King Shahdov is introduced to Rupert, a young boy who is an editor of the school magazine. Rupert goes off on a rant about political power and freedom. He claims that politics antagonize the people and that passports and monopolies place restrictions on individuals. He advocates for democratic values.

Babe is tasked to herd the sheep. He takes advice from the sheepdogs and acts aggressively and mean towards the sheep to get their compliance. However, Babe is not intimidating like a sheepdog and needs to try a different tactic. He shows his kindness to the sheep and they agree to follow his orders if he asks them nicely.

Shelby uses Aristotle's appeals to persuade Mr. Ford, to not just continue the racing program, but also make Shelby in charge of the entire race team.

Bruno Mars sings an encouraging song with the Sesame Street puppets about not giving up whenever you don't succeed the first time. The upbeat tone of the song and the lyrics tap into the emotions of the listener.

Rapunzel tells her mother, Gothel, that she would like to go outside and leave the house. Gothel sings a song in which she evokes fear in Rapunzel and makes her change her mind. In the song, she exaggerates the dangers that lurk outside and undermines Rapunzel's ability to survive on her own. Gothel also asserts herself as an authority figure as Rapunzel's mother.