- ♪ Crashing through the crowded halls ♪
♪ Dodging girls like Ping-Pong balls ♪
♪ Just to reach the bathroom on time ♪
♪ Leaping over laundry piles
♪ Diapers you can smell for miles ♪
♪ Guy's got to do what he can to survive ♪
- ♪ In the Loud house
♪ In the Loud house
- ♪ Duck, dodge, push, and shove ♪
♪ Is how we show our love
- ♪ In the Loud house, in the Loud house ♪
- ♪ One boy and ten girls
♪ Wouldn't trade it for the world ♪
- ♪ Loud Loud Loud
♪ Loud house
- Poo-poo.
[hard rock music]
♪
[Lily babbles]
- We're off to the mall, kids!
- The mall?
Let me clear my schedule for the day.
Delete. Delete. Delete. Delete.
Oh. Whoops.
This is your phone, Lori.
- Ugh.
- Sorry, sweetie, this is just gonna be a quick trip.
Dr. Shuttleworth of the Shuttleworth Daycare Academy
is coming over today to interview us and Lily,
and your father needs an appropriate tie.
- But still one that has some personality.
- But mostly one that's appropriate.
- Gasp! I say!
- Honey, we have to put our best foot forward!
This daycare academy is really, really in demand.
We have been on the waiting list
since I was pregnant... with Lori.
- Well, I hope you kids appreciate
the sacrifices I make for you.
- The interview's in an hour.
Try not to destroy the house.
- Oops! Sorry, Lily.
Gotta change the channel.
It's time for "Operation Dessert Storm"!
- Oh, that is the best!
[dramatic music]
- Dannit!
[all gasp]
[glass shatters]
- Did Lily just say the "D" word?
- Where the heck would she have learned that?
[horn honks] [no audible dialogue]
[airbag whooshes] [no audible dialogue]
- [babbles]
- ♪ You're less than Pluto
♪ Not even a planet
♪ When you hear my fresh rhymes ♪
♪ You gonna say [toy squeaks]
- [babbles]
- It's my sweater! - No, it's not, Lori!
- Bobby gave it to me for our second anniversary!
[both grunt]
[laundry machine buzzes]
[Lily giggles]
[video game bleeps and bloops]
[crash] [no audible dialogue]
[lawn mower buzzing] [no audible dialogue]
♪
[loud guitar riff] [no audible dialogue]
all: Oh. Right.
- What are we going to do?
Lily's important daycare interview's coming up.
If she says that word, she won't get into school.
- Siblings, I have the solution.
A quick, painless removal of the vocal cords.
Well, mostly painless.
all: No!
- I have an idea.
If Lily imitates our behavior,
let's just give her some better behavior to imitate.
- I'm going to remain scrubbed in, just in case.
- Okay, everybody know their part?
Good. We've got one hour before the interview.
Operation Delete the "D" Word is a go.
Lana, you're up.
- ♪ Daaa-shing through the snow ♪
♪ In a one-horse open sleigh
[cat meows] - Kee cat!
- She didn't see it, Lana.
Guess you'll have to do it again.
- ♪ Bells on bobtails ring
♪ Making spirits bright
[Lily babbling rhythmically]
- It's working! Lola, go!
[tires screeching]
[crash] [Lola grunts]
- Daaa-niel Day-Lewis is a really wonderful actor,
don't you think?
- Doggie! - Lily didn't see it, Lola.
Guess you'll have to do it again.
- Grrr!
[airbag whooshes]
- Lisa, you're on.
- Lily, let's bust some rhymes
better suited to your infant ears.
♪ Moo goes the cow
♪ Oink goes the pig
♪ Watch me do an Irish jig
[Lily babbling imitatively]
- Good job, Lisa.
- Peace! [grunts]
Daaa-nce!
Dance. Dance. Dance.
Uh-uh. Uh. Uh.
- You wear a wig?
- Eh. Nuclear experiment gone wrong.
It's also how I got my extra toe.
- Lori and Leni, you're up.
- You stretched it out!
Daaa-and that's okay,
because now we can share!
- Share! [giggling]
all: Aww!
[Lily sneezes]
- ♪ Daaa-shing through the snow ♪
♪ In a one-horse open sleigh
Ten minutes till the interview.
Lynn, go.
- That's okay. I'll just get it down.
[tree creaking]
Daaa-da-da-da!
Lynn Loud is the champion of the world!
