The Rating Catastrophe!

**The Rating Catastrophe!**is the 27th episode of Loud House: Next Generation.

Next episode: Hughsa's Anniversary

## Synopsis:

The Ashleys place ratings on everyone in Royal Woods Elementary, to the social fabric of the playground falling apart.

## Character Appearances:

* The Ashleys
* The Tylers
* Hugh Jr
* Alicia
* Ricky
* Kevin
* Roger
* Pentre
* Cadde
* Junior
* Callie
* Athena
* Howie
* Darren
* Darla
* Chad
* Lonnie
* Lina
* Mark
* Menlo
* Ashley
* Lucas
* Ryan

## Transcript:

On a spring day, the Ashleys and the Tylers entered the playground. The Ashleys were holding some papers.

Tyler A: Hey, sis...what’cha got there?

Ashley A: None of your business, brother! It’s like, an Ashley secret.

Tyler A: Whatever. Come on, guys.

The Tylers left.

Ashley A: Okay, these ratings auta work this year!

Ashley B: Yeah! Last year at our old school, nobody really paid attention to them!

Ashley Q: Well, they actually did. Until that badly dressed TJ Detweiler and his annoying friends put a stop to it…

Ashley T: Ugh! Don’t remind me!

Ashley A: Let’s go!

The Ashleys entered the playground excitedly.

~ ~ ~

Meanwhile, Pentre, Junior, Ricky, and Kevin were getting together a team for kickball.

Pentre: This will be the best team yet now that you’re on our team, Kevin.

Kevin: Well, it’s an even better team with my beloved. Right, Ricky?

Ricky: You got that right!

Ricky kissed Kevin on his cheek, as he blushed.

Junior: Well, are we going to play or what?

Pentre: We just need a few more players…

Pentre noticed Hugh Jr and Chad walking by.

Pentre: Hugh Jr! Chad! Over here!

Chad muttered under his breath.

Chad: Oh brother…

Hugh Jr and Chad went up to Pentre.

Hugh Jr: What is it? I was going to tutor Chad on long division.

Pentre: We needed two other players for our kickball team.

Chad: Kickball! Yes! Way better than MATH!

Hugh Jr rolled his eyes.

Hugh Jr: I guess we could play… It could be fun.

Just as Pentre, Junior, Ricky, Kevin, Hugh Jr, and Chad were heading to the baseball field, a loud bullhorn sound emerged from the Ashley clubhouse.

Ashley A (through bullhorn): Attention, like attention! Report to the Ashley clubhouse, like immediately.

Chad: Oh great! What do those prissy spoiled brats want now?

Hugh Jr: Whatever it is, it can’t be good…

~ ~ ~

The whole school was crowded around the Ashleys’ clubhouse.

Alicia: What’s this all about? Ashley, Howie, and I were discussing all the old American Girl dolls from 2009!

Ashley: The Girl of the Year then was SO beautiful!

Howie: But you don’t even know her name!

Ashley: Clarissa?

Darren: Well, Darla and I were thinking of a way to humiliate our mom.

Darla: Correction - YOU were!

Darren: Okay, okay. No need to get into the specifics…

Mark: I just hope I can actually SEE what the Ashleys have to say…

Lina: Don’t worry! I’ll lift you up!

Cadde: Well, Callie keeps chasing me!

Callie: Oh? So you don’t want to be Cassandra corrupted by the moonstone while I’m the great Zhan Tiri?

Cadde: I DON’T! Playing this game is stupid!

Lonnie: Well, the Ashleys and I are currently not on speaking terms right now…

Athena: Why not?

Lonnie: They’re just incredibly selfish and refused to come to my Dio CJ’s house cause he has Downs Syndrome. It’s despicable!

Athena: That is very despicable. You should tell them how you feel.

Lonnie shrugged.

Menlo: Well, they better not cut into my office time! Principal Tate requires some new documents emailed to him immediately!

Ashley A (through bullhorn): EVERYONE LISTEN UP!

The entire student body turned to the Ashleys.

Ashley A: Now that I got your attention, you quite low-class kids would benefit from this…

Roger: Cut to the chase, Ashleys. Why are we REALLY here?

Ashley B: Well, we’ve decided this school could use a social structure facelift…

Ashley Q: So like, introducing - your ratings!

Everyone looked confused.

Lina: Ratings?

Athena: Whatever do they mean?

Junior: I didn’t know people can be rated…

Ashley A: The big class rating list is now hanging by the basketball hoop. In the meantime, us Ashleys will be handing out your numbers you will now wear with pride

Ashley B: Or dissatisfaction if you’re a loser.

The Ashleys handed everyone pins with a number on it.

Ricky: Kevin and I are number 1?!

Kevin: I thought you hated us!

Ashley A: Don’t get too cocky.

