Mind the Maestro

"Mind the Maestro" is the fortieth episode of Butterfly Valley (1998 series) and the fourteenth episode of the second series.
==Synopsis==
While the kids are exploring classical music in the human world, the butterfly fairies are preparing for a spectacular symphonic concert in Butterfly Trails. Don't expect some special guests to join in the concert by ruining the beautiful numbers with head-banging rock music!
==Plot==
Today, the International Symphony Festival takes place at the Sideview Beach Amphitheater and at the community park, the kids discuss on classical music, from the composers to the musical pieces. Celia states that her grandparents love classical music so much, they always play some of Mozart's greatest compositions when she was a little baby.
Since she doesn't wear a watch at all and forgot to bring her pocket watch with her, Celia asks Sam to check on his watch and it's 2 o'clock, then the kids went to the gazebo to try out the instruments that the musicians are going to play with at the festival.
Sam plays with a triangle, while Chip fiddles with a trumpet, Mackenzie tries to blow a single note on a saxophone, Ernie struggles to play a harp, Jessa and Brad play the violins and the twins try to play the cellos.
Conductor Celia is dissatisfied with the sound they made, so she orders the kids to switch their instruments. Now Jessa plays the saxophone, Mackenzie and Brad play the cellos, Sam plays the cymbals, Ernie plays the trumpet, Chip and Petunia play the violins and Rose plays the piano.
Celia tells them to play 5th Symphony by Beethoven, which they successfully managed to do so, then they play Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Te Deum. Petunia remarks "Wow, it feels like we're playing at the Oscars!"
Meanwhile in Butterfly Trails, the butterfly fairies are queuing in front of the famous Lasso Opera House. Bluebell and her family give their tickets to the receptionist and went to their designated seats.
The troll guards look through the telescope and sneak into the venue in a bush. They pass through the security guard and one troll guard sits on one of the patrons' hat, but she gets angry and knocks him down.
The Butterfly Valley Philharmonic Orchestra walk onstage to their seats and the conductor taps his stick to direct the musicians to perform "Endlessly", which impressed the audience, only for the troll guards to sneak in front of the conductor and capture him. The troll guards began to play loud rock music, which scares the butterfly fairies out of the venue.
Meanwhile in Sideview Beach, the musicians from the Sideview Beach High School Orchestra came and greeted the kids. They were almost ready for the festival and one of the musicians hopes that the kids will enjoy their performances, but Petunia claims that she only listen to pop music. The musicians realize this and went to the backstage as the kids bid farewell to them.
The kids went to the seats as the festival almost begins, but Rose's magic flower suddenly glows, signaling her that Butterfly Trails is in trouble. Rose picks the Magic flower up and tells her friends that she and Petunia need to go to the restroom, confusing the kids.
Rose and Petunia went to the restroom and enter Butterfly Trails using the magic flower. They try to enter the Lasso Opera House, but the receptionist tells them that they should have tickets to the concert, although Rose asked permission to enter the venue and he allows them. The twins find the troll guards playing rock music onstage and Petunia pulls the plugs off the box. The troll guards wonder why did the music stop and notice the twins behind them.
The twins finish off the troll guards with their attacking spells and Rose returns the butterfly fairies to their original spot using her telepathic spell. The conductor thanks the twins for stopping the trolls and the Butterfly Valley Philharmonic Orchestra resume performing "Endlessly."
The audience cheer loudly and throw their hats and flowers as the conductor and the musicians bow down. Rose and Petunia applaud from backstage as well and the musicians thank them for supporting them. Rose and Petunia bid farewell to the butterfly fairies and return home using the magic flower.
The kids are glad that the twins came back from the restroom, but they missed the opening monologue by Marc Summers. Fortunately, Ernie has recorded a video on his camera for the twins. The kids enjoy the performance of "On the Way of the Valley" by the Sideview Beach High School Orchestra. The audience applaud as the conductor and the musicians bow down, with roses thrown in front of them.
After the festival is over, the kids share their personal moments at the International Symphony Festival, including Marc Summers' opening dialogue and the performances by the Sideview Beach High School Orchestra. Sam checks on his watch and it's almost 10 o'clock, meaning it's getting late, so the kids bid farewell to each other and head back to their homes as the episode ends.
==Trivia==
*This episode was included in the VHS compilation videos The Best of Butterfly Valley, Vol. 9 and Butterfly Valley: Step Up and Show!.
*The plot for this episode is similar to the one for "The Grand Concert" from the 1969 series.
*Unusually, the kids tend to refer classical music composers by their first names (Wolfgang, Antonio and Ludwig), not their surnames (Mozart, Salieri and Beethoven, respectively), which they were usually addressed by.
*The Lasso Opera House is similar to the Metropolitan Opera House, a real-life music and entertainment venue in Manhattan, New York.
*In the original American English version, Petunia mentions the Academy Awards ceremony, which honors the American film industry with awards nicknamed "the Oscars."
**In several European dubs, including CITV's British English dub, Petunia instead mentioned an Eurovision event, more specifically the Eurovision Song Contest, due to Charpentier's Te Deum being used as the theme music of the Eurovision network (the second time it was referenced in the franchise, after the 1969 series "Arrival").
*The conductor is voiced by Tom Singh. the main composer of the 1998 series.
**Additionally, "Endlessly", as well as Singh's rendition of Charpentier's Te Deum and Beethoven's 5th Symphony would later appear in the album The New Adventures in Butterfly Valley: Musical Scores from the Show.
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