01x08 - The Clean Team/Clamming Up

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[OPENING THEME SONG PLAYING]

ARIEL: [SINGING]
Come along with me

To my corner of the sea

Atlantica has so much in store

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

The music never ends

We're surrounded by our friends

There's always something new to explore

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

We'll use our voices swimming free

Imagine what we'll find

Come with me.

CHORUS: Ariel

Oh-oh oh-oh oh

ARIEL: There's so much adventure

CHORUS: Ariel

Oh-oh oh-oh oh

ARIEL: We'll dive in together

In this sea full of wonder

Who knows what we'll discover?

CHORUS: Ariel

Oh-oh oh-oh oh

With Ariel

Yeah!

CHORUS: With Ariel

Let's go!

CHORUS: With Ariel

[MUSIC PLAYING]

ARIEL: "The Clean Team."

[YAWNS] Yeah.

[YAWNS]

Good morning,
you great, big, beautiful ocean.

FLOUNDER: Good morning, Ariel.

ARIEL: Woo-hoo!

-FLOUNDER: Yay!
-ARIEL: Woo-hoo!

[BOTH LAUGH]

-[TRITON HUMMING TUNE]
-[GASPS]

-TRITON: Chores, chores...
-Oh, no.

-It's time to do chores
-I know that song.

Tidying up and scrubbing the floor

Chores, chores

-Mmm-hmm.
-We love to do chores

And when they're all done

We wanna do more

Oh!

Is it really chores day again, Daddy?

Flounder and I were
going to play finball

with Fernie and Lucia.

Huh? That does sound fun.

But you know what else is fun?

The chore vortex.

[LAUGHS] First,

we swirl the water around like this.

-[GASPS]
-TRITON: Then,

we toss in some chore cards,

like this.

And now,

you reach inside and pick your chore.

Chore vortex!

Aw...

I got clean my room.

I always get the clean my room card

Which is great because

it's always so messy in here.

Dad, you have a magical trident.

Can't we just use it
to zap my room clean?

Please.

[LAUGHS] Ariel,

you know the rule.

We don't use magic to do our chores.

I know.

Magic doesn't fix everything.

Cleaning your room is your job.

Okay, Daddy.

Now, if you need me,

I'll be doing my chore.

[SINGING] Working in the garden

Chores, chores

It's time to do chores
Tidying up and scrubbing the floors

[SIGHS] Come on, Flounder.

We better get started.

FERNIE: Finball!

Hey, Ariel, you coming to play?

Sorry, everyone.

It's chore day.

Oh, no.

Did your dad do the chore vortex thing?

-Yep.
-Did he sing the song?

Oh, yeah.

BOTH: Of course he did.

Which means I can't play
until I clean up all of this.

Oh! Ariel, idea.

What if we use magic
to clean your room?

I have a magic cleanup spell

that would make things go
so much faster.

I don't know.

My dad said magic can't fix everything,

and that cleaning my room is my job.

Are you sure?

The faster we clean up,

the faster we get to play finball.

-Mmm.
-[FERNIE GROANS]

[GROANS]

[GROANS]

[ARIEL LAUGHS]

[ALL LAUGHING]

Okay, Lucia,

let's clean up this room with magic.

-ALL: Hooray.
-Whoo!

A little bit of tres puntas,

and bush basil for my ingredients.

And now some magic words.

Hold your nose and take the plunge,

let's clean this room
with the magic sponge.

[SPONGE HONKS]

Wow!

-Lucia, you made a sea sponge.
-[GASPS]

Mmm-hmm.

-Fantastic!
-Whoa!

Look how fast that sponge
is cleaning my room.

[OBJECTS CLATTERING]

-Hmm...
-[GASPS]

Maybe it's going a little too fast.

-[OBJECTS CLATTERING]
-[GASPS]

Mr., um, Sponge,

that's great that
you're going fast, but...

You still have to pay attention
to what you're doing.

ARIEL: Hey.

Lucia, that sponge
is making things messier.

We need to stop that sponge.

That's... not where these go, sponge!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

That's too many toys.

She's gonna blow.

[ALL GASP]

[TRITON HUMMING]

FLOUNDER: Stop that sponge!

LUCIA: Oh!

Ahhh!

No, no, no, what have we done?

We've got to stop that silly sponge.

Hey, maybe we can trap the sponge

with this land treasure.

Fernie, that flanker dooper
is just for decoration,

not for catching sea creatures.

