[theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]
[guitar music playing]
♪ Hey baby, do you wanna dance? ♪
♪ Let's get together and Take me by the hand ♪
♪ Hey baby ♪
♪ Do you wanna dance? ♪
♪ Let's get together And take me by the hand ♪
-[both applaud] -You've done it again, Ben.
-That new song is awesome. -You think so?
-I'm not sure it's ready. -Trust me. It's ready.
-People just need to hear it. -And I have just the gig.
I got you a spot at a shopping center as opener
for a new vacuum cleaner demonstration.
[piano case thuds]
Vacuum cleaner?
And then my nana's 90th is coming up.
I'm pretty sure I can slot you in before the speeches.
-It's a retirement home. -A retirement home?
Yeah. Guaranteed crowd.
Might have to lift the volume a bit.
Thanks, Peter, but maybe I'll stick to the cafe for now.
You're shy. I get it. But it's holding you back.
You need to think bigger than the cafe.
We need something to get you noticed, build up your brand awareness.
[birds chirping]
And I know just how to do it.
[upbeat music playing]
♪ I can't believe how we got this far ♪
♪ All my friends would agree ♪
♪ When you're looking at me like that ♪
♪ I forget how to speak ♪
♪ Something about you darlin' Something about you darlin' ♪
♪ Something about you ♪
♪ Makes me feel alright, yeah ♪
♪ Hey baby, do you wanna dance? ♪
♪ Let's get together And take me by the hand ♪
♪ Hey baby, do you wanna dance? ♪
♪ Let's get together And take me by the hand ♪
♪ Hey baby, do you wanna dance? ♪
♪ Let's get together And take me by the hand ♪
[upbeat music continues]
♪ I can't believe how we got this far ♪
♪ All my friends would agree ♪
♪ When you’re looking at me like that I forget how to speak ♪
♪ Something… ♪
-I look ridiculous. -Ridiculously cool, you mean.
I'm telling you, this clip is gonna go viral.
-Uh, maybe you should hold off posting it… -And we're uploaded.
This was a mistake.
Ben, relax. You're about to hit the big time.
I'm your manager. Trust me.
[indistinct chatter]
[Peter] You're kidding me. Only ten views.
-That's not possible. -How many times did you watch it?
-Seven. -Manager of the year.
Well, I think the clip looks great and the song is brilliant.
You would say that now that you've gotten over your crush
and you can look at them without turning orange. [chuckles]
[chuckles]
Hey, Ben.
[Ben] Guess you guys saw how many views I got.
I don't think that figure accurately represents popularity.
Look, Peter. I appreciate what you're trying to do,
but I don't think people like me in the clip.
Genius takes a while to be appreciated.
No!
It's not who I am.
[Peter] Give it some time.
This video is gonna launch your music career.
Or sink it.
Catch you later.
Poor Ben.
If only there was some way we could help.
You could start by not make him look like a dweeb on the Internet.
Ha, ha.
-Where are you going? -To the library.
-I have to help Ruksy. -How is Ruksy?
Did she mention me?
-Peter, who? -Oh, please.
-You used to think about him all the time. -Nope, I'm totally over him.
I hardly think of him at all.
Did you know that the Chinese invented porcelain?
-I do now. -Porcelain is very long lasting.
This urn could be centuries old.
In fact, Ruksy, these urns date from the 16th century.
How did you know? Were they famous for something?
[knocks urn]
[Professor Maxwell] This one was.
This urn belonged to the Chinese fairy king, Wu Shi,
by all accounts was hated by all these people.
Poor man.
In this urn is a rare and potent fairy dust
that he used to make his subjects adore him.
[Ruksy] Well, that doesn't seem right.
-[bell rings] -[Ruksy] What happened to him?
[door opens]
[sighs] I have to finish this another time.
Mustn't keep my customers waiting. Hmm?
Ruksy. Can I please borrow your phone?
-I need to call Mom. -Yeah, sure.
[chuckles]
[suspenseful music playing]
[upbeat music playing over cell phone]
[wand chiming]
♪ Can't believe how we got this far ♪
♪ All my friends would agree ♪
Let's see how many views you get now.
♪ When you're looking at me like that… ♪
[birds chirping]
Hey, Dad. How was night shift?
Usual weeknight, not much to report.
♪ I issued a speeding fine I said, driver go slow ♪
♪ I got myself a donut And a coffee to go ♪
♪ It was a slow night for policing ♪
♪ In River City ♪
Are you okay, Dad?
