Written by Noah Zachary, Cole Louie, Magnus Scheving
Directed by Magnus Scheving, Raymond P. Le Gue
Executive producers - Magnus Scheving, Ragnheidur Melsted, Raymond P. Le Gue, Mark Read, Brown Johnson, Kay Wilson Stallings
Starring Magnus Scheving, Stefan Karl Steffanson, Julianna Rose Mauriello
Puppeteers - Ronald Binion, Gudmondor Thor Karason, Jodi Eichelberger, David Matthew Feldman, Julie Westwood, Sarah Burgess
There
was a time in history where this was my favourite episode of the show.
It was also my mother’s. No, I totally wasn’t agreeing with her just
because she is my mom, hehehe!!!! There was ALSO a time where I made a
crappy YTP of this episode, but we will get into that latur (or
never!!).
So, anyways, the episode begins with, whaddya know, a
recycled cold open. This is the fourth time in Season 1 I’ve seen this
cold open. Frankly it’s just getting annoying. It’s not even worth
noting.
Stephanie
runs into Milford’s house telling him that she is gonna play football
with her friends, and she is eating breakfast while Milford is talking
about how he was so good at football, they called him Maddog Meanswell.
Classic ‘cooler-when-younger’ trope in almost every show I’ve watched.
Stephanie is drinking some orange juice (the new Badland Chugs??!!).
Then
she exits so fast we barely see her. To practice, she throws a ball
around and is running, and Robbie is watching her in disgust. Sportacus
is of course, cartwheeling around town and sees her, to his excitement.
Written by Noah Zachary, Cole Louie, Magnus Scheving
Directed by Magnus Scheving
Executive producers - Magnus Scheving, Ragnheidur Melsted, Raymond P. Le Gue, Mark Read, Brown Johnson, Kay Wilson Stallings
Starring Magnus Scheving, Stefan Karl Steffanson, Julianna Rose Mauriello
Puppeteers - Ronald Binion, Gudmondor Thor Karason, Jodi Eichelberger, David Matthew Feldman, Julie Westwood, Amanda Maddock
Now it’s time to play!.. this episode of LazyTown on YouTube.
The
episode begins with a combination of cold opens from ‘Sportafake’ &
'Cry Dinosaur’, mixing scenes where Sportacus is stepping on buttons
from Cry Dinosaur with scenes where he is controlling the airship in
Sportafake. This all in all might actually be my favourite cold open of
the season.
Except,
this time, it takes him 42 seconds to do all that stuff. It’d take me
the full 60 seconds! Trixie and Sweetacus are playing Daredevils.
Sweetacus is going down the slide, but Trixie thinks that what he had
done (going down the slide like a normal person) was lame, so she
decides to show him by going down the slide.. on a wheelbarrow.
So
then whaddya know? Sportacus has to save her (shocker!!) and she
interrupts Robbie’s nap. I forget this scene exists, then I suddenly
remember it: “Oh yeah, that scene from New Superhero.” Sportacus asks
what they’re doing and she tells him about Play Day. And guess who is
coincidentally eavesdropping?
Robbie
Rotten, who doesn’t like the sound of Play Day. At all. But he hopes
that they play something quiet. When Sportacus leaves, they decide to
play dinosaur, and Stephanie joins them. Ziggy wants to eat candy (they
say no, LOL!) but they wanna do something exciting and noisy - like
cowboys. Robbie is about to sit down, but he bobs back up super fast
when they say 'cowboys’. LOL!’
The
disguise time sequence actually features a DIE HARD reference, which
was nice that the writers put it in. So anyways, Robbie ends up in his
cowboy disguise, The Rotten Kid. He is going to challenge the kids to a
showdown.
Then
he says when he wins that they’ll have to be quiet forever. But being
the softie he is he would want them to be loud again. Anyways, he takes
out his weapon (a cane..?) and he throws it, declaring he needs some
more practice. Meanwhile, Ziggy and Trixie are playing cowboys, and
Stephanie shows up in what is probably my favourite costume from hers
aside from the jumper.
Then
Rotten Kid shows up with hay in his mouth (what???) and says that there
ain’t enough room for the four of them.. but he puts up three fingers.
For number ten on the list of the smartest villians.. he is really dumb.
So,
anyways, Rotten Kid spits out his hay and nobody knows who he is. It’s
funnier because Ziggy’s like 'Oh no, it’s the.. who is this guy?“.. and I
took about 4 screenshots of Stephanie during this scene because she looks so goofy.
He
introduces himself as The Rotten Kid, and says it’s high noon (it’s
3:15). And he has had enough. So he gets out the rope, swinging it
around, but Sportacus’ crystal beeps like in Rottenbeard.. so here comes
another epic fight scene rated G by action film legend MAGNUS
SCHEVING!!
He
brings his ping pong paddles and a backpack and starts pedalling
downtown. So The Rotten Kid finally ties them to the tree, but Sportacus
comes to the rescue, saying that it’s just 'you and me’.. then Rotten
Kid asks about the kids. LOL!! So Sportacus tells him to make his move,
and cue an epic staredown.