[imitating cheers]
- Da-da-da! Da-da-da!
Yay! [giggles]
♪
- Oh, sure! Now the string won't break.
Daaa-t's all right, love.
[in British accent] I was done with that guitar.
I'd rather play on these drums, mate.
♪
[Lily giggling]
- Kids, we're home!
Bring Lily down, please!
Interview is in five minutes!
- Do you think it worked?
[Lily babbling excitedly]
♪
- You are so handsome in your new tie.
- Well, I would've preferred the one
with the bird playing the saxophone.
[doorbell rings]
- [gasps] That's her.
- No, no, Lily.
That's not for you.
- Dannit!
[all gasp]
- Ah! It didn't work!
She's still saying it!
- Now we do this my way.
- Dr. Shuttleworth, uh, this is our youngest, Lily.
[glass shatters]
Lily, say hi!
- Goo! Goo!
- Okay, I see why you said "goo."
It's all over your hand.
Well, shall we get started?
- Uh, kids?
What are you doing?
- Can we stay and watch?
We're just so proud of our baby sis.
[eyebrows tinkle]
- If you must. All right.
Let's get started with the interview.
Miss Lily, would you like to play with a toy?
- Coo!
[thought bubble bubbling]
[growls angrily] [intense whistling]
- Uh, she's not much of a tools girl.
[chuckles nervously]
- I see.
Then perhaps a musical instrument?
[guitar string doinks] [intense whistling]
- She's, uh, not much of a guitar girl either, dude,
though I am.
[classical acoustic strumming]
Pretty sweet.
- I believe that most children like bouncing balls.
- [growls angrily] [intense whistling]
- I'll get that for you, Lily!
- Oh, my land!
- Ta-da!
- We're so sorry! - Uh, let us help you!
Kids, look what you did to Dr. Scuttlebutt!
- That's Shuttleworth!
- Okay, kids.
Out!
[all groaning] - Really?
- Actually, I'd like you to leave too.
I need to get a sense of how Lily does on her own.
- Oh! Uh, sure.
- See? I don't think she likes the tie either.
- Okay, everyone. Huddle up.
We can't leave Lily alone in there.
She's a ticking cuss bomb!
- Don't worry. I've got a plan.
We'll swap Lily with someone who can be trusted
not to drop the "D" word,
and I've got just the someone.
[all scream] [glass shatters]
both: Nuclear experiment gone wrong.
- Uh, Lincoln, I'm not sure I'm comfortable
with this plan of yours.
- Yeah. We totally get that.
But you're doing it anyway.
- [sighs]
Fine. Then I might as well take these out.
[all scream]
Long story.
- Okay. First, we have to swap Lisa for Lily.
Follow my lead.
[whoopee cushion farts]
- Sounds like you guys
are having a blast in here!
[laughs]
Get it?
Oh. I'll just change her diaper.
Here she is!
Freshly changed,
and otherwise exactly the same as before.
- Goo-goo. Gaga. Et cetera.
- Okay, Miss Lily.
I have a fun idea.
How about some finger painting?
- What is Lisa doing?
- Don't worry. I'll get her attention.
- Now, how about we play music?
♪
- Whoa, dudes!
She's really cooking them vibes.
- She's also blowing it!
We got to get those mallets away from her.
- Hmm.
You've got quite an astigmatism.
- Pardon me?
- Oh, uh... uh, goo-goo, gaga.
- I got this.
Don't mind me.
I just thought Lily might want her blankie.
Dude! You're supposed to be a one-year-old!
Act like it!
- Okay, Lily. Let's sing a song together.
♪ The wheels on the bus go round and round ♪
[Lisa grunting]
Lily?
[farts, sighs]
- Oh, my land! That's pungent.
- Poo-poo. - Ew.
Well, someone's gonna have to change her.
- Dibs, not it! all: Dibs, not it!
- Dang it! I always lose that.
Sorry, Dr. S. I'll take care of it.
Aren't you a little cutie-wutie?
Did Lily-Willy make a poo-poo in her diapey-diapey?
Lisa, what the heck, man?
- I was instructed to act like a one-year-old.
Ergo, I did.
There's just no pleasing you people.
♪
- Well, my evaluation is complete.
[footsteps scuttling]
Lily's a very gifted child.
I've never seen a one-year-old who can play jazz xylophone
or solve complex math equations.
[suspenseful music]
Therefore...
we'd love to have her as part of our daycare family.
