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Elena of Avalor - Two Left Fins (S2E20)
After being invited to attend his first Royal Retreat, Prince Marzel tries hard to impress and accidentally turns the visiting kings into Sirenas.
| Runtime (min) | 21 |
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| TMDB Rating | 8.0 (1 votes) |
| Air Date | 2019-01-19 |
| Genres | Animation, Kids |
| TV Rating | TV-Y |
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In this episode of Elena of Avalor, Prince Marzel is excited to attend his first Royal Retreat. He eagerly tries to impress the visiting kings with his charm and skills. However, his enthusiasm leads to a series of mishaps when he accidentally transforms the kings into Sirenas, magical sea creatures. This unexpected turn of events puts Marzel in a challenging position as he seeks to reverse the spell.
Elena steps in to help Marzel navigate the chaos, showcasing her leadership and problem-solving skills. Together, they devise a plan to restore the kings to their original forms while learning important lessons about humility and friendship. The episode beautifully blends adventure with valuable life lessons, emphasizing the importance of being true to oneself.
What Parents Say
Parents appreciate how this episode highlights the significance of friendship and self-acceptance. Marzel's initial desire to impress others leads to comedic consequences, reminding children that authenticity is more important than trying to fit in. The show also emphasizes cooperation, as Elena and Marzel work together to solve the problem, reinforcing teamwork and collaboration.
The animation and vibrant colors capture children's attention, making the episode engaging. Additionally, the themes of magic and transformation spark imagination, encouraging kids to think creatively about problem-solving. Overall, parents find this episode entertaining while imparting valuable lessons about honesty and friendship.
What Children Can Learn
In this episode, children learn that trying too hard to impress others can lead to unexpected consequences. Marzel's attempts to shine ultimately backfire, teaching viewers the importance of being genuine and true to oneself. Kids see how Marzel's journey unfolds, showcasing that everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
The transformation of the kings into Sirenas serves as a magical element that captivates young audiences. It introduces themes of teamwork and cooperation as Elena and Marzel join forces to reverse the spell. Children will learn that with help from friends, challenges can be overcome, reinforcing the value of collaboration.
Five Most Asked Questions
| Question | Answer |
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| What lesson does Prince Marzel learn in this episode? | Prince Marzel learns that trying too hard to impress others can lead to unexpected problems. His eagerness to show off results in the accidental transformation of the visiting kings, which teaches him that authenticity is more important than putting on a façade. By the end of the episode, he understands the value of being himself and the importance of true friendship. |
| How does Elena assist Marzel during the crisis? | Elena steps in to help Prince Marzel when the visiting kings are transformed into Sirenas. She uses her leadership skills and resourcefulness to devise a plan to reverse the spell. Their teamwork highlights the strength of collaboration, as they work together to find a solution, emphasizing that friends can help each other through difficult situations. |
| What magical elements are featured in this episode? | The episode features the magical transformation of the visiting kings into Sirenas, which adds an exciting fantasy element. This transformation not only serves as a source of humor but also drives the plot forward, creating a sense of urgency for Marzel and Elena to resolve the situation. The Sirenas themselves are depicted with colorful and enchanting designs, engaging young viewers. |
| What themes are explored in 'Two Left Fins'? | The episode explores themes of friendship, authenticity, and teamwork. Marzel's journey highlights the importance of being true to oneself rather than succumbing to the pressure of impressing others. Additionally, the collaboration between Elena and Marzel reinforces how working together can help overcome obstacles, teaching children about the power of support and unity in friendships. |
| How does the episode promote creativity and imagination? | The magical elements and transformations in the episode spark creativity and imagination in children. The whimsical portrayal of Sirenas encourages kids to explore their own ideas about magic and fantasy. Furthermore, the problem-solving scenarios presented throughout the episode invite young viewers to think critically about how to resolve challenges, fostering imaginative thinking and creativity. |
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| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | On the day Elena officially becomes Crown Princess, she must rescue her sister Isabel from aboard a missing ship. |
| 1 | 2 | Elena is torn between a promise she made to help Isabel and fulfilling her royal duties as crown princess. |
| 1 | 3 | Elena finds herself at odds with the Grand Council when dealing with a magical rock whose anger can trigger a “monfuego” eruption. |
| 1 | 4 | While the castle is preparing a surprise party for Esteban, Elena and Mateo take him sailing to an island where the Fountain of Youth is located. Elena and Mateo must save Esteban when he drinks too much water and becomes younger. |
