01x18 - Flounder's Christmas Letter/Holiday Toy Box Trouble

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-[♪ opening theme song playing]
-[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪

[Ariel] ♪ Come along with me
To my corner of the sea ♪

♪ Atlantica has so much in store ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

[Ariel] ♪ Music never ends ♪

♪ We're surrounded by our friends ♪

♪ There's always something new
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♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ We'll use our voices swimming free ♪

♪ Imagine what we'll find ♪

Come with me!

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♪ There's so much adventure ♪

[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We'll dive in together ♪

♪ In this sea full of wonder ♪

♪ Who knows what we'll discover ♪

[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ With Ariel ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

[chorus] ♪ With Ariel ♪

Let's go!

[chorus] ♪ With Ariel ♪

[Flounder] Flounder's Christmas Letter.

I just love Christmas time!

[Ariel] Me too! [giggles]

[giggling]

What's your favorite part
of Christmas, Flounder?

Decorating the palace together,
singing together...

Having Mr. King Triton Sir's

famous sorrel sponge cake together.

Mmm... Sorrel...

[clicks tongue]

[laughs] Well...

Friends, what's your favorite part
of Christmas?

My abuelita's empanadas.

She makes them every year.

Well mine has to be Tonton Nwel

because he brings us all gifts.

Who's Tonton Nwel?

Oh, that's Santa Mer-Claus.

But in our house we call him Tonton Nwel.

Oh, that's so cool!

Did you remember to write Santa

a Christmas Letter, Flounder?

Oh, you bet I did!

I never forget to write Santa
and tell him what I want

for Christmas!

And this year

I asked him for the best thing ever!

But it's a secret.

Well, I'm sure Santa will give you
what you asked for,

because you've been
a good angel fish all year.

Thanks Ariel.

I even sent my letter
in a red sparkly envelope

so Santa would be sure to see it!

Uh, you're not talking about
that red sparkly envelope.

Are you?

Yup, that's the one!

[gasps]

My Christmas letter!

I forgot to send it!

[all gasp]

What am I gonna do?

It's Christmas Eve!

If Santa Mer-Claus
doesn't get my letter today,

he won't know what I want for Christmas!

Oh, it'll be okay, don't worry.

Maybe we can still get
your letter to Santa today...

[gasps] Ravi has a Santa
Mailbox at the juice stand!

That's right, he does.

We'll drop off the letter in the box

before Marla the Mailfish gets there,

and she'll get your letter
to Santa Mer-Claus

in time for Christmas!

[gasps] That's a great idea!

Come on, friends, let's paddle!

[♪ Christmas music playing]

There it is!

The Santa Mer-Claus mailbox!

[gasps] Huh?

It's empty!

Why is the box empty?

Oh, sorry kids, Marla the Mailfish

just left with all the Santa letters.

[gasps]

She's on her way to Santa's Mail Station

for Santa's Mer-Elves to pick them up!

But it's a very long trip
full of twists and turns.

-Um, how long exactly?
-[Flounder gasps]

Well, to get the letters to Santa,

she swims past the Soca Sands

and travels north all the way

through the Candy Cane Current.

The Candy Cane Current?

That's really far!

And it's a really strong current!

You're right.

Only Santa and his Christmas Narwhals

and mailfish are fast enough
to swim through it.

Oh, hello! [chuckles]


Gotta go.

So that's it?

Santa's not getting my letter?

Don't worry, Flounder.

If we hurry,
maybe we can catch Marla the Mailfish

before she gets to the Candy Cane Current.

Then we'll give her your letter.

I don't know, Ariel.

Mailfish swim really fast.

She's probably halfway there already.

Yeah, we'd have to swim as fast
as a mailfish to catch up now.

There has to be a way.

But Ariel, nobody can swim
as fast as a mailfish...

well, except the Christmas Narwhals

that pull Santa's sleigh...

[gasps]

Jumping jellyfish, that's it!

Lucia, can you make us swim as fast
as Santa's narwhals?

Well, I don't know a speedy spell

to make us go fast...

[sadly] Oh...

Hmm...

But I have a better idea!

What are you gonna do Lucia?

[grins] You'll see!

Paddle swiftly far away.

Make us all a magic sleigh!

[all gasping]

[Lucia laughs]

-[Fernie] Fin-tastic!
-[Flounder] Great guppy!

Fin-credible!

We have our very own
Christmas seashell sleigh!

And it's just like the one Santa rides in!

But we're gonna need

Christmas Narwhals to pull it...

[giggles]

You're gonna use magic
to make Christmas Narwhals,

aren't you?

You know it!

