Motown Magic (2018) s01e07 Episode Script

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-["ABC" playing]
-[children singing]
You went to school to learn, girl ♪
Things you never, never knew before ♪
Like I before E, except after C ♪
And why two plus two makes four ♪
Now, now, now, I'm gonna teach you ♪
Teach you, teach you ♪
All about love, yeah ♪
All about love ♪
Sit yourself down and take a seat ♪
All you gotta do is repeat after me ♪
A, B, C ♪
Easy as one, two, three ♪
Or simple as do, re, mi ♪
A, B, C
One, two, three ♪
Baby, you and me, girl! ♪
A, B, C, it's easy ♪
-It's like counting up to three ♪
-One, two, three ♪
-Sing a simple melody ♪
-Do, re, mi, A, B, C ♪
That's how easy love can be! ♪
[Ben panting]
Whoa! [grunts]
[Ella laughs]
[laughs] You all right, Ben-Ben?
Ugh. Yeah.
But I need your help with my homework.
-[Ella laughs]
-We been out of school a long time.
I don't know nothin' about that homework.
But it's a family history project.
[laughs] Oh, then you came
to the right place.
'Cause I happen to be a world expert
on our family history.
[Ruby] Uh, you know, um, sweetheart
There's no shame in admitting you're lost.
"Lost"? You kidding me?
Ben-Ben wanted some family history, honey.
There it is.
[Ben] I don't get it, Grandpa.
What's this place got to do
with our family?
Well, let me tell you.
This is an historic site.
'Cause it's where your grandma
and me first met.
Listen here.
A long time ago,
a certain cool, young man called Marvin
-strolled into this place.
-[dog barking]
[laughs]
[Marvin] Yep. This old disco
was where everyone in Motown
used to get together and dance.
We felt the music back then.
[Ruby] Mmm-hmm.
And I remember your grandpa
caught my eye
the minute he stepped inside.
[Marvin] Ah. Once I took
your grandma's hand, I never let go.
Benji, what's "con-dem-ned" mean?
"Condemned"?
It means, like, kind of, "doomed." Why?
[gasps] Grandpa! Grandma!
You gotta see this!
It says the dance hall's
going to be knocked down!
That's what happens
to the magic in this town.
They knock it all down.
Till there's nothing left but a memory.
Oh, sweetheart, it's okay.
Benji, look!
[Ben] Huh?
Whoa, no!
We have to do something!
We gotta stop this.
Nothing we can do, Ben-Ben.
Nothin' at all.
Don't mind Grandpa.
We can always do something.
Oh, but I'm just a kid.
What can I do?
Benny Pie! There's always something.
Something very powerful.
Benji, Dancing Machine lives here.
What's gonna happen to him?
[sighs] I don't know, Ella
but we better find out.
[sighs]
ABC.
Easy as one, two, three.
-[Dancing Machine yells and beatboxes]
-Huh?
Far out! Hey Ben, Ella,
jump aboard the disco ball express!
Bam!
Dancing Machine, we got bad news.
[loud thudding]
Oh, no! It's started! It's started!
You mean my dance routine?
It never stops, sister!
You don't get it. This place isn't safe!
[beatboxing] Chillax, Ben.
It's just a disco!
You can't let all the flashy lights and
funky ba-boom-boom beats freak you out.
[loud thudding]
[all] Whoa!
[panting]
[gasps]
See, Dancing?
It's sucking up your whole world!
Who knows what'll happen
if they knock down the whole wall?
You gotta go, Dancing Machine!
You have to find a new home!
Rap-rap! No! No way!
This is my home,
and I ain't never gonna leave.
It's the only place
where my circuits can settle,
and my feet can find the groove!
Ben! Ella!
What was that terrible noise?
No time to explain, guys.
But we need you
to get Dancing Machine to leave!
Oh, leave the disco?
You'd have more luck
asking me to part with my chrome wings.
Uh, Jimmy's right.
This is Dancing's special place.
Why would he leave?
'Cause they's knocking it down!
That hole is getting bigger!
Oh, my! Uh, can't you fix it, Ben?
Sorry, Skywriter, nothing I can do here.
But maybe out there.
Just take care of Dancing Machine, okay?
[worker] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
What are you kids doing?
This is a demolition site.
But you can't 'molish this.
It's very hysterical.
-I think she means "historical."
-Exactly!