Oh.

Still, it's worth a try.

And, gotcha.

Hey, it worked.

-[GASPS]
-[GASPS] Way to go, Fernie.

Um, what's it doing?

[NET EXPLODES]

It can split into smaller sponges?

That is so interesting.

-ALL: Hmm.
-What?

-It is.
-[CLANGING]

ARIEL: Wait!

FLOUNDER: And now
they're loose in the palace.

That can't be good.

We have to stop them

before they make messes
all over the entire palace.

Let's split up.

Go!

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

FERNIE: Get back here, sponge.

[GROANS] Gotcha.

Whoa!

Whoa!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GROANS]

I'll stop these sponges

with this frosty, freezy ice potion.

Ha-ha!

-Huh?
-Uh-oh.

-[FLOUNDER SHIVERING]
-Huh?

[SHIVERING]

Oh, what a mess.

I think I might stop
using magic for the day.

[OBJECTS SHATTERING]

[TRITON HUMMING TUNE]

-[ARIEL GROANS]
-Huh?

-[TRITON HUMMING]
-[ARIEL SIGHS]

[OBJECTS SHATTERING]

[SCREAMING]

Okay. Maybe my dad was right

when he said I shouldn't
use magic to clean my room.

-[LOUD THUD]
-Okay, my dad was definitely right.

Well, one thing's for sure.

The whole palace is going to be
a total messy disaster

if we don't get those sponges to leave.

FERNIE: Hmm.

I wonder if there's some way

we can lead them out the front door.

But how?

All they wanna do is clean.

I mean, they're not very good at it,
but they're trying.

[LOUD CRASHING]

Well, I wish they would
try and clean me.

I'm covered in kelp soup.

Flounder.

Jumping jellyfish.

That's it.

You're a genius.

Thank you.

Wait. Why am I a genius?

We're going to get the sponges

to chase you

and try to clean you.

Oh.

Huh?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHUCKLES]

Hey, sponges...

[SPONGES SKIDDING]

I found a big pile of toys
you forgot to clean up.

I am a big old messy pile of toys.

Who... Oh!

Who will clean me up?

Nice.

Thanks.

Okay, the sponges
are coming to clean you.

Swim, pile of toys.

Swim.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[FLOUNDER GIGGLING]

Okay, Flounder,
you've got them all chasing you.

Now lead them outside.

On it. [LAUGHS]

Ah!

Beautiful.

[FLOUNDER GIGGLING]

Okay. Come get me!

Hey, that tickles!

[GIGGLES]

Hey,

thanks, sponges.

And there I was,

they scrubbed me.

Head to fin, they did.

-[ALL LAUGH]
-And then,

when their scrubbing was done,

off they swam into the wide open ocean,

perhaps to find other fish
in need of scrubs.

Who knows what spongy adventures

lie in store for
our scrubby little friends?

You did a great job, Flounder.

Sorry, my magic sponges
made a mess of things, Ariel.

It's not your fault, Lucia.

My dad warned me that magic
doesn't fix everything,

and, boy, was he right!

It was my job to clean my room.

If I had just listened to him

and cleaned up my room
without using magic,

I'd be done by now,

and we'd all be playing finball.

Now I'm gonna have to
clean up the whole palace.

You all go ahead and have fun.

I'm gonna be here awhile.

No way. We're not going anywhere.

We helped make this mess,

now, we'll help clean it up.

Really?

Absolutely.

We can play finball some other time.

Right now,

we clean.

[GASPS]

We can call ourselves the Clean Team.

ALL: Go, Clean Team!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Well, now,

this bedroom is looking
very, very clean.

We're the Clean Team, sir.

It's what we do.

ARIEL: Daddy,

I just wanted to tell you
that you were right.

I tried using magic to clean my room,

and it led to trouble.

Oh. Really?

So much trouble.

It was my job to clean my room,

but now my friends are
helping me clean my room,

without magic.

And, look,

we're almost done.

BOTH: Hmm.

I better get back to it.

[ARIEL HUMMING CHORES TUNE]

[LAUGHS] I told you
the chore vortex was fun.

[GIGGLES]

ARIEL: "Clamming Up."

FERNIE: Those are called fire fish.

They get their name from
their red and orange colors.

And seahorses sometimes use their tails

to hold on to each other,

so they stay in a group.

ALL: Wow!

ARIEL: Just look at all those
colorful clams swimming away.

