Heavy Meddle

"Heavy Meddle" is the third episode of The Loud House.

Plot
Lincoln is being bullied at school but doesn't want the girls knowing about it since he fears they'll make it worse.

Synopsis
All day at school, Lincoln is trying to go about with his day, but someone keeps picking on him by pulling a bunch of pranks, such as pantsing him, tying his shoelaces together, putting whoopee cushions in his favorite lunch seat, and even stuffing his locker full of garbage. And every time that happens, the other kids would laugh at and take pictures of or record his expense. When he's had enough of it, he decides that he is going to have to resolve this one way or another and demands that this instigator meet him in front of his house at 3:30. Clyde is worried about what might happen if they're gonna fight, but Lincoln assures him that they will just have a nice and civil talk about it. Clyde suggests that Lincoln talk to his sisters about it, but Lincoln refuses to resort to that as they will only meddle in his affair. His sisters have had a history of meddling in his life, such as one time when they were checking on him for what seemed like a medical emergency. Lori took his temperature, Lisa took his x-rays, Luan and Luna bandaged him up real tight, and Leni dropped scalding hot soup on him. And it was all from a simple paper cut he got on his finger. He wants to keep this bully issue a secret from them. They also notice a piece of watermelon lime flavored ABC gum in Lincoln's hair and a sticky note that says "Lame-O" on it. If his sisters see it, they'll butt in for sure. To get it out, Lincoln decides to use some peanut butter.

When he goes in the house, he delivers a weather report about his life to the viewers that everything is clear for now. As he makes his way to the kitchen, he sees Lily playing and tells her to keep quiet. Then he comes by and hears Lori talking to one of her friends on her phone about some fashion fiasco her friend went through on a date. He makes his way over to the fridge, but Luna comes in and he hides the gum in one of the crisper drawers. Luna thinks he's finding a new way to "chill out" and requests a pudding cup. Lincoln hands it to her and at the moment she leaves finds the peanut butter jar only to find that it's empty and rants why people put empty stuff back in the fridge. He needs to find a new way to get the gum out, and Lori, while still talking to her friend, says "cut it out", and Lincoln takes it as a suggestion. He then comes across Luan who delivers a joke that he doesn't get, and she admits she has the punchline, but still needs to set it up. When she leaves, he finds a pair of scissors and sneaks off to his room only to be told to take out the trash by his parents. He requests that he be given a few minutes before he does it, but they demand that he does it right away. So, he has no choice and takes out the trash. But then, Leni comes by looking for something, thinking she tossed it in the trash, and notices Lincoln wearing the garbage can lid on his head. He passes it off as a new hat trend. She buys it and decides to give it a try. He makes his way back to the door to his room only for Lisa to find out about the gum and easily deduce that Lincoln's being picked on. Lincoln begs her not to tell the others, and she seemingly promises.

But just before he can snip the gum out and be in the clear, the others find out about this, making Lincoln believe Lisa broke her promise, but she says she never made one in her own words and leaked the news out. Lincoln begs them not to get involved as they'll only make the issue worse, but Lori corrects him saying they'll make it better, and they demand to know who's been picking on their only brother so they can give the jerk a little retribution for such an act. Lola suggests Lincoln should talk to the principal about it, but Lori thinks that's too good for him and suggests texting an embarrassing photo of him to his posse. Luan considers telling insult comedy to him, Lynn suggests beating him up, and Luna considers slamming cymbals together in his ears. Lynn goes off and brings back a random boy who she believes is the bully, and the sisters order him to stop bullying Lincoln because that's what they do, but Lincoln tells them that he's not the bully and assumes that now the boy is gonna hate him for the sisters falsely accusing him. Before Lynn can do the same thing to another boy, Lincoln openly admits that the person picking on him is actually...a girl.

Upon hearing this, the sisters are shocked, but suddenly get so excited and embrace Lincoln in a big group hug. Even the usually calm and not-so-easily-excited Lisa squeals about this! They assume that Lincoln has a girlfriend now and are so proud of their brother. But Lincoln has no idea what they're talking about. They explain to him that if a girl is picking on him, that means she likes him. Lincoln finds that reason to be stupid, but the sisters insist that it's true. Even when he explains something horrid she did to him, they see that as her charming him. Lori thinks instead of giving her a piece of his mind, Lincoln should give her a piece of his heart, Lincoln is instantly horrified to hear that from the eldest sibling. Leni even goes so far as to saying Lincoln should kiss her, as Lily do kissing faces. The sisters get so giddy, cheerful, and happy for their brother that Lincoln makes a weather update that they're about to butt in on his life with the sisterly storm: the "Sisternado". This sister twister has the sisters all beckoning Lincoln to go out and kiss this girl he has met. Lincoln hides in the bathroom and tells Clyde about the situation at hand and Clyde actually believes this. Lincoln is still in denial about it, but suddenly considers that maybe it could be true. Maybe they're right about it. So, he decides to face them and tells them to get him ready for the moment of love.

Lincoln is ready to go out there and meet the girl who has been a pain in his neck only to want his attention, and the sisters are so happy for their brother. And Leni is even wearing a trash can lid on her head, taking Lincoln's fashion advice from earlier, and decides that they should wear it to his future wedding. Lincoln steps outside and gives the girl a kiss...but she responds by giving him a black eye. So, it seems that the sisters were verily wrong. They try to apologize to Lincoln for assuming she had a crush on him, but he is so livid at them that he refuses to forgive them and orders them to stop meddling in his life.

In his room with his dog Charles (who sleeping) next to him and now upset with what his sisters put him through, Lincoln has come to the conclusion that he was right about that girl and she just wanted to torment him. She tosses a rock through his open window and leaves a note apologizing for the black eye, leaving him her phone number and even a steak to clear up his shiner. Lincoln was wrong about her and his sisters were right about their assumption. He begs the viewers not to tell them that.

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 DeLisle as Lola / Lana / Lily
 * Lara Jill Miller as Lisa
 * Caleel Harris as Clyde
 * Brian Stepanek as Dad
 * Jill Talley as Mom

Trivia

 * The title is based on "heavy metal," a music genre.
 * In the flashback, Luan is dressed as Robin Williams' character from the 1998 film Patch Adams.
 * Lori telling Lincoln to give the girl who's been picking on him a piece of his heart sounds similar to the "Piece of Heart" items from the Nintendo game series The Legend of Zelda.