Editing Flippity Francine

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{{Episode infobox
|ep. name = Flippity Francine
|season = [[Season 16|16]]
|image= Flippity Francine.jpg
|airdate = 
|prev. episode = [[Based on a True Story]]
|next episode = [[Muffy Takes the Wheel]]
|prod. code = 1602a
|writers = [[Matt Hoverman]]
|titlecard = Flippity Francine Title Card.png
|storyboarders = [[Allan Jeffery]]
|number = 2a
|us = October 16, 2012<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001602</ref>
|aus = December 13, 2012<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/201212/programs/ZX8973A042D2012-12-13T152951.htm</ref>
}}
{{EpisodeHeader|1|2|16}}
==Summary==
Francine tries to regain her dignity after Muffy posts a goofy video of her online.
==Plot==
[[Muffy]] is about to take a video of [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] doing the pinwheel kick, but instead she flips and lands in the mud. Francine is then counting the number of views on [[YouWhoTube]] that evening and gets worried, saying "I'm doomed!"

<center>'''Flippity Francine'''</center>

After the title card, Francine wears a disguise to school so she won't be embarrassed, but many people notice her. They call her "Flippity" and Francine gets embarrassed. Then Francine falls on Muffy and [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] laughs. Francine tells Muffy that she has been ruined in the entire school, but Muffy corrects her by saying that she is a hit all over the internet. An adult walking by outside says "Flippity, you're hysterical!" and laughs.

After school, Francine goes to the Crosswire estate and Muffy shows her that the video has 574 views, which is more than Tiny the Xylophone-playing cat, which she claims is a classic. Then [[Ed Crosswire]] comes in wearing a duck costume for an ad for [[Crosswire Motors]]. It was Muffy's idea. Then Mr. Crosswire adds that Francine is an internet celebrity. Francine says that she still doesn't want people laughing at her, so Muffy shows her the comments that people have left. One said that Francine should have her own show.

Francine is then brushing her teeth at home that night and sees Binky, Mr. Crosswire, and Muffy saying things about her in the mirror. Francine goes to her room to sleep but flips when she trips on her shoe. Her older sister [[Catherine]] laughs and says that she sees why everyone likes her video. Francine then has a fantasy where she has her own show. In that fantasy, [[Tibble Twins|the Tibbles]], dressed as cowboys are stealing money from the Crosswires. Suddenly, Francine flips on them and saves the Crosswires. The fantasy ends, then Francine asks Muffy if she has taken the video down yet, and Muffy says no, but promises to do it in the morning. Francine says that she shouldn't. Muffy then gets up and watches the video again.

The next day at school, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] asks the class who wants to solve the problem. Francine does and she puts a banana peel on the floor and bumps it on the blackboard. Mr. Ratburn asks if she has hurt anything, and Francine says only her dignity. Everyone laughs and cheers for her. Then it's lunchtime and Francine flips over a bench and everyone cheers and laughs again. Then [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] says that he will never get tired of this.

However, at a soccer game, Buster says that he got tired of this. [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] agrees. [[Muffy]] says that the video now has 15,000 views. Then Mr. Crosswire calls them over and says that they are facing [[Mighty Mountain]] and they will climb that mountain, knock it over, and come back the other side. [[Alan Powers|Brain]] is kicking the ball and Francine calls that she's open, but she gets distracted and flips by accident. Mighty Mountain ends up winning the game as the score was 5-6. Arthur is not happy about this and tells Francine that they could've won if she wasn't such an attention hog. Francine then tells Muffy that this has to stop. Muffy agrees but then tells Francine that many people had filmed her, not just Muffy, including the adult who said "Flippity, you're hysterical!". Francine groans.

Francine has a dream that night where Muffy rebuilds her as a clown and flips for the enjoyment of little kids. Francine wakes up from the nightmare. She looks at the computer the next day and finds that somebody is copying her. She asks Buster for advice and he tells her to do something that she is really proud of. Francine then tells Buster that he is a genius and takes his advice.

Later, at the soccer field, Francine is practicing her soccer kicks. [[Lakewood Elementary School|Lakewood]] is facing Mighty Mountain and then Francine does the [[pinwheel kick]] to win the soccer game. Later, after the game, Muffy says that Francine was right about the pinwheel kick, and is disappointed that she wasn't able to film it. Arthur can't believe the 5:00 news did get the footage, and Buster says that his mom tapes every game. They rewatch it again, but Francine wants to back it up with her favorite part; the Crosswire Motors commercial. As they are watching the commercial, the episode finishes.

==Characters==
===Major===
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
===Minor===
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Nigel Ratburn]]
*[[Ed Crosswire]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Catherine Frensky]]
===Cameo===
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Jenna Morgan]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Alex]]
*[[Maria Pappas]]
*[[Slink]]
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]]
*[[Edwin]]
*[[Emily]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
*[[Thora Read]]
==Songs==
*"[[Flippity Francine (song)|Flippity Francine]]"
==Trivia==
*In Korean, this episode is called "인터넷 스타, 프랜신," which translates to "Internet Star, Francine."
*When [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] is brushing her teeth and looking through the mirror, her head turns into [[Binky Barnes|Binky]]'s head, then into [[Mr. Crosswire]]'s head, and then [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s head.
*'''Timeline:''' 
**The duck costume that [[Ed Crosswire]] wears in the commercial is also seen in "[[Based on a True Story]]."
**Buster mentions the events of "[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]," implying that it happened a while ago.
*'''Moral:''' Don't publish humiliating videos online without someone's permission.
===Episode connections===
*A bowl of spaghetti lands on [[Francine Frensky|Francine]]'s head, and a bowl of spaghetti lands on [[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s head in the opening of "[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]."
===Cultural references===
*Both Muffy/Lincoln also posts something embarssing which causes Francine/Lincoln's sisters in [http://theloudhouse.wikia.com/wiki/Making_the_Caseh?oldid=656692 Making The Case]
*The video "Tiny the Xylophone Playing Cat" referenced by Muffy and the "Virtuoso Cat" briefly seen on the YouWhoTube homepage is a parody of the viral video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ Keyboard Cat]
*[[YouWhoTube]] is an obvious parody of [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]].
*The dream where Muffy "rebuilds" Francine is a reference to ''{{W|The Bionic Woman}}''.
*Francine's [[Flippity Francine (song)|sitcom]] where she flips over furniture when entering the room is a reference to ''{{W|The Dick Van Dyke Show}}''.

===Errors===
*The scoreboard reads 'Elwood City' and 'Mighty Mountain', instead of 'Home' and 'Visitor'.
**Even if the words were changed for clarity, 'Elwood City' should have been 'Lakewood' in that case.
==Gallery==
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You're an internet celebrity!.jpg
You're a star!.jpg
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Flippity, you're histerical!.jpg
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