"Mom's the Word" is the twenty-eighth episode of the Disney Jr. animated series, Sofia the First. It premiered on April 25, 2014, and is the fourth episode of the second season.
Overview[]
It's Mother's Day, and Sofia is excited to spend the day with her mother until she learns that Amber and James are joining the fun. Sofia asks Lucinda whether she can cast a spell so that she and her mother can be alone, but it ends in disaster when Lucinda's mother starts hexing them.
Plot[]
It's Mother's Day in the Kingdom of Enchancia, and Sofia, with a pink rose in hand, goes looking for her mom and is looking forward to spending the day with her. However, when she finds her, she discovers that Amber and James have already given Miranda roses in the shape of a unicorn. She tells Sofia that she's invited James and Amber on her picnic and that instead of going to the village pond, they're going to June Berry Island, which disappoints Sofia a little, simply because she was hoping it would be just the two of them, but Miranda reminds her that while she is still her mother, she is James and Amber's mother as well, so Sofia just has to accept that fact. With both picnic baskets loaded into the coach, the Royal Family gets on its way, with Baileywick accompanying them. In the coach, Sofia still feels disappointed and can't bear looking at Amber next to her mother. Just then, she spots a witch in the sky who turns the right rear wheel into a watermelon.
While everyone inspects the damage, Sofia spots the witch again and goes to investigate. She calls and calls until the witch appears behind her and puts a hex on her gown just as Lucinda The Good Little Witch appears. After undoing the hex on Sofia, she tells her that the other witch is her mother, and every Mother's Day they go out hexing people. However, since she's a good witch now, she finds it no fun. Yet somehow, her mother doesn't understand that she's a good witch now and doesn't want to ruin her special day. Sofia understands her feelings and she recalls the times when it was just her and her mother and sometimes wishes that it was just the two of them again. Seeing that Sofia really wants to be alone with her mother, Lucinda comes up with a magical idea that will get the two of them alone.
After the coach is mended, the family gets back on their way and arrive at the Royal River. Sofia rushes her mother into the boat just as they start putting on their life jackets. Unnoticed, the witches fly over and Lucinda conjures two giant sea horses that push the boat into the river's current without Amber and James. Marla is impressed with her daughter's spell until Lucinda tells her it was a good spell. Marla tells Lucinda that being wicked is more fun than being good and part of their legacy as witches. Lucinda sarcastically understands and, just before flying off with her mother, makes the sea horses disappear. Sofia sees that they are close to June Berry Island, but Miranda insists that they go back for Amber and James. Amber, James, and Baileywick remain at the dock and decide to go after them. Since they lost their boat, they decide to borrow a fishing boat, to Amber's dismay.
As Miranda and Sofia continue to row back, Marla creates rapids and sends them off on a wild ride. Marla is really enjoying herself, but Lucinda isn't. Lucinda tries to undo the spell, but her mother's hex is too powerful for her to undo. At first, Sofia and her mother find this wild ride kind of scary, but soon find it really fun and happily slide through the rapids till they make it out to calm waters. Meanwhile, the Royal Twins and Baileywick are rowing after Sofia and Miranda when the witches fly by again. Marla turns the boat into a lily pad and Baileywick into a frog, to his and Amber's horror. Soon afterward, the trio are sent through the rapids as well.
Sofia and Miranda make it to June Berry Island, to Sofia's joy. She hopes they can have their picnic now, but Miranda tells her they can't. She can see that Sofia has been trying to get some alone time with her, but she needs to understand that she's Amber and James's mother now too and things can't always be the same as they were before Miranda married Roland and became Queen and stepmother to the royal twins. Just then, Amber, James, and Baileywick come sailing in and the family is reunited. Meanwhile, flying through the sky, Marla notices that Lucinda is feeling bothered and Lucinda claims that she's not having any fun. Marla decides to turn it up a notch by causing June Berry Island to rise into the sky with the royals still on it. Sofia and her family try to get back down by lassoing a tree and pull until they're close enough to the ground to jump off. Their attempt fails when Baileywick once again gets the urge to eat a fly because of his current state. Lucinda, who's finally had enough, tells her mother she's a good witch now and, thinking she doesn't understand, goes to help Sofia and her family.
Back on the island, Sofia explains that the little witch is her friend and she asked her to cast a spell so she and Miranda could be alone. Everyone is shocked (and outraged) to hear that Sofia would do such a thing. Miranda asks for an explanation, and Sofia also explains that she wanted it to be just the two of them like before, but in doing so, she realizes that they are all family now and that she wasn't going to let her selfishness and jealousy get the better of her and apologizes for her actions then Miranda says she has enough love for all three of the royal children and Baileywick.
Just then, Lucinda appears. At first, everyone is fearful except Sofia who assures them she's a good witch. Lucinda tries to get them down but her mother's hex is once again too strong for her to undo. Marla appears and undoes the hex and explains that she did so to make her "Little Witchlet" happy. With everyone happy and Baileywick changed back to normal, both families have their picnic together.
Cast[]
- Ariel Winter as Sofia
- Darcy Rose Byrnes as Princess Amber
- Merit Leighton as Lucinda
- Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda
- Travis Willingham as King Roland II
- Zach Callison as Prince James
- Tim Gunn as Baileywick
- Tracey Ullman as Marla
- Robin Atkin Downes as Fisherman
Song[]
Goofs[]
Lucinda's skirt solid green.
- When Lucinda undoes the hex on Sofia's gown, Lucinda's skirt becomes solid green.
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Trivia[]
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 1.922 million viewers on its premiere.[1]
- This is the third time Sofia sings offscreen. The first time was in "Just One of the Princes" when she sang the song "Anything" and the second time was in "Two Princesses and a Baby" when she sang the song "Sisters and Brothers".
- This is the second time the episode has a reprise version of the song. The first time was in "The Shy Princess" with the song "All You Need".
- Lucinda from "The Little Witch" makes her second appearance in the series.
- This episode marks the first time Sofia causes trouble that affects others.
- This is the second episode Cedric isn't asked for a magical favor, the first is Sofia the First: The Floating Palace.
- This episode is the first time Baileywick undergoes a magical transformation.
- Lucinda's mother Marla appears for the first time in the series, starting with this episode. She is voiced by Tracey Ullman only for this episode, being replaced by Laraine Newman in further appearances.
- Lucinda meets Princess Amber, Prince James, Queen Miranda, and Baileywick for the first time.
- This episode shows that Sofia has been keeping her friendship with Lucinda between the two of them, as it is not a family matter.
- Sofia's family find out about Lucinda and Sofia's friendship with her in this episode.
- This is the second time Amber's fear of frogs (ranidaphobia) is seen. The first time was in the episode "The Amulet and the Anthem".
- This is also the third time Baileywick's fear of frogs is seen as well, following "The Buttercups" and the aforementioned episode.
- This is the third time Princess Amber wears different tiaras. The first time was in the episode "Just One of the Princes" where she wore her flying derby tiara and the second time was in "Tea for Too Many" when she changed for Sofia's tea party.
- This is the third time Sofia gets wet. The first was in Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, and the second was in The Floating Palace.
- Sofia being disappointed that James and Amber gave roses to Miranda before she could is similar to Buzzbee being upset that Rubee gives Pappa Bee a cake before he could in The Hive episode "Birthday Bee".
- Roland only appears at the beginning of the episode, whereas Sofia looks for Miranda while holding a pink rose.
- Moral: It's important to be flexible.
Transcript[]
The transcript for Mom's the Word may be viewed here.
References[]
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 28, 2014). Friday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Win Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Sons of Guns', 'SportsCenter' & More. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2024.