I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends! 

Attempting to cozy up to Josh's friends, Rebecca rents a party bus for a trip to the beach. Meanwhile, Paula becomes fed up with Rebecca; Darryl decides to crash the party; and Rebecca's web of lies begin to unravel.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writers:

Rachel Bloom (created by), Aline Brosh McKenna (created by)

Stars:

Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III, Santino Fontana

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Rachel Bloom	...	Rebecca Bunch
Vincent Rodriguez III	...	Josh Chan
Santino Fontana	...	Greg Serrano
Donna Lynne Champlin	...	Paula Proctor
Pete Gardner	...	Darryl Whitefeather
Vella Lovell	...	Heather Davis
Gabrielle Ruiz	...	Valencia Perez
David Hull	...	White Josh
Erick Lopez	...	Hector
Carmela Zumbado	...	Denise Martinez
Taylor Misiak	...	Best Friend

Storyline

Paula refuses to help Rebecca get out of her continual messes until she stops being in denial about being in love with Josh. The latest example of that denial in Paula's eyes is that Rebecca tries to infiltrate Josh's group of friends not because she wants to be closer to Josh, but because she wants to be within a community of friends and she sees Josh's friends as her friends. Regardless of if Valencia has ulterior motives - which she does - Rebecca is buoyed when Valencia invites her along with Josh's friends on their weekend outing to the beach. In her want to impress Josh's friends and especially Josh in being within the group, Rebecca decides on a grand gesture of renting a party bus for their trip without telling them beforehand. In the confined space of the bus on what is generally the four hour trip to the beach (two without traffic), Rebecca will discover whether Josh's friends truly are her friends. It also provides a backdrop for Josh and his friends, especially Greg, to ...

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Plot Keywords:

self hatred | depression | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The writers composed a Disney villain song called "Women Are Not My Sisters, Women Are Not My Friends" for Valencia to sing, but it was deemed unfunny and too on-the-nose. With the previous episode in production and time growing increasingly short, they held a brainstorm meeting and replaced the song with the mean-spirited anthem "Women Gotta Stick Together."

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Goofs

When Rebecca is performing her pole dance, at several points (especially when she is upside down on the pole), you can clearly see that it is her stunt double.

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Connections

References The Butterfly Effect (2004)

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Soundtracks

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
(uncredited)
Written by Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger
Performed by Rachel Bloom and chorus
[Series theme song played over the opening title sequence]

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2016 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunnyside Entertainment, Lean Machine, Webbterfuge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD