Nicole's Internet Troubles
- [Episode starts with Gumball and Darwin in their room on Elmore Plus]
- Gumball: You know the best thing about our friends uploading their selfies? It means I can Shotofop them to make them look slightly weird. [Gumball and Darwin look at altered selfies of their classmates and come across a Sussie one, altered to make her more human-like] Oh, wait—no, Sussie looks kinda better there.
- Darwin: Now let's upload them!
- [Suddenly, Nicole bursts into the room, carrying a box full of random items]
- Nicole: BOYS!!
- [Gumball and Darwin scream]
- Nicole: Get away from the computer now!
- Gumball: What is wrong with you?! I clenched so hard, I tore the seat!
- Nicole: I was reading "Responsible Parenting" magazine. [Holds up a magazine showing a live-action mom covering her children's eyes as they look at a computer]
- Gumball: "Responsible Parenting" magazine? That's the magazine equivalent of having a "Live, Laugh, Love" sign over a medieval torture chamber.
- Nicole: Well, there's lots of good advice in there. Such as 95 ways to protect a turkey and how to baste your children! Uh—no, wait. Uh.....
- Gumball: And what's the scare hoax of the month? [Mockingly] Someone found a bazooka in their kid's Halloween candy? Rap music made my nephew eat his own face? Video games played backwards will summon the prince of darkness? [He and Darwin laugh]
- Nicole: No, it's about protecting your children from the dangers of the internet.
- Gumball: Okay, fair enough. I've got nothing sarcastic to say about that.
- Nicole: Good. So when you're online, make sure to leave the spell checker on!
- Darwin: Okay.......why?
- Nicole: In case someone tries to hex you with a chain letter!
- Gumball: What? [Nicole pops USB sticks into their mouths]
- Darwin: [takes the USB stick out of his mouth] What are you doing?!
- Nicole: Updating your antivirus!
- Gumball: [inspects the USB stick] How on earth is that supposed to help?! By the way, you put it in upside down.
- Nicole: [takes a can of bug spray out of the box] It's like a vaccine. You expose yourself to a little of the virus to build up immunity. [sprays the computer. Gumball and Darwin cough]
- Gumball: Now what are you doing?!
- Nicole: Your keyboard's full of crumbs! Do you want your computer to have bugs? 'Cause that's how you'll get bugs!
- Gumball and Darwin: Huh?
- Nicole: Now, I'm sorry, I'm going to have to put the parental lock on.
- Gumball: [sighs] Okay, fine. [She tries to put a torture mask on him] Aw, c'mon! Mom!
- Nicole: But that's what the magazine said I should do!
- Gumball: They meant parental locks on the computer!
- Nicole: Oh, right. [The torture mask is now on the computer] There!
- Gumball: No. Look, Mom, I-[Notices she's left] What?
- Darwin: Where'd she go?
- Nicole: [from outside] I'm setting up the firewall!
- Gumball: [he and Darwin shudder] No, no, no, no-[an explosion is seen, knocking them backwards. Outside, Nicole has set up a literal wall of fire outside the house]
- Nicole: Right. That should do it. [calls to Gumball and Darwin] Any questions?
- Gumball: [sarcastically] Yes. [yells to Nicole] Can you hear me all the way back there in 1836?
- Nicole: Yup! [beat] Wait, what?
- Gumball: Get back in here! I think it's our turn to inspect your computer.
- Nicole: What do you mean?
Work Computer Inspections
- [In Nicole's bedroom, the boys check her computer, which is riddled with pop-up ads. Gumball angrily gestures at her.]
- Nicole: [scoffs] It works fine! [opens up a word processing window under all the pop-ups and attempts to type.]
- Darwin: Mrs. Mom, that pop-up window is twenty years old! [points at a pop-up with a picture of an old dog reading. He exits the window, which turns to dust and blows away.]
- Pop-Up Dog: Thank you.
- [The boys watch in horror for a few seconds, then Gumball exits all the pop-ups.]
- Nicole: [gasps] What kind of dark magic forgetter is this?! Oh—wait, there is one more problem with this computer. Sometimes it asks me to right-click to do something, but when I do, nothing happens! Can you fix that?
- Gumball: Hmm. Show me.
- Nicole: Look! [Repeatedly snaps her fingers at the computer] Even when I get closer! [She brings her hand closer and keeps snapping. Gumball pulls Darwin aside.]
- Gumball: You thinking what I'm thinking?
- Darwin: Uh-huh. That that little doggy just bit the dust?
- Gumball: Alas, yes. But, also....
- Darwin: That it's us who need to teach her about safely using the computer!
- Gumball and Darwin: Mm-hmm.
- [Behind them, Nicole screams in frustration and keeps snapping, this time, with her left hand.]
The Internet Mindset
- [Gumball, Darwin and Nicole are at the Rainbow Factory]
- Gumball: Okay, let's assess the damage here. What do you mainly use your computer for?
- Nicole: Oh, you know, same as everybody. Write emails, check stuff, read movies...
- Gumball: You mean watch movies, right?
- Nicole: No, I read them. [Some other employees in the background mumble in agreement.]
- Gumball: Okay, just show us what you normally do.
- [Nicole takes a seat, cracks her knuckles, and begins typing: pushing one key at a time. Many hours later, Gumball and Darwin are half-asleep while she is still typing.]
- Nicole: Oh...I can never find the at!
- [Gumball moves her finger over to it and yawns.]
- Gumball: So this is how you type an email?
- [Nicole pulls out a phone book.]
- Darwin: What is that?
- Nicole: My contact list.
- Gumball: Wait, so you keep everyone's email address in there and then type it into the computer?
- Nicole: Yeah, easy-peasy! Then, I just press send.
- [She does. It is then revealed the "email" she sent was really a Christmas e-card with her face pasted to many Christmas pixies dancing.]
- Gumball: "Pixi E-Mail?" What is this?
- Nicole: It's my mailbox! I saw a Christmas promotion for it at the post office. And, saves on stamps!
- Darwin: Mrs. Mom, normal emails are easier.
- Nicole: Oh sweetie, I wouldn't want to put all the elves who live inside of the computer out of work, would I?
- Gumball: Who are you sending this to?
- Nicole: Oh, Mic in maintenance.
- [Mic receives the e-card, which reads, "The toilet is overflowing again." He sheds a single tear.]
- Gumball: OMG, you're such a mom!
- Nicole: Hey, watch your tongue!
- Gumball: Well, what do you think OMG means?
- Nicole: I don't know for sure, but if I had to guess, I would say, offend my grandmother.
- [The boys can't help but laugh at this]
- Gumball: We need to teach you a little more internet lingo! What does TL;DR mean?
- Nicole: Toilet.....doctor?
- [They laugh again]
- Darwin: Do you really think people on the internet talk about toilet doctors so much they have to abbreviate it? [They laugh harder]
- Nicole: Very funny. You're lucky you two are my baes.
- Gumball and Darwin: What?!
- Nicole: My baes. My babies! That's what it means, right?
- Gumball: [wincing] Mmmmmm...yes. Yes it does. But I'm a bit worried about the way you talk online. Let me look at your posts. [Nicole pulls one up] Oh, my word.
- Darwin: [reads the post] Jackie Wilson: "Tough morning today. Anniversary of the day my grandad went missing at sea." And you answered with a photo of a sad kitten saying "ROFL?"
- Nicole: Yeah! Receive our feelings and love!
- Gumball: [cringing] Right. ...What else do you do?
- Nicole: Sometimes I download cooking videos! [The printer is shown, printing out numerous screenshots of a video. Soon, their desk is covered in printed-out screenshots.]
- Gumball: I just got the "I read movies" thing.
- Darwin: Okay...so, what do you do at lunchtime?
- [Lunchtime. Nicole is scrolling through a clothes shopping website while Gumball and Darwin are eating sandwiches.]
