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Below is a transcribed copy of the Sofia the First episode "Ghostly Gala".

Speaker Dialogue
Princess Amber Now that is one scary-looking witch.
Princess Sofia Inventor Gwen helped me make it.
Princess Amber I don't know why we've never thrown a Halloween party before. Fabulous idea, Sofia.
Princess Sofia I loved going to haunted house parties back in the village. Well, they were more like haunted cottages. But this will be a haunted castle party. Come in. Hmm. No one's there.
Prince James Sofia, I finished the haunted tea party. Check it out. What do you think?
Princess Sofia Nice and creepy.
Princess Amber Ugh! Just come in already. There's no one here.
Princess Sofia That's weird.
Princess Amber Look! Weren't those skeletons just sitting?
Prince James They were.
Princess Sofia Maybe someone moved them when we weren't looking.
Princess Amber Who?
Princess Sofia I don't know.
Queen Miranda I can't wait for the party tonight, Sofia.
Princess Sofia This isn't everything. I have lots of spooky surprises planned.
Princess Amber Who did that?
Queen Miranda It's okay, Amber. It was probably just a breeze.
King Roland II This castle is a bit drafty.
Princess Amber You don't understand. Lots of strange things have been happening. First, there were knocks at the door, but no one was there. Then those skeletons stood up... on their own.
King Roland II I know we're all excited for the Halloween party. But let's not let our imaginations get the better of us.
Queen Miranda Oh, I get it, Sofia. This is one of your spooky surprises, isn't it?
Princess Sofia Uh, no.
Prince James Maybe there's a ghost in the castle.
Princess Amber Ghost? Daddy, we have to move to another castle immediately!
King Roland II Now, Amber, we all know there's no such thing as ghosts.
Queen Miranda Your father's right. I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for all this.
Princess Amber There better be.
Princess Sofia Well, I have to get more decorations. There's so much left to do for tonight.
Sir Dax Ooh... Ooh, spooky. Hee hee hee hee!
Princess Sofia What is that?
Sir Dax Oooh... Oh! Oh, butterfingers! Stop laughing at once.
Princess Sofia Huh?
Sir Dax You're not supposed to laugh at ghosts. You're supposed to be terrified.
Princess Sofia You're a ghost?
Sir Dax Indeed I am. Are you scared?
Princess Sofia Uh... Not really.
Sir Dax I'm going to have to try harder next time. You see, I'm not the type of ghost that enjoys going about haunting people. I'm more of a curl-up-in-the-attic-with-a-good-book type of ghost.
Princess Sofia Wait a second. Were you the one knocking on the door and blowing out the lights?
Sir Dax Yes, that was I. Sir Reginald Daxter Sutcliffe IV.
Princess Sofia Sir Reginald Daxter... What?
Sir Dax Just call me Dax.
Princess Sofia Why were you trying to scare us, Sir Dax?
Sir Dax Oh, I'm afraid I must frighten everyone out of the castle by nightfall.
Princess Sofia By nightfall? But you can't do that. My haunted castle party is tonight.
Sir Dax Not anymore, darling, because I'm hosting a Ghostly Gala tonight.
Princess Sofia A what?
Sir Dax A party for all the ghosts in the kingdom.
Princess Sofia But I have to throw my party. My whole family is looking forward to it.
Sir Dax And my ghostly guests are looking forward to my party. And none of them will show up if there are people in the castle. People always make such a fuss when they see ghosts. So, I need to scare everyone out by sundown or I can't have my gala. Ah, which does not give me much time. So I better get back to it. Toodle-oo!
Princess Sofia Please, Sir Dax. I don't want to let my family down.
Sir Dax Only one of us can have our party, my dear girl, and that will be me. So if you'll excuse me, I have to go scare the pants off your family. Well, not actually their pants, that would be impolite. But scare them I will.
Clover Ah. Nap time. The coziest, most relaxing time of... Ow! What's going on? Who's there?
Boo Boo! That's who. That's my name, Boo. I know it's kind of an obvious name for a ghost, but, hey, what are you gonna do?
Clover You're a ghost?
Boo Uh-uh-uh. Ghost bat, huh? See, see the wings?
Clover I didn't know the castle had ghosts.
Boo Oh, yeah. Boo!
Clover Boo, would you quit it?
Boo Are you kiddin'? This is the one day Dax finally lets me go out and do some actual haunting. Come on, no way I'm gonna stop now. Scare you later!
Princess Sofia Clover.
Clover Ahhh!
Princess Sofia Clover.
Clover Sofia?
Princess Sofia and Clover I just saw a ghost!
Princess Sofia You saw Sir Dax, too?
Clover Who? No, it was a ghost bat.
Princess Sofia There are two ghosts in the castle?
