01x15 & 01x16 - Mayor for a Day/Masked Sloth Mystery

[bunniefuu]

[mysterious music]

- Mayor for a day.

[suspenseful music]

- All these people are for our town?

- You bet. That person's in charge of all the city parks

and that's the person you see when you want to get married.

That person's in charge

of all local elections.

[throat clears]

Hi, Ms. Tilly!

- Good morning, Millie. You ready to go?

- Yes.

- The mayor was very impressed

with your application to be junior mayor.

You've done a lot for your school and the community

and that is a great quality in a future leader.

Building directory shows you

where the different departments are, so the public know

where to go if they need something.

Room is where you go to pay your taxes,

register your car, and request a recycling bin.

The basement has the archives.

That's where the great stories of the town's past are kept.

And then here you'll find our city council members

offices , .

- That's my mom.

Office .

- Councilwoman Wheeler, right.

So you know what the council does then?

- Yes. My mom says they work with the mayor

to make the city budget, pass local laws

and keep the community a great place to live.

- What's that?

- Oh, city hall has a very historic gazebo

out back, lots of beautiful flowers.

And then Office , the mayor.

You ready to get to work, Millie?

- Okay, here I go.

[inspiring music]

- Yes, thank you. Sure.

That's exactly what,

yes.

Thanks. We'll take care of it. Thank you.

So Millie, is it as glamorous as you hoped?

- I think it's absolutely wonderful. I have some ideas here.

I think our school needs some new lab equipment.

- Okay, let me look at it.

These are big plans, Millie.

Part of being a great leader is showing initiative.

- That means being prepared, right?

- That's part of it. But it also means,

[phone rings]

oh, I'll tell you what.

Here are the offices of five city council members.

I want you

to tell them about a meeting in the

conference room at three.

- Okay. Got it. Thank you.

- Yes, yes. That is

okay.

That, that works.

[intriguing music]

- Marta, that's McGillicuddy in city hall. Where did he go?

- That office at the end.

.

That's a council member's office.

- This is terrible. What business has McGillicuddy even..

- What are you all doing?

- Uh, McGillicuddy

just went into that office at the end.

Mike's losing his mind.

- McGillicuddy in City Hall?

- It's fine.

How was the mayor? Are we getting new lab equipment?

- Maybe.

I don't know. I'm supposed to round up five council members

for an afternoon meeting.

Do you guys want to cover two of them?

- I can help.

I'm not sure about.

- Great.

You can take the second floor, offices and

and I'll take the first floor.

- That's fine. But McGillicuddy..

- Here.

[sighs]

- It's her day.

[knock on the door]

[door squeaks]

- Mom's office, .

[energetic music]

Phone call.

[mysterious music]

- Where did he go?

[knocking]

[energetic music]

- [Ms. Tilly's voice] City Hall has a very historic gazebo.

Lots of beautiful

- Flowers.

- People don't just disappear.

This window is the only other exit.

- What are you doing?

- When dealing with someone as sneaky as McGillicuddy,

there's always hidden passages behind a bookshelf

or a slide behind a fireplace

or maybe a secret tube system.

- Why do you always do this?

You say you want to be a good investigator, like the Dancing

Detective, but you never follow the clues.

Your brain just goes wild.

- It's not my imagination, it's my instinct.

Yeah, clues help.

But a part of being a good detective is following your gut.

Clues aren't just hanging around all willy-nilly.

Whose office is this, Marta?

- Someone's coming.

- Councilwoman Dupins!

- Our junior mayor for the day.

- I'm supposed to tell you there's a council meeting in

the conference room at three.

- Three o'clock.

[door closes]

[Mike sighs]

[both sigh]

- What are you doing? We need

to visit the other offices.

- You want proof something's up? I'll give you proof.

- Why is McGillicuddy so important to you?

- It's not McGillicuddy.

You're the better detective.

[Mike sighs]

- What do you mean, Mike?

- You are so smart, Marta.

Everyone knows you're a great detective.

You find the answers.

You are

better than I am.

- You're a good detective, Mike.

And sometimes your gut leads me to my answers.

But you can't just ignore clues and facts

because they don't agree with your gut.

Sometimes your gut is wrong.

And that includes now when it's telling you to sneak

through someone's office,

- Whoever's office this is,

they must love the Dancing Detective.

- Yeah,

that's the Dancing Detective issue number one.

- The Mysterious Mastermind.

- That's a first edition.

[ominous music]

[robotic whirring]

[suspenseful music]

You've got to be kidding me.

- I'll never doubt you again, gut.

[sliding and shuffling sounds]

[suspenseful music]

- Those slides were sick.

- I don't know. I'm so dizzy. I think there were like six of 'em.

- What are you guys doing? Have you

found your council members?

- No. But you won't believe what we found.

- Have you done anything I asked?

The meeting is in half an hour.

- There's a secret passage.

- I don't care. Today was my day as mayor. I needed your help.

Now I have to tell the mayor I couldn't find all the

council members.