Those clams are called
eclectica hard shell clams, Ariel.

They go by so many different names.

Like little necks, cherry stones,

middle necks, chowder and quahogs.

Hmm, they look friendly.

[ARIEL LAUGHS]

Those names sound silly and fun, Fernie.

They sure do.

I wish I went by lots of names.

I know.

-Maybe I should go by Fran or Frank.
-[ARIEL LAUGHS]

Or... Or Fernie.

-[LAUGHS]
-But that's my name.

Good point.
I'll just stick with Flounder.

[ALL LAUGH]

These nature swims with you,
Fernie, are the best.

We get to learn so much
about all the fishes

and the clams in the ocean.

Ooh.

[GASPS]

Did you see that?

-See what?
-Over by the rocks.

There's nothing over there
but a mound of rocks.

I thought I saw something.

So, shall we continue
with our nature swim?

Oh, look.

There's a little clam
over there all by themself.

I knew I saw something.

Aw. They're a cute little clam.

I wonder why they didn't go
with the other clams?

Good question, Flounder.

FLOUNDER: Maybe we should
introduce ourselves.

LUCIA: Fintastic idea.

Hello, little clam.

My name is Ariel,

and these are my friends,

Flounder, Lucia and Fernie.

-Hello.
-[FERNIE AND LUCIA GREETING]

So, uh,

what's your name, little clam?

Maybe the clam is taking a nap.

Or maybe the clam
doesn't feel like talking.

Maybe, but maybe not.

How about a polite
knock-knock on their shell?

Good thinking, Lucia.

Hello?

I'm knock-knocking on your shell.

Are you there?

Are you taking a nap?

Hmm.

I know.

Instead of knock-knocking
on their shell,

how about I tell them
a knock-knock joke?

No one can resist those.

Okay, Flounder.

Give it a try.

[CLEARS THROAT] Knock, knock.

Knock, knock!

Maybe the clam doesn't like
knock-knock jokes.

[GASPS] That's impossible, Ariel.

Everyone likes knock-knock jokes.

And I had a really good one, too.

Maybe we should leave the clam alone
and let them open up on their own time.

Ooh! I have a better idea, Fernie.

How about we show the clam

how much fun we have
at the crystal cavern?

Ooh, I could show them
my collection of human stuff.

Oh, boy.

I can't wait to see the crystal cavern.

Yes, and once the clam sees
how friendly we are,

they will open up.

This is going to be awesome.

Let's go.

But we don't even know the clam's name.

We shouldn't show the clam around

without knowing their name.

Then we'll give the clam a name.

-Yeah.
-Let's come up with a good one.

Well, we know Fernie is already taken.

[ALL LAUGH]

I really like the clam's
golden-red shell.

It's so pretty.

Yeah, the shell looks like a ruby.

I got it, I got it.

Let's call the little clam Ruben.

ALL: We love Ruben.

Come on, Ruben.

I'm not sure why
you didn't go with the other clams,

but we're going to show you a great time

and be your friend.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

This piece was found
deep in the waters of Atlantica,

by leading human stuff experts.

That's us.

We call it a flap-a-doodle.

Isn't that great, Ruben?

Don't you want to
open up and tell us so?

It's okay, Ruben.

How about I show you
another land treasure?

This one is called a wiffle poof.

You use it to make bubbles like this.

Yay! Bubbles.

Don't you just love bubbles, Ruben?

So, we know Ruben doesn't like
knock-knock jokes,

or land treasures.

But maybe Ruben likes magic.

Yeah.

I'm going to make big loud
magical fireworks for Ruben.

Uh, Lucia,

maybe we should try
and do something small,

like making Ruben a snuggly blanket

to keep them cozy.

Not what I had in mind,

but I'll make Ruben
a small, cozy blanket.

Make Ruben warm and snuggly

with a magical, cozy blankie.

ALL: Aw!

Ruben looks so cute and comfy.

Do you like the blankie, Ruben?

Hi, little clam.

Ruben.

Uh, I mean, Ruben.

I hope you know we are very friendly

and just want to meet you.

We hope you want to meet us.

We love to make new friends.

-[ALL GASP]
-[FIREWORKS EXPLODE]

Um, the blanket wasn't working,

so I figured I'd try the fireworks.

Uh, friends,

I think now might be a good time

to return the clam
back to the rocks outside.

Oh, not yet, Fernie.

Let's try one more thing.

Please.

Well, I'm out of ideas.

