"Room with a Feud" is the thirteenth episode in season 3 of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
Plot[]
SPOILER: Plot details follow.
A calculator imaginary friend named Poindexter Dorkface III has been adopted and Bloo decides to help him move out in exchange for Poindexter's paddleball. While handing over his paddleball, Poindexter expresses his relief that Bloo only helped him for that instead of his single room, oblivious to Bloo's shock and selfishness. Shortly after Poindexter leaves, Bloo immediately tries to take the room for himself, but soon enough, Coco, Eduardo and Wilt learn about the new room and all want the room to themselves. Everyone goes to see Mr. Herriman over who rightfully deserves the room. Unable to determine whose criteria is more deserving for the room, Mr. Herriman decides to let them sort it out amongst themselves.
Not willing to let anyone else have the room for themselves, the four friends compete in various contests and tasks to see who gets it. Bloo tells them that his stuff is already there so it's his, but the angered Eduardo kicks Bloo out and shoves him into the trash. Ed decides to play "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe," but it quickly turns into a feud when Ed cheats by picking himself. They have multiple contests, like showing off strength with Ed lifting the bus out of anger and jealousy, building an object with Coco smashing a banana on a wheel and putting a bucket over it, which she wins due to her being the only one who knows the rules, Wilt handily winning a basketball game, and paddle ball which everyone except Bloo does well. During these contests, an imaginary friend named Peanut Butter joins in the various contests as he too wants to get the room, but with no noticeable success. During the various attempts, Frankie takes advantage of their eagerness to get the room by tricking them into doing her chores, but her plans go out of control when Herriman decides to take over again. Tired of all the fighting, Mr. Herriman lets Mac decide, just as he shows up. Mac, believing someone is in trouble, picks Peanut Butter, to everyone's disappointment.
Unhappy about Mac's unintentional decision, the friends now work together to try and drive Peanut Butter out of the room. Their attempts include forming an oompah band and vandalizing the new room, but with every attempt of theirs, Peanut Butter is gladdened by their efforts as it makes the room better for him. As the other friends angrily chase down Peanut Butter, Mac goes to find a classmate from his school named Jerry to be a friend with him. Peanut Butter gets adopted by Jerry and once again the argument over who gets the room reignites until finally Madame Foster shows up to resolve the dispute, making each friend draw straws. Eduardo wins. At night, Eduardo sees a spider, which scares him, so Wilt comes in and sleeps in his room. Soon, Coco begins to miss her friends' snoring and goes into the room, leaving the old room to Bloo. Bloo is happy at first, but then he feels lonely, so he goes into the room as well. After they all settle in their new room, Jackie Khones gets their old one to himself.
In the credits, Mr. Herriman announces to all the friends at Foster's that a vacant room is available to whomever can find where he has hidden the key to the room. As all the friends rush to find it, Mr. Herriman thinks it went rather well, unlike Frankie.
Spoilers end here.
Trivia[]
- The reasons why each imaginary friend wants the room:
- Coco wants the room because she is housed with only boys while she is a girl (and with Frankie assisting her with them).
- Eduardo wants the room due to his fear of spiders.
- Wilt wants the room due to its basketball theme.
- Bloo wants the room due to his selfish attitude and apparently since the room is enormous.
- Peanut Butter wants the room since he feels it's fair for other house members to compete for it as well.
- This is one of the few episodes in which Wilt displays an out-of-character personality. In his attempts to get the room, Wilt becomes cocky and selfish as opposed to his usually kind and humble personality.
- It is revealed that out of all his years of being at Foster's, Wilt has never had his own room, having always had to share one with another imaginary friend (or friends).
- Peanut Butter gets adopted in this episode but returns for a cameo appearance in the series finale. It is possible that he got put up for adoption again.
- Bloo, Wilt, Eduardo and Coco all move into Poindexter's former room at the end of the episode but are seen living in their old room again in later episodes. It is possible that they all got bored of the basketball-themed room and decided to move back to their old room.
- The fourth wall is broken when Peanut Butter asks, "What's this, the Wilt, Ed, and Coco show?", and Bloo replies, "No, it's the Bloo show."
- According to Mr. Herriman, there is nothing in the house book that says what to do when a room becomes available after occupants move out.