Queen Rita

Queen Rita is the seventeenth episode of Jelly Jamm. This episode first premiered worldwide on September 13, 2011 on Cartoonito.

Official Synopsis
"Queen goes on holiday and King makes Rita the new queen of Jammbo while he has a siesta. At first, all the kids are happy that one of their own is in charge until power goes to Rita's head."

Characters
In this episode, the following characters appear in chronological order:
 * 1) King
 * 2) Queen
 * 3) Rita
 * 4) Bello
 * 5) Goomo
 * 6) Mina
 * 7) Ongo

Plot
The King is slacking off playing a video game when his screen is blocked by a comical amount of suitcases. The Queen is going on a two-week vacation to the bubble baths of Mammbo and needs someone to look after the kingdom while she's gone. King assures her that he can look after things, which prompts Queen to give him a scroll listing his responsibilities. The list is very long; so long, in fact, that the scroll rolls out of the castle and across Jammbo. King is discouraged by the large amounts of things he must do, but Queen has already left. He goes outside and spots Rita playing with Princess, which gives him an idea. He goes to talk to her, and she explains that she and Princess are having a tea party. King ropes Rita into his scheme under the guise of a game; he'll play "Taking a Royal Nap" while she plays "I'm the Queen!". Rita is overjoyed to be Queen and leaps at the opportunity.

Over in the circle where the kids' houses are, they hear trumpets and come running, thinking the King has something to tell them. However, they are confused when they see Rita, who tells them that she's the new Queen (even declaring herself "Queen Rita the First"). The kids are happy and cheer for her, but she insists on being called by her full title. She then invites them to the castle to celebrate with a tea party. The kids aren't happy with the idea of a tea party, so Rita resorts to giving them puppy-dog eyes. This, along with Bello's encouragement, prompts the kids to agree.

Upon arrival at the castle, the kids are overjoyed to see a huge feast set up. However, their excitement quickly turns to disappointment when they learn that it's not for them, and Rita's tea party is actually quite miniscule, with only toy cookies and imaginary tea. Mina protests this no-fun tea party, but Rita insists that they participate because she's the Queen, and therefore she's in charge of them. Rita is then unhappy with how the kids are dressed and demands they dress fancy. This excites the kids, and they all rush out and come back in dress up clothes (Mina in a flower costume, Bello in a magician costume, Goomo in his Sidekickman costume, and Ongo wearing his Screamer Man hat). Rita is still not happy and wants them to change again, which the kids protest, as they want to dress how they like. Rita puts on crocodile tears and all but throws a tantrum, so the kids begrudgingly give in and dress in dainty pink dress clothes. Rita thinks they look cute in their new clothes.

After a montage of Rita getting bossier and more demanding (including making the kids hold her skipping rope, spin in circles, and repaint the castle), the kids have had enough and decide to hide from her. Rita sends a group of Dodos to go find them. The Dodos enter a hallway, where the kids are hiding. One Dodo passes by Goomo in a pot and Mina pretending to be a flower, but stops when he sees Bello in a painting. He thinks the painting is nice and sits in front of it. Bello thinks this means the Dodo is on his side, and tries to pet him. However, the Dodo shrieks and alerts the others! Bello, Goomo, and Mina try to escape, but their path is blocked by an army of Dodos. Rita comes in and catches them. The Dodos tell her that the other kids were hiding from her. She initially doesn't believe they would do that, but their suspicious behaviour, coupled with the late reveal of Ongo's hiding place (a chandelier), convinces her otherwise. Rita gets angry and shouts at them, which is the final straw for the kids.

The kids leave the castle in a huff, and Rita tries to stop them. They ignore all of her protests, begging, and bribes. Rita tries the crocodile tears one last time, which prompts Bello to shout that she's the only one having fun. Rita is surprised that the kids didn't enjoy her tea party or her dress up, because she did like those things. Mina snarks that they understood she, "Queen Bossy the First", liked them. It finally registers with Rita just what she has been doing to her friends, and she apologizes and lets her friends dress how they like and do what they like.

Just before the credits roll, the Queen returns home and makes the King fix the messy paint job the kids had done.

Foreign Dub Titles
Most foreign dub titles are direct translations of the original English title.
 * Flag of Spain.pngFlag of Mexico.pngFlag of Brazil.svg Reina Rita
 * Flag_of_France.svg Le Reine Rita
 * Flag of Japan.svg リタ、クイーンになる！ (Romaji: Rita, kuīn ni naru!; English: Rita Becomes a Queen)

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