Clover I guess so. What do they want with us, Sofia?
Princess Sofia They're trying to scare us all out of the castle. But my haunted castle party is tonight and everyone is looking forward to it. What do I do?
Clover I-I-I don't know, Sofia.
Princess Sofia Maybe I'll tell my parents about them.
Clover Whoa, you do that and they'll cancel the party for sure. I know I wouldn't want to have company over with a bunch of ghosts floating around, scaring everybody, booing the hors d'oeuvres.
Princess Sofia Hmm. Wait. Sir Dax told me if he doesn't frighten all the people out of the castle by sundown, he can't have his Ghostly Gala. So all I have to do is keep him from scaring everyone until the sun goes down and I get to have my party.
Clover Great plan, kid.
Princess Sofia I just have to make whatever he's doing seem not so scary.
Clover All right, tell you what. I'll check the kitchen for ghosts... and snacks. You take the rest of the castle. Deal?
Princess Sofia Deal. Baileywick, have you seen any, uh, strange things happening?
Baileywick Not at all, Princess Sofia.
Princess Sofia Great. Huh?
Queen Miranda My goodness! The xylophone, it just started playing by itself.
Princess Sofia Oh, it must be Dax. Uh, don't worry, Mom. This is just one of the spooky surprises I planned for the party. I asked Mr. Cedric to enchant the xylophone to make it look haunted.
Queen Miranda Oh, it's a party trick?
Princess Sofia Uh-huh. Do you like it?
Queen Miranda It's very charming. Okay, well, I'm going to go check on the spook-ghetti and meatballs. See you in a bit.
Sir Dax Oh. What a bother! I'll have you know you spoiled a perfectly good scare.
Princess Sofia I'm not letting you scare everyone away.
Sir Dax We'll see about that.
Chef Eh?
Boo Boo!
Clover Yo, Boo. Is that you up there?
Boo The one and only. Hey, I'd love to stay and chat, but I got places to haunt, people to spook.
Clover Nah, you don't want to do that. Why don't you take a break and have a snack with me?
Boo Well, I could use a nibble, but...
Clover Come on. I can tell you're a gourmet ghost.
Boo All right, you convinced me.
Chef The kitchen's haunted. I'll show you.
Clover They're coming back. We better take our feast to-go.
Boo All right. I know a place we can eat in peace. Follow me.
Clover Check, one ghost out of the way.
Chef 2 Huh. I don't see a floating sandwich. In fact, I don't see any sandwiches! So you better get back to work.
Princess Sofia Everything okay? Nothing, you know, unusual to report?
Servant No, nothing out of the ordinary, Princess Sofia.
King Roland II Ah!
Sir Dax Ooh!
King Roland II Stay back, Sofia.
Princess Sofia Uh, it's okay, Dad. It's just a magic tie rack. It's one of my haunted castle surprises. Kind of spooky, isn't it? There you go.
King Roland II It's very entertaining, but perhaps you should keep the party tricks in the ballroom.
Princess Sofia Okay, Dad.
King Roland II What was that?
Princess Sofia You were right, the castle really is drafty. I better go check on my other party tricks. Well, see you later.
Sir Dax Princess Sofia! I'm trying as hard as I can to be frightening. I must insist you stop getting in my way.
Prince James Whoa! Sofia, was that a ghost?
Princess Sofia No! It was just another party trick.
Prince James I saw you talking to it. Come on, Sof. You can tell me the truth.
Princess Sofia Okay, there's a ghost in the castle. Two, actually.
Prince James Brilliant. I always hoped the castle would be haunted. Oh, Amber better not see the ghosts. You saw how afraid she was before. She said she'd make us move out of the castle.
Princess Sofia Oh, you're right. I can't let them scare Amber.
Prince James Hey! Where are you going?
Princess Sofia To make sure those ghosts don't ruin our haunted castle party.
Prince James Wait up. I'll help you.
Sir Dax Hmm. So all I have to do is scare Princess Amber. Surely, I can manage that. Because I'm scary enough, I'm frightening enough, and, by George, people are terrified of me. Perhaps, I'll fetch Boo to help me out. Tally ho!
Clover So this is where you guys hang out? Hmm, nice.
Boo Well, actually... Hello, I usually hang up here. But, yeah, this is our room. Come on, let's dig in.
Clover So, uh, what's with all the portraits?
Boo Oh, those are all of Dax's friends and family. Poor guy. He hasn't seen them in a really long time.
Clover Why not?
Boo Because they can only leave their castles and see each other at the Ghostly Gala. And get this. It only happens once every 100 years on Halloween.
Clover Huh?
Sir Dax 'Tis true. Now you see why I must throw my Ghostly Gala tonight. It's the only chance I'll get to see my dearly departed family and friends.

