Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow

"Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow" is the forty-third episode of the third season, and the one-hundred-forty-fourth episode of The Loud House.

Plot
When Lynn's friend Margo is celebrated for a one-in-a-million soccer goal, Lynn has to try and be supportive.

Synopsis
Lynn and Margo have a soccer game today, but before they could play, they need to fuel up, so they decide to go to the Burpin' Burger to get their favorite burger: the Double Belcher. After eating, the two are at the soccer field, playing against the Beaverton Bees. During the game, the two teams end up tying the game, and there's only one minute on the clock left. Lynn attempts to score the winning goal, but gets circled by four players from the rival team. With no way out, Lynn passes the ball to Margo, who then kicks it into the goal with a bicycle kick. As a result, Margo is hailed for being a star, while Lynn and Paula cheer her on.

The next day, Margo is getting continuous praise from her peers, ranging from her classmates cheering her on whenever she passes by or when they watch a recorded video of the shot, getting a free pass on a class test, her library fines being taken down for free, and Double Belcher being renamed to the Margo Miracle in her honor. This ends up leaving Lynn feeling extremely jealous, and when she sees Lincoln reacting to Margo's winning goal, Lynn decides that enough is enough.

During another soccer game, Lynn attempts to make a shot just as amazing as Margo's, and, despite a few setbacks involving kicking the ball into trees and bushes, succeeds in making an amazing goal by head-butting the ball into the goal just before Margo gets a chance to kick it. As a result, Lynn gets all of her attention back, and gets all of the special privileges that Margo got the day before. However, Margo is not at all happy about this, and ignores Lynn at every possible moment. Before another soccer game, Lynn gives her fellow teammates burgers (the Loud Rebound, formerly known as the Margo Miracle) from the Burpin' Burger, but when Margo refuses to catch her burger, Lynn asks Margo what her problem is, and Margo confesses that she's upset over the fact that Lynn spent the entirety of the last game in hopes of making an amazing shot just to get the attention back. When Lynn argues that she deserves all the credit because of her hard work from all the past games, Margo lashes out at her by saying that she didn't mind being in Lynn's shadow, but when she sees that Lynn can't stand being in someone else's shadow, she declares her friendship with Lynn over.

During the game, Lynn attempts to apologize to Margo, but keeps getting interrupted by the rival team. With one minute left on the clock, Lynn has an opportunity to make the winning goal, but proceeds to kick the ball to Margo instead. When Margo questions why Lynn didn't score, Lynn says that she's sorry for her behavior, saying that she should've been supportive instead of being jealous. Margo accepts the apology, and insists that Lynn make the winning goal, but Lynn wants Margo to do it. As the two go back and forth on who should make the winning goal, Paula suddenly arrives, and kicks the ball into the goal, thus giving Paula all the attention.

At the Burpin' Burger, Lynn, Margo and Paula are all having the Holla for Paula (formerly known as the Loud Rebound and Margo Miracle), and when Paula questions if a burger being named after her is weird for Lynn and Margo, the two state that they don't mind, saying that it tastes good, no matter who it's named after.

Cast

 * Tex Hammond as Lincoln
 * Jessica DiCicco as Lynn
 * Grey Griffin as Coach Keck
 * Lara Jill Miller as Paula's Mom
 * Brec Bassinger as Margo
 * Maile Flanagan as Byron
 * John DiMaggio as Burpin' Burger Dad
 * Grant Palmer as Burpin' Burger Employee
 * Annie Sertich as Librarian Wetta
 * Cree Summer as Paula / Soccer Coach / Boy
 * James Arnold Taylor as Mr. Bolhofner / Burpin' Burger Man / Burpin' Burger Teen
 * Lauren Tom as Cici / Burpin' Burger Mom

Trivia

 * This episode reveals that Margo’s last name is Roberts.
 * This episode shows that alongside playing basketball, Paula also plays soccer.
 * It's also revealed that she takes German classes.
 * The title of this episode references the fact that while Lynn is hailed as a hero for winning the first game (Hero Today), her fame is taken away when Margo makes an amazing winning goal during the next game (Gone Tomorrow).
 * The father and daughter at the Burpin' Burger are caricatures of Miguel Puga and his daughter Zoë.
 * During the final game, the the rival team is from Tomball High School, which is named after Jordan Rosato's alma mater,.

Errors

 * Lucy was listed in the credits even though she didn't appear in the episode.
 * When Paula closes her locker before the final game, it closes backwards.

Running Gags

 * Margo getting lots of attention and special privileges, and Lynn getting jealous because of it, and vice versa.
 * Paula questioning if Lynn not making the winning goal is weird.
 * The Double Belcher being renamed to whoever makes an amazing shot.
 * Lynn's "anger vein" throbbing every time she's envious.
 * The little girl cheering for either Lynn, Margo, or Paula.
 * Lynn trying to make a better shot than Margo.

Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow