01x16 - While You Were Sleepcasting

[bunniefuu]

[♪ upbeat music playing]

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Does Mr. Spaulding really think
we don't know he wears a toupee?

-He has to know we know.
-[Billie chuckles]

It blows off his head
every time the AC turns on.

[chuckles] Mr. Spaulding should
change his name to Mr. Balding.

[laughs] Mr. Balding.

That is so funny, Billie.
[laughs]

Eva Morales
just called you funny.

All I did was rhyme
Mr. Spaulding's name.

It wasn't even a very good joke.

It wasn't.
It was a terrible joke.

Well, I wouldn't say terrible.

Billie,
you're missing the point.

The most popular girl
in eighth grade

just gave you a compliment.
Eighth grade, Billie.

We're like babies to them.
We're invisible.

We're invisible babies.

I didn't even know
she knew my name.

I'll take Billie and Winter.

She knows both our names.

And she picked us first
for her kickball team.

W... we got this.
Just be cool and do what I do.

[grunts]

[student] Oh! [chuckling]

Yeah, I don't wanna do that.

Eva Morales talked to you twice?

Yeah, and after kickball,

she looked us in the eye
and was like, "See ya."

"See ya."
An eighth grader sees us.

-Usually, we're like...
-I know, I know.

Invisible babies.

Hey! There she is.

I'm just gonna go talk to her.

Maybe she wants
to actually be friends.

Either she's the bravest person
I know,

or that kickball hit her harder
than I thought.

-Hey, Eva.
-Hey, Billie. What's up?

What's up? [chuckles]

I didn't think
that far ahead yet.

Uh, we should all, like,
hang out sometime.

Yeah, what are you doing
after school?

Today, nothing. Not a thing.

Cool. See you guys later.

-Eva.
-[Eva] Hey, Richard.

Did you hear that?

Yeah, she called you
the wrong name.

Yeah, but usually she calls me

"you're standing
in front of my locker,"

so Richard for the win!

[♪ theme song playing]

♪ Everything is not
what it seems ♪

♪ When you can have
what you want ♪

♪ By the simplest of means ♪

♪ Be careful not to mess
with the balance of things ♪

♪ Because everything is not
what it seems ♪

♪ You might run into trouble
if you go to extremes ♪

♪ Because everything is not
what it seems ♪

♪ Yes, please ♪

-♪ What it seems ♪
-[theme song concludes]

Eva is so cool.
She was just like,

"Let's pop by the mall
on the way home."

And we popped by the mall
on the way home.

[chuckles] And did you see her
at the makeup counter?

She bought lipstick,
not a gloss, not tint, stick.

What are you guys talking about?

-Nothing.
-Not you.

Hey, girls.

-Hey, Giada, this is Eva.
-She's an eighth grader.

Don't know why I said that.

Seventh and eighth graders
can be friends.

It's only weird
if you call attention to it.

[chuckles]

It's nice to meet you,
Mrs. Russo.

It's nice to meet you too, Eva.
[chuckling]

Oh, well, I hope it's okay
that I asked her over.

It all just, you know,
kind of happened.

Oh, of course, Billie.
This is so exciting.

You're making new friends.
[chuckles]

Well,
I have to be home for dinner,

so I should probably go.

Oh, you know,
I wish you didn't have to.

It was so fun hanging out.

Well, listen, you're welcome
to come back after dinner.

-You mean like a sleepover?
-[laughs] Sleepover.

I don't think
that's what she meant.

It's okay with me
if it's okay with Eva's parents.

Ah, but it's so last minute.

There's no way her parents
are gonna be cool with it.

Yep, they're cool with it.
See you later.

This is gonna be so fun.

-[laughs]
-[Billie] Mm.

We're about to have
the greatest night of our lives

and nothing can spoil it.

-Actually--
-I said nothing can spoil it.

I don't get it.

Why aren't you excited
to have Eva Morales sleep over?

I am excited.
See, this is my excited face.

We're gonna
have to work on that.

What is going on with you?

[sighs] I have to wear this
awful headgear when I sleep.

It can't be that bad.

Oh, yeah?
My first night at WizTech,

this girl Lucy saw me in it.
She called me Braceface Billie.

After that, I swore I'd never
let anyone see me in it again.

So don't wear it.
I stopped wearing my retainer

and most of my teeth
are still in the right place.

I have to wear it.

I cast spells in my sleep,
it's called sleep casting.

And my enchanted headgear
is the only thing

that stops me from doing it.

And if we have a sleepover,
Eva will see you in it.

But if I don't wear it,
I'll cast spells in my sleep.

Well, I guess there's only
one thing we can do.

-Cancel the sleepover.
-Clone yourself,

so Eva and I can hang out
while you sleep in the attic.

[laughs] I mean,
cancel the sleepover.

