02x02 - Calliope Dreams

[bunniefuu]

[Theme music playing]

[Laughing]

[Man]
Ease her down now.
Ease her.

Careful now. Careful.

Humans!

[Man]
Watch it, now!
It's going over!

The harp
is going over!

[Gasp]

Ooh! What is this?

It's a--

it's amazing!

It's a-- a--

a-- a stringamajigger.

Yeah!

Remember, Ariel,

curiosity k*lled
the catfish.

I don't care
how beautiful it is!

It's a human thing!

Aah!

[Laughs]

That was "c"
below the sea.

But I'm not going to teach you
to play it, and that's final!

[Humphs]
Well, then...

I'll just teach myself.

Now, the only question is

do you play a stringamajigger
with your hands...

Or with your tail?

Oh, it's wonderful.

I'll learn to play it
just like a human.

Nothing can stop me.

[Triton]
Ariel!

[Gasps]
Coming, daddy!

That stringamajigger's
going to string us along

right into trouble.

Hi, daddy.

Ariel, I have a big
surprise for you.

Uhh! I love surprises!

[Fanfare]

Ariel, I have waited
all your life

for the day I could
bestow upon you

this special gift.

[Fanfare]

A sea Calliope.

It's-- uh, wow--

unbelievable.

I knew you'd like it.

I've always wanted you
to play the sea Calliope, dear.

And now my dream
for you will come true.

But, daddy,
I don't know how
to play this.

Sebastian
will teach you.

You will be the best
little Calliope player
under the sea.

Come on, Ariel,

let's-- let's make
the best of this.

[Calliope plays off-key]

I think I hear my
mother calling me.

Yeah, that's about right.
Bye, Ariel.

I wish I could play
my stringamajigger.

[Triton's voice]
Ariel, I've always
wanted you

to learn
the sea Calliope, dear.

But it means so much
to daddy that I learn
to play this.

Oh, well,
so you play a few sour notes
on the sea Calliope.

What harm can it do?

[Calliope plays off-key]

[Rahrrr]

Ooh ooh!
Stop the music!

It's enough to wake
the dead sea.

Even worse! It's waking
the ancient sea clops!

Ooh! The sea clops!

It's busting loose!

Let's get out of here!
He's been sleeping
for 7 million tides.

And, ooh, is he cranky
when you wake him up!

[Rahhrr]

[Yawning]

[Sigh]

[Yawn]

[Snoring]

Let's call it a day.

Let's call me
a doctor.

Oh no, we are not stopping.

I wanted to hear
how you're progressing, Ariel.

Oh, uh...
Sure, daddy.

Cover your ears.
[Giggle]

[Calliope plays off-key]

[Both laughing]

I guess we can all see

this wasn't such
a good idea,
your majesty.

Of course it was!

My Ariel has
lots of, uh...

Potential,
Sebastian.

Indeed she does!

Oh, my grandfather
Neptune played
the sea Calliope.

[Sea Calliope plays]

I used to listen to him
when I was a child,

he'd play at bedtime
every night.

I'd stay warm
by the light
of an electric eel.

Then he would
tuck me into bed.

Good night,
grandpa Neptune.

Good night,
little triton.

I love you.

I love you, too.

No one else
in my family
ever played

the sea Calliope...
Until now.

I'm glad
it makes you happy, daddy.

Oh, it does!

It does!

You two
have fun now.

[Giggle] We will,
daddy. Don't worry.

We'll have so much fun...

You'd think we were doing
something else.

This means so much
to him, Sebastian.

I can't disappoint him.

[Calliope plays off-key]

Why, sir--

yes, Dudley.
Grandpa Neptune
would be proud of our Ariel.

Oh, is that--

is that the same Calliope
grandpa Neptune used to play?

No, Dudley.

One day,
grandpa Neptune and I

went to play
his sea Calliope.

We found it
completely destroyed,

as if ripped apart

by some crazed monster.

To this day,
who or what

destroyed
his sea Calliope

remains
a terrible mystery.

[Sea Calliope plays]

[Groaning and howling]

[Sea Calliope plays]

Yaaaaah!

Flounder,
you came back.

Y-Yeah.

[Silence]

Awww.

[Snoring]

I've stuck by you
through ferocious
monsters

and awesome seaquakes,

bein' chased
by bloodthirsty sharks

and horrible
giant squids

and k*ller octopuses!

So I'll stick by you
while you play
the Calliope...

No matter
how terrible you are.

Aw, flounder,
you're the best.

Yeah, and I brought ear plugs.

We must get back
to practicing, Ariel!

Flounder...

Got any extra
ear plugs, mon?

Oh, I want to make
daddy happy,

but I also want to play
my stringamajigger.

So, you can hop up and down
on the keys a while.

Daddy will think
I'm still practicing.

No, Ariel.
Absotively,
positutely not!

You won't have to
listen to me play for a while.

-Yeah!
-Well, good point.

I'll do it.