Ashley B: Yeah! 10’s the highest with one being the lowest.

Ricky: What a ripoff…

Kevin nodded.

Ashley Q: Have any questions, just look at the list.

Everyone looked at the list to see the ratings up close.

It read:

Ricky, Kevin

Chad, Roger

Lucas, Ryan

Lina, Mark

Junior, Callie, Darla, Darren

Hugh Jr, Alicia, Pentre, Cadde

Ashley, Athena, Howie, Menlo

The Tylers

Lonnie

The Ashleys

Lucas: Uhhh, is there anyway to improve our score?

The Ashleys laughed.

Ashley A: Seriously? Any more questions?

Everyone stared at the Ashleys annoyed.

Ashley A: Well, enjoy your ratings!

The Ashleys strutted away.

Roger: Those ratings are as meaningful as a snowstorm in August.

Ricky: Yeah! Let’s all throw away these ratings and stand together!

Kevin: So, who’s with us?

Chad: I am! I am way too cool to be a 2!

Ricky: Okay… anyone else?

Lonnie: Actually, I like where I am.

Roger: Of course you do! You and the Ashleys go together like peanut butter and jelly!

Menlo: Not gonna lie, this rating works for me. Last year, at my old school, the Ashleys pulled this same scheme and rated me a THREE! I’m glad to be finally noticed.

Pentre: Well, being a 6 isn’t too bad. We’re right in the middle, eh HJ?

Hugh Jr: Yeah. But 5 is technically in the middle…

Darren: That’s all they think of me. In the middle.

Callie: Clearly Zhan Tiri would rate ME a quadrillion!

Junior: No she wouldn’t. This is ridiculous.

Callie: You watch it!

Ricky: See what it’s doing to all of us? It’s tearing us apart!

Lina: Finally someone agrees!

Mark: Actually, I should’ve been higher. My dad IS the Tony Parsons after all!

Tyler A muttered under his breath.

Tyler A: Yeah… a mediocre actor…

Mark: Watch it!

Tyler B: Ya can’t really argue with us, Mark.

Tyler Q: Yeah, we were the inside men for the Ashley’s hairbrain rating scheme.

Ashley: Oh yeah. And the only reason the Ashleys rated me higher than say… Lucas, is because I am an Ashley too!

Lucas: Keep dreaming!

Ryan: Yeah. You are not special cause you share the same name as those 4 brats!

Ricky: Come on! The Ashleys can’t get away with rating people!

Kevin: Yeah! We’re not trophies…

Ricky: So I say we should work together to stop them!

Kevin: Yeah! So who’s in?

Roger: You can count on your bro, Ricky!

Chad: Me as well!

Lucas: And me too!

Everyone else all raised their hands.

Ricky: Great! So we all reconvene here tomorrow recess!

Everyone cheered.

~ ~ ~

Tomorrow during recess, everyone marched to the Ashley clubhouse, to the Ashleys inside the clubhouse.

Ricky: Of course they’d have a meeting here.

Kevin: Well, it IS their clubhouse…

Ricky: I know. But now?

The Ashleys stepped out of their clubhouse and stared at everyone.

Ashley A: Can we help you?

Ricky: Get rid of those ratings!

Roger: Yeah! It’s hurting everybody!

Tyler T: And us Tylers are done listening to you Ashleys!

Tyler Q: I don’t care if we’re related!

Tyler B: We are done!

Tyler A: Forever!

Menlo: And I missed too much in the office. Mr. Tate’s already chewed me out once.

Lonnie: And I hate to say it, but this is not how friends behave!

Ashley: And just cause I have the same name as you does not mean I wanna be you!

Athena: And though Howie and I were so high, we’ve never felt so low.

Howie: You really think I have to socialize with only 7’s? That’s absurd!

Hugh Jr: Not to mention how inane it is…

Alicia: And degrading.

Pentre: And appalling!

Cadde: In no way did I want to be as highly ranked as my brother. I haven’t earned it.

Pentre: And who says that?

Cadde: You four Ashleys all the time!

Junior: And I wanted to raise my rating, but NOOOO! You Ashleys forbid it!

Callie: Just you wait til Zhan Tiri comes back for her revenge!

Darla: Uhh, Callie…

Callie: What?

Darren: With that aside, we don’t need these ratings ever!

Ricky: So let’s ditch them right now!

Ashley A: Stooooooop! Okay. We were wrong!

Kevin: You were?

Ashley B: We get it! And to think this would’ve been fun.

Roger: Well, it’s not. So you can just go flip your hair and go back into that ridiculous pile of tires you call a clubhouse.

Ashley A: Ugghhh, you win.

The Ashleys stormed off.

Ricky: Well, I say this rating catastrophe is now over!

Everyone cheered and threw away the ratings.