Audition Solo

Audition Solo is the second episode of the first season of Toby and Rochelle: 9th Grade Ninja Twins. It first aired on September 17, 2012.

Synopsis
Karen Boonchuy thinks she's a shoe-in for the Glee Club solo, until Rochelle Brooks accidentally auditions and lands the part.

Plot
Following the event of the first episode, the Glee Club, consisting of Rochelle, Karen, Rusty, Petunia and Brandon, is practicing vocal warmups. As they practice, their teacher, Mr. Budden, arrives and tells his students that they need to practice a number for an upcoming district championship, where if they should succeed, they move onto regionals, and states that he's currently holding auditions for the solo. As Mr. Budden excuses himself to deal with a brain freeze after drinking his Flippee too fast, Karen expresses her excitement to audition for the solo, as she has taken on numerous exercises to get her voice right and wants to impress her aunts, Hap and Hoda, who are flying in from the Canary Islands to see her sing. She sings a bit of the solo, but when she asks if she got the tone right or she comes down worrying about Stage fright, Rochelle provides her input by singing the same verse and tells her she is sometimes gets a little stage fright once since she was 7 when she had that same problem. 7-year-old Rochelle was competing in the Little Miss Cheese Curds musical pageant, and had an erratic heartbeat. She managed to slow her heartbeat with a breathing technique called 4-7-8 (breathe in for four seconds, hold it for seven seconds, and breathe out for eight seconds). Her vocals cause Rusty and Petunia to be driven to tears at how graceful she sounded, and Mr. Budden, having overheard her, declares to Rochelle that she'll be given the solo number. Rochelle tries to tells Mr. Budden that auditioning for the solo wasn't his intention and suggests to listen to Karen, but Mr. Budden has already made his mind. Rochelle apologizes to Karen for stealing her goal, and Karen takes it lightly.

Songs Featured

 * Herky-Jerky World

Major characters

 * Ben Schwartz as Toby Brooks / Red Ninja
 * Heather Arney as Rochelle Brooks / Blue Ninja
 * William Salyers as Howard Cunningham
 * Kimberly Brooks as Karen Boonchuy
 * Lea Michele as Rachel Michele / Vocalist Switcher
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor as Robin Kang
 * Sombra (debut)

Supporting characters

 * Sam Marin as Rusty Gurdle (debut)
 * Cree Summer as Petunia Summer (debut)
 * Trevor Devall as Mr. Budden (debut)
 * Chris Colfer as Brandon (debut)

Trivia

 * Coming up.

Quotes
Main article: Audition Solo/Transcript