That's what we're gonna do.

What on Earth are you doing?

Phase one of
the perfect sleepover prank.

Mentoid ice cubes.

The girls will put them
in their soda and boom!

They're covered in suds.

Milo, we have a smart,
ambitious eighth grade woman

coming into our home.

Let's try and present
the Russo men

in a good light, shall we?

Code redhead!

Hey, Mom, nothing.

What are you up to?

Your no-good son is
up to his usual childish antics.

Kids these days, am I right?

Okay, what are you up to?

[exhales sharply, chuckles]
What's with the suit?

Did someone die?

[laughs] Oh, sorry,
did someone die?

I'm wearing a casual house suit.
I do that sometimes.

I think he's trying to impress
Billie's new friend.

She's an eighth grader.
She has sophisticated tastes.

What am I supposed to wear?
Basketball shorts and a T-shirt?

-[scoffs]
-You wish.

You don't have the knees
for these shorts.

Okay, okay. Boys, boys,

this is Billie's
first sleepover,

and you two
are not gonna mess it up.

Oh, hey, I got an idea.

It's been a while
since we had a boys' night.

Why don't we do
something fun tonight?

You know, just the three of us.

-Oh, that is a great idea.
-We're staying out all night!

-We'll be back by 9:30.
-We're staying out till 9:30!

Okay, we just need to find a way

to get out of this sleepover
with Eva.

We can't cancel on her.

She'll think
we don't wanna be friends.

I've been popular-adjacent
all day, Billie.

I can't go back.
I won't go back.

Look, we just need her
to cancel on us.

[gasps] I know.

I'll just cast a spell
on her parents' car

so it won't start.
No ride, no sleepover.

-[wand chimes]
-Double-double, cars in trouble,

make Eva's parents' engine
boil and bubble.

Now what?

We let that very specific spell
do its thing.

It's a text from Eva.

Spell worked.
Sleepover's canceled.

-Canceled?
-Yep.

Car trouble.
Nothing we can do about that.

-Oh, I'll just go pick Eva up.
-But...

you don't know where she lives.



What are you doing?

The part of me that wants
the sleepover took over.

[sighs] Billie,
this is your first sleepover

in the mortal world.

I'm not gonna let a little
car trouble ruin things.

Turn left on Crescent.
It's quicker.

Winter, what am I gonna do?

If I fall asleep
and start sleep casting,

Eva will find out I'm a wizard.

Maybe you should
just wear headgear.

Maybe she won't make fun of you.

If you had been there when Lucy
at WizTech saw me wearing it,

you wouldn't say that.

I still have nightmares
about it.

I have nightmares
about winning the lottery.

Suddenly every relative
is knocking on my door,

but I can't open it
because I'm a lobster.

Uh, no, wait,
that's the nightmare.

I'm a lobster.

[gasps] Winter,
I know what we need.

-[scoffs]
-What is that?

-Stinkroot.
-Ew.

It's grown
by woodland fairies...

-Aww.
-...in their armpits.

Ew.

You brew it like tea
and drink it to stay awake.

Can't sleep cast
if I'm awake, right?

-Want me to make you some?
-Hmm, let me see.

Do I want fairy armpit tea?
No, I'm good.

Hope you guys are ready
for boys' night.

[all] Boys' night!

-[blows air horn]
-Milo, I'm driving.

Sorry, just excited
for boys' night.

-[all] Boys' night!
-[blows air horn]

-Milo!
-My bad.

Wait until you see
what I have planned.

We are getting
the VIP treatment.

Hi, yes, I have a coupon
for the VIP treatment.

You brought us to the car wash?

Uh, yeah,
you guys love the car wash.

Plus, the car's filthy.

Someone wrote "wash me"
on the window

and drew a bunch of hearts
around it.

Uh, those weren't hearts.
Those were butts.

[Justin] Hmm?

I mean, I'm guessing
that's what the artist intended.

Dad, please tell me

you have something else planned
after this.

Uh, obviously.

Trust me, this boys' night
is just getting started.

Boys' night! [laughs, inhales]
I didn't hear you.

-Boys' night...
-Boys' night...

Yes.

Man, I haven't painted my nails
in a minute. [chuckles]

Why? 'Cause it's a baby thing?
It is, isn't it?

You're blowing it, Winter.

No, I love painting my nails.
It's classic sleepover.

That's what I said.
You're k*lling it, Winter.

Whoo! [chuckles] This is fun.
Are you guys having fun?

I could do this all night.
Oh, that's what we should do!

Stay up all night.
I can't wait to paint my nails,

I just wish I had
more than ten nails to paint.

[gasps] I forgot about my toes.
Yes, bonus nails.

Is she okay?

Yeah, she's fine.
[giggles nervously]

Are you okay?

I'm great.
The stinkroot is really working.

