1 00:00:02,131 --> 00:00:07,271 2 00:00:07,269 --> 00:00:08,439 [zipper zips] 3 00:00:08,437 --> 00:00:12,177 [objects thudding] 4 00:00:24,819 --> 00:00:25,589 - Ah, road trips. 5 00:00:25,588 --> 00:00:27,788 That beloved tradition of families everywhere. 6 00:00:27,790 --> 00:00:32,030 Tomorrow, the Loud family is going on a road trip of our own. 7 00:00:32,027 --> 00:00:32,857 Sounds fun, right? 8 00:00:32,862 --> 00:00:35,922 Not with 13 of us packed into the family wagon, 9 00:00:35,931 --> 00:00:39,801 or as we affectionately call it, "Vanzilla." 10 00:00:39,802 --> 00:00:40,492 [roaring] 11 00:00:40,503 --> 00:00:41,503 Every seat in Vanzilla 12 00:00:41,504 --> 00:00:44,234 offers one kind of torture or another. 13 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:45,980 [intense music] 14 00:00:45,975 --> 00:00:50,445 Getting stuck next to Lily's car seat is no good. 15 00:00:51,379 --> 00:00:52,419 Ah, Lily! 16 00:00:52,414 --> 00:00:55,084 [baby laughing] 17 00:00:55,283 --> 00:00:57,213 The back row is so far from Mom and Dad 18 00:00:57,219 --> 00:01:00,219 that it turns into the wild, wild West. 19 00:01:00,222 --> 00:01:02,452 [Western music] 20 00:01:02,458 --> 00:01:04,188 - Stop looking at me. 21 00:01:04,193 --> 00:01:06,553 - You stop looking at me. 22 00:01:06,562 --> 00:01:10,062 [all grunting] 23 00:01:10,265 --> 00:01:14,335 - Come on, we haven't even left the driveway yet! 24 00:01:14,336 --> 00:01:17,566 And this seat has the exact opposite problem. 25 00:01:17,573 --> 00:01:19,873 It's right in Dad's sight line. 26 00:01:19,875 --> 00:01:21,945 - Feet off the seat! 27 00:01:21,944 --> 00:01:24,474 - Plus, it's next to the one working speaker. 28 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,420 - Ooh, honey, it's our prom theme. 29 00:01:28,417 --> 00:01:29,487 [purrs] 30 00:01:29,485 --> 00:01:31,585 [soft rock music] 31 00:01:31,587 --> 00:01:33,087 - Ugh. 32 00:01:33,088 --> 00:01:36,128 And the rest of the seats only get worse. 33 00:01:36,125 --> 00:01:37,555 There's the sticky, 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,860 the soggy, 35 00:01:39,862 --> 00:01:41,152 the springy, 36 00:01:41,163 --> 00:01:42,393 and the slanty. 37 00:01:42,398 --> 00:01:47,168 By my calculations, that leaves just one seat safe from it all. 38 00:01:47,169 --> 00:01:50,139 I call it the "Sweet Spot." 39 00:01:50,139 --> 00:01:51,539 And tomorrow, it will be mine 40 00:01:51,540 --> 00:01:55,550 'cause I'm gonna stake it out tonight. 41 00:01:59,180 --> 00:02:00,280 [light switch clicks] 42 00:02:00,282 --> 00:02:01,242 There's my cue. 43 00:02:01,250 --> 00:02:04,120 Everyone's asleep. 44 00:02:04,119 --> 00:02:05,919 It's go time. 45 00:02:05,921 --> 00:02:07,521 [click] 46 00:02:10,592 --> 00:02:12,522 [cat screeches] 47 00:02:12,528 --> 00:02:15,028 [cat purrs] 48 00:02:29,210 --> 00:02:30,350 Come in, Nosebleeder. 49 00:02:30,346 --> 00:02:31,476 This is Roadtripper. 50 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:32,380 - Sorry, Roadtripper. 51 00:02:32,381 --> 00:02:35,321 I have to keep the line clear for my friend Lincoln. 