The Beginning of the Friend

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The Beginning of the Friend

Premise:
After learning that her to-do list will save the world, Hailey attempts to ride every ride at the county fair.

Broadcast Information

Airdate
June 8, 2023

Production code
101

Viewers
0.14

Production Information

Directed by
Howy Parkins

Written by
Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton

Storyboard by
Troy AdomitisKurt DumasCat Harman-MitchellCasey Keith-KolodinSteven Umbleby

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— Hailey Banks

"**The Beginning of the Friend**" is the first episode in the first season of ***Hailey's On It!***, serving as the series premiere. It is also the first episode of the season overall and premiered on June 8, 2023 on Disney Channel to 0.14 million viewers.

Plot
The series opens with Hailey and Scott riding her bike down a street, being chased by two men in a golf cart. To slow the men down, Scott throws a bag of mini oranges that just get squashed. In the basket of Hailey's bicycle is a squid: Sid the "psychic squid," who she's always wanted to rescue from the men: Sparky and Zoot from Oceanside's Hot 95 Morning Radio Party Patrol who makes Sid pick the winners of high school football games every week. This is the reason why she put him on her list of stuff she's always wanted to do. Hailey takes a shortcut down an art walk to lose Sparky and Zoot, but instead rides through and hits multiple signs, cones and art pieces, which Hailey sarcastically asks Scott if he was telling her to avoid hitting those. They go up a ramp and it's revealed that Hailey doesn't like to try new things, such as jumping off the diving board at the pool, joining new school clubs or changing her food such as putting pepper on her salad.
Back on New Year's Day, she and her best friend Scott Denoga decide to have resolutions to try something new. While Scott is someone who will fully commit to things, such as making his own parkour fails, Hailey constantly talks herself out of the things she wants to do. To make up for this, she writes her plans down in her to-do list book, though nothing is ever checked off in it. After Scott falls off the roof of Hailey's house, a small robot appears and grabs the to-do list and attempts to destroy it, only for a purpled hair woman (simply called The Professor) to arrive and destroy it.
The Professor tells Hailey that the robot, called a Chaos Bot, came to destroy Hailey's to-do list because she is important and will help save the future. The Professor proves this by revealing a recorded message of Future Hailey telling her to complete the list. The Professor explains that after completing the list, she is given the title of person of the year, which gets the attention of President Serena Williams who gives her a grant, thus allowing her to build a device that reverses climate change. Hailey is excited at the prospect of being important and examines the things she has checked off in the future, but is shocked to find that among is is "Kissing Scott Denoga", which she claims was a joke. The Professor does not care and orders her to complete it before disappearing.
When Scott returns, Hailey fills him in on what happened and manages to destroy another Chaos Bot on her own. Hailey also gets a futuristic phone that includes an AI named Beta whose job is to aid Hailey on her quest to complete her list. Because he does not have a body, he is placed inside of a small pink teddy bear. These events result in Hailey and Scott completing #195 on her list "Free Sid the Psychic Squid" from a pair of radio hosts. Afterwards, Hailey privately confides in Beta about kissing Scott and comes to the realization that she does indeed love him. Thinking she can change the item on her list to "Kicking Scott Denoga", she experiences a brief rip in time, with Beta telling her that the list must remain as is if the future is to be secure.
Beta suggests #239 "Ride Every Ride at the County Fair", which Scott loves, but Hailey is frightened of. Despite this, the two of them manage to go on every ride, even though Hailey has a weak stomach, and the two end of enjoying themselves while Beta gest mistaken for a fair prize and is literally left hanging. The two get on the last ride, the Zero Gravitron, which Hailey calls her "White Whale", only to run into Kristine Sanchez, the most popular girl at her school and her influencer. Hailey considers her a nuisance, even though she is incredibly nice and polite. They get on the ride, but a Chaos Bot messes with the wiring, causing the ride to literally spin out of control. With Scott's help and Kristine's scarf, Hailey manages to turn off the machine and save everyone.
Using her wrist watch device, Hailey learns that there is still one ride she has not gotten on, the Tunnel of Love. Scott reluctantly urges her to get on it and the two have a good time. However, just as the two of them are about to mutually kiss, Hailey throws up. The two of them get cleaned up and Hailey is about to tell Scott about the list when Kristine pulls her aside. She reveals that she she wants to ask Scott out as they have similar interests and wants to know if it is okay. Hailey reluctantly says yes and passes up telling Scott about his part to play in the future. Another rip in time occurs, which Beta warns her about, as two Chaos Bots enter. Hailey deals with them in expert fashion, only to accidentally drop a mallet on her toes.

Cast
Main Cast* Hailey Banks (debut)
* Scott Denoga (debut)
* Beta (debut)

Additional voices* Zoot (debut)
* Chaos Bots (debut)
* The Professor (debut)
* Kristine Sanchez (debut)

Cameos* Kai Banks
* Patricia Banks
* Becker Denoga

Locations* Oceanside, California
	+ Banks Residence
* Oceanside County Fair

Songs* *Kiss Your Friend*

Trivia
Milestones* The title of the episode is a reference to the saying: "The Beginning of the End," which is an event to which ending or failure can be traced.
	+ It also references the 1957 American science fiction film *Beginning of the End*.
* This is the first episode in the series to be a full episode instead of in segments.
* Hailey Banks, Scott Denoga, Beta, The Professor and Kristine make their series debut.
* Oceanside, California makes its series debut.

Continuity* Hailey, Scott and Beta complete their first list item: Number 239.
* Kristine and Scott begin dating.

Other* The episode takes place on New Years Eve.

Gallery

References

1. ↑ June 2023 Programming Highlights
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hailey's On It | Official Trailer | NEW SERIES | @disneychannel
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thursday 6.8.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals