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|writer = [[Karla Sakas Shropshire]]
  
|writer = [[Karla Sakas Shropshire]]
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[[File:S2E20B Lisa asks how she can improve her grade.png|thumb|left|To her surprise, Lisa got an F in social skills.]]
  
[[File:S2E20B Lisa asks how she can improve her grade.png|thumb|left|To her surprise, Lisa got an F in social skills.]]
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At the Loud House, Lisa tries to do some research on how friendship works, but eventually decides to settle on observation. She spies on the bondings between [[Lincoln Loud|Lincoln]] and [[Clyde McBride|Clyde]], [[Lynn Loud|Lynn]] and [[Margo Roberts|Margo]], [[Lori Loud|Lori]] and [[Leni Loud|Leni]], and [[Lynn Loud Sr.|Lynn Sr.]] and [[Kotaro]]. The next day, Lisa, now using the information she collected yesterday, decides to make friends with the first person who enters the classroom. She rejects the first two students (due to [[Minor Characters#Petey Wimple|one eating paste]], and [[Minor Characters#Charlotte Yang|the other being a biter]]), but eventually settles on a girl named [[Darcy Helmandollar]]. Lisa gets along with her after she compliments on her LED light up shoes, and they play on the see-saw together, provide her with a flavorless dish with all the necessary nutrients, and sleep next to her during nap time. As a result, Lisa's grade in social skills is raised to an "A".
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At the Loud House, Lisa tries to do some research on how friendship works, but eventually decides to settle on observation. She spies on the bondings between [[Lincoln Loud|Lincoln]] and [[Clyde McBride|Clyde]], [[Lynn Loud|Lynn]] and [[Margo Roberts|Margo]], [[Lori Loud|Lori]] and [[Leni Loud|Leni]], and [[Lynn Loud Sr.|Lynn Sr.]] and [[Kotaro]]. The next day, Lisa, now using the information she collected yesterday, decides to make friends with the first person who enters the classroom. She rejects the first two students (due to [[Petey Wimple|one eating paste]], and [[Charlotte Yang|the other being a biter]]), but eventually settles on a girl named [[Darcy Helmandollar]]. Lisa gets along with her after she compliments on her LED light up shoes, and they play on the see-saw together, provide her with a flavorless dish with all the necessary nutrients, and sleep next to her during nap time. As a result, Lisa's grade in social skills is raised to an "A".
   
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Happy now that her academic record is perfect, Lisa goes back to work with her science equipment. However, Darcy continues to show Lisa her signs of friendship, but Lisa politely declines her offers, showing that she doesn't want to hang out with her anymore. Later, Darcy has made a friendship bracelet for Lisa, but Lisa, no longer able to hold it in anymore, admits that she only became friends with her just so she can boost her social skills grade up, and admits that she doesn't have the time for friends, and gives back the friendship bracelet. Unfortunately, Darcy hurt at realizing that Lisa lied to her, and because Lisa no longer wants to be friends, begins crying and runs off. Lisa, realizing what she has done, tries to apologize, but Darcy has told Ms. Shrinivas what happened. When Ms. Shrinivas offers to read a story to Darcy to make her feel better, Ms. Shrinivas tells Lisa that she lost her "A" again, for hurting Darcy's feelings, and for missing the whole point of friendship. As a result, she sends Lisa to the time-out corner, so she can think about what she has done.
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Happy now that her academic record is perfect, Lisa goes back to work with her science equipment. However, Darcy continues to show Lisa her signs of friendship, but Lisa politely declines her offers, showing that she doesn't want to hang out with her anymore. Later, Darcy has made a friendship bracelet for Lisa, but Lisa, no longer able to hold it in anymore, explains that she only became friends with her just so she can boost her social skills grade up, and that she doesn't have the time for friends, and gives back the friendship bracelet. Hurt that she was used just to boost up a grade, and that Lisa no longer wants to be friends, Darcy begins crying and runs off. Lisa, realizing what she has done, tries to apologize, but Darcy has told Ms. Shrinivas what happened. When Ms. Shrinivas offers to read a story to Darcy to make her feel better, Ms. Shrinivas tells Lisa that she lost her "A" again, for hurting Darcy's feelings, and for missing the whole point of friendship. As a result, she sends Lisa to the time-out corner, so she can think about what she has done.
   
 
[[File:S2E20B Darcy hugs Lisa.png|thumb|Best friends in the end.]]
  
[[File:S2E20B Darcy hugs Lisa.png|thumb|Best friends in the end.]]
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*[[Liliana Mumy]] as [[Leni Loud|Leni]]
  
*[[Liliana Mumy]] as [[Leni Loud|Leni]]
 
*[[Jessica DiCicco]] as [[Lynn Loud|Lynn]]
  
*[[Jessica DiCicco]] as [[Lynn Loud|Lynn]]
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*[[Lara Jill Miller]] as [[Lisa Loud|Lisa]]
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*[[Lara Jill Miller]] as [[Lisa Loud|Lisa]] / [[Margo Roberts|Margo]] (expressions)
 
*[[Grey Griffin]] as [[Lily Loud|Lily]] / Kindergartner
  
*[[Grey Griffin]] as [[Lily Loud|Lily]] / Kindergartner
 
*[[Caleel Harris]] as [[Clyde McBride|Clyde]]
  
*[[Caleel Harris]] as [[Clyde McBride|Clyde]]
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*[[Angela Malhotra]] as [[Ms. Shrinivas]]
  
*[[Angela Malhotra]] as [[Ms. Shrinivas]]
 
*[[Mariel Sheets]] as [[Darcy Helmandollar|Darcy]]
  
*[[Mariel Sheets]] as [[Darcy Helmandollar|Darcy]]
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[[Kotaro]], [[Minor Characters#Petey Wimple|Petey Wimple]], and [[Minor Characters#Charlotte Yang|Charlotte Yang]] have no lines in this episode. Although being listed in the credits, [[Margo Roberts|Margo]] has no lines in this episode, but she was heard grunting while playing with Lynn.
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[[Kotaro]], [[Petey Wimple]], and [[Charlotte Yang|Charlotte]] have no lines in this episode. Margo has no lines either, but she is listed in the credits because she can be heard grunting while playing with Lynn.
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==Physical distribution==
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This episode is available on the "[[The Loud House: Absolute Madness|Absolute Madness]]", "[[The Loud House: The Complete Second Season|The Complete Second Season]]", "[[Bienvenue chez les Loud - Saison 2, Vol. 3 : Photo de groupe|Photo de groupe]]", and "[[Bienvenue chez les Loud - Intégrale de la Saison 2|Intégrale de la Saison 2]]" DVDs.
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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{{InstagramPost|image=19931832 1990325807864404 1805989947891515392 n.jpg|postid=BWYh_F9gAI2|user=kylessandwichesandicecream|text=Making friends! Mixed by Jeff, penned by Karla and boarded by Ari- mixing one of my fav Loud House episodes #nickelodeon #LoudHouse #LH|date1=JULY 10, 2017|date2=July 10, 2017|location=Burbank, California}}
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*[[Kyle Marshall]] considers this episode one of his favorites.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BWYh_F9gAI2/?hl=en&taken-by=kylessandwichesandicecream</ref>
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*[[Kyle Marshall]] considers this episode one of his favorites.
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*It is revealed in this episode that up until the events of the episode, Lisa had no friends due to her boorish, uptight, anti-social, and condescending attitude.
  
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*It is revealed in this episode that Lisa's favorite animal is a giraffe.
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*It is revealed in this episode that, up until the events of the episode, Lisa had no friends due to her boorish, uptight, anti-social, and condescending attitude.
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*This episode reveals that Lisa's favorite animal is a giraffe.
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*Lisa mentions that she needs to brush up on her Mandarin to prepare for a video conference with her colleagues in Singapore. While Mandarin is one of [[Wikipedia:Languages of Singapore|Singapore's four official languages]], and around three-quarters of Singapore's population is Chinese, virtually all well-educated Singaporeans can speak English fluently, so there actually is no need for Lisa to do so.
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*In a scene halfway through the episode, the background music is a piece from ''[[Wikipedia:MySims|MySims]]'' called "Get The Potty Started" by [[Wikipedia:Mutato Muzika|Mutato Muzika]]. This music piece is also used in "[[Making the Grade]]".
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*'''Irony:''' Darcy misunderstands Lisa having a CAT scan as Lisa having a cat. Ironically, Darcy is correct in that Lisa ''does'' have [[Cliff|a cat]].
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*Lisa apparently doesn't realize that the main purpose of light-up shoes such as Darcy's is to make the wearer easier to see at night.
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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*'''''Friend or Faux?''''' - The title is a pun of the phrase, "friend or foe", with "foe" being replaced with the word "faux", meaning "fake", or "false".
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*'''''Friend or Faux?''''' - The title is a pun of the phrase, "friend or foe", with "foe" being replaced with the homophone "faux", meaning "fake", or "false".
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*'''''[[Wikipedia:Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''''' - The title card music sounds similar to the song "[[w:c:pixar:You've Got a Friend in Me|You've Got a Friend in Me]]".
 
*'''''{{W|Toys "R" Us}}''''' - The title card features a silhouette image of Lincoln and Lisa sitting on a bench and watching the sunset, similar to the closing shot of various 1980's commercials for the retail chain, with Geoffrey the Giraffe and a little girl. Even the music sounds similar to the famous "I don't want to grow up" jingle.
  
*'''''{{W|Toys "R" Us}}''''' - The title card features a silhouette image of Lincoln and Lisa sitting on a bench and watching the sunset, similar to the closing shot of various 1980's commercials for the retail chain, with Geoffrey the Giraffe and a little girl. Even the music sounds similar to the famous "I don't want to grow up" jingle.
 
**Coincidentally, Darcy has a stuffed giraffe in this episode.
  
**Coincidentally, Darcy has a stuffed giraffe in this episode.
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*'''''{{W|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''''' - During the scenes in the class, a board shows lookalikes of SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward Tentacles.
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*'''''{{W|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''''' - During the scenes in the class, a board shows lookalikes of [[w:c:spongebob:SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]], [[w:c:spongebob:Patrick Star|Patrick]], Mr. Krabs, and [[w:c:spongebob:Squidward Tentacles|Squidward Tentacles]].
 
**They were first seen in "[[Making the Grade]]".
  
**They were first seen in "[[Making the Grade]]".
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*'''''{{W|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special)|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown}}''''' - The image in the title card resembles the promo poster for the special.
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*'''''[[w:c:peanuts:You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special)|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown]]''''' - The image in the title card resembles the promo poster for the special.
 
*'''''{{W|MySims}}''''' - The track "Get The Potty Started" by Robi Kauker in this episode is from MySims.
  
*'''''{{W|MySims}}''''' - The track "Get The Potty Started" by Robi Kauker in this episode is from MySims.
   
 
==Errors==
  
==Errors==
 
*Despite having a question mark in the title, several TV providers spell this episode without the question mark.
  
*Despite having a question mark in the title, several TV providers spell this episode without the question mark.
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*There are a couple of instances where Ms. Shrinivas' eyelashes are disconnected from her eyes.
  
 
[[File:S2E20B Ice vision.png|thumb|Ms. Shrinivas' lipstick disappears.]]
  
[[File:S2E20B Ice vision.png|thumb|Ms. Shrinivas' lipstick disappears.]]
 
*When Darcy is trying to read her cat book next to Lisa, if one looks closely at the sentence "The cat sat", there isn't a space between "cat" and "sat". As a result of the sentence instead reads "the catsat".
  
*When Darcy is trying to read her cat book next to Lisa, if one looks closely at the sentence "The cat sat", there isn't a space between "cat" and "sat". As a result of the sentence instead reads "the catsat".
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*Lisa said that she needed to brush up on her Mandarin as she was going to have a video conference with her colleagues in Singapore. Despite Mandarin being one of Singapore's official languages and that three-fourths of Singapore's population is Chinese, there wasn't a need for her to do so as most well-educated Singaporeans can speak English fluently.
  
 
*When The FriendBot 1000 shows off its ice vision, Ms. Shrinivas' lipstick is missing.
  
*When The FriendBot 1000 shows off its ice vision, Ms. Shrinivas' lipstick is missing.
 
*In the credits, Jessica DiCicco's name is misspelled as Jessica DeCicco.
  
*In the credits, Jessica DiCicco's name is misspelled as Jessica DeCicco.
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[[es:¿Amistad o Falsedad?]]
  
[[es:¿Amistad o Falsedad?]]
 
[[fr:Objectif amitié]]
  
[[fr:Objectif amitié]]
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[[id:Friend or Faux?]]
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[[id:Teman atau Palsu]]
 
[[pl:Naukowa teoria przyjaźni]]
  
[[pl:Naukowa teoria przyjaźni]]
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[[ru:Друг или двойка!]]
 
[[tl:Friend or Faux?]]
  
[[tl:Friend or Faux?]]
 
[[zh:真假友谊]]
  
[[zh:真假友谊]]
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[[Category:Season 2 (The Loud House) episodes]]
 
[[Category:Episodes]]
  
[[Category:Episodes]]
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[[Category:The Loud House Season 2 Episodes]]
  

Latest revision as of 22:48, 7 April 2024

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"Friend or Faux?" is the thirty-eighth episode of the second season and the ninetieth episode of The Loud House.

Plot

When Lisa's report card reveals that she has failed social skills, she must make a friend in order to bring up her grade.

Sypnosis

At school, the kindergarteners play around, while Lisa works with her science equipment. Suddenly, Ms. Shrinivas announces that she's going to give everyone their first report cards. Lisa is given hers and is happy with the fact that she has an "A" in every subject (math, science, vocabulary, etc.). Suddenly, she discovers that she has an "F" in social skills. Lisa asks Ms. Shrinivas if there was an error in printing her report card, but Ms. Shrinivas says that it's not an error. She gave Lisa an "F" in social skills because she hasn't made a friend yet. Lisa tries making a robot called "FriendBot 1000", but Ms. Shrinivas says that Lisa needs to make a human friend in order to bring up her grade.

S2E20B Lisa asks how she can improve her grade

To her surprise, Lisa got an F in social skills.

At the Loud House, Lisa tries to do some research on how friendship works, but eventually decides to settle on observation. She spies on the bondings between Lincoln and Clyde, Lynn and Margo, Lori and Leni, and Lynn Sr. and Kotaro. The next day, Lisa, now using the information she collected yesterday, decides to make friends with the first person who enters the classroom. She rejects the first two students (due to one eating paste, and the other being a biter), but eventually settles on a girl named Darcy Helmandollar. Lisa gets along with her after she compliments on her LED light up shoes, and they play on the see-saw together, provide her with a flavorless dish with all the necessary nutrients, and sleep next to her during nap time. As a result, Lisa's grade in social skills is raised to an "A".

Happy now that her academic record is perfect, Lisa goes back to work with her science equipment. However, Darcy continues to show Lisa her signs of friendship, but Lisa politely declines her offers, showing that she doesn't want to hang out with her anymore. Later, Darcy has made a friendship bracelet for Lisa, but Lisa, no longer able to hold it in anymore, explains that she only became friends with her just so she can boost her social skills grade up, and that she doesn't have the time for friends, and gives back the friendship bracelet. Hurt that she was used just to boost up a grade, and that Lisa no longer wants to be friends, Darcy begins crying and runs off. Lisa, realizing what she has done, tries to apologize, but Darcy has told Ms. Shrinivas what happened. When Ms. Shrinivas offers to read a story to Darcy to make her feel better, Ms. Shrinivas tells Lisa that she lost her "A" again, for hurting Darcy's feelings, and for missing the whole point of friendship. As a result, she sends Lisa to the time-out corner, so she can think about what she has done.

S2E20B Darcy hugs Lisa

Best friends in the end.

As Lisa sits sadly in the time-out corner and reflects on her now imperfect academic record, Darcy arrives, offering a cookie out of sympathy. Darcy says that she's doing this because Lisa looked sad, and is offering her a cookie to cheer her up since that's what friends do for each other. This statement causes Lisa to learn the true meaning of friendship: it makes your life better. Touched at Darcy's kind gesture, she decides to let Darcy sit next to her, and eat half of the cookie. Ms. Shrinivas, seeing Lisa and Darcy getting along, decides to boost Lisa's grade. Lisa asks Darcy if she would like to come over so they can play with her CAT scanner, and Darcy, thinking Lisa's referring to a real cat, happily obliges.

Cast

Kotaro, Petey Wimple, and Charlotte have no lines in this episode. Margo has no lines either, but she is listed in the credits because she can be heard grunting while playing with Lynn.

Physical distribution

This episode is available on the "Absolute Madness", "The Complete Second Season", "Photo de groupe", and "Intégrale de la Saison 2" DVDs.

Trivia

19931832 1990325807864404 1805989947891515392 n
@kylessandwichesandicecream Instagram Picture
kylessandwichesandicecream
Burbank, California
kylessandwichesandicecream Making friends! Mixed by Jeff, penned by Karla and boarded by Ari- mixing one of my fav Loud House episodes #nickelodeon #LoudHouse #LH
JULY 10, 2017[1]
  • Kyle Marshall considers this episode one of his favorites.
  • It is revealed in this episode that, up until the events of the episode, Lisa had no friends due to her boorish, uptight, anti-social, and condescending attitude.
  • This episode reveals that Lisa's favorite animal is a giraffe.
  • Lisa mentions that she needs to brush up on her Mandarin to prepare for a video conference with her colleagues in Singapore. While Mandarin is one of Singapore's four official languages, and around three-quarters of Singapore's population is Chinese, virtually all well-educated Singaporeans can speak English fluently, so there actually is no need for Lisa to do so.
  • In a scene halfway through the episode, the background music is a piece from MySims called "Get The Potty Started" by Mutato Muzika. This music piece is also used in "Making the Grade".
  • Irony: Darcy misunderstands Lisa having a CAT scan as Lisa having a cat. Ironically, Darcy is correct in that Lisa does have a cat.
  • Lisa apparently doesn't realize that the main purpose of light-up shoes such as Darcy's is to make the wearer easier to see at night.

References

  • Friend or Faux? - The title is a pun of the phrase, "friend or foe", with "foe" being replaced with the homophone "faux", meaning "fake", or "false".
  • Toy Story - The title card music sounds similar to the song "You've Got a Friend in Me".
  • Toys "R" Us - The title card features a silhouette image of Lincoln and Lisa sitting on a bench and watching the sunset, similar to the closing shot of various 1980's commercials for the retail chain, with Geoffrey the Giraffe and a little girl. Even the music sounds similar to the famous "I don't want to grow up" jingle.
    • Coincidentally, Darcy has a stuffed giraffe in this episode.
  • SpongeBob SquarePants - During the scenes in the class, a board shows lookalikes of SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward Tentacles.
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - The image in the title card resembles the promo poster for the special.
  • MySims - The track "Get The Potty Started" by Robi Kauker in this episode is from MySims.

Errors

  • Despite having a question mark in the title, several TV providers spell this episode without the question mark.
S2E20B Ice vision

Ms. Shrinivas' lipstick disappears.

  • When Darcy is trying to read her cat book next to Lisa, if one looks closely at the sentence "The cat sat", there isn't a space between "cat" and "sat". As a result of the sentence instead reads "the catsat".
  • When The FriendBot 1000 shows off its ice vision, Ms. Shrinivas' lipstick is missing.
  • In the credits, Jessica DiCicco's name is misspelled as Jessica DeCicco.

Clip

Sources

  1. ↑ @kylessandwichesandicecream (July 10, 2017). "Making friends! Mixed by Jeff, penned by Karla and boarded by Ari- mixing one of my fav Loud House episodes #nickelodeon #LoudHouse #LH". Burbank, California. – via Instagram.


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