Oof!
Ugh!
As you can see, I'm pretty much an expert
at this middle school thing.
Incoming! Official hall monitor business.
Like I said, no surprises for this guy.
Whoa!
Oh, that's a surprise.
Whoa! Whoa!
Hey, w-why is it
so c-c-c-cold in here today?
And how did that pigeon in a tuxedo get in here?
I hear this happens right before the yetis take over.
Oh, my gosh!
They already got Andrew!
Good morning, kids.
Hope you're enjoying the cooler temperature.
As Astrid Bjorklundson says,
"Temperatures as cold as ice
will help the children learn real nice."
Who is this Bjorklundson character anyway?
She's a leading education specialist from Sweden.
And she has the coolest glasses.
Check her out!
My patented Astrid Method has improved
student performance in over 50 countries.
I not only preach the Astrid Method,
I practice it myself.
Brr!
Thanks to that icy plunge,
I just got ten new ideas!
Hej da!
Soon enough, you kids will be the top students
in all of Southeast Michigan!
I can see you're all shaking with excitement.
And just a heads-up,
from now on school will start at 6:00 a.m.
for mindful yoga!
To aid the students' aspirations,
begin the day with meditations!
Wup! Hoopla!
Astrid Power Pose!
Fun, right?
Hej da!
I can't start school that early.
I need two hours in the morning
to deep condition my fiery mane.
Hey! Give that back!
How are we supposed to focus
when ours brains are frozen solid?
At least Pizza Wednesday will help warm us up.
Ugh! - That's definitely
not pepperoni.
Chef Patricia, I feel like
this must be a culinary mistake.
Nope. School's on the new Astrid Meal Plan now.
Monday, salted cod; Tuesday, salted herring;
Wednesday-- well, you get the idea.
Why are we eating so much fish?
Astrid says it's brain food.
And I quote, "If for a test you are crammin',
have a plate of salted salmon."
Huh. What's this strap for?
Another one of Fish Lady's big ideas.
You have to take gym class while you eat.
Huh?
Faster!
And keep eating!
"Combining lunch with moderate cardio
gets the brain working extra hard-io"!
Huh?
- Ah! - Ugh!
You guys, all these changes...
- Ugh! - Are ruining our lives.
We have to get the school back the way it was.
Meryl, we'd like to speak with Principal Ramirez
about her new Astrid Method.
It's urgent.
Oh, thank goodness.
Her changes are more annoying
than a skeeter in your bloomers.
She's messed up your life too?
Yes, ma'am.
Can y'all believe Astrid said potty breaks
are disruptive to administrative work?
Now I gotta sit on this all day.
Oh, Principal Ramirez.
We have a slideshow we'd like to show you
on why the Astrid Method isn't working.
Lincoln, I need to go buy
a whole bunch of bamboo yoga mats.
I don't have time for your usual 20,000 slides.
But we trimmed it down
to a very bladder-friendly 10,000.
Listen, I know change is hard.
But as Astrid says,
"Present pain leads to future gain."
Someday you'll all be thanking me
in your Nobel Prize acceptance speeches!
Fat chance.
If I don't thank Mee-Maw,
I'll be sleepin' in the barn.
We can't give up. There's gotta be a way
to convince Principal Ramirez.
I don't know how.
The only person she listens to is Astrid.
Clyde, you might be onto something.
Let's see your outfit, Stella--
oops, I mean Astrid.
If some fooling is what you're needin',
just pretend that you're from Sweden.
Hej da! Whoa!
Brilliant!
But I'm not sure you've completely nailed the look.
Hmm.
Color those glasses red,
and you're a perfect match.
Yeah, totally.
You look just like her.
But...
Ugh, Stella, you need a bath.
You smell like sardines.
Meryl, the new Astrid video is dropping
any minute now!
Cancel all my meetings.
You're all clear.
And I'm all clogged.
Operation "Astrid La Vista Baby" is a go.
Intercepting Astrid's live stream
in three, two, one.
Good morgen!
Wah!
I'm Astrid Bjorklundson.
I'm horribly embarrassed to admit this,
but I was wrong.
