Jollibee's Wish

> "*According to the data I've collected, you have verbalized a desire for assistance, at the same time a magical celestial body entered the atmosphere.
> In other words, nagkatototoo ang wish mo sa star!*
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"**Jollibee's Wish**" is the pilot episode of *Jollitown* aired on April 13, 2008.

## Jollibee's Wish

The episode starts with a narration by Jollibee. Somewhere far away, there is a place with lots of rainbows, populated with spaghetti trees, a Fountain of Many Flavors, and lots of goodies all around. That place is Jollitown. Jollibee introduces himself and his house, which people say is their favorite place, and there are parties everyday.

He then presents his well, where he gets the water he needs for his garden. Jollibee's garden is surrounded by sculptures of his favorite things: a burger merry-go-round, a spaghetti tunnel, french fries, and a sundae slide.

He then says that what makes Jollitown really jolly is when the kids come to visit him. Jollibee and the kids are shown passing through an invisible rainbow. Jollibee wonders where they went. Then, Jollibee tells them the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. Then, they go to the Fountain of Many Flavors to drink from it. A girl helps Jollibee water the plants in his garden, and then they take photos together.

In the evening, Ding Dang Dong, Jollitown's resident clocktower, rings his bell, telling the kids it's late and they must go home. The kids then say goodbye to Jollibee. Jollibee then sits next to the well, and watches the sky, seeing clouds in different shapes: a burger, an ice cream, and a smiling face. Jollibee then starts to feel sad, wanting some friends of his own. Then, a shooting star appears in the sky. Upon seeing it, Jollibee wishes to make the kids happy every day, then the star stops and falls into the well, magically turning it into a golden, star-shaped well, and transforming the four sculptures into houses. A girl with pigtails comes out from the spaghetti house: Hetty, followed by Yum, Twirlie, and Popo. Jollibee, surprised, asks who they are, and Hetty answers they are "his dream come true". The four introduce himself to him. He then asks Yum how did it happen, and Yum then tells him that he verbalized a desire for assistance at the same time the shooting star appeared, and Twirlie says the wish he made to the star came true. Popo tells him the magic of the well brought them here. Jollibee and the others see the well, which has been turned into a wishing well.

The next morning, Jollibee wakes up, still surprised his wish came true. He goes outside and sees Hetty, Popo, Yum and Twirlie. Hetty tells him they are still getting used to their new home. Jollibee then remembers that there used to be sculptures of his favorite foods around his garden. The burger merry-go-round is now Yum's laboratory.

Yum asks them if they want to go inside his lab, and they agree. Popo wonders how can they get in without a door, and Yum presses a button on his smart watch to transport them inside. Jollibee and the others are surprised at Yum's high-tech house, and he tells them they can watch the stars, create things, read books, and watch sci-fi movies Hetty sees a strange invention, and asks Yum what it is. He tells her it's his "house in a box", which he hasn't finished yet. Hetty wonders if it is similar to a dollhouse, and Yum tells her that it is, but bigger. Popo sees a new constellation on Yum's telescope, and sees it is shaped like french fries. Yum sees it as well, and names it after Popo, since he first saw it. Twirlie says she wants to see a star too. Popo asks Yum how can they get outside, and Yum tells him they can teleport again.

Using his smart watch, they are teleported outside. Hetty suggests they should go to her house next, and Jollibee remembers the spaghetti tunnel turned into Hetty's house. They go inside and see there are a lot of storybooks. Jollibee thinks the books could help him when he is telling stories to the kids. Hetty tells him he can borrow them anytime, but Jollibee suggests she can help him with storytelling.

Twirlie notices they can also make plays based on the stories, and they can practice and perform them on her theater. Jollibee wonders if the sundae slide is now Twirlie's theater, and they go there. They step on the stage and dance, meanwhile, Yum experiments with the switch on the theatre's curtain, making it spin and Yum manages to stop it. A beach background appears behind the stage, and Twirlie tells them it can become any place one wants it to be. Popo asks her if it can become a basketball court, but Twirlie tells him the stage is for artistic performances only, and if he wants to play basketball, he can go to the court on the gym. Popo wonders if they can find a gym, and Twirlie tells him he already has one. Popo and the others go to the gym. Yum, noticing he was left behind, follows them.

Inside Popo's gym, which used to be a sculpture of french fries, Popo introduces his friends as if he were the announcer in a boxing match. They then play together. Then, twirlie notices that the only house they didn't visit was Jollibee's. They all go there, and notice it's decorated with balloons everywhere. Popo asks him why, and Jollibee tells them it's to celebrate their friendship, and tells them his house will now be their clubhouse.

Twirlie tells Jollibee his house has the nicest view, and Jollibee notices the well in his garden is blinking. Yum thinks it wants to communicate with them. They go outside and investigate. Hetty looks inside the well, and sees an image of different children. Jollibee thinks that maybe the kids need help. Twirlie thinks that they maybe want to sing, Hetty thinks they probably need courage, Yum thinks they possibly need help with their homework, and Popo thinks they want to play. Jollibee says they can help them as long as they stick together.

Suddenly, they are visited by the kids, and Jollibee introduces them to the new residents of Jollitown. The five Jollifriends then show them the wishing well. One kid asks him what happened to it, and Yum explains a shooting star fell inside it, magically turning it into a wishing well. Yum thinks the well needs fixing up, and the kids work together to decorate it.
The five then sing the Jollitown Theme Song together.

The kids then gather around the well, which is now shining, signaling someone is making a wish...