Roadie to Nowhere

"Roadie to Nowhere" is the fourth episode of the third season and the one-hundred-fifth episode of The Loud House.

Plot
Luna learns Chunk was like her in high school, and worries her ambition to be a rocker is unrealistic.

Synopsis
Luna meets Chunk at the driveway, who was sleeping in his van so he wouldn't be late for her audition for the Royal Rumble. After her performance (and a stage dive), Mrs. Vaporciyan tells her that she passed and Luna excitedly exclaims, "Next stop, rock 'n' roll fame!". Mrs. Vaporciyan then meets Chunk and recognizes him as Chester Monk since she was his first teacher in his first year after moving from England and tells Luna that he also headlined the Royal Rumble. During the trip back home, Luna asks him about it and Chunk shows her his yearbook and finds his name, along with the words, "Next stop, rock 'n' roll fame!". He then pulls over to pick up an old washing machine and Luna begins to worry that she won't make it as a rock star and will end up living in a van, just like Chunk.

So, she sets out on finding a better career in music. Luna starts off with applying at a record store and is hired, but after scaring off her first customer, she gets fired. Then, Luna gets hired to be DJ at a karaoke bar, but then she is fired after interrupting Mrs. Johnson while she was singing. Back at home, Lisa is making her weekly DNA cheek swabs and notices Luna looking sad. She confides to her little sister how she is worried about her future and can't find any other way to fit into the music business other than being a rock star. Lisa then suggests that she tries careers based on health care, food service and technology.

Taking her advice, she goes to work with her Mom as a dentist, and Flip comes in for his checkup, which Rita notes that he is ten years overdue. After watching her Mom clean out so much gunk from his teeth and tried to remove a false tooth made of beef jerky, Luna faints. With dental hygiene not working out for her, Luna goes to work with her Dad as a waiter. With Scoots as her first customer, she serves her a salad, but she complains that she asked for extra bacon. After Luna adds more bacon, Scoots complains that the cheese smells bad, which Luna removes, but then Scoots complains there's too much bacon, causing Luna to snap and her Dad takes over. She then moves on to work in IT with Mr. Grouse. He tries to debug a code on a computer, but then a "Catastrophic Error" pops up. Luna steps in and manages to fix it, stating that she learned about computers from recording music. Satisfied with the results, Mr. Grouse tells her that she has a future in IT.

Back at the high school, Luna tells Mrs. Vaporciyan that she is dropping out of the Royal Rumble and how she'll be working in IT instead since she believes she won't make it as a rock star. But then she discovers a flyer for Chunk and his band, "Chunk & the Pieces" and they're having a concert that night in The Red Herring, much to Luna's surprise since she assumed that Chunk gave up music a long time ago. She goes to see his band play and cheers for him in the crowd. He also uses the washing machine as a part of his performance, which explains why he picked it up earlier. After the concert, Luna talks with Chunk backstage and asks if he was upset that he didn't make it as a rock star, but he tells her that despite the fact his band never made it big, he still enjoys playing with them and he's doing what he loves doing, and that's his definition of making it. He further explains he doesn't live in his van, he only sleeps in it the night before a big gig. Realizing that her love for music is not a hindrance in her life, she no longer feels insecure about her future and decides to continue her dream as a rock star.

And so, Luna performs at the Royal Rumble for an entire audience, including her family. During her performance, she mixed her lyrics based on what she experienced throughout the day and even welcomes Chunk on the stage as "rumble royalty" and he performs alongside her. The performance was a major success as the crowd cheers for them both.

Cast
Lincoln, Lori, Leni, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lana, Lola, and Lily have no lines in this episode.
 * Nika Futterman as Luna
 * Grey Griffin as Scoots
 * Lara Jill Miller as Lisa
 * Brian Stepanek as Lynn Sr. / Small Man
 * Jill Talley as Rita / Teenage Girl Customer
 * John DiMaggio as Chunk / Flip / Mr. Grouse
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Ms. Johnson
 * Kath Soucie as Mrs. Vaporciyan / Club Manager
 * Ian James Corlett as Record Store Owner

Songs

 * "Crazy Rock 'n' Roll Dream"