- Nicole: Oh, I check out stuff I'd like to buy, but I never buy anything though.
- Darwin: Why?
- Nicole: Because I'm scared of getting my money stolen! It's happened before!
- Gumball: It's good to be careful, but you see that little fellow right there? [Points to the "Safe" lock] If the padlock is on, it means you're safe.
- Nicole: Oh, okay then. [Clicks on a pair of high heels] So, what do I do next?
- Gumball: Just put it in the basket.
- Darwin: [Dives down and shoves the wastebasket out of the way] NO!!! [Gumball and Nicole glance at him and resume] Huh? Really thought she was gonna chuck the computer away there.
- Nicole: Guys, please. I know I'm slow, [makes a goofy face] but I'm not Interweb Explorer slow!
- Gumball: [gasps excitedly] She made a browser nerd joke! She's learning! I guess there are two types of people in this world, Darwin: those who need everything spelled out for them...
- Darwin: What's the second type?
- Gumball: [sighs in frustration]
- Nicole: Okay, so what do I do next?
- Gumball: You just have to pay.
- Nicole: And you promise I won't get my money stolen?
- Gumball: Yeah.
- [Nicole takes some cash out of her wallet and places it into her computer's disk tray.]
- Nicole: [dropping on the last few coins] And ninety-nine cents. [The boys watch in dismay as she closes the disk tray, and the computer growls and shuts down.]
- Gumball: Okay, so now you hold your hand out in front of it. [Nicole does] Good. Now, you slap your forehead with it until you realize. [She repeatedly slaps her forehead.]
- Nicole: Realize what?
- Gumball: That you just lost twenty-six dollars and ruined the computer at the same time. [Nicole slaps her forehead in true realization.] And, there it is.
Social Media Blunders
- [Some time later. Gumball and Darwin have visible bags under their eyes, and are half asleep.]
- Gumball: Okay, so what else do you do?
- Nicole: Well, sometimes I like to share how I feel on Elmore Plus! [One of her posts is shown; it's a picture of a blue munchkin next to a quotation reading, "I'm not perfect, but at least I'm not fake."]
- Gumball: "I'm not perfect, but at least I'm not fake?" Why are you posting these?!
- Nicole: Because, they're funny! And look at all the little thumbs up I get!
- Gumball: Mom, your profile is public!
- Nicole: Well, what's wrong with that? I got nothing to hide!
- Gumball: Yeah, well what about that?
- [Scrolls to a post titled "Birthday Burger" with a photo of her, Anais, and Mary celebrating Nicole's birthday at Joyful Burger. Nicole is holding up her credit card, while Mary is holding a birthday card. Quattro is in the background of the shot, and he appears to be on Nicole's back.]
- Nicole: So? I'm just sharing a photo of my birthday meal.
- Gumball: That's not all you're sharing! You've pretty much gift-wrapped your identity for internet fraudsters. [Zooms into the date posted] First, it's your birthday, so they know when you were born. [Zooms into the card Mary is holding] Secondly, they know your address from that birthday card. [Zooms into Nicole's credit card] And finally, they know your credit card number! Front and reverse! [Zooms into Quattro] And on a separate note, you look like you have a tiny guy on your back.
- Darwin: Also, please stop with the quotes from these little munchkin things! They're scientifically proven to destroy brain cells.
- Nicole: Nonsense! [Scrolls through more posts with the munchkins, each with increasingly dumb captions] Are you seriously implying that casually engaging with such harmless fun will [starts to deteriorate] accerelate the deterioration of my...my....gray sack in the head that....makes the thinkings come! Mmm.....Nicole forget what saying and how to swallowing! [She starts to drool. Darwin pushes a paper cup under her to catch it.]
- Gumball: Please tell me you have a strong password at least.
- Nicole: [Goes back to normal] Oh, my password is very safe. Look. [types it in]
- Gumball: 7, E, R, 3, dollar sign, at. Okay, uppercase, numbers, unusual characters, that's pretty strong.
