Below is a transcribed copy of the Sofia the First episode "The Flying Crown".
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| Announcer | And as the riders approach the final stretch, the horses are neck and neck and neck. Uh-oh, Westloch pulls ahead by a nose. |
| Princess Sofia | James, give me a wing blast. |
| Prince James | Yeah, good plan. |
| Announcer | And now, Prince James is dropping back. What is Royal Prep going to do? |
| Princess Sofia | Yeah. |
| Announcer | Now it's Royal Prep who pulls ahead thanks to a beautiful wing blast. |
| Prince James | Yeah. |
| Princess Sofia | Woo-hoo! |
| Announcer | That's one gorgeous team play right there. And now Princess Sofia is in the lead with the finish line in sight. Remember, folks, only one rider needs to cross the line for the team to win. And whichever team wins today goes on to the Flying Derby Championships, where they will race for the greatest prize in royal sport, the Flying Crown Trophy. |
| Princess Amber | This is so exciting. Go, Sofia! And James. |
| Sir Gillium | Steady on, team. |
| Announcer | And here comes Westloch again. They're just too fast. |
| Prince James | Sofia, they're catching up. |
| Princess Sofia | Let's do the double swerve. I'll block, you go. |
| Prince James | Great idea, Sof. |
| Princess Sofia | Ready, Minimus? |
| Minimus | I sure am. Just kidding, I'm sure not. |
| Princess Sofia | Yeah! |
| Minimus | Here we go. |
| Announcer | Boom! Boom! Royal Prep pulls off a beautiful double derby swerve. That just goes to show you, being fast is no match for a good team play. Prince James is all alone in the lead. And boom, boom, boom! Heading toward the finish line! |
| Man | Yeah! |
| Announcer | And they've done it! Boom, boom, boom! Royal Prep wins! Royal Prep wins! Royal Prep wins! |
| Crowd | ♪ Huzzah! Huzzah! |
| Princess Sofia | We did it. We're going to the championships. |
| Prince James | Yeah. |
| Crowd | ♪ Sofia and James |
| Prince Axel | I just love this cheer, baby bro. I remember how the whole school used to sing it for me whenever I flew across that finish line. Best feeling in the world. |
| King Garrick | Now, Axel, don't make Hugo feel worse than he already does. |
| Prince Axel | Sorry, baby bro. I know how much you wanted to be on that team. Not all of us can be winners. |
| Prince Hugo | It's just unfair. I'm the best rider at the school. |
| Prince Axel | Third best, remember? Sofia and James beat you in the try-out race. |
| Prince Hugo | They got lucky. |
| Prince Axel | I'm sure someday you'll be just as big a derby star as I was. |
| Kids | Yeah. |
| Princess Amber | Oh, Sofia, you did it. You won. |
| Prince James | Hey, I won too. |
| Princess Amber | I know. This is such a big deal for our school. Royal Prep hasn't made it to the Championships in a hundred years. And it's all because of my sister. |
| Prince James | And brother. |
| Princess Amber | Uh-huh. Now you two just have to win that Flying Crown. We're all counting on you, Sofia. Don't mess this up, James. |
| Princess Sofia | Well, I... I hope we can win. But we're going to be racing against the Junior Knights Academy. |
| Princess Amber | Are they good? |
| Princess Hildegard | They're the best. |
| Princess Clio | They win every year. |
| Prince James | But Sofia and I can beat them. We're gonna do all our best team plays. Double swerves, wing blasts, derby shuffles. And then, we're gonna zoom across the finish line. Ugh. |
| Princess Sofia | James! (gasps) Are you okay? |
| Prince James | Ow! My wrist. |
| Flora | Well, I'm afraid I must deliver some bad news, James. You've sprained your wrist. |
| Prince James | Can I still ride? |
| Flora | In about two weeks. |
| Prince James | But the championship race is in three days. Who will be Sofia's teammate? |
| Prince Hugo | I'm on the team? |
| Sir Gillium | You're the third best rider in the school, so yes. You and Sofia will ride for Royal Prep in the championships. All right, see you two at practice, first thing tomorrow. |
