"Summer of El Patín" is the first segment of the seventh episode of the Disney Channel animated series Primos.
Synopsis[]
Tater tracks down a mysterious masked skater.
Plot[]
Tater is looking through the mail to find her latest issue of Romancimorphs Magazine. She finds an ad revealing that Hacienda Hills is holding auditions for Romanicmorphs on Ice. Tater believes that part of her final form involves her becoming an "Ice-Tater" and makes plans to become a professional ice skater, though Nellie points out how ridiculous that sounds. At the ice rink, it becomes evident that Tater has zero ice skating abilities. She is in awe of a costumed muscular skater named El Patín whose identity is unknown to everyone as he has a habit of disappearing. After grabbing a piece of his clothing, Tater gets ChaCha to scent him out.
Tater is lead to a dumpster at the side of the ice rink and finds a hidden entrance to reveal the El Patín costume as well as Scooter who pathetically tries to hide. Tater realizes that they are one and the same and Scooter comes clean about his secret hobby of skating. The reason he wears a costume is because he is nervous about showing off his talents. Tater agrees to keep his secret so that he can train her to be a better skater. During the training, Tater learns that Scooter made the costume himself and asks that he do the same for her. Together, the two of them audition for Romancimorphs on Ice as a costumed duo.
At the audition, Tater and Scooter do an excellent job wowing the crowd with their performance. During a particular move, Scooter's mask comes off, causing him to freeze up. The rest of the primos cheer him on as Tater removes her mask and eases Scooter to continue the routine with her. They stick the landing and get a 10 across the board, however Tater forgot to read the fine print that the auditions were for those 16 and older, though Tater is confident that this means she can try again. Scooter thanks Tater for boosting his confidence. Later, Lita discovers that Buela also doubles as a masked ice skater.
Cast[]
- Myrna Velasco as Tater Ramirez Humphrey
- Melissa Villaseñor as Nellie Ramirez Humphrey
- Angélica María as Buela Ramirez
- Sarah Tubert as Lucita Perez
- Rick Simon as Big Nacho Ramirez
- Jonathan Melo as Scooter Perez
- Elizabeth Grullón as Lita Perez
- Natasha Kline as ChaCha Ramirez
Song[]
- "El Patín"
Trivia[]
- El Patín is Spanish for the skate.
- Scooter is revealed to be skilled in ice dancing, singing and costume making.
- This episode reveals that Lita also works at a the ice skating rink.
- Tater mentions the fact that she has barely met with Scooter this summer. It took the character seven episodes to speak for the first time. He is credited for speaking in "Summer of La Naturaleza", though it was mainly when the primos were speaking as a group.