♪ Once every hundred years
All the ghosts across the land
Are free to leave their castles
For a party oh-so-grand
But if I cannot throw it
My friends and family
Will not see through each other
For another century

It's the Ghostly Gala
An evening full of thrills
Where the ghouls are ghastly
But still they get the chills
The owls will hoot ♪

Boo ♪ And the wolves will holla' ♪
Sir Dax

♪ 'Cause tonight's the night
Of the one and only Ghostly Gala

It's been so many moons
Since I've seen Auntie Bess
And Uncle Roy and Walter
That's why I'm in such distress
For this year I am hosting
And if I don't succeed
'Tis I that will be haunted
Until next century ♪

Sir Dax and Boo

♪ It's the Ghostly Gala
An evening full of thrills
Where the ghouls are ghastly
But still they get the chills ♪

Sir Dax ♪ The owls will hoot ♪
Boo ♪ And the wolves will holla' ♪
Sir Dax and Boo

♪ 'Cause tonight's the night
Of the one and only Ghostly Gala ♪

Sir Dax ♪ Each hundredth Halloween ♪
Boo ♪ It's a supernatural scene ♪
Sir Dax and Boo

♪ At the one and only
Ghastly Ghostly Gala ♪

Sir Dax ♪ Bodie-oh-do ♪
Boo Boo!
Clover You know, Dax, you should really tell Sofia about all this. Maybe you two could work something out.
Sir Dax Ugh! There's nothing to work out. She wants her party. I want mine. And time is running out. Boo, would you be a sport and help me give Princess Amber a most dreadful fright?
Boo Hey, I'm your bat. Scare ya later!
Clover Well, if he's not gonna tell her, I will.
Princess Sofia Maybe Amber's up in her room.
Clover Princess!
Princess Sofia Hold on. I'll be right back. What's going on?
Clover There's more to Dax's story than you think. You've got to talk to him.
Princess Sofia I already tried. He just won't listen.
Clover Well, that goes both ways. Maybe you should listen to each other a bit more.
Princess Amber Ah!
Prince James Come on!
Princess Sofia Sorry, Clover. I have to go.
Princess Amber Take my tiaras! Take my dresses! Just leave me alone!
Princess Sofia Oh, no! It's the ghosts.
Prince James Okay. Follow my lead.
Sir Dax Oooh....
Prince James Ooh... we're ghosts.
Princess Sofia Here to haunt you!
Princess Amber Wait. I know those voices. You two!
Prince James Oop, you caught us.
Princess Sofia Happy Halloween?
Princess Amber That's not funny, Sofia. And next time ask before you use my silk sheets. Really, Sofia? Is this the best you can do? I hope your party is scarier.
Sir Dax She ruined my scare again!
Princess Sofia And it's almost sundown, which means I get to have my party.
Sir Dax Up-up-up-up-up. Not quite yet. You've left me no choice, Princess. I must call in reinforcements. Come along, Boo.
Prince James What does he mean by "reinforcements"?
Princess Sofia I don't know, but we better find out.
Prince James Which way did he go?
Sir Dax That's it! No more Mr. Not-So-Scary Ghost!
Princess Sofia That way!
Sir Dax I know how to scare everyone out of the castle once and for all. Up we go, Boo. We must get to the top of the castle.
Princess Sofia He's heading to the observatory.
Princess Sofia and Prince James Dax?
Princess Sofia Dax, what are you doing?
Sir Dax I'm not going to let you stop my Ghostly Gala, darling. And since I haven't been able to scare anyone away, I'm going to summon some creatures who will. Be a sport, Boo, and invite your friends into the castle.
Boo Oh, yeah. That'll scare them all out.
Sir Dax I would take cover if I were you, darlings. Go on, fellows. Follow Boo to the ballroom! Thank you!
Prince James We've got to stop them!
Princess Sofia I know a shortcut. Maybe we can get there first.
Prince James Let's go!
Princess Amber Bats! Get me out of here! Get me out of here! Get me out of here!
Baileywick Clear everyone out of the castle!
Queen Miranda Where did all those bats come from?
King Roland II Summon the royal bat catchers!
Princess Sofia Wait! Don't go! We can fix this! Oh, James. I put so much work into the party, and it's all for nothing.
Prince James You tried your best. Sorry, Sof. I'm gonna go check on Mom and Dad.
