[♪ opening theme song playing]
[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ 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 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 ♪
♪ 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 ♪
[Ariel] The Cuttlebaby Sitter.
Welcome back to Atlantica, Ms. Cuttles.
Thank you, King Triton.
It's my honor to meet with you again today.
This is my daughter, Ariel.
Welcome, Miss Cuttles. [chuckles]
-And this is Flounder. -Hello!
Ooh! Are those bubbles? I love bubbles.
No, they are not bubbles, Ariel.
These are my five baby cuttlefish eggs,
which haven't hatched yet.
Hi, little cuttle babies.
You're so cute.
I was hoping Alanna and Ayanna could babysit my little eggs
while I meet with your father.
They did such a great job for me the last time I came to visit.
Oh, no. My sisters are visiting Tauntie Ursula all day.
Oh, my!
Who can I get to watch my babies now?
Ohhh! Me, me, me!
I can babysit the bubbles-- I mean, babies.
[laughs] Do you think you're ready, Ariel?
Babysitting cuttle baby eggs is a big job.
Oh, yes.
In fact, the last time your sisters babysat,
some of my cuttle baby eggs hatched
and those little ones were a finful to look after.
But your sisters did an excellent job.
And I'll do an excellent job, too, Ms. Cuttles.
If my sisters can babysit, then so can I.
-Yeah, she practices on me all the time. -Mmm-hmm.
-Look. -[gasps]
[laughing]
[Ms. Cuttles] Well, I'm convinced.
If it's okay with your father, then it's okay with me.
I think Ariel will make a wonderful babysitter.
Great. I will be in the garden with your father
if my eggs hatch and you need my help.
Oh, I won't need any help.
I'll do it all by myself.
Because I'll be a great babysitter, just like my sisters.
Babysitting is gonna be a piece of kelp cake.
Come on, Flounder. Let's take them to my room.
You're so cute, you little eggy-weggies.
Aren't you? Aren't you?
Hey, Ariel. Hey, Flounder. Oh, what do you have there?
Are those cuttle baby eggs?
Yep. And Ariel is their cuttle babysitter.
Cuttle baby eggs are fascinating.
Did you know that they're coated
-with inky black jelly? -Ooh.
Inky. [chuckles]
Hi there, cutie cuttle baby. [gasps]
There are five cuttle baby eggs to take care of.
And I'm gonna be a great babysitter, just like my sisters.
You mean four eggs, right, Ariel?
No, there's five.
-See? One, two, three, four-- Oh, no! -[gasps]
There are only four eggs.
-Why are there only four eggs? -[shrieks]
Gilberto is gone!
-Gilberto? -Yeah.
I gave them all pretend names until Ms. Cuttles gives them real names.
This is Miguel, Ayo, Kiana, Ezra and...
Gilberto. I can't believe it.
He must have fallen out of the basket.
I have to go find him. Like, now!
I'll help you look, Ariel.
Yeah, and I can stay here and watch the other eggs.
No, thanks. I have to do this on my own.
Then Ms. Cuttles will see that she can count on me
to be a great babysitter, just like my sisters.
-Gilberto! -Gilberto!
Oh, where are you?
Huh.
Hmm.
Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.
[gasps] Hmm.
Hmm.
Where could that egg be? Do you see the egg, Flounder?
I don't see Gilberto's egg anywhere.
Just this cutie-pie little guy over here.
Wait a minute! Maybe...
this cuttle baby knows where Gilberto is.
[Ariel gasps] Flounder.
-That is Gilberto. Look! -[gasps]
-[Ariel] He must have hatched. -[squeaking]
Gilberto! Don't you scare your Uncle Flounder like that again.
Come on. We have to get back and tell everyone the great news.
[laughing]
Guess what? Guess what?
One of the cuttle babies hatched.
-[cracking] -[squeaking]
You mean, two cuttle babies hatched.
-Oh! Another cuttle baby just hatched? -Ohhh!
-[squeaking] -Kiana, come back here.
-Aw, how cute. -[squeaking]
I wanna cuddle the cuttle baby.
Careful, Lucia. Cuttle babies don't like to cuddle.
-[squeaking] -Whoa!
And they'll ink to let you know you're too close.
Good to know, Fernie.
-[squeaking] -Oh, and cuttle babies love to hide.
-[squeaking] -[Ariel] Whoa!
Oh, now I know why Ms. Cuttles said
her babies can be finful when they hatch.
