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"Heigh-Ho!" |
"The Family Pickles" | |
Season 2, Episode 9A* | |
Half hour production code: | 209A[1] |
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Broadcast Information | |
Disney XD airdate | May 7, 2016 |
Episode Credits | |
Directed by | Alfred Gimeno |
Written by | Paul Rugg and Sherri Stoner |
Storyboards by | Kris W. |
Episodes Chronology In U.S. Broadcast Order | |
← Preceded by "Which Witch is Which?" |
Suceeded by → "Chicken Soup for the Troll" |
"The Family Pickles" is an episode that premiered on May 7, 2016 with "Chicken Soup for the Troll" on Disney XD.[2]
It is the sixty-fifth episode in the series.
Synopsis[]
When a pickle shortage plagues Jollywood, the 7D travel to a pickle farm to help save the day.[3]
Plot[]
The episode opens with Sir Yipsalot howling in despair over the news that there's a shortage of pickles, his favorite snack. Queen Delightful received a note from the pickle farm that the Gerkin Family Pickle Peckler—a machinery that produces the snack—has exploded. Lord Starchbottom hears this and he proceeds to stall the 7D from going over to the farm to fix the problem, assuring them he'll do it himself, leaving them puzzled and curious. As Starchbottom rushes to the farm in high speed, Delightful encourages the 7D to follow him anyway.
Starchbottom arrives at the Gerkin Family Pickle Farm to find the barn that housed the peckler destroyed. Shortly after, the 7D arrive at the farm and find a man who looks identical to Starchy with a banjo made out of a toilet seat. The dwarfs at first think he's Starchy, but he explains that his name is Kep Gerkin and points to his sister Sissy and his baby brother Butterbean. The 7D is having a difficult time comprehending this; Starchbottom reappears and is surprised to see the dwarfs had followed them. Kep then calls Starchbottom 'Dillard' and welcomes him home, followed by Sissy, who calls for her mother and father and the grandmother to come out to greet Starchbottom. With the 7D still confused, Kep then explains that Starchbottom is his identical twin brother. Yep, Lord Starchbottom is actually Dillard Gerkin, and the Gerkins are his family!
Grandma Gerkin reveals that Starchbottom is actually a nickname given to him because his mother used to put too much starch in his pants. Starchy then confesses that he's actually not royalty and he fibbed when he applied to be Delightful's assistant so he can leave his family and take on his dream job, as his family constantly embarrasses him. Kep explains to Starchy that the family peckler had exploded because as he was operating it, he neglected to watch the pressure valve as he tended to his rooster, Mr. Bristles. With the machinery destroyed, the Gerkins can't produce anymore pickles and would be forced to move into Jollywood, much to the chagrin of Starchy. Appalled to the idea of his family moving in with him, Starchy, with the aid of the 7D, is determined to fix the situation.
The good news is that the blast left a steam imprint on the debris from the peckler, so Doc is able to design and construct a replica. After the new machine is built and more cucumbers pecked, the Gerkins are able to produce pickles once again. A test run then occurrs, and then Sir Yipsalot and Queen Delightful arrive at the farm (finding their way there by playing a game of "fetch the pickle" together). Sir Yipsalot gives the pickle a test taste but spits it out, howling again because the pickle doesn't have the flavor he craved. A distressed Starchbottom realizes the pickle won't be the same without the use of the famous Gerkin family pickle powder, but he doesn't know where to find some. Ma Gerkin calms him down and points to his pocket watch, and inside behind the family photo is a speck of the pickle powder. Ma had put it inside his watch because she doesn't want him to forget about home when he's away in Jollywood, and mother and son then share a passionate embrace.
With Doc able to produce more of the pickle powder, another production run commenced. Sir Yipsalot gives the newly made pickle another taste and immediately falls in love with it! Queen Delightful and Sir Yipsalot celebrate the moment by throwing a pickle party at the farm. Starchbottom fears that Delightful would fire him because he had lied to her about descending from royalty, but she refuses because not only did she never thought he was, but because she always liked him. She also tells him that he has a good family and has invited the Gerkins to stay at the castle with them for a whole month. The news doesn't settle well with Starchy as Happy finishes the song along with the other dwarfs as Mr. Bristles barks, ending the episode.
Featured Song[]
Running Gag[]
- Someone in the Gerkins and Starchy himself in the end saying "You just blowed my mind!", when being introduced to any of the 7D's bizarre inventions and gadgets.
Continuity[]
- A bit of animation in this episode is reused from "Say Pest to the Dress": The above image is from "Say Pest to the Dress" when Doc built the Very Best Catch-a-Pest while the other is from "The Family Pickles" when he built the pickle peckler. However, both screenshots show the same machine parts and the animation from "The Family Pickles" is flipped over. While "The Family Pickles" was animated by Wang, that particular piece of animation along with "Say Pest to the Dress" was done by Toon City.
- This is one of the episodes the Glooms did not appear.
- This is the fifth episode to have more than one character in its title card (Happy and Sir Yipsalot), the first to fourth being "The Long, Long Winter" (Happy and Dopey), "Surprise" (the 7D), "Abraca-Dopey" (Happy and Dopey), and "Oh Happy Grumpy" (Happy and Dopey).
Trivia[]
- Starchbottom's family is revealed in this episode.
- Sir Yipsalot appears in the title card for the first and only time.
Cultural References[]
- The song about the Gerkins moving into the castle parodies the theme song from the television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
Goofs[]
- When Bashful asked Delightful what should they do, the top stripe on Sneezy's shirt is blue instead of red.
- The close-ups of Delightful while the 7D is on the castle balcony show that Sneezy's hat is missing its feather.
- When Butterbean coos after he, Sissy and Kip were introduced to the 7D, only his skin tone on his head changes color.
Characters[]
International Premieres[]
- August 13, 2016 -- (Disney Channel Asia)
- November 8, 2020 -- (Disney XD Asia)