Minding the Manor

"Minding the Manor" is the fifty-seventh episode of the Disney Junior animated series Sofia the First, which is premiered on October 2, 2015.

Plot
Sofia arrives at her Aunt Tilly's manor to help her get ready for her garden party. Once inside, she meets Spruce and the magic music box. Tilly leaves to go get the snickerdoodle sandwitches and broccoli bonbons and leaves Sofia in charge. At first, Sofia doesn't think she can do it but Tilly, through a song, tells her she can do it. After Tilly leaves, Sofia and Spruce cleans up the manor for the party.

Sofia plays a green roll on the magic music box. This turns out to be a big mistake because this bring the manor's gargoyles to life. Lead by Muck, they decide to take over Tilly's manor. When Sofia and Spruce discover them, they try to keep them out but the gargoyles get in through the chimney and kick the pair out. Sofia and Spruce get back inside using a secret passageway and turn the gargoyles back to stone using the stone roll. They then finish cleaing up the manor.

When Tilly gets back, she and Spruce reveal to Sofia that the whole thing was a test and she passed. As a reward, Tilly gives Sofia a book she says will lead her to her destiny. She then brings the gargoyles back to life and invites them to the party, to their delight.

Cast

 * Ariel Winter as Princess Sofia
 * Bonnie Hunt as Aunt Tilly
 * David Koechner as Muck
 * Greg Ellis As Spruce

Song

 * It's Up To You

Trivia

 * This is Aunt Tilly's third appearance in the series, following "Great Aunt-Venture" and "The Silent Knight".
 * Aunt Tilly sings for the second time in this episode.
 * David Koechner is also known as Dennis in Final Destination 5 and Chet in Piranha 3DD.
 * The Shield of Valor from "The Silent Knight" makes a cameo in this episode along with Sir Bartleby's helmet.
 * It's revealed in this episode that Sofia's room used to be Tilly's room when she lived in Enchancia Castle.
 * This episode foreshadows Sofia the First: The Secret Library. The book Tilly gives Sofia contains the magical book that's the secret library's key.