My whole body is tingling.
I think I feel my hair growing.

Oh, hey. Don't mind me.

Not trying to interrupt
your sleepover,

but when I was in middle school
and we had sleepovers,

we used to make
prank phone calls.

Now, I'm not saying
you should do that,

but here's a faculty directory
and a burner phone.

Mrs. Russo, you're kind of
my hero right now.

[laughs] Have fun.

Oh, we're gonna have fun.
We're gonna have so much fun,

I probably
won't sleep a wink tonight.

[sniffs] Ugh.
Something is rotten in here.

I'm gonna dump this in the yard.

Actually, I'm gonna dump this
in the neighbor's yard.

But... [sighs]

First, she said
Eva could sleep over.

Then she gives her a ride here.

And now she's dumping
the last of the stinkroot.

It's like she's doing
everything she can

to give me
the best night of my life.

What you're saying doesn't match
how you're saying it.

I know. I'm very conflicted.

[laughs] Whoo-hoo! Price-Co!

[chuckles] Was that fun
or was that fun?

There a third option?

Oh, come on, you guys used to
love going to Price-Co.

Playing hide and seek
in the aisles,

riding in the shopping carts,
eating free samples.

Look, I appreciate
a knife demonstration

as much as the next guy,
but I gotta tell you,

it's not the thrill
it used to be.

Well, you had fun,
right, Milo? Milo?

[Milo] Help! I'm buried
under impulse purchases!

Can we just go home now?

Yeah, Dad, thanks for trying,
but... [sighs]

...maybe we should call
boys' night off.

No, we can't call off
boys' night.

O... okay, look,
maybe I was taking you

to do a bunch of kid stuff.
It's just...

you're growing up so fast.

I guess I'm just
not ready to admit

you're not little boys anymore.
You're guys.

And what guys need
is a guys' night.

I'm listening.

I know what we should do.

But I gotta warn you,
it's pretty risky. Are you in?

-[both] Guys' night!
-Guys' night!

-Guys' night!
-Guys' night!

[laughs] Buckle up first
for safety.

[yawns] I don't know
about you guys,

but I'm getting tired.

No. [laughs]
No, no, nobody's getting tired.

-Um, let's play Slappy Face.
-What's that?

It's where we slap each other
as hard as we can in the face.

-Why would we do that?
-Yeah, why would we do that?

-Because it's fun.
-That doesn't sound fun.

Yeah,
that really doesn't sound fun.

[doorbell ringing]

Whoo! [sing-song] I think
that's for me.

[gasps] Thank you.
Oh, I tipped on the app.

-Giada, uh, what is that?
-Confession.

I may have had a little
something special delivered

for your sleepover.

Matching onesies!

-Mrs. Russo, you did not.
-I did.

-You did not?
-I did.

-You did not.
-Eva, just take a onesie.

[gasps]

This thing is so soft,
it's like a--

Blanket made of kittens.

That's not what I was going to--

Say. Look at us,

finishing
each other's sentences,

like BFFs.

[laughs] Come on, girls,
we can get changed upstairs.

-Winter...
Hmm?

...whatever happens,
you cannot let me fall asleep.

Don't worry, Billie,
you can count on me.

-[snoring]
-Seriously?

All right, just a few
more hours until sunrise.

I can do this. Ooh...

This onesie is so,

so soft.

[gasps] No, gotta stay awake.

[sighs] I'm just gonna go

get a glass of water
from the kitchen.

[♪ eerie music playing]

Huh? This isn't the kitchen.

What's going on?

-[footsteps approaching]
-Who's there?

Well, if it isn't
Braceface Billie. [laughs]

Lucy from WizTech,
what are you doing here?

Duh, I'm here to call you
Braceface, Braceface!

But this has to be a dream.

Oh, no.

I must have fallen asleep
without my headgear

which means I'm...

sleep casting.

[♪ music concludes]

[gasps] Oh, good.
I'm not a lobster...

I wonder if it's too late
to cancel the sleepover.

[♪ dramatic music playing,
fades]

Billie, wake up. Wake up.

-[snores]
-No, not you. You stay asleep.

Hey, Winter, I found some
extra blankets in case you...

[exclaims] What is happening?

[shushes] Please, Mrs. Russo,
we have to be quiet.

What is happening?

-Billie's sleep casting.
-Well, wake her up.

I tried. We have to do something
before Eva sees this.

[Giada sighs]

Yeah, this is gonna be
tough to explain.

[gasps] Whoa,
we're in the wizard world.

What makes you think that?

'Cause there's a centaur
over there.

Are you sure?

I thought a centaur
was a half man, half bull.

No, that's the minotaur.

Really? I thought that was
a half woman, half fish.

No, that's a mermaid.

So who gives you
parking tickets?

That's a meter maid!
Are we really doing this?

