The Electric Company Season 1 Episode 17

Manny is excited that today is the 'Limerick Slam Competition' which

Manny wins every year. Hector isn't interested,but Jessica is and signs

in to compete with Manny. Later at the diner, Jessica tries to rhyme with

Limericks, but Hector says her rhymes are invalid. Hector refuses to

discuss about why he's bitter about it. But, he fesses up and remembers

competing against Manny in the limerick face-off several years ago. He was

distracted by a buzzing sound which made him lose the competition,and he

never faced off against him ever since. Manny taunts Hector and Jessica

from a cellphone which made them decide to face-off against Manny together.

And so, Hector teaches Jessica the limerick stucture.Two rhymes,followed

by two different rhymes before a third rhyme from the first two. Manny

watches their stradegy,but he has a way to cheat. A mechanical bug to

distract Jessica. It's time for the Limerick Slam and Jessica and Manny

face-off in three rounds. In round 1,Manny makes a limerick from the word

poet. He's got it valid and Jessica goes up. Suddenly,she's distracted by

Manny's mechanical bug. However,Jessica got a word valid before moving on

to Round 2. Hector calls time-out and got word from Jessica about the

buzzing sound. Hector investigates and discovers that Manny was cheating

with the bug just like he did to him years ago. Hector replaces Jessica

in the competition. Manny tries to distract him,but Hector catches the

bug. Manny's motive is exposed.Mrs. Spamboni who was in the audience gets

mad at her son. After winning Round 2 Hector ordered a freestyle round to

make things fair. Jessica partners up with Hector while Manny partners

with his mother. Manny messes up by rhyming one word with the same one

and gets it invalid. Hector and Jessica win the face-off leaving Manny

crying.