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"Weinerman Up"
Season 1, Episode 20
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Prod. Code: 111a
Premiered: March 18, 2013
Credits
Written by:
  Tom Martin
Storyboard by:
  Alex Almaguar & Dan O'Connor
Directed by:
  Joshua Taback
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"Weinerman Up" is the twentieth episode of the first season of Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja. It premiered on March 18, 2013.

Synopsis[]

When Randy and Howard's video game battle gets out of hand, the Ninja must save the town from a giant robot created by Viceroy.

Plot[]

The episode starts at Greg's Game Hole where Howard is trying his best to beat Randy's high score. Randy taunts Howard multiple times, but Howard manages to hold his own, until he gets zombified in the game. As Randy shows his hall of fame, getting first place in almost every game, Greg shows them a new game. Randy and Howard quickly challenge each other to see who can get the prize of first place, unknown to them that it is a trap set up by Viceroy and McFist.

Randy tricks Howard in order to play first in the game. Unknowingly, Randy releases Jack Hammer, a giant robot. The game is instead real life and Randy is tricked into destroying part of Norrisville, thinking it was part of the game. After Randy runs off after hearing about a giant robot attacking the city, Howard takes control of Jack. Randy then runs into the Jack in real life, causing him to realize that it was a trap. Randy attempts to call Howard, but Howard brushes off his pleas to stop, thinking it was another trick to get him to lose. Randy then is beaten down by the Robot and eaten by it. Jack started using the jackhammer that is just unlocked. In the stomach, the walls start to close in on him.

On the verge of being crushed, Randy consults the NinjaNomicon for help, to which he receives the lesson;

"A ninja must know when winning is losing and losing is winning."


Randy doesn't understand the point and explains that he was expecting something that was more immediate, like the exit is through the back door and then an idea occurs to him: through the back door and he tells the Nomicon that he loves it, Randy leaves the Nomicon and proceeds to come out through Jack's butt, Jack suddenly has the urge to go to the bathroom so he goes and Randy is ejected. Randy escapes and attempts to call Howard again. Howard claims that he was 2000 points from beating Randy. Remembering the Nomicon's lesson to let the enemy win, he taunts Howard to hit him. After being knocked into the school, bouncing off multiple lockers, and have a rock fall on his foot, Randy finally convinces Howard to stop and make Jack jump off a cliff, much to the disappointment of McFist and Viceroy after Howard wins him.

Randy meets Howard again in which Howard brags on how good he is, finally having his name in first place. Randy dismisses the idea, claiming that he let him win and points out his eyes were closed in the Hall of Fame picture. The episode ends with Randy and Howard doing an arcade game together, challenging each other.

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Storyboards[]

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Trivia[]

  • The title is a reference to the slang phrase "man up," which means to "be brave or tough enough to deal with an unpleasant situation."
  • Randy is shown to be very skilled in games, winning first place in every game, with the only exception of Jack Hammer, which Randy lets Howard win.
  • Randy was struck twice by Jack's sledge hammer, which has been shown to be able to cause extensive damage, but retained only minor damage to Randy's body which is a testament to The Ninja Suit's durability.
  • This is the first time the robot Viceroy creates isn't controlled by him.
  • This is the first time Howard turns against Randy, but it was unintentional. Although he does mention that he really wanted to kick the virtual Ninja's butt because Randy had been messing with him constantly, Randy was being honest, which Howard didn't believe.
  • In the scene where McFist and Viceroy were hugging after they saw the "Ninja Consumed" indicator on the hovercraft, a portion of Scott Joplin's 1902 musical composition "The Entertainer" is played in a sped-up and high-pitched version.
  • This marks the second time Howard has cried.
  • According to Tumblr post by Jack Cusumano, a background artist for the show, this episode was one of the most difficult to paint, with need to paint multi buildings both pre and post-destruction versions.
  • As seen in the storyboards, Randy's phone was supposed to be more tacky and fancy at the same time, by having adorned with flashy decorations while being an old-fashioned modeled numbered cellphone.

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