- Nicole: Great! [presses enter]
- Darwin: But you did just post it on your timeline.
- [Nicole realizes. Sure enough, we see the password on her timeline, and it has already received some smiles]
- Gumball: I think I have a solution.
We're Doomed!
- [Gumball sets a keyboard with only three keys on the desk.]
- Gumball: There. This one is to close without saving, this one is to install malware, and the last one is to erase all your work. This should streamline your output and make you ten times more productive at being self-destructive.
- Nicole: Oh, please! I'm not that bad!
- Gumball: True, you're not that bad. You're the WORST! You're the reason your IT guy lost his mind and bailed!
- [Quick cut to the IT guy screaming and running out of a room where he has written "NICOLE" numerous times on the walls. He trips on the pavement and falls, then goes back to running and screaming a few seconds later.]
- Nicole: Well, at least I'm not as bad as the rest of the guys in this office!
- [They look to the Soulless Office Worker, who takes a sip of coffee and sets the cup down on the disk tray. Then, they look over to the Flight Attendant, who is covering her computer screen with white-out.]
- Darwin: What....are you doing?
- Flight Attendant: I'm correcting a spelling mistake, duh!
- [Then, Gumball walks over to John, who has set his computer screen down on the copier.]
- Gumball: Uh....
- John: What? I'm printin' out my report!
- [Next, they look over to Phil, who is talking on the phone.]
- Phil: Yes, yes, I have tried a reboot! All right, I'll try again. [He kicks the computer twice.] Yeah, no. Still nothing.
- [The computer screen breaks through the copier, and John scratches his head. Gumball and Darwin turn away and start to laugh.]
- Gumball: You know what's really funny about this?
- Darwin: Yeah! These guys are fully grown adults!
- Gumball: They're in charge! Of, like, everything! They drive cars!
- Darwin: They vote!
- Gumball: They're responsible for the planet!
- [Suddenly, they gasp in horror.]
- Gumball and Darwin: We're doomed.
Hashtag Trending
- [The song starts, on an internet-looking background.]
Gumball: We made it through the ice age
The plague and two world wars
But now we're facing doom
With computers in the hands of dinosaurs
Gumball and Darwin: Feel the doom impending
'cause stupidity is hashtag trending
They go online, click every link
Like puppets of Big Brother Inc.
Surrendering their privacy
To every pop-up ad they see
Feel the doom impending
'cause stupidity is hashtag trending
Believe in posts and share fake news
Until their brains have turned to ooze
Befriending every fraud and bot
So that their minds are sure to rot
Gumball: Y POLA BEARS LIE ABOT GLUBLE WARMIN
Click on link bello SIGN UP NOW
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Want 2 b mor viewtiful face
Free stuffs avalaibul in place
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Singuls in ELMORE NO W8TING
Click here to stop ur crush from unfriending
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Gumball and Darwin: Feel the doom impending
'Cause stupidity is hashtag trending
But they're the ones that make the world turn
And there's nothing we can do except watch it all... burn.
Back to Basics
- Gumball: There's no avoiding it, Darwin. If we were any more done, we'd be a Harlem Shake meme! They cannot be trusted with computers.
- Flight Attendant: Uh, guys? It says I have to press Enter to upload my photo, but when I do, nothing happens. Look. [Types out the word "Enter"] E-N-T-E-R. [does not work] Uh!
- John: [Scooching backwards on his swivel chair] Oh, hey. It says I need to back up, but I've run out of space.
- Leonard Daniels: It says I've got an internal error, but I just had a heavy lunch!
- Phil: It says I need a driver, but I came by bus!
- Soulless Office Worker: And mine says "Bus Error," but I came by train!
- Gumball: Yeah, I don't think you're quite ready for this.
- [Takes away his computer, and Darwin replaces it with a toy typewriter. Phil's computer is replaced with an abacus, the Flight Attendant's phone is replaced with a chatter telephone, and Leonard's computer is replaced with a toy xylophone.]