Sir Dax Ha-ha! So it appears that I get to have my gala after all.
Princess Sofia I guess so.
Sir Dax Now let's clear out these bats, Boo. My ghostly guests will never attend a party with all that screeching.
Boo You got it. Okay, guys, party's over. Move it out, come on. Come on, Tell your friends. Don't let the window hit you on the way out. Come on, move it out. Ow! Hey, come on, guys. Aw, this is not good. They're not leaving! Huh! Sorry, Dax. They're not going anywhere.
Sir Dax What do you mean?
Boo Bats are easy to let in, not so easy to get out.
Sir Dax Well, do something. This... Oh, this is dreadful. Dreadful! No one will attend my gala now. No friends. No family. Nobody.
Boo Oh, Dax, don't leave like that.
Clover Sofia, I've been looking everywhere for you. Whoa! What's up with the bats?
Princess Sofia Dax let them in. And now both our parties are ruined.
Clover Aw, poor Dax.
Princess Sofia Poor Dax?
Clover Dax has been waiting 100 years to see his family. And if his party doesn't happen tonight, he'll have to wait 100 more.
Princess Sofia A hundred years? Oh, I feel terrible. I was being so stubborn.
Clover You both were.
Princess Sofia And now he won't get to see his family. I need to talk to Dax. Clover, do you have any idea where Dax might have gone? Sir Dax?
Sir Dax What are you doing up here?
Princess Sofia Clover told me why you need to have your gala. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't see my family for that long.
Sir Dax You would miss them. Quite a lot.
Princess Sofia We should have talked about all this in the first place, instead of fighting. I'm sorry.
Sir Dax Oh, it's not your fault. I shouldn't have been so rude when we met. And now neither of us can have our party.
Princess Sofia Maybe if we work together to get the bats out of the ballroom, you could still have your gala.
Sir Dax But what about your party?
Princess Sofia I really wanted to have my party, but I can see my family and friends every day. You can't.
Sir Dax That is very kind of you, Princess Sofia. But, how are we going to remove all those bats?
Princess Sofia Hmm.
Clover Boo! Ha! Now you know how it feels, scaredy-bat.
Princess Sofia Scaredy-bat. Hmm. I know what we have to do. Here's the plan. I'm going to open the window and you are going to scare all the bats out of here.
Sir Dax Me? But I haven't scared a soul all day.
Princess Sofia Only because James and I kept getting in the way.
Clover You can do this, Dax. You're green, you glow, you're a ghost, baby.
Princess Sofia You can be frightening.
Boo They're right. You just need to come up with a really big scare.
Sir Dax Hmm. A big scare, you say? There is one thing I could try.
Princess Sofia Okay, everyone ready?
Sir Dax Ready when you are.
Princess Sofia One... two... three... go!
Sir Dax Go... away... Please go away! Thank you!
Princess Sofia That's it. They're all gone.
Sir Dax I can't believe it! I really frightened them.
Boo I knew you had it in you, Dax.
Sir Dax Thank you, Princess Sofia.
Princess Sofia Sure, Dax. Well, I better go find my family. Have fun at your Ghostly Gala. I hope your friends like the haunted castle I made.
Sir Dax Sofia, darling, wait.
Princess Sofia Huh?
Sir Dax I think I know a way we can have both our parties. Rutherford. Good to see you, old chum. Charlie, my boy! Aunt Bess, you have not aged a bit.
Aunt Bess None of us have, dear boy.
Ghost 1 Dax! Oh, it's good to see you.
Ghost 2 Good to see you again. Mildred!
Ghost 3 How long has it been? A lifetime.
Sir Dax May I have everyone's attention? I would like to introduce you all to my new friend, Princess Sofia.
Princess Sofia Hello, everyone.
Aunt Bess Daxter, Dear, this girl is not a ghost.
Sir Dax Indeed, she is not. This darling young girl is the princess of this castle. And she is the reason we are able to have our gala tonight.
Aunt Bess Is that so? Well, in that case, thank you, Princess.
Princess Sofia You're welcome. And Sir Dax and I were wondering, would you mind sharing the ballroom with my friends and family?
