[The episode begins at the store that was mentioned in Fool's Paradise, Fanny's Prank Emporium. Luan rides her unicycle outside it.]
[Luan walks inside the store, but as she does, she steps on a whoppee cushion, and it farts.]
FFanny
"Welcome to Fanny's Prank Emporium!" [She finally appears on screen for the first time. She is on the latter restocking the shelf.] "We take silly seriously!" [She falls backwards off the latter and lands into a box of pranking supplies. She pops out of the box and gasps.] "Luan! My number one customer!"
[Happily to see Fanny] "Happy Friday, Fanny!" [holds up her cash] "I just cashed my paycheck. Got anything good? I've got the prank itch!"
FFanny
[Approaches, carrying a box] "Oh! I have just the thing for you!" [She reaches into a box, and pulls out an exploding ink pen, much to Luan's shock.] "Exploding ink pen!"
"Mmm, I already did that on my mom. It went off in Vanzilla so I bonus pranked my whole family!"
[Flashback: The siblings and parents are in Vanzilla covered in ink. Rita is holding an exploding ink pen and a notebook. The kids are horrified, and Lynn Sr. is annoyed. End flashback.]
FFanny
"Hmm, alright then." [pulls out a blue dye chewing gum] "Ah! How about blue dye chewing gum? Uhh?"
"Did that one too, on Katherine Mulligan while she was reporting a story."
[Mr. Grouse backs up in the driveway. When he isn't looking, The bush moves. Luan is inside a bush, giggles about her fake lottery ticket prank that's gonna work. Mr. Grouse gets out of the car with his groceries. The bush moves closer to his car and Luan swipes the ticket for a fake one.]
[Giggles as her lottery ticket prank worked] "Wow! He really bought it! I can't wait to see his face when I tell him the truth!"
[Luan starts to walk to Mr. Grouse's house to tell him about that the lottery ticket she gave him was just a fake]
[holding a laundry basket; stopping her] "Stop! Luan, I need your laundry."
"Okay. Right after I finish this thing."
"No. Right now. I need to do a load of colors before I go to work." [as Luan holds up her finger, about to speak] "Please don't make a pun! Just get your laundry."
[quickly runs upstairs to her room; off-screen] "Incoming!" [tosses her laundry onto her mother]
[Rita walks off. Luan continues going to Mr. Grouse's house by going out the door, Lincoln comes in and stops her.]
[Lincoln enters Lisa and Lily's room when he heard an explosion and saw that Lisa created a holographic version of herself]
Lisa?! Why is there another Lisa, Lisa?!
Salutations, lone male sibling. I see you've met my holographic doppelgänger.
[sticks his hand through the hologram] Whoa. This is incredible!
Aw, thank you. Mother suspended my experiments after I may have singed off Lily's hair with hydrogen dioxide. [Lily appears with her hair burned off, grumbles angrily at her, and walks away] Thus, I hid my lab in the closet, invented Holo-Lisa, and ol' Rita is none the wiser!
[calling from downstairs] Lincoln! You're not playing video games, are you? [comes upstairs and sees the Holo-Lincoln vacuuming the mess outside his room]
HLHolo-Lincoln
Just cleaning up!
Wow! I gotta say, I'm a little surprised. I thought for sure you would try some elaborate scheme to get out of cleaning your room. Okay! Well, I'm off to the paper.
HLHolo-Lincoln
Just cleaning up!
Yes, I got that. [walks away, suspiciously]
[pops out of the mess] Looks like this weekend just got a whole lot Button Mashier!
[peeks out from the kitchen and sees the other Holo-Lincoln studying on the table; surprised] I gotta say, I thought for sure you'd try some elaborate scheme to get out of studying.
HLHolo-Lincoln #2
Just studying! You know me!
[tearing up] I guess you're… [sniffles] growing up! I know. I'm sorry. "Not cool, Dad!" [chuckles] Well, I'm off to the restaurant. Keep up the good work!
[Lincoln is in the kitchen, looking for something in the fridge and Luan and Mr. Coconuts appear, startling him]
Oh! Hey, Lincoln! I came in to remind you that my comedy show is starting in the living room! [leaves as her brother smiles nervously]
[to the viewers] I'm all for supporting my family, but Luan's comedy shows can be a lot. Especially if Mr. C decides to roast me again.
[Flashback to the last comedy show]
Well, if it isn't the man with the plan! I assume you planned on keeping that booger in your nose?
[Lincoln covers his nose with a booger sticking out and sinks in embarrassment as his other sisters laugh at him; End of flashback]
[wipes his nose with his finger] Time to shine, Holo-Lincoln.
Lincoln? Why is there another Lincoln, Lincoln?
[sighs] It's a long story.
Let me guess… You didn't want to clean, study, or watch Luan's comedy show, so you came up with an elaborate scheme that involved Lisa's holograms?
And this is why you're my best friend. [his phone buzzes, getting a text from his father] Uh-oh. My dad just asked if I want anything from the kitchen.
Oh, that's nice. And honestly, I'm a little peckish myself.
