccups.

Can your Mariachi band come play at the circus instead?

Carmen, I would love to help but now that

Fernando's guitar is broken, we are one member short.

Where are we gonna find another guitarist?

Actually, I think I know the perfect guitarist to fill in.

(police sirens)

(crowd cheering)

Senor Presidente, welcome, welcome!

Your seat is right this way sir, follow me.

Maria, please tell me the band is ready!

Well...

(hiccupping noises)

What about Carmen? Has she returned?

Then we have no choice. I'll stall as long as I can,

but when the curtain opens, we MUST have music!

Right this way, Mr. President.

We saved you the best seat in the house.

Is there anything you need?

No, no thank you. Just start the show please.

(sighs)

Ladies and gentlemen... (gulp)

It is with great fear--

I mean pleasure... that I present to you...

(Mariachi music)

Circo Fabuloso featuring Carmen

and her friend Elina's Mariachi band!!! (laughs)

(crowd cheering)

They did it, they saved the Circo.

Here Fernando. Sorry again about your guitar.

Gracias, Luna!

Oh my gosh! Luna the Moon!

It's her, it's really her!

President: Luna!

President: Luna, I love you!

(crowd cheering)

Wow Luna, everyone here loves your crazy dancing!

Luna?

Luna?

Sorry I had to leave early, Carmen.

I was having so much fun, I didn't realize how late it was!

It's okay, Luna! Getting to play Mariachi music

reminded me of how happy it makes me,

and how much there is to learn about Mexico City.

Sure, Carmen, there's more to learn about any city we visit.

But remember, there's always tomorrow.

(whistling music)

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Carmen: Hi, it's Carmen, and here is a funny story

my abuela told me about five silly travelers

who were out walking one day in old Mexico.

Hot and tired, the five silly travelers

rested under a tree and that's when their troubles began.

The first traveler said, "Oh no, what are we going to do?

We can't tell whose feet are whose, we're stuck.

We won't be able to get up.

Look, we'll just have to stay here",

he said, "until we can sort this out."

But, the others were hungry.

They stared and wondered-- "maybe if we wiggle our toes?"

(Mariachi music)

When that didn't work, the five silly travelers

sat there, staring at their feet.

At last, the littlest traveler got an idea,

"what if we tickle those feet with this stick?

Whoever feels the tickle in his toe, that's his foot.

He should pull his foot back

and leave the rest for the others."

(Mariachi music)

All: (laughs)

Soon, the five silly travelers walked away,

continuing their travels.

The end.

Toucan: Ow.

Carmen: Loco for Cocoa.

(hupping noises)

Leo and Andy: Keep doing that! That's amazing!

That was great, Leo!

But all this cheering is making my belly burble.

Me too, Andy, I could go for something yummy.

Hi Leo! Hi Andy!

Both: Hi Carmen!

Want some Mexican hot chocolate I made?

Sure, I love chocolate.

Mmmm, cinnamon-y.

That's the way we make hot chocolate here

where I grew up, my home town of Mexico City!

Which happens to be where we are today!

Right, Magic Globe?

Globe: That's right Carmen, we are in Mexico City,

the capital of the country of Mexico.

And I see you are enjoying hot chocolate.

Did you know chocolate came from Mexico?

Wow! Really?

Globe: Mexico City is a very old city

with wonderful music and delicious foods.

And chocolate!

(laughing) Yes Leo! In Mexico most people

speak the language of Spanish.

The way you say hello in Spanish is by saying "Hola"!

All: Hola.

Honey the Hamster: Hola!

(chimes tinkling)

Let's go out and explore Mexico City.

Okay Leo, let me put Honey back in her cage.

But...!

What's that sound?

(racing sound)

Hola.

Whoa, can you teach me to do that?

Pico: I'm afraid not friend, only armadillos can do that!

Have you guys seen my friend Carmen around here?

Sure, she's just over there putting away her hamster.

Who's that armadillo?

Armadillo?

Pico!

Hola, Carmen!

Leo, Andy, this is my good friend Pico.

Both: Hola, Pico.

How are you amigo?

Amigo is how you say friend in Spanish.

Actually Carmen, I'm not so good.

My mother left our cocoa bean farm

to deliver beans to all of Mexico City,

but she forgot to take something very important.

As she was leaving, she dropped... THIS!

(angelic chorus)

Leo and Andy: Whoa!

What's that?

Pico: It's a cocoa bean.

My mother says this bean is so important to all of Mexico.

I've got to get it to her.

A bean?

How could one bean be so important to Mexico?

Carmen: The cocoa bean is what is used to make chocolate, Andy.

Like the hot chocolate we had today!

Chocolate?

My bean!

That does not taste like chocolate.

(laughing) Not by itself, Andy.

The cocoa bean is grown on trees here in Mexico

and is sweetened with sugar to make chocolate.

I need to return this cocoa bean to my mom.

Her first stop on her bean delivery

is Choco's Chocolate Shop... But I'm not sure where that is.

Well, we'll just have to go find it!

Andy: Chocolate shop, where are you?

Slow down guys, I'm carrying my precious bean.

(bell ringing)

Oh my.

All: Luna!

Hola, everyone!

♪ Luna come and play! ♪

♪ Luna's here, what do ya say! ♪

♪ Luna, bright as day! ♪

♪ Show us the world, lead the way! ♪

Hello everyone! Welcome to Mexico City!

Sorry I almost squished your cocoa bean, Pico.

It's okay, Luna, we were just

on our way to return it to my mother.

She might be at the Choco's Chocolate shop.

Can you help us find it?

Of course, I was just going to go there

and get some of Choco's amazing chocolate.

