At lunch, Gordo tries to get seats at the cheerleaders' table for Lizzie, Miranda and himself, but Kate and Claire run them off and they have to eat on the grass. What's worse, they have to watch the cheeleaders practice. While doing a pyramid formation, Kate falls off the top and dislocates her shoulder. The next day when she arrives at the lunch table with her arm in a sling, Claire coldly informs her that since she can't cheer, she's been voted off the squad and isn't allowed to sit with them. All of a sudden Kate is a social nobody, reduced to eating her lunch alone on the grass and banished to the "dork hall!"
Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo soon find out that life with Claire as the new "Queen B" at the school is much worse that it was with Kate at the top, so Lizzie convinces her friends to start a campaign to make Kate popular again. Their efforts don't work at first, so Lizzie tries another idea: make it possible for Kate to cheer once more. After convincing Kate to go along with the idea, Lizzie teaches her a variety of one-armed cartwheels and tumbles. Kate learns well but is her typical self and barely gives Lizzie a word of thanks. Kate then shows up at cheerleading practice and challenges Claire. After watching Kate do a series of spectacular tricks, Claire attempts a cartwheel and injures her wrist. The next day at lunch Claire is in the same situation as Kate was before, and she morosely heads for a table to sit by herself. Lizzie and her friends are disappointed that Kate didn't learn anything from her experience, but they're in for an amazing surprise when Kate goes over to Claire and offers to let her sit with her fellow cheerleaders. Kate briefly looks at Lizzie and acknowledges her debt to her, but just as quickly she and Claire shoot back a nasty look, letting Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda know that things are back to normal. And it looks like that's the way everyone wants it to be.
Meanwhile, Matt comes home with big news--he got a one-line part in a school play. With Lanny's help, he constantly practices his one line, but he gets the ego of a leading man. Soon he is ordering his mother around like she's his flunky, much to her irritation. His treatment of Lanny also drives him away. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire put their foot down on Matt's behavior, but when he starts to protest he loses his voice. A humbled Matt apologizes to his mother for the way he acted and he apologizes to Lanny too, who agrees to take over his part! (No, we don't see or hear Lanny at the play!)moreless
Lizzie McGuire
The Rise and Fall of Kate (aka The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire)
Season 2,
Episode 6,
Aired
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Episode Summary
At lunch, Gordo tries to get seats at the cheerleaders' table for Lizzie, Miranda and himself, but Kate and Claire run them off and they have to eat on the grass. What's worse, they have to watch the cheerleaders practice. While doing a pyramid formation, Kate falls off the top and dislocates her shoulder. The next day when she arrives at the lunch table with her arm in a sling, Claire coldly informs her that since she can't cheer, she's been voted off the squad and isn't allowed to sit with them. All of a sudden Kate is a social nobody, reduced to eating her lunch alone on the grass and banished to the "dork hall!"''''Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo soon find out that life with Claire as the new "Queen B" at the school is much worse that it was with Kate at the top, so Lizzie convinces her friends to start a campaign to make Kate popular again. Their efforts don't work at first, so Lizzie tries another idea: make it possible for Kate to cheer once more. After convincing Kate to go along with the idea, Lizzie teaches her a variety of one-armed cartwheels and tumbles. Kate learns well but is her typical self and barely gives Lizzie a word of thanks. Kate then shows up at cheerleading practice and challenges Claire. After watching Kate do a series of spectacular tricks, Claire attempts a cartwheel and injures her wrist. The next day at lunch Claire is in the same situation as Kate was before, and she morosely heads for a table to sit by herself. Lizzie and her friends are disappointed that Kate didn't learn anything from her experience, but they're in for an amazing surprise when Kate goes over to Claire and offers to let her sit with her fellow cheerleaders. Kate briefly looks at Lizzie and acknowledges her debt to her, but just as quickly she and Claire shoot back a nasty look, letting Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda know that things are back to normal. And it looks like that's the way everyone wants it to be.''''Meanwhile, Matt comes home with big news--he got a one-line part in a school play. With Lanny's help, he constantly practices his one line, but he gets the ego of a leading man. Soon he is ordering his mother around like she's his flunky, much to her irritation. His treatment of Lanny also drives him away. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire put their foot down on Matt's behavior, but when he starts to protest he loses his voice. A humbled Matt apologizes to his mother for the way he acted and he apologizes to Lanny too, who agrees to take over his part! (No, we don't see or hear Lanny at the play!)moreless
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Trivia
ADD TRIVIA- When Lizzie and Kate are talking in the hallway, Lizzie's purse goes from being on her shoulder in one shot, to disappearing in the next, and then reappearing in the one after the camera pans to Kate. Also in that scene, one wide shot shows Kate holding two textbooks and a notebook followed by another shot which shows her holding only one textbook and the notebook. But the final shot shows Kate dropping the computer textbook. Edit
- A nitpick: When Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo go to sit in the grass with Kate, Miranda says, "So scoot over, Sanders." But there's no need for Kate to "scoot over," there's lots and lots of room for all three of them to sit down beside her comfortably. Edit
- Closed captioning error: Jennie Woods' first name is spelled "Jenny." This is a completely understandable error, since the only way we know the spelling of it is by reading it in a couple of the Lizzie McGuire books. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- This episode can also be found in the paperback novelization book The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire. Edit
- This is only the second time we see the Hillridge cheerleaders perform. (The first time: "Rumors." There were cheerleaders doing some formations in "Educating Ethan," but it wasn't clear whether they were Hillridge's or not.) Edit
- Matt is called Matthew by his parents for only the second time (?) on the series after he develops a swelled head over his one line in the play. The first instance was in "I've Got Rhythmic." Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Miranda (to Lizzie): If you have any great ideas about helping Claire, count me out. Edit
- Miranda and Gordo (signing): Ding-dong the witch is dead! Miranda: Which old witch? Gordo: The wicked witch! Lizzie: I guess that's a no. Miranda and Gordo: Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead! Edit
- Gordo: This is cruel and unusual punishment. There are rules about this in the Constitution. Miranda: Where does the Constitution stand on wet pants? Edit
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Gordo & Miranda: Ding dong, the witch is dead!
Gordo and Miranda sing a little bit of the song of the same name from the classic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. Edit -
Claire: Bring it on!
This expression, issued as a challenge to Kate, didn't start with the movie Bring It On (2000), but it no doubt was on the mind of the scriptwriter. The film is about two highly competitive high school cheerleading squads. It starred Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku. Edit -
Toon Lizzie: I'll take humiliation in front of the whole school for $500, Alex.
Toon Lizzie's acting although she's a contestant on the long-running game show Jeopardy! (1984-present; an earlier version ran from 1964-1975), hosted by Alex Trebek. In this show, the contestants are given answers to questions and they must give the correct question back as their answer. T.L. is picking a category and a dollar amount for her "answer." Edit
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Gordo & Miranda: Ding dong, the witch is dead!
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