Flounder the Leader

"Flounder the Leader" is the second segment of the seventh episode of Ariel. It premiered on June 28, 2024 alongside "The Cuttlebaby Sitter" on Disney+ before making its Disney Jr. and Disney Channel premiere on July 26, 2024.
==Plot==
Ariel, Lucia, Fernie, and Flounder are ready for a game of cricket. Lucia shows her special bowling throw, which Ariel likes. King Triton arrives, telling everyone to put their pads and shellmets on. Fernie and Flounder agree that baseball and cricket are different, and Flounder decides to show Fernie how to play. It is later time to pick the teams. Flounder tells Ariel how hard it is to be a leader.
Everyone then picks their cards. The yellow team consists of Sebastian, Ayanna, Alanna, Ursula, and Ravi, while the green team consists of King Triton, Ariel, Flounder, Fernie, and Lucia. Triton and Ursula will be the captains of their respective teams. The game then begins. During the first round, a seahorse tells Triton that he has important things to do at the palace, so he decides to leave the game. As a result, Ariel decides for Flounder to be the captain for the green team, as he knows a lot about cricket and is kind and listens to others.
Flounder voices how great it is to be the leader for the green team, and vows to be the best leader ever. The game then resumes, and Flounder decides to do some team captaining by giving Lucia some tips. She then shows her bowling skills, but Flounder reminds her to bend her fin. Ariel tells Flounder that Lucia played lots of cricket and to listen to her before giving suggestions. Lucia tries it again, but gets interrupted by Flounder again, as she shouldn't kick her fin high and forget to have fun.
Later, Flounder shows Fernie the proper way to hold a bat, although he doesn't like it. Flounder then decides to bat for Fernie, who decides to sit on the bench to watch what is happening. Flounder then tells Lucia and Ariel to sit on the bench. Later, Flounder shows how cricket should be played, and King Triton sees everyone else sitting on the bench. Ariel tells him about Flounder being confused about what it means to be a team captain. As Flounder offers a fin, Fernie and Lucia swim away. As Flounder and Triton decide to chat, Ariel tells Flounder that because of him, none of them are having fun. Triton picked Flounder to be the leader of the green team and made him team captain because he's a person and he listens to others, but he didn't do so today.
Triton states that when he was younger, he thought bossing people around was the way to lead, but then he started listening to others, and they had lots of other good ideas. Flounder gets it now, and thanks Triton for the suggestions. He decides to fix his mistake by apologizing to the others for not being a good leader and bossing them around. He then decides to sit on the bench, but after being persuaded by the others, Flounder decides to be the captain for their team.
Cricket then resumes, and Fernie shows off the best way to bat, followed by Lucia. Ariel and King Triton agree that Flounder is turning into a great team captain, thanks to them. Triton then resumes the game, and Flounder suggests him to do his best. Flounder then tells everyone to play the game for fun.
==Cast==
*Mykal-Michelle Harris as Ariel
*Elizabeth Phoenix Caro as Lucia
*Cruz Flateau as Fernie
*Gracen Newton as Flounder
*Taye Diggs as King Triton
*Amber Riley as Ursula
*Jessica Mikayla as Alanna
*Dana Heath as Ayanna
==Song==
*"The Best Leader Ever"
category:Ariel episodes