- Millie, why aren't you listening to us?

- The archives. Marta, the archives.

- Millie, is everything okay?

- Today stinks, Mom.

The mayor didn't have time to hear my ideas.

I've only found two out of the five council members

and that includes you.

And I yelled at my friends,

which isn't what good leaders do.

- Millie, do you know what happens if we don't meet today?

- The city shuts down.

- No, no, no. We would get the information we need some

other way or meet at another time.

Sometimes things go as planned and sometimes they don't.

You just have to be flexible.

- Seems like I still have some work to do.

- Here's the thing about the skills

that help you become a good leader.

They take practice

and that's something that's going to happen across your entire

life, not just one afternoon.

Hey, I'm still learning too.

Oh Eli,

the mayor has a message.

- There's a meeting in the conference room at three.

Which office is yours?

- I'm in . - So who else are you missing?

- Office and .

- .

I wouldn't worry about Councilman McGillicuddy.

He practically lives in the archives.

Misses most meetings anyhow.

- Councilman who?

[mysterious music]

[footsteps]

[Mike screams]

[McGillicuddy screams]

- Hey Mr. McGillicuddy.

- Hello.

[indistinct chatter]

- Yeah, and it's hard for them to walk that fast.

Can't control. You can't really train them. So.

- Alright, Ms. Junior Mayor, how is the council roundup?

- I'm sorry, Mrs. Mayor.

Councilman McGillicuddy is going

to be just a little late.

- So I'll call this meeting to order.

This afternoon's agenda is very special.

Millie, you are on.

Tell everyone about your plans.

- I, I am just a kid.

I can't lead a city council meeting.

- Do you know whose job it usually is

to call these meetings each week?

Mine. Do you know the last time we met in person?

Two months ago. There has never been a group harder

to get together in the same place than this council.

And you did it in one day on your very first day.

One of the most important aspects of being a good leader

is believing in yourself.

[light music]

- I believe our school needs new lab equipment.

[mysterious music]

- Masked Sloth Mystery

- Wakey, wakey, sleepy heads.

It's Monday morning

and the KWHO traffic map shows everything moving smoothly.

Now, I don't know about you, Sammy,

but I had quite the weekend

and it all started at the Mulberry Springs Elementary

Bake Sale last Friday afternoon.

You ever had a homemade Lunchroom

Larry Oatmeal Cookie, Sammy?

- [crying] Thanks, Pete.

- When it comes to world's best desserts in all Mulberry

Springs, Larry's oatmeal cookie, it gets my vote.

Oh, and speaking

of vote, seems the kids earned enough money from the bake

sale and they get to decide exactly what to spend it on.

Kids are getting a say in what to buy for the school.

Now how cool is that?

Students vote this Friday

and the results will be announced later

that afternoon in a special assembly

with our very own Sammy the Sloth.

You excited Sammy?

- Mm, hm.

- You heard it here, folks.

Tune to KWHO for all updates on the vote.

When you keep hearing me talking.

- The whole town is in on our excitement.

The school board has chosen two things for the students

to pick between to spend our Bake Sale money on.

We could choose new lab equipment

or we could choose a new slide for the playground.

We need both, but we only have the money for one.

- This is a no-brainer.

Can you imagine all the fun experiments we could do

with this new set?

- Wait, so you are telling me Sammy the sloth,

the Sammy the sloth, is going

to be at our school this Friday?

Finally, I can unmask her once and for all.

[energetic music]

[intense music]

[popcorn crunching]

[Mike screams]

I can finally rid her of her mask

and reveal her true nature.

- Mike,

pay attention.

This is our chance at a real Twisted Tornado.

- Marta, the new lab equipment could help our science classes.

- I am glad you're both excited.

This is what democracy is all about,

letting the people have a say in

how the government should run

and it works best when everyone participates.

The students haven't had a chance like this

since I was your age.

This is me and my best friend

at the final school board meeting of '.

- That means you are the ones,

- The ones who convinced the school district

to update the computer lab. Oh.

This binder will help you as it helped us

to make convincing arguments

for whichever side you choose when you encourage your

classmates to vote on Friday.

- Democracy works best when everyone participates.

- All I'm saying is only science

classes would use lab equipment.

Everyone plays on the playground. Plus, the school never

replaced the slide after it cracked.

- Stick to the facts and reason. We don't come

to school for recess.

We come to learn.

- What if it's Lunchroom Larry?

- Yeah, but playing outside is really important too.

I know I always learn better

after I've had some fresh air and time to run around.

- Sammy the sloth. What if it's Lunchroom

Larry under the mask?

- Say what you're for, not against.

I like the break outside too,

but we don't need the slide to have fun on the playground.

- Can you imagine six foot tall Larry in

that little sloth costume?

Huh? [laughs]

- Marta, what else?

- I don't know.

I just think kids are going to get more use out

of a slide than new lab equipment.

[indistinct conversation]

- Be sure to vote this Friday! Ask me why

I'm choosing the new lab equipment.

