Eight Left Feet is the seventh episode of Chloe's Closet for Season 1.
Plot[]
The episode starts off with Chloe playing "circus" in her room. Lovely Carrot acts as the ringmaster, while Lil, Mac, Soggy, and Wizz serve as the spectators as Chloe performs as an acrobat. Mac wants to join the show, but Lil tells him that he is already participating as a spectator. However, he insists on trying to juggle three balls, though without success. Lil then tries to show Mac how to do it correctly but misses a ball. She makes another attempt with Chloe, juggling the balls using three hands total, but they still drop them. Chloe suggests they need more practice. Just then, Chloe's closet lights up for dress-up time. Lil thinks they will be juggling clowns, but they discover they are going to be deep-sea divers instead.
Chloe, Lil, and Mac are transported into her fantasy world, starting on a boat in the middle of the sea. Finding the water cold, Lovely Carrot is reluctant to join the others, but once everyone else dives in, he is left with no choice but to follow. The gang swims along and explores the sea, where Mac discovers a school of fish that tickles Lovely Carrot as they swim by. They soon spot a sad-looking octopus, and Chloe suggests they help her. Lovely Carrot interferes, claiming that octopuses are dangerous, but Chloe reassures him that octopuses in her world are friendly. Just as Chloe tries to take another look, the octopus vanishes; Lovely Carrot simply assumes she didn't need help after all.
Soon, Lil arrives riding a dolphin who wants to take them to explore the rest of the ocean floor. Chloe and Mac hop on board, while Lovely Carrot is dragged along by the dolphin's tail. They stop near a cluster of shells that open to reveal pearls. Noticing they resemble juggling balls, Mac picks some up but accidentally lets them slip from his hands. Chloe takes over and challenges herself by adding more pearls each time, but she finds she is unable to juggle more than three.
Soon, the sad octopus as seen earlier is noticed again, still disappointed and grumbling that she will never succeed at doing cartwheels, especially with eight legs. Chloe, Lil and Mac share their similar problems to her, but she complements and shares to them her skill at juggling well. However, she still insists on trying cartwheels which she has yet to achieve and is still does not believe it will be possible, despite Chloe's complements. While still finding a way to help her, Mac notices some large seahorses nearby, which also surprises Lovely Carrot and Lil. They all then take a ride on them, and while doing so, Lovely Carrot helps Mac out by holding onto him as he rides by himself. Inspired from this, Chloe asks the seahorses for their help as they come back to the Octopus's assistance to help her do a cartwheel. With each seahorse holding onto her tentacles, she finally manages to do one as she spins around and determines to keep on practicing to achieve on her own one day.
Back in Chloe's room, Chloe shares her adventure to her mother, and asks if she can help her to do a cartwheel. Her mother agrees with that, and helps her out with one. Lil and Mac cheer for her and also wants to give it a try. Chloe's mother happily gives them a go and reminds them again of the importance of practicing.
Characters[]
- Chloe
- Lil (debut)
- Mac (debut)
- Lovely Carrot
- Soggy
- Wizz (debut)
- Chloe's Mother
- Octopus (debut/sole appearance)
- Seahorses (debut)
- Dolphin (debut, silent role)
- Goldfishes (debut, cameo)
Voice Cast[]
- Eleanor Webster as Chloe
- Jasmine Belson as Lil
- Daniel Keogh as Mac
- Paul Tylak as Lovely Carrot
- Jade Yourell as the Octopus
- Teresa Beausang as Chloe's Mother
Songs[]
Trivia[]
- This episode marks:
- the first episode to be themed around the ocean/sea, as well as the only such episode to feature Mac, Soggy and Wizz in any form.
- It is also the first of two such episodes (and the only Season 1 episode) to feature Lil, with the other being "Catch Of The Day".
- Furthermore, it is also the only such Season 1 episode to not feature Tara and Danny, due to their absences in this episode.
