A Novel Idea

"" is an episode of The Loud House.

Plot
While Dad takes the girls to his workplace for "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", Mom offers to take Lincoln to her dental office.

Synopsis
Dad prepares to take his daughters to "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" at his office, but Lincoln can't go since he's not a daughter. Feeling sorry for Lincoln, his mother decides to take him to her job at the dentist's office. She encourages him to try to have fun while she helps out Dr. Feinstein, and Lincoln manages to come up with several imaginative ideas. However, Dad's office is right across the street, and Lincoln sees his father and sisters having a more fun time than him.

Later, Lincoln notices that an arcade is also across the street, and he does so for 30 minutes when Mom leaves to help the doctor and puts her notebook in his care. When Lincoln makes it back to the office after 30 minutes, he realizes that he left his mother's notebook at the arcade. To make him feel more guilty, Mom reveals that the notebook actually contains a novel she was working on for the past seven years. Fortunately, she has to work another half-hour, giving Lincoln time to get it back.

When Lincoln goes back to the arcade, he finds that the janitor had picked up the notebook and thrown it away. To get the notebook, Lincoln gives chase to the garbage truck, first on rollerskates, then pulled by a horse. Soon, the chase continues with Lincoln going through a streetcleaner, a hot dog stand, and a construction site to get the book. Lincoln finally manages to obtain it, with his feet trapped in wet cement.

Lincoln makes it back to Mom, trekking through with his feet covered in dry cement, but the damage the notebook has taken causes it to crumble to dust the moment he gives it to her. Mom orders Lincoln to explain what happened, and he shamefully tells her the whole truth. After hearing the story, Mom admits she's disappointed that he lied to her but actually he might have actually done her a favor, since she thought her novel was boring and that his efforts gave her inspiration for a more exciting tale. But rather than just tell her everything, Lincoln takes her on an adventure recreating his steps.

The Loud sisters return home and feel sorry for Lincoln because they think he had a boring day until they see him and Mom returning home on rollers pulled by a horse, and they watch them go by, looking jealous of the amount of fun Lincoln and Mom are having.

Cast
Leni has no lines in this episode.
 * Grant Palmer as Lincoln
 * Catherine Taber as Lori
 * Nika Futterman as Luna
 * Cristina Pucelli as Luan
 * Jessica DiCicco as Lynn / Lucy
 * Grey Griffin as Lola / Lana / Lily / Margie
 * Lara Jill Miller as Lisa
 * Brian Stepanek as Dad / Hot Dog Customer
 * Jill Talley as Mom
 * Charlie Schlatter as Dr. Feinstein
 * John DiMaggio as Neighbor / Driver

Trivia

 * This episode reveals that Mom has a career as a dental assistant.
 * It is revealed that Mrs. Loud's first name is Rita.
 * It is revealed that Mrs. Loud has been working on a novel for 7 years.
 * This is the second time one of the parents plays a big part in a story. The first time was with Dad in House Music.
 * Lincoln's voice is a little different in this episode. That's because his voice actor Grant Palmer is going through puberty.
 * The boy who busts the fire hydrant is a caricature of one of Chris Savino's sons.
 * It is revealed that Lincoln doesn't treat his dental hygiene properly.