The Cuttlebaby Sitter

"The Cuttlebaby Sitter" is the first segment of the seventh episode of Ariel. It premiered on June 28, 2024 alongside "Flounder the Leader" on Disney+ before making its Disney Jr. and Disney Channel premiere on July 26, 2024.
==Plot==
Ariel, King Triton, and Flounder welcome Ms. Cuttles back to Atlantica. Ms. Cuttles shows that what she is holding are her five baby cuttlefish eggs, which will hatch soon. She hopes Alanna and Ayanna could babysit them while she meets with Triton, as they did a great job the last time. However, since Alanna and Ayanna are visiting Ursula today, Ariel decides to babysit them, although she is reminded by Triton and Ms. Cuttles that it is a big job. Ariel vows to do a great job with babysitting the eggs by herself, as she thinks that it will be a piece of cake.
Ariel takes the eggs to her room with Flounder telling them how cute they are. Fernie and Lucia arrive and are told by Flounder what they are. Fernie states that cuttle baby eggs are coated with inky black jelly. Ariel tells them she will be a great babysitter when one of the eggs goes missing. Flounder reveals that he gave the eggs pretend names until they are given real names by Ms. Cuttles, with the one missing named Gilberto. Ariel then decides to find it herself, although Lucia wants to help.
Ariel and Flounder then search for Gilberto, and later, Flounder finds Gilberto hatched from his egg. Ariel and Flounder then return and tell Fernie and Lucia about it. Just then, another cuttlebaby hatches. Although warned by Fernie that cuttlebabies don't like to cuddle, Lucia tries to do so, and the cuttlebaby squirts ink, which lets them know when one gets too close. The cuttlebabies then hide, which is what they love to do, and Ariel realizes what Ms. Cuddles meant earlier.
She then goes after the cuttlebabies while rejecting help again. As she gets them, the remaining cuttlebabies hatch, and later swim into the open sea. They then hide, and Ariel tells Fernie, Lucia, and Flounder that she wanted to be a great babysitter like her sisters. Although she is the babysitter, Flounder and Lucia recap that Ariel's sisters are twins, and when they need help, they ask each other. Fernie and Lucia tell Ariel that it's okay to ask for help when she needs it, as they are always there for each other.
Ariel finally realizes the lesson, and she gets an idea about asking her friends for help. Ariel then decides for them to play a game of hide-and-seek, which is the way they will find the cuttlebabies, which they agree on. Once Ariel and Flounder call on them, they come out of their hiding spots. Ariel and her friends then head to her room with the cuttlebabies following. After they hide, the cuttlebabies find and later cuddle them. Fernie states that they love to do so once they get to know someone. Ariel thanks her friends for the help. They then play one more round of hide-and-seek before the cuttlebabies sleep. Ms. Cuttles and King Triton arrive, delighted over what they are seeing. They agree that Ariel has become a great babysitter like her sisters. Ariel states that she had a little help from her friends, and they celebrate being great cuttlebaby sitters.
==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
*Alana Ubach as Ms. Cuttles
==Song==
*"All You Have to Do is Ask"
category:Ariel episodes