They're so fast.
-[sighs] Get back here, you two! -[gasps]
-Want our help, Ariel? -Looks like you might need it.
No, thanks. Don't need any help.
Because I'm the babysitter and I gotta do it myself.
[squeaking]
-There they are! -[gasps]
-[squeaking] -I got 'em!
-Uh-oh. The other eggs are hatching. -[gasps]
-[cracking] -[squeaking]
-They hatched! -[laughs] All of them.
Miguel, Ayo, Ezra.
So nice to meet you.
-[squeaking] -Ooh!
[Ariel gasps] Oh, no!
The babies are swimming into the open sea.
-[squeaking] -Ahhh!
[squeaking]
I've got to get them back.
-Such lovely sea flowers. -[squeaking in the distant]
Why, thank you.
[squeaking]
[♪ playful music playing]
[squeaking]
[gasps]
[sighs]
Where did all the babies go?
[sighs] I don't know.
I just wanted to be a great babysitter, like my sisters.
But, now I've lost all the cuttle babies.
Let us help you find them, Ariel.
But I'm the babysitter.
I'm supposed to do it on my own.
Who said you were supposed to babysit them on your own?
Well, no one.
-But, my sisters-- -Your sisters are twins.
That's two mermaids.
And when they need help, they ask each other.
-They do? -Yeah.
Even when they pretend to babysit me,
they take turns.
It's okay to ask for help, Ariel.
Yeah. We always ask you for help when we need it.
Especially me. I always need help.
♪ We're here for each other You're not alone ♪
♪ You don't have to do it on your o-own ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ If you need some help We'll always have your back ♪
[all] ♪ All you have to do is ask ♪
♪ Remember when you helped me with my show-and-tell ♪
♪ Or the time I needed help with my magic spells ♪
-♪ Anything you need ♪ -♪ We'll give it all we have ♪
[all] ♪ All you have to do is ask ♪
♪ All you have to do-do-do ♪
-♪ All you have to ♪ -[all] ♪ All you have to do is ask ♪
♪ All I have to do-do-do ♪
-[all] ♪ We'll be here for you-you-you ♪ -♪ I can ask you ♪
[all] ♪ All you have to do is ♪
♪ You can help me do this ♪
[all] ♪ All you have to do is ask ♪
You're the best friends ever. And you're right.
I didn't have to do it all by myself.
I needed help and I should have asked for it.
[gasps] Jumping jellyfish.
That's it.
Is it okay if I ask you for help now?
-[all] Yes. -Great.
Because I'm gonna need your help playing a game of hide and seek.
Uh, shouldn't we find the cuttle babies first?
This is how we're gonna find the cuttle babies.
Fernie said the cuttle babies love to hide.
They sure do.
So maybe if we hide, they'll come looking for us.
Like a game of hide and seek.
That's a great idea.
Yeah, hiding is my favorite.
Great. Now we just have to get them to play along.
Oh, cuttle babies. You're never gonna find us.
Miguel, Ayo, Kiana, Ezra and Gilberto!
Come out, come out, wherever you are.
[squeaking]
[chuckles] Good job, Flounder.
Now, let's hide in my room and see if they follow us inside.
[squeaking]
It's working.
[squeaking]
Hmm.
[all laughing]
[giggles]
[laughs]
[chuckles]
[laughs]
[gasps then chuckles]
[squeaking]
-Huh? Oh, you found me, Kiana. -[squeaking]
Oh, you're so cute.
[giggles]
-Huh? Ayo, you got me. -[squeaking]
-And I got you. -[squeaking]
[laughs] Come and get me, Gilberto.
-[laughs] -[squeaking]
-Boo! [laughs] -[squeaking]
Hey! I thought the cuttle babies didn't like to cuddle?
-Well, once they get to know you... -[squeaking]
...they love to cuddle.
-[squeaking] -[laughs] Ooh.
We got all the cuttle babies back
and I couldn't have done it without my friends.
Thanks for your help, everyone.
Okay, little cuttle babies. It's nap time.
-[squeaking] -[laughs]
Okay. One more round of hide and seek.
-[squeaking] -[all laughing]
[Flounder] Cuttle babies sure are a finful.
Just like Ms. Cuttles said they would be.
[Ms. Cuttles] Did I hear my name?
Oh, how wonderful. My babies hatched.
I hope they weren't too much trouble, Ariel.
They can be quite rambunctious when they hatch.
