"Chichen-Itza Pizza" is an episode of The Backyardigans from the third season. CharactersSummary"College fight songs rock the ancient Mexican jungle as Uniqua and Tasha embark on an adventure to deliver a pizza to fearsome King Tyrone." PlotUniqua and Tasha are in the backyard standing on the picnic table calling for customers to eat at their pizzeria. They explain to the viewer that they are employees for a pizza delivery service. Tasha tells Uniqua that they should name their pizzeria. Uniqua suggests Himalayan Pizza and Pacific Ocean Pizza. Tasha rejects them. Then Uniqua suggests Chichen-Itza Pizza. Tasha asks what "Chichen-Itza" means. Uniqua explains that it is an ancient city in Mexico. Tasha agrees to the name. The two sing "Chichen-Itza Pizza". The backyard transforms into the ancient ruins of Chichen-Itza. In the middle of a Mexican jungle. Uniqua and Tasha continue the "Chichen-Itza Pizza" song as they make their first pizza at their small pizza stand. Tasha gets on a stool stair to hang up some banners, but cannot finish the job as she sees that she is far above the ground. Her vision gets worse. She cries for help, and Uniqua comes over and pulls her down from the stool stair. Tasha explains that she has a fear of heights. The phone at the stand rings. Tasha picks it up. The camera moves to the caller, Mayan King Tyrone, at the great Golden Pyramid. Tasha takes his order, and asks for Tyrone's address. Tyrone tells her that he lives at the Golden Pyramid at the far side of the jungle. Tasha begins to tell him that she and Uniqua cannot deliver pizza to somewhere that far away, but Uniqua swipes the phone from Tasha and tells Tyrone that they would be glad to deliver pizza to his door. Tasha explains it it’ll take a weekticket to Tyrone‘s pyramid - but Uniqua says that they’ll take the shortcut through the jungle. Tasha is worried. Uniqua tries to make it better for Tasha as the pair hops on their delivery bike with the pizza safe in a red thermal box to keep fresh and hot. The girls sing "A Bicycle Built for Two". At the end of the song, they arrive at a dilapidated pyramid, and Uniqua thinks that it’s the great golden pyramid. Tasha explains that the pyramid is run down and doesn’t look very golden. She is not sure that they have arrived at the right pyramid. Uniqua tries to find out by ringing the doorbell, but due to the pyramid’s age, The doorbell falls off. Uniqua insists that they go inside. Tasha fearfully follows Uniqua inside, saying to the viewer that she has a bad feeling about this. Uniqua calls for Tyrone, but her echo is the only response. Inside the pyramid is a large Sphinx-like statue of what looks like an alligator. Tasha says that thinks that they’re in the wrong pyramid. Uniqua tells Tasha to look at a button with a emblem of two mountains on it. Tasha tells Uniqua not to touch anything, and that they should leave. Uniqua discovers that they’re in The Great Pyramid The Earth, not the Mayan King's. Uniqua points at the button so Tasha can she, but she accidentally touches it. Then there was trouble: the button turns and the pyramid starts to shake and crumble. Uniqua realizes her mistake says that they should get out of here. Tasha nods in agreement as they slowly back out. A large boulder releases from the top of the pyramid and starts rolling after the two. The girls hop on their bike and pedal as fast as they can as the boulder smashes out of the entrance. As the girls are peddling for their life, the boulder begins to catch up to them. They then come to a chasm with a waterfall. The girls fall. Uniqua grabs on to some vines to prevent her and Tasha from hitting the ground. Their bike and the boulder splash into the river below. Tasha still has her eyes covered, thinking that they are still falling, until Uniqua tells her to open them, she gets down to the ground, but they notice that the pizza’s floating away. As they’re chasing after it, they notice a boat parked on the side of the river. They hop in it and paddle after the pizza. Uniqua notices another pyramid up ahead and assumes that it’s Tyrone‘s. They enter the water-filled pyramid. Uniqua picks up the pizza, and it’s still hot. She calls for the king, but there’s nobody inside. Tasha says that there’s nobody there and that they should leave. Uniqua sees a button with an emblem of the ocean on it, and she discovers that it’s the Great Pyramid Of The Waters, not Tyrone's. Tasha tells Uniqua not to touch anything so something bad doesn’t happen like last time. Uniqua tells Tasha that she won’t, but accidentally hits the button with her oar when trying to leave the pyramid though. Then there was trouble: A latch opens, causing the water to form into a whirlpool, with Tasha and Uniqua in it. Uniqua attempts to get out of the pyramid, but it is too late as the two are drained up into the latch, which leads to a waterfall. They fall into a pond. Uniqua claims that was fun and checks on the pizza. Tasha is angry at Uniqua. She is so mad that she tells Uniqua she is quitting the delivery job. She sings the "I Quit!" song. Tasha claims that she’ll never go inside another pyramid again, but she walks into another pyramid by mistake. Tasha realizes her mistake and tells Uniqua they should leave before something bad happens for the third time. This time, Uniqua agrees and notices that the Pyramid they entered is the Pyramid of the Wind, not Mayan King Tyrone's. Tasha tells Uniqua not to touch anything, but then there was trouble: Uniqua accidentally ends up stepping on a movement detector by mistake. The draines open from the floor releasing large gusts of wind. Uniqua and Tasha are sucked flying away and appears a tornado, and the pizza that Uniqua has been holding is blown away. Uniqua tells Tasha to grab it, though Tasha is too scared of the heights she is reaching. She grabs the pizza with her eyes closed. Because Tasha is not looking, the cardboard box, containing the pizza, inside the thermal box, is blown out of the case. Uniqua is now extremely worried. The girls blow away next to a giant, golden pyramid. Tasha tells Uniqua that she is quitting this time for real. The girls are about to escape when Tyrone casts a spotlight on Uniqua. Uniqua is now really worried, thinking of what will happen if Tyrone brings her in without the pizza. Uniqua slowly walks in the Golden Pyramid after telling Tyrone that she is from the Chichen-Itza Pizza delivery service. Tasha notices the white, cardboard box holding the pizza on top of the pyramid, and begins to climb up to save Uniqua's future. She is just worried that the pizza is up high. Elsewhere, Uniqua is bringing the empty thermal box inside the pyramid. Tyrone, sitting on his throne, welcomes her, and begins to sing the "Yum!" song. Tasha climbs up the pyramid and grabs the pizza. She slips and falls through the square hole at the top of the pyramid with the pizza. Tyrone asks Tasha who she is, and Tasha tells him that she is with Uniqua. Tyrone takes the pizza and bites into a slice. He declares that Uniqua and Tasha are the best pizza service in the land. The three decide to eat more pizza after Tasha's stomach growls. They sing the end song after the Mayan King's pyramid transforms into the backyard. The three (Except Pablo & Austin) rush into Uniqua's house. Uniqua and Tasha open the previously closed door and shout "We deliver!" before reclosing the door. Roles
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