My partner sent me this clip. Put me in a musical mood.
-Check it out. -[upbeat music playing over cell phone]
[magic chiming]
[Ben] ♪ I can't believe how we got this far ♪
[cell phone ringing]
[Ben] ♪ All my friends would agree ♪
♪ When you're looking at me like that ♪
-♪ I forget how to speak ♪ -[heart reaction bubbling]
♪ Something about you darlin' Something about you darlin' ♪
♪ Something about you ♪
-♪ Makes me feel alright, yeah ♪ -[magic chiming]
-♪ Hey baby, do you wanna dance? ♪ -[heart reaction bubbling]
♪ Let's get together And take me by the hand ♪
♪ Hey baby, do you wanna dance? ♪
♪ Let's get together And take me by the hand ♪
♪ Hey baby… ♪
-Uh, what's going on? -Beats me. Been too busy to look.
It's Ben's video. It's gone viral. Just like Peter said.
-Why does that bother me? -What did I tell you?
Twenty thousand likes and climbing.
Right now, Ben's video is the hottest thing on the Internet.
Ben deserves it. He's so talented. [chuckles]
Of course, he is.
♪ He's an overnight success 'Cause his song is just the best ♪
♪ He is simply manifestly phenomenal ♪
♪ When I heard it, I was taken There could be no more mistaking ♪
♪ That his talent It is surely astronomical ♪
♪ Take a listen, you will see You can take it from me ♪
♪ It's a certainty and in my opinion ♪
♪ River City, here he comes ♪
♪ He is bound for number one ♪
♪ And he's only just begun 'Cause Ben is brilliant ♪
♪ Yes, he's only just begun 'Cause Ben is brilliant ♪
♪ When I hear it, I'm delirious I just have to dance, I'm serious ♪
♪ His melody and phrasing is superior ♪
♪ And the words don't get me started Deep in thought but yet light-hearted ♪
♪ When it comes to Ben All others are inferior ♪
♪ Albert Einstein is clever Stephen Hawking, yeah whatever ♪
♪ They're both geniuses But what else can I say? ♪
♪ When it comes to songs that nail it ♪
♪ He's the one who never fails it And there's plenty more to come ♪
♪ 'Cause Ben is brilliant ♪
[all] ♪ Yes, we heartily agree That Ben is brilliant ♪
♪ And we'll see you at the gig ♪
♪ 'Cause Ben is brilliant ♪
[slurping]
[indistinct chatter]
Did we just see that?
-Okay. That was weird. -Weird doesn't even begin to describe it.
[Kyra] Hey, guys.
What's wrong with you?
-How do you mean? -The song and dance routine?
Good music inspires joy.
Haven't you seen the video? Ben is brilliant--
Yeah, yeah, we heard.
Oh. [chuckles]
[whimsical music playing]
Look, I don't know about you guys, but I know magic at work when I see it.
If you mean Ben's song is magic,
-I'd have to agree. -That's not what I meant at all.
I need to figure out what the fuss is about.
Can we have a word?
Something very strange is going on.
[Peter] I don't know what you mean.
[magical whooshing]
[Ruksy] Don't you lie to me, Peter.
Oh, dear.
[Ruksy] Have you taken magic from the library?
What? No.
Ben went from a nobody to an overnight sensation,
something isn't right.
[Peter] Ben's talent is what's making him famous
along with my genius directing.
-Have you seen the clip? -No.
[Peter] Then don't judge before you've seen it.
Look.
Oh… Ruksy, we need to go to the library.
-But Peter was just-- -Now! [chuckles]
[footsteps receding]
[birds chirping]
[Ruksy] Why did you bring me here?
Something very strange is going on at the cafe.
I might know something about that.
Lily. What have you done?
[magical whooshing]
I just can't get Ben out of my head.
I know what you mean, sis. Ben's song is amazing.
♪ I don't know why My thinking's all wrong ♪
♪ My mind is a muddle Since I heard Ben's song ♪
♪ I must admit his stuff's not my style ♪
♪ So why is his video making me smile? ♪
[both] ♪ It's a curse when you can't Stop loving the one thing ♪
♪ You can't define ♪
♪ And I wish that I knew what it was ♪
♪ I could do to get Ben off my mind ♪
♪ Off my mind ♪
[Ladder creaks]
Well?
I was just trying to help Ben become more popular.
How?
Well, when professor told us the story about the Chinese fairy king…
-You used Wu Shi's fairy dust. -[upbeat music playing]
We need to get Peter to take down that video.
Come on.
[Ben] ♪ I can't believe How we got this far… ♪
What's going on? I thought I heard singing.
Professor, you have to see this video.
[Ben] ♪ When you're looking at me Like that I forget how to speak ♪
-[school bell ringing] -[indistinct chatter]
Over 40,000 likes since this morning.
Didn't I tell you, Ben? You're a star.
Your music is incredible, Ben. Can I have your autograph?
[chuckles softly]
Yesterday, I was nobody. Today, people can't get enough of me.
I don't get it.
What's not to get? You're heading straight to the top.
[upbeat R&B music playing]
♪ Yesterday you sang your songs all alone Playing to the people on the street ♪
-♪ With no microphone ♪ -♪ Uh-huh ♪
♪ I saw your talent But it's going to waste ♪
♪ Kind of like bubble gum Losing its taste ♪
♪ So I grabbed a camera Shot me a whole lotta video ♪
♪ Dropped it on the Internet Now Ben's a superstar, yo ♪
We're too late. They're already under the spell.
[Peter] ♪ Don't thank me I'm just doing what I do ♪
♪ I manage Ben like a boss The only way I know how to ♪
[record scratching]
I didn't mean for this to happen. I was only trying to help Ben.
If you don't stop it, it could bewitch the whole world.
[upbeat R&B music fading]
[grunts]
[instrumental music playing]
Nothing in here about an antidote.
-You're gonna have to tell the professor. -If he finds out I used fairy dust
to bewitch the Internet, I'm doomed.
You got a better idea?
-No. -Find the professor, I'll keep looking.
-[cell phone ringing] -[sighs]
[Peter over phone] You didn't get to see my clip before.
-No, I don't want to see it. -You should. I think it's my best work.
[Ruksy] Peter, I need you to take it down.
Just look at it.
[upbeat music playing]
[magical chiming]
Professor. Professor Maxwell?
♪ I spend my days in the library Teaching fairies and the elf to be… ♪
[Lily] Professor?
♪ The very, very best that they can be I'm a professor of magical history ♪
♪ He's a professor of magical history ♪
♪ Studying magic is my thing ♪
♪ Solving magic outbreaks on the wing A fairy's life is exhilarating ♪
♪ But nothing as amazing as Benjamin ♪
♪ No, nothing's as amazing as Benjamin ♪
♪ I thought I'd seen and heard it all ♪
♪ Being quite magic With the a walk-through wall ♪
♪ Talking to a ladder, but nothing seems Quite as amazing as Benjamin ♪
♪ No, nothing's as amazing as Benjamin ♪
Professor!
What is it, Lily?
I used Wu Shi's fairy dust to make Ben's video more popular.
And now everyone is singing and dancing all the time
and it's all my fault.
And I need it to stop.
-Oh, I see. -I know it was wrong,
but I need your help to undo the magic.
Don't worry, Lily.
I might just have an idea.
-[sighs] Really? -Hmm. Now, listen.
[instrumental music playing]
♪ The fairy spell made The king loved by all ♪
♪ He was mobbed in the streets He had no peace at all ♪
♪ He ran from his subjects Who once hated him ♪
♪ They wouldn't leave him alone ♪
♪ So he fled to a remote island home ♪
[instrumental music continues]
[Professor Maxwell] ♪ His subjects They followed him far and wide ♪
♪ There was nowhere to run There was nowhere to hide ♪
♪ When a fisherman's daughter Fell in love with the king ♪
♪ Found a way to reverse The king's curse ♪
[indistinct clamor]
♪ She went to a mountain High up in the clouds ♪
♪ Way up above all the jostling crowds ♪
♪ And a magic bell loudly She rang through the skies ♪
♪ Which freed the king from his curse ♪
[instrumental music playing]
Magic bell she loudly rang.
A magic bell.
-Ladder? -[Ladder creaks]
Do we have a magic bell?
[Ladder creaks]
[indistinct clamor]
-[girl 1] I love you, Ben! -[boy 1] Ben! I love you, Ben!
-[suspenseful music playing] -[crowd clamoring]
-[crowd] Ben! Ben! Ben! Ben! -[girl 2] Ben, I love you!
[grunts] Why won't they leave me alone?
[intense music playing]
[groans] Which one is it?
[bells ringing]
Ben!
