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Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends Season 3 Episode 5

Duchess Of Wails

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AIRED: 9/23/05

Duchess is adopted by Mac's neighbors, and Foster's doesn't want to take her back. Meanwhile, Terrence told Mac that his mom is thinking about moving to Singapore. It's up to Mac and Bloo to get rid of Duchess. They try to frame Duchess for what they did to their home, but it only makes the family love Duchess even more. Mac and Bloo have no choice but to return her back to Foster's. However, Terrence decides to help the others back at Foster's Home to keep Duchess away.moreless

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Duchess of Wails is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny! Duchess gets adopted by Mac's neighbors, but is not happy about it

9.6

By bugsy29, May 25, 2008

a good episode for all fans to watch if they love Duchess!

Duchess of Wails is a good episode,but not my favorite.

(That is the one with the slumber party.) Duchess is forced to move into the ApppleBees,Mac's neighbors. But she

was not at all happy about it. She wants her bed,her pillows,her humidifier,her dehumidifier,and a bathtub. She

wants to go home. The noise made Mac's mom want to move!

Reluctantly, Mac and Bloo try to take her back,but noone wants her.annnnnnnnnd then a very very very very very bad thing happens. Terrance wants Duchess to stay at the Appple Bees. Will Mac and Bloo get her home? Great episode.moreless
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This was a well written episode...

9.2

By johnc1986, Nov 27, 2006

This was a very funny and interesting episode to say the least. Duches is treated like royalty but she in my view is a real pain in the neck to say the least and she should not be treated like this be the others at the home. The advertising they used to try and get rid of her got me laughing since it was such a funny thing to see how much they don't like her one bit. The family who adopted Duches was really happy and strange to see since i dont believe anyone in real life would be so strange but i am rambling on this was a well written episode and you should see it whenever you can.moreless
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Duchess is a big meanie! A very dramatic and tragic episode,

8.4

By dewsid, Sep 24, 2006

This is an episode that shows us how mean and erm.. mean Duchess can be.

The beginning music sounded very duchessy and I also felt sorry for all the friends. It also seemed unusual Madame Foster was catering to Duchess's needs.

Anyway, the Applebees seemed like the Flanders of "The Simpsons". But only thing is, well they seem more idiotic. And also, everything that happens, they perhaps take it in a too optimistic way.I did like how Mac and Bloo sabotaged the Applebee's flat and how they tried to get Duchess back. The fighting scene was like Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. It was incredibly interesting to watch and I liked this episode because it showed the less-jerky Bloo. And it was also good to hear the music from Adoptcalypse Now?. I was filled with happy feelings when Singapore was mentioned. I mean, I live there and its quite rare to hear the country being spoken. (By the way,Singapore got seperated from Malaysia in 1965).

The only thing I disliked was that Terence got away with his crime and that Bloo and Mac had to cater to every of Duchess's needs. They looked soo sad.

Overall, a really tragic episode made exciting.moreless
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Duchess is adopted by the Applebees, Mac's neighbors. and Foster's doesn't want to take her back. Terrence told Mac that his mom is thinking about moving to Singapore. Mac and Bloo try to get rid of Duchess..moreless

9.9

By Sonicrulez10, Aug 05, 2006

Duchess is adopted by The Applebees, Mac's neighbors. and Foster's doesn't want to take her back. Terrence told Mac that his mom is thinking about moving to Singapore. Mac and Bloo try to get rid of Duchess. They try to frame Duchess for what they did to their home, but it only makes the Applebees love her more. Mac and Bloo have no choice but to bring her back to Foster's. Terrence decides to help the others back at Foster's Home to keep Duchess away. This episode was funny. I thought I saw an orange imaginary friend who looked alot like Trogdor from Homestar Runner.moreless
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A good episode, great at some parts, but other parts make you wanna cry.

