The Map (Episode)

"The Map" is the first episode of Season 1 of "Barhambots" (and thus the very first one overall).
== Synopsis ==
The Barhambots help Connor Banjoper put Barhamsville on the map.
== Plot ==
In Barhamsville City Hall, Connor Banjoper is planning to get Barhamsville on all the maps with significant world cities on them, including the maps of Virginia, the maps of the United States, and the maps of the entire world. Professor Cornelius Bathymetrix suggests hiring the Barhambots to advertize for Barhamsville, to which Connor Banjoper decides is a great idea. He recruits 6 of the Barhambots - Lucy, Luan, Rags, Gertorn, Samar, and Ricardo - to help him advertize for Barhamsville. After each of them come up with their own method, the plan is put into action.
Lucy asks the citizens of Barhamsville for volunteers to fly the airplane that advertizes for Barhamsville. Connyboy Bossler, the 1950s greaser version of Connor Banjoper volunteers, despite him not having a pilot's license. Meanwhile, Connor Banjoper is helping Luan with her plan by writing a message on her stomach for her to press onto people's driver-side windows while they're operating their cars. Elsewhere, Gertorn is at National Geographic's headquarters requesting them to add Barhamsville to their maps. Meanwhile, Samar is making fliers for Barhamsville with the help of Connor Banjoper.
As Lucy is flying with Connyboy Bossler and advertising for Barhamsville, their campaign ends up causing a rear-end accident on Interstate 64, which escalates into a 100-car pileup offscreen. Lucy and Luan are later informed about this accident as they are watching television and, along with the other Barhambots involved in the advertisements rush out to the scene to help Johnny Depp get unstuck from his car (where it turned out the door was unlocked and perfectly openable). Their efforts are praised by both Depp himself and Barhamsville News.
Connor Banjoper is shopping at the Walmart in Lightfoot, Virginia, United States (the closest Walmart to Barhamsville), and discovers that the National Geographic Almanac For 2029 has Barhamsville shown on its world and United States maps, much to his satisfaction. He then later gives Lucy and Luan his gratitude to them for helping him with his plan. Lucy and Luan acknowledge his gratitude, and he states that the Barhambots are the best robots in all existence.
== Characters ==
=== Main/Major ===
* Connor Banjoper {DEBUT}
* Lucy the Cat {DEBUT}
* Luan the Fox {DEBUT}
* Rags the Raccoon {DEBUT}
* Gertorn the Grizzly Bear {DEBUT}
* Samar the Chinchilla {DEBUT}
* Ricardo the Rat {DEBUT}
=== Supporting/Minor ===
* Cornelius Bathymetrix {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Connyboy Bossler {DEBUT}
* Christopher Valdrighi {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Mrs. Valdrighi {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Skinnydog Bamfield {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Luna Bamfield {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Unnamed National Geographic Receptionist {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Ian Hecox {DEBUT}
* Gumball Watterson {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Darwin Watterson {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Mordecai (Regular Show) {DEBUT, ON TV}
* Rigby (Regular Show) {DEBUT, ON TV}
* Skips (Regular Show) {DEBUT, ON TV}
* Theodore Cooper {DEBUT}
* Bartley Connors {DEBUT, CAMEO}
* Johnny Depp {DEBUT}
* 3 Unnamed Construction Workers {DEBUT, CAMEO}
== Trivia ==
* This is the very first episode of "Barhambots".
* This is the first appearance of:
** Lucy the Cat
** Luan the Fox
** Rags the Raccoon
** Gertorn the Grizzly Bear
** Samar the Chinchilla
** Ricardo the Rat
* Ricardo suggests trying radio advertisements for people to hear about Barhamsville while they're driving. Unfortunately, his method is never shown onscreen, but it was most likely successful.
* Christopher Valdrighi was the principal of New Kent High School during Connor Banjoper's high school years. He maintained his position until at least the late 2020s.
*Although Ian Hecox is a minor character in the entire series, he is the very first character to use a swear word in the entire series, when he is rear-ended by the Watterson brothers.
* One of the construction workers suggests they will finish the exit ramp to Barhamsville within 5 days of starting. In the real world, it would probably take much longer.
* Connor Banjoper brings up the fact that everything that happens in the productions he makes exists in the Banjoper Universe, and the real universe is a mostly different story.
* This episode's transcript originally had a scene with Lucy and Gertorn eating at Cindy's together, discussing the success of their campaign. However, Connor Banjoper removed this part because it would contradict the events of the second episode, "Lucy's Lover".
== References ==
* This episode of "Barhambots" is quite similar to the "Spongebob Squarepants" episode "The Good Krabby Name".
** Both focus on the protagonists advertising for their location.
** Both involve a character using fliers as a method of advertising.
** Both involve a character using a flying vehicle as a method of advertising. (Spongebob and Patrick flew a blimp, and Lucy and Connyboy flew a two-occupant airplane.)
** Both involve their campaigns causing a pileup accident.
* This episode contains characters - both real-world and fictional - from non-Banjoper-made franchises, such as Smosh, The Amazing World Of Gumball, Regular Show, etc.
* The National Geographic Society is a real-world organization that is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
* Lucy and Luan are watching an episode of "Regular Show" on television. The episode they watch is "Party Pete", as heard from the audio.
* Luan states that she got her method of advertising from this Allstate commercial.
== Errors ==
=== Series Continuity Errors ===
*Lucy and Gertorn are both seen at the meeting to start the campaign to advertise for Barhamsville, and they were also both at the scene of the 100-car pileup to help Johnny Depp escape his wrecked car. However, in the next episode, "Lucy's Lover", they had never met each other before prior to Gertorn's first day at Classic Tavern.
**It's possible that they saw each other, but were never properly introduced until the next episode.
**It's also possible they just forgot they were both in the campaign and the rescue mission.
== Gallery ==
(To be added once the episode actually comes out.)
== Transcript ==
Transcript can be viewed here.
Category:Season 1 Episodes
Category:Season Premieres