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to air in 2018.
 * This is the first episode, along with "A Fridge Too Far", to air at 6pm (EST.)
 * In broadcast order, this is the first episode of Season 3.
 * This also marks the second time Luna had her own episode since Season 1.
 * Although briefly present, Lincoln has no lines in this episode. Because of this, this is the thirty-fourth episode where Lincoln doesn't break the fourth wall.
 * This is the first episode where Lincoln has no lines at all.
 * Luna and Lisa are the only Loud siblings to speak in this episode.
 * As of this episode, every member of the Loud Family has had no speaking role in at least one episode.
 * Starting with this episode, in broadcast order, Kyle Marshall takes over as director; although there will be a few future episodes directed by Amanda Rynda and Chris Savino.
 * Like the first episode to premiere in Season 2 ("Intern for the Worse"), this episode's writer is Bob Mittenthal.
 * This and "A Fridge Too Far", are the second pair of episodes to air on Nick, NickToons, and TeenNick at the same time. The first two were "The Crying Dame" and "Anti-Social".
 * This is the eleventh time that the full episode premiered rather than airing the two parts of the episode separately. The other episodes to do this were "Left in the Dark"/"Get the Message", "Heavy Meddle"/"Making the Case", "Along Came a Sister"/"Chore and Peace", "Project Loud House"/"In Tents Debate", "The Sweet Spot"/"A Tale of Two Tables", "The Price of Admission"/"One Flu Over the Loud House", "ARGGH! You For Real?"/"Garage Banned", "Legends"/"Mall of Duty", "The Crying Dame"/"Anti-Social", and "Snow Way Down"/"Snow Way Out".
 * This episode marks his first appearance in an episode not directed by Chris Savino.
 * This is the twenty-second time Lincoln is not the official main focus (instead, Luna and Chunk are).
 * This episode is Chunk's first episode where he plays a major role.
 * This is the second time Luna get an episode that focuses on her, with the first two being "For Bros About to Rock" and "House Music".
 * This is Luna's third major role since Season 1.
 * This is also Chunk's first appearance since "Roughin' It", as he didn't appear in any episodes of Season 2.
 * Excluding the main focuses with her siblings, Luna is the seventh character besides Lincoln to be the main focus.
 * This the sixth episode that focuses more than one character besides Lincoln.
 * This episode reveals that Chunk's real name is Chester Monk.
 * Luna is capable of playing two guitars at the same time.
 * Lincoln appears on the title card as the orange sticker on the bottom speaker. One of the bumps on the circle represents his cowlick.
 * This marks the first time that the staff from Royal Woods High School are seen.
 * When Luna cheers Chunk, the guy on the hair cover eye right beside Luna which is the Ride Operator from "A Fair to Remember" appears in this episode but has no lines.
 * This episode reveals that Flip doesn't take care of his dental hygiene, stating that running his store is more urgent. As such, he lost one of his molars, and made a replacement "tooth" made of beef jerky.
 * When Mrs. Vaporciyan plays the trombone, part of the Nickelodeon theme song is heard.
 * Hawaiian Breeze, which is usually heard in SpongeBob SquarePants, can be heard during the scene where Luna works at the Aloha Comrade with Lynn Sr.
 * When Luna visits Mr. Grouse work the code that he was working had the name "My.Yard-My.Property" and "Luna.Rockz".
 * This is Mrs. Johnson's first appearance in Season 3.
 * This is also Mrs. Johnson's first appearance since "Shell Shock".
 * So far in the series, Luna makes the most song references in this episode.
 * Episode 3 of Season 3 is the fourth time that a voice actor who isn't part of the show's main cast appears in both parts of said episode.
 * This time it's Susanne Blakeslee, making her the third person to do this after Carlos PenaVega, and John DiMaggio (who did this twice).
 * Timeline: After "Job Insecurity", since Lynn Sr. still holds his job at the Aloha Comrade, and Mr. Grouse is still working at the IT office.
 * Moral: Strive to achieve your dreams, even if it looks impossible.

Errors

 * In the credits, Lisa isn't listed in the credits even though she did speak.
 * When Luna first joins Mr. Grouse in his job, her eyelashes are missing.

Running Gag

 * Luna trying to find a new occupation, and being fired from it after different scenarios.

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