01x07 - The Cuttlebaby Sitter/Flounder the Leader

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[Ariel] The Cuttlebaby Sitter.

Welcome back to Atlantica,
Ms. Cuttles.

Thank you, King Triton.

It's my honor to meet
with you again today.

This is my daughter, Ariel.

Welcome, Miss Cuttles.
[chuckles]

-And this is Flounder.
-Hello!

Ooh! Are those bubbles?
I love bubbles.

No, they are
not bubbles, Ariel.

These are my five
baby cuttlefish eggs,

which haven't hatched yet.

Hi, little cuttle babies.

You're so cute.

I was hoping Alanna and Ayanna
could babysit my little eggs

while I meet with your father.

They did such a great job
for me the last time I came to visit.

Oh, no. My sisters are visiting
Tauntie Ursula all day.

Oh, my!

Who can I get
to watch my babies now?

Ohhh! Me, me, me!

I can babysit the bubbles--
I mean, babies.

[laughs] Do you think
you're ready, Ariel?

Babysitting cuttle baby eggs
is a big job.

Oh, yes.

In fact, the last time
your sisters babysat,

some of my
cuttle baby eggs hatched

and those little ones
were a finful to look after.

But your sisters
did an excellent job.

And I'll do an excellent job,
too, Ms. Cuttles.

If my sisters can babysit,
then so can I.

-Yeah, she practices on me all the time.
-Mmm-hmm.

-Look.
-[gasps]

[laughing]

[Ms. Cuttles]
Well, I'm convinced.

If it's okay with your father,
then it's okay with me.

I think Ariel will make
a wonderful babysitter.

Great. I will be in the garden
with your father

if my eggs hatch
and you need my help.

Oh, I won't need any help.

I'll do it all by myself.

Because I'll be a great babysitter,
just like my sisters.

Babysitting is gonna be
a piece of kelp cake.

Come on, Flounder.
Let's take them to my room.

You're so cute,
you little eggy-weggies.

Aren't you? Aren't you?

Hey, Ariel. Hey, Flounder.
Oh, what do you have there?

Are those cuttle baby eggs?

Yep. And Ariel is
their cuttle babysitter.

Cuttle baby eggs
are fascinating.

Did you know that they're coated

-with inky black jelly?
-Ooh.

Inky. [chuckles]

Hi there,
cutie cuttle baby. [gasps]

There are five cuttle baby eggs
to take care of.

And I'm gonna be a great babysitter,
just like my sisters.

You mean four eggs,
right, Ariel?

No, there's five.

-See? One, two, three, four-- Oh, no!
-[gasps]

There are only four eggs.

-Why are there only four eggs?
-[shrieks]

Gilberto is gone!

-Gilberto?
-Yeah.

I gave them all pretend names
until Ms. Cuttles gives them real names.

This is Miguel,
Ayo, Kiana, Ezra and...

Gilberto. I can't believe it.

He must have
fallen out of the basket.

I have to go find him.
Like, now!

I'll help you look, Ariel.

Yeah, and I can stay here
and watch the other eggs.

No, thanks.
I have to do this on my own.

Then Ms. Cuttles will see
that she can count on me

to be a great babysitter,
just like my sisters.

-Gilberto!
-Gilberto!

Oh, where are you?

Huh.

Hmm.

Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.

[gasps] Hmm.

Hmm.

Where could that egg be?
Do you see the egg, Flounder?

I don't see
Gilberto's egg anywhere.

Just this cutie-pie little guy
over here.

Wait a minute! Maybe...

this cuttle baby knows
where Gilberto is.

[Ariel gasps] Flounder.

-That is Gilberto. Look!
-[gasps]

-[Ariel] He must have hatched.
-[squeaking]

Gilberto! Don't you scare
your Uncle Flounder like that again.

Come on. We have to get back
and tell everyone the great news.

[laughing]

Guess what? Guess what?

One of the cuttle
babies hatched.

-[cracking]
-[squeaking]

You mean,
two cuttle babies hatched.

-Oh! Another cuttle baby just hatched?
-Ohhh!

-[squeaking]
-Kiana, come back here.

-Aw, how cute.
-[squeaking]

I wanna cuddle
the cuttle baby.

Careful, Lucia. Cuttle babies
don't like to cuddle.

-[squeaking]
-Whoa!

And they'll ink to let you know
you're too close.

Good to know, Fernie.

-[squeaking]
-Oh, and cuttle babies love to hide.

-[squeaking]
-[Ariel] Whoa!

Oh, now I know
why Ms. Cuttles said

her babies can be finful
when they hatch.

They're so fast.

-[sighs] Get back here, you two!
-[gasps]

-Want our help, Ariel?
-Looks like you might need it.