This way to Choco's, kids, follow me.

(bell ringing)

Your mother's cocoa beans make the chocolate

here at Choco's Chocolates so delicious, Pico.

Everyone in Mexico City loves it.

That's why this place is always crowded.

(squeezing noise)

Luna: 'Scuse me! Pardon me!

Luna: Sorry, 'scuse me.

Can I help you?

Luna: Hola Choco!

Luna!

So good to see you.

And I see you brought friends.

Pico! Your mother delivered me some

wonderful cocoa beans today! She just left!

My mother just left?

But I came here to give her this cocoa bean Mr. Choco!

Ah yes... Your mother's cocoa beans

are what make my chocolate so very special, Pico!

But I still need to get this important bean to my mom.

Her next stop is a restaurant

called Manny Mole's Restaurante.

I know that place, it's across town.

Choco: Ah yes, there's a bus right outside.

If you hurry you can catch it.

We'd better get going.

All: Adios Choco!

(horn honking)

Andy: I can't believe chocolate comes from cocoa beans.

I love chocolate so much,

I must be the biggest cocoa bean lover in history.

I don't know about that, Andy.

There was once an Aztec king here in Mexico

who loved cocoa so much he drank it all day, every day.

Cocoa beans grow on trees, so the king had his men

plant lots and lots of cocoa trees,

which is why they're still in Mexico today.

He may have liked cocoa even more than you, Andy.

Even more than me?

How is that possible?

(laughing) Maybe I can explain it in another way.

♪ Did you know long ago ♪

♪ Here in old Mexico ♪

♪ Lived a king who was crackers for cocoa ♪

♪ He drank it all day ♪

♪ And still he would say ♪

♪ Bring me more or I fear I'll go loco ♪

♪ They needed more beans ♪

♪ The king had the means ♪

♪ And the servants were eager to please ♪

♪ At the king's command ♪

♪ They planted the land ♪

♪ To the ocean with cocoa trees ♪

♪ Cocoa cocoa ♪

♪ How sweet are your various flavors ♪

♪ Cocoa cocoa ♪

♪ They're the flavors that everyone favors ♪

Leo: That's a great story, Luna!

This is our stop.

My mom delivers the cocoa beans

they use to make the mole sauce here.

Let's get inside and give her back her bean.

Manny: Watch out for the wet floor please.

(springing noises)

(crashing sound)

Pico: My bean!

Leo: I'll catch it!

(bouncing noises)

Gotcha.

Heh heh... sorry...

My bean.

Safe and sound.

That cocoa bean really gets around.

If cocoa beans are also in mole sauce,

does that mean mole sauce tastes like chocolate?

(bell ringing)

Manny: Order up for Luna! Mole chicken, so your curious amigo

can find out for himself what mole sauce tastes like.

Ooh gracias!

Here Leo, try a dab of the mole sauce for yourself.

Mmmm...

I can taste the chocolate in it. But it's not sweet.

But it's still delicious!!

Manny: You know Pico, your mother's cocoa beans

help make my mole chicken the best in Mexico City.

But where is my Mom?

I need to get her this bean.

That parrot stole my mom's cocoa bean! After that bean!!!

Andy: Stop that bird.

(splatting sound)

All: Ahh!

Pico: I need that bean.

My bean... now I'll never get it to my mother.

Oh Mr. Parrot.

Sorry about your bean, Pico.

It's okay, I'll just have to find my mom

and tell her I lost her really important cocoa bean.

Carmen: Do you know where your mom's next stop is, Pico?

A shop called Andale. Andale... Flan?

Look, the sign on that shop says Andale Flan.

Pico: My mom!

Cocoa beans are here.

Thank you, Rosa.

Pico: Mom.

Pico! What are you doing here?

Well you dropped a cocoa bean this morning

on your way out, you told me how important

a cocoa bean is, so I came all this way to return it to you.

But now, the bean is... gone...

(sniffling)

Luna: Not so fast, Pico.

All: Luna!

And Mr. Parrot.

My sincerest apologies, Pico.

I did not know how much the bean meant to you

until Luna the Moon showed me the error of my ways.

Adios, mis amigos.

All: Adios.

Here you are, mother! The bean returned safe and sound.

Pico: A little beaten up, but safe.

(laughs) Ay Pico, you are so sweet.

Maybe we had a misunderstanding.

I meant that the cocoa bean is important

because Mexico has so many uses for the cocoa bean.

Not just one bean, but all beans.

Oh, so this one isn't so special?

It's special because it brought you to me today.

You know, Carmen, I was hoping to bring you

and your mother some delicious chocolate flan.

Ooh that'd be wonderful, Rosa.

My amigo Andy here is sure to enjoy that as well.

I don't know what flan is.

Flan is a traditional Mexican custard desert.

Here Andy, would you like to

carry this back to the Circo for me?

Ooh, it would be my pleasure.

Wolfgang Chockers: Ready for dinner, everyone?

The kids should be back any second now.

Flan!

We brought chocolate.

(brakes squealing)

Flan.

Leo: It was made with cocoa beans from Pico's mom's farm.

Flan-tastic! It will fit in perfectly

with the meal I've prepared.

Ooh, chicken with mole sauce.

And Mexican hot chocolate.

Andy: And flan.

Who knew there were so many uses for the cocoa bean?

Right Luna?

Luna?

Luna: Hi Leo.

Up here, back in the sky.

Thank you for a great day, Luna.

By helping Pico, we learned so much

about how important the cocoa bean is to Mexican food.

Leo: Good night Luna.

Good night amigo!

(whispers) Amigo means friend.

(Fren!)

(whistling music)

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(upbeat theme music)

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