The Umpire Strikes Back

"The Umpire Strikes Back" is the first segment of the twenty-second episode of the Disney Channel animated series Hailey's On It!
==Synopsis==
Hailey goes to great lengths to catch a foul ball at a Barnacles game.
==Plot==
Hailey, Scott, and Beta are attending the Barnacles baseball game with the crowd notoriously small and few. Hailey must complete her next item which is to catch a foul ball from them, an item that even she herself cannot fathom why she had it in the first place. Hailey had actually tried to catch a foul ball previously, but was unable to time and time again. Scott reveals that performing stretches for his arms has caused him to have a powerful throw. The Barnacles manager, Sparky La Russo, sees this and ask that Scott join the game. He agrees on the condition that Hailey also be there as a catcher, thereby allowing her to complete the list item.
Scott cannot stay focused as he is easily distracted. Hailey gets the idea to have Scott wear her backup pair of glasses so that his his vision, while blurred, can allow him to focus on her brightly colored baseball mitt for the game. Beta chases a chaos bot and accidentally knocks out the sport commentator Finn Skulby. He decides to take over as "Dwayne Smoothman", after previously believing that the sport was too boring. Scott ends up bringing the Barnacles up with his expert throwing skills before finally trying to knock out a foul ball for Hailey. As she goes for it however, she misses the catch and Scott bumps into the umpire and breaks his glasses.
With no other option, Hailey decides to give Scott her own pair of glasses, thus rendering her blind. Scott manages to make a foul ball hit and Hailey manages to focus hard enough to catch the ball, with her face protector. Having successfully caught a foul ball, Hailey and Scott celebrate the list item getting crossed off. Sparky points out that the game is still going on, but Hailey and Scott reaffirm that they only joined to do that one thing and leave. In a parody of sports films, Hailey comically narrates what happened to each of the players, such as Scott never returning to baseball, the umpire winning a dance competition, and Sparky getting fired for betting on his own team.
==Cast==
*Auli'i Cravalho as Hailey Banks
*Manny Jacinto as Scott Denoga
*Gary Anthony Williams as Beta
*Chris Wylde as Finn Skulby
*Dana Snyder as Sparky La Russo
==Trivia==
*The episode's title is a reference to the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back.
*Elton John makes a visual cameo in the episode.
*Scott references baseball player Yogi Berra and his famous quote "It ain't over 'til it's over," before adding that he "stole pic-a-nic baskets", a reference to the cartoon character Yogi Bear who was named after him.
*The ending of the episode, where Hailey tells the viewers the fate of the characters as they fade away is a reference to The Sand Lot franchise. 
*Scott's arm tightening up due to recovering from an injury and being recruited for the team is the same as the plot of Rookie of the Year.
==Gallery==
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Elton John on Hailey's On It!.jpg|Elton John makes a cameo appearance
==External links==
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Category:Hailey's On It! episodes