A Novel Idea

"A Novel Idea" is the thirty-fourth episode of the first season of The Loud House.

Plot
While Dad takes the girls to his workplace for "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", Mom offers to take Lincoln to the dental office where she works.

Synopsis
Mr. Loud prepares to take his daughters to his office for "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", but Lincoln can't go, since he is the only son. Feeling sorry for Lincoln, his mother decides to take him to her job at the dentist's office. She encourages him to try to have fun, while she helps out Dr. Feinstein, and Lincoln manages to come up with several imaginative ideas. However, Mr. Loud's office is right across the street, and Lincoln sees his father and sisters having a more fun time than him.

Later, Lincoln notices that an arcade is also across the street, where he decides to stay for 30 minutes after Rita leaves to help the doctor, and puts her notebook in his care. When Lincoln makes it back to the office after 30 minutes, he realizes that he left his mother's notebook at the arcade. To make him feel even more guilty, Rita reveals that the notebook actually contains a novel she was working on for the past seven years. Fortunately, she has to work another half-hour, giving Lincoln enough time to get it back.

When Lincoln goes back to the arcade, he finds that the janitor had picked up the notebook and thrown it away. To get the notebook, Lincoln gives chase to the garbage truck, first on roller skates and then pulled by a horse. Soon, the chase continues with Lincoln going through a street cleaner, a hot dog stand and a construction site to get the book. Lincoln finally manages to obtain it, with his feet trapped in wet cement.

Lincoln makes it back to Rita, trekking through with his feet covered in dry cement, but the damage the notebook has taken causes it to crumble to dust the moment he gives it to her. Rita orders Lincoln to explain what happened and he shamefully tells her the whole truth. After hearing the story, Rita admits she's disappointed that he lied to her but he actually might have done her a favor since she thought her novel was boring and that his efforts gave her inspiration for a more exciting tale. But rather than just tell her everything, Lincoln takes her on an adventure recreating his steps.

Mr. Loud and his daughters return home and feel sorry for Lincoln because they think he had a boring day with their mother, until they see him and Rita returning home on roller skates pulled by a horse. They watch them go by while their jaws drop in utter astonishment due to the amount of fun Lincoln and Rita are having.

Cast
Leni has no lines in this episode, but she was heard cheering. Although being casted in the credits, Luan, Lynn, Lisa, and Lily also have no lines, but they were also heard cheering.
 * Grant Palmer as Lincoln
 * Catherine Taber as Lori
 * Nika Futterman as Luna
 * Jessica DiCicco as Lucy
 * Grey Griffin as Lana / Lola / Margie
 * Jill Talley as Rita
 * Brian Stepanek as Lynn Sr. / Hot Dog Customer
 * Charlie Schlatter as Dr. Feinstein
 * John DiMaggio as Mr. Grouse / Driver

Trivia

 * This episode reveals that Mrs. Loud has a career as a dental assistant.
 * It is also revealed that Mrs. Loud's first name is Rita.
 * It is revealed that Rita has been working on a novel for seven years.
 * This is the second time one of the parents plays a big part in a story. The first time was with Dad in "House Music".
 * Coincidentally, "House Music" and "A Novel Idea" are paired episodes.
 * Lincoln's voice is a little different in this episode due to his voice actor Grant Palmer going through puberty.
 * This is the first time someone uses an accent besides Luna.
 * Lincoln was wearing earrings that were similar to Leni's.
 * The boy who busts the fire hydrant is a caricature of one of Chris Savino's sons.
 * This is the third time where all ten sisters appear, but most of them don't speak. The first was in "For Bros About to Rock", and the second in "Two Boys and a Baby".
 * It is revealed that Lincoln doesn't treat his dental hygiene properly.
 * The majority of this episode does not take place in the Loud House.
 * Despite Luan, Lynn, Lisa, and Lily being casted in the end credits, they never speak in this episode.
 * The arcade in this episode looks like the arcade which was seen in the episode "Ties That Bind" in Lincoln's fantasy.
 * Lincoln makes a pun when he says "Just another routine job for Agent- OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!"
 * Episode 17 of Season 1 is the first episode where a voice actor who isn't a part of the show's main cast, did voice work for both stories of the episode.
 * John DiMaggio was in both in "A Novel Idea", and the sister story "House Music".
 * The Game Goggles from "Get the Message" are seen again, but they're colored purple, whereas in their previous appearance, they were colored gray.
 * This episode reveals that Lincoln may have a fear of needles, since he looked scared when Rita pulled out the cavity drill.
 * Innuendo: Lincoln says "I can see Uranus from here, and boy, is it gassy".
 * Moral: You can have fun with anything if you put your mind to it.
 * Timeline:
 * After "April Fools Rules" and "Fool's Paradise", since the real life program  occurs in the 4th Thursday of April in USA.
 * Before "Job Insecurity", since Lynn Sr. still has his old job.

Errors

 * During Lincoln's pretend jewel heist, he pulls down the surgical mask he's wearing, and the straps fall with it. This is impossible as the straps are tucked behind his ears, and one of them is behind the dental tool used for his microphone.
 * Possible: When the sisters were left with their jaws hanging after seeing Lincoln and Rita roller-skating while being pulled by the horse, Luan's ponytail is missing.
 * It may be entirely possible that it was removed to avoid obscuring Lori's face.

Running Gags

 * Mr. Grouse saying "Nice (insert object), Loud!".
 * Lincoln thinking of different ways to pass the time while at the dental office, only to screw up at something, and become disappointed when he sees his sisters having a blast while at their father's office.
 * Rita jotting down notes in her notebook.
 * Fisher frowning at Lincoln for his incompetence.
 * Lincoln struggling to get Rita's journal back.
 * The journal becoming more and more dilapidated.
 * Characters giving lollipops to people.

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