| 1 | 5 | On the night Elena decides to appoint Mateo as Royal Wizard of Avalor, an evil malvago and old enemy of Alakazar named Fiero turns her family and the citizens to stone. Mateo must put his skills to the test to stop Fiero and save the people of Avalor |
| 1 | 6 | Elena visits the Kingdom of Cordoba to oversee construction of a bridge between it and Avalor but is convinced by lazy and spoiled Prince Alonso to shirk her royal duties. Elena must save the kingdom when the digging awakens a totem giant from Mayan folklore named the Yacalli. |
| 1 | 7 | During an archeological dig, Esteban accidentally releases a mischievous duende, a magical elf-like creature based on Latino folklore, who sets out on a mission to unleash hundreds of other duendes on Avalor. |
| 1 | 8 | Elena attends her first Royal Retreat as Crown Princess and learns that it is more important to do what is right than to fit in after a clashing disagreement with one of her fellow rulers. |
| 1 | 9 | On Dia de los Muertos, Elena discovers her ability to see ghosts and sets out to help the spirit of a woman mend the rift between her grandchildren and save the family restaurant. |
| 1 | 10 | When a moth fairy tries to bring "the gift of eternal darkness" to Avalor during a solar eclipse, Elena must learn how to control the magic in her royal scepter. |
| 1 | 11 | Elena laments how she was trapped in the magical Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, until she was set free by a brave young Princess: Sofia The First. |
| 1 | 12 | Elena brings all the communities of Avalor together to share each other's holiday traditions. But when a Doña Paloma scheme causes an overly competitive atmosphere, Elena sets off on a traditional "parranda" and carols through the city to remind everyone of the true spirit of Navidad. |
| 1 | 13 | Elena helps coach Gabe when he joins Avalor's Royal "olaball" team despite being a terrible player. |
| 1 | 14 | Skylar is chosen to help train three young jaquins on defending the kingdom of Avalor. |
| 1 | 15 | On Isabel’s first day of school, she tries changing herself in order to fit in on a field trip to the Crystal Caverns. |
| 1 | 16 | Elena enters a fencing tournament disguised as "Knight Elezar" to prove that she is a great fencer. |
| 1 | 17 | Naomi's mom gets a new job in their old kingdom. Naomi and Elena try to convince her not to move the family away from Avalor. |
| 1 | 18 | Esteban’s childhood friend, Victor, returns to Avalor during the kingdom’s Carnaval celebration and convinces Esteban to help him rob the royal treasury. |
| 1 | 19 | When Elena finds out that her best friend Naomi's sixteenth birthday is coming up, she decides to throw her a Royal Quinceanera at the palace! But when Naomi becomes obsessed with having the perfect party, their friendship is put to the test. |
| 1 | 20 | Elena must rescue Mateo when an unruly spirit monkey launches him into the Spirit World. |
| 1 | 21 | Mateo takes on an apprentice, but soon discovers teaching is harder than it looks. |
| 1 | 22 | Elena travels to the realm of the jaquins, but unknowingly puts Avalor in danger. |
| 1 | 23 | Elena and her sister Isabel must work together to help undo a curse when an explorer is turned into a gecko. |
| 1 | 24 | Elena and her friends get stranded on a sailboat and are rescued by a mysterious ship. |
| 1 | 25 | Elena and her friends are transformed into sculptures! |
| 1 | 26 | Elena must work with Doña Paloma to break a spell. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | On Día de los Muertos, Elena meets a Maruvian ghost named Amaláy who stands watch over the powerful Jewel of Maru. |
| 2 | 2 | Elena invites a princess from a neighboring kingdom to Avalor hoping to repair an old alliance. |
| 2 | 3 | When Captain Sandoval retires, a skill competition is used to select his successor. Gabe is possessed by the spirit of a sword of a former General called El Guapo and acts like a jerk during the competition. |
| 2 | 4 | Isabel tries to prove that that she can handle more responsibility by looking after three baby jaquins by herself. |
| 2 | 5 | While in disguise, Carla infiltrates the castle to try and steal Elena's mother's tiara. |
| 2 | 6 | Isabel enters the science fair with her friends but ignores Elena's advice about teamwork and tries to do everything herself. |
| 2 | 7 | Elena comes face-to-face with Shuriki in a magical battle and the evil wizard, Fiero, returns to join Shuriki on her quest to retake control over Avalor. |
| 2 | 8 | Convinced that she must personally search for Shuriki, Elena shapeshifts into a jaquin but becomes framed for a crime she didn't commit. |
| 2 | 9 | After saving her kingdom from an evil sorceress, Princess Elena must prepare for her new role. |
| 2 | 10 | Elena races to Vallestrella to find the missing pieces of the Scepter of Night befor Shuriki can get her hands on them. |
| 2 | 11 | Elena returns to Vallestrella to receive training from three mystical sun birds on how to master her Scepter of Light. |
| 2 | 12 | Isabel takes her first class at the Science Academy with her favorite scientist, Professor Ochoa. |
| 2 | 13 | When Armando's older brother Santos comes to Avalor, Armando loses all confidence in his ability to run the All Kingdoms Fair. |
| 2 | 14 | When a female rock creature is unhappy, Elena enlists the help of Charoca to find out why before she causes a monfuego to erupt. |
