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| Filming in June 2004. Bro is just chillin. |
Original airdate: August 23, 2004
Story by Magnus Scheving
Written by Noah Zachary, Cole Louie, Adam Peltzman, Magnus Scheving
Directed by Magnus Scheving
Executive producers - Magnus Scheving, Ragnheidur Melsted, Raymond P. Le Gue, Mark Read, Brown Johnson, Kay Wilson Stallings
Starring Magnus Scheving, Stefan Karl Steffanson, Julianna Rose Mauriello
Puppeteers - Ronald Binion, Gudmondor Thor Karason, Jodi Eichelberger, David Matthew Feldman, Julie Westwood, Amanda Maddock
Hero for a Day is the seventh LazyTown episode, but the first one to center around the theme of being a hero. Ziggy wants to be a hero like Sportacus, but he stuffs it up multiple times.
The episode begins with a pun on the alphabet. Sportacus grabs a bowl and he puts some Sportscandy in it - carrots for Vitamin A, potatoes for vitamin B, and tomatoes for vitamin C.
Meanwhile in the town, Ziggy (a.k.a Sweetacus) is practicing saving someone.. on a lollipop. Is it just me, or has Ziggy been eating the same lollipop for 4 seasons? Anyways, he ends up eating the lollipop. Not so safe if you ask me.
Stephanie is at Pixel’s house, and Pixel has made the blueprint for the treehouse that they want to build (I have no idea if a program for this type of stuff exists). Stephanie asks when they will make it with real wood and stuff but Pixel doesn’t understand. Cue Ziggy who comes running in Pixel’s house.
He leans on one button and turns off all the tech in Pixel’s house. Considering how much Pixel uses his devices, I think Ziggy did something good, which is why I don’t get how angry he is.. until Pixel reveals he lost the clubhouse program. But I don’t think it was really all that serious for Pixel to start yelling at Ziggy. In Robbie’s lair he is trying to sleep but fails.
He is confused and annoyed as to why he can’t sleep - he’s counted sheep, he’s tired, and he’s slept on his blanket. Maybe try covering yourself with the blanket? Anyways, Robbie says he has been awake for three days, but his fingers show the number five. What a villain. Robbie then questions if he is asleep and that he’s in a dream. He tests it out by pinching himself. He then screams real loudly (and pretty funnily) accompanied by a “Snake-in-Eagle’s-Shadowesque” tune of mashing piano keys at the same time.
Milford is delivering a letter to the mail, but he has forgotten to put a stamp on a letter to the president. He puts the letters in his mouth and checks his pocket. Ziggy sees him and thinks he’s choking (if he was choking he wouldn’t be acting so normal..) and jumps onto his back. He then hits him on the back and makes him spit out the letters. Then they fly away because of the wind.
Sportacus’ crystal beeps while he is in the airship, and he gives the mayor back the letter by jumping high up in the air, grabbing hold of a tree branch, doing a little flip on it, letting go, then catching the letter in mid air. He then flips over to Milford then gives him the letter. How awesome!! He even tells Ziggy to take his super hero steps small at a time. He asks Milford if there are any small super hero jobs for him to do, but Milford says no. He then runs over to the kids making their treehouse, but runs right into a pile of wood. It seems that everyone except Stephanie is mad at him.. until he offers to carry some wood and breaks the blueprint into half.
While Sportacus is going back to his airship, his crystal beeps. Ziggy is trying to tape the blueprint back (can’t he take a hint..?) but he gets himself wrapped up in tape (you have to be real stupid to do that). He tries to do a flip like Sportacus, but Sportacus catches him while he is in midair. Anyways, Robbie decides to come out of his lair, but it’s too bright for him, so he uses some sunflowers as his sunglasses (and gets hurt in the process of exiting the lair, considering he can’t see).
Ziggy is sitting on a bench sadly until Sportacus comes up to him, asking what’s wrong. Ziggy says he is a super zero and Sportacus asks why he wants to be a hero and then he says to do cool tricks.. SUPERHEROES ARE SUPPOSED TO SAVE PEOPLE, ZIGGY. DOES SUPERMAN FLIP AROUND EVERY TWO SECONDS??
Anyways, Sportacus says that to be a hero that he needs practice. Cue a hilarious montage between the two. They practice putting on goggles, superhero poses, the signature move, pushups, jumping over hurdles, running on the spot, skipping rope, kata, tennis, basketball, and Ziggy messes up a lot but Sportacus doesn’t get angry. In the end, he ends up getting the ball in the hoop.
Ziggy is so inspired by Sportacus that he even stops eating his lollipop! It’s nice to see some character development. Anyways, Robbie is once again sleeping outside (reused footage from Sleepless in LazyTown, which was shot just before this episode), probably ready to complain about the noise. Meanwhile, Trixie, Pixel & Stephanie are pulling up one of the walls of their treehouse using ropes, and Ziggy makes them lose hold of the ropes.
Trixie decides to give Ziggy the jobs of putting up curtains, because no normal person can mess that up.. except ZIGGY FLIPPING ZWEETS. He jumps through the window and the three have to get him out themselves.
Trixie wants to scold Ziggy (I would too), but he says he’s fine, then he leans on the wall and their whole treehouse comes crashing down. LITERALLY. All their hard work destroyed all because of Ziggy.
Anyways, they restart working on the treehouse and sing Step by Step. Robbie is still on the bench trying to sleep when the kids start hammering (hey, go inside, much more quieter there!!) and he goes to complain about why they are building a treehouse. Then he mocks them when they talk about all the fun stuff they’ll do there. Stefan Karl is hilarious. Anyways, they go get more wood.
Ziggy is considering joining the circus, but then he reveals his fear of elephants. I really don’t blame him considering they can kill you with one stomp. He’s sulking across the streets of LazyTown. Meanwhile, Robbie is working on his plan to cut a tree branch so it lands on the treehouse. Pretty smart!
Ziggy is in his bed by himself sad, but he remembers that they are his friends and they will want his help.
So.. Robbie’s plan might’ve been smart, but he isn’t. While cutting the tree with a saw, HE LITERALLY SITS on the tree. He also says that the tree is too strong. “What is this made outta, wood?”
Anyways, Sportacus’ crystal beeps and he sees Robbie. Robbie asks for help.. then after he sees Sportacus he tells him to go away. I’d just cut the tree even more if I was him. That’s what I like about Sportacus. Robbie hates him, but Robbie is in danger, and Sportacus saves him.
While Ziggy is near, the tree branch is hanging like a loose tooth and is about to fall on Robbie. He grabs a pole, puts it against the wall and jumps over the wall, pushing Robbie over.
Ziggy has did it - he finally saved someone that wasn’t a lollipop. But Robbie is not grateful a single bit, so Trixie snaps a stick in half and Robbie jumps into Sportacus’ arms. Robbie says that everything is so tiring, then he falls asleep. Now, I’m not shipping Sportarobbie or anything, but you can visibly see Sportacus feels bad for Robbie.
Sportacus puts him to sleep on the nearest wall, and tries to be as quiet as he possibly can. Then they sing the Bing Bang song as loud as they possibly can. Meanwhile, Robbie’s sleep is interrupted by a fly. While swatting his hands, he falls off the wall. Thus marks the end of episode.
In all honesty, nothing special.
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