- Who is Sammy the sloth? The public deserves to know.

Hey, Preston, I'd love to do an interview on your blog.

Slow, sinister Sammy the sloth.

- I don't publish conspiracies.

- The new lab equipment would mean that every

lab pair could do our experiments together

instead of having to take turns.

- I heard this school already bought something.

Our vote doesn't count,

- But wait, where did you hear that?

Are you telling the kids the bake sale vote doesn't matter?

- What do you care, Wheeler?

- This is our chance to make our science lab great.

Our chance to have a real effect on the school.

- You really think grownups are going to trust

kids to spend money?

- That's why they narrowed it down to two good options.

Whatever we decide will be good for our school.

Who knows what you two would pick?

- The world's biggest slushy machine.

- Dude.

Yes.

- Do you guys think

farmer Jenny could be Sammy the sloth?

[ominous music]

[drum roll]

[zany music]

[singing] Sammy!

Sammy the sloth. Sammy. Sammy.

Sammy. Sammy the sloth.

My name is Sammy the sloth.

- Hey, Millie.

Millie?

How do you think this whole thing is going to

shake out on Friday?

- I know the kids understand the great responsibility

of this vote and I'm hoping they'll join me in voting

for the new lab equipment.

- No, not the vote.

Who do you think is under the Sammy the sloth mask?

- Why do you think Sammy will even take off her mask?

- The mask is coming off.

The sloth's day of reckoning is here.

This mystery will plague us no more.

- Mike, buddy. I think it's time for you to get some sleep.

- The sloth doesn't matter.

- Yes, that's it.

That's it. Enlightenment. The sloth is

- Enough!

Why do you all care so much about this sloth?

It's just a suit. For once,

the grownups are letting us make an important decision.

Don't waste your chance on voting for what you want.

Democracy works best when we all participate.

If we all had our own equipment,

we could do our experiments together

instead of having to wait.

- Do not be plagued by the problem of time,

Millie. For the sloth, ever slow, there is no time.

There's just the sloth. Sloth is home.

- I can't wait for that new slide.

- I heard you go super fast.

[bell rings]

- We've spent all class waiting in line

and they still want the slide!

- What's the big deal?

Just do the experiment tomorrow.

[music growing]

[patriotic music]

[bell rings at each vote]

[ominous music]

- Why are you here? What do you want? I don't.

What good are you? This week wasn't supposed be about you.

It was supposed to be about our new lab equipment,

making our school better,

and you've just ruined all of that.

You're just a big distraction to everyone!

Why can't you just go away?!

[sloth wimpers]

- Thank you all for coming today. What an exciting week

it's been! Exciting not only for you students,

but also for your teachers, who have proudly watched you

organize yourselves and share your thoughts.

Alright, let's get on with the show. Everyone, welcome

one of my oldest friends. Sammy the sloth.

[kids cheering]

[upbeat music]

[violin tone]

[scratch back to upbeat music]

[slow motion screaming]

[slow motion screaming]

[kids cheering]

- You took my popcorn!

[kids gasp]

- Mike,

[kids gasp]

you okay?

- Mayor Wilkins?

- Why don't you wait for me in my office, Michael.

- Thank you so much for having me at your school today.

It's been a big week for you all.

I know that you've come together

to make a really tough decision,

but I hope you learned an important lesson.

Democracy works best

when everyone participates and you did.

Nearly every student voted.

I hope you remember this day when you turn

and can vote in your first election.

Now for what you've been waiting for,

you've decided to purchase a brand

new Twisting Tornado Slide!

[kids cheering]

[somber music]

I think you dropped this.

- I'm really sorry about what I said.

- Did you know that I created Sammy when I worked at a radio

station in college?

She helped me have fun every once in a while.

A lot of people, even adults, would rather listen

to Sammy the sloth than Mayor Samantha Wilkins.

- Property of Samantha Wilkins and Ashley Platt.

It was you. You went to school with Principal Platt.

You fought for the computer lab.

How did you get people to listen to you?

- Just like you did, Millie?

You made a strong argument.

You didn't bully or belittle those you disagreed with.

You earned respect

just like you are now

by accepting the loss.

- But I didn't change anything.

- Not true.

Principal Platt and I counted the votes,

the slide only won by eight.

You very nearly won.

I think a lot more kids voted because of you.

I think you changed a lot of minds.

- And even though I lost, we're getting what a majority

of my classmates want,

and that's democracy working, right?

- That's right. - I'm really excited about this new slide.

- Oh, I am too.

[upbeat music]

- Sammy. Sammy the sloth. Sammy.

Sammy, the sloth. Sammy. Sammy the sloth.

Sammy. Sammy the sloth. Sammy.

Sammy the sloth. Sammy. Sammy.

Sammy. Sammy the sloth.

Sammy. Sammy the sloth.

Sammy. Sammy the sloth.

My name is Sammy the sloth. Sammy. I'm Sammy. Sammy.

Sammy. Sammy. Sammy the sloth.