Oh, I always have ideas.

Great. What are they?

I think you, Ariel,
should sing the clam a song.

Ooh, that's a great idea, Flounder.

Well, we haven't tried music.

Maybe that could work.

It has to work.

You have the most beautiful
voice in all of Atlantica.

I'm sure once the clam
hears you singing,

they will open up.

I know you want to take
the clam back outside.

I'll give it one final try
by singing to them,

and if that doesn't work,

we'll return them back to the rocks.

-Deal?
-Deal.

But if you're going to sing,

you need backup.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SINGING] Open up

No, you don't have to hide

You can show us who you are inside

Here with us the fun will never end

Open up, we wanna be your friend

Open up, we're right out here for you

There's so much we wanna share and do

We could sing and dance and play pretend

Open up, we wanna be your friend

Come on now
Open up, open up

ARIEL: Oh-oh

Come on now
Open up, open up

Oh-oh

Come on now
Open up, open up

We wanna be your friends

Come on now
Open up, open up

-Oh-oh
-Come on now, open up, open up

-Oh-oh
-Come on now, open up, open up

We wanna be your friends

[ALL LAUGH]

I hope Ruben liked the song.

Let's ask them.

Excuse me, little clam.

Did you like the song?

-Hmm.
-I don't think the clam moved at all.

This is terrible.

I can't believe Ruben didn't open up.

Maybe Ruben didn't like the song.

Or my voice.

ALL: That's definitely not it.

I guess it's time to take
the little clam back outside

where we found them.

I really wanted
to be friends with Ruben.

Me too.

ARIEL: I'm sorry we're not
going to be friends.

Just know that whenever
you're ready to open up,

we'll be happy to be your friends.

Would you all like to say
a few final words to the clam,

before we go?

I do.

Hi, Ruben.

I really had a great
knock-knock joke to tell you.

I think you would've liked it, too.

I'm going to miss you.

Hola, Ruben.

I wanted to know what you thought
of my fireworks show.

I wish you a magical day.

Adios.

Uh, hi, little clam.

I hope we didn't disturb you too much,

but I just wanted to know your name.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

It's Clamila.

Who said that?

Me.

Over here.

Huh?

Clamila.

My name is Clamila.

Hello, Clamila.

You have such a lovely name.

[LAUGHS] Thank you, Ariel.

I wanted to open up this whole time,

but it takes me a little longer
to get comfortable around others.

Jumping jellyfish!

That's it.

That makes total sense.

I don't get it.

Flounder, I think Clamila
is saying she's shy,

which is why she probably stayed
closed up the whole time.

Is that right, Clamila?

That's right, Ariel.

I am shy.

But not all the time.

Just when I meet new people.

[GASPS]

I'm sorry we moved you
without asking you.

It's okay. We clams move all the time.

Apology accepted.

Good to know your name is Clamila,

but I really kinda liked Ruben.

[CHUCKLES]

I kind of like it, too.

But that's my brother's name.

Really? So cool.

Ariel, I think you have
the most beautiful voice

in all of Atlantica.

Thanks, Clamila.

Fernie,

you are one of the smartest
smart kids I've ever met.

And you sure do know a lot about clams.

Lucia, the magical blanket
you made for me

was so comfy.

And your fireworks show was really cool.

Would you like to see another one?

Maybe some other time, Lucia.

-Oh, right.
-And, Flounder,

please tell me that knock-knock joke.

Those are my favorite.

I knew it!

Knock, knock.

-Who's there?
-Lettuce.

[CHUCKLES] Lettuce, who?

"Lettuce" be your new friends?

I'd love to be friends
with you, Flounder.

With all of you, really.

But I just wanna make sure

you are okay with me being a bit shy.

Of course it's okay
for you to be shy, Clamila.

-Right, everybody?
-Yeah.

-FLOUNDER: Of course.
-Yeah.

Everybody is different,

and you're always welcome
to be yourself.

Will you teach me that song
you sang to me earlier?

I really liked that tune.

We'd be happy to show you.

Let's go grab our instruments.

Okay.

[CLAMILA CHUCKLES]

Knock, knock.

FLOUNDER: Who's there?

ARIEL: I'm making waves

I'm swimming to
the rhythm of my own beat

Playing my song and I keep on singing

Hey, yeah, yeah

I'll show the world what makes me me

Turn up the melody

Like hey

I'm making waves

I'm singing hey

I'm making waves