Stephanie, Mayor Meanswell's niece, arrives in LazyTown for the summer. She meets other kids—the game-addicted Pixel, the candy-loving Ziggy, the mischievous Trixie, and the spoiled Stingy—but notices something odd about them and the entire town. Nobody likes to play or have fun outside!
Stephanie resolves to change this and engages the kids in a game of soccer, but she's interrupted by the meanest, laziest person in town, Robbie Rotten, who wants to ensure LazyTown lives up to its name. He successfully stops the others from playing with Stephanie, but she learns from her uncle that there was once a hero of LazyTown who always helped out when people were in trouble.
Stephanie decides to reach out to him, and Sportacus arrives in his airship. He's not the guy with a 9 the Mayor remembers, but as a slightly-above-average hero, Sportacus is willing and ready to help the children have fun and exercise. Robbie attempts to stop him, but traps Bessie Busybody instead, and after rescuing her Sportacus feels it'd be best to stick around LazyTown a while longer, to everyone's joy.
Tropes:
- Dark Reprise: "Have You Never/Have You Ever" becomes "Have You Ever Been Sad" when Stephanie's attempts to get everyone to play outside are thwarted by Robbie Rotten.
- Establishing Character Moment: Since this is the pilot episode, everyone in town has a scene that quickly establishes their personality and key character traits.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: During the celebratory "Bing Bang" number, a sullen Robbie Rotten walks off into his own pit.
