Carlota quotes from The Casagrandes

(opens the window from the kitchen to rhe Living Room; Loudly, Over the vaccums) Abuela! Can you hold off vaccuming for a Free minutes? (Holds Her laptop). I'm doing a live makeup tutorial!

[recording an online video with her and her family on stage with Alisa] OMG, this is way better than an interview!

Hurry, hurry! "Adiós, Ana, Adiós" is on!

Whoo! Yes! Telenovela time!

[squawks] Mystery! Drama! Romance!

Don't forget style. Obsessed with Ana's outfits.

Bobby

I'm gonna have to watch it in the mercado. My shift's about to start.

It's okay, mi'jito. We'll shout out the window about the juicy parts.

Bobby

Yes!

[rushes in] Did I miss it? Whoa! [Slips on Lalo's drool and makes Ronnie Anne fall to the floor] Ooh, sorry, mija.

I'm glad you could tear yourself away from your gossip long enough to be here, viejito.

Who was gossiping? I was dealing with Maybelle. And you know what a difficult customer she is.

Are you sure you don't want to join us, mija? The novela is getting really good!

Ronnie Anne

[shakes her head] Mm.

Come on. Just give it a chance. It's a family tradition.

You can sit by me.

Ronnie Anne

Guys, I told you already. I'm not into telenovelas. Call me when the soccer match is on.

Shh! How can you say no to this? [TV shows Ana sitting on a stool sewing a hat with her grandparents] That's our hero, Ana Ronalda. She's an orphan raised by her grandparents.

Thanks for coming, Lucy.

I'm flattered the Casagrandes want my help.

Thank you for letting Boris come along, too. I'm so excited for Halloween in the big city.

Lucy! Muchas gracias for helping us!

It's my pleasure, really. Scaring people brings me joy.

Bobby

[hugs Boris] And this must be the legendary Gramps that Lori's been telling us about. Nice to meet you, sir.

Boris is actually a child, but appreciates the sentiment.

Hey, Carlota. You look stressed. What's up?

I'm just really behind on making everyone's costumes for tonight. I'm never gonna finish on time.

Hmm. What if you had help? Leni is awesome with fashion.

Bobby

That's a great idea! Babe, would you mind going back to Royal Woods to get her? We'll still have plenty of time for our romantic Halloween celebration.

Oh, it would really help me out, Lori.

[sighs] Of course. Anything to help you guys win. [chuckles]

[quickly hugs her] Thank you so much for coming!

You can brief me on the way up. What are we looking at?

Silk, cotton, wool, and I was thinking… linen.

[gasps] Linen in October? Now, that's scary.

Bobby

[peeking out] Hi, Babe!

[noticing Lisa, also in tow] Lisa, what are you doing here?

None of our siblings found my musings on All-Hallows-Eve to be interesting, so they offered my 50 bucks to, and I quote, "Take my dull facts elsewhere."

Did someone say dull facts? You're speaking my language! Lisa, would you like to help me reassemble a skeleton while discussing the mythology behind this spooky holiday?

[gasps and squeals] I apologize for that amateurish display of emotion. Be right up!"

Ugh, Boo-Boo Bear, I am so ready to start our romantic Halloween celebration. Is the mercado all decorated?

Not yet. We just need to wrangle the pack of angry neighborhood cats, which means we need Lana.

[slumps in dismay] Ugh, seriously?!

It would mean a lot to me, mija.

Ugh. You know I can never say no to you, Mr. C.

[hugs her] I was counting on that.

I give up. At this point, it would take a miracle to…

Hi, Carlota!

[gasps] Leni!

[enters the mercado van] O-M-Gosh! I'm so sorry this is taking so long. I can't find that boutique you sent me to. GPS keeps directing me to a dumpster.

You have nothing to apologize for. There's no boutique. I sent you on a wild goose chase to get you out of the studio because I was jealous of your relationship with Mariella. [sighs sadly] I'm really sorry. I wouldn't blame you if you never spoke to me again.

O-M-Gosh.

Awkward.

I messed things up so badly that we can't even do the show now. But don't worry, I'll tell Mariella it's all my fault. She'll definitely fire me, but… [sighs] I deserve it.

You know, there's still 20 minutes till the show. I think we can save it.

Wait, you still wanna work with me?

Of course. What you did wasn't very nice, but you're my friend, and I forgive you. So what do we need?

For starters: food, beverages, music, clothes…

Not a problem.

And models.

Also not a problem. I've got an idea. Go, Team CarLeni!

[taking notes with a tape recorder] Whatever you're into, Great Lakes City has it all. That is, if you have time to do it all.

[having trouble reading the menu; uncomfortable] Hon, I'm not sure I'm cool enough for this place. There's nothing on this menu but emojis. What am I supposed to order? The dinosaur or the winky face?

I'm sure everything is fabulous, hon. Jesse said this was the trendiest restaurant in the city.

[sharing a menu with Lincoln] Oh, it totes is. It's Carlota's fave spot. She comes here all the time.

[even more worried] What?! Why didn't you tell us?

Lynn, it's fine! It's nearly impossible to get a reservation. What are the odds that Carlota got one at the same time as us?

[entering the restaurant with Mia] Hola! I have a noun rez uner Casagrande. [blows kisses to everyone as the Loud family gasp in horror and quickly hide their faces]

[whispering] We have to get out of here!

