Intern for the Worse

"" is an episode of The Loud House.

Plot
Tensions run high when Lincoln and Clyde both get an internship at Flip's, and compete to win the manager title.

Synopsis
It's the annual Internship Fair at the school today. Lincoln and Clyde are attending the Job Fair, because they have one place in mind they want to work at: Flip's Food & Fuel. The two ask if they can work at his gas station, and he immediately hires them, on account that they don't have any criminal records.

At Flip's Food and Fuel, Flip instructs the boys on how to handle some simple tasks, such was cleaning a customer's windshield, and changing the expiring date on cartons of milk. When the two are ready to get to work, Flip gives off an extra incentive: whoever does the best job will be promoted to manager, and that they'll get possession of the unlimited Flippy cup, a cup that allows the possessor to have as many Flippys as they want. Almost immediately, the two begin to work hard in hopes of making a good impression.

Lola and Lana drive up to the gas station, and Lincoln and Clyde immediately greet them. Lola has to use the bathroom, and Lana requests that the car be filled up. Lincoln starts filling up the car, and gives Lana a bag of beef jerky, making Clyde envious. When Clyde learns that Lola can't use the bathroom due to its revolting status, Clyde gets to work making the bathroom tidy. Lola then exits the bathroom satisfied, and the two part off, telling the boys to keep up the good work.

Inside the store, Mrs. Jelinsky is complaining that the microwave is broken and that she can't heat up her burrito. Clyde attempts to heat the burrito up by putting it under the automatic hand dryer. Mrs. Jelinsky gets impatient, and Lincoln helps by putting the burrito in front of her car's exhaust pipe, heating it up, and satisfying her. At this point, the two begin to compete. Lincoln offers to help another customer, and tells Clyde that he can help with the next one. A bus containing Lynn's sport team approaches the gas station, and Lynn gives Clyde a list of all the requests the team wants. Lincoln wants to help, but Clyde says he's got this, and he succeeds in giving each athlete their desires.

Flip then orders the boys to come into the store, saying that he has made his mind on who to promote. He chooses Clyde, much to Lincoln's dissatisfaction. Lincoln then approaches Flip, saying that it's unfair that he gave the promotion to Clyde and not him. Flip says that he has an opening for supervising manager, and Lincoln says he'll do anything for the opening. Lincoln can be seen digging his hand through the nacho cheese dispenser to find the source of a clog, and finds it: one of Flip's missing socks. Because Lincoln succeeded in completing the task, Flip confiscates the unlimited Flippy from Clyde and gives it to Lincoln. Soon afterwards, the two boys begin to do tasks so they can win the unlimited Flippy cup, as well as increasing the promotion, such as:
 * Clyde cleaning out the gutters (senior supervising manager).
 * Lincoln hosing off the dumpster bin (executive supervising manager).
 * Clyde doing Flip's laundry (senior executive supervising manager).
 * Lincoln giving Flip a pedicure on his feet (executive senior supervising manager).

After having one too many Flippys, Lincoln and Clyde have to use the restroom. However, the two begin to fight when they can't decide who should go first. As the two fight, they hear Flip talking to someone on his phone saying how a couple boys will do anything for Flippys. Realizing they have been used for his own personal benefit, the two reconcile and Lincoln has a plan to get back at Flip.

When Flip tells the boys to help him stuff a fish via taxidermy, the two tell Flip that because of their senior positions, they were granted access to the store's security footage, which contains footage of Flip doing unsatisfactory and potentially hazardous stuff around the store, such as: The two intend to post this footage on the internet, and Flip, not wanting his store to lose its reputation, says he'll do anything to prevent the footage from going viral. Lincoln and Clyde then instruct Flip to do the same tasks that he made them do earlier.
 * Him drinking some milk from the carton, spitting it out in disgust, seals it closed, and sticks it back in the fridge.
 * Him scratching all of the lottery tickets to see the ones that aren't winners, and uses spray paint to cover them back up.
 * Him dumping oil from the hot dog rollers and putting them in containers to sell as motor oil.
 * Him soaking his feet in the nacho cheese dispenser.

As Lincoln and Clyde relax, Lynn's sport team comes back for seconds, and one of Lynn's partners uses the bathroom in a panic. The two then instruct Flip to clean the mess in the bathroom. As Flip enters the bathroom, Flip, horrified to see the mess, yells out Holy nachos!"

Cast

 * Collin Dean as Lincoln
 * Caleel Harris as Clyde
 * Jessica DiCicco as Lynn
 * Grey DeLisle as Lana / Lola
 * Lara Jill Miller as Margo
 * John DiMaggio as Flip / Darin McGowan
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Mrs. Jelinsky

​Trivia

 * The title of this segment is a reference and pun of the phrase "take a turn for the worse", which means a situation is about to get worse.
 * This is the second time Lincoln has a job. The first being "The Waiting Game".
 * This story marks Flip's first major role in the series.
 * Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lucy, Lisa, and Lily are absent in this segment.
 * This is the third time Lori has been absent from a story, after "Toads and Tiaras" and "Funny Business".
 * So far, Episode 2 of Season 2 is the only episode of the series where Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lucy, Lisa and Lily are absent from both segments.
 * This is the first season 2 episode to air.
 * This marks the second time the Loud House didn't appear in a segment. The first was "Raw Deal".
 * This segment marks the first time one of Lynn's sports teams is shown.
 * This is the first time Lincoln and Clyde physically fight. However, they have argued before in "Overnight Success".
 * Flip's uniform here is different from "Butterfly Effect".
 * This marks the second time since "Attention Deficit" that Lana drives Lola's princess car.
 * The Manager from the segment "Cereal Offender" is part of the Intern Fair.
 * Darin McGowan came up with, and storyboarded this segment, and a character who appeared in it, is named after him.
 * This is the first segment in which producer Karen Malach receives a credit on the opening title card as opposed to the closing credits.
 * It is revealed that Lola's princess car runs best on premium unleaded gasoline.

Running Gags

 * Lincoln and Clyde mentioning their duo nickname, Clincoln McCloud.
 * Flip tricking the boys into doing unsatisfactory tasks for him.
 * Lincoln and Clyde trying to upstage each other to earn the unlimited Flippy cup.

Cultural References

 * The fact that Flip cuts corners, tampers with expiration dates, and has unsanitary conditions with the food, is similar to Apu from "The Simpsons".