No, thanks.
Don't need any help.

Because I'm the babysitter
and I gotta do it myself.

[squeaking]

-There they are!
-[gasps]

-[squeaking]
-I got 'em!

-Uh-oh. The other eggs are hatching.
-[gasps]

-[cracking]
-[squeaking]

-They hatched!
-[laughs] All of them.

Miguel, Ayo, Ezra.

So nice to meet you.

-[squeaking]
-Ooh!

[Ariel gasps] Oh, no!

The babies are swimming
into the open sea.

-[squeaking]
-Ahhh!

[squeaking]

I've got to get them back.

-Such lovely sea flowers.
-[squeaking in the distant]

Why, thank you.

[squeaking]

[♪ playful music playing]

[squeaking]

[squeaking]

[squeaking]

[gasps]

[sighs]

Where did all the babies go?

[sighs] I don't know.

I just wanted to be
a great babysitter, like my sisters.

But, now I've lost
all the cuttle babies.

Let us help you
find them, Ariel.

But I'm the babysitter.

I'm supposed to do it
on my own.

Who said you were supposed
to babysit them on your own?

Well, no one.

-But, my sisters--
-Your sisters are twins.

That's two mermaids.

And when they need help,
they ask each other.

-They do?
-Yeah.

Even when they pretend
to babysit me,

they take turns.

It's okay
to ask for help, Ariel.

Yeah. We always ask you
for help when we need it.

Especially me.
I always need help.

♪ We're here for each other
You're not alone ♪

♪ You don't have to do it
on your o-own ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ If you need some help
We'll always have your back ♪

[all] ♪ All you have
to do is ask ♪

♪ Remember when you helped me
with my show-and-tell ♪

♪ Or the time I needed help
with my magic spells ♪

-♪ Anything you need ♪
-♪ We'll give it all we have ♪

[all] ♪ All you have
to do is ask ♪

♪ All you have to do-do-do ♪

♪ All you have to do-do-do ♪

-♪ All you have to ♪
-[all] ♪ All you have to do is ask ♪

♪ All I have to do-do-do ♪

-[all] ♪ We'll be here for you-you-you ♪
-♪ I can ask you ♪

[all] ♪ All you have
to do is ♪

♪ You can help me do this ♪

[all] ♪ All you have
to do is ask ♪

You're the best friends ever.
And you're right.

I didn't have to do it
all by myself.

I needed help
and I should have asked for it.

[gasps] Jumping jellyfish.

That's it.

Is it okay
if I ask you for help now?

-[all] Yes.
-Great.

Because I'm gonna need your help
playing a game of hide and seek.

Uh, shouldn't we find
the cuttle babies first?

This is how we're gonna
find the cuttle babies.

Fernie said the cuttle babies
love to hide.

They sure do.

So maybe if we hide,
they'll come looking for us.

Like a game of hide and seek.

That's a great idea.

Yeah, hiding is my favorite.

Great. Now we just have
to get them to play along.

Oh, cuttle babies.
You're never gonna find us.

Miguel, Ayo, Kiana,
Ezra and Gilberto!

Come out, come out,
wherever you are.

[squeaking]

[chuckles] Good job, Flounder.

Now, let's hide in my room
and see if they follow us inside.

[squeaking]

[squeaking]

It's working.

[squeaking]

Hmm.

[all laughing]

[giggles]

[laughs]

[laughs]

[chuckles]

[laughs]

[gasps then chuckles]

[squeaking]

-Huh? Oh, you found me, Kiana.
-[squeaking]

Oh, you're so cute.

[giggles]

-Huh? Ayo, you got me.
-[squeaking]

-And I got you.
-[squeaking]

[laughs] Come and get me,
Gilberto.

-[laughs]
-[squeaking]

-Boo! [laughs]
-[squeaking]

Hey! I thought the cuttle babies
didn't like to cuddle?

-Well, once they get to know you...
-[squeaking]

...they love to cuddle.

-[squeaking]
-[laughs] Ooh.

We got all
the cuttle babies back

and I couldn't have done it
without my friends.

Thanks for your help,
everyone.

Okay, little cuttle babies.
It's nap time.

-[squeaking]
-[laughs]

Okay. One more round
of hide and seek.

-[squeaking]
-[all laughing]

[Flounder]
Cuttle babies sure are a finful.

Just like Ms. Cuttles
said they would be.

[Ms. Cuttles]
Did I hear my name?

Oh, how wonderful.
My babies hatched.

I hope they weren't
too much trouble, Ariel.

They can be quite rambunctious
when they hatch.

Maybe just
a little bit. [laughs]

I'd say you did
an excellent job babysitting.

Thank you so much.

You've become
a great babysitter, Ariel,

just like your big sisters.

Babysitting is not as easy
as I thought, Daddy.

But I had a little help from my friends.

-[all] Go cuttle baby sitters!
-[laughs]

-Yes.
-[gasps]

[snoring]

[all quietly]
Go cuttle baby sitters.

[all laughing]

[Flounder]
Flounder the Leader.

[laughing]

I'm so excited for all of us
to play cricket today.

-It's gonna be so much fun.
-[Lucia] I know.

I can't wait to get my game on
and show you my special bowling throw.

Y-y-ya!

[grunts then laughs]

Wow, Lucia.
Your throw was clamazing.

-[King T] Okay, kids.
-[all gasp]

Time to suit up
and put your pads on.

-[all cheering]
-Oh, and don't forget your shellmets.

[grunts] I know how
to play baseball.

But I've never
played cricket before.

It's a little
different, right?

Cricket is a little different
than baseball, Fernie,

but I can show you
how to play.

Just watch.

When you're the bowler,
you throw the ball.

[grunts]

When you're the batter,

you try to hit the ball
with the flat bat like this.

[grunts]

And then the batter
swims over to this to score a point.

It's called a wicket.

Which I think
is really fun to say.

Wicket!

Wicket.

[all laughing]

Gather around, everyone.

It's time to pick the teams.

It must be hard
being a leader like your dad.

He has to rule the ocean
and pick the teams for the cricket game.

That's a lot.

[jingling]

Okay, everyone.

Sebastian, Ayanna, Alanna,
Ursula and Ravi,

you'll be on the yellow team.

Ariel, Flounder, Fernie and Lucia,
you're on the green team with me.

-[all cheering]
-Yes!

I'll be the team captain
of the green team.

Ursula, you can be
the yellow team captain.

Obviously, brother.

-Go yellow team!
-[cheeping]

Let's play cricket.

[all cheering]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[grip tightening]

[chuckles] Mmm-hmm.

Let's do this.

-[grunts]
-[cheering]

Excuse me, sir.
Pardon me, sir.

-Important message for you, sir.
-Whoa! Whoa!

-[whispering]
-Mmm-hmm. I see. Ooh.

-Huh?
-Huh?

I am sorry to say I have some
important business back at the palace,

but keep playing
while I'm gone.

But if you leave
Mr. King Triton Sir,

the green team
won't have a team captain.

And we can't play without one.

Ooh. Good point.

-Hmm.
-[gasps]

Jumping jellyfish. That's it.

Maybe Flounder
can be team captain, Daddy.

-He knows a lot about cricket.
-Mmm-hmm.

-[Ariel] I bet he'd do great.
-[gasps]

That's a great idea, Ariel.

Flounder's kind
and listens to others.

Those are the things
that make a good leader

and a good team captain.

-[laughs]
-Have fun everyone.

And I know you'll do great,
Captain Flounder.

Hmm. "Captain Flounder."

-Leader of the team.
-[♪ upbeat music playing]

♪ Step aside
There's a new king in town ♪

♪ It's about time
That they give me a crown ♪

♪ I'll be good
I'll do great ♪

♪ They'll be
cheering my name ♪

♪ I'll be the best
leader ever ♪

♪ Picture me
the bravest fish you know ♪

♪ Hear ye, hear ye ♪

♪ King Flounder's
on the throne ♪

♪ I'll be good, I'll do great
Blow King Triton away ♪

♪ I'll be the best
you've ever seen ♪

♪ The best there's ever been ♪

♪ I'll be the best
leader ever ♪

Flounder?

[laughing] Let's play!

[blows whistle]

[all] Go green team!

[all cheering]

-Ariel, I think it's time...
-Huh?

...for me to do
some team captaining.

-Mmm.
-I know.

-I'll give Lucia some tips.
-Uh...

Hey, Lucia, I've got some tips
to help you throw the ball.

I'm good, Captain.

I've played cricket
a bunch of times.

Trust me,
I'm a really great bowler.

Just watch.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

-[blows whistle]
-[Ariel and Lucia shout]

Lucia! Be sure
to bend your fin.

Flounder, Lucia said
she's played lots of cricket.

Maybe you should listen to her
before giving suggestions.

I'm just being a great team captain
by helping.

Hmm.

[blows whistle]

-[Lucia] Hey!
-Ahhh!

What now, Flounder?
I was bowling.

Try not kicking your fin
so high.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

-[Flounder blows whistle]
-[gasps]

Oh. And don't forget
to have fun.

[sighs]

[♪ upbeat music playing]

-[gasps]
-Time out!

Now, Fernie, this may be
a better way to hold the bat.

