Sofia the First is a 3D computer-animated television series that officially premiered with its first half-hour episode on January 11, 2013, and ended on August 21, 2018. The series pilot made its debut on Disney Channel on November 18, 2012 with a one-hour special.
The series stars Ariel Winter as the voice of Sofia, a young girl with a commoner's background on the verge of becoming a proper, royal princess. It greatly draws the themes of the Disney Princess franchise.
The series follows the adventures of Sofia, a young girl who becomes a princess overnight after her mother marries the king. Sofia tries her best to adapt to her new life being a princess and has her stepbrother and sister James and Amber to help her along with the headmistresses of the Royal Preparatory Academy Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, the Three Good Fairies from Disney's classic Sleeping Beauty and, when Sofia is at her darkest hours, classic Disney Princesses such as Cinderella are there for her.
Sofia learns that looking like a princess isn't all that hard, but behaving as one must come from the heart. The stories focus on the idea that what makes a real princess is what's on the inside. The show highlights character qualities such as kindness, courage, generosity, loyalty, honesty and grace. Subjects such as sincerity and forgiveness are heavily focused on. She has the magical and incredibly powerful Amulet of Avalor that allows her to talk with animals and turn into a mermaid. However, her amulet is coveted by the sorcerer Cedric, who desires its tremendous magical power to take over the kingdom of Enchancia.
The Secret Library: Olaf and the Tale of Miss Nettle
February 15, 2016
15
Gone with the Wand
March 4, 2016
16
Bad Little Dragon
March 11, 2016
17
Bunny Swap
March 25, 2016
18
Her Royal Spyness
April 8, 2016
19
Best in Air Show
May 6, 2016
20
Dads and Daughters Day
June 17, 2016
21
The Tale of the Noble Knight
July 1, 2016
22
The Bamboo Kite
July 8, 2016
23
Beauty is the Beast
August 12, 2016
24
Cauldronation Day
October 7, 2016
25
Camp Wilderwood
October 28, 2016
26
Royal Vacation
November 11, 2016
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
November 20, 2016
27
Hexley Hall
January 6, 2017
28
The Princess Prodigy
February 10, 2017
29
One for the Books
March 31, 2017
Season Four (2017-2018)
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Air Date
1
Day of the Sorcerers
April 28, 2017
2
The Secret Library: Tale of the Eternal Torch
May 5, 2017
3
The Crown of Blossoms
May 12, 2017
4
Pin the Blame on the Genie
May 19, 2017
5
The Mystic Isles
June 24, 2017
6
The Mystic Isles: The Princess and the Protector
June 30, 2017
7
The Royal Dragon
July 21, 2017
8
The Mystic Isles: The Mare of the Mist
August 4, 2017
9
Through the Looking Back Glass
August 18, 2017
10
Princess Jade
September 1, 2017
11
Ivy's True Colors
September 29, 2017
12
Too Cute to Spook
October 13, 2017
13
Pirated Away
October 20, 2017
14
The Mystic Isles: The Falcon's Eye
October 27, 2017
15
The Mystic Isles: The Great Pretender
November 3, 2017
16
The Mystic Isles: A Very Mystic Wassailia
December 1, 2017
17
The Birthday Wish
January 5, 2018
18
In Cedric We Trust
January 26, 2018
19
The Mystic Isles: A Hero for the Hoodwinks
February 16, 2018
20
The Mystic Isles: Undercover Fairies
March 2, 2018
21
A Royal Wedding
May 14, 2018
22
The Royal School Fair
May 15, 2018
23
The Lost Pyramid
May 16, 2018
24
Return to Merroway Cove
May 17, 2018
25
The Elf Situation
May 18, 2018
26
Forever Royal
September 8, 2018
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Trivia
Some of the girls are named from jewels and precious gems like Amber, Ruby, and Jade.
Ten of the first eleven princesses have made a physical appearance on the show, the only one who never appeared being Pocahontas but was briefly alluded to in "The Secret Library". Anna and Elsa were referenced by Olaf and Winter, respectively.