Thanks, Sebastian. Bye.

-Yeah, bye.
-Bye.

Flounder! Where
are you going?

Just because
I listen to Ariel

doesn't mean I'm gonna
listen to you.

[Muttering]

Hmm!

[Humming]

[Humming continues]

[Groaning and grumbling]

Sorry we lost your harp,
Mr. Mozart,

but we'll take good care
of your piano.

Oops.

[Sebastian still humming]

Well, we may have lost

your harp
and your piano,
Mr. Mozart,

but we'll
take good care
of your bathtub.

Oops.

[Still humming]

Wha?

Aah!

[Gasp]

Ah, your majesty.

I was only--

where is she?

I was just--
I was merely--

I was simply--

Ariel!

The king and I
are coming to see you!

-Uh-oh!
-Uh-oh!

[Sebastian]
The king is so happy
you always do

what he tells you to

and not what
he tells you
not to do.

[Raaaahhhrr]

Look, Mr. Mozart,
a sh**ting star.

[Raaahhrr]

Ow.

Flounder, I have to tell
daddy the truth.

Sure. He'll understand.
Heh heh.

Hi, daddy.

Ariel, why aren't
you practicing the Calliope?

To tell the truth,
it's because i--

-i...
-Yes?

I... [gulp]

Needed a little break.

[Laughs]
Don't want too much
of a good thing, huh?

You really love our
Calliope, don't you, dear?

Ah. Well, uh...

Words can't express
how I feel about our, uh--

our Calliope, daddy.

Then you should
positively bubble over

about my good news.
Ha ha.

I am so confident
of your talent, Ariel.

I've scheduled
a Calliope recital
for you tonight

in front of
the entire court.

Oh-h*... great.

This is so exciting.
I just love it.

I'm very proud
of you for playing
the sea Calliope, dear.

It means so much to me.
[Laughs]

Oh, look...

I got you
a little present.

It's a Calliope necklace.

I had it made specially
for you to wear tonight.

[Gasp]

You're the greatest,
daddy.

[Fanfare]

Presenting
Princess Ariel!

And her amazing
sea Calliope!

This is gonna be
so embarrassing.

I have an idea.
It's not a great idea.

I'll just run it up the river
and see if it floats, mon.

First I'd like to do
a little song and dance.

Everybody ready?
All right.

♪ Everybody
cha cha cha ♪

♪ cha cha cha
all night long ♪

♪ out into the sea
we go ♪

♪ you follow me
all the way home ♪

♪ get outta here,
go on now ♪

♪ get outta here, go on now ♪

♪ get outta here,
go on now ♪

♪ get outta here, go on now ♪

♪ get outta here,
go on now ♪

♪ get outta here, go on now ♪

♪ get outta here,
go on-- ♪

Sebastian!

Well, it was worth a try.

[Calliope plays off-key]

[Raaahhhrr]

[Raaahhrr]

It's the ancient
sea clops.

Yaaah!

[Screaming]

I thought the sea clops
was supposed to sleep


That's why he's so upset!

You woke him up


Get clear, Ariel!

[Gasp]

Yaaah!

[Growling]

He's got his eye
on you, Ariel.

I don't think he likes
the sea Calliope.

Whatever gave you
that idea?

Uh-oh.

It's almost as if he knows
it's my fault.

Oh, I wish
he'd go back to sleep.
Know any good lullabies?

This is no time
for jokes.

It's no joke, Sebastian.
That's a great idea.

It is?

[Gasp]

He hates the Calliope,

but maybe
the right kind of music
could put him back to sleep.

Yeah!

Ha! My music
can put anyone

or anything to sleep!

Watch this!

[Rahr]

Huh?

[Playing jazz]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Ting]

Come on.
I have an idea.

Yaaah!

-[Gasp]
-[Gasp]

[Soothing music]

Huh?

Awwww...

Don't hurt him, daddy!

I think
he's getting tired.

We mustn't take
any chances.

I'll put him to bed
in the mountains.

Shh.

Have a good
night's sleep.

Have 5 or 6,000
good nights' sleep
while you're at it.

It's just terrible.

Our sea Calliope is ruined,

just like grandpa Neptune's.

I'm beginning to see
a trend here.

I'll get you
another one.

Daddy, I've gotta
tell you. I...

I like
the sea Calliope...

Even less than
the sea clops likes it.

[Gulp]

Ariel, why didn't you
speak up in the first place?

She didn't want to
disappoint you, sire.

Ohh, Ariel,
you'll always be
my shining Pearl

no matter what.

Despite what I
or anyone else wants for you,

you always
have the right to say no.

Well... I mean,

no, thank you,
of course.

Still it's too bad

no one in our family
wants to play
the sea Calliope.

Oh, I think I know
somebody who does.

Really? Who?

[Sea Calliope plays]

Ha ha ha!

You are doing very well,
your majesty. Very well.

I like this new,
quieter model,
don't you?

Grandpa Neptune
would be so proud.