52 00:02:35,317 --> 00:02:36,517 - This is Lincoln. 53 00:02:36,518 --> 00:02:37,648 - Oh, hi, Lincoln! 54 00:02:37,653 --> 00:02:40,413 - Operation: Sweet Spot is a success. 55 00:02:40,422 --> 00:02:42,422 I've secured the seat. 56 00:02:42,424 --> 00:02:43,324 - Great job. 57 00:02:43,325 --> 00:02:45,995 So who did you get to sit next to you? 58 00:02:45,995 --> 00:02:48,625 - Who did I get to sit next to me? 59 00:02:48,631 --> 00:02:51,571 [indistinct yelling] 60 00:02:51,899 --> 00:02:53,439 I'm sorry you had to see that. 61 00:02:53,435 --> 00:02:55,265 Having the wrong sister next to me 62 00:02:55,271 --> 00:02:57,271 could totally wreck the Sweet Spot. 63 00:02:57,273 --> 00:03:00,503 Okay, it definitely can't be Luan. 64 00:03:01,209 --> 00:03:03,409 - Airbag deployed! [laughs] 65 00:03:03,412 --> 00:03:07,042 - And it can't be Lola. - Hold still! 66 00:03:07,049 --> 00:03:10,149 - I can't. I'm on the spring seat. 67 00:03:10,152 --> 00:03:11,342 And it can't be Lynn. 68 00:03:11,353 --> 00:03:13,113 - Let's play Auto Attack. 69 00:03:13,122 --> 00:03:13,982 - How do you play that? 70 00:03:13,989 --> 00:03:17,129 - I punch you every time I see a car. 71 00:03:17,126 --> 00:03:19,556 [truck honking] Ooh, good timing. 72 00:03:19,561 --> 00:03:22,231 [punching and grunting] 73 00:03:22,231 --> 00:03:24,001 - I got it! Leni! 74 00:03:23,999 --> 00:03:27,169 The motion of the car always puts her in a daze, 75 00:03:27,169 --> 00:03:29,939 and she'll leave me alone. 76 00:03:30,505 --> 00:03:34,075 - [groans] Oh, scrunchies! 77 00:03:34,076 --> 00:03:35,676 Oh, leg warmers! 78 00:03:35,678 --> 00:03:39,578 - Leni, Leni. Leni! Oh, good. 79 00:03:39,581 --> 00:03:40,551 You're awake. Listen. 80 00:03:40,549 --> 00:03:43,449 Will you sit next to me in the car tomorrow? 81 00:03:43,452 --> 00:03:44,112 - Sure. 82 00:03:44,119 --> 00:03:45,719 I mean, it's the least I could do. 83 00:03:45,721 --> 00:03:49,731 You did just save me from a bad fashion nightmare. 84 00:03:49,725 --> 00:03:50,955 [snores] 85 00:03:50,959 --> 00:03:52,659 - Yes! 86 00:03:52,661 --> 00:03:55,601 - Socks with sandals! 87 00:04:01,302 --> 00:04:03,132 - Roadtripper to Nosebleeder. 88 00:04:03,138 --> 00:04:04,038 - Sorry, Roadtripper. 89 00:04:04,039 --> 00:04:05,979 I have to keep this line-- - It's Lincoln! 90 00:04:05,974 --> 00:04:10,004 Operation: Seat Next to the Sweet Spot is a success. 91 00:04:10,012 --> 00:04:10,972 - Excellent! 92 00:04:10,979 --> 00:04:13,719 So who's sitting behind you? 93 00:04:13,716 --> 00:04:16,116 - Who's sitting behind me? 94 00:04:16,118 --> 00:04:18,048 [indistinct yelling] 95 00:04:18,053 --> 00:04:21,113 Ah, so many ways to ruin the Sweet Spot! 96 00:04:21,123 --> 00:04:23,423 All right. Who can I have behind me? 97 00:04:23,425 --> 00:04:26,355 Definitely not Lana. 98 00:04:26,362 --> 00:04:28,092 Can you please stop? 99 00:04:28,097 --> 00:04:29,697 [coughs] 100 00:04:29,698 --> 00:04:31,028 Definitely not Lori. 101 00:04:31,033 --> 00:04:32,093 She spends the whole ride 102 00:04:32,101 --> 00:04:34,471 texting with Bobby, which means-- 103 00:04:34,470 --> 00:04:37,210 - [gags] Carsick! 