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-[girl hums] -[man] Hey, A.J.!

Hey, Dad!

He's my dad!

-Hey, Mom! -Hey, A.J.!

She's my mom. [chuckles]

-Hey, Jessie! -Hey, A.J.!

She's my bestie.

Here's Theo.

He's a rabbit.

Yay!

Awesome magic!

Here we go!

[♪ opening theme music playing]

♪ Here we go, Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

-♪ Here we go, Hey A.J. ♪ -[screams]

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Here we go, Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

-♪ Hey, hey ♪ -[Dad] Hey, A.J.!

[all laugh]

[A.J.] "Come here, Chameleon!"

Here he is, A.J., meet my chameleon

Chartreuse Beauregard Chameleon Junior, the third,

but I call him Shifty because he shifts colors.

Hey, look.

Isn't that cool, Theo?

He gets darker when the sun comes out,

but he can change color to match anything.

Watch this.

Wow.

I can't believe that I get to play with your chameleon today.

Play and babysit.

Shifty is my most favorite pet.

So I need to go over a few chameleon rules with you.

[buzzes]

Oh, look, he just turned purple.

[Jessie] That means he's hungry.

There's a lot to remember to take care of him.

So I made you a little list.

I'm gonna find you the perfect outfit.

Maybe something purple.

So Shifty loves fruit

and blueberries are his favorite,

and most importantly, make sure to lock his cage

because he likes to run away.

Did you hear everything I just said?

Sure I did.

Something, something, boysenberries,

cagey eyes, lock fruit?

Okay, that's close.

It was blueberries, lock cage...

You know what?

Anything you can't remember is right there on the list.

Gotta go meet my mom, now. Take a good care of my baby.

Okay, sounds great. I will.

-Hi, Dad. -Hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Slow it down.

We've got a speed limit in this house.

What's in the box?

Oh. [chuckles] This is Shifty.

Jessie's letting me babysit him today.

[screams]

Taking care of an animal is a big, big, big,

big responsibility, A.J.

I know, Dad.

I can handle it.

Well, you forgot to handle this list.

Shifty is looking mighty thirsty.

Now, where is that teapot?

Ah...

Ah!

Found it.

[Marty shrieks]

It went out that way.

How did he get out?

Was the cage locked?

Uh, no time for that, Dad. I need your help.

[gasps] Oh, no, he escaped through the fence!

We have to go find him and make sure he's okay.

If I was a chameleon, where would I go?

[gasps] Jessie's list!

It could have all the clues we need to find Shifty.

Hey!

Hmm. I don't know.

That giant chameleon could be anywhere out here in the wild.

But I have this handy field guide that lists everything Shifty likes.

All we have to do is follow it.

Are you with me, Grizzly Grylls?

You know it, Adventurer A.J. I'll scan the area.

[screams]

What? What is it?

And does it eat rabbits?

It might.

It's a spider monster.

[Theo] Aah! That's no spider monster.

That's a monster spider!

[laughs] Oh, you two!

There's no monster spider.

It's just an itsy-bitsy cutie spider.

Right. Right. We knew that.

Hmm.

I think we should go towards the desert.

Chameleons love to stay warm in the sun.

[Theo] Hmm, hmm.

[Marty] Is that it over there?

-[trumpeting] -[all gasp, scream]

[thuds, trumpets]

[all] Oh!

-[trumpets] -[all laugh]

[Theo exclaims, laughs]

Look! Chameleon footprints.

Dad, Shifty's been here.

Let's follow that trail.

♪ Setting up for the party ♪

♪ A little tea and a crumpet or two ♪

♪ Perfect dress, perfect boa ♪

♪ What else was I supposed to do? ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, the instructions! ♪

♪ They're written on a page ♪

[gasps] ♪ Oh, no, The chameleon's gone ♪

♪ I should have locked that cage ♪

[cries]

[chorus] ♪ A chameleon ♪

♪ A chameleon miles away ♪

[girl] ♪ Where did he go? ♪

♪ What did he do? ♪

♪ He ran away ♪

[chorus] ♪ A chameleon ♪

♪ A chameleon miles away ♪

[girl] ♪ Where did he go? ♪

♪ What did he do? ♪

♪ He ran away ♪

[A.J.] ♪ Couldn't find him on the playground ♪

♪ Is he orange, red or brown? ♪

♪ Brown ♪

[A.J.] ♪ We searched everywhere, High and low ♪

♪ From treetops to the ground ♪

♪ In the flowers or the bushes ♪

♪ Is he purple, pink or green? ♪

♪ Green! ♪

♪ That chameleon's run away! ♪

♪ He's nowhere to be seen! ♪

♪ Ah! ♪

[chorus] ♪ A chameleon ♪

♪ A chameleon miles away ♪

[girl] ♪ Where did he go? ♪

♪ What did he do? ♪

[A.J.] ♪ He ran away ♪

[Theo] Why does this desert have to be so desert-y?