[screaming]

-Better if you twist to the left...
-Huh?

...but keep your bat down
and to the right. Like this.

-[shrieks]
-[grunts]

Captain, this, uh,
doesn't feel quite right to me.

Can I try a new position?

[grunts]

No, this is
the right position.

-You know what?
-Huh?

I think I'll just go ahead
and bat for you, Fernie.

Show you how.

Why don't you sit on the bench
out of the way?

So you won't get hurt.

Oh, okay. You're the captain.

[♪ emotional music playing]

[Flounder] Okay, green team.

Pretend these little green shells
on the board are you all.

Now, let's make a plan.

-Captain Flounder? I was thinking--
-Hang on Fernie.

I have an idea.

Lucia, instead
of bowling here,

I'm gonna move you over to this bench
so you can watch me.

-Wait. What? But Captain--
-One second Lucia.

Fernie, I'm also gonna
keep you on the bench.

Flounder, we're supposed
to be a team.

Hang on, Ariel.

I just got another idea.

You'll be on the bench with the team
to help with any questions they have.

It'll work great.

Okay, everybody,
let's play some cricket.

[sighing sadly]

Here, I'll show you
how it's done, Ayanna.

-After all, I am team captain.
-Hmm.

[grunts]

[grunts]

-How about that hit, team?
-[shrieks]

-[gasps]
-Oh, yeah! Another score.

♪ Green, green
best ever team ♪

-Go green!
-[King T] Huh?

[Flounder] Whoo-hoo! Yeah!

-[sighs]
-[Flounder laughs]

[Ariel gasps]

Hi, Daddy.

Is Flounder really the only
green team player on the field?

-Go green!
-I think Flounder got confused

about what it means
to be a team captain.

We're all benched.

Ah. I see. [whistles]

[gasps] Oh!

Hey, Mr. King Triton Sir.

Look at us.
We're the best team ever!

Okay. Fins in, everybody.

-[groans]
-[groans]

Huh? What's the matter?

Uh, I don't get it.

Wasn't I being
a good team captain?

Flounder, how about
we all have a little chat?

Flounder, none of us
are having fun.

You aren't? But why?

Because all we did was sit on the bench
most of the game

while you
played the game for us.

But, I thought I was being
a good team captain.

You know, like you,
Mr. King Triton Sir.

-Hmm?
-You're a great leader.

You see, Flounder,
I picked you

to be the leader of this team
and made you team captain

because you're a kind person
and you listen to others.

Now, would you say
you were kind

and listening
to your friends today?

[sighs]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

I guess I wasn't.

I didn't listen

when Lucia told me
she knew how to bowl.

And I didn't listen

when Fernie wanted
to swing the bat his own way.

When I was a younger king,

I thought bossing people around
was the way to lead.

But then I started
listening to others

and it turns out
they had a lot of really good ideas.

Listen and don't be bossy.

I get it now.

And thank you.

You're the greatest leader
I've ever known, Mr. King Triton Sir.

[laughs] Yeah, well,

there's always time to learn
and still room to fix your mistake.

You're right.

But there's something
I have to do first.

[both sigh wearily]

-[Flounder] Hey, team.
-Huh?

[Flounder] I realized
that as the team captain,

I wasn't being a good leader.

I just bossed you all around

and didn't listen
to your ideas.

And made you sit on the bench.

I was wrong. We're a team.

And I'm sorry.

So, I'm going
to go sit on the bench.

But, Flounder,

we don't want you
to sit on the bench.

You don't?

[Lucia] No way.

You said you were sorry.

And we still want you
to be the captain, Captain.

Really? Thanks.

Well, let's play!

[laughs then blows whistle]

[♪ upbeat music playing]

Go green team!

I think this is
my best way to bat.

I love it, Fernie. Go for it.

Fantastic form, Lucia.

Thanks, Captain.

You're turning into a great
team captain, Flounder.

He sure is, Daddy. [chuckles]

Thank to you,
my best teachers ever.

Ariel and Mr. Your Honor,
Great Leader, Kind Triton Sir.

-[laughs] That's a lot of names.
-[whistle blows]

Oh! My time to bat.

I have one suggestion.

And that is?

-[laughs] Do your best, sir.
-[Ariel laughs]

[laughs]

Whoo-hoo! Let's play!

[Ariel] ♪ I'm making waves! ♪

♪ I'm swimming to the rhythm
Of my own beat ♪

♪ Playing my song
and I keep on singing ♪

♪ Aye, aye, aye ♪

♪ I show the world
what makes me me ♪

♪ Turn up the melody like
Aye, aye, aye ♪

♪ I'm making waves! ♪

♪ I'm singing, aye ♪

♪ I'm making waves! ♪