Scanned Out
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 "Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees." | ||||||
| "Scanned Out" | ||||||
| Production company | Entertainment One | |||||
| Airdate | March 25,2022 | |||||
| Writer | Rose Bueno | |||||
| Directors | Paul O'Flanagan | |||||
| Animation studio | Boulder Media Studio | |||||
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Fame goes to Clogstopper's head.
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Synopsis
AtBonz-Eye's request,Lady Macaronand theSugar Shockshave agreed to teach theLost Botsetiquette and social graces, and whilemostof the Lost Bots are all in,Clogstopperis being extra-himselftoday. Things come to a head when he laughs uproariously at one of his own crude jokes, spilling the tea he'd poured into his head all over his hosts, sendingLolly Licksoff crying. Realizing this has just become a disaster, the Lost Bots get out of there before things can get worse.
As the Lost Bots grouse their way back to theLost and Found,Clogstopper remains utterly oblivious to their mood, and the fact that they're mad at himspecificallyfor repeatedly ruining their attempts to win back the other BotBots. And he only makes it worse when he blithely shrugs, having apparently not cottoned on to the fact that that was the goal all along.Burgertronabsolutely flips a patty at this point, which finally seems to get through to the plunger. When the other Lost Bots can't look him in the optics when he asks if they think he "always" screws things up, the hurt bot storms off.
The next night, the four Lost Bots are headed towards to food court when they hearPlaygor Cardquestsinging a sad song. The card-bard tells them that over the course of the day, Clogstopper had been "scanned out": ahumanpicked him up and took him away from the mall, a fate from which no BotBot has ever returned. Utterly devastated, the four can only mourn their lost friend, holding a wake in one of the mall's bathrooms. Each one presents an item Clogstopper had shared with them, telling the story behind them and tossing them into the commode in a symbolic burial at sea... which, of course, causes the toilet to overflow when they try to flush it.
The soggy bots return to the main mall, only to catch an excited crowd gathering... Clogstopper has returned! He explains that the humans brought him back, claiming he was "defective". Unfamiliar with the word, the other BotBots believe this means he holds a secret anti-human power, and that if he can teachthemto be "defective", they'll never have to worry about humans ever again. Eager to be the center of attention, Clogstopper leads the crowd to teach him his ways... and snubs the Lost Bots as he passes. Though the four are glad he's back, his newfound popularity means he's unlikely to hang out with them again. Thus begins a series of attempts to winhimover for once, and they all go about as well as their usual attempts to get in good with the rest of the Lost Bots, thanks to the lethal combination of trying too hard and just plain old bad luck.
The Lost Bots finally get a moment to talk with him alone, but every attempt they make to appeal to him with the benefits of being their friend is met with comparisons to how the other BotBots are treating him like royalty. In fact, with all the other BotBots trying to follow his messy, nonsensical path (with varying degrees of success and/or knowing-why-they're-even-doing-this),Spud Muffinmakes an announcement... Clogstopper should be their king! As the BotBots bow to their loo liege, Spud wants to know his first decree...
...thus begins a mandatory viewing of Clogstopper's one-bot puppet show,To Unclog One's Heart.The BotBots' enthusiasm quickly turns to confusion, which turns to bewilderment, which turns to exhaustion; well into the play'sseventhhour, half the audience has fallen asleep, only to be roused when watch-botOl' Tic Tocslips a cog and loses it, angrily shouting as he storms off. Having put up with, far, far too much, Spud Muffin revokes the rubber robot's royalty, and the cranky crowd disperses, leaving only the four Lost Bots in the audience. Because despite everything, Clogstopper is their friend, and they want to be there for him. And so, at their behest, he finishes the play, much to the Lost Bots' unexpected enjoyment. Five once again, they head back to the Lost and Found to pack it in for the day... though Clogstopper's suggestion that they help him write the sequel is shot downinstantly.
Featured characters
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Quotes
"And don't even worry about howboringthis tea party is, 'cuz I'm about to kick it up a notch! Time for the premiere of my six-hour one-bot magnum opus puppet show:To Unclog One's Heart!"
"Isn't there a ten-minute version of the show, or ano-minuteversion? "
- —Clogstopperremains blissfully unaware thatBurgertronis trying to save him
"...BotBots."
- —Sprinkleberry D'uhnutis not impressed with Clogstopper's antics.
"Clogstopper said this party streamer was probably mystical, so we could read each other's minds if we both held it at the same time."
"What am I thinking of?"
"...Clllogstopper?"
"It works!"
- —KikmeeandDimlitremember the good times
"Oh, it doesn't matter if no-one appreciates how defective you are.Wedo! "
- —Dimlitalways knows what to say
"Wow, you're right. That last hour reallydidpull it all together! "
- —Burgertrongains a new appreciation for the arts
Notes
Continuity notes
- Bonz-Eye and Lady Macaron had a bit of a bonding experience during an excursion to theDark Side of the Mallback in "Lone Bot and Carb".
- Clogstopper's hand puppethas made scattershot appearances since its debut in "(Never) Be Yourself",though this is its most prominent role to date.
BotBots cypher translations
- A whole version of the candy store poster that was ripped up back in "Live and Let LARP"appears here:" EAT AND GET FAT ". Can do!
- What little of the fractal-background "-25%" poster that can be read behind Burgertron at the end reveals the text is gibberish.
Animation and technical errors
- Clogstopper says his one-bot show is six hours long. However, according to the hands on Ol' Tic Toc's face, over six and a half hours pass before he calls it quits, and there's still an hour of show to go. Of course, relying on Clogstopper for accuracy might not be the best call.
Foreign localization
Arabic
- Title:"مغادرة المتجر"(" Leaving the mall ")
French
- Title:"La douchette"(" The bar-code reader ")
Indonesian
- Title:"Dipindai"(" Scanned ")
Brazilian Portuguese
- Title:"Escaneados"(" Scanned ")
European Portuguese
- Title:"Perigo na caixa registadora"(" Danger at the cash register ")
