Strike Up the Sand

Strike Up the Sand is the 16th episode of Aladdin that aired on September 23, 1994. It is the 15th episode to air in syndication.

Synopsis
After helping fellow street rat Sadira, Aladdin finds that she has fallen in love with him and quickly rejects her. However, finding books on Sand Magic, Sadira tries to use the spells to make Aladdin fall in love with her by conjuring a sand beast to kidnap Jasmine.

Plot
While Jasmine is looking for clothes for Aladdin, Aladdin sees a girl named Sadira getting chased by Razoul and the other guards for stealing a watermelon. He rescues her by tricking Razoul into thinking she's a Royal Fruit Inspector. After the guards leave them alone, Sadira falls in love Aladdin, who leaves uncomfortably. While Genie gives Aladdin advice about women, they run into Sadira again. Aladdin tells her that he's looking for Jasmine, but Sadira keeps following him. Then, Jasmine shows up with a brocade for Aladdin. The girls meet each other and then Razoul shows up, still believing Sadira's a fruit inspector. But after Jasmine tells her that there is no fruit inspector in Agrabah, the guards go after Sadira again. She hides in an abandoned building and loses the guards. She then complains about Jasmine being a princess and then falls down to an ancient ruin. A voice tells her that she has entered an inner sanctum of the Witches of the Sand. Sadira says that the Witches of the Sand disappeared thousands of years ago and then a worm shows up and leaves the ruin. He tells Sadira to read the scrolls about the Witches of the Sand. Sadira picks up an amulet and reads the scrolls. She then creates a sand beast with the amulet and tells him that she has a crush on Aladdin and she wants him to get rid of Jasmine. While Jasmine is making Aladdin try on an new, ugly outfit, the sand beast shows up and kidnaps the princess. When the beast gets back in the ruins, Sadira, now dressed in a nicer outfit, doesn't know what to do with Jasmine. When Aladdin and the gang show up, the beast eats the amulet, lets go of Jasmine and decides to take matters into his own hands. Everyone tries to escape him, but they are unable to, so they have an idea. They make the beast spit out the amulet and Sadira gets rid of the monster. After Sadira apologizes to the gang, they invite her to have dinner at the palace, but Sadira says that she would rather be alone. When the gang leaves, Sadira picks up a scroll, reads it, and has another idea to make Aladdin love her.