| 2 | 15 | While visiting her cousin who lives along the coast of Avalor, Elena encounters a group of mermaid-like sea creatures called sirenas and learns about their complicated history with humans. In an attempt to make amends, Elena befriends the sirenas and enlists their help to defeat evil sorceress Shuriki. |
| 2 | 16 | When Elena attempts to get a Unity Pact signed between the humans and the sirenas, Daria enlists the help of evil shape-shifting dolphins called malandros to disrupt the peace. |
| 2 | 17 | On Día de los Muertos, Elena and her abuelo team up with the spirits of two of his old friends, El Guerrero and El Místico, to complete a mission that they had started many years ago and were not able to complete. |
| 2 | 18 | When Zuzo goes missing in the spirit world, Elena enlists the help of other spirit guides to find him. |
| 2 | 19 | A snowstorm threatens to ruin Elena’s plans of spending a quiet and peaceful Navidad at home. |
| 2 | 20 | After being invited to attend his first Royal Retreat, Prince Marzel tries hard to impress and accidentally turns the visiting kings into Sirenas. |
| 2 | 21 | When Elena invites Mateo to move into his own Royal Wizard quarters within the palace, his mother assumes she is invited to move in too. |
| 2 | 22 | While her magical scepter isn't working properly, Elena is forced to face a fire starting creature without her magic. |
| 2 | 23 | Luna convinces King Verago to give her a shot at joining the King's Guard and gets partnered with a gruff jaquin named Tornado to show her the ropes. |
| 2 | 24 | When Victor, Carla and Ash capture Elena and her friends, Naomi must trust her instincts to save them. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | Isabel tries to prove she's old enough to join Elena and her team when they set off on a mission to track down escaped villains Ash and Carla. |
| 3 | 2 | After Elena discovers that Hool used up her life force to repair her scepter, she risks everything to save her friend. |
| 3 | 3 | On the day the new Chief of the Jaquins will be chosen, Migs must bring his three Jaquin kids to work. |
| 3 | 4 | Things go awry when newly-elected Magister of Trade, Julio, decides to host his first Feast of Friendship and ancient magic shrinks all of the royal attendees. |
| 3 | 5 | Elena takes a trip to the Kingdom of Norberg to help their Queen resolve a dispute with a neighboring kingdom. |
| 3 | 6 | On the eve of Carnaval, Elena attempts to capture Avalor's most dangerous villain and falls into an ancient well of magic crystals, giving her new magical abilities. |
| 3 | 7 | When two mischievous spirits try to ruin Dia de los Muertos, Elena teams up with her childhood friend Felicia to travel to the spirit world and save the holiday. |
| 3 | 8 | Mateo and Gabe's friendship is put to the test after Mateo is put in charge of the Royal Guard. |
| 3 | 9 | When Elena is having trouble making time for family, Luisa convinces her to reopen the family chocolate shop. |
| 3 | 10 | Elena and Isabel help two feuding brothers find a valuable treasure hidden by their mother. |
| 3 | 11 | When Elena's dreams magically start coming to life, she must confront the underlying feelings causing them. |
| 3 | 12 | Elena helps the Royal Seamstress follow her dream of becoming the first female member of Avalor's Royal Guard. |
| 3 | 13 | When Skylar's father falls ill, he becomes king for a day and must learn what it takes to be in charge. |
| 3 | 14 | Mateo and Elena try to free Mateo's grandfather from an enchanted book. |
| 3 | 15 | When Elena falls under the spell of a magical bandit named Tito, it's up to Isabel and her friends to save Elena and the kingdom. |
| 3 | 16 | Naomi has second thoughts about her role on the Grand Council after her childhood friend, Veronica, visits. |
| 3 | 17 | A royal family from the Latino Jewish kingdom of Galonia is shipwrecked off the coast of Avalor on their way home to celebrate Hanukkah, so Elena invites them to the palace to celebrate their cherished holiday and learn about their traditions. |
| 3 | 18 | Elena throws a birthday party for Princess Chloe aboard the royal sailboat, but things go awry when they wash ashore a magical isle inhabited by a cursed sea nymph. |
| 3 | 19 | Naomi returns to Avalor to warn Elena about a growing magical threat to the kingdom. |
| 3 | 20 | Elena and Isa learn what it takes to succeed at science when they must fix a telescope in time for their grandfather to see a rare comet. |
| 3 | 21 | Gabe recruits a flashy wizard, Bronzino, to teach his guards magic, but learns that there are no shortcuts to success. |
| 3 | 22 | When Armando tries to impress Marlena on Sweetheart's Day, he accidentally casts a spell that causes everyone in the town to start singing. |
| 3 | 23 | Elena needs the help of two old enemies in order to free a new magical ally from a curse. |
| 3 | 24 | After a revelation leaves Luisa doubting her mothering skills, Elena tries to rally her spirits on Mother's Day. |
| 3 | 25 | Quita Moz sees a prophecy about Isabel and sends her on a fantastic quest to find an object that will give her the courage to face anything. |
| 3 | 26 | With only a few days left until Elena's Coronation, Elena is forced to take a much-needed day off. |
| 3 | 27 | When Elena wonders what her life would be like if she had not been born a princess, Zuzo casts a spell to show Elena an alternate reality. |
| 3 | 28 | On the day of Elena's coronation. Esteban releases Legendary Spirit misfits forcing Elena to journey to the spirit world to save her kingdom. |
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