New studies have proven that my method doesn't boost aca--
Academic excellence.
Don't listen to Astrid anymore.
Go back to the way things were before!
Hej da!
Whoa! Oof!
And don't bother checking my feed
for any more videos ever again.
Hej da. - Whoa!
Oof!
Wow, I didn't see that coming.
Well, if that's what the new studies say.
Meryl...
turn the heat back on and pack up the salted cod.
The Astrid Method is officially cancelled.
Ooh-ha!
75 degrees, mac and cheese on the lunch menu,
Andrew's thawed out.
Everything's back to normal.
all: Wah!
Sorry, I'm in a bit of a rush.
Just got an email from Astrid's book club.
She's on tour with a new advice book,
"Are You There, Cod? It's Me, Astrid."
Oh. I thought we were done with the Astrid Method.
I thought so too.
But why would she write another book
if her methods don't work?
I'm gonna meet her and find out what's going on.
You're meeting with Astrid?
Of course!
Her first tour stop is Hazeltucky--today.
And I'm late.
This is so not good.
If Principal Ramirez and Astrid meet,
we're more busted than Rusty's hair.
We have to make sure they don't meet.
Okay, everybody knows the plan?
Let's go.
Hi, Ms. Bjorklundson.
We're struggling with the Astrid Power Pose.
Can you show us how it's done-- outside?
Uff da!
Halla, miss. Step on up.
Hi, Astrid.
I'm such a huge fan.
I've been dying to ask,
what inspired chapter seven?
Well, there I was,
taking an ice bath and enjoying a herring sandwich,
and I thought, what should come after chapter six?
I know! Chapter seven!
Hej da.
How fascinating.
Phew.
Now turn your hips to the left
and your heart to the right.
Turn my lips to the right?
Nej, nej, nej.
Now center your weight
and your mind.
Check it out, playas.
I'm doing it.
Ugh!
- Oof! - Oops!
Looks like he's not doing it now.
Uh, you can't leave, Astrid.
We need a lot more help.
Hi, Astrid.
Hi, Principal Ramir--
I mean, halla,
stranger I've never met before.
- I need to ask you-- - Let me guess.
If the Astrid Method doesn't work,
why am I here promoting another book?
Wow, you're good.
Sometimes questions don't have answers,
and sometimes answers shouldn't be questioned.
Hej da.
Wait, I have a question about that answer.
Well, this is a great start.
A few more 6:00 a.m. sessions,
and you'll have it.
And sometimes questions a-are answers,
and the answer isn't always the question you want it to be.
Hej da!
Well, I'm still not getting it.
But maybe an ice bath will clear things up.
- Uff da! - Sorry, I--
Huh? Two Astrids?
What's going on?
Uh, uh, she's an imposter!
I'm Astrid!
Oh, ja?
Well, can you do this, Fake Astrid?
Hup!
Ah!
We're sorry, Principal Ramirez.
We shouldn't have deceived you.
It's just that the Astrid Method
was making us miserable.
Eating all that fish was cramping my style
with the ladies.
Yeah, it was the fish.
Look, it's my job to make sure
you're set up to succeed.
And the Astrid Method guarantees that will happen.
So we'll resume the program on Monday.
Dang it.
Nej, wait.
Principal Ramirez, studies have shown
that student happiness is crucial for success.
If these children aren't happy,
then that means the program isn't working.
I'm going to have to rethink it.
Thank you for your honest feedback.
I don't know, dogs.
I think I'm digging this new look.
Yeah, we're digging ours too.
Ha!
♪ Cramped inside this tiny space ♪
♪ May sound bad but ain't the case ♪
♪ In the Loud house ♪ - ♪ Loud house ♪
♪ Duck and dodge and push and shove ♪
♪ That's the way we show our love ♪
♪ In the Loud house ♪ - ♪ Loud house ♪
♪ Laundry piles stacked up high ♪
♪ Hand-me-downs that make me cry ♪
♪ Stand in line to take a pee ♪
♪ Never any privacy ♪
♪ Chaos with 11 kids ♪
♪ That's the way it always is ♪
♪ In the Loud house ♪