I have sand all over my everything.

Yeah, but at least the sand is super soft.

In fact, it feels like...

[both] Sinking sand!

[both scream]

[screams]

[Marty, A.J. screaming]

Quick grab hold of my hiking stick, I'll pull you out.

Uh, Grizzly, look.

All you have to do is stand up.

Oh, yeah, [chuckles] I knew that.

Humans are so dramatic.

[sighs] I just hope Shifty is okay.

I thought we'd find him by now.

Come now, A.J., it's too early to give up just yet.

Little fuzzball is right.

According to this, it's just a little after his lunchtime.

Let's check the tropical garden.

There's tons of food that chameleons love in there.

This adventure isn't over yet.

Oh, my English muffins.

Look what I found.

[gasps] Did you find the chamele--

-[chomps] -[A.J.] Carrots?

Would you look at all these carrots?

And it's not even my birthday.

[belches]

Don't worry, A.J., we'll find Shifty.

I'll search this side, and you take that side.

Theo, you...

You... you just do your thing.

[Theo munches] Doing it.

Look, Grizz, blueberries!

The giant chameleon loves those.

We should have come here earlier.

If I just paid attention to our chameleon field guide,

I would have known that it's the giant chameleon's lunch time

and that it loves blueberries.

Ah, I'm sorry, A.J.

[Theo] Go off, you, shoo!

These carrots are mine!

Stop following me.

I'm not leaving a trail for you.

A trail?

Wait, the blueberries!

That's the answer.

We can leave a trail of blueberries from here back home

for the giant chameleon to follow!

There you go. That's an excellent idea.

Let's pick a bunch of 'em.

[chorus] ♪ A chameleon ♪

♪ A chameleon miles away ♪

[girl] ♪ Where did he go ♪

♪ What did he do ♪

♪ He ran away ♪

[chorus] ♪ A chameleon ♪

♪ A chameleon miles away ♪

♪ Where did he go? ♪

♪ What did he do? ♪

♪ He ran away ♪

[chorus] ♪ A chameleon ♪

♪ A chameleon miles away ♪

♪ Where did he go? ♪

♪ What did he do? ♪

I sure hope this works.

Still no sign of the chameleon, huh?

No, we looked everywhere.

We even left a trail for him to follow.

Taking care of a pet really is a big, big, big responsibility, honey.

Have a piece of this pie your mom made

and take your mind off this for a bit.

I'm taking mine out to the patio.

It's an apple pie,

but I added some of the blueberries you picked today.

Thanks, Mom.

It looks really good.

I'm sorry you didn't find Shifty, honey.

[doorbell rings]

-[knock at door] -[Jessie] Hey.

Hey, girl, hey.

Boy, am I glad to see you.

Being with grown-ups all day...

[gags]

Anyway, how's Shifty?

He... he's...

I sure missed that little chameleon.

I bet you took great care of him.

Mmm...

Is that pie?

Can I have some?

[munches] Mmm, mmm. This pie is amazing.

Can I have some more?

Jessie, there's something I need to tell you.

[Marty yells]

What was that?

That sounded like a pterodactyl.

How in the world did you get out here, you silly boy?

[sighs in relief]

Jessie, it's my fault that he's out here.

I got so caught up in playing

that I didn't pay attention to the list.

I didn't lock the cage and he ran away.

Oh, no.

We've been looking for him all day,

and I used everything on your list to try to get him back.

He came home because of the blueberries.

Oh, I'm really sorry, Jessie, but I promise to do better

if you ever give me the chance to babysit again.

It's okay.

I lost him once, too.

And it was so scary.

That's why I made the list.

You did?

You did?

No, you didn't.