104 00:04:37,206 --> 00:04:39,236 [vomits] 105 00:04:39,241 --> 00:04:39,911 [camera clicks] 106 00:04:39,908 --> 00:04:42,578 I totally have to text that to Bobby. 107 00:04:42,578 --> 00:04:43,648 What did I eat? 108 00:04:43,645 --> 00:04:45,075 - I've got it! Lisa! 109 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,780 True, she won't shut up about all the dangers 110 00:04:47,783 --> 00:04:48,643 of car travel... 111 00:04:48,650 --> 00:04:49,520 - The tires could blow. 112 00:04:49,518 --> 00:04:51,188 A low-flying plane could shear the roof off. 113 00:04:51,186 --> 00:04:53,786 The brakes could fail, and we could plunge off a cliff. 114 00:04:53,789 --> 00:04:56,059 - But the beauty of the Sweet Spot 115 00:04:56,058 --> 00:04:57,488 is it has one working window. 116 00:04:57,493 --> 00:05:01,023 The wind of the road will drown her out. 117 00:05:01,429 --> 00:05:03,129 So you'll sit behind me tomorrow? 118 00:05:03,132 --> 00:05:04,362 - Sure. It's safer there anyway, 119 00:05:04,366 --> 00:05:07,366 in case the engine comes loose and flies into the car, 120 00:05:07,369 --> 00:05:10,239 crushing everyone up front. 121 00:05:10,239 --> 00:05:12,439 - That window better work. 122 00:05:13,307 --> 00:05:17,177 - Hey, Lincoln? - Ah! What Sweet Spot? 123 00:05:17,179 --> 00:05:18,519 I mean hey! 124 00:05:18,514 --> 00:05:19,414 - I have one addendum 125 00:05:19,415 --> 00:05:20,745 to our legally binding verbal agreement. 126 00:05:20,749 --> 00:05:24,589 I'll sit behind you only if Luna's not next to me. 127 00:05:24,586 --> 00:05:28,656 Her singing gives me an extreme case of tinnitus. 128 00:05:28,657 --> 00:05:30,587 - [shrieking] 129 00:05:30,592 --> 00:05:33,792 - Where is a low-flying plane when you need one? 130 00:05:33,796 --> 00:05:35,096 - No problem, I think I can 131 00:05:35,097 --> 00:05:39,337 move some things around to accommodate you. 132 00:05:42,437 --> 00:05:44,537 - Sure, I'll sit up front, dude, 133 00:05:44,540 --> 00:05:45,740 as long as Lori isn't near me. 134 00:05:45,741 --> 00:05:50,451 I don't need to get ralphed on by the Princess of Puke. 135 00:05:50,446 --> 00:05:53,546 [rock music] 136 00:05:53,549 --> 00:06:01,719 137 00:06:01,923 --> 00:06:06,553 - And Leni goes here, and we're done! 138 00:06:08,629 --> 00:06:09,629 Roadtripper to Nosebleeder. 139 00:06:09,631 --> 00:06:13,171 Operation: Fill All the Seats around the Sweet Spot 140 00:06:13,168 --> 00:06:13,838 is complete! 141 00:06:13,836 --> 00:06:17,536 - That's awesome, but what about the-- 142 00:06:18,473 --> 00:06:19,373 - Sorry, Nosebleeder, 143 00:06:19,374 --> 00:06:21,374 but your questions are compromising the mission. 144 00:06:21,376 --> 00:06:25,176 [yawns] Now, to get a little shut-eye. 145 00:06:27,548 --> 00:06:29,848 [banging] 146 00:06:29,852 --> 00:06:31,242 Hey, guys. 147 00:06:31,253 --> 00:06:31,983 What's up? 148 00:06:31,987 --> 00:06:34,887 - What are you up to, Lincoln? 149 00:06:34,890 --> 00:06:36,490 - Me? I'm not up to anything. 