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Hungarian Hiccups is the third episode of Season 1 of the series Little Einsteins (both in airing and production order).
Summary[]
Rocket participates his first day in the Great Sky Race as a rookie to beat other planes, jets and helicopters. But then, he meets his first archenemy who is a legend, a master and an undefeated champion for generations: a big, mean, blue, nasty Mikoyan MiG-29 from Russia, named Big Jet, and they meet at last for the first time! Rocket gets nervous about Big Jet, but the team knows he can win. However, Rocket starts hiccuping, thanks to Big Jet by doing circles over him as a taunt, so the team must scare off his hiccups before the Great Sky Race begins!
Information[]
Mission 1[]
In order to get rid of Rocket's hiccups, First, you must enter the Orchestra Ocean to find cymbals as Annie uses the clapper catcher to catch it! Then, when the team is preparing a surprise, they land on the beach near the Orchestra as they have to practice the Cymbal crash surprise. When they're ready for the surprise, they are sneaking behind Rocket and they crash the cymbals! But sadly, the first surprise didn't work. So second: You must enter the jungle of the art Tiger in a Tropical Storm by Henri Rousseau to find a tiger. Then, they are once again sneaking behind Rocket as they roar louder with the tiger! But unfortunately, the second surprise didn't work. So the third and final: You must enter the Yellowstone National Park to see there are geysers everywhere. When the team is waiting for one of the geysers to blow, they are going to say "Splash!!" as the water tickles Rocket. And pity, the third surprise didn't work. Fortunately, the little mouse came to say hello, but Rocket is being scared and flies high, because he had musophobia, which is the phobia of all mice! And luckily, Rocket's hiccups are cured!
Mission 2[]
Now that Rocket can prepare to win the Great Sky Race, he starts in last place as Big Jet starts in the lead of the pole position. So you must help the team pat their lap to the beat of the music to let Rocket past all air vehicles. First: You must enter the Eiffel Tower from Paris, France as Rocket pasts more air vehicles of increasing his speed. Second: You are now entering and heading for the pyramids in Egypt to past more air vehicles. Third: Big Jet zooms through the Imperial Colosseum in Rome, Italy as Rocket pasts the yellow plane. Fourth: Help Rocket go under past another plane from the Grand Canyon in Arizona. And fifth: As Rocket and Big Jet are bumper to bumper as they approach the finish line, help the team pat faster and harder to help Rocket fly faster! And Rocket is the winner, Big Jet is the Runner-Up (Number 2, 2nd Place)! Now Rocket wins the wreath, the blue ribbon and a trophy to become the new champion!
Plot[]
The episode starts up with the Little Einsteins are flying with Rocket flying to the first day of the Great Sky Race and then the Little Einsteins saw all of the flying machines while Rocket flying slowly over the starting line and soon, Rocket jingles his special race song and then the Little Einsteins sing with Rocket. Soon, Big Jet meets Rocket and flew over him which made him feel nervous and Big Jet flew around Rocket three times and flew away. After Big Jet flew away, Rocket is worried about Big Jet and Leo conflicts Rocket about winning the race. While Rocket is flying towards the Great Sky Race, Rocket starts hiccuping which causes Rocket to jump backwards and June told that Rocket had the hiccups and Leo told that Rocket never had the hiccups before until now! So the team has to land at the hangar near the Great Sky Race.
Then, Quincy told them that every time when Rocket hiccups, Rocket goes backwards and Annie told that the Great Sky Race is going to start soon, lastly, June told that Rocket can't be in the Great Sky Race with Rocket hiccups. Annie thinks about curing Rocket hiccups and Quincy told that stopping Rocket hiccups must be sort of like stopping kid hiccups. Annie remember that when she had the hiccups, Leo sneaked up behind her and yell, "Boo!", that cured her hiccups away. Leo told that's a great idea and put out his baton and told everyone that they've got a mission about curing Rocket hiccups so he can fly in the Great Sky Race. Soon, June thinks about curing Rocket hiccups and Quincy had an idea that cymbals would cure Rocket's hiccups. Leo asks about getting the cymbals and June told Leo that they could find the cymbals at the orchestra ocean. So they all head inside Rocket, buckle their seatbelts, do the pat sequence, and blast off.
Soon, Rocket arrive at the orchestra ocean and June danced to the music, but when Rocket hiccups over the orchestra ocean, June loses her balance and fall backward to her seat and rebuckle her seatbelts. Afterwards, Rocket lowers his look and listen scope and listen for the cymbals and saw the cymbals and Annie uses Rocket's clapper catcher to catch the cymbals and then land down the beach near the orchestra ocean.
Soon, the Little Einsteins landed at the beach and Leo told Rocket that they'll be right back. Afterwards, the Little Einsteins are practice crashing cymbals using their hands as a cymbals while Quincy uses the cymbals to crash the cymbals. Soon, they had to be silent for the cymbals and once the music is forte, they all clap their cymbals using their hands while Quincy uses a cymbal. Then Quincy told that they have to sneak up on Rocket to surprise him by crashing the cymbal.
Meanwhile, Rocket is waiting for the team for cymbal crash, and soon, the Little Einsteins sneaked up on Rocket and crash their cymbal which surprise Rocket and Leo told that Rocket loved the cymbal surprise Rocket and June told that the cymbals would cure Rocket's hiccups and then the whole team listen for Rocket's hiccups, soon Rocket continues to hiccups and Leo told that Rocket's hiccups are still there and June told that there has to be another way to get rid of the hiccups so Rocket can fly at the Great Sky Race. Meanwhile, Leo told them that they need a bigger surprise and Quincy knew that a bigger surprise should cure Rocket's hiccups. Annie had an idea that a tiger should cure Rocket's hiccups, so the Little Einsteins board on Rocket and they head to the jungle.
Later, the Little Einsteins saw that the Great Sky Race is starting very soon and Big Jet flew around Rocket once again and then landed in the Jungle.
Afterwards, the Little Einsteins meet the tiger and June asks the tiger to roar as a surprise to cure Rocket's hiccups and Leo told everyone, especially the tiger to creep slowly, Ritardando so they can roar and cure the hiccups. June lead the team to creep towards Rocket and get slower as they get closer to Rocket and soon, they roar Rocket's hiccups away and soon, Annie told everyone that they listen for Rocket's hiccups and Leo told that Rocket's hiccups are still there. And Quincy told that they need a biggest surprise ever as Leo told that the cymbals didn't work and June told that the tiger roar didn't work either. June told everyone that the geysers would cure the hiccups and they head to Rocket and then fly to the geyser.
After the Jungle, the Little Einsteins saw that the Great Sky Race is about to start and Leo told Rocket that they're going to stop his hiccups.
Meanwhile, the Little Einsteins arrived at the geyser and Quincy ask June about the water coming out of the hole. Afterward, Leo told them that they have to wait for the music and when the music stops they need to say "Splash!!". so they practice for the splash before they surprise Rocket with a splash of the geyser. Later, June told Rocket to come over to the geyser hole and the Little Einsteins wait for the music, and when the water gushing out of the geyser hole, Rocket rides on the water spout, Soon Leo told them to listen for Rocket's hiccups, but Rocket's hiccups are still there and June told that nothing can cure Rocket's hiccups away. and Quincy told everyone that they need to stop Rocket's soon because the Great Sky Race is about to start. Leo told Rocket that they need to think of something to cure the hiccups. After that, Annie meet the little mouse which surprise Rocket and flew up high. Quincy asks where did Rocket go and June told Rocket to get back to the ground and Leo ask that the little mouse surprise Rocket. Afterwards, Annie told that Rocket's hiccups had been cured. Then Leo told everyone to listen once more, and Rocket's hiccups had been cured from the Little Mouse and Annie thank the Little Mouse and they run back to Rocket and blast off.
Once the Little Einsteins arrived the Great Sky Race, the trumpets play Hungarian Dance Number 5 meaning that the race is starting and Rocket is in last place as Big Jet settles and starts in the lead of the pole position! So the Little Einsteins have to pat to the beat of the music. And thanks to increase the speed and aerodynamics, Rocket flew past the pink propeller plane and the Little Einsteins have to go past the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France and Rocket flew past the orange helicopter. After The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Rocket flew past the yellow propeller plane as the Little Einsteins head towards The Great Pyramids in Egypt, While Rocket flew through the The Great Pyramid, Rocket flew past the blue historic helicopter. Meanwhile, Rocket flew past blue plane, purple plane and the orange plane and after Rocket flew past a trio of yellow plane, purple plane, and orange plane. Big Jet and Rocket flew over the colosseum in Rome, Italy and Rocket flies past a yellow plane with a blue propeller. After Rocket flew past the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, the Little Einsteins enter the trench of The Grand Canyon in Arizona and Rocket flies under the light blue jet plane and past the yellow jet plane! Once out of the trench of The Grand Canyon, Rocket had passed each and every fly machine, excluding Big Jet. Meanwhile, Rocket and Big Jet are bumper to bumper as they approach the finish line of pacing above by bellow, so they have to pat faster as they get closer to the finishing line and Rocket won the race as he became the first to cross the finishing line and becomes the new champion! The trumpet plays Hungarian Dance Number 5 as Big Jet warns the Little Einsteins that it's not over, because he will return of the next battle and they'll regret it.
The episode ends with the trumpets play Hungarian Dance Number 5 once again, and all of the other flying machines, excluding Big Jet gather around the Little Einsteins and Leo told Rocket that he was an awesome flying and June said that you're welcome to Rocket and Annie said to sing Rocket's special race song and the Little Einsteins sang it one last time! Mission Completion!
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
Minor Characters[]
- Other Planes, Jets and Helicopters (First Appearance)
- Yellowstone Mouse (1st and only appearance, not to be confused on another Little Mouse)
- Tiger
Antagonists[]
- Big Jet (First Appearance)
Art[]
- Tiger in a Tropical Storm by Henri Rousseau
Music[]
Music Put Together[]
- Hungarian Dance Number 5 in G Minor by Johannes Brahms
- Hungarian Dance Number 19 in B Minor by Johannes Brahms
Song[]
Locations[]
Mission Locations[]
- The Great Sky Race
- The Great Sky Race Hangar
- Orchestra Ocean
- Beach Near Orchestra Ocean
- Tiger Jungle (Tiger in a Tropical Storm)
- Yellowstone National Park
Course Locations of the Great Sky Race[]
- The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
- The Pyramids in Egypt
- The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
- The Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States of America
Running Gag[]
- TBA
Rocket's Tool[]
Objects Used[]
Outfit Used[]
Post-Curtain Call Sequence[]
- Quincy shows up and hiccups, followed by the others talking on him.
Who is in the center of the episode[]
Quotes[]
- Annie: When I get the hiccups, Leo sneaks up behind me and yells "Boo!". That surprises my hiccups away!
- TBA
Notes[]
- TBA
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode to use Rousseau art. However, in production order, this is the second and last episode to do so.
- Quincy's dance was different then other episodes, he has his hands up rather than his hands being on his back.
- This is the first episode to use Brahms music.
- The sheet music of Hungarian Dance No. 5 is played in its full orchestral rendition instead of being played by a single instrument during the curtain call scene.
- This is the only episode on Little Einsteins to have its sheet music frame play the music in its full orchestral rendition.
Errors/Goofs/Statics[]
- When the team are looking for a big tiger, June is wearing her safari hat, but when Annie's worried that the tiger is big, she is not seen wearing her safari hat while she's thinking.
- When Quincy is saying the title card after the intro, he has Annie's dress and shoes, but when she says "And..." after June announces the art, he has his own clothes.