Light Showers

"Light Showers" is the thirteenth episode of Butterfly Valley (1998 series). It is a remake of "The Light Show," the eighty-seventh episode of the 1969 series.
==Synopsis==
Today, the butterfly fairies are celebrating the iconic Light Festival, which commemorates the day light was discovered in the Butterfly Kingdom, but the bright fireworks and flashes prevent the trolls from sleeping peacefully.
==Plot==
The butterfly fairies are preparing for the largest festival in Butterfly Valley, the Light Festival. It is celebrated every four years on April 15 and commemorates the day light was brought over to the Butterfly Kingdom.
Meanwhile at the community park in Sideview Beach, Rose and Petunia are playing chess with Jessa and Brad when Celia notice them. She asks if she can join them but Petunia responded that they need an equal amount of people playing the game, so she brought Ernie to join her and Rose.
In the Great Troll Palace, the troll guards are heading to the bedroom to sleep, but the they hear loud noises, so they all put their earmuffs and resume sleeping, but a star ray shines on the trolls’ faces, waking them up in the process.
King Boogieman gets up and looks through the telescope. He notices that the butterfly fairies are celebrating the Light Festival, so he orders the troll guards to invade Butterfly Valley.
While he heads back to sleep with Queen Peregia, the troll guards went to Butterfly Valley and try to find the location of the Light Festival.
At the Light Festival, Bluebell is getting some mushroom soup and toasted bread as an announcement from the Celestial Palace goes off, with a special greeting from Princess Butterfly. The troll guards sneak into the buffet as Spike grabs some slices of chocolate cake. One of the troll guards smell something fishy, which comes from the salmon fillet held by the waiter.
Meanwhile at the community park, Rose, Petunia and their friends have finished playing chess and Rose thought she and Petunia should visit Butterfly Valley, so she picks up the magic flower from her pocket and the twins went to Butterfly Valley.
Rose and Petunia are at the Butterfly Square and surrounded by many felicitated butterfly fairies. Rose tells her sister that they should wear something more formal, so they went to dressing room and use their transformation spell to change their usual clothes to elaborated night gowns, then they try to find Princess Butterfly, but they only found Bluebell and her family.
They not only greet Bluebell, but Aldith, Laine, Spike and Trent for the first time. The family are shocked upon seeing the twins, with Spike thinking that they are aliens from another planet, then Bluebell properly introduces the twins to them. The family felt glad that they are invited to the Light Festival.
Rose asks where is Princess Butterfly, to which Bluebell responded that she is in the Celestial Palace.
Meanwhile in the Great Troll Palace, King Boogieman and Queen Peregia are struggling to sleep as they are constantly disturbed by the implosive sounds and bright flashes.
The festival is almost over and the troll guards pop out of the buffet, scaring the attendants out of the venue. Rose and Petunia fire their freezing spells at the troll guards, then they bring the attendants back with their transportation spells. The attendants thank the twins for saving the festival from the trolls and they resume celebrating.
Meanwhile at the community park, the kids wondered where Rose and Petunia are. They try to find them everywhere in the park, including under the benches, in the bushes, and in the fountain.
Rose and Petunia bid farewell to the butterfly fairies who will stay in the festival and use the magic flower to return home.
Meanwhile in the Great Troll Palace, the now-tired troll guard have return to sleep with King Boogieman and Queen Peregia, who are now sleeping, but suddenly, King Boogieman wakes up and asks the troll guards if they stop the festival already when they are now sleeping. He shrugs afterwards and resumes sleeping.
Now back at the community park, Rose and Petunia's friends welcome them back, then Rose tells them that she and her sister are at the Light Festival. They've had heaps of fun at the festival, but the kids are befuddled, so Rose tells them about the Light Festival and Sam thought of having their own Light Festival like the butterfly fairies. The kids laugh as the episode ends.
==Differences from "The Light Show"==
*Since Frank, Buggle, Moth and Worm have yet to appear in the 1998 series until the last three seasons, they are absent in this episode.
**As a result, their roles in the original version are taken by the the trolls.
**As a side fact, the plot was also modified.
*In the original version, the Light Festival is stated to be celebrated once every 142 years, but in the remake, it was celebrated every four years.
*Unlike in the original version, Princess Butterfly does not attend the Light Festival in person.
*Originally, Frank wants to attack Butterfly Valley so he can kidnap Princess Butterfly, but in the remake, the trolls invade the valley so that they can sleep peacefully.
==Trivia==
*This episode is included in the VHS compilation video The Best of Butterfly Valley Vol. 3.
*It was originally going to be the fourteenth episode of the series with "Attack of the Ghouls" as the thirteenth, but this was switched at the last minute, possibly due to the network executives fearing that children might be induced with nightmares, so the producers redid the latter episode, leading this episode to air first.
*This is the second time Bluebell and her family appear together, after "Tinka's Wishes."
**However, this is the first time Bluebell's parents Aldith and Laine are not seen from necks up, which means their faces are seen on-screen.
*The fact that Bluebell's family do not know about Rose and Petunia alludes to the fact that Bluebell herself initially does not know about them either in "Welcome to Butterfly Valley."
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