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"The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" is an episode of The Backyardigans from the second season.

Characters

Summary

"The italian tarantella plays as legendary Luau Brothers Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin try to appease Volcano Sisters Tasha and Uniqua, so their volcano doesn't erupt and ruin the big luau!"

Plot

In the backyard, Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin introduce themselves as the legendary Luau Brothers, a group of siblings who live in Hawaii and have extraordinary powers. Tyrone "the Strong" can lift extremely heavy items; Pablo "the Swift" can run and swim at incredible speeds; Austin does not seem to have any powers, so he is "just Austin." The three explain that they are heading to Hawaii for a big luau and sing, "We Love a Luau." The backyard transforms into Hawaii.

The brothers are about to start their luau when they hear angry shouting from the Forbidden Volcano behind them. They recognize it as the Volcano Sisters, demigoddess daughters of Pele, and decide to find out why they are angry lest the volcano erupt. Inside the Forbidden Volcano, the two sisters, Uniqua and Tasha, are sitting on a pedestal next to a red button. The Sisters tell the Luau Brothers that they are mad, and if they do not get what they want, they will push a button, and the volcano will erupt. They then sing "We'll Get You What You Want" with the Brothers as they promise to get the Sisters what they want.

Pablo and Tyrone decide what to give the sisters but leave Austin out, who is trying to tell them what he thinks they will enjoy. Tyrone tells Pablo that the Volcano Sisters will want something large and that he could fetch the Very Heavy Tiki Mask on top of Tiki Mountain and bring it to the sisters. Pablo agrees to the idea. Austin, feeling left out, follows the others to Tiki Mountain. At the mountain, Tyrone begins to climb up. Then there was trouble: many rocks are covering the landform, and his foot pushes a pebble off the mountain, causing rocks and boulders to roll down. Tyrone flings and dodges them all the way up.

Tyrone reaches for the mask, carries it down the mountain, and signals the other Luau Brothers to come with him to the volcano. They do so. At the volcano, Pablo and Austin introduce Tyrone with the mask. He brings it forward. Then there was trouble after the sisters look at the mask: Tasha pulls a lever, causing the mask to bounce back on top of Tiki Mountain from inside the volcano. They yell that the mask is not what they want, and the Luau Brothers feel scared at their rejection. The Volcano Sisters yell again to get out, causing the Luau Brothers to bounce out of the volcano even more. Pablo journeys to the Deep Blue Sea to swipe the Shiniest Pearl from a giant clam he has heard of. Tyrone agrees with the idea. Austin tries to protest but is left out once again.

Pablo brings Tyrone and Austin to the edge of Hawaii. Tyrone says the pearl is guarded by a giant clam, but Pablo plunges into the ocean and finds the large gray giant clam. Besides the giant clam, there is the Shiniest Pearl. He silently takes the pearl, causing the giant clam to wake up though. Then there was trouble: the giant clam chases Pablo for the pearl back after being fetched a stick, but Pablo escapes. He brings the pearl to the volcano, where Uniqua and Tasha wait. At the volcano, Pablo hands in the pearl, but then there was trouble: Uniqua pulls a lever, causing the pearl to fly back into the ocean where the giant clam is happy to have the pearl back; while placing it on its head in joy. They yell in frustration that the pearl is not what they want either. The Luau Brothers are scared by their second rejection. The Volcano Sisters tell the Luau Brothers to find what they want, or they will make the volcano erupt. They yell for the last time to leave, making the Luau Brothers bounce out. Then there was a lot of trouble: the island begins to shake even more as more fiery smoke emerges from the volcano.

The characters sing "Huka Pele." On the beach, Pablo and Tyrone express their frustrations about their presents being rejected by the sisters and giving up. Finally fed up with his brothers ignoring him, Austin yells and gets their attention. He tells Pablo and Tyrone that he has been trying to tell them he has a great idea. He walks over to a small patch of flowers. He picks one pink and one yellow flower. Pablo and Tyrone don't think flowers are what they want, but Austin still believes it will work and advises them to trust him. Running out of time, the three rush to the volcano. They make it at the last second when Uniqua and Tasha are about to press the button. Austin politely hands Uniqua and Tasha their flowers. Initially, Uniqua and Tasha are displeased, which make Pablo and Tyrone panic and worry. But Austin fills in a reason for giving them the flowers, to wear them at the brothers' luau, which surprises and confuses Pablo and Tyrone. Austin is actually inviting the Volcano Sisters to the luau. Uniqua and Tasha look for a few seconds and shout, "Mahalo!" in excitement. It was what they exactly wanted: to go to the luau. They head out of the volcano.