[gasps]

It's Gabi Guppy and her sister Gigi!

-Hi!
-Hi!

[all] Hey Gabi and Gigi!

[Lucia] What do you say?

Wanna be Christmas Narwhals for a day?

-Sounds like fun!
-We're in!

Great!

Navidad, navidad, hip hip hooray.

Let's make some narwhals
to pull this sleigh!

[both giggling]

[Alanna] Whoa!

[Ariel gasps]

Are you ready to travel like
Santa Mer-Claus?

Ooh I'm ready!

Gabi, Gigi,

take us towards Candy Cane Current!

[all giggling] Whoo-hoo!

[woman singing] ♪ It's a special time
and puts a smile on your face ♪

[chorus] ♪ La la la fa la la la la ♪

[woman singing] ♪ Anything can happen
when it's almost Christmas Day ♪

[chorus] ♪ La la la fa la la la la ♪

[woman singing] ♪ See what we can do
with our imagination ♪

♪ Dress it up with lights
let's celebrate ♪

♪ To the North Pole, our destination ♪

♪ It's time to go, oh we can't wait ♪

♪ We're going up, up
up, up, up, up and away ♪

♪ On a magic ride ♪

♪ We're going up, up
up, up, up, up and away ♪

♪ Through the ocean tide ♪

♪ So if you see a sleigh
best believe your eyes ♪

♪ It's me and my friends
on a magic ride ♪

♪ We're going up, up
up, up, up, up and away ♪

[Lucia gasps]

♪ We're going up, up
up, up and away ♪

♪ We're going up, up
up, up and away ♪

♪ We're going up, up ♪

-♪ Up, up and away ♪
-Oh!

♪ We're going up, up up, up and away ♪

-Everyone look!
-[all] Ooh.

[Ariel] You think that's
Candy Cane Current?

It sure looks like a candy cane to me!

And I know my candy canes.

I don't see
Marla the Mailfish anywhere.

She must have gone through
Candy Cane Current already.

Well hang onto
that letter, Flounder,

'cause we're going too!

Come on Gabi, Gigi,

let's go!

[all cheering]

There's a swirly part?

I love swirly parts!

[all] Whoa!

[all laughing] Yeah!

Whee!

Look! There's Santa's mailbox.

There it is, Flounder!

[gasps] We made it!

[Flounder] Wow...

Whoa...

[Ariel] And there's Marla the Mailfish!

Oh.

Excuse me!
Ms. Marla Mailfish, ma'am.

Oh, hello! How can I help you?

[clears throat]

My name is Flounder.

I wrote a letter to Santa Mer-Claus

but I forgot to send it.

So we traveled really far
to get it to you.

[others] Hi!

Oh my, that was a very long trip indeed!

Yes, there were lots of twists and turns

just like Ravi said.

But now that we've found you,

could I please give you my letter

so you can get it to Santa Mer-Claus?

I would love to help you, Flounder,

but you just missed them.

Santa's Mer-Elves already
picked the letters up.

I'm afraid it's too late.

Too late?

So... So... Santa's not getting my letter?

He won't know what I asked him
for this Christmas?

[sniffles]

I am sorry, Flounder.

[Ariel] Oh, Flounder.

We're so sorry too.

[sniffles]

[♪ sad music playing]

Aw...

Flounder... I know you said
it was a secret but...

would it be okay telling us

what you asked Santa for in your letter?

Maybe we can help make it come true.

[sighs] I asked Santa

for a great big Christmas adventure
with my friends.

One we've never had before...

Oh Flounder. That is so sweet...

-Very sweet.
-Que lindo.

[gasps] You all are my bestest fins.

And my favorite thing to do
is spend time with you.

I thought asking Santa
for a big Christmas adventure

with you all would be a lot of fun...

Uh, Flounder...

Can you give us an example

of an adventure we've never had before?

You know... Like the one we just had.

We rode a super-fast sleigh
through the sea.

We went through a Candy Cane Current!

We've never done any of that before.

And we even saw Santa's mailbox!

[gasps]

Ariel! Ariel!

[giggling]

What is it? What is it?

[all giggling]

I did go on a Christmas adventure!

One we never had before!

We sure did!

I did get my Christmas wish!

And I even got it early!

I really must have been
a good angelfish all year!

Yes you have, Flounder.

Oh, I'm so happy.

Thank you Santa Mer-Claus!

-[bells jingling]
-[all] Huh?

[Flounder] Is it?

It can't be.

Can it?

[Santas in distance] h*-h*-h*!

Flounder, look!

[gasps]

[Santa loudly] h*-h*-h*!

Santa?

Merry Christmas, Flounder!

Merry Christmas, Ariel!

Jwaye Nwel, Fernie!

Feliz Navidad, Lucia!

h*, h*, h*!

-[Ariel squeals]
-[Fernie] Tonton Nwel!

Merry Christmas, Santa!

-Jwaye Nwel!
-Feliz Navidad!

[Santa] Merry Christmas to all,

and to all a good night!

[music stops]

[Ariel] Holiday Toy Box Trouble.

[Flounder] Hey Ariel.

Bet you can't guess
what I'm thinking about.

Hmm...

Oh, are you thinking about

how much you love the holidays?

And how much you love holiday snacks?

You know, I was thinking about
how much I love the holidays.

But I wasn't thinking about
holiday snacks.

But then you said the word "snacks."

So...

-[Ariel laughs and chomps]
-[chomping]

-[Alanna] Hey, Ariel!
-Ooh!

Alanna, Ayanna! What are those?

Hey, sis.

These are some of our older toys.

We're taking them
to the holiday donation drive

happening at the open market today.

A donation drive?

A donation drive
is when you drop off things

that you no longer need so other folks
can use them.

Every holiday season,
Alanna and I give away some of our toys

to other kids so they can play with them.

Ooh, that sounds cool!

It is cool, Flounder.

Daddy taught us that when you give

something away to somebody,
it makes them happy.

And it can make you happy, too.

[gasps] I want to do that.

-That's great, Ariel.
-We're off to the market.

We'll meet you there
to play that holiday song for everybody.

[laughs] Oh you know I wouldn't miss that!

Mr. King Triton, Sir?

I think I want to donate some toys too!

But I don't have to donate
Lil Wally, do I?

[chuckles] No, Flounder,

just try to think of some toys

that you don't play with anymore.

Oh, okay, that's good.

'Cause Lil Wally likes living
at the palace.

All his stuff is here.

[all chuckling]

Alright. Now any toys you find

that you'd like to give to somebody else,

you can put them in this green box.

Ooh, I like the seashell on it.

And any toys that you really want to keep,

you can put in this red box.

Okay, I'll leave you to it.

Sebastian will be by later
to pick up the box of toys.

Hmm. What toys do I want to donate...

[gasps] Oh,

I'll give away these blocks.

I haven't played with them in a while.

So I'll put them
in the green donation box.

Did you find anything
you want to donate, Ariel?

Not yet...

Hmm. [gasps] What about this one?

You haven't played with this doll

in a long time.

Well... You're right.

I haven't played with this one in a while,

but I might later.

I think I want to keep this one.

I'll put her in the red keep box.

Don't worry, I'll keep looking.

Hmm...

No...

Hmm...

Huh.

Should I give this one away?

No, I think I should probably
keep this a little longer.

I know we have more than one finball,

but what if the other one pops?

[toy music plays]

I mean... You never know

when you're going to need
a good whatchama-box.

What if there's some kind of
whatchama-box emergency?

[Flounder giggles]

Okay, that red box is looking pretty full.

I really need to pick something
to donate...

[breaths deeply] I'll donate this one.

[Flounder] Great job, Ariel.

Someone's really gonna enjoy that toy.

Yeah, you're right Flounder.

Okay.

Dad said that Sebastian
would come take the box.

Wanna go play?

Race you to the garden!

[Sebastian humming]

Let's see, box of toys... Box of toys.

Ooh! Two boxes of toys!

Oh, very nice of Ariel.

Let's get you both to the donation drive!

[♪ happy music playing]

Hey it looks like Sebastian came

and took the box of toys!

Wait...

[both gasp]

[Flounder] Ariel!

Both boxes are gone!

Oh, no!

Sebastian must have taken the red box
and the green box!

Which means...

Sebastian donated all the toys
you wanted to keep!

Ariel,

what if there's some kind of
whatchama-box emergency?

It's okay, it was just a mistake.

I bet if we go to the market,
and explain what happened,

then they'll let us get our red box back.

Right! And then you can
get your toys back.

Yeah, yeah, let's paddle!

Thanks for the donations!

Ah, Fernie! Lucia!

You brought some toys to donate.

-[Fernie] We sure did!
-Claro que si!

[Ravi] Fin-nominal!

Some other kids are really
going to enjoy playing with these toys!

-Oh, hey, Ariel!
-Hey Flounder!

[Ariel] Hey, friends.

Ravi, we kind of had
a little donation box mix-up.

Sebastian brought you
the wrong box by mistake.

He wasn't supposed to donate
the red box of toys,

just the green one.

[laughs]

I completely understand.

Mix-ups happen!

