"Let the Good Times Troll" is the third episode of the Disney Jr. animated series Sofia the First. It premiered on January 25, 2013.
Plot[]
Sofia, James, and Amber are flying kites when Sofia trips and loses hers, which falls down a hill and onto the shore near the castle. She is about to go down and retrieve it when Amber tells her the area down below is where the Castle Trolls live, and that they're supposed to be dangerous. However, Sofia still goes down there, anyway, though she is scared off when she sees a troll peering out through the rocks and leaves her torn kite behind. Sofia brings up the trolls at dinner, which prompts King Roland to mention the story of King Gideon and the trolls. James tells the story, and it turns out many years ago when his and Amber's great-grandfather Gideon was King, he heard a loud thumping outside the castle one night, and discovered a bunch of trolls banging their clubs on the ground in the courtyard. The frightened King summoned his guards to chase the trolls away and since then, no one has ever seen them outside their cave because King Gideon made a rule saying that the trolls have to stay below in their cave and the castle's inhabitants have to stay above close to the castle.
The next morning, Sofia's repaired kite has somehow been returned to her. Realizing the troll she saw yesterday must have fixed it and returned it, and despite her animal friends being worried, she decides to go and thank him. While Sofia is looking around in the cave for the troll, he suddenly pulls her off the bridge she was crossing, since it's unsafe. He then introduces himself as Gnarlie and confirms that he was the one who fixed and returned her kite. He apologizes for frightening her and she forgives him. Then he brings her to the grotto, where there is a giant celling of crystals that look like a starry night sky, since the trolls love looking at stars. Sofia meets a little troll named Teeni. When Sofia asks why they stay in the cave looking at the pretend stars instead of going out to see the real ones, Gnarly tells her the story she was told last night, though from the trolls' point of view: It was their great-grandparent trolls that went out to look at the stars that night and were so happy they started banging their clubs on the ground, before they were chased away by the king's guards and forbidden to leave their cave again. Sofia also learns that the trolls make music by banging their clubs against the ground, and realizes that King Gideon's story was all a misunderstanding that occurred because the former King had jumped to conclusions without getting the facts first. The Trolls show her how they make music and she sees how good-hearted they really are. Sofia returns to the castle and tells James about her meeting with the trolls and what actually happened between them and King Gideon. The two decide to come up with a plan to show everyone there is no reason to be afraid of the trolls. When they notice a troupe of acrobats going into the castle, who will be performing for their family that night after dinner, Sofia comes up with an idea to have the trolls perform for their family. Sofia tells Gnarly that she and James can sneak them in while everyone else is having dessert, and they will hide until the acrobats are done performing. Although Gnarly is unsure, he still agrees to go along with the plan.
After dinner, Sofia and James claim they are full and don't want dessert and then run off. They carefully bring the Trolls into the castle and successfully bring them into the throne room and behind the curtains, where they will wait until Sofia announces there is one more surprise. Once the acrobats show is over, Sofia makes the announcement and, after James pulls back the curtains, the trolls reveal themselves and begin to make their music. Thinking they're attacking, Roland orders his guards to seize them, despite Sofia's plea to leave them alone. The trolls manage to escape, but Roland remains displeased about Sofia bringing them into the castle and has her, along with James and Amber, sent to their rooms until the castle is confirmed to be safe, as he plans with Baileywick to have a guard placed outside the trolls' cave by tomorrow. Knowing she may never see her new friends again, Sofia goes to the cave with her animal friends so she can apologize to Gnarly and say goodbye since this will be her only chance to do so. In her haste to get to the cave, Sofia fails to be notice that she has been spotted by Roland, who goes after her. Roland manages to catch up with Sofia as she once again tries to cross the unsafe bridge, resulting in the two of them falling through it and into a pit down below. The animal friends decide to get help, and while trapped together at the bottom of the pit, Sofia tells her step-father everything about the trolls, including the fact that they were really making music the night King Gideon saw them, but he didn't listen and tells her dad that he was not any better tonight because he didn't listen either. Just then, Gnarly and the other trolls arrive to help pull Sofia and Roland safely out of the pit. Once everyone is safe and sound, Roland apologizes for how the trolls have been treated and decides to make things right. Teeni crawls through the crowd of trolls, and as Roland says that he is going to make a Royal Proclamation, Teeni asks about it, so he picks her up and explains that a proclamation is a big announcement that only Rulers get to make. So then the next night, the trolls are brought back up to the castle and everyone gathers in the observatory. The King announces that the trolls are really good-hearted and are now free to come up from their cave and look at the stars whenever they want. Everyone is happy about the good news and celebrates.
Cast[]
- Ariel Winter as Sofia
- Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda
- Wayne Brady as Clover
- Tim Gunn as Baileywick
- Darcy Rose Byrnes as Princess Amber
- Zach Callison as Prince James
- Travis Willingham as King Roland II
- Ashley Eckstein as Mia
- Meghan Strange as Robin
- Zoe Robb as Teeni
- Carlos Alazraqui as Gnarlie
Song[]
Trivia[]
- The title is based on "Let the Good Times Roll".
- "Let the Good Times Roll" is also the name of a jump blues song by Louis Jordan.
- The phrase was also sung in The Cars' song "Good Times Roll".
- This episode also makes references to two songs by Qulinez, "Troll" and "Noise".
- This is the first time Roland shows that he is very protective of Sofia.
- This is the first time Sofia is seen wearing a robe.
- This is the first time Sofia strengthens ties between her family and supernatural creatures.
- Moral: Don't jump to conclusions until you have all the facts.
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