The Off-Beats - Betty Anne's Glasses
Brief
Betty Anne Bongo loses her glasses.
Notes
Episodes of the Off-Beats feature cold opens before a title screen. This cold open shows the inciting incident of Betty Anne losing her glasses while playing bongo.
Having a show that runs for multiple episodes, even shorts with only a few minutes, allows for the development of characters and recurring jokes. A recurring gag is Tommy's propensity for screaming and another recurring gag is the violent expulsion of one popular for making an innocuous observation. I like recurring jokes.
August's love for gadgets is established from the first episode. It reappears in this episode with his solution for Betty Anne's problem.
The name of Mo Willem's older character is at least a little ambiguous because it typically sounds like Grubby Groo sometimes. But the credits for the special call him Grubby Goo. But the script for the special calls him Grubby Groo.
September dresses up as Bill Clinton.
We get the name of another popular for the first time, Beth.
Long Synopsis
Betty Anne performs on her bongo for the Off-Beats. During her passionate playing, she loses her glasses. The Populars find her glasses. Tina puts her glasses on. When Betty Anne asks for them, Tina denies seeing them. Repunzil compliments Tina on her new glasses. Tommy asks the Populars if they saw the glasses. He repeats. He asks again...slightly louder. August uses his eyewear detector which finds the glasses. But the Populars do not admit they have them. September and the Off-Beats dress up as the President and gets Betty Anne's glasses back.
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