Motown Magic (2018) s01e11 Episode Script

Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing

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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] Every year, my class puts on a play.
But I've never had a speaking part
Eh 'Cause I get too nervous.
So I usually play
I kinda play scenery. Like, when we did
Sleeping Beauty, I was a tree.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
I was thinking, maybe this year
I'll, uh, try for a speaking part?
Why not? You couldn't be
any worse than Stephanie.
Ah! It's the dragon!
We are doomed,
unless I, Merlin the Magician,
can summon my magic.
Mmm, excellent pronunciation, Stephanie.
Oh. Okay, next up, Ben Love!
This was a really dumb idea.
Everybody's got a thing ♪
But some don't know how to handle it ♪
Always reaching out in vain ♪
Just diggin' the things
Not worth having ♪
Don't you worry 'bout a thing ♪
Relax, Benny, you got this.
Oh, okay, Ben.
Imagine you're Merlin the Magician,
and you're lost in the deep, dark forest.
Okay, so you've been separated from
the knights who are protecting you
[gasps]
And somewhere out there
is a fire-breathing dragon!
Let me see your fear.
Ahhh!
Oh! [chuckles]
Amazing acting!
Everyone, we've found our Merlin!
[chuckles] I'm so proud of you, Benny.
Merlin the Magician?
And you've got some actual speaking lines?
So many. More than anyone.
And who are you gonna be, Angie?
I'm the scary dragon.
Roar!
[Ella giggling]
Maybe I should ask Ms. Hernandez
for a smaller part?
Doing something new is always scary,
but I know you'll be great. I really do.
Everybody needs a change ♪
A chance to check out the new ♪
And you're the only one to see ♪
The changes you take yourself through ♪
Don't you worry 'bout a thing ♪
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Pretty mama ♪
[Harmony meows]
'Cause I'll be standing in the wings
When you check it out ♪
All right, now.
Abandon hope, ye foolish humans!
Your puny swords
will never pierce my scales!
Excellent, Angie! Very threatening.
And Stephanie! Whew!
Lovely, with the tail wagging thing.
[chuckles] Thank you, Ms. Hernandez.
See? The tail is the most important part
of the dragon.
Ugh!
Okay, honey, remember
it's just a rehearsal.
So, it doesn't matter
if you don't know all your lines.
No problem. Wrote 'em on my hand.
But you've only got one line.
The coolest line in the whole play.
Check this out.
Who goes there?
[kids] Woo-hoo! Yeah!
[chuckles] Yeah.
Yes! Thank you, Mickey.
Ben, that's your cue.
[quietly] Ahem. "'Tis I, Merlin."
'Tis 'Tis I Uh, Merlin.
Oh, whoa!
[kids laughing]
Yeah, I didn't, uh,
I didn't realize this was a comedy.
Neither did anyone else.
[sighs]
You don't have to say it, Harmony.
That was catastrophic.
[meows]
Why wasn't I happy just playing scenery?
Hey, if there's one person
who could help me with stage fright
[meows]
A, B, C ♪
Easy as one, two, three! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[chuckles] Thank you all.
Thank you so much.
Oh! Ben! Benny!
I didn't know you were coming to my show.
Neither did I. Um, Skywriter?
How do you stop from getting stage fright?
I had that once,
but I thought of a way around it.
I imagined the crowd was one of my
favorite things, like beautiful clouds.
That's a momentous idea!
But I don't like clouds that much.
Oh, okay, okay, Mr. Fussy.
Tell me one of your favorite things.
How about a new set of brushes?
Well, who could be nervous performing
for a room full of paintbrushes, right?
Right! Skywriter, you're a genius!
[talking and laughing]
Oh, uh, Ben, where are you? Ah!
Yes, Ms. Hernandez?
[chuckles] Oh, Ben.
I wanted to remind you,
this is the last rehearsal
before the real show, so try your best.
If swords literally cannot kill the beast,
our only hope is Merlin!
I
I
I [gulps]
Uh, "I think a magic spell
might bring about the dragon's end."
I think
I think
I think
[Skywriter] Who could be nervous
performing for a room
full of paintbrushes, right?
I think
It's, uh, laryngitis?
Doesn't sound like laryngitis.
Sounds more like stage fright.
[clears throat and coughs]
[in raspy voice] Hurts to respond.
Don't worry, man. I'll do Merlin.
Are are you sure, Mickey?
It's so many lines.
I'll just write small.
Real small. [chuckles]
Let's go. Faking it could be contagious.
Ben, honey,
since Mickey's taking your part,
maybe you could take his?
Just one line?
Okay, just one line.
[fake coughs] I mean
[in raspy voice] I'll try.
Who Who goes there?
Who goes there? [sighs]
You're gonna do just great, Benny.
Do we even need the tail?
[gasps] This production would be nothing
without my exquisite tail acting.
[gasps] No! I literally can't go on!
Why is there ink all over you, Mickey?
That's my line. Pretty clever, huh?
Merlin doesn't have tattoos, Mickey.
You have to wash them off right now. Go!
I can't do this, Ben.
I'll never remember my lines.
It's okay. Everyone gets nervous.
Everyone gets nervous.
I just realized, Mom.
Everyone gets nervous, not just me.
That's right, honey.
But the trick is to use the nerves.
Use them?
Use the nervous energy to help you.
Use it to feed it into your performance.
Hey, Mickey, maybe I can be Merlin.
[chuckles] Man, that's the best news ever!
Don't you worry 'bout a thing ♪
Don't you worry 'bout a thing ♪
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama ♪
[kisses]
[cheering]
Who goes there?
'Ti 'Ti
'Tis I, Merlin, come to save the day.
[cheering]
Your puny swords will never
pierce my scales!
Roar!
[all gasp]
A magic spell will bring about
the dragon's end,
and I am the one to do it!
[snoring]
For too long, you have troubled
the good people of this land!
How dare you defy me, wizard?
[crowd cheering]
Oh!
[chuckles] That was awesome, Ben.
I mean, Merlin.
You did it, Benny.
[crowd cheering]
Don't you worry about a thing, no ♪
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! ♪
I'mma teach ya
Sing it out! ♪
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! ♪
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