Yep, and of course, you can babysit him again,

but maybe we do it together next time.

-[splat] -[Marty] Aah!

Hey, hey, do I look like a blueberry to you?

[all laugh]

[A.J.] "The Trouble with Jazz".

[groans] It feels like that moving truck

has been across the street forever!

I know. The longer we watch, [yawns] sleepier I get.

They must have a lot of stuff.

I wonder what's in there.

[gasps] Maybe lots of toys and games.

That would be so cool.

Oh, the moving truck is driving away!

That means the new kid finally moved into their new house!

Uh, what's going on, A.J.?

I was in the middle of watching my soap opera.

I was just about to find out if the mayor's long-lost twin brother

is also the doctor's cousin's wife's father.

Things were getting real.

The moving truck is gone, Mr. A.J.'s dad.

Oh, yeah, I forgot that new family was moving in today.

I heard they came here all the way from New York City.

Since we have a new kid in town, we need to go welcome them.

Being a new kid can be kind of scary.

I remember when you first moved here, A.J.

You couldn't even find your way around the playground,

until we became friends and I helped you.

And that's why we have to go say hi.

We can help the new kid and make a new friend.

I love making new friends.

[all] We know.

Vamanos.

Hold up, timeout, flag on the play.

I know you're excited, but that new family

must be sleepy after such a big move.

We should let them rest.

I'll set up a playdate for you for tomorrow. Okay?

-Oh... -Okay.

[A.J.] ♪ We have a playdate ♪

[both] ♪ We have a playdate ♪

♪ And it's today ♪

♪ We're gonna play ♪

[gasps] The Black Unicorn?

The what, now?

The Black Unicorn, that's who.

That's what they used to call when I played football.

Nice to meet you.

Always good to have a Black Unicorn fan on the block.

You're a football fan?

I, uh, may have watched a game or two.

It is so, so, so nice to meet you, Marty.

I'm Tanisha.

This is my wife, Eliana, and our son, Jazz.

Good day, sir.

Those gas prices sure keep going up, don't they?

Gas prices?

[chuckles] You can't even drive yet.

You know, not too many kids read the newspaper.

Most of just wanna run around outside.

Back in New York City, I watched the news

all the time with my friends.

I'd rather do that than silly stuff, like playing around.

[A.J. gasps]

Did someone say playing around?

Hi, Jazz.

I'm A.J.,

and this is my best friend, Jessie,

and this is my rabbit best friend, Theo.

We love playing.

Say hello, Theo.

Oh, hello.

Uh, lovely weather we're having, isn't it?

Anyway, sir, like I was saying...

Jazz, how about you show A.J. and Jessie

all the fun things in your room?

Yes, Mommy. If you two will please follow me?

[clears throat] Excuse me, Jazz.

Theo says there's three of us.

Okay, you two, and Mr. Theo.

-[gasps] -There is so much cool stuff in here!

-Ooh. -[♪ music notes]

Ooh.

Ooh, can we play with this toy?

Uh, no.

My trumpet isn't a toy.

It's a fine musical instrument.

[♪ trumpet plays]

-Whoa! -That was so good!

You're right, Jazz. That's totally not a toy.

Sorry I used it without asking.

Whoo! There's a horsey here.

Let's play with this.

That's not a horsey.

That's a knight, a very important piece in the game of chess.

If you learn the rules, maybe we can play sometime.

Oh, that's a lot of rules.

Here, would you like to play with this Puzzle Cube?

All you have to do is match the puzzle pieces

until you make a picture on every side.

It's easy.

I don't think so.

I got all dizzy just watching you do it.

You're really good at that.

Jazz, what games did you play

with your friends back in New York City?

None. They didn't like playing games.

They liked reading and watching the news and doing taxes,

so that's what I did.

These are my friends.

This is the doorman at my apartment.

This is the waiter from my favorite place to eat.

And this is Solly.

The guy who sold nuts on the corner.

"Peanuts! Get your peanuts here.

"They are fresh... ish."

[laughs]

Your friends are all grown-ups?

No wonder they didn't like to play.

Well, it's a good thing you're friends with me and Jessie now.

We can do really fun stuff, like go to the pool, or play pretend.

Play "pretend," what is that?

[both gasp]

You don't know what playing pretend is?

Hey.

I think I know the perfect way to show you.