Maybe just a little bit. [laughs]
I'd say you did an excellent job babysitting.
Thank you so much.
You've become a great babysitter, Ariel,
just like your big sisters.
Babysitting is not as easy as I thought, Daddy.
But I had a little help from my friends.
-[all] Go cuttle baby sitters! -[laughs]
-Yes. -[gasps]
[snoring]
[all quietly] Go cuttle baby sitters.
[all laughing]
[Flounder] Flounder the Leader.
[laughing]
I'm so excited for all of us to play cricket today.
-It's gonna be so much fun. -[Lucia] I know.
I can't wait to get my game on and show you my special bowling throw.
Y-y-ya!
[grunts then laughs]
Wow, Lucia. Your throw was clamazing.
-[King T] Okay, kids. -[all gasp]
Time to suit up and put your pads on.
-[all cheering] -Oh, and don't forget your shellmets.
[grunts] I know how to play baseball.
But I've never played cricket before.
It's a little different, right?
Cricket is a little different than baseball, Fernie,
but I can show you how to play.
Just watch.
When you're the bowler, you throw the ball.
[grunts]
When you're the batter,
you try to hit the ball with the flat bat like this.
[grunts]
And then the batter swims over to this to score a point.
It's called a wicket.
Which I think is really fun to say.
Wicket!
Wicket.
[all laughing]
Gather around, everyone.
It's time to pick the teams.
It must be hard being a leader like your dad.
He has to rule the ocean and pick the teams for the cricket game.
That's a lot.
[jingling]
Okay, everyone.
Sebastian, Ayanna, Alanna, Ursula and Ravi,
you'll be on the yellow team.
Ariel, Flounder, Fernie and Lucia, you're on the green team with me.
-[all cheering] -Yes!
I'll be the team captain of the green team.
Ursula, you can be the yellow team captain.
Obviously, brother.
-Go yellow team! -[cheeping]
Let's play cricket.
[all cheering]
[♪ dramatic music playing]
[grip tightening]
[chuckles] Mmm-hmm.
Let's do this.
-[grunts] -[cheering]
Excuse me, sir. Pardon me, sir.
-Important message for you, sir. -Whoa! Whoa!
-[whispering] -Mmm-hmm. I see. Ooh.
-Huh? -Huh?
I am sorry to say I have some important business back at the palace,
but keep playing while I'm gone.
But if you leave Mr. King Triton Sir,
the green team won't have a team captain.
And we can't play without one.
Ooh. Good point.
-Hmm. -[gasps]
Jumping jellyfish. That's it.
Maybe Flounder can be team captain, Daddy.
-He knows a lot about cricket. -Mmm-hmm.
-[Ariel] I bet he'd do great. -[gasps]
That's a great idea, Ariel.
Flounder's kind and listens to others.
Those are the things that make a good leader
and a good team captain.
-[laughs] -Have fun everyone.
And I know you'll do great, Captain Flounder.
Hmm. "Captain Flounder."
-Leader of the team. -[♪ upbeat music playing]
♪ Step aside There's a new king in town ♪
♪ It's about time That they give me a crown ♪
♪ I'll be good I'll do great ♪
♪ They'll be cheering my name ♪
♪ I'll be the best leader ever ♪
♪ Picture me the bravest fish you know ♪
♪ Hear ye, hear ye ♪
♪ King Flounder's on the throne ♪
♪ I'll be good, I'll do great Blow King Triton away ♪
♪ I'll be the best you've ever seen ♪
♪ The best there's ever been ♪
♪ I'll be the best leader ever ♪
Flounder?
[laughing] Let's play!
[blows whistle]
[all] Go green team!
[all cheering]
-Ariel, I think it's time... -Huh?
...for me to do some team captaining.
-Mmm. -I know.
-I'll give Lucia some tips. -Uh...
Hey, Lucia, I've got some tips to help you throw the ball.
I'm good, Captain.
I've played cricket a bunch of times.
Trust me, I'm a really great bowler.
Just watch.
[♪ upbeat music playing]
-[blows whistle] -[Ariel and Lucia shout]
Lucia! Be sure to bend your fin.
Flounder, Lucia said she's played lots of cricket.
Maybe you should listen to her before giving suggestions.
I'm just being a great team captain by helping.
Hmm.
[blows whistle]
-[Lucia] Hey! -Ahhh!
What now, Flounder? I was bowling.
Try not kicking your fin so high.
