[as Lori enters his apartment] Hey, babe!
I am so sorry for being late. [hugs him] You wouldn't believe what happened to me. [checks out the apartment; amazed] Wow! Your place looks great! Where's your dad?
Relax, babe. He's also running late.
Oh, perfect. I'll go freshen up.
[As Lori washes off her face in the bathroom…]
[off-screen] Hey, Dad, you made it!
Ah! It's him. He's here. [opens the door to see Arturo…only to realize in horror he's the same guy she pushed into the puddle earlier]
[gasps in horror and closes the door] That's Arturo?!
You won't believe what happened to me! I was attacked by the rudest blonde girl!
I shoved Bobby's dad into a puddle!
[knocking on the bathroom door from outside] Babe, are you almost done? My dad's here!
You! You're that girl who pushed me a puddle yesterday! [grumbles as Lori gets him back up on his feet]
Babe, is that true? Why did you push my dad into a puddle…twice?!
"Babe?" Bobby, this puddle pusher is your girlfriend?
Yes! Your memory is back, though I don't love the nickname.
Have we gotten to later yet? 'Cause I really need to know what's going on.
Let's go inside, and I'll tell you everything over anchovy pizza.
I give up. At this point, it would take a miracle to…
[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.
[Carl coughs]
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…
Also not a problem. I've got an idea. Go, Team CarLeni!
[The Louds arrive in Great Lakes City as their final destination of their summer road trip so Rita can write her deadline for her column in the Gazette, but doesn't want the family to interact with the Casagrandes]
Okay, kids, listen up. This is the last stop of our summer road trip and we have a packed day. [goes over her notepad] Lunch at Goddess Greens, Great Lakes City Tower, and a concert series in the park.
Sweet! When do we get to see the Casagrandes? I can't wait to tell Ronnie Anne all about our trip.
[answers her phone as it rings; excitedly] Hey, Boo-Boo Bear! Guess where I am?
[swipes Lori's phone out of her hand] Literally Mount Rushmore! [imitates signal breaking] Losing reception, babe! Call you later!
Um… We would love to visit the Casagrandes. But my last travel piece for the Gazette is due tonight, and we have to hit all these places. There's just no time to stop by.
Yeah, if we want to get everything on your Mom's list done, they can't know we're here. We'll visit 'em another time, okay, kiddos?
I guess so. Plus, I don't wanna miss that concert.
And I want a glamor shot from the top of the GLC Tower, looking down at all the little people.
[unsure] I don't know, you guys. I feel weird about this.
[The Louds are at Goddess Greens to order some lunch]
[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!
[As the Louds get a view of the city while visiting the Great Lakes City Tower, they see Carl and Sergio show up there too and block the elevator]
[in his El Falcón costume while Sergio and his pigeon friends eat a pretzel] Ah, man! You guys got a whole pretzel?! All I nabbed was some peanuts. [drops the peanuts to the ground and annoyingly pretends to eat them, pigeon-style]
[gasps] Carl, too?! They're right by the elevator! How are we going to get out of here?!
[Lynn spots a window cleaner exiting the platform with his supplies, walking past them; gets an idea; The Louds are all now on the platform holding on to each other a few seconds later]
By my rough calculations, factoring in our combined weight and this platform's capacity, I'm afraid we're… [gasps]
[One of the ropes on the right side snaps, causing it, and the Louds, to slant]
[completes the sentence] Goners.
[The Louds are watching a jazz band finishing their performance at the GLC park]
[throws up horns to them] You rock! I mean, you jazz. Y-You get what I'm saying!
Well, we did it. We saw everything we needed to see for my article.
LLuan
Ah, that's a relief. For a second there, I didn't think we'd be able to avoid the Casagrandes.
[sees Hector and Bobby playing their duet on stage; gasps in shock] Is that… Hector and Bobby?!
[whispering] Let's move, people!
[The Louds try to make a run for it, but they see Frida, Rosa, Carlitos, and Carlos eating tamales, they make a U-turn, but also see Carl and CJ playing frisbee]
[As the Louds head back to Camperzilla after escaping the park, they see Carlota approaching them on one side while on her phone, and Ronnie Anne approaching them on the opposite while riding her skateboard, and run across the street]
[The family quickly enter a building and all sigh in relief]
[seeing what the building looks like as the family have been here before] Why does this place look familiar?
[They turn to look outside and see that they entered the Casagrandes apartment building]
Uh, 'cause this is literally the Casagrandes building!
[groans annoyingly and pushes Lincoln] Great move, Stinkoln! Worth a rebellion to beeft!
[entering the rooftop, and finds the Loud family] Louds? What are you all doing here?
[nervously] Rosa! H-H-Hey! We were, uhhh... just, you know, uh, trying out Lisa's new teleportation device. [chuckles] It works! [to Lisa] Nice job, sweetie.
O-M-Gosh, really? I thought we were hiding from the Casagrandes.
What? [hurt] Hiding from us? I don't understand.
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.
LSLoud siblings
We're really sorry.
Can you guys ever forgive us?
[The Casagrandes look at each other and smile after a smooth forgiving]
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."
[The Casagrandes' mercado van pulls up in front of the Loud House and Rosa and Carl hop out, preparing to drop off Sergio and preventing him from ruining another one of Carlos' lectures]
[in his birdcage; squawks] This is embarrassing! I don't need a babysitter! I'm a big bird!
A big bird who gets into big trouble. I'm sorry, but we can't take you to Carlos' lecture today and have you behave like you did at the last one.
[Flashback to Carlos' previous lecture]
And now, a rare Mesoamerican bowl that dates back to 1519. It's the only one of its kind left in the world.
[The curtains pull back, revealing Sergio bathing in the bowl]
A little privacy, please?!
[gasps in shock] Sergio, what are you doing?! Shoo! [Sergio flies out of the auditorium, causing the bowl to wobble and splash water and soap into his face] AH! Soap in my eye! [accidentally knocks over the bowl and gasps]
[Back to the present]
[laughing about the incident before Rosa glares at him] What? It was funny when Dad started crying. [Rosa continues glaring at him] Uh, I mean, shame on you, Sergio!
[opens the door; happily] Rosa, Carl, Sergio! Please, come in!
Gracias, and thank you for watching Sergio tonight.
[sees Lola sitting on the sofa] Lola! My favorite Loud. Is that a new crown? It really brings out…
Cut to the chase, Casagrande.
[groans] My dad's lectures are dullsville, and I can't sit through another if Sergio isn't gonna be there to wreck it.
Hmm. Sounds like a you problem… [Carl offers her some cash] that, I might be able to help with.
[firmly] Okay, Sergio, you'd better be on your best behavior with the Louds. If you pull any of your usual stunts, I'm sending you to bird boot camp. [Sergio gulps and whimpers worriedly; later, back in the van, waves goodbye] Thanks again! We'll pick him up tomorrow morning. [drives off as Rita, holding Sergio in his cage, and Lynn Sr. wave farewell… only to come to a stop and come back, holding out Lola, disguised as Carl] Nice try, Lola. Carl would never call the van seats "tacky." He doesn't even know what that means.
[comes out, disguised as Lola] Worth a shot. [as they walk up to each other, he demands her a refund]
Sorry. No refunds or exchanges.
[Carl grumbles annoyingly, takes off his Lola getup and gives it back to her as she heads back into the house]
Hey, Sergio. [lets him out of his cage] The other pets are waiting for you out by Charles' doghouse.
[Sergio heads to the backyard where Charles, Cliff, Walt and Geo are hanging out just by the doghouse]
[squawks] Sergio has arrived! So, what's the plan? What are we doing for fun today? [the Loud pets take out some playing cards and play a game of Old Maid] Ugh, Old Maid? [squawks] You call that fun? Ugh, no, thank you.
