Season One, Episode 2 (The Cricket)

Synopsis
Hear Mandy Patinkin perform an extraordinary musicological demonstration and a cricket (Tim Robbins) spin the spellbinding tale of Ladislas Koskovsky. Plus, learn the remarkable history of Julian the janitor's famous great-grandfather.

Voiced Characters

 * Julian the Janitor
 * The Narrator
 * John Cameron
 * Leticia Saltier
 * Jacques
 * Coco
 * The Cricket
 * Cantor Moishe Lebowitz
 * Mr. Chouinard

Plot
The Narrator explains the lore of the Orkestral, a rare African bird that can mimic all 47 instruments of the orchestra at once.

The scene cuts back to last week, when Julian is cleaning John Cameron's dressing room. He accidentally knocks over the crate that the Orkestral came in, much to the curiosity of Jacques.

As the show begins, Julian mops the outer walls of the Eiffel Tower. He climbs up the tower, citing his love of heights and the way they make him feel safe. He reveals that, at the age of ten, he ran away to Paris to live with his great-grandfather, who was a stage hypnotist.

While he listens to the radio via the girders, he realizes that he is late for the show, as he has the feature presentation, The Cricket, in his pocket.

The Cricket tells the story of Ladislas Koskovsky. Later, Leticia recounts the story to her downstairs neighbor, Jacques tells his elderly aunt, and Julian tells Coco.

However, before the cricket can finish his story, The Orkestral escapes its cage and pursues him.

Trivia

 * The voice yelling for Julian in this episode is Mr. Chouinard, even though this character has not been introduced yet