Cricket's the Boss!

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***Cricket's the Boss!*** is the 15th episode of the series and the 8th when combined with the previous episode; *Fairy Happy Thanksgiving!*, for the 8th full episode of the first season; first released on November 21, 2018 and in Canada on Treehouse on February 2, 2019.

## Summary/Description

It's nice and boastful being the boss of a place – that’s the drive of Cricket as she opens up a lemonade stand with Dottie and Reuben. But when the pride of *"boss-ship"* gets the better of her which breaks up the relationship with them, can she use her big sister's motivation and advice to work together and communicate humbly with them?

## Plot

Cricket was searching for her big sister, similar to hide-and-seek, but she found her and they could now move into the café. Cricket asked Poppy what she made and that they look delicious and she replied cinnamon muffins. She asks her boss's opinion and she said of her assurance that they will be yummy despite the *plain-ness*; but she thinks they needed more color. Dazzle suggests if her sliced strawberries will do; Butterbean likes it and so does her, so she puts them on the muffins. Butterbean acknowledges them for a good work and high-fived her friends. A customer came with his daughter for their favorite breakfast: *Butterbean's Bakeles*. Cricket thought of this and startled her big sister; she told her she wants to be a boss just like her and it's fun. Not only that; the bean team gets in full gear to whatever she says and the customers who come enjoy what she and the entire team makes. She wants to open her own café, but her big sis wants her to start with something simpler and brought up a lemonade stand. Butterbean lent her tablet to her so she can fulfill her quest.

Cricket went to Dottie and Reuben and asks if they want to work at her lemonade stand, to which they agreed. After she told them that they should see her outside the cafe in a few minutes, Butterbean halted her little sister to give her advice that they have to work together to make things work despite her being the boss. Cricket told the viewer(s) about her excitement about being in charge despite what her sister said. Cricket told them they were going to make lemonade. Dottie suggested if they use another juice, but she disagreed, saying they'd rather use cherry juice. When Butterbean came to ask how they were faring, she saw contrasting emotions. She moved a few steps away so she could see the conflict for herself, so she could come to and remind her little sister about working together. But despite what her sister said, she told the viewer(s) that she's still in charge.

Cricket went to Dottie and Reuben and asks if they want to work at her lemonade stand, to which they agreed. After she told them that they should see her outside the cafe in a few minutes, Butterbean halted her little sister to give her advice that they have to work together to make things work despite her being the boss. Cricket told the viewer(s) about her excitement about being in charge despite what her sister said. Cricket told them they were going to make lemonade. Dottie suggested if they use grape juice, but she disagreed, saying they'd only use cherry juice, to their. When Butterbean came to ask how they were faring but she saw contrasting emotions. She moved a few steps away so she could see the conflict for herself, so she could come to and remind her little sister about working together. But despite what her sister said, she told the viewer(s) that she's still in charge.

Cricket said it was time to make lemonade and still reminded the siblings she's the boss. Dottie moved for the lemons when Cricket said they should first squeeze some, but Cricket avoided it, explaining she usually does it. Dottie suggested they squeeze lemons together which Cricket avoids, much to her soberness. Cricket had Dottie get some water and Reuben get some sugar; she'll signal 'Now!' when she is ready. Cricket began squeezing the lemons and Dottie repeatedly asked her if it was time to pour the sugar in, which she kept mute, tiring her out. She did say it but in such sudden exclamation that the siblings hurredily poured their ingredients in without mixing or tasting it first. Before Cricket could make them realize what they've done, a female customer headed for the café and she scrambled them to get the cups ready. Despite Dottie cautioning her to taste it first, Cricket was refusing to let her pass into the café without having a lemonade. She called her out and asked her for some lemonade, which she agrees. She asked the siblings for the lemonade but Dottie worried that it wasn't going to taste good. Wanting to impress the customer more than anything, she roughly took the lemonade jar from Dottie and a cup from Reuben so she could pour some for the customer. The customer instantly changed facial expression to comical as she expressed to them the more than sweet taste and shook her head as she walked inside. Cricket told them she didn't like it ; Reuben took some and tasted it himself and the reason was clear in action. Cricket tasted it herself and blamed them for ruining the lemonade. With Dottie reminding her of her caution which she cared little of, still stating that she's the boss, she declared not to work her lemonade stand anymore, sending Reuben with her. Cricket commented on it to the viewer(s) but uplifted herself by adding that she doesn't care and she'll sell her own lemonade all by herself.

Back to the scene, she called out to the customers for her liquid snack but the noise she was expecting came instead from a few meters away, where Dottie and Reuben were playing inter-bounce with a ball. Butterbean saw her little sister's plight off-screen and came out on-screen to console her in question whether it's a tough day. Cricket replied she didn't wanted be the boss anymore as the siblings didn't do what she told them and now they are mad at her. Butterbean gave her a lesson in two parts: one on how to be a proper boss and paused to see their happy faces. She told her to apologize to them and to ask if they'll like to try again, after which she told her the second which is not to just tell people what to do when you're the boss. After affirmation, Butterbean gave her a peg on the forehead and headed back inside. Cricket sighed twice before carrying out her big sister's instructions and this time affirmed to what she negated to the siblings earlier. Cricket told them to start making it which thet did, accompanied by the Let's Get Cooking tune. With Butterbean and the Hops Elders present enjoying their pink-heart-shaped lemonade, the customer who Cricket called earlier came to the stand herself. The siblings make her feel welcome and gave her a cup of the lemonader. Mrs. Hops expressed their love for the heart shapes in their lemonade which Cricket appreciated but credited the siblings after which she high-fived them. The unnamed female customer and Butterbean verbally commended her for the lemonade taste which the latter's little sister appreciated. She and the siblings asked Butterbean for the fairy finish which she did with a friendship bean to make the heart shapes in everyone's present lemonade. As expected from the viewer(s) in previous episodes, those who witnessed it were awashed with marvel and awe. Butterbean concluded by stating to the viewer(s) it could be fun to be the boss but working without your friends is as sour as a lemon. Cricket took and tasted a lemon slice from her big sister's platter and in action and verbally signalling its sourness before laughing with her after which the episode faded out.

## Trivia

* A boss doesn't do all the work herself when he/she has employees around him/her but Cricket did.
* "…but I'm the boss!" and "…but I'm in charge/still in charge!" are the phrases children and obviously ignorant human beings use when their employees are working off-key.
* Butterbean also demonstrated what the real caring boss does which if not mistaken lacks in many workplaces outside audiovisual media by telling Cricket that "being the boss is not all about employee commandment with a consequence of *or else...*".