Outside, the luau starts. Pablo, Tyrone, and the Volcano Sisters congratulate Austin and rename him Austin the Smart. The five characters sing "We're Glad." After the song, Tasha's stomach growls. Tyrone asks if the sound is a volcano eruption. Tasha says it was just her stomach, and Pablo invites the others over for orange slices at his house. Hawaii transforms back into the backyard as the cast sings the end song and heads to Pablo's house for a snack. Austin opens the previously closed door and exclaims, "Aloha! That means goodbye, too."

Running Gag

  • Whenever Uniqua and Tasha say, "Now, go!" it sends Tyrone, Austin, and Pablo back down to the beach from the cave. It resembles the Dora the Explorer (also a Nickelodeon TV show) episode "Pablo's Flute" when Dora and Boots stop Swiper the second time when he climbs up Pablo's Mountain. After Swiper is stopped the second time, he snaps his fingers, and the rope is broken, and Swiper rolls down the cliff back onto solid ground.

Trivia

  • This is the first Season 2 episode where Pablo undergoes a "panic attack".
  • Moral: It's important to listen to somebody. Pablo and Tyrone never listen to Austin when he tries to tell them what the Volcano Sisters wanted.

Goof

  • When Tyrone says, "Oh, no!", Pablo's voice comes out of him.

Roles

Songs

Video

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Backyardigans - 25 - The Legend Of The Volcano Sisters

Pilots
"Me and My Friends" • Nick Digital pilot
"Pirate Treasure" • "The Heart of the Jungle" • "The Yeti" • "The Snow Fort" • "Secret Mission" • "It's Great to Be a Ghost!" • "Riding the Range" • "The Key to the Nile" • "Knights Are Brave and Strong" • "Viking Voyage" • "Castaways" • "Race to the Tower of Power" • "The Quest for the Flying Rock" • "Polka Palace Party" • "Surf's Up" • "Eureka!" • "Race Around the World" • "Monster Detectives" • "Cave Party" • "High Tea"
"Mission to Mars" • "Samurai Pie" • "Scared of You" • "Whodunit" • "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" • "The Secret of Snow" • "The Swamp Creature" • "Horsing Around" • "Special Delivery" • "International Super Spy: Part 1" • "International Super Spy: Part 2" • "Movers of Arabia" • "Cops and Robots" • "Sinbad Sails Alone" • "Best Clowns in Town" • "Save the Day" • "Into the Deep" • "News Flash" • "Catch That Butterfly" • "A Giant Problem"
"Who Goes There?" • "Blazing Paddles" • "Garbage Trek" • "Fly Girl" • "What's Bugging You? " • "Chichen-Itza Pizza" • "To the Center of the Earth" • "Front Page News" • "Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 1" • "Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 2" • "Le Master of Disguise" • "Match on Mt. Olympus" • "The Great Dolphin Race" • "Caveman's Best Friend" • "Ranch Hands from Outer Space" • "Robin Hood the Clean" • "Escape from Fairytale Village" • "Pirate Camp" • "The Two Musketeers" • "The Masked Retriever"
"The Funnyman Boogeyman" • "Break Out!" • "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve" • "Robot Rampage" • "The Amazing Splashinis" • "Follow the Feather" • "Los Galacticos" • "The Magic Skateboard" • "Pablor and the Acorns" • "Elephant on the Run" • "The Flipper" • "The Big Dipper Diner" • "For the Love of Socks!" • "The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon" • "Super Team Awesome" • "Dragon Express" • "Catch that Train!" • "Attack of the 50 Foot Worman" • "Flower Power"
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