You Can't Handle The Tooth

"You Can't Handle The Tooth" is the first segment of the twenty-second episode of the Disney Channel animated series Kiff.
==Synopsis==
Kiff has a lot to do today, but brushing her tooth is not on the list.
==Plot==
Kiff wakes up and goes about her usual morning routine. Before she can leave the house, however, Beryl asks her if she has brushed her front tooth. Kiff replies that she has a lot of "things" to do with Barry, who arrives at the house. She offers to brush twice the next day instead, but Beryl insists that she brush now. Kiff gripes to Barry that Beryl is being stubborn, and he suggests that Kiff perform a song explaining her predicament. Kiff performs a terrible-sounding song where she explains that she is too busy with "things" to brush. Beryl simply says that Kiff can do those "things" after brushing.
Upstairs in the bathroom, Kiff, instead of brushing her tooth, brainstorms more ways to avoid doing so. She brushes Barry's fur, then tells Beryl she has brushed without specifying what she brushed. Beryl sees through the ruse and sends Kiff back upstairs to brush her tooth, under "doctor's orders". Trying to exploit this statement, Kiff calls Dr. Lyon and asks him to tell Beryl to allow her not to brush, but is unable to tell him why she cannot brush. Lyon says that he cannot recommend that a patient skip brushing, but also relates an anecdote about how the apple came to be called "nature's toothbrush". Kiff sneaks into the kitchen for an apple and eats it, which makes her teeth appear shiny and clean. Still suspicious, Beryl has Martin inspect Kiff's toothbrush, and he finds it dry. Beryl sends Kiff back upstairs and tells her that she now also has to floss.
Next, Kiff has Barry mold her a fake tooth out of dried toothpaste, which she places over her real front tooth. Despite its large size, Beryl falls for it until it falls out of Kiff's mouth and breaks. Upstairs, Kiff wonders why she failed to come up with a good song earlier, then remembers the "shower principle": the phenomenon where creative inspiration hits when a person is zoned out while doing boring everyday activities. She deduces that she lacked inspiration because she skipped brushing her teeth that morning, and finds the inspiration to write a song – by brushing Barry's teeth, rather than her own.
Kiff goes downstairs and performs her finished song, where she lists all the "things" she has to do that day. Beryl is seemingly swayed by the song and tells Kiff that she can instead brush her tooth at night – which is now, because Kiff spent the entire day putting off brushing her tooth. Upstairs, Kiff brushes her teeth, still convinced that the day was "a real win" for her.
==Cast==
*Kimiko Glenn as Kiff Chatterley
*H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns
*James Monroe Iglehart as Martin Chatterley
*Lauren Ash as Beryl Chatterley
*Kent Osborne as Dr. Lyon
==Song==
*"Things"
==Trivia==
*Opening Sponsor: Mango Tango Toothpaste.
*The title is a play on the phrase "You can't handle the truth", which is best known for its usage in the 1992 film A Few Good Men.
**The title is also the same as an episode of The Tom and Jerry Show.
*In the song, Kiff is seen reading a book called Oh the Things You'll Thing, a parody of the 1990 book Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss.
===Continuity===
*The episode's premise is similar to that of "Thirst to Be the First", with Kiff once again attempting to leave the house in defiance of Beryl.
*Kiff is seen wearing watermelon pajamas, after previously being seen wearing watermelon-themed clothing in "Pool Party".
==Gallery==
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==International Premieres==
*January 17, 2024 (Brazil & Latin America) (Disney+)
**April 23, 2024 (Brazil & Latin America) (Disney Channel)
*January 21, 2024 (France & Monaco, Switzerland, Francophone Africa, Haiti, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna)
**May 24, 2024 (Belgium, Luxembourg)
**July 20, 2024 (Quebec)
*March 10, 2024 (Japan)
*April 3, 2024 (Spain & Andorra, Equatorial Guinea)
*April 24, 2024 (Portugal, Angola, Mozambique)
*May 21, 2024 (Bulgaria, Romania & Moldova, Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia, Hungary)
*May 23, 2024 (Netherlands)
*July 9, 2024 (Africa, Arab World, Greece & Cyprus, Baltic States, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia)
*July 22, 2024 (Israel)
*August 20, 2024 (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
==External links==
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Category:Kiff episodes