Let's play superheroes!

I'll be super, super duper A.J.!

I can fly. I got super speed!

And my hair, super strong.

And I'll be Superpal Jessie.

I can fly and stretch

really, really, really, really, really, really far.

I can reach all sorts of awesome stuff,

like cookies! [chuckles]

And I'll be Theo!

The Wonderhare at your service.

I can pop into the skies like a bouncy ball and...

[munches]

I can eat carrots faster than the eye can see.

And I'll be me, I guess.

Um, aren't you gonna pretend

to be in your superhero costume?

What costume?

What are you talking about?

[chuckles] We're playing superheroes, silly.

We're at Cityville, protecting the city from danger

as the Superhero Squad.

Uh, okay.

Jazz, my good man,

how do you like my costume?

I might be fluffy, but I'm a real toughie.

[laughs] You're so funny, Theo.

You are real toughie, but you are so fluffy.

Who? You mean, what did you call him?

The underwear?

Ah, that's Wonderhare.

Thank you very much.

I don't get this "pretend" thing at all.

Playing pretend is whatever you want it to be.

Since we're playing superheroes,

maybe you could call yourself [gasps] Jazzman!

And think of a super-neat costume to wear

and cool powers to have.

"Jazzman"?

-Hmm, that does sound cool. -[clanks]

[chuckles nervously] Oops. Sorry.

[♪ angry boom note plays]

Looks like you're gonna need your superhero costume, quick.

We're under attack!

-[footsteps thud] -[A.J.] It's the Tubinator!

An evil tube that wants to blow away everything in Cityville.

We have to stop him, Superduper Squad.

Uh... [gulps]

[blows]

[all screaming]

[screaming continues]

Talk about a windy city.

I'm off then.

Don't forget to send a card on my birthday!

[both continue screaming]

[laughs maniacally]

[grunts]

Oh, no, we're stuck.

We need your help, Jazz!

What am I supposed to do?

I don't have any superpowers like you all.

You do have superpowers, Jazz.

Yeah, you can play music and solve puzzles super-fast

and so much more!

Everything that makes you the way you are.

Those are your superpowers.

As long as you believe in it,

you can do anything when you play pretend.

Anything?

That means I can...

I... I did it.

I'm a Jazzman now.

And I can fly like you all!

Woo-hoo!

Goober Man, you're here, too.

Playing pretend really is working.

You know it, pal.

Peanuts here. Get your peanuts

and I've got knuckle sandwich for you,

-Tuba dude. -Grr!

[Jazz] Goober is based on an African word that means peanut.

That's what my friend Solly told me

when he gave me this nutcracker for Christmas.

I didn't know that.

Now that we have you and Goober Man,

we'll have no problem stopping that Tuba.

I can do it!

I can save the day in my own special way.

Goober Man, give me that beat.

♪ I'm gonna pluck these strings To set you free ♪

♪ A little puzzle cube, Snap one, two, three ♪

Yeah!

♪ Pizzazz, so fast Watch me go ♪

♪ Bet Tuba dude Can't steal this show ♪

[chorus] ♪ Watch him play The beat on the double ♪

[Jazz] That's right.

♪ Play his friends Right out of the trouble ♪

Come on, Goober Man.

-Here we go. -[♪ trumpet music plays]

[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪

[♪ Tuba blows]

[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪

[♪ music notes plays]

-[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪ -[♪ Tuba blows]

♪ He's the coolest kid In town with a trumpet ♪

Let's do this thing!

[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪

♪ Bad guys hit the streets Get to running ♪

[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪

♪ So quick and smooth they won't see it coming ♪

[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪

♪ He's the coolest kid In town with a trumpet ♪

♪ Jazzman ♪

♪ Jazzman ♪

♪ Bad guys hit the streets Get to running ♪

[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪

♪ So quick and smooth They won't see it coming ♪

[chorus] ♪ Jazzman ♪

♪ He's the coolest kid In town with a trumpet ♪

♪ Jazzman ♪

Yeah!

Yes, we stopped the Tubinator

from blowing everything away in Cityville!

We saved the day!

[all laughing]

That was almost as fun as watching golf on TV.

I love playing pretend. I got to solve puzzles and playing music and more.

Let's do it again.

Yeah!

[kids laughing]

[♪ closing theme music playing]