We're building
a new community center here.
I mean, come on.
Wouldn't you kids like that?
Well, yeah, but No. No! No!
This place is super important
to the people who used to dance here.
Kid, I hear you.
This place was great, once upon a time.
But look at it now.
I'm sorry, kids. I really am.
But the bottom line is, we need to
get that wrecking ball in here tonight.
[both gasp]
What we gonna do, Benji?
Let's go see Grandma.
[Ben and Ella panting]
You said I could do something powerful
to save the disco.
-Well
-Sorry, honey, only you can answer that.
But I'll tell you what was powerful.
All those people coming together
to dance and make music.
Now that was real magic.
But that's the olden days, Grandma.
They're gonna tear it down tonight!
It's okay, Ella.
Grandma just gave me an idea.
Uh, Ben, you sure
this is the right place? Uh-oh.
-Sorry.
-[Angie] I get that it's historical,
but it's also the tiniest bit,
uh, totally wrecked.
Look! Dancing Machine lives here.
What? Why didn't you say?
Okay, we get it. So what's the plan?
We gotta show the city
that this place is still meaningful.
But nobody knows about this place.
At least, nobody but seriously old people.
Right! So we have to
get kids to come here.
Let's tell everyone we're throwing
the most awesome party ever. Come on!
[knocking at door]
[singing] Callin' out around the world ♪
Are you ready for a brand new beat ♪
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street ♪
There'll be swingin' and swayin'
And records playin' ♪
For dancing in the street ♪
Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear ♪
Just as long as you are there ♪
So come on
Every guy grab a girl ♪
Everywhere around the world ♪
-There'll be dancing ♪
-Dancing in the street ♪
They're dancing in the street ♪
Dancing in the street ♪
[gasps]
Why did nobody come, Benji?
I guess they don't get
how important this place is, Ella.
-[horn blares]
-[all gasp]
Ben, we can't stay here!
[Ben] But what about Dancing Machine?
We can't just leave him behind!
All right, kids, kids, kids,
we need you to move, right now.
[grunts] Sorry, guys.
It's just not safe here.
Grandma! Grandpa!
[singing] This is an invitation
Across the nation ♪
A chance for folks to meet ♪
There'll be laughin', singin'
Music swingin' ♪
Dancing in the street ♪
All we need is music
Sweet music ♪
There'll be music everywhere ♪
There'll be swingin', swayin'
And records playin' ♪
Dancing in the street ♪
Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear ♪
Just as long as you are there ♪
So come on
Every guy grab a girl ♪
Everywhere around the world ♪
-There's dancing ♪
-Dancing in the street ♪
Dancing in the street ♪
Hey, everybody! Form a line!
So come on
Every guy grab a girl ♪
Everywhere around the world ♪
-They're dancing ♪
-Dancing in the street ♪
They're dancing in the street ♪
Okay, stop! Stop!
Look, folks, this building is going to be
replaced with a community center.
Isn't that what it is already?
[all agreeing]
Okay. But the sad truth is,
it still costs more to fix up
this old place than build something new.
-I'll help fix it up!
-Me, too!
I was a foreman.
[laughs] I'll organize it.
No, I'll organize it.
[all cheering]
Oh, well, I guess if you're prepared
to do it yourselves, then great!
Whoa-ho! Way to go, people!
Mmm, I knew you could do it, Benny Pie.
You are the man! Yeah!
So, um, that's the story
of the most hysterical
[laughs nervously] Uh, I mean,
historical site for the Love family.
My family.
Yeah. And we saved it.
-Just by dancing.
-In the street!
-[music playing]
-[all cheering]
[singing] Well, they're dancing ♪
They're dancing in the street ♪
Dancing in the street ♪
A, B, C, it's easy ♪
-It's like counting up to three ♪
-One, two, three ♪
-Sing a simple melody ♪
-Do, re, mi, A, B, C ♪
That's how easy love can be! ♪
Come on, come on
Let me show you what it's all about! ♪
A, B, C, it's easy ♪
-It's like counting up to three ♪
-One, two, three ♪
-Sing a simple melody ♪
-Do, re, mi, A, B, C ♪
That's how easy love can be! ♪
A, B, C, it's easy ♪
-It's like counting up to three ♪
-One, two, three ♪
-Sing a simple melody ♪
-Do, re, mi, A, B, C ♪
That's how easy love can be! ♪