The Ex-Factor

"The Ex-Factor" is the sixth episode of the 2023 television series Sprout.
==Plot==
Nina is scrambling to find the perfect birthday gift for Kyle, so she turns to Star for help. Meanwhile, Zendaya agrees to do a gig with the Sprout House Band and inadvertently causes a rift between the band.
==Songs==
*"I Could Have Danced All Night"
*"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
== Characters ==
:Nina, Chica, Star, Bean, Banjo, Kyle, Coo, JB, Reginald, Patty, Stage Mice, Curtis E. Owl, Ricky, Otis, Maria, Noodle McNoodle, Stitches, Nicholas
Background Characters:
:Rico
==Credits==
* Story by: Nell Scovell & Emily Wilson
* Written by: Bob Kushell & Steve Rudnick
* Directed by: Randall Einhorn
Guest star:
*Zendaya as herself
Co-starring
*Layla Alizada as Betty
*Stacey Moseley as Cheryl
Cast
* Michele Lepe as Nina Osbahr
* Stacia Marie Newcomb as Star
* Milton Barnes as Miles Arnold
* Ali J. Eisner as Banjo the Dog
* Forrest Harding as Chica the Chicken, Sharon Pig, Reginald Rabbit, and Otis Owl
* Kelly Vrooman as Patty Pig
* Kevin Yamada as Ricky Rabbit
* Brendan Gawel as Curtis E. Owl
* Julianne Buescher as Coo
* Catherine Missal as Bean
* Earl Fisher as Brussel Sprout
* Mario Lopez as Stitches
* Stacie Nesbit as Noodle
* Mike Petersen as Kyle
* Frank Meschkuleit
Additional Performers:
* Bruce Lanoil, Mike Quinn
== Notes ==
* The title of the episode is a play on the idiom "the X factor" which refers to an unknown or hard-to-define influence or a factor with unknown or unforeseeable consequences. It is also the title of a reality talent-competition show.
* In this episode Banjo mentions her mom has a boyfriend named Daven.
* This is the only episode that does not feature Meeka, M'Goats, Sharon, and Snug.
Category:Sprout (2023) Episodes
Category:Birthday Episodes