Substitute Cedric

"Substitute Cedric" is the forty-fifth episode of the Disney Junior series Sofia the First, which premiered on February 20, 2015.

Plot
At Royal Prep, the students are learning the bouncing spell in sorcery class. Sofia learns it without any trouble but everyone else just can't seem to get it down. Flora announces that She, Fauna and Merryweather are going to the united fairy teachers meeting. But Fauna forgot about this and therefore didn't find a substitute teacher for sorcery class. Sofia decides to ask Cedric to be the substitute. At first, Cedric doesn't want to but Sofia manages to convince him by telling him there's an ingredient he needs for his potion in the greenhouse at Royal Prep.

The next day, at Royal Prep, Cedric resumes the bouncing spell lesson. Meanwhile three students known as Elliot, Amy and Kurt who are from Hexley Hall, Cedric's former sorcery school, show up and start playing magical pranks on everyone. James and Amber tell Sofia that every year the students from Hexley Hall play magical pranks at Royal Prep that leave the school in disarray for months and the tricks are far from harmless. At first, Cedric doesn't want to stop them but Sofia reminds him that he's in charge and failing to handle three kids will make him look foolish. Cedric tries to stop them but they overpower him and stick him in a chair with a sticking spell. Cedric teaches Sofia and the others the disappearing spell to fix the damage. They all try it, but everyone fails. Vivian isn't even trying because she has no confidence. Through a song, Cedric tells the children the key to casting successful magic is to keep trying and never give up. One by one, everyone finally gets the spell down.

Meanwhile, the Hexley Hall trio cast the spell for their ultimate prank: Filling Royal Prep with bubbles to make the school float away. Sofia and her friends try to stop them but the trio overpower them. Vivian saves her friends and they all stop the trio with the bouncing spell. Then, they save the school with the disappearing spell. When the fairies get back, Cedric tells them what happened and the fairies assure them that the headmaster of Hexley Hall will hear about it and punish the trio. They then free Cedric who leads them back to class to continue teaching them magic.

Cast

 * Ariel Winter as Sofia
 * Joshua Carlon as Prince Desmond
 * Darcy Rose Byrnes as Princess Amber
 * Sabrina Carpenter as Princess Vivian
 * Zach Callison as Prince James
 * Jess Harnell as Cedric the Sorcerer / Sir Gillium
 * Barbara Dirickson as Flora
 * Russi Taylor as Fauna
 * Jim Cummings as Wormwood
 * Nolan Gould as Elliot
 * Liliana Mumy as Amy
 * Bridger Zadina as Kurt

Songs

 * Never Forget The Sorcerer's Secret

Goofs

 * Sir Gillium intervenes the Pranksters, but they put him in the clock tower. In the scene where the song is set in, Sir Gillium is instead in a room where the floor becomes a trampoline. After Miss Fauna and Miss Flora arrived, Sir Gillium calls help in the clock tower.

Trivia

 * This is the fourth episode where Cedric sings, as well as his second solo song. His first solo was Cedric The Great in "Cedric's Apprentice", he sung the duet I'll Get My/That Amulet with Sofia in "The Amulet of Avalor" and was featured in the song Mystic Meadows in the episode of the same name.
 * This episode shows flashbacks when Cedric was a little boy. This is also the fifth episode that features a flashback of characters, the others were "Let The Good Times Troll", "Baileywick's Day Off", "Mom's the Word" and "The Princess Stays in the Picture".
 * He has made reference of his flashback in this episode in the lyrics of "Cedric the Great" in episode "Cedric's Apprentice".
 * This is the third time these flashbacks are happening during the episode's song. The first two were in "Mom's the Word" and "The Princess Stays in the Picture".
 * This is the second time Desmond and Vivian both play an active role together. The first was "Enchanted Science Fair".
 * The painting James remove the mustaches from is a copy of a famous British painting entitled "The Two Princes in the Tower" depicting Richard and Edward V of England. The painting was originally done in 1483.
 * Two paintings of Aunt Tilly and the Old Man from "The Princess Stays in the Picture" can be seen in the school hallways.
 * Also among these paintings is one of Prince Zandar dressed as a pirate from "Baileywick's Day Off".
 * Electra from "The Flying Crown" also appears as a cameo in a painting as well.
 * This is the third episode which trouble triggers in Royal Prep. The first was "Make Way for Miss Nettle", then second was "Scrambled Pets".
 * This is Cedric's first visit at Royal Prep.
 * The Three Good Fairies meet Cedric for the second time, the first was "Tea for Too Many".
 * Cedric and Sir Gillium meet for the first time, however they are both voiced by Jess Harnell.
 * This is the Second time some of Royal Prep Students wear their Gym uniforms, first being "Scrambled Pets".
 * Other Princesses are seen trying to learn how to horseback ride just like Sofia.
 * Sir Gillium is seen teaching other Princesses how to Horseback ride.
 * Minimus makes a cameo in this episode.
 * When filling the school with bubbles the three Pranksters chant, "Bubble, bubble, let's make trouble! Fill this school on the double!" which is quite similar to the Three Witches' chant from Macbeth.