"Fools and Regulations" is the 12th episode of season 6 of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
Plot[]
SPOILER: Plot details follow.
Frankie and Mr. Herriman are hosting a party for potential donors, and if they don’t get donations from them, the house will be shut down. To prevent anything from going wrong, Frankie asks Wilt, Coco, Eduardo, and Bloo to choose between going outside to play or staying upstairs while the party is going on so long as they don't set foot on the first floor. When the gang can't decide, Frankie insists they go outside, which they beg her not to do, but upon going upstairs, they are regretful of their actions. To keep themselves from being distracted by the outside, the gang decides to play a board game, but their chanting is too loud and Frankie orders them to do something quieter.
Bloo, still feeling tempted by the outside, shuts the blinds to their room and uses a trouble light to read a book, which causes a fire in their room. As Jackie Khones fetches some water to put out the fire, he is spotted by Frankie, who learns of the fire and thus throws Bloo and the others outside to prevent any more accidents. Initially, everyone is happy to finally be outside until Mac arrives with some video games that Terrence let him borrow. The gang is now regretful that they're stuck outside without a way of getting in to play Mac's games without disturbing the party. Various attempts to get back inside without touching the first floor soon play out until eventually, the gang manages to get back inside but accidentally smashes the video game system and television. Frankie and Herriman hear the commotion outside and notice everyone back upstairs again, confident they won't be punished for breaking any of Frankie's rules. Frankie doesn't believe them and angrily threatens them with punishment for creating a constant ruckus outside, which shocks everyone and causes Bloo to lock Frankie and Herriman outside to prevent them both from getting them in trouble.
Realizing Bloo won't let them in, Frankie sets off to find another way in the house while Herriman looks for a key to the door. Bloo and Coco stall Frankie from getting in, Wilt and Mac try to keep the party going on, and Eduardo is left with keeping Herriman from getting inside. Chaos ensues until Bloo reveals to everyone what he and the gang did to get in and out of the house without disturbing the party. Feeling sorry for Frankie's burden, the guests give her a great deal of money out of sympathy, much to Frankie's surprise, and she realizes Bloo didn't break any rules after all. Mr. Herriman enters and tells Frankie he found the key under the mat, only to find everyone gone. He scolds Bloo thinking he cost the money, but Frankie points out he didn't cost them any money and shows him the money, much to his shock and joy. Bloo proves that he and the others did nothing wrong until Bloo touches the first floor.
Spoilers end here.
Characters present[]
Speaking:
Bloo, Coco, Eduardo, Frankie Foster, Jackie Khones, Mac, Mr. Herriman, The Unknown Friend, Wilt
Non-speaking:
Boomer
Trivia[]
- This is the third and last time in which Frankie wears her black dress. She previously wore her black dress in "Frankie My Dear" and "Ticket to Rod".
- This is the third and final episode where both Frankie and Mr. Herriman get locked out of the house, the first two being "The Big Cheese" and "The Little Peas".
- This is the final episode where Madame Foster is absent, as well as the final episode where any of the eight main characters is absent.
- Frankie makes a new rule in this episode, when normally, Mr. Herriman is the one who makes the rules at Foster's.
- This episode features a very rare mention of Terrence being nice to Mac.
- This episode marks the final appearance of Boomer.
Cultural references[]
- During one of the attempts to get back inside, Mac tries to kick Bloo into the window only to have Wilt pull him away, causing Mac to scream when he misses and fling himself into the air, landing on his back. This is a direct reference to Peanuts when Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown, thus leading him to do the same thing. Also, Mac says "good grief", just like Charlie Brown. The scene also features the same running sound that Charlie Brown makes.