- Leonard Daniels: Oh! [Happily plays it, but accidentally pokes himself in the eye with one of the mallets. Gumball and Darwin facepalm in frustration. Episode ends.]
v • e Transcript
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| Episode 1 The DVD |
Episode 2 The Responsible |
Episode 3 The Third |
Episode 4 The Debt |
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| Episode 5 The End |
Episode 6 The Dress |
Episode 7 The Quest |
Episode 8 The Spoon |
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| Episode 9 The Pressure |
Episode 10 The Painting |
Episode 11 The Laziest |
Episode 12 The Ghost |
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| Episode 13 The Mystery |
Episode 14 The Prank |
Episode 15 The Gi |
Episode 16 The Kiss |
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| Episode 17 The Party |
Episode 18 The Refund |
Episode 19 The Robot |
Episode 20 The Picnic |
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| Episode 21 The Goons |
Episode 22 The Secret |
Episode 23 The Sock |
Episode 24 The Genius |
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| Episode 25 The Poltergeist |
Episode 26 The Mustache |
Episode 27 The Date |
Episode 28 The Club |
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| Episode 29 The Wand |
Episode 30 The Ape |
Episode 31 The Car |
Episode 32 The Curse |
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| Episode 33 The Microwave |
Episode 34 The Meddler |
Episode 35 The Helmet |
Episode 36 The Fight |
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| Episode 1 The Remote |
Episode 2 The Colossus |
Episode 3 The Knights |
Episode 4 The Fridge |
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| Episode 5 The Flower |
Episode 6 The Banana |
Episode 7 The Phone |
Episode 8 The Job |
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| Episode 9 Halloween |
Episode 10 The Treasure |
Episode 11 The Apology |
Episode 12 The Words |
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| Episode 13 The Skull |
Episode 14 The Bet |
Episode 15 Christmas |
Episode 16 The Watch |
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| Episode 17 The Bumpkin |
Episode 18 The Flakers |
Episode 19 The Authority |
Episode 20 The Virus |
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| Episode 21 The Pony |
Episode 22 The Hero |
Episode 23 The Dream |
Episode 24 The Sidekick |
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| Episode 25 The Photo |
Episode 26 The Tag |
Episode 27 The Storm |
Episode 28 The Lesson |
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| Episode 29 The Game |
Episode 30 The Limit |
Episode 31 The Voice |
Episode 32 The Promise |
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| Episode 33 The Castle |
Episode 34 The Boombox |
Episode 35 The Tape |
Episode 36 The Sweaters |
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| Episode 37 The Internet |
Episode 38 The Plan |
Episode 39 The World |
Episode 40 The Finale |
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| Episode 1 The Kids |
Episode 2 The Fan |
Episode 3 The Coach |
Episode 4 The Joy |
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| Episode 5 The Puppy |
Episode 6 The Recipe |
Episode 7 The Name |
Episode 8 The Extras |
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| Episode 9 The Gripes |
Episode 10 The Vacation |
Episode 11 The Fraud |
Episode 12 The Void |
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| Episode 13 The Boss |
Episode 14 The Move |
Episode 15 The Law |
Episode 16 The Allergy |
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| Episode 17 The Mothers |
Episode 18 The Password |
Episode 19 The Procrastinators |
Episode 20 The Shell |
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| Episode 21 The Burden |
Episode 22 The Bros |
Episode 23 The Mirror |
Episode 24 The Man |
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| Episode 25 The Pizza |
Episode 26 The Lie |
Episode 27 The Butterfly |
Episode 28 The Question |
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| Episode 29 The Saint |
Episode 30 The Friend |
Episode 31 The Oracle |
Episode 32 The Safety |
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| Episode 33 The Society |
Episode 34 The Spoiler |
Episode 35 The Countdown |
Episode 36 The Nobody |
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| Episode 37 The Downer |
Episode 38 The Egg |
Episode 39 The Triangle |
Episode 40 The Money |
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| Episode 1 The Return |
Episode 2 The Nemesis |
