Moon Girl's Day Off

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"**Moon Girl's Day Off**" is the tenth episode of the first season of *Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur*, and the tenth episode overall. It premiered on March 4, 2023 on Disney Channel.

## Synopsis

When Lunella seemingly gets hurt and is stuck in bed, Casey must step in as Moon Girl for the day.

## Plot

The stress of being a superhero, meeting with people, and excelling in school starts to take a toll on Lunella, both physically and mentally. When Casey adds a photo shoot to her schedule, Lunella fakes a twisted ankle, so she can rest. She