Just bring plenty of diapers.
all: Yeah!
- That's great news!
Thank you, Dr. Shuttleworth.
We are so happy.
- Please, take snacks for the road!
- Oh, don't mind if I do!
[upbeat jazz music]
♪
- Dannit!
[all gasp]
- Did she just say-- - The "D" word?
- Please don't blame Lily for saying the "D" word.
It's our fault! - It's true!
She was literally just imitating our bad behavior.
- She's really the sweetest little girl in the world!
- [laughs] - [laughs]
- Children, Lily didn't say the "D" word.
I believe she just wanted a donut.
See?
- Dannit! Dannit!
- It's "donut," sweetie.
- Donut.
- She's a fast learner.
See you next week at the daycare, Miss Lily!
- So, Lily plays jazz xylophone?
Does anyone want to explain?
- Bah, does it matter, honey?
Lily got in!
And I don't have to wear this anymore!
[sighs] I feel so much better!
- And it turns out we had nothing to worry about.
We're not such a bad influence on Lily after all!
all: Yay!
- [growls angrily] [intense whistling]
[bleep]!
[all gasp] [glass shatters]
[upbeat rock music]
♪
- [gasps] [bell ringing]
Emergency sibling meeting!
I call an emergency sibling meeting!
- Come on! I was working on a joke!
[all grumbling indistinctly]
- I hereby call this meeting to order.
Lisa, can you read the minutes from the last meeting?
- Item one: it was resolved
that in the matter of Lily's diaper pail--
- Forget that! We need to discuss... this!
It's a love letter, and it's addressed to L. Loud.
[all gasp]
- Oh, dang it.
I just swallowed my gum!
- "Dear L. Loud,
♪ "Day after day, I hope and I pine ♪
♪ "I'm too shy to come forward
♪ "But I wish you were mine
Signed, Your Secret Admirer"?
- W-w-wait! Who's it for? L. Loud could be any one of us.
- Clearly, the letter's for me,
and it's from Bobby.
I mean, duh, right?
- No, not duh.
That letter could be for any of us!
[upbeat music]
♪
- [clears throat]
♪
[bats squeaking]
♪
- [gasps]
[ding]
♪
[stuffed animal squeaks]
- Sigh. - Okay.
We all want the letter to be for us.
How do we figure out who it's really for?
- Simple. Since the writer is clearly shy,
we each need to send a signal to the person we think wrote it,
letting them know we're interested.
Then they'll probably send a second letter,
giving us more information.
- Um, how do you know all this?
- Vampires send a lot of secret admirer letters.
They may be passionate,
but they're also painfully insecure.
- Sending a signal it is!
- [sighs] Sigh.
[owl hoots]
- Ah. The futility of life.
Am I right, Silas?
- Uh...
♪
- Hi. - [gasps]
[ding]
♪
- Based upon the fluttering of your gorgeous eyelids,
you must have had quite a REM cycle.
- Ah! [ding]
[cheers]
[ding]
♪
- Nice moves, Paige!
I said, nice moves--
♪
[ding] [stuffed animal squeaks]
- Meeting called to order.
- I'll begin with the minutes from the last meeting.
Item one: no one would let me read
the minutes from the previous meeting, so--
- And we still won't!
Now, did everyone send their signals?
- I texted Bobby a series of romantic emojis.
- Yep! I totally sent mine to Benny.
♪
[whoopee cushion farts]
[blink] [ding]
- I let Winston know the score!
[kids laughing]
[ding]
- And I let Skippy know I'm game
by souping up his ride.
- [screaming]
[ding]
- Good work, everyone.
Now we just have to wait for--
- Dudes! A second letter!
You called it, Luce Change!
[creak]
[romantic music]
[all gasp]
- [heaves, coughs]
Dang it, I swallowed my gum again!
- Okay! ♪ "Roses are red, they brighten our town ♪
♪ "Like your sweet smile
♪ And your hair, which is..."
Brown?
all: Aww. Dang it.
- Ah, poo-poo!
- I have some different emojis for Bobby now!
- So, the secret admirer contest
is down to Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lisa.
- Whoo-hoo! - Eee!
- Luna, why aren't you cheering?
- Yeah, and come to think of it,
you never told us the signal you gave Sam.
- That's 'cause I didn't give one.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized
Sam's way out of my league, dudes.
- No way! - That's not true!