Then
Rotten Kid’s nose twitches (WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN IN THE MOST. RANDOM.
TIIMEEESSS???!!!) and he rubs it, yelling that it wasn’t his move. So
they stare at each other for a while, and then the two grab something
from their pockets. Robbie’s are empty, from the time he threw the cane
in his lair. (Plot armor!!) Sportacus grabs the ping pong paddle and
yells for an apple, hitting it with the paddle.
He
says 'Look out, kid!’ but then all the Tumblr fans saw this scene in
2016 and declared he said 'batch’.. and I’m not talking about a cookie
batch. Anyways, the apple hits his hat and it falls off. (Funny thing is
that the hat wouldn’t have fell off if Rotten Kid didn’t move his
head!!)
Sportacus
says you can’t be a cowboy without a hat, and Robbie bends down to pick
it up (hear me out..), Sportacus kicks a bucket (how did that even get
there? plot armor.), calls for another apple, hits it with the ping pong
paddle so it hits Robbie’s.. ehm.. posterior and his head falls in the
bucket.
So,
he has lost the fight. But, Sportacus, being the kind, awesome dude
that he is gives Rotten Kid the hat back and he even has the audacity to
say thanks. As Rotten Kid goes back to the lair, Sportacus flips over
to the kids in a reused shot which was edited to make it look like he
has the ping pong paddles in his hand. Sweet editing.
The
kids are debating on what to play next, and they ultimately decide
something noisy, soccer. But Stingy tells them to change because they’re
using HIS ball. Meanwhile, Sportacus is playing some soccer of his own.
Then he checks on the kids to see what they’re doing, and then Playtime is performed,
a song which I genuinely and honestly love so much! Then the kids have a
game of soccer, and once the ball is kicked in the goal, Stingy checks
on the ball.
It
has a grass stain, and he stops the game of soccer. What a clown. If I
was in the town, I wouldn’t make it 4 episodes without punching Stingy
right in his latex nose. Anyways, Robbie is eavesdropping (how can he
even see with the bucket on his head?) AGAIN and the kids decide to play
something wild - WILD ANIMALS. LAZYTOWN FURRY PROPAGANDA NOT CLICKBAIT
AT 3AM!! And Robbie is raging in the lair, asking himself "WHAT HE’S
GONNA DOOOOOOOOO!???!!!”
Until
he realizes the answer is in front of him (but he can’t SEE in front of
him!!!) and he throws the bucket off his head, performing ’Master of Disguise’, a recycled and better version of Versti Fantur. Damn, Stefan Karl could SING!
So
then out of nowhere Robbie goes up on the stairs where there is a
mirror waiting for him. Classic 'who-are-you-oh-you’re-me’ trope because
comedy. So the kids are playing Wild Animals. Stephanie is a lion,
Trixie is a tiger, and Ziggy is a…
mouse.
So Stephanie is playing her bongo drums, Trixie and Steph are roaring
and Ziggy is squeaking. Robbie decides to fulfill their wish of playing
wild animals.. by becoming a wild animal.
Then
he jumps over the railing. LOL!! But he thinks he is missing something.
What could it be? A gorilla soundboard? Some bait? No.. you won’t
believe what he needs. SPORTS. CANDY.
But
it’s too healthy for him so he decides to unpeel it and throw the peel
away. Foreshadowing shot of the peel plays! Anyways, the kids are still
banging on the drums, roaring and squeaking, and Robbie is disgusted.
What’s so bad about having some fun?
Plus,
he has noice cancelling headphones for trains. How doesn’t he think of
using them? So he calls for a rope Sportacus style, and he decides to
climb up a wall (while making gorilla noises, LOL!!!!) and swing down on
them. But he is too scared, and cue a hilarious sequence where he talks
to himself.
One
side of him is like “Hurry up and climb the vine, Robbie!” and the
other side is like “NO!! I CAN’T!!” until he finally gets the courage to
do it. So he’s on the wall with a gorilla head and suit, and nobody
notices him until Trixie points it out.
So
they run away, but Robbie slips on the wall OVER NOTHING (in movies and
shows, the character must always trip over nothing.) and swings on
accident.. then he hits a tree. LOL!! The scene isn’t that funny until
we see Stephanie’s reaction.
XD!!
Then the funny meter turns up a notch when he slips and falls onto his
unicycle. Plan - failed. Crotch - broken. He rides around town and
scares the kids on accident, then the crystal beeps. I think the guys at
LazyTown really liked ropes, because Sportacus uses a really longly
knit scarf behind his bed as a rope instead of just flipping down like
he did in other episodes.
I
guess Magnus really likes ropes. Sportacus kicks a wheelbarrow nearby,
then the unicycle hits the edge of the wheelbarrow and Robbie does a
frontflip into the unicycle. Sportacus tips him out and now everyone can
see it’s Robbie.
So,
the kids decide to play Bing Bang next (pretty sure that’s a dance
routine, not a game) and Robbie is super sad and annoyed. When he goes
back to his lair, he says nothing can happen to him there.. then he
slips on that banana peel he threw out and breaks the lamp.