Sidekick Clio

"Sidekick Clio" is the fifty-second episode of the Disney Junior animated series Sofia the First, which premiered on July 22, 2015. It's the final episode of the second season.

Plot
At Royal Prep, the students are giving Hildegard, who is going on vacation for a week, a going away party planned by Princess Clio. After putting her going away presents in her flying coach, Hildegard flies way, leaving Clio sad. In the auditorium, the students meet their new theater teacher, Miss Elodie. She announces that they are doing Hello Polly, a musical about a parrot searching for a runaway sister, and gives everyone lists of assignments and tells them that tryouts are Friday. Clio offers to help Sofia get ready for the play since she doesn't know what to do with herself with Hildegard gone.

Sofia arrives at the Royal Palace of Corinthia and discovers sides of Clio she hasn't shown because of Hildegard and, through a duet, discovers Clio's talents. Clio tells Sofia that she does everything Hildegard wants because she's her best friend. Meanwhile, Roland enlists Cedric to help James with the stage effects, to his annoyance. Sofia gets Clio to sing in front of Miss Elodie who insists that she take part in the school play. Hildegard however comes back early due to a warm spell in North Freezenburg and demands that Clio choose between her and the play. Predictably, Clio chooses Hildegard, to Sofia's disappointment.

Amber helps Sofia bring Hildegard and Clio inside the auditorium, where Clio takes part in tryouts, to Hildegard's disappointment. Amber tells her off, stating that having a best friend is more important than always having things your way.

Clio does the play, having gotten the lead role of Polly, with Princess Kari playing Polly's sister, and the play is a success. Hildegard arrives in time for the final number and, after the play, reconciles with Clio.

Cast

 * Ariel Winter as Sofia
 * Darcy Rose Byrnes as Princess Amber
 * Travis Willingham as King Roland II
 * Coco Grayson as Princess Hildegard
 * Tyler Merna as Prince James
 * Harley Graham as Princess Clio (Jenna Lea Rosen singing voice)
 * Kiara Muhammad as Princess Kari
 * Tania Gunadi as Miss Elodie
 * Jess Harnell as Cedric the Sorcerer

Songs

 * My First Flight
 * Wings of a Dream

Trivia

 * This is the first time Sofia visits Clio's home kingdom, Corinthia.
 * Prince Hugo's father is seen in the front row of the audience. This episode marks his second appearance, the first being "The Flying Crown".
 * In this episode it is revealed that Hildegard makes Clio do her homework and pour tea at her tea parties.
 * It is revealed in this episode that Amber has learnt how to sew, as Sofia promised to teach her in "Princess Butterfly".
 * This is Cedric's last appearance in the second season.
 * This is the first time Clio's palace is seen in the show.
 * Jin, Jun, and Hugo wear their costumes from "Princess Butterfly".
 * Cedric introduces himself to Miss Elodie as "Cedric the Sensational", the nickname Sofia gave him in "Mystic Meadows".
 * Sofia sang a Mother Goose song in this episode, which is The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
 * Hello Polly is a pun on Hello Dolly! which its songs and clips are heard in WALL-E.
 * This is the second time Prince Hugo is seen in his princely clothes, the first being "The Flying Crown".
 * This is the second time Jenna Lea Rosen (singing voice of Clio) and Ariel Winter sing a duet, the first being "The Princess Stays in the Picture" where Rosen was the singing voice for Hildegard in the song Know It All.
 * This is an episode that features two songs. This is the first time they are both duets.
 * Professor Popov makes a cameo in a picture.
 * This is second time Clio has a different hairstyle.
 * This is the second time Amber provides Hildegard the maternal role Sofia normally provides for her. The first time was in The Princess Test.

Goofs

 * For some strange reason, there are two "Juns" and another "Clio" onstage during the play. One is on the ground dressed like a flamingo, and the other is suspended on a wire in her Fauna costume from "Princess Butterfly." The other Clio is also in her leopard costume from the same episode.