Sebastian did drop off
both a red and a green box.

You should be able to find it over there

with the other boxes.

[Lucia] Wow,

that's a lot of boxes.

[Ravi laughs] Yep.

Atlanticans were feeling extra

with their giving this year.

Oh... Hmm.

We'll help you look for it, Ariel.

Yeah.

Thanks, Fernie. Thanks, Lucia.

It's a red box with a seashell on it.

Nope. Nope. Nope.

Hmm.

No seashells over here!

Hmm. Nope.

Hmm. Not over here!

[Ariel] Hmm.

Oh, I found a red one!

Aw, it's not mine.

It's red but no seashell on the box.

Lots of red boxes over here!

But no seashells.

[Flounder] Ariel! Ariel!

I think I'm being donated!

-Flounder!
-[sighs] Thanks.

[both laugh]

Hello, uh, any luck finding
your box of toys Ariel?

[Ariel] No.

We've looked everywhere,
and I don't think it's here.

Hmm. Well, if it's not here
at the toy drive,

that means somebody must have
already picked it up.

[Fernie] Oof.

But maybe if you hurry,

you can find them in the market

and explain the mix-up, huh?

Thanks for your help, Ravi.

Okay. Let's take a look around.

Do you see anybody carrying a box?

[chattering indistinctly]

A lot of boxes.

We can do this!

C'mon, let's split up!

[Fernie] Hmm...
red box with a seashell,

red box with a seashell...

[giggles]

Not here!

[Flounder] Nope.

-Hello!
-[mer-girl laughs]

[Ayanna] Ooh! Ooh! Ariel!

Hey, Alanna!

Hey, Ayanna!

You're just in time!

We're about to play the holiday song.

[gasps] The holiday song,

Oh, I forgot!

I'm so sorry,
but I'm kind of in the middle of...

[both] Really?

Oh, you know
I'd never miss out on a holiday song!

C'mon, best fins.

Let's play!

-[music starts]
-[crowd cheering]

♪ It's our favorite season
'cause the family's all around ♪

♪ And everyone is full of cheer ♪

♪ When Christmas comes to town ♪

[chorus] ♪ It's the time for giving ♪

♪ It's the perfect time to share ♪

♪ There's no better feeling
than to show someone you care ♪

[chorus] ♪ Now everybody, everybody sing ♪

♪ Merry, merry, merry Christmas ♪

♪ Sending joy your way ♪

♪ Singing out our warmest wishes ♪

♪ Happy Holidays! ♪

♪ Merry, merry, merry Christmas ♪

♪ The joy is here to stay ♪

♪ Singing out our warmest wishes ♪

♪ Happy Holidays! ♪

[crowd cheering and applauding]

[sighs and gasps]

Flounder, the box of toys!

I see the box of toys!

Are you sure that's the one?

I know it is!

It's red and it has the seashell on it.

Well, let's go!

Happy Holidays, Atlantica!

Hmm...

Hey Ravi, what's going on?

[Ariel] Uh...

Hmm...

There she goes!

[♪ intense music playing]

Okay, there she is.

That must be where she lives.

All you have to do

is go tell her about the mix-up.

-She'll understand.
-[mermaid] Hi!

[Flounder] And then you'll be able
to get your toys back.

-[mer-girl] Mommy, mommy, mommy!
-[gasps] Wait a minute.

-Oh.
-[mer-girl] Mommy's home!

[Ariel] She has a little mer-girl.

The lady with the box must be her mom.

[gasps] What's this?

What are you waiting for, Ariel?

Aren't you going to go tell them
about the toy mix-up?

[♪ gentle music playing from toy]

[both giggle]

Mommy, mommy!

[gasps] It's mine?

My doll?

Yes, it's yours.

I'm going to call her La-la.

Merry Christmas.

[Ariel] Aw...

Looks like your doll's new name is La-la.

Oh. no! Ariel, you're crying!

Are you sad?

No, Flounder.

I'm really, really, really happy.

Daddy was right.

Giving my toys to somebody else

made them happy.

And watching her play with those toys

is making me happy, too.

So you're not going to go

tell them about the mix-up?

Nope.

Those are her toys now.

Let's go home.

There you are, Ariel.

I heard about the toy mix-up from Ravi.

Is everything okay?

Everything is perfect, Daddy.

Absolutely perfect.

Happy Holidays, sweetheart.

Happy Holidays.

[Flounder gasps]

[muffled] Happy Holidays!

-[breaths deeply]
-[all laughing]

[Triton] Let's go home.

Mommy, this is
my favorite Christmas ever.

Mine too.

[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! ♪