No! This is bad! My dad's at the restaurant, which means a Holo-Lincoln must be there too! We have to get to Lynn's Table before he figures out what's going on!
[exits his room and sees countless Holo-Lincolns all around the house; worriedly] Uh… This is bad.
[screams off-screen] LINCOLN! [hugging Eunice as the holograms surround her in the twins' room] WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
[cowering in fear on her bed; screams] IT'S A LINCOLN-POCALYPSE!
[kicking the door open; determined] Don't worry. I'm gonna make these holograms holo-gone!
[Lincoln sees his sisters all glaring sharply at him and demanding an explanation after he turns off all the holograms]
[chuckles nervously as he takes a few steps back] You're probably wondering what's going on.
[Lincoln turns around, seeing the parents standing right behind him at the front door, looking very stern, and Lynn Sr. points to the Holo-Lincoln vacuuming outside the window]
HLHolo-Lincoln
Just cleaning up!
[Lincoln immediately turns off the hologram with his phone with a look of horror]
[sighs shamefully] Okay. The truth is, I didn't want to clean or study. So, I tried to get out of it by making holograms… [looks at Lisa peering behind the desk table and points to the waiver, reminding him not to tell anyone where he got the holograms] With some help from a David Steele comic.
RLRita & Lynn Sr.
[simultaneously sharped] Elaborate scheme! Called it! Jinx!
I'm sorry, but I sure learned my lesson. We can probably just let this one go, right?
RLRita & Lynn Sr.
[simultaneously] No. Jinx again!
[Moments later… Lincoln has finished cleaning his room by tossing a crushed Flippee cup into his trash can, fully stacked with all the garbage, completing all of his tasks the old-fashioned way]
Okay, studying is done, room is all clean, now all that's left is Luan's comedy show. [leaves his room and enters the living room, hopping on the chair]
Oh, there he is! The hologram with the plan himself! It is you, right?
[Lincoln laughs as Luan touches his face]
HLHolo-Lisa
Very humorous, Luan!
[whispering] Don't worry. I didn't tell them anything about our little--
HLHolo-Lisa
Very humorous, Luan!
[Lincoln suspiciously sticks his hand through the hologram and gasps, then turns around and sees the real Lisa on the stairs, wearing her bathrobe and her hair wrapped in a towel, and shushes mischievously]
[Morning at the Loud House… A rooster cock-a-doodle-doos and falls off the roof when Lynn Sr. suddenly starts sneezing loudly while coming down with a cold, and the siblings bolt out of the house]
I heard Dad sneeze! Get inside! [quickly closes the door as her siblings dash inside her apartment]
Ugh. Dad is the worst when he gets a cold. He turns into such a baby. [to Lily] No offense, Lily.
[shrugs; not caring] Mmm.
Okay, guys, don't panic. We can all stay here until Dad is well again. [grabs her bag] I'll run to the grocery store and get supplies, so we can hunker down. [opens the door, ends up bumping into Rita as she appears and falls on the floor]
There you all are. Listen, your dad is a bit under the weather, and I have to get to work. I need you to take care of him till I get home. [the siblings all groan in dismay] I know he can be a little… dramatic when he's sick. [cringes as her husband sneezes loudly]
[off-screen; weakly] I can't feel my face.
All you have to do is make sure he hydrates and rests.
Thanks, kids. I appreciate it. [leaves]
We can do this, guys. As long as we work together… [catches Lola trying to bail by sneaking out the window] Uh, Lola, no sneaking out the window.
[Lola closes the window and grumbles in annoyance; The siblings enter the master bedroom where their father is lying in bed with a red stuffy nose, an ice pack on his head, and a stack of used tissues in a trash can sitting next to him]
[sniffles the mucus in his nose and groans] Who's there? Are those my children?
It's okay, Pops. You've just got a cold.
Oh, thank you kids for trying to give me hope. I know how bad it is. [sadly writes a will]
[takes the book out his hands] Oh, for the Oath of Hippocrates. [takes out a thermometer] Father, I am going to prove you're overreacting. Open up. [Lynn Sr. groans as she sticks the thermometer in his mouth, then checks her watch] See? 98.7 degrees. You're fine.
[gasps in shock] Fine?! Normal is 98.6! I'm burning up! Can someone make me some toast and tea, please?
[fed up] Dad wants me to serenade him for two hours in a major key, because minor keys remind him of his "suffering."
[also fed up] He asked if I could read him the latest David Steele comic, but skip the suspenseful parts because his "heart can't take it."
[coming down the stairs on her unicycle in her clown costume; also fed up] He asked me for a comedy routine, but not one that would make him LOL, because he's "so weak" he can only handle light chuckling.
Fear not. This Snoozy Time tea is sure to knock Father out.
[blocking Leni, Luan and Lola's way from getting to the front door by bailing] No way! No one's bailing on Dad duty. We are all in this together.
[off-screen] Uh, can someone siphon the snot from my nose with a turkey baster?
Okay, we all have to get out of here.