| Princess Sofia | Yes, Sir Gillium. Listen, Hugo. I know I beat you in the try-out race, but hopefully we can put that behind us now that we're teammates. No hard feelings? |
| Prince Hugo | You just got lucky. |
| Princess Sofia | Okay. Well, we don't have much time before the big race. But James and I have been working on some new team plays I could teach you. |
| Prince Hugo | I'm so fast, Sofia, we don't need any team plays. All we need is me flying across that finish line. |
| Princess Sofia | All right. See you tomorrow then. |
| Sir Gillium | Oh, now buck up, young prince. You may not be able to ride, but there's still a place for you on this team. |
| Prince James | There is? |
| Sir Gillium | You can be my assistant coach. Now how does that sound? |
| Prince James | Not as good as racing, but I'll try. |
| Sir Gillium | Oh, that's the spirit. See you at practice. |
| Prince James | Assistant Coach James. I like it. |
| Minimus | Sofia, I'm a little nervous about our new teammate. |
| Princess Sofia | Me too. But I'm hoping Hugo will be nicer today. |
| Minimus | I'm not talking about Hugo. I'm talking about his horse, Electra. Look at her. She's so perfect. It's terrifying. |
| Princess Sofia | Good morning, Hugo. |
| Prince Hugo | Sofia. |
| Minimus | So, Electra, who would have thunk, you and I would be partners, right? I mean, you come from a long line of derby champions and I, well, you know, I come from an assortment of cart horses and according to some family rumors, a flying donkey. |
| Electra | I can definitely see the donkey. |
| Sir Gillium | Good morning, riders. Listen up. |
| Prince James | That's right, listen up. I'm gonna be your new coach. |
| Sir Gillium | Assistant coach. |
| Princess Sofia | James, that's great. |
| Sir Gillium | As you know, the Junior Knights are the toughest opponents we've ever faced. |
| Prince James | Seemed like a good time to whistle. |
| Sir Gillium | They are the fastest riders in the league, so if you want to win the Flying Crown, you two had better practice your team plays. Er, James, maybe you can go set up the practice poles over there. |
| Prince James | You got it. |
| Princess Sofia | Sir Gillium, there's a new team play I think we should learn. |
| Sir Gillium | And what's that, Sofia? |
| Princess Sofia | The Flying Slingshot. |
| Sir Gillium | The Flying Slingshot. How do you even know about the Flying Slingshot? |
| Princess Sofia | I read all the old play books. |
| Prince Hugo | What's the Flying Slingshot? |
| Sir Gillium | Only the most difficult play in the history of flying derby, that's what. Here, I'll show you. Brian, be a good gent and step on over for a sec, would you? |
| Brian | Oh, okay. |
| Sir Gillium | In midair, the riders have to line up side by side. Then, they have to reach across their horses and grab hands, spin in a perfect circle. And then the bigger rider slings the smaller one forward at just the right moment like so. That is what happens if you do everything exactly right. There you go, Brian. Now I'm gonna show you what happens if you do it wrong. |
| Brian | Huh? Woah, woah. |
| Sir Gillium | You end up flying sideways or backwards! |
| Prince James | I set up the poles. Oops. |
| Sir Gillium | James. I'll be right back. |
| Princess Sofia | So do you want to try the Flying Slingshot? |
| Prince James | I told you, Sofia, I don't care about team plays. Only one of us has to cross the finish line first and that's going to be me. |
| Princess Sofia | Wait. Where are you going? |
| Prince Hugo | To practice, by myself. |
| Minimus | We don't need him anyway. |
| Princess Sofia | Actually, we do. |
| Sir Gillium | James, maybe assistant coach isn't the right job for you after all. |
| Prince James | But I want to help the team. |
| Sir Gillium | I know, let's just find something else for you to do. Like team groom. |
| Prince James | You want me to clean the horses? |
| Sir Gillium | Oh, it's a dirty job, but some prince has to do it. |
