The Big Idea

The Big Idea is the twelfth episode from Season 5 of Maya & Miguel. It aired on January 19, 2007 on PBS.

Summary
Miguel's soccer team has made it to the championships, and he's nervous. Maya has a great idea to quell his nerves: intensive training the morning of the game. Miguel is skeptical of Maya's idea, worried that he might be late to catch the bus to the game, but Maya assures him she will keep him on schedule. Unfortunately, she fails; Miguel misses the bus. He fumes and blames Maya and her "big ideas", which always cause grief. Maya defends herbig ideas, while also promising Miguel to get him to the game on time. Maya and Miguel go on a transportation-hopping adventure as they take trains, trucks, buses and finally a horse and carriage, in a desperate effort to get Miguel to the game on time. Through it all Maya asserts that the reason her ideas work is that she believes in the person she's trying to help. In the end they make it to the game, Miguel helps his team win the championship, and finally admits that Maya's ideas are big and beautiful. On the soccer field, Miguel is playing soccer ball. The coach tells them because Miguel Santos will beat the soccer team. Miguel Imagines himself playing at a stadium, playing soccer. Maya tells at her brother as he considerates the goal. Meanwhile, Maya and her father are cooking together when Cosmo and Miguel go inside the house. Miguel tells Maya about the team Mascot, (Nearly a pig that was in the Farm) And his sister gets the Meatloaf out of the stove. Maya Santos and Miguel Santos confess about his team winning the game, go to the Gymnasium and play ball. Unfortunately, Paco hits into the clock and falls down on Abuelita's noggin. The clock says 10:00, All of the players (except Miguel) All go out together. Maya says that many balls need to be kicked by Miguel. Miguel kicks toe to toe kicking balls. The Coach says the bus is going on and driving off the road. Miguel arguably tells Maya about not going to the game. Now, he goes off with Maya and tells her that he missed the game. At The train station, Abuelita tells Miguel about his game. Miguel tells Maya about liking Sarah, his best friend of all time. The train goes crazy and heads for the station. Cosmo comes with Abuelita, Maya and Miguel Santos on the train. Paco tells himself to sit right next to Maya. However, the woman on the speaker tells them that the train will be going express, Maya Santos telling Cosmo to hang on tight (Still on her legs) sings "Old Macdonald had a Farm", and getting off the train. The gang goes on a truck, and a bus. Later on the bus, Abuelita tells stories about Her grandchildren. A carriage took them all the way to........ The Stadium! Miguel did wonder to kick the ball into the goal and not throw it high. Maya gets her parachute and takes off and about and lands down on Miguel.

Trivia

 * This episode aired two years after Surprise, Surprise.