| “ | So, Charlotte wants a friend? I think I will make her a friend. A fiendish friend! | ” |
—Vendetta | ||
Charlotte loves to pretend, so Vendetta suggests that she play dead. When Charlotte "haunts" her day and night, Vendetta creates a fiend to get rid of her.
Plot summary
Charlotte pretends to be dead.
Charlotte is sliding at the Mu Elementary School playground while saying "whee!" every time she slides. Vendetta tell her to stop, but Charlotte asks her if she would like to slide with her. Vendetta rejects, but Charlotte continues to ask other things, such as if she would like to be an administrator, sausage maker, or a postal clerk. Vendetta says no, and Charlotte suddenly starts singing about pretending to be different things, such as workers in a factory, telemarketers, CEOs, and jellyfish. After the song, Charlotte keeps asking Vendetta if she would like to play. Vendetta suggests that she could play dead. Charlotte, who loves to pretend, falls to the ground and pretends to be dead.
Later at Le Mayonnaise, Vendetta and Grudge are eating when Charlotte comes and pretends to be a ghost. Vendetta can't stand her, so she and Grudge leaves the restaurant and Charlotte eats their food. At home, Vendetta is reading a magazine when she hears noise from the attic. She walks to the attic and sees Charlotte rattling chains. Charlotte tells Vendetta that she has "returned to the world of the living" as a ghost to play with her. Vendetta tells that her she is not a ghost, resulting in Charlotte stop acting like a ghost and asks Vendetta if she would like to play lamp posts, elevator operators, or a "thousand monkeys with a thousand typewriters". Vendetta suggests pretending that they are not friends. Charlotte agrees and says, "Hello, stranger. My name's Charlotte. Would you like to be friends?". Then Vendetta kicks her out of her house and then creates a fiend.
The scissor fiend is delivered to Charlotte.
Grudge delivers the fiend in a package and puts it in front of Charlotte's house. Charlotte opens the package and a scissor fiend comes out, which she believes is a puppy. The next day, Charlotte does not show up for school and Vendetta thinks she was cut to death by the fiend. Charlotte, however, is late and reveals that she befriended the fiend. He makes a picture of Vendetta out of paper and Charlotte says that he is a great friend, but that Vendetta is "even better".
Fiends
Songs
Memorable quotes
Vendetta: Ah! What are you doing? Stop that! |
Charlotte: [grabs the present and reads the note] "Dear stupid girl..." That's me! "Here's a new friend for you to play with. A very good friend indeed. Heh heh heh, yours fatally, Vendetta." |
Marvin: [after having his hair cut by Buttons 2] My hair! |
Background information
- This episode is a remake of the web episode "Scissor Fiend".
- In the original version, Vendetta and Grudge are both watching Charlotte on the slide at the beginning. But the far view in the tv episode, Vendetta and Grudge haven't shown until they both walk to Charlotte playing on the slide.
- The original version, Charlotte asks Vendetta if they want to pretend to be postal workers, astronauts, or accountants.
- The musical number appears about playing pretend in the tv episode. But the web series episode involves with a song, "Vendetta's My Friend" at the end credits instead.
- Vendetta didn't suggest Charlotte to be dead in the web series episode.
- The original version, her house doesn't have a rainbow shown.
- From the original version, the message Charlotte was reading says, "Dear Charlotte, Here is a friend for you. Tee hee hee hee hee! A very good friend indeed. Yours fatally, Vendetta". But the message in the tv episode says, "Dear Stupid Girl, Here is a friend for you to play with. A very good friend indeed. Heh heh heh heh heh! Yours fatally, Vendetta".
- Buttons 2 originally start snipping a tree in thirds first which doesn't have a tire swing. Then, Buttons 2 cuts a mailbox in half and then cuts the house apart.
- The waiter was not featured in the web series, and there isn't Le Mayonnaise scene either.
- The Giant Kitty was shown as a cameo in the original version.
- In the web series version, Mr. Milk decides to read a magazine instead of teaching about the digestive system. But instead, he decides to read the magazine instead of teaching about the history of salt.
- The magazine originally says, "Sky and Monkey". But in the tv episode, the magazine says "monkeyweek".
- Charlotte opens the door knob instead of Buttons 2 cutting the door to open.
- Vendetta originally asks Charlotte about her family.
- Charlotte originally demonstrates Vendetta that Buttons 2 can sharp pencils and giving haircuts which originally involves cutting Malachi's hair, Maggie's hair, Marvin's hair, and a side Vendetta's pigtails. Then Charlotte originally mentions that Buttons 2 can make Valentines. Instead, Charlotte suggests pretending that they are barbers by cutting Maggie's hair and Marvin's hair, then suggests pretending that they can be carpenters by cutting a class table in half, and then Charlotte suggests pretending to be sherpas by climbing the wall.
- This episode was written by Peter Merryman, and based on a story by Amy Winfrey.
- This marks the first appearance of Buttons 2 in the TV series.
Cast
- Amy Winfrey as Charlotte, red bird fiend
- Aglaia Mortcheva as Vendetta
- Peter Merryman as Mr. Milk, Marvin, waiter
Gallery
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| The gallery for this episode may be viewed here. |
| Television episodes |
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| "Charlotte's First Day" • "A Fiendish Friend" • "Super Evil" • "Vegetables" • "Toupee" • "Mama Vendetta" • "Shrinking Charlotte" • "Parents" • "No Singing" • "Puppies! Puppies! Puppies!" • "Shorts: Set 1" • "Marvin the Middle Manager" • "Parentnapped" • "Smash" • "New Best Friend" • "Tornado" • "Shorts: Set 2" • "Pony" |