| Prince James | Okay. Can I keep the whistle? |
| Sir Gillium | No. |
| Princess Clio | Good luck tomorrow, Sofia. |
| Princess Sofia | Thanks. |
| Princess Amber | Sofia. Is everything okay? |
| Princess Sofia | Not really. Hugo doesn't want to practice together. |
| Princess Hildegard | Do you need to? |
| Princess Sofia | It's the only way we'll beat the Junior Knights. |
| Princess Amber | Sofia, Royal Prep finally has a chance to win the Flying Crown. You can't let Hugo ruin it. |
| Princess Sofia | I won't. |
| Princess Clio | They're here. |
| Princess Sofia | Who's here? |
| Princess Hildegard | Squire Vaughan and Squire Vance, the Junior Knights. |
| Princess Sofia | What are they doing here? The race is tomorrow. |
| Princess Hildegard | They must have come a day early to practice on the course. |
| Prince Hugo | Huh. They don't look so tough. |
| Princess Sofia | Huh. |
| Vaughan | You two are the Royal Prep derby team? |
| Princess Sofia | That's us. |
| Vaughan | We're going to win for sure. Like we always do. |
| Prince Hugo | Huh, I don't think so. I bet I'm twice as fast as you. |
| Princess Sofia | Um, why don't we all just go practice? |
| Vaughan | I bet I am ten times faster than you. |
| Prince Hugo | I bet I'm a number you can't even count to faster. |
| Vaughan | I can count all the way to 100. |
| Prince Hugo | Huh, prove it. |
| Vaughan | One, two, three... |
| Prince Hugo | No, prove you're 100 times faster than me. |
| Vaughan | Fine, I'll race you to the fountain and back. |
| Prince Hugo | You're on. |
| Princess Sofia | I have an idea, why won't we just wait until the real race starts to see who's faster? How about that? |
| Vaughan | On your mark. Get set. Go! |
| Princess Sofia | Come on, Hugo. |
| Vance | Heh. |
| Vaughan | That was way too easy. |
| Prince Hugo | You just got lucky. |
| Vaughan | Not lucky, just 100 times faster. See you at the race tomorrow. I'll wave from the finish line. |
| Princess Sofia | So, now are you ready to practice some team plays, Hugo? |
| Prince Hugo | No. |
| Princess Sofia | Come on. Everyone is counting on us. Where's your school spirit?
♪ Huzzah! Huzzah! |
| Prince Hugo | Hmm. |
| Princess Sofia | What did I say? |
| Electra | It's not what you said, Princess Sofia, it's what you sang. |
| Princess Sofia | What? |
| Electra | That's the cheer the school sings when you win the race. And everyone in Hugo's family has heard it, except for him. |
| Princess Sofia | Oh. Hugo, wait. |
| Prince Hugo | What? |
| Princess Sofia | Look, I know your father was on the flying derby team when he went to Royal Prep. |
| Prince James | And my brother, my uncle, my grandfather, so what? |
| Princess Sofia | None of them won the championship race. None of them won the Flying Crown. |
| Prince Hugo | No. |
| Princess Sofia | We have a chance to do that, but only if we learn the Flying Slingshot. It's the only play that can beat a rider as fast as Vaughan. And then the whole school will cheer louder than they ever have before, for you. |
| Prince Hugo | Okay. I'll try it. |
| Princess Sofia | Great. Oh, it's getting late. Let's practice first thing in the morning, before the race. |
| Prince Hugo | Hmm, all right. |
| Princess Sofia | See you tomorrow, bright and early. |
| Prince James | Wooh! Oh. Hello, horses. Supreme Chief Groom James is here to clean you up. |
| Minimus | Ah! Oh, okay, that is up my nose. That is way up in my nose. Wait. You're, you're, you're laughing? I've never even seen you smile. |
| Electra | I laugh when I see something funny. |
| Prince James | Now it's your turn. |
| Minimus | Oh, you know, that's the one thing we have in common. I laugh when I see something funny too. |
| Electra | Ha, ha, ha. |
| Prince James | There, now everyone's clean. |
| Sir Gillium | James! |
| Prince James | Huh? Yes, sir. Woah. |
| Sir Gillium | Oh, James, I don't think groom is the job for you either. |
| Prince James | Why not? |
| Sir Gillium | Well, you see, grooms are supposed to clean up messes, not make them. |
| Prince James | Maybe there is no good job for me. |
| Sir Gillium | Now I didn't say that. In fact, I know just the role. Team mascot. |
| Prince James | But the mascot just wears a costume and acts silly. |
| Sir Gillium | Exactly. It's the perfect job for you. The mascot inspires the crowd to cheer for our team and root them on to victory. It's a very important job. And the best part is, you can make all the noise you want. |
| Prince James | Brilliant. |
| Princess Sofia | It's race day. Good morning. Let's get practicing. Since you're bigger and stronger, you should sling me. |
| Prince Hugo | Whoa. Wait a second, then you'll cross the finish line first. |
| Princess Sofia | Right. But only once of us has to cross the line for both of us to win, remember? |
| Prince Hugo | Then it shouldn't matter to you if I cross first. |
| Princess Sofia | It doesn't matter to me. |
| Prince Hugo | Great. Then it's settled. You'll sling me. |
| Princess Sofia | Okay. Let's try it. Wings are tucked. Now we grab hands and slingshot. |
| Minimus | That is so heavy. |
| Electra | I'm big boned. |
| Princess Sofia | Aha! |
| Prince Hugo | Woah! |
| Princess Sofia | Sorry. |
| Prince Hugo | Ah! |
| Princess Sofia | Sorry. Again! |
| Prince Hugo | Ah! |
| Princess Sofia | Hugo, are you okay? |
| Prince Axel | What are you doing, baby bro? Why are you in this fountain and not on your horse? |
| Prince Hugo | Uh... |
| Prince Axel | Come on, Hugo, you got to get ready for the big race. The whole family is gonna be here, so you better win or don't come home. Just kidding, baby bro. |
| Prince Hugo | That's it. I'm done. |
| Princess Sofia | Maybe if we could just try it the way we're supposed to, with you flinging me. |
| Prince Hugo | We're never gonna get it right. |
| Princess Sofia | Well, if we don't get it right, there's no way we can win. |
| Prince Hugo | Then I quit. |
| Princess Sofia | What? Hugo, you can't quit, the race is about to start. |
| Minimus | Oh, I can't believe he just up and quit. If only I spoke human, I would give him a talking to. |
| Electra | Me too. |
| Minimus | You're on our side? |
| Electra | Of course. A true derby champion never quits on the team. That's always been Hugo's biggest problem. He's a good rider, but he doesn't know the first thing about being a good teammate. |
| Minimus | Well, someone better show him fast. |
| Princess Sofia | I have an idea. James. |
| Prince James | Sofia, shouldn't you be saddled up? |
| Princess Sofia | I need your help. |
| Prince James | But I'm just the mascot. |
| Princess Sofia | Exactly. You've got to help me inspire Hugo. |
| Announcer | Princes and princesses, knights and dames, the moment you've all been waiting for is here, the Flying Derby Championship Race. Today, one team will take home the majestic, the beautiful, the glorious Flying Crown. And here come the riders for the Junior Knights Academy. Defending champions, Squires Vaughan and Vance. If speed had a name, it would be Vaughan and Vance. Yes, it's going to be tough to outrace this team. And now let's meet the challengers, riding for Royal Prep, Princess Sofia and Prince Hugo. I said, Princess Sofia and Prince Hugo! |
| Sir Gillium | Where are they? |
| Vaughan | They're so slow, they can't even make it to the starting line. |
| Prince James | Hello, derby fans. Do you want our team to come out here or what? All right, then here's what we have to do. |
| Princess Sofia | Hugo. Hugo. |
| Prince Hugo | Leave me alone. |
| Princess Sofia | Hugo, what you're doing is really selfish. You've got to get back out there. |
| Prince Hugo | What's the point? We can't win. |
| Princess Sofia | Maybe we can't, but we have to try. |
| Crowd | ♪ Huzzah! Huzzah! |
| Prince Hugo | What are they doing? |
| Crowd | ♪ For the red and green and blue ♪ |
| Princess Sofia | Come on. |
| Crowd | ♪ We're all for one, and one for all |
| Prince Hugo | They're singing for us? |
| Crowd | ♪ Yes, we're loyal through and through ♪ |
| Prince Hugo | But they only sing when you win. |
| Crowd | ♪ We rule on the field and off it too |
| Princess Sofia | Listen to the words, Hugo. It's not about winning. It's about being part of a team. See, they're singing for the whole team. For you, me, Minimus, and Electra. |
| Crowd | ♪ Sofia and Hugo! ♪ |
| Princess Sofia | Sir Gillium and James too. |
| Crowd | ♪ Royal through and through |
| Princess Sofia | I mean, James is willing to do anything to be part of this team. |
| Crowd | ♪ For red and green and blue |
| Princess Sofia | How about you? Will you race with me? |
| Prince Hugo | Give me that jersey. |
| Announcer | And there they are. Princess Sofia and Prince Hugo. We'll have a race after all. What a relief. |
| Prince Axel and King Garrick | Yeah. |
| Flora | Riders, on your wings. Get set. Go! |
| Announcer | And they're off. Right out of the gates, the Junior Knights take the lead. And that leads grows as the riders turn toward the bridge. |
| Princess Sofia | Let's pass them on the right. |
| Announcer | Royal Prep is trying their hardest to pass them, but the Junior Knights pull out an early double derby swerve leaving Royal Prep in the derby dust. |
| Prince Hugo | We can't get around him. |
| Princess Sofia | Hold tight. I'll give you a wing blast. |
| Announcer | Princess Sofia drops back. They're setting up for a wing blast. |
| Princess Sofia | Flap, Minimus, flap! |
| Minimus | Flapping. |
| Announcer | And there it is. A wing blast from Royal Prep. A nice move, but it's not enough to catch the Junior Knights. |
| Princess Sofia | Yeah. |
| Prince Hugo | Yeah. |
| Announcer | They're approaching the bell tower and Royal Prep is falling behind. And as they pass through the tower, Royal Prep is running out of options and running out of time. |
| Princess Sofia | Uh... we're running out of time. We have to try the Slingshot. |
| Prince Hugo | Okay, but only if we do it the right way. I'll sling you. |
| Princess Sofia | You will? |
| Prince Hugo | It's the only way our team can win. |
| Minimus | Jeez, it's about time he figured that out. |
| Electra | So what are we waiting for? Let's do this. |
| Princess Sofia | All right, Hugo. Side by side. |
| Prince Hugo | Grab hands. |
| Announcer | Ladies and gentlemen, I think Royal Prep is going to try the Flying Slingshot. The riskiest play in all flying derby, folks. If it goes wrong, it could be a total horse wreck. |
| Princess Sofia | Circle. Slingshot! |
| Announcer | Boom! They did it. Princess Sofia is in the lead and boom, boom, boom! Across the line! Royal Prep has won the Flying Crown. |
| Vaughan | How did they do that? |
| Princess Sofia | We won! |
| Prince Hugo | Yes! |
| Crowd | ♪ Huzzah! Huzzah! |
| Electra | So, how does it feel to be a champion, Minimus? |
| Crowd | ♪ For the red and green and blue... ♪ |
| Minimus | Well, to tell you the truth, I have a bit of a wing cramp. Wait, did you just call me champion? |
| Crowd | ♪ We're all for one, and one for all ♪ |
| Electra | Well, you're standing in the winner's circle, aren't you? |
| Crowd | ♪ At RPA, you'll hear our royal call ♪ |
| Electra | Very impressive work out there. |
| Crowd | ♪ Huzzah! Huzzah! |
| Minimus | That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me, Electra. |
| Crowd | ♪ Yes, we're loyal through and through... ♪ |
| Electra | That's the first nice thing I've ever said to you. |
| Minimus | True. |
| Crowd | ♪ We rule on the field and off it too ♪ |
| Electra | But it won't be the last. |
| Crowd | ♪ 'Cause at Royal Prep, to our team |
| Princess Amber | Oh, you two were amazing. You're our heroes. |
| Prince Axel | He takes after his big bro. |
| Prince Hugo | Actually, big bro, I take after my teammate, Sofia. Thanks. |
| Prince James | You guys were brilliant. |
| Princess Sofia | So were you. We couldn't have won without you. |
| Prince Hugo | Want to hold the crown? |
| Prince James | Sure. |
| Crowd | ♪ Sofia and Hugo! |