Once Upon a Beat – Details, episodes & analysis

It’s “Stone Soup” with nonstop music! Mixing up Hans Christian Andersen’s classic folktale, DJ Fyütch takes us to Sternburg, a city of hardworking folks who don’t allow music and fun. But young Hughie always has a song in his heart just waiting to get out. Can he and his sibling Mia stop the beat to save themselves from trouble? 

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 DJ Fyütch and Baby Scratch are bringing you “The Tortoise and the Hare” Animal Ninja Warrior-style! It’s a race to the finish between the slow and steady hard-working tortoise and a fast-talking internet-savvy hare. What’s more important? Showing off for your followers? Or staying ahead of the game?

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Inspired by the classic folktale, meet our modern-day hero John Henry, a talented musician crafting catchy tunes instead of lifting heavy steel.

He's an up-and-coming rapper laying down the hottest new beats out there—until he encounters STEAM, a super-smart computer that can do everything he does but with speed. DJ Fyütch and Baby Scratch spin the question: Can the human heart rival technology?

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Poor Goldi wants to sing in the talent show, but she just can’t find the right song! Listen as DJ Fyütch and Baby Scratch cue up a new version of Goldilocks where she trades in porridge for records from three very hip bears. Will she hit just the right note, or will her performance be too hot or cold to handle?

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Get ready to hear your favorite stories remixed with beats and hooks that you can’t find in books!

In Once Upon a Beat, host DJ Fyütch and his sidekick/turntable Baby Scratch drop the needle on classic stories, spinning them up with a hip-hop twist. They’re turning the tables on your favorite fables – putting the Rap in Rapunzel, letting Goldilocks rock out and helping the Ugly Duckling march to his own beat!

Where hip hop and fables meet, It's Once Upon a Beat!

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DJ Fyütch and Baby Scratch take on the “City Mouse and Country Mouse” fable and introduce us to two mice from different worlds. Barn owls, alley cats, and a way too affectionate baby help these mice learn that even when we live in different worlds, we have more in common than we might think. 

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DJ Fyütch and Baby Scratch spin the classic “Boy Who Cried Wolf” story to a new beat. Wolves that don’t eat meat! The wolfpack is going vegetarian, but one young wolf tries to trick the pack into switching back.

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DJ Fyütch and Baby Scratch remix Aladdin into a modern-day fable about a kid who desperately wants the “riches” of being cool. An abandoned house, a mysterious phone, and a magical MC who’s lost his flow help this new Aladdin learn about what’s really valuable.

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He's a rapping rabbit, a cool critter who can charm his way out of any situation. Baby Scratch and DJ Fyütch spin a new mix for "Bre’r Rabbit," showcasing our hero's talent for talking himself in and out of trouble, with the assistance of his furry friends.

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Who is Rapunzel if her hair refuses to be climbed? This remix of Rapunzel features Harriet, an amazing mane of hair with a mind of its own. DJ Fyütch and Baby Scratch untangle the story.

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