The Green House

"The Green House" is an episode of The Loud House.

Plot
In an effort to be more energy-efficient, Lincoln rallies his family to stop using so much electricity.

Synopsis
Mrs. Johnson's class is taking part in an eco-friendly "Polar Bear Challenge", in which they try to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint. But Lincoln's large family uses an incredible amount of energy for their everyday needs, and Lincoln is in danger of becoming an outcast to his schoolmates for not going green. With his social standing at stake, Lincoln convinces his sisters to lower their energy use by using a poster of an adorable polar bear to arouse their sympathies and making them cry.

After the Louds manage reduce their energy output, Clyde calls Lincoln to remind him that he's due to participate in an online Swords & Cyborgs tournament. Not wanting to ruin his efforts and risk being labelled an outcast, Lincoln cuts off more and more electrical appliances in the house to accommodate plugging in his laptop in the basement, especially when his friends come over with their laptops to join him. With the rest of the house dark, and the girls reduced to wearing potato sacks, they call out Lincoln for his hypocritical actions, saying that they shouldn't go green if he won't.

Feeling terribly guilty, Lincoln realizes that he should have been going green for the sake of it rather than for his own selfish desires, and no longer cares about his social standing. He decides to fix everything by powering the house manually via a bicycle while his sisters resume their wasteful activities. At the end of the week, Mrs. Johnson announces that, thanks to Lincoln, the class has won the Polar Bear Challenge, but Lincoln is still an outcast...because all that hard work has made him extremely sweaty and stinky.

Cast

 * Grant Palmer as Lincoln
 * Catherine Taber as Lori / Girl 2
 * Liliana Mumy as Leni
 * Nika Futterman as Luna
 * Cristina Pucelli as Luan
 * Jessica DiCicco as Lynn / Lucy
 * Grey Griffin as Lola / Lana / Lily
 * Lara Jill Miller as Lisa / Girl 1
 * Caleel Harris as Clyde
 * Brian Stepanek as Dad
 * Carlos PenaVega as Bobby
 * Juliocesar Chavez as Classmate #1
 * Thomas Robie as Classmate #2
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Mrs. Johnson

Trivia

 * One of Lincoln's classmates is his thought-to-be bully from "Heavy Meddle".
 * The opening title riff strikes resemblance to the opening of AFI's "Miss Murder".

Running Gags

 * Mrs. Johnson and Lincoln showing a poster of a sad polar bear to everyone, who immediately admires its cuteness.
 * Lincoln and Leni saying "Do you mind? I'm showering!" when using a moist towelette.