Aunt Bess Share the ballroom?
Princess Sofia So we can have our Halloween party.
Aunt Bess Oh, but that would never work, dear girl. People always scream and fuss when they see us ghosts.
Princess Sofia Not if they don't think they're seeing ghosts.
Aunt Bess Whatever does she mean, Daxter?
Sir Dax How would you all like to be a part of Sofia's haunted castle?
Aunt Bess Hmm...
King Roland II She's really outdone herself.
Queen Miranda Sofia, you'll be happy to know that everyone is having a wonderful time.
King Roland II And the decorations are fantastic! I've never seen such real-looking... ghosts. It's almost like the ballroom is really haunted!
Princess Sofia Almost.
Princess Amber Yes, Sofia. They're much better than your other fake ghosts.
Man What a trick.
Boo That's some spread out there. Your princess, she really knows how to throw a shindig.
Ghost Salud!
Sir Dax Psst. Sofia. How is your party going?
Princess Sofia Great, thanks to you. How's your gala?
Sir Dax A smashing success. Thanks to you.
Princess Sofia Happy Halloween, Sir Dax.
Sir Dax To you as well, my dear.
Transcripts
Season 1
"Just One of the Princes" | "The Big Sleepover" | "Let the Good Times Troll" | "Cedric's Apprentice" | "A Royal Mess" | "The Shy Princess" | "Blue Ribbon Bunny" | "The Princess Test" | "Baileywick's Day Off" | "Tri-Kingdom Picnic" | "The Little Witch" | "Two to Tangu" | "Finding Clover" | "The Amulet of Avalor" | "The Buttercups" | "Make Way for Miss Nettle" | "The Amulet and the Anthem" | "Tea for Too Many" | "Princess Butterfly" | "Great Aunt-Venture" | "The Baker King" | "Holiday in Enchancia" | "Four's a Crowd"
Season 2
"Two Princesses and a Baby" | "The Enchanted Feast" | "The Flying Crown" | "Mom's the Word" | "The Silent Knight" | "Enchanted Science Fair" | "King for a Day" | "When You Wish Upon a Well" | "Gizmo Gwen" | "Sofia the Second" | "Mystic Meadows" | "Princesses to the Rescue!" | "Ghostly Gala" | "The Emerald Key" | "Scrambled Pets" | "The Princess Stays in the Picture" | "Baileywhoops" | "Winter's Gift" | "The Leafsong Festival" | "Substitute Cedric" | "Clover Time" | "In a Tizzy" | "A Tale of Two Teams" | "The Littlest Princess" | "Buttercup Amber" | "Carol of the Arrow" | "Sidekick Clio"
Season 3
"Cool Hand Fluke" | "Minimus is Missing" | "Cedric Be Good" | "Princess Adventure Club" | "Minding the Manor" | "The Secret Library" | "New Genie on the Block" | "The Fliegel Has Landed" | "The Princess Ballet" | "All the Sprite Moves" | "Sofia in Elvenmoor" | "Stormy Lani" | "Lord of the Rink" | "The Secret Library: Olaf and the Tale of Miss Nettle" | "Gone with the Wand" | "Bad Little Dragon" | "Bunny Swap" | "Her Royal Spyness" | "Best in Air Show" | "Dads and Daughters Day" | "The Secret Library: The Tale of the Noble Knight" | "The Bamboo Kite" | "Beauty is the Beast" | "Cauldronation Day" | "Camp Wilderwood" | "Royal Vacation" | "Hexley Hall" | "The Princess Prodigy" | "One for the Books"
Season 4
"Day of the Sorcerers" | "The Secret Library: Tale of the Eternal Torch" | "The Crown of Blossoms" | "Pin the Blame on the Genie" | "The Mystic Isles: The Princess and the Protector" | "The Royal Dragon" | "The Mystic Isles: The Mare of the Mist" | "Through the Looking Back Glass" | "Princess Jade" | "Ivy's True Colors" | "Too Cute to Spook" | "Pirated Away" | "The Mystic Isles: The Falcon's Eye" | "The Mystic Isles: The Great Pretender" | "The Mystic Isles: A Very Mystic Wassalia" | "The Birthday Wish" | "In Cedric We Trust" | "The Mystic Isles: A Hero for the Hoodwinks" | "The Mystic Isles: Undercover Fairies" | "A Royal Wedding" | "The Royal School Fair" | "The Lost Pyramid" | "Return to Merroway Cove" | "The Elf Situation"
Television films
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | Sofia the First: The Floating Palace | Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy | Elena and the Secret of Avalor | Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles | Sofia the First: Forever Royal