8.0

By CrunchBandicoot, Jul 23, 2006

Duchess finally gets adopted, but Mac has to move! Why? It's cause Duchess is living next door! Mac and Bloo immediately try to get Duchess back into Foster's, but Terrence, Mac's punkass brother, will stop at nothing to foil their plan, for Terrence wants Mac to be miserable without Bloo. So he runs to foster's to alert everyone about Mac and Bloo's endeavor. When Mac and Bloo get to Foster's, some crazy stuff starts happenin'! As Madame Foster and all the imaginary friends are ready to hit Mac and Bloo with all they've got, it looks like a full scale war is gonna go down! Mac and Bloo are horrified to find out that they knew they were coming, but bravely press on foward. They get pelted with apples and tomatoes, but still are goin' at it, until they finally get KO'ed by a barrage of carrots. I almost cried when I saw Mac and Bloo lying in the mud like that. Afterward, when they both wake up, they tell Madame Foster and everyone about why they had to take Duchess back, and how Mac would have to move if they didn't. Madame Foster takes Duchess back, but only if Mac and Bloo do what Duchess says. I was so pissed at the ending. Mac and Bloo get the short end of the stick when Terrence doesn't get pawned for what he did. I wanted to murder Terrence badly after this episode. Well, at least the rest of the episode was good, like how the battle was a spoof from Lord of the Rings, and how the family who adopted Duchess reminded me very much of the Flanders from the Simpsons, anyway, this was a fun episode to watch.moreless
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Keith Ferguson	Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo
Sean Marquette	Mac
Tara Strong	Terrence
Tom Kane	Mr. Herriman
Candi Milo	Coco/Madame Foster
Phil LaMarr	Wilt

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Tom Kane	Sporty Dad	Recurring Role
Tara Strong	Daughter Applebee / Sporty Daughter	Recurring Role
Candi Milo	Mother Applebee	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (7)
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- The morning after Bloo and Mac vandalize the Applebee's apartment, Mac's still in his pajamas and says they should be "waking up any minute now". When they hear their plan didn't work, Bloo immediately kidnaps Duchess and they run out the door with her. Terrance chases them, reaches the house first and tells Frankie and Herriman "They'll be here by night fall", and Frankie answers "You mean, within the next two or three minutes?" By the time Mac and Bloo arrive with Duchess, it's dark out.
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- Throughout the second half of the episode, the show begins more towards the Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers.
  
  Characters and scenes as follows:
  
  Terrence enters the door as Aragorn enters Helm's Deep. And speaking to Foster, Frankie and Mr. Herriman much like Grima Wormtongue.
  
  Madame Foster, when she make her speech to the imaginary friends, her dialogue is part King Theoden and Saruman (including his word "To war!"). When lead the defense, she play as Aragorn.
  
  After Bloo resembles the Eye of Sauron, freezing rain pours as much as the movie's.
  
  Eduardo shoots the apple before Foster says fire resembles one of the Yeomen archers.
  
  When Foster orders Wilt to stop them, Wilt plays the role as Legolas.
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- During Duchess' morning routine, she was being treated like royalty. You'd think that Duchess would eat something more royal than cereal.
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- Singapore is not actually in Malaysia. It was part of Malaysia, but separated in 1965 and today is its own country.
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- When Bloo puts his clown mask on, his hands are bare, but when he says that his mask matches his mittens, his mittens are on.
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- The final line of the Foster's motto reads "We will house and nurture forever more.", but nurture is spelled out nuture.
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- The resistance formed by Madame Foster to prevent Duchess from being brought back to Foster's by Mac and Bloo is a parody of the climatic battle between Rohan and the Uruk-hai at Helms Deep from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The battle even followed the order how the battle was fought in 'The Two Towers; replacing sharpened carrots with arrows. Madame Foster even shouts out dialogue similar to King Theoden and or Aragorn's commands as he and his men fought of the Uruks.
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QUOTES (11)
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- Duchess: (To Mac and Bloo) Get outta my way Blinkie and Clyde!
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- Ugly Dad: Now if we adopt you, will you promise to be good?
  Duchess: Now if I let you adopt me, will you promise to be less ugly?!
  (Ugly family's mouths gape open in shock)
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- Mac: (About the Applebees) It's like they're immune.
  Bloo: Well we'll have to make them mune... by any means necessary.
  (Pause as the clocks tick)
  Mac: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
  Bloo: Sandwich break!
  Mac: (At the same time) Sabotage!
  Bloo: Oh, right. Your idea's much better. Sabotage.
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- Mr. Herriman: How long?!
  Terrence: They'll be here by nightfall.
  Frankie: You mean four or five minutes?
  Terrence: (Dramatically) Yes.
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- Bloo: If I were in charge here, I would kick her botox to the curb. So, what's the dealio?
  Mr. Herriman: Ah, it's a fine question you pose. This visual aid should explain what, indeed, the dealio is.
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- (Mac and Bloo are straining, while carrying Duchess)
  Mac: Singapore's not -- that -- far away.
  Bloo: Yeah, and I hear that they got -- great cheese in -- Wisconsin.
  (Mac sighs, and Duchess whacks Bloo with a brush)
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- Madame Foster: Show 'em what's up, doc!
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- Mac: Duchess is living next door?! (Screaming) NO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!!!
  Duchess: Quiet out there!
  Mac: (Silently to himself) No-o-o-o-o-o!
  (Later, Mac and Bloo are laughing out loud when...)
  Duchess Quiet out there!
  (Mac and Bloo giggle)
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- Madame Foster: Granny Smith, Red Delicious, FIRE!!!
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- Mac: Singapore, here I come!
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- Terrence: (As the Foster's gang stare at him angrily) Um, uh, as they say in Wisconsin, Sayonara! (Runs off)
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- The imaginary octopus behind Madame Foster resembles "Dr. Octopus" from the Spiderman comics.
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- Look Hard: Mac apparently has an MP3 player which looks a lot like the Apple iPod.
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- Look Hard: During the montage showing the various advertisements for Duchess there is a brief shot of the
  TADA football arena, more then likely a reference to Vaughn Tada who works on the show as a story border.
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- UK airdate: November 4, 2005.
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- Duchess can hear faint sound and/or music perfectly, sort of like Mr. Herriman's ability to hear.
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- Human Debuts: The Applebees.
  Imaginary Friend Debuts: Masseussy, Pedicurio, Wally.
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- The robot friend in the back is literally doing the Robot, as well as Michael Jackson's moonwalk.
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- The Foster's Motto:
  
  Give us your tired, your poor
  Imaginary friends with no beds but the floor.
  Your cast off Creatures, Pedigrees, and Mutts
  Even if they're royal pains in the butts.
  Any friend who enters through this door,
  We will house and nuture forever more.
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- Animation Studio: Boulder Media, Ltd.
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- Listen Closely: The music that Bloo has with the puppet gloves is the same music he dances to in "Adoptcalypse Now."
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- When the party breaks out after Duchess is adopted, Bloo does the dance from "Adoptcalypse Now" while Wilt does the same dance moves from "Partying Is Such Sweet Soiree."
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- Credits: The Applebees play a game of "Go Fish."
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- Running Gags: 1) Terrence, Bloo, and everyone else confusing Singapore with Wisconsin. 2) Duchess telling Mac to quiet down the screaming and/or laughing, then he does it silently.
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- Look Hard: A Madame Foster's cookies bobble head, like the one seen in "Cookie Dough" is on Mac's desk whilst Duchess is griping during the outset of Act Two.
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- First appearance of Mac and Terrence's mom since "House of Bloo's." However, her face is still not shown.
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- Foster's has another "IN CASE OF (NAME OF IMAGINARY FRIEND) BEING ADOPTED" alarm. For Duchess, it was to throw a party, complete with the kickin' bass beat version of the Foster's theme.
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- Duchess call Eduardo "Senor Smells-A-Lot" and calls Mac and Bloo "Blinky" and "Clyde." Blinky and Clyde are the names of the Red and Orange ghosts from Pac-Man that turn blue when Pac-Man eats a power pill..
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- Title Card Sound: Duchess wailing.
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- There is an orange imaginary friend that looks exactly like Trogdor from homestarrunner.com.
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- Applebees
  
  Probably named after a restaurant called "Applebees".
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- The Foster's Motto: The Statue Of Liberty
  
  The Foster's Motto is similar to the poem on the Statue Of Liberty, written by Emma Lazurus.
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- The Applebees: Appearance
  Mac's neighbors bare a resemblance to the Flanders family from The Simpsons. Like the Flanders, the Applebees are ridiculously nice and it's nearly impossible to make them angry.
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- Madame Foster: Granny Smith, Red Delicious... FIRE!
  Granny Smith and Red Delicious are two different types of apples. Granny Smith apples are green.
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- Duchess: Outta my way Blinky, Clyde!
  An obvious reference to the classic 1980's video game Pac-Man, in which the ghosts were named Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Clyde. In Ms. Pac-Man, however, Clyde was replaced by Sue. When either Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man ate a special pill, the ghosts turned blue.
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- Mac: What? How did they know we were coming?
  Bloo: The mighty Eye of Foster's sees all.
  Bloo is making an allusion to the Eye of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings.
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- Madame Foster: Show 'em what's up, doc!
  An reference to Looney Tunes chief protagonist Bugs Bunny's tagline.
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- n/a: Lord of the Rings
  The battle between Foster's Home and Mac and Bloo at the end resembles the Battle of Helm's Deep from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
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- Bloo: Attack of the killer tomatoes!
  A reference from the infamous bad movie (and animated series) of the same name Attack of The Killer Tomatoes.
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- Episode Title: Duchess Of Wails
  The title is of course a reference to the late Lady Diana Spencer, who was the Princess of Wales until her death in an automobile accident in Paris, France in September of 1997.
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