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Once Upon a Beat

Once Upon a Beat

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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. Chicken Little runs a place to eat, RumpleSkillSpin drops magic beats. A grasshopper grooves while the ant gets to work, and a mixed-up Frog Prince goes berserk!

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

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Episodes
  • RumpleSkillSpin | 25

    RumpleSkillSpin | 25
    Jun 30 2025

    "She can spin gold records!"" Aria is a talented singer and songwriter—but she's not that good. Unfortunately, her dad brags a little too much, and now the King insists that Aria deliver the goods. When a mischievous, magical elf shows up to ""help,"" things go from bad to worse. DJ Fyutch and Baby Scratch reveal Baby Scratch's origin story in this remix of a classic. Things get magical and musical in RumpleSKILLSpin!


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    26 mins
  • The Luck of the Waving Cat | 24

    The Luck of the Waving Cat | 24
    Jun 23 2025

    Have you ever seen one of those cat statues with the waving paw? Did you know it has a name? DJ Fyutch and Baby Scratch remix the classic Japanese folktale of the Maneki-Neko, the lucky cat that everyone loves! When a crafty young girl is separated from her beloved pet cat, she and her grandmother use art and creativity to make the next best thing!


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    25 mins
  • Maui's Hooked on Hawaii | 23

    Maui's Hooked on Hawaii | 23
    Jun 16 2025

    Meet the prince formerly known as Frog! Baby Scratch and DJ Fyutch put a new spin on the Frog Prince story, switching up who turns into who. When his swamp is drained by the royal builders, an unsuspecting frog is accidentally transformed into a handsome prince. He encounters kings and witches, and a beautiful princess—but all he wants to do is get back to the pond!


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    26 mins

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