[shushes] Keep your voices down.
You're gonna wake him up.

-He's sleeping.
-[yawns]

Ah, centaurs sleep standing up,
just like cows.

And they also make pies,
just like cows.

So watch your step.

Dad, what are we doing here?

-We're centaur tipping.
-What is that?

It's where you sneak up
to a sleeping centaur

and you tip him.

It's pretty much
all in the name.

Huh, I would not take you
for a centaur tipper, Dad.

Oh, I... I'm not,

but I busted a bunch of kids
at WizTech once doing it.

I was like,
"Kids, that is not funny."

Then why are we doing it?

Because I lied. It's funny.
It's really funny.

-I'm in. Let's do this.
-Okay.

-[snores]
-[shushes]

Okay, one, two, three. Push!

-[yells]
-[centaur screams, grunts]

Hey,
what do you think you're doing?

Run!

When I figure out how to get up,
I'm coming after you!

[all] Guys' night!

Oh. No, this can't be good.

Oh, Justin, thank goodness
you're here.

What's going on?

Did one of my pranks go wrong?
Did one of them go right?

No, she's sleep casting.
I've done it before myself,

but the worst I ever did
was fold laundry.

That checks out.

[♪ tense music playing]

[laughs]

But you're just a nightmare.
You can't hurt me.

Where's your
stupid headgear, Braceface?

Okay, that hurt a little.

[both] Braceface! Braceface!

Leave me alone.

-[all] Braceface! Braceface!
-Just go away!

[all laugh]

-[♪ music concludes]
-Go away. Go away.

-I can't wake her up.
-Well, what do we do?

I have to go into her dream
and try to wake her up.

No, you can't.
You have to stay here

and undo this magic
before Eva sees it.

Look, send me into her dream.

You can't just go
into someone's dream.

That's a huge
invasion of privacy.

Didn't you and Billie
sneak into Dad's brain?

Wait, what did he say?

H... he said, send her in.
Send Mom in!

[♪ tense music playing]

[all] Braceface! Braceface!
Braceface! Braceface! Braceface!

-Leave me alone!
-[all] Braceface! Braceface...

-Billie!
-Giada!

-Oh!
-What are you doing in my dream?

Justin sent me. The sleepover
is going a little off the rails.

-[grunts] Try to take her wand.
-I'm on it.

Yeah, that's not gonna work.

[grunts]

This is my fault.

Usually, I wear headgear
to stop me from sleep casting.

But I was worried
if Eva saw me in it,

then she'd make fun of me.

Oh, so you wear headgear,
so what?

Well, it makes me look weird.

Oh, honey,
it's something you need.

Anyone who makes fun of you
for that is not worth your time.

[sighs] Even if it's
Eva Morales?

Even if it's Eva Morales.

[all] Braceface!
Braceface! Braceface!

And definitely not
whoever that little brat is.

You're right.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Fine, you got me.

I guess I am Braceface Billie,
but I'm cool with it.

[all] You can't be cool with it.

That's the whole point
of the mean nickname.

I'm not wasting my time worrying
about what you think anymore.

[both] Hey, cut it out!

I'm done worrying about
what anyone thinks.

-But that's no fun!
-[sighs] We're leaving.

No, no, no! You're not going
anywhere, Braceface!

Eh, watch me.

You're lucky this is a dream

or I'd be having a strong word
with your mother.

[grunts]

[♪ music concludes]

[sighs] Okay,
I'm just gonna say it.

Little girls are mean.

Billie? Winter?

Richard,
what are you doing here?

-Did she just call you Richard?
-Just go with it, Mom.

[chuckles]

-Uh, everybody was just--
-Just leaving.

[chuckles] Right, guys?

Wait.
I wanna show you guys something.

That thing goes
on your face? [chuckles]

-Roman.
-I mean, it's hardly noticeable.

[laughs] Well, let's,
uh, get upstairs. [chuckles]

Uh, Eva, this is my headgear,
and I have to wear it.

So, if you're not cool
with that then...

maybe we shouldn't be friends.

[chuckles] Why wouldn't I be
cool with it?

'Cause you're in eighth grade,
and you're awesome,

and neither of us can figure out
why you're hanging out with us,

and you smell
like a fancy candle.

First of all, I'm hanging out
with you 'cause you're fun.

[laughs] And second,
I was worried about

what you guys would think
because of this.

[chuckles] You even make
headgear look cool.

We both make headgear look cool.

I am so running home
to get my retainer right now.

-[doorbell ringing]
-I got it.

[sighs]

Told you I was coming after you.

How'd you find me?

Oh, you dropped
your Price-Co card. [chuckles]

-Oh, thank you. [chuckles]
-[chuckles]

Now it's, uh,
my turn to tip you.

What? [screams, groans]

Not so funny now, is it?

[♪ theme music playing,
concludes]