- the first of two Season 1 episodes to be themed around tricks, with the other being "Old Rabbit, New Tricks". This is also the only such episode to feature Lil, Mac, Soggy and Wizz in any form.
- the first appearances of Lil, Mac, Wizz, the Dolphin, the Seahorses and the Goldfishes.
- As such this is also the first episode where Lil and Mac appear with Chloe's Mother, Soggy and Wizz as such.
- This is also the first of only two appearances of the Seahorses and the Dolphin, with the other episode being "He's Got Rhythm'.
- Additionally for the Seahorses, this is the only time they appear with Lil & Mac.
- Additionally for the Dolphin, this is the first of only two times (and the only time in Season 1) where she appears with Lil, with the other being "Catch Of The Day". This is also the only time that she appears with Mac, and the only time she does not appear with Tara, naturally due to her absence in this episode.
- This is also the first of only two appearances of the Goldfishes in Season 1, with the other episode being "Braking Away".
- Additionally, this is also the only time where they appear with Lil (for Season 1) and Mac.
- the sole appearance of the Octopus.
- the only episode where Mac appears with Soggy, but Soggy does not come to life in the dress up adventures.
- the first episode in the series where Chloe herself is the only character that appears in the tittle card.
- the only episode written by Meinir Lynch.
- the first of only two episodes where a variation of "Gee Ceffyl Bach" is sung, with the other episode being "Follow The Castle's Brick Road". As such, this marks the only time that Lil and Mac perform a variation of that song.
- the first of two episodes (and the only Season 1 episode) where the circus is predicted as a dress up theme/featured outside of the dress up adventures, with the other being "The Art Of Making Friends". Despite this, it would eventually become a dress up theme later in the series with "Big Shoes to Fill". Soggy and Wizz have appeared in both sets of such episodes.
- However, Lil, Mac and even Soggy and Wizz have never participated as such in these dress up adventures.
- the first of two episodes in Season 1 where acrobats (specifically for Chloe) are predicted as a dress up theme/featured outside of the dress up adventures, with the other being "Jet's Quest". Chloe herself would eventually get to pretend to be so in the series with "The High Flying Four". Soggy and Wizz have also appeared in all such episodes where this is predicted.
- However, Lil and Mac would end up being absent in this, and even Soggy and Wizz do not participate in this dress up adventure.
- the first episode to feature Jade Yourell doing voiceovers, as well as the first episode where Paul Tylak only does the voice of Lovely Carrot in an episode.
- the first episode to be storyboarded by Holger Pflaeging and Robin Mueller.
- the first episode where Felix Presch served as a storyboard revisionist.
- the first episode where Ting Liu serves as a line producer.
- the first episode where Annika Roschitz serves as a creative coordinator, which she would continue on for the rest of Season 1.
- the first episode where Jing Jing Wang and Dong Xu Xia serve as a technical support crew.
- the first episode where De Chen serves as a production executive.
- the first episode where Elisabeth Breuing serves as a color design assistant.
- the first episode where Rui Fei serves as an animation director.
- the first episode to be themed around the ocean/sea, as well as the only such episode to feature Mac, Soggy and Wizz in any form.
- Soggy and Wizz do not participate in the dress up adventure in this episode.
- In international markets/purchasing and streaming sites, this is billed as the 8th episode of Season 1.
- In Russia however, it is billed as the 28th episode of Season 1.
- In Arabia (for the Basma dub), it is billed as the 4th episode of Season 1.
- In the Arabic (Basma) cut of the episode, all scenes featuring Chloe’s Mother is edited out, leaving in a much shortened ending.
- Etymology: The episode’s name derives from the phrase “two left feet”, which means to be clumsy or awkward.
DVD Releases[]
Germany[]
Spain (also includes original English soundtracks)[]
Czech Republic[]
Full Episodes and Dubs[]
- Turkish Dub: https://www.izlesene.com/video/damlanin-dolabi-7bolum/10243639#_
- Alternate Russian Dub: https://yandex.ru/video/preview/6113183768745030759?ento=entnext%3Denw29403034