[Ben] Go away! Please.
Ben?
[Ben] I didn't ask for this. I just want everyone to leave me alone.
I know how you feel.
You do?
But how could you?
♪ Sometimes I look in the mirror ♪
♪ I see a stranger is looking back at me ♪
♪ She dresses the same Her jokes predictably lame ♪
♪ My friends all assume she is me ♪
♪ But I have a secret that nobody knows ♪
♪ I carry it with me wherever I go ♪
♪ Split between two worlds One where I'm free ♪
♪ Another world bound By deception and secrecy ♪
♪ Why do I feel this way? I know I'm special ♪
♪ But sometimes all I want to be ♪
[bell ringing]
♪ Is an everyday girl In an everyday world ♪
♪ Yet I still feel the magic in me ♪
♪ Don't get me wrong Who doesn't long to be ♪
♪ The popular kid on the street? ♪
♪ I sing for the love Why can't that be enough? ♪
♪ I don't want to lose what is me ♪
♪ I thought that fame Was what I really craved ♪
♪ But now that I have it I live in a cave ♪
♪ Frightened to venture out And be just who I am ♪
♪ I'm no one special I'm a really simple man ♪
♪ I never asked for the spotlight To shine on me ♪
♪ All I want is to be me ♪
♪ And to walk in the sun Just another someone ♪
♪ And still have the magic in me ♪
♪ Just be who you are You will shine like a star ♪
♪ You will still have the magic in you ♪
-[bell ringing] -Ooh!
Ooh!
-[girl 3] Is that him? I see him! -[boy 2] Hey, Ben!
♪ Ben's an overnight success 'Cause his song is just the best ♪
♪ He is simply manifestly phenomenal ♪
♪ When I heard it, I was taken There could be no more mistaking ♪
♪ That his talent It is surely astronomical ♪
♪ Take a listen, you'll agree It's just science, don't you see? ♪
♪ It's a certainty in my opinion ♪
♪ River City, here he comes He is bound for number one ♪
♪ And he's only just begun 'Cause Ben is brilliant ♪
♪ Yes, he's only just begun 'Cause Ben is brilliant ♪
♪ When I hear your dulcet crooning I just melt away, I'm swooning ♪
♪ The sweet sound of your voice Is quite angelic ♪
♪ And your words, simply poetic Use of metaphor, electric ♪
♪ How can anybody be So darn intelligent? ♪
♪ Albert Einstein is clever But his songwriting could never ♪
♪ Hold a candle To the wonder that is Ben ♪
♪ He's amazing and uplifting ♪
[Mathilda] ♪ He's the gift that keeps on giving ♪
[Tayla] ♪ And there's nothing left To say but Ben is brilliant ♪
[all] ♪ And he'll sing for us tonight Yes we'll all be there tonight ♪
♪ His song is out of sight ♪
♪ 'Cause Ben is brilliant ♪
[bell rings]
-[bell ring echoes] -[rumbling]
[explosion]
-That was odd. -What are we all doing here?
-Where is Ben? -[mumbles] I don't know.
[soft music playing]
-Seems like everything's normal. -Why wouldn't it be?
Oh! No reason.
I don't think anyone remembers what happened.
Great.
The next time you get the urge to help, don't.
Ben's not returning my calls.
-[Kyra] I hope he's okay. -[sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, Ben. Excited about tonight? I was thinking a full house.
Actually, I'm canceling.
What? Why?
Don't get me wrong, I still love performing music.
I guess I'm just not cut out to be a pop star.
I agree. The video may have been a bit too professional.
I don't think that was it.
I've got an idea for a follow-up. More lowkey this time.
We start with you riding a horse along the beach in slow mo--
Peter, stop.
You don't get it. I can't be what you want.
[soft music continues]
[water trickling]
[Lily] I get it.
What?
You should stay true to yourself.
Not let people try and turn you into someone you're not.
Thanks.
I'm sorry for what happened.
Whatever that was, it wasn't your fault, Lily.
-You know my name. -Of course.
I see you at the cafe all the time,
but every time I try and talk to you, you disappear.
I always wanted to talk to you too.
[soft music fading]
[guitar music playing]
♪ I can't believe how we got this far All my friends would agree ♪
♪ When you're looking at me like that I forget how to speak ♪
♪ Something about you darlin' ♪
♪ Something about you Makes me feel all right ♪
♪ Yeah, hey baby… ♪
[soft music playing, fading]
[theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]