Stay Cool

**Stay Cool** is the fourteenth episode in Season 1 of *I ♥ Arlo*.

## Synopsis

As a heatwave hits Seaside by the Seashore, Arlo's friends convince him to take his dad's yacht out for a refreshing ride.

## Plot

A heatwave has struck Seaside by the Seashore one hot day, and Elena warns everyone over the radio that the Seasiders must do what they can to stay cool as they can be. At the fountain, Furlecia, Marcellus, Alia and Tony are unable to cool themselves off in the water try as they might, and the ice Bertie has brought for the public bath has melted all the way. Furlecia then spots Arlo in the shade of Ansel's yacht, and they quickly join him just before the shade starts to let up. When Marcellus notices the yacht right above them, Arlo lets them know Ansel is out of town for work and Arlo promised he'd watch it for him while he's gone. While the others convince him they should take it out for a ride to cool off, Arlo is reluctant, but Marcellus gives a loophole that even if he's on the yacht, he's still watching it. Bertie then takes off her dress to show the tankini she put on underneath before the others beg him, and Arlo willingly agrees to take the yacht out as long as they stay within Seaside's limits. As everyone gets aboard, Arlo vows nothing will go wrong.

Later, it is shown the yacht has drifted away from Seaside while everyone enjoys the ride, now wearing swim gear and finally cooled off. Arlo announces after fifteen minutes of cool air, it's time to go back, but Marcellus is against it and shows a Greek bust in Ansel's likeness which he fawns over. Arlo warns him to be careful with it, and he promises, only to accidentally drop it off the ship and into the ocean. Underwater, unbeknownst to the group, the ship bumps against a sleeping giant squid, waking her up.

While the others continue having fun on the yacht, Alia encounters one of the squid's tentacles, calling her a "party snake" who has joined the fun. Meanwhile, Arlo resumes his watching duties which Marcellus doesn't approve of, and invites Arlo to abandon his job and join the others. Sure enough, he joins in with them and announces the day has to end, but Alia and the others convince him to stay a little longer for the sunset. Later on, Arlo is introduced to the "party snake" whom Alia has named Peggy, and they all watch the sunset together. Suddenly, Arlo realizes he cannot see Seaside anymore and they're too far out, thus stranding them in the middle of the ocean.

Arlo begins freaking out that he completely forgot about watching Seaside and fears Ansel will disown him again; luckily, Bertie programs the yacht's GPS to take them right back home, and the relieved Arlo joins them for a dance party on the deck. Alia is soon taken by another one of Peggy's tentacles, just before she completely takes over the entire yacht. Arlo's friends begin fighting against Peggy in various ways as Marcellus sneaks off the deck and Arlo decides to resign himself and face a sinking fate. Bertie grabs collects him and the others and jumps off the yacht, just before Peggy sinks it completely. Arlo feels heartbroken that he broke his dad's promise and is ready to tell him he can't trust him anymore, just before Marcellus comes back with a raft saved from the yacht which Arlo pushes them back to Seaside in. Bertie apologizes for pressuring him, even though Arlo has to face the consequences.

Arriving back at Seaside, Arlo hears Ansel call him, having returned from his business trip to Tampa, so he goes up to him and apologizes for messing things up, but is interrupted by the arrival of a new replacement yacht model Ansel got from the yacht conference he attended. He assumes Arlo put the old yacht in storage before Arlo tells him they took it out and it was sunken by Peggy, and prepares for him to banish him from Seaside or hate him. Ansel is upset he disobeyed him and should've asked him first, and Arlo offers to pay for it, but has nowhere near the amount needed. Ansel reassures Arlo that he's glad he and his friends are safe and a yacht is just a thing and is replaceable, but since Arlo is his son, he cannot replace him and all he cares about is that he's safe, which the others find adorable. The two happily hug and Arlo offers to pay back if he had an allowance, to which Ansel prompts him not to push. In a final scene, Peggy finds the sunken Ansel statue and marvels at it.

## Cast

* Michael J. Woodard as Arlo Beauregard
* Mary Lambert as Bertie
* Jonathan Van Ness as Furlecia
* Haley Tju as Alia
* Brett Gelman as Marcellus
* Tony Hale as Teeny Tiny Tony
* Vincent Rodriguez III as Ansel Beauregard
* Jessica Williams as Elena
* Maria Bamford as Wife/Kids/Walla
* Mark Whitten as Husband/Kids/Walla/Ice Cream Man/Sailor

## Trivia

* In this episode, Ansel's yacht has a swimming pool on the bow along with a giant pool slide and bar, while in all prior and subsequent appearances, it does not.