Jared is babysitting his younger sister Cynthia while his mom is away (not quite sure where she was during this time). Of course the one thing that stands out in the beginning is the television show Cynthia is watching called "The Uncle Howee Show" featuring Uncle Howee and his puppet accomplice Loomis the Rabbit (and then there's that guy named Mr. Clock who can definitely send chills down your spine). While I do personally find "The Uncle Howee Show"'s theme song to be quite enjoyable, as it is very catchy, but Jared thinks that the show is an "annoying kid's show". Jared also refers to his sister as "a little blister". As I said before Tom Kenny's acting is great portraying the quirky Uncle Howee. It becomes apparent that Uncle Howee can indeed interact with Cynthia and other children through the television screen . . .
Also, please let it be noted that Jared is a jerky brother who doesn't seem to care about leaving his younger sister home alone at the house just so that he can go see a movie with his friends. And although their mother left Jared money to get pizza for him & Cynthia Jared gives his sister two little fish sticks and takes the $20.00 for him and his friends.
Now, in my opinion it feels like you always know what could happen in this episode, yet it always twists in some sort of way. Anyway, back to the episode!
Jared then has Cynthia get her pajamas on and brush her teeth, but while Cynthia is in the bathroom Jared hears her laughing with someone, and when Cynthia opens the door (since Jared was yelling at her to open the door) she says "He's here", and refuses to give Jared anymore information than that. When Jared goes downstairs he hears some people chuckling, and sees someone run around a corner. So, when Jared enters the room (you can guess what happens next) he finds Uncle Howee & Loomis who greet him with this:
Loomis tells Jared that he's a jerk and basically insults Jared quite a bit while Uncle Howee tells Loomis that Jared isn't trying to be a no good jerk, and that Jared's okay as far as brothers go...
Anyway, Uncle Howee decides that if Jared does love Cynthia then he'll have to find her within one minute or else his mother will come home and he'll be grounded for life (or something along those lines). Mr. Clock then scoots in from the side and begins counting down for a minute. Although Jared looks all over the house for Cynthia he can not find her, and Cynthia's laughing suddenly ceases after the time is up. Jared begins to tear up knowing that he has failed, but Uncle Howee says that Jared can have her back under one condition. After Jared asks Uncle Howee what it is, Uncle Howee replies by saying: It's in my theme song Jared, 'Do you want to be my friend?' Jared tells Uncle Howee "Maybe", but Loomis responds by saying "A maybe is not a yes!", and Uncle Howee agrees with Loomis. When Jared says yes, he and Uncle Howee shake hands and the scene cuts to Cynthia & Jared's mom walking up to the house. Inside Cynthia can be seen watching "The Uncle Howee Show", as Cynthia's mother asks her where Jared is Cynthia doesn't respond, but keeps watching "The Uncle Howee Show" laughing at all of Uncle Howee's little remarks. As Cynthia's mother struggles to find the television remote Uncle Howee asks Loomis if he wants to show the audience his new friend. Loomis responds by saying yes, and telling everyone his new friend is Jared. The name catches the mother's attention and she looks at the screen. On "The Uncle Howee Show" the camera pans to show Jared, now a puppet waving to the camera telling the audience everyone he can see. He says something like "Hello everyone, I can see Tommy, Chrissy, Steven, and Cynthia. Hello Cynthia." And he begins waving to the camera, and Cynthia waves back to the screen. The credits begin to roll.
This ending gives us some questions we can ask ourselves... is Mr. Clock also somebody trapped on the show? What are Uncle Howee's true intentions? There are probably more questions than this, but these are questions that come to my mind. I highly recommend this episode for a great storyline and Tom Kenny's wonderful performance as Uncle Howee.
Also, please let it be noted that Jared is a jerky brother who doesn't seem to care about leaving his younger sister home alone at the house just so that he can go see a movie with his friends. And although their mother left Jared money to get pizza for him & Cynthia Jared gives his sister two little fish sticks and takes the $20.00 for him and his friends.
Now, in my opinion it feels like you always know what could happen in this episode, yet it always twists in some sort of way. Anyway, back to the episode!
Jared then has Cynthia get her pajamas on and brush her teeth, but while Cynthia is in the bathroom Jared hears her laughing with someone, and when Cynthia opens the door (since Jared was yelling at her to open the door) she says "He's here", and refuses to give Jared anymore information than that. When Jared goes downstairs he hears some people chuckling, and sees someone run around a corner. So, when Jared enters the room (you can guess what happens next) he finds Uncle Howee & Loomis who greet him with this:
Loomis tells Jared that he's a jerk and basically insults Jared quite a bit while Uncle Howee tells Loomis that Jared isn't trying to be a no good jerk, and that Jared's okay as far as brothers go...
Anyway, Uncle Howee decides that if Jared does love Cynthia then he'll have to find her within one minute or else his mother will come home and he'll be grounded for life (or something along those lines). Mr. Clock then scoots in from the side and begins counting down for a minute. Although Jared looks all over the house for Cynthia he can not find her, and Cynthia's laughing suddenly ceases after the time is up. Jared begins to tear up knowing that he has failed, but Uncle Howee says that Jared can have her back under one condition. After Jared asks Uncle Howee what it is, Uncle Howee replies by saying: It's in my theme song Jared, 'Do you want to be my friend?' Jared tells Uncle Howee "Maybe", but Loomis responds by saying "A maybe is not a yes!", and Uncle Howee agrees with Loomis. When Jared says yes, he and Uncle Howee shake hands and the scene cuts to Cynthia & Jared's mom walking up to the house. Inside Cynthia can be seen watching "The Uncle Howee Show", as Cynthia's mother asks her where Jared is Cynthia doesn't respond, but keeps watching "The Uncle Howee Show" laughing at all of Uncle Howee's little remarks. As Cynthia's mother struggles to find the television remote Uncle Howee asks Loomis if he wants to show the audience his new friend. Loomis responds by saying yes, and telling everyone his new friend is Jared. The name catches the mother's attention and she looks at the screen. On "The Uncle Howee Show" the camera pans to show Jared, now a puppet waving to the camera telling the audience everyone he can see. He says something like "Hello everyone, I can see Tommy, Chrissy, Steven, and Cynthia. Hello Cynthia." And he begins waving to the camera, and Cynthia waves back to the screen. The credits begin to roll.
This ending gives us some questions we can ask ourselves... is Mr. Clock also somebody trapped on the show? What are Uncle Howee's true intentions? There are probably more questions than this, but these are questions that come to my mind. I highly recommend this episode for a great storyline and Tom Kenny's wonderful performance as Uncle Howee.