150 00:06:36,492 --> 00:06:40,122 Just, you know, catching some Zs in the car like guys do. 151 00:06:40,128 --> 00:06:44,198 - Oh, yeah? Then, what's this? 152 00:06:45,132 --> 00:06:46,392 - You went in my room? 153 00:06:46,401 --> 00:06:47,841 - That's not the hot issue right now. 154 00:06:47,836 --> 00:06:51,436 - What's the Sweet Spot? And why are you in it? 155 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:52,810 - Oh, it's, uh-- 156 00:06:52,808 --> 00:06:55,278 it's the worst seat in the whole car. 157 00:06:55,277 --> 00:06:59,247 I put myself in it, so none of you would have to suffer. 158 00:06:59,248 --> 00:07:02,218 - Then, why is it called the "Sweet Spot"? 159 00:07:02,217 --> 00:07:04,317 - Because I'm being sweet? 160 00:07:04,319 --> 00:07:05,619 - According to my calculations, 161 00:07:05,621 --> 00:07:07,791 the Sweet Spot is actually the best seat in the car 162 00:07:07,789 --> 00:07:11,389 for various reasons including air circulation, 163 00:07:11,393 --> 00:07:12,353 proximity to parental units, 164 00:07:12,361 --> 00:07:14,701 and the lack of chewable adhesive on the cushion. 165 00:07:14,696 --> 00:07:18,166 - It took me eight months to figure that out. 166 00:07:18,166 --> 00:07:18,796 - Shocker. 167 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,440 - Well, if that's the best seat, then I should get it. 168 00:07:21,436 --> 00:07:22,236 I'm the oldest. 169 00:07:22,237 --> 00:07:24,367 - You'd just barf all over it, dude. 170 00:07:24,373 --> 00:07:25,603 I should have it! 171 00:07:25,607 --> 00:07:26,877 - Beauty before age! 172 00:07:26,875 --> 00:07:28,845 - Yeah, so I should get it! 173 00:07:28,844 --> 00:07:30,944 - That seat belongs to me! 174 00:07:30,946 --> 00:07:31,676 - No, I want it! 175 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,550 - You can yell all you want, but I'm already in the seat, 176 00:07:35,551 --> 00:07:37,821 and possession is 9/10 of the law. 177 00:07:37,819 --> 00:07:41,519 - You're gonna possess a bruise in a minute. 178 00:07:42,890 --> 00:07:43,960 - Get him! 179 00:07:43,959 --> 00:07:45,899 [indistinct chatter] 180 00:07:45,894 --> 00:07:48,254 - [laughing] 181 00:07:48,263 --> 00:07:49,763 [door creaks open] 182 00:07:49,765 --> 00:07:52,735 Dang it. I forgot about the broken lock. 183 00:07:52,734 --> 00:07:54,294 - Ha! 184 00:07:54,303 --> 00:07:55,463 - Let go of me! 185 00:07:55,470 --> 00:07:58,980 [overlapping shouting] 186 00:08:00,708 --> 00:08:03,878 [dogs barking] 187 00:08:03,879 --> 00:08:07,519 [horn honks] 188 00:08:07,516 --> 00:08:10,616 - That is enough! 189 00:08:10,619 --> 00:08:12,759 Everyone, back to their rooms this minute. 190 00:08:12,754 --> 00:08:18,624 I don't want to see anyone in that car until 7:00 a.m.! 191 00:08:19,694 --> 00:08:22,264 - Good luck getting the Sweet Spot now. 192 00:08:22,264 --> 00:08:24,794 [laughter] 193 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,440 - [groans] 194 00:08:26,435 --> 00:08:28,395 [yells] 195 00:08:28,403 --> 00:08:31,903 This is bad. I can't lose that seat! 196 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:35,850 - Don't even think about it, Lincoln. 197 00:08:35,844 --> 00:08:37,904 I'm watching you. 198 00:08:37,913 --> 00:08:39,743 - Well, I'm watching you. 199 00:08:39,748 --> 00:08:41,578 - And I'm watching you! 200 00:08:41,583 --> 00:08:44,583 - And I'm watching you! 201 00:08:45,820 --> 00:08:46,590 - Ugh! Okay. 202 00:08:46,588 --> 00:08:50,328 I just have to be the first one out the door tomorrow. 203 00:08:52,693 --> 00:08:53,993 [alarm beeping] Oh! 204 00:08:53,996 --> 00:08:58,296 Only 30 minutes till Operation: Save the Sweet Spot-- 205 00:08:58,300 --> 00:09:00,040 [yawns] 206 00:09:00,035 --> 00:09:03,865 Come on, man! Stay with me! 207 00:09:03,872 --> 00:09:07,372 [dance music] 208 00:09:07,376 --> 00:09:10,406 [grunting] 209 00:09:10,412 --> 00:09:18,752 210 00:09:20,855 --> 00:09:21,815 [alarm beeping] 211 00:09:21,823 --> 00:09:25,593 [all yelling] 212 00:09:38,472 --> 00:09:40,502 - My seat! - I want that-- 213 00:09:40,509 --> 00:09:44,079 [overlapping shouting] 214 00:09:47,748 --> 00:09:50,818 - Enough! 215 00:09:50,819 --> 00:09:53,319 [sobbing] That was my first car 216 00:09:53,321 --> 00:09:58,931 and my dad's first car and his dad's first car! 217 00:09:58,927 --> 00:10:01,457 - All right, everyone, back inside! 218 00:10:01,463 --> 00:10:02,493 The road trip is off! 219 00:10:02,497 --> 00:10:04,727 You're going to spend this weekend sitting together 220 00:10:04,733 --> 00:10:09,333 in the living room until you learn to get along! 221 00:10:09,337 --> 00:10:11,607 all: Aww! 222 00:10:14,508 --> 00:10:16,048 - I'm sorry you had to see that. 223 00:10:16,044 --> 00:10:18,774 Well, Operation: Sweet Spot went sour. 224 00:10:18,780 --> 00:10:21,120 I guess I should've known that in a family this big, 225 00:10:21,116 --> 00:10:23,616 you just can't control every little thing. 226 00:10:23,618 --> 00:10:28,018 That said, there's a sweet spot in the living room too. 227 00:10:28,556 --> 00:10:29,656 It's at the end of the couch, 228 00:10:29,658 --> 00:10:33,098 close to the bathroom with a great view of the TV, 229 00:10:33,095 --> 00:10:35,965 and it's going to be mine! 230 00:10:35,964 --> 00:10:38,024 Nosebleeder, this is Couch Potato. 231 00:10:38,033 --> 00:10:41,433 Operation: Snag the Sofa is a go! 232 00:10:41,436 --> 00:10:43,106 [yelling] 233 00:10:45,172 --> 00:10:46,672 - ♪ Cramped inside this tiny space ♪ 234 00:10:46,675 --> 00:10:48,475 ♪ May sound bad but ain't the case ♪ 235 00:10:48,477 --> 00:10:51,407 ♪ In the Loud house - ♪ Loud house 236 00:10:51,413 --> 00:10:53,573 - ♪ Duck and dodge and push and shove ♪ 237 00:10:53,582 --> 00:10:58,482 ♪ That's the way we show our love in the Loud house ♪ 238 00:10:58,487 --> 00:10:59,517 - ♪ Loud house 239 00:10:59,521 --> 00:11:01,091 ♪ Laundry piles stacked up high ♪ 240 00:11:01,089 --> 00:11:02,429 ♪ Hand-me-downs that make me cry ♪ 241 00:11:02,424 --> 00:11:03,754 ♪ Stand in line to take a pee 242 00:11:03,759 --> 00:11:05,259 ♪ Never any privacy 243 00:11:05,260 --> 00:11:07,430 ♪ Chaos with 11 kids 244 00:11:07,429 --> 00:11:10,329 ♪ That's the way it always is ♪ 245 00:11:10,332 --> 00:11:12,232 ♪ In the Loud house