Episode 3 The Crew |
Episode 4 The Others |
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| Episode 5 The Signature |
Episode 6 The Check |
Episode 7 The Pest |
Episode 8 The Sale |
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| Episode 9 The Gift |
Episode 10 The Parking |
Episode 11 The Routine |
Episode 12 The Upgrade |
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| Episode 13 The Comic |
Episode 14 The Romantic |
Episode 15 The Uploads |
Episode 16 The Apprentice |
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| Episode 17 The Hug |
Episode 18 The Wicked |
Episode 19 The Traitor |
Episode 20 The Origins |
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| Episode 21 The Origins: Part Two |
Episode 22 The Girlfriend |
Episode 23 The Advice |
Episode 24 The Signal |
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| Episode 25 The Parasite |
Episode 26 The Love |
Episode 27 The Awkwardness |
Episode 28 The Nest |
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| Episode 29 The Points |
Episode 30 The Bus |
Episode 31 The Night |
Episode 32 The Misunderstandings |
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| Episode 33 The Roots |
Episode 34 The Blame |
Episode 35 The Slap |
Episode 36 The Detective |
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| Episode 37 The Fury |
Episode 38 The Compilation |
Episode 39 The Scam |
Episode 40 The Disaster |
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| Episode 1 The Rerun |
Episode 2 The Stories |
Episode 3 The Guy |
Episode 4 The Boredom |
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| Episode 5 The Vision |
Episode 6 The Choices |
Episode 7 The Code |
Episode 8 The Test |
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| Episode 9 The Slide |
Episode 10 The Loophole |
Episode 11 The Fuss |
Episode 12 The Copycats |
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| Episode 13 The Potato |
Episode 14 The Outside |
Episode 15 The Vase |
Episode 16 The Matchmaker |
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| Episode 17 The Box |
Episode 18 The Console |
Episode 19 The Ollie |
Episode 20 The Catfish |
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| Episode 21 The Cycle |
Episode 22 The Stars |
Episode 23 The Grades |
Episode 24 The Diet |
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| Episode 25 The Ex |
Episode 26 The Sorcerer |
Episode 27 The Menu |
Episode 28 The Uncle |
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| Episode 29 The Weirdo |
Episode 30 The Heist |
Episode 31 The Singing |
Episode 32 The Best |
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| Episode 33 The Worst |
Episode 34 The Deal |
Episode 35 The Petals |
Episode 36 The Nuisance |
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| Episode 37 The Line |
Episode 38 The List |
Episode 39 The News |
Episode 40 The Puppets |
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| Episode 1 The Rival |
Episode 2 The Lady |
Episode 3 The Sucker |
Episode 4 The Vegging |
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| Episode 5 The One |
Episode 6 The Father |
Episode 7 The Cringe |
Episode 8 The Cage |
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| Episode 9 The Neighbor |
Episode 10 The Anybody |
Episode 11 The Faith |
Episode 12 The Candidate |
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| Episode 13 The Pact |
Episode 14 The Shippening |
Episode 15 The Brain |
Episode 16 The Parents |
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| Episode 17 The Founder |
Episode 18 The Schooling |
Episode 19 The Intelligence |
Episode 20 The Potion |
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| Episode 21 The Spinoffs |
Episode 22 The Transformation |
Episode 23 The Understanding |
Episode 24 The Ad |
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| Episode 25 The Ghouls |
Episode 26 The Stink |
Episode 27 The Awareness |
Episode 28 The Slip |
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| Episode 29 The Drama |
Episode 30 The Buddy |
Episode 31 The Possession |
Episode 32 The Master |
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| Episode 33 The Silence |
Episode 34 The Future |
Episode 35 The Wish |
Episode 36 The Factory |
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| Episode 37 The Agent |
Episode 38 The Web |
Episode 39 The Mess |
Episode 40 The Heart |
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| Episode 41 The Revolt |
Episode 42 The Decisions |
Episode 43 The BFFS |
Episode 44 The Inquisition |