"The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon" is the 80th episode of The Backyardigans. It is the 20th and final episode produced for the show's 4th season, as well as the sequel to "Tale of the Mighty Knights".
Summary[]
Tasha and Austin are sitting on the picnic table. They introduce themselves as the Flighty Fairy and the Grabbing Goblin. They both explain that they're on their way to King Pablo's castle for tea as they sing the song "A Wonderful Day for Tea". The backyard becomes medieval land as the Grabbing Goblin walks and the Flighty Fairy flies. The Grabbing Goblin reminds the Flighty Fairy about bringing a plate of mini-muffins. The Flighty Fairy shows him the plate to prove that she brought them. The Goblin tells the Flighty Fairy that she is small, like the muffins. The Flighty Fairy uses her magic wand to to make herself grow taller.
They both hear a shriek coming from inside the castle. King Pablo runs out and runs into a bush. They both do the same thing and asks that why are they running. Pablo says that there is a mean, destructive and red dragon that is chasing him. The Grabbing Goblin thinks that the dragon is different than the ones introduced in the past episodes. King Pablo jumps and covers Grabbing Goblin's mouth with his hand and tells him that the dragon is certainly not the dragon he thought it was.
Pablo explains to the two that the only way to tame that dragon is to pull it's tail and count to ten. The Flighty Fairy asks Pablo who will do it, Pablo answers the question by introducing his two mighty knights which are Sir Tyrone and Knight Uniqua. They both distract the dragon, but end up getting thrown in the moat around the king's castle moat after attempting to pull its tail. King Pablo commands the dragon to stop, but it picks him and his mighty knights and carries them to Dragon Mountain.
The Flighty Fairy and the Grabbing Goblin realize that they are the only ones who can save them. They explain what they can and cannot do while singing "We're Not Knights". Tasha has an idea after the song is done, and that is to get Dragon to help them save the knights and the king. She waves her magic wand and transports both herself and Austin to Dragon's cave near Dragon Mountain.
They both tell Dragon the story of why they need him, but Dragon is scared to go because of the red dragon. They both encourage him to go by reminding him that their friends are there. The camera pans to inside the cave beside the red dragon where Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are trapped in and sing the song "We're Stuck in a Cave". Uniqua notices that Dragon is flying over the red dragon. He lands silently on the floor. The two medieval creatures try to push the rocks away, but the red dragon sees them because Dragon screamed when the other dragon's tail touched his.
The Flighty Fairy cast a spell to make the dragon sleep, but it doesn't work. King Pablo warns that magic spells don't work on not-so-nice dragons. The not-so-nice dragon scares dragon and the two medieval creatures away. Dragon lands back near his cave. The Grabbing Goblin apologizes to the Flighty Fairy for not staying calm. The Grabbing Goblin tells her that Dragon didn't stay calm either. Dragon does admit that he didn't stay calm. The Grabbing Goblin brags and tells the two others that he was the only one who stayed calm. They both start arguing which alerts the red dragon to them. The red dragon begins to chase them.
The two control Dragon by moving up and down, left and right. They fly through the Flighty Fairy's forest and almost hit King Pablo's castle. They fly through the open door, but the evil dragon's wings get caught in the entrance and cannot leave. The two and Dragon fly back to Dragon Mountain and try to free the knights and the king.
Meanwhile, back at the castle, the not-so-nice dragon breaks free and flies back to his mountain. Pablo alerts the team that the not-so-nice dragon has come back and the Flighty Fairy tries to use her magic wand to send it away. Pablo reminds her that spells do not work on not-so-nice dragons. The Flighty Fairy distracts the dragon while the Grabbing Goblin tries to grab its tail. The captured royal beings cheer him on, and the Grabbing Goblin grabs it. the Grabbing Goblin has a grabbing ability which makes it impossible for the not-so-nice dragon to shake him off.
The Grabbing Goblin starts counting. When he reaches ten, the evil dragon begins to glow and transforms into a nice, blue-colored dragon. The dragon suddenly notices his evil doings that he has done to King Pablo's court and frees him and his knights immediately. King Pablo invites the dragons to come over for tea.
When they arrive, they sing their signature song, "Mini-Muffins For Major Heroes" as they eat and drink their mini-muffins and tea. Tyrone's stomach growls and Uniqua asks why he is still hungry and Tyrone reminds Uniqua that mini-muffins are really small. He asks to continue his tea party at his house and they all accept it as the party turns back into the backyard. They all enter Tyrone's house after singing the ending song. Tasha and Austin open the previously closed door and ask the viewer "Mini-muffin?", and the episode finally ends.
Songs[]
- "A Wonderful Day for Tea"
- "We're Not Knights"
- "We're Stuck in a Cave"
- "Mini-Muffins For Major Heroes"
Home video releases[]
- DVD
- The Backyardigans: Escape from the Tower
- The Backyardigans: We Arrrr Pirates!
External links[]
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