Ties That Bind

"Ties That Bind" is an episode of The Loud House.

Plot
Lincoln overhears his parents having a conversation and mistakenly believes that they're planning to get rid of him and his sisters.

Synopsis
One typical Saturday morning at the Loud House, in which Lincoln maneuvers and dodges his sisters' destructive antics on his way to the bathroom, Lincoln hears his parents having an argument though the air vent. His mother is demanding that her husband get rid of "all eleven" by tomorrow for garbage day. Lincoln, believing that she's talking about him and his sisters, runs out of the bathroom to tell them. What he doesn't know is that Mom is really telling Dad to get rid of his collection of novelty neckties.

The girls refuse to believe him, believing it to be paranoia, only to become convinced when Lincoln brings Lori into the bathroom and has her listen to the argument out of context. Believing their wild and crazy natures are to blame, they decide to work together, give up their vices, and clean the house up. Afterward, they hear their parents again through the vent, and it appears that Mom has decides that she won't get rid of them all...instead, she will only let Dad keep one. As they decide which ones to get rid of, it apparently leaves Lincoln as the one they'll keep.

Lincoln is ecstatic that he'll finally get to be an only child, much to his sisters' offense. As they leave to pack up their things, Lincoln hears Dad saying that he'll get rid of "the one with the white hair" (in reality, it's a "white hare" tie from Easter). Believing that he's getting kicked out, Lincoln sadly goes to pack up his belongings and prepares to give his sisters his most prized possessions. Feeling sorry for their brother, the girls decide to confront their parents about the issue.

When they go into their parents' room, the kids finally find out that they were really talking about ties. They confess to their parents them about their assumptions, and they reassure their children that they wouldn't think of getting rid of them. The next Saturday, Lincoln and his sisters resume their usual antics, having learned never to eavesdrop again. However, when Lincoln hears his father complaining about his wife having "a bun in the oven", he assumes the worst and runs out to tell his sisters (not knowing that Dad meant it literally, as he can only eat gluten-free foods).

Cast

 * Grant Palmer as Lincoln
 * Catherine Taber as Lori
 * 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
 * Jill Talley as Mom
 * Brian Stepanek as Dad

Trivia

 * The family portrait from "Picture Perfect" appears in Lincoln's imagination sequence.