[whispering] I didn't even try the food. I'll have nothing to write about!

[whispering quickly] If Carlota sees us, you'll be writing about the end of your friendship with the Casagrandes!

We have to fix this.

But what about your article?

Some things are more important, Lincoln. [Later that evening, inside Apartment 2A, explains the Casagrandes about why they did what they had to do, when they hurt their feelings] So the whole point of not telling you was to spare your feelings, but clearly by sneaking around, we've hurt you even more.

Yes, you have. You could have been honest with us, we would have understood.

[tearing up] We messed up.

We're really sorry.

Can you guys ever forgive us?

Claro que sí.

Obviously.

Of course!

Mmm… I'll think about it. I need time to heal. [Rosa glares at him] I'm healed.

Rita, go finish your article, I don't want you to miss your deadline. But after that, maybe you can all stay for dinner.

We'd love to. [she and Rosa hug and rushes off to get her laptop from Camperzilla; later typing her deadline on the roof, voice-over] "As our summer adventure comes to an end in Great Lakes City, I'm reminded that it's not always what you do that makes a trip, it's the people you spend time with."

[enters the apartment, excited, along with Bobby, looking upset] OMG, guys, look! Bobby and I got our BAT scores in the mail!

Ooh, what's a BAT test? [gasps] You get to sleep upside down and eat crickets?!

No, Carl. BAT stands for "Big Academic Test." It's to get into college, and I crushed it! Fashion design school, here I come!

Oh, I'm so proud of you, mija. Go pursue your dreams! But don't leave me BACK! [sobs]

Is something wrong, Bobby?

Bobby

I didn't get a good BAT score.

[gasps] Who wouldn't want to give mi Bobbito a good score? [takes of her shoe and goes to the door] I'll just give those testing people a piece of my mind!

Bobby

[runs up to the door, blocking her way] I don't think that'll help, Abuela. [groans] I really wanted to do well so I could go to business school and open up a whole chain of mercados. I don't know what happened. I aced all my practice tests, but as soon as I sat down, my palms got sweaty and I forgot everything! Like, even where I parked, [pulls out the van keys from his pocket] I had to walk home!

Wait, you left the mercado van there?! I'm gonna get a ticket! [grabs the keys and leaves]

Huh, sounds like a classic case of test-taking anxiety. My students get it all the time. Never fear, Bobby. There are many scientific ways to beat it! I'll help you.

Bobby

Deal!

[gets his hand covered in sweat] Eh, you weren't kidding about your sweaty palms. [chuckles]

[gasps as she got a text from Alisa] Shut up! Alisa just liked my vlog!

Ronnie Anne

[in unison] What?

Bobby

[in unison] Did you say Alisa?!

Quine? Is that a friend of yours?

No, no, Abuela. She's a famous musician and a judge on that singing show, "The Song." [gasps as she gets more texts from Alisa] It's her again! She's says she's on tour, here in Great Lakes City… [gasps] and she's inviting me to do her makeup and a live interview before the show! [screams in excitement]

We should all buy tickets and go. To support you.

Uh, yeah. I so with you guys could come, but the show's been sold out for months. Bummer.

Ronnie Anne

Whoa! Alisa just sent you 10 free tickets!

I'll come with you. I have important business to discuss with Alisa.

And I wanna give her my CDs.

You two, stop right there! You promised you'd stay out of my way.

[whispering to Carlos] Remember when I used to sneak out and go to concerts?

[having to have heard that; angered shock] What? You're grounded, young lady.

Ugh, this is all my fault. I told Blaze to get rid of you guys, but I never wanted this to happen. [sighs] I'm sorry.

No, mija. It's our fault. We were kind of…

[squawks] Cuckoo for Alisa?

True, but that doesn't matter. You guys are way important to me than some celebrity interview.

[unaware as the heatwave melts her makeup] How do I look? [a little boy clutches his mother, crying over the melted makeup which scared him; concerned] Aye. Where's the mirror? I want to see!

Uh… [laughs nervously and throws the mirror aside]

This is the only hiding place left!

Bobby

But I don't like the spin cycle.

[Flies in] Scully's done, he's headed home.

Ronnie Anne

Yes! We're in the clear.

I can't believe our plan worked.

Of course it did, we kicked butt.

[Notices something about his cage.] Why is this cage empty?

Ronnie Anne

Oh, that's Cam's cage, he's probably just camouflaging himself.

[Feels inside the cage] Nope, he's gone.

Bobby

So you're telling me that a snake with the power to be invisible is loose in the building?! [Faints]

[in her folklorico dress walks to her with CJ, wearing a white shirt and shorts, red neckerchief, and sandals] Ronnie Anne, where are my clothes?! Is this one of your practical jokes?!

Ronnie Anne

No, I thought it was laundry day. But I did put a whoopee cushion on Abuelo's chair.

[sits down offscreen] Oop, ah, excuse me!

[walks up, wearing white floral underwear] Why are my chonies so fancy?

Bobby

[walks up, wearing a sombrero, brown leather jacket, vest and pants, green tie, and white pointy boots] I don't think these are my pants but I like 'em! And there are little toys on my shoes! [plays with the spurs on his boots] Wee!