BasketBrawl!

**BasketBrawl!** was a planned Jared & Friends home video episode based on the Secret Files book and website game of the same name

## Plot/Synopsis

**In this Space-Jam-esque tale and based on the online game from the Jared and Friends website, the city-wide college all-star basketball game was coming up and Jared is so excited that he has signed up with his best friends and is ready to rumble. However, the waters get muddy when Jared finally comes face-to-face with none other than Jackson Mayers, the star guard of the Laurier Golden Hawks and Madeline Cabral's latest boyfriend, who also signs up with a team of his own. Jackson heard all about Jared from Maddy and is aware of Jared's time-to-time wackiness and his imaginary friends and he teases him for it and thinks he can't win the game. Jared doesn't let that get to him, as he and his friends practice until the big day. On the day of the bug game, it is truly a brawl on the court, so Jackson decides to make a deal with Jared. His terms: if Jared wins, he can have a chance to talk to Maddy after so long, but if Jackson wins, he can never see Maddy or his special friends ever again....Jared is aware of the deal, but lets everyone know he's not playing to win Maddy back, but to just have fun, showing how much he has grown. So he puts what he has learned over the many months into effect with various tricks on the court.**

## Cast/Characters

* Jared
* Barney
* Baby Bop
* BJ
* Riff
* Jay Jay
* Tracy
* Snuffy
* Herky
* Revvin Evan
* Tuffy
* Digit
* Isabela

## Music

### Musical Numbers

1. Theme Song
2. It's a Sunny Day
3. Basketball
4. Games
5. I Must Be Ready
6. A Robinson Makes It Right
7. We're Gonna Find a Way
8. Baby Bop Hop
9. I Know I'm Ready (I Must Be Ready - Reprise)
10. Victory Song
11. Together We Made It Right
12. I Love You

### Insert Music/Background Music (used various times during episode, no particular order unless specified)

* Bloomix The Power of the Dragon (Instrumental)
* Ping Pong/Basketball (Instrumental)
* The Sheriff/A Robinson/Together We Make it Right (Instrumental)
* Hit 'Em High (Space Jam Soundtrack) (Jackson and the Mayer-ettes Anthem)
* Race With You (Thomas and Friends) (Instrumental)
* We're Playing Basketball - Lil Bow Wow
* Everybody Mad (Beyoncé - Homecoming Live version) (Jared's second half game entrance)
* Get Ready to Rumble (Y'all Ready for This)
* Goin Looney (Space Jam 2 soundtrack) (2nd half of game)
* I Must Be Ready (Instrumental)
* Space Jam - Quad City DJs

### Soundtrack

A soundtrack for the episode would soon be released on the website and streaming platforms

1. It's a Sunny Day
2. Basketball
3. Games
4. I Must Be Ready
5. A Robinson Makes It Right
6. We're Gonna Find a Way
7. Baby Bop Hop
8. Rap Battle (Full Cast)
9. Rap Battle (BJ only)
10. I Know I'm Ready
11. Victory Song
12. Second Chances/I Can Be Your Friend
13. Together We Made It Right
14. Space Jam - Quad City DJs
15. Goin Looney
16. Hit 'em High
17. We're Playing Basketball
18. Everybody Mad (Remix) - Beyonce: Homecoming
19. Get Ready to Rumble
20. Drumming Song - Backyardigans Cover by Maddy and Jackson
21. It's a Sunny Day (Full Cast Version)
22. I Love You
23. Nothing But The Music (Re-Recorded) (Bonus Track)

### Dialogue Tracks

Between each song similarly to a Wiggles album, there are dialogue tracks for character interactions. The plot of it taking after the episode at the after-party celebration at Jared's house, where everyone is singing along with Jared and Jackson getting to know each other and Jared and Maddy reconnecting.

1. Party Time!
2. On the Court
3. Let's Play
4. I Tried My Best
5. The Right Thing
6. Never Give Up
7. Baby Bop Loves to Hop
8. Too Right
9. Let Me Get a Go
10. Forgiveness
11. Space Jam
12. I Loved That Movie
13. Let Me Teach You the Dance
14. Let Jack and Maddy have a Song Together/Bringing Out the Steel Drums
15. Together We Made It Better
16. Time To Go Home....Or Is It?
17. Goodbye, Friends!

## Trivia/Notes

* This episode serves as a Jared and Friends version of both Space Jam movies
	+ This episode also shares some elements with the Backyardigans episode Blazing Paddles, the parodied songs and some background music being the biggest factor
* Jared and his team does the Everybody Mad dance that Beyoncé does in Homecoming, right down to his friends being the dancers AND the brass band, with none other than Barney playing his old tuba
* This episode uses an almost 'Two Flawed Protagonist' writing style to serve as a character study for Jared and Jackson
	+ On Jared's side, he is right to ask Jackson to see if Maddy would want to talk to him, since it is her choice, but he is wrong to just assume she'd want to see him again and compare himself to Jackson
	+ On Jackson's side, he was right to be skeptical and call Jared out when he was being out of line, but also wrong to pry Jared away from the things and people he loves the most
	+ Even more so, this episode proves how much of a foil they are to each other: their temperament, with Jackson being cool most of the time and Jared's temper being hot(sometimes), and Jared being a little more childish and cheeky than the older, more mature and practical Jackson. However, they have traits that they share, Jared knows when he can't put up with nonsense and he will call it out when he sees it, which is seen when he confronts Jackson about why he made the deal and Jackson calls out what Jared does that doesn't fully prove he is growing up.
	+ Even members of the opposing teams serve as foils to each other:
		- Barney's parallel on the Mayer-ettes is one of Jackson's right hand men, Ben Stevens
		- The D3 serve as foils to Devan Sharpe, seeing how Devan seems to like being independent due to being older while Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff like to work as a unit, as they are family and are much younger and idealistic than him
		- Flynn Bean joins Jackson's team as the parallel to Jay Jay and Herky's upbeat, always on the go characters
		- Scott Voisin serves as the counterpart to Digit, Snuffy, and Tracy, complementing Digit's scatter-brained. comedy relief demeanor, Snuffy's sweet but cautious character and Tracy's imaginative and graceful personality
* BJ mentions his debut year, 1993, in his rap
* This episode serves as a showcase of Jared's character development thus far
	+ We see a bit of his mischievous and slightly impatient side intact from the first few seasons, especially at the start of the episode and during a few scenes during the game, but he has matured quite a bit, especially when channeling his emotions during the game and he has been cooling down a lot more as well as becoming more patient and thoughtful, as well as him being just as determined as ever. This is seen with his plan with Monique in the second half of the game, distracting Jackson.
* There was actually a deleted scene where the two teams sing Night Falls from Descendants 3, among many points that were scrapped for instance:
	+ Jared was supposed to have a vision of Jack and his team getting the trophy and everyone leaving Jared all alone without his pals in the dust, cleaning up the confetti mess. making him mad and wanting to accept the deal. This was kept in the original book and script.
* Jared and Jay Jay both break the fourth wall in the episode
	+ Jay Jay does so, by saying the sign-up was anti-climatic, but takes it back after he spots Jackson
	+ Jared does so, before his final shot in the game, when he is chosen to do it. He breaks the fourth wall by asking about the fact that he will be stealing the spotlight from the others, due to him being the main character.