| Mystic Meadows | |
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| Season 2, Episode 11 | |
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| Air date | August 8, 2014 |
| Production Code | 213 |
| Written by | Michael G. Stern Craig Gerber |
| Storyboards by | Kurt Anderson Viki Anderson Jill Colbert Eugene Salandra |
| Directed by | Jamie Mitchell Mircea Mantta Sam Riegel |
| Songs in this Episode | Mystic Meadows |
| Episode Guide | |
| Previous Episode "Princesses to the Rescue!" (production order) "Sofia the Second" (airing order) |
Next Episode "Scrambled Pets" (production order) "Princesses to the Rescue!" (airing order) |
"Mystic Meadows" is the thirty-fifth episode of the Disney Junior animated series, Sofia the First. It premiered on August 8, 2014, and is the eleventh episode of the second season.
Overview[]
Sofia visits a retirement home for sorcerers, and helps Cedric earn his family's powerful wand and his father's respect.
Plot[]
Sofia and the Buttercups are visiting Mystic Meadows, a rest home for retired enchanters, and where Cedric's father and mother reside, to earn their good deed badges with Baileywick as their troop leader since Ruby's mother is sick. Sofia invites Cedric to visit his parents, but he's not keen on coming since he'll have to see the Family Wand, a powerful wand that's been passed down for many generations in his family, and his father won't hand it down to him because he doesn't think he's a good enough sorcerer. Sofia tells him he's a great sorcerer, but Cedric retorts "Not when I'm around my father. He always interrupts me when I cast a spell and that makes me get the words wrong and when you get the words wrong, Kablewey! You get the spell wrong." Sofia offers to help him get the Family Wand by helping him show his father how great he really is and Cedric accepts.
When Cedric and the Buttercups arrive at Mystic Meadows, they are greeted by Cedric's parents: Goodwyn the Great and Winifred the Wise. Winifred greets her son with affection, but Goodwyn greets him with criticism. Through a song, Sofia tells the troop what Mystic Meadows is all about. Winifred also tells the Buttercups about the Mystic Meadows Conjuring Contest she's hosting in the afternoon. While the rest of the troop spend time with the rest of the retired enchanters, Sofia tries to help Cedric show Goodwyn how great he is. But as Cedric predicted, every time Cedric tries to cast a spell, Goodwyn interrupts him in a way that makes him mess the spell up. In the end, Goodwyn refuses to give him the Family Wand, stating "You see! He's not ready and I'm not sure if he ever will be." Cedric tells Goodwyn that he only messed up because he interrupted him, but Goodwyn doesn't listen.
Sofia decides to have Cedric take part in the Conjuring Contest. At first, Cedric is against this because he knows his father will just interrupt him again, but Sofia tells him she has a plan. During the contest, Sofia prevents Goodwyn from interrupting by complimenting his wand and with her help, Cedric's doing much better. But then disaster strikes: When Sofia tells them that the answer to one of the riddles is "snowman", both Goodwyn and Cedric quarrel over who should conjure the answer, and accidentally turns everyone into snowmen. Cedric tries to fix it, but once again Goodwyn interrupts him, and he accidentally conjures a sun. Sofia finally puts her foot down and tells Goodwyn straight up that the only reason Cedric has been messing up is because he had been interrupting him all day and tells Goodwyn he can help Cedric by letting him do it on his own. Goodwyn does as Sofia asks, and Cedric fixes everything and they win the Conjuring Contest. Before everyone goes home, Goodwyn gives Cedric the Family Wand, which Cedric uses to create fireworks, and proclaims him Cedric the Sensational.
Cast[]
- Ariel Winter as Princess Sofia
- Jess Harnell as Cedric the Sorcerer
- Jim Cummings as Goodwyn the Great
- Russi Taylor as Winifred the Wise
- Diamond White as Ruby Hanshaw
- Isabella Acres as Jade
- Fiona Bishop as Meg and Peg
- Tim Gunn as Baileywick
- Robert Morse as Marshak
Songs[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 2.084 million viewers on its premiere.[1]
- Sofia's Buttercup troop returns in this episode.
- Meg and Peg make their second appearance on the show, their first appearance was in the episode "The Buttercups".
- This is the second time Cedric's parents appear on the show, the first time was in the episode "Cedric's Apprentice".
- This is the second time Jade and Ruby get affected by magic, the first being "The Little Witch".
- The Family Wand is shown in this episode for the first time.
- The Being Prepared badge Baileywick earned did not appear from his vest the whole episode. He kept it for safety.
- This is the second time Cedric tries to use Wormwood as a guinea pig for his magic, the first time was in "Sofia the Second".
- The first episode of Season Two where Amber, James, Miranda, and Roland do not appear, and the second episode to only feature Sofia after "The Little Witch".
- The sixth episode that Sofia does not wear her signature dress throughout the whole episode but she is seen taking off her tiara at the beginning.
- One of the retired sorcerers call out twice "Huzzah! Huzzah!" during the conjuring contest. This is a reference to the song in "The Flying Crown".
- This is the third episode where Cedric sings, following "Cedric's Apprentice" and "The Amulet of Avalor".
- Madame Collette's character design is reused as one of the retired sorceresses at Mystic Meadows.
- This is the second time Sofia wears her scout uniform.
- In France, this episode is alternatively titled "Cedric the Sensational".
- Cedric almost reveals his evil ways in front of Sofia again, previously this occurred in "The Enchanted Feast".
- This is the third episode whose song is about a location, following "Royal Prep" in Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess and "Merroway Cove" in Sofia the First: The Floating Palace.
- Moral: There are things one must do on one's own.
Transcript[]
The transcript for Mystic Meadows may be viewed here.
References[]
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 11, 2014). Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Leads Night + NFL Preseason Football, 'Girl Meets World' & More. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2024.