[♪ upbeat music playing]
-[Flounder blows whistle] -[gasps]
Oh. And don't forget to have fun.
[sighs]
[♪ upbeat music playing]
-[gasps] -Time out!
Now, Fernie, this may be a better way to hold the bat.
[screaming]
-Better if you twist to the left... -Huh?
...but keep your bat down and to the right. Like this.
-[shrieks] -[grunts]
Captain, this, uh, doesn't feel quite right to me.
Can I try a new position?
[grunts]
No, this is the right position.
-You know what? -Huh?
I think I'll just go ahead and bat for you, Fernie.
Show you how.
Why don't you sit on the bench out of the way?
So you won't get hurt.
Oh, okay. You're the captain.
[♪ emotional music playing]
[Flounder] Okay, green team.
Pretend these little green shells on the board are you all.
Now, let's make a plan.
-Captain Flounder? I was thinking-- -Hang on Fernie.
I have an idea.
Lucia, instead of bowling here,
I'm gonna move you over to this bench so you can watch me.
-Wait. What? But Captain-- -One second Lucia.
Fernie, I'm also gonna keep you on the bench.
Flounder, we're supposed to be a team.
Hang on, Ariel.
I just got another idea.
You'll be on the bench with the team to help with any questions they have.
It'll work great.
Okay, everybody, let's play some cricket.
[sighing sadly]
Here, I'll show you how it's done, Ayanna.
-After all, I am team captain. -Hmm.
[grunts]
-How about that hit, team? -[shrieks]
-[gasps] -Oh, yeah! Another score.
♪ Green, green best ever team ♪
-Go green! -[King T] Huh?
[Flounder] Whoo-hoo! Yeah!
-[sighs] -[Flounder laughs]
[Ariel gasps]
Hi, Daddy.
Is Flounder really the only green team player on the field?
-Go green! -I think Flounder got confused
about what it means to be a team captain.
We're all benched.
Ah. I see. [whistles]
[gasps] Oh!
Hey, Mr. King Triton Sir.
Look at us. We're the best team ever!
Okay. Fins in, everybody.
-[groans] -[groans]
Huh? What's the matter?
Uh, I don't get it.
Wasn't I being a good team captain?
Flounder, how about we all have a little chat?
Flounder, none of us are having fun.
You aren't? But why?
Because all we did was sit on the bench most of the game
while you played the game for us.
But, I thought I was being a good team captain.
You know, like you, Mr. King Triton Sir.
-Hmm? -You're a great leader.
You see, Flounder, I picked you
to be the leader of this team and made you team captain
because you're a kind person and you listen to others.
Now, would you say you were kind
and listening to your friends today?
[sighs]
[♪ dramatic music playing]
I guess I wasn't.
I didn't listen
when Lucia told me she knew how to bowl.
And I didn't listen
when Fernie wanted to swing the bat his own way.
When I was a younger king,
I thought bossing people around was the way to lead.
But then I started listening to others
and it turns out they had a lot of really good ideas.
Listen and don't be bossy.
I get it now.
And thank you.
You're the greatest leader I've ever known, Mr. King Triton Sir.
[laughs] Yeah, well,
there's always time to learn and still room to fix your mistake.
You're right.
But there's something I have to do first.
[both sigh wearily]
-[Flounder] Hey, team. -Huh?
[Flounder] I realized that as the team captain,
I wasn't being a good leader.
I just bossed you all around
and didn't listen to your ideas.
And made you sit on the bench.
I was wrong. We're a team.
And I'm sorry.
So, I'm going to go sit on the bench.
But, Flounder,
we don't want you to sit on the bench.
You don't?
[Lucia] No way.
You said you were sorry.
And we still want you to be the captain, Captain.
Really? Thanks.
Well, let's play!
[laughs then blows whistle]
[♪ upbeat music playing]
Go green team!
I think this is my best way to bat.
I love it, Fernie. Go for it.
Fantastic form, Lucia.
Thanks, Captain.
You're turning into a great team captain, Flounder.
He sure is, Daddy. [chuckles]
Thank to you, my best teachers ever.
Ariel and Mr. Your Honor, Great Leader, Kind Triton Sir.
-[laughs] That's a lot of names. -[whistle blows]
Oh! My time to bat.
I have one suggestion.
And that is?
-[laughs] Do your best, sir. -[Ariel laughs]
[laughs]
Whoo-hoo! Let's play!
[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! ♪