Baby is teething, as evidenced by all the broken spoons. His little chompers are so tender, he cartoonishly flips out if they are disturbed. Thankfully, Fran has the solution: Numb Gum, which numbs both pain and speech. Hopefully that will make things less hectic for the evening as she and Earl have plans to go out to dinner. So while the Casanova prepares himself, Charlene comes in and bugs him for $10, which he quickly refuses. However, when Robbie requests the same amount, it's granted, on the grounds that Robbie did chores to earn it and that he's older than Charlene. As for dinner plans, it turns out Ethyl has a date and can't babysit, so Charlene jumps at the chance to earn money and show she's responsible. However, her parents deny her and leave Robbie in charge. Again, because he's the oldest. So after Fran gives Baby another squirt of Numb Gum and sets it on the counter by Earl's atomizer, they lecture Robbie on what to do in case of emergency and leave him the number of the restaurant, but warn him not to call. An impatient Earl grabs what he thinks is his atomizer and they head off. Once the parents are gone, Robbie plans to cut out and leave Charlene in charge, however it will cost him half the babysitting money. He reluctantly agrees and heads off to Goofy Golf to pick up chicks. With Charlene in charge, she bounds and gags Baby and reads him Goldilocks and the Three Herbivores, then she goes to yammer on the phone to her girlfriend. Baby manages to break free of his bonds, when suddenly he hears a voice calling him from the refrigerator, begging to be let out. Big mistake. Baby opens the fridge and unleashes a whacked-out gang of leftovers, lead by the demented General Chow.
The spoiled food kidnap Baby and hold Charlene hostage, as Chow goes on about the plight of being a leftover, left in isolation in the cheese bin. However, they scatter when Robbie comes home. He sees the mess and freaks out. Not because of the mess, but because this would reflect on poor responsibility on his part, and that "Mom and Dad really like the baby." He and Charlene split up and search the house, when suddenly they're both captured by Chow and his army. By the way, did you notice that one of his minions is a Grapdelight? Also, Chow has a pet cabbage who, unlike the rest of the food stuffs, isn't sentient. Anyway, Chow reads off a list of demands Robbie and Charlene must satisfy, lest they never see Baby again. Demands such as jogging outfits, a comprehensive health plan, a helicopter and their own cartoon show. Charlene readily agrees to the preposterous demands, having a trick up her sleeve. But in an effort to escape, Robbie destroys Chow's cabbage. As a result, the Sinclair kids were about to become food chow. Charlene suggests eating the Baby first... trick up her sleeve, remember? She encourages them to pinch his little cheeks. Oh, yeah! So Baby goes ballistic and throws the crazed food all over the place. Defeated by their secret weapon, the food cleans up the mess they made in the kitchen and General Chow declares Charlene a worthy opponent, then they retreat back to the fridge, saying old food never dies, it just goes BAD. Then, Earl and Fran come home to a clean house, their dinner date having been spoiled when Earl sprayed himself with Numb Gum by mistake. So all was well, Charlene got half the babysitting money and was seen as responsible in her parents' eyes.
This episode is both funny and creepy at the same time. They did an excellent job at dark comedy and this is a very good one to watch around Halloween, along with Little Boy Boo from Season 3. I guess the moral of our story is, don't leave leftovers too long or else they may turn on you? And I guess not to judge somebody too harshly because of their age? So does Charlene become more responsible from hereon out? Eh, not really. Anyway, When Food Goes Bad is a very good episode, funny, well written, directed and acted, I definitely recommend checking it out.
The spoiled food kidnap Baby and hold Charlene hostage, as Chow goes on about the plight of being a leftover, left in isolation in the cheese bin. However, they scatter when Robbie comes home. He sees the mess and freaks out. Not because of the mess, but because this would reflect on poor responsibility on his part, and that "Mom and Dad really like the baby." He and Charlene split up and search the house, when suddenly they're both captured by Chow and his army. By the way, did you notice that one of his minions is a Grapdelight? Also, Chow has a pet cabbage who, unlike the rest of the food stuffs, isn't sentient. Anyway, Chow reads off a list of demands Robbie and Charlene must satisfy, lest they never see Baby again. Demands such as jogging outfits, a comprehensive health plan, a helicopter and their own cartoon show. Charlene readily agrees to the preposterous demands, having a trick up her sleeve. But in an effort to escape, Robbie destroys Chow's cabbage. As a result, the Sinclair kids were about to become food chow. Charlene suggests eating the Baby first... trick up her sleeve, remember? She encourages them to pinch his little cheeks. Oh, yeah! So Baby goes ballistic and throws the crazed food all over the place. Defeated by their secret weapon, the food cleans up the mess they made in the kitchen and General Chow declares Charlene a worthy opponent, then they retreat back to the fridge, saying old food never dies, it just goes BAD. Then, Earl and Fran come home to a clean house, their dinner date having been spoiled when Earl sprayed himself with Numb Gum by mistake. So all was well, Charlene got half the babysitting money and was seen as responsible in her parents' eyes.
This episode is both funny and creepy at the same time. They did an excellent job at dark comedy and this is a very good one to watch around Halloween, along with Little Boy Boo from Season 3. I guess the moral of our story is, don't leave leftovers too long or else they may turn on you? And I guess not to judge somebody too harshly because of their age? So does Charlene become more responsible from hereon out? Eh, not really. Anyway, When Food Goes Bad is a very good episode, funny, well written, directed and acted, I definitely recommend checking it out.