- Yeah, Luna, you are totes still in this.
Okay, Lucy. What's the next step?
- Well, since the secret admirer
sent a rose as a token of their affection,
we need to deliver a token in return.
Then there should be a third and final love letter
requesting a rendezvous.
- Rockin'! - This is so exciting!
- I hope it's me! - Me too!
- Me three!
- Nice try, Blondie.
[upbeat rock music]
- For you.
- ♪ "Your flowers and poem
♪ "Were a decent start
♪ My token for you is a beating heart" ♪
[heart beating]
- It's from a pig
in the biology lab.
[David screams]
Eh. Guess he's more of a chemistry guy.
- ♪ Because I think you really rock ♪
♪ I give to you my lucky jock
- Ah! - She shoots, she scores!
- Ah!
- Oops. Flag on the play.
[laughs nervously]
♪
- ♪ It's true that I do a whole lot of jokin' ♪
♪ But I have feelings too, and this pie is a token ♪
- Ah!
[grunts]
- I guess you really fell hard for me!
[laughs]
Get it? Ooh! Stop it, Luan.
We're trying to find love here!
[school bell rings]
♪
- [sighs] ♪ Roses are red
♪ Mick Swagger is sick
♪ My token for you is my favorite pick ♪
♪
[sighs] Dream on, Lunes.
You're the owner of a lonely heart.
[all talking indistinctly]
- Okay, brown-haired Louds.
Did everybody deliver their tokens?
- Check! - Affirmative!
- I bailed, dudes.
I'm telling you, there's no way Sam digs me.
- Some of us blondes would kill to still be in the running!
Don't you quit now!
[door handle shuffles] - [screams]
O-M-gosh, you guys!
The secret admirer is the mailman!
He just handed me this letter!
I don't feel the same way about him,
so I let him down gently.
♪
- "Dear L. Loud-- ♪ Here's a third letter
♪ "'Cause I'm still feeling skittish ♪
♪ "I dig your sweet sounds
♪ And love of all things British" ♪
[all gasp]
- Luna! It's definitely you!
- Guys, Lucy was right about what happens next.
Listen! ♪ "I think it's time we put love on the menu" ♪
Aww! ♪ "Meet me tonight at Banger's & Mosh ♪
♪ The British eatery and rock venue" ♪
- Whoa! This is really happening!
What do I wear?
[all cheering]
- I'll be right there!
I-I just want to make sure the mailman is okay.
[upbeat rock music]
- Guys, I-I don't see Sam anywhere!
- Maybe Sam's hidden behind that dork
in the big British hat.
- Whoa!
That dork is sitting with Mom!
Oh. It's Dad.
- Kids? What're you guys doing here?
- Luna got a secret admirer letter from Sam
telling her to meet here.
- We're here for moral support. - And dessert.
- Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
There's been a mix-up.
That letter was meant for your father.
- Wait. Sam likes Dad?
- No, sweetie. I sent the letter.
- Secret admirer letters are kind of our thing.
It's how we met. - Back in the day,
I had a wicked crush on your father.
Every morning at my crossing guard job,
I'd listen for his melodious voice.
[in British accent] And when he talked to me
in that cute accent he picked up
from his semester in England, I'd swoon.
- 'Ello, love! Pip-pip! Mind the gap!
- [sighs]
[horns honking]
But I was too afraid to speak to him
because I thought he was out of my league.
[Dad humming]
So I started slipping notes in his pocket
as he passed by.
- ♪ Crossing - [sighs]
By my third note,
I got up the nerve to ask him to meet me here.
♪
And my boldness paid off, because here we are,
celebrating the 20th anniversary of that first date.
[in British accent] - Best day of my life, love.
- Oh! [giggles]
Luna, I'm sorry that letter wasn't for you.
I hope you're not too disappointed.
- Well, I was at first,
but now that I've heard your story,
I'm totally inspired.
If you took a risk with Dad,
why can't I take a risk with Sam?
Why are we sitting around waiting for them to come to us?
We should go to them!
[all cheering]
- This is cause for celebration!
Meat pies for everyone!
[cheers]
Uh, I-I meant just for my family.
all: Aww!
- Oh, come on! There's 13 of us!
[upbeat rock music]
♪
[fishing rod whirring]
♪
[coffin creaks]
♪
[stuffed animal squeaks]
- Whew.
- See you later, Sam.
- Okay, see ya!
♪
- ♪ 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