Day of Patenting

Day of Patenting is the 3rd episode of Happy Tree Friends: JD Winkerman & His Family and the 3rd episode of Season 1. This episode marks the debut of MM the magic mirror. Zero the secretary and C.C. the executive records keeper. In this episode, The Winkster and his family come up with a good invention to send to You Invent It, We Patent It.

## Cast

**Starring:**

* JD Winkerman
* Gia
* Billy
* Tesera
* The Little Girl Skunk
* Shaky Shaky Adams

**Featuring:**

* Tarc
* SuSu
* Jasper Foxnat
* Zero (debut)
* C.C. (debut)
* MM (debut)
* Sniffles
* Toothy
* Cuddles
* Giggles
* The Caped Diaper Girls
* Hamton

**Appearances:**

* Generic Tree Friends

## Plot

JD Winkerman was walking all over his house thinking up an idea for You Invent It, We Patent It. He passes by the coat rack and sees The Little Girl Skunk's cape hanging up. The Little Girl Skunk walks over to her foster father. The Winkster asks The Little Girl Skunk what type of invention he should make. The Little Girl Skunk thinks about it. She recommends something that cleans. Shaky Shaky Adams arrives and JD Winkerman is happy to see his cousin. Gia comes down with Tesera and Shaky Shaky Adams welcomes the new addition. JD Winkerman said they went through a whole lot with the birth and all. The Winkster says he is coming up with an invention for You Invent It, We Patent It. Billy directs Shaky Shaky Adams to the kitchen and Shaky Shaky Adams dances his way there. JD Winkerman lays down a doodle pad. Billy comes with the markers. The rest of the family gathers around the kitchen table. JD Winkerman begins to draw a blueprint for his invention.

The Winkster says that his invention will have a vacuum cleaner, a power drill and a blow torch. The Caped Diaper Girls come in and Hamton comes as well. GiGi asks The Winkster about what he is doing and JD Winkerman says he is coming up with an invention. Anya asks about why it should have a vacuum cleaner and The Winkster says it is for cleaning and maintenance. JD Winkerman calls it "The Big Green Helper" and it is going to be colored green. Didian and Kessie agree with The Winkster's choice of color.

Later that day, JD Winkerman heads to "You Invent It, We Patent It" with the blueprints. He makes it to MM who asks JD Winkerman if he needs help and JD Winkerman is asking for the main patent office. MM directs him down the hall. JD Winkerman arrives and signs in. Zero tells JD Winkerman that Tarc and SuSu are busy with another client and that he should sit on the bench. JD Winkerman sits down and looks at the blueprints. C.C. goes through the records and calls JD Winkerman to the area and JD Winkerman brings his blueprints. Tarc and SuSu greet JD Winkerman and ask him if he has anything to be patented. JD Winkerman shows them the blueprints to "The Big Green Helper" and Tarc and SuSu are amazed by this invention. They patent it to an independent company who will build it and send him a model once it is done.

Days pass and JD Winkerman gets his model in the mail. JD Winkerman is amazed by it. He calls for Sniffles, Toothy, Cuddles & Giggles to come over to experience it.

Later, JD Winkerman demonstrates his invention to his family and friends in the garage. JD Winkerman uses the remote control to make "The Big Green Helper" move and activates the vacuum cleaner to clean up some dust in the garage. The vacuum sucks it all into a canister. JD Winkerman notices a loose screw on the workbench and activates the power drill to tighten it up. JD Winkerman then activates the blow torch to lightly burn some wood. The group is amazed. JD Winkerman says that his invention is fail safe and can fix itself. JD Winkerman says it is avaiable at retailers everywhere. Gia hugs JD Winkerman ending the episode.

Moral: "Good thinking leads to good things!"

## Goofs

* The marker that JD Winkerman is using to map out the patent of his invention goes from uncapped to capped in several shots.
* When Shaky Shaky Adams arrives at JD Winkerman's house, his marking is pink.

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of HTF: JD Winkerman & His Family where no diapered character soils their diapers or has anything happen to them. JD Winkerman does buy the diapers his family needs. It is also the first regular episode of this show where Gia and The Winkster are in their current diapers.
* This takes place after the events of Here Comes Another Baby: A HTF JD WInkerman & His Family Special as Shaky Shaky Adams sees Tesera for the first time and JD Winkerman mentions how much they been through.
* Although The Little Girl Skunk's cape is shown on the coat rack, The Little Girl Skunk is not wearing it for the entire episode.
* Vergie is absent in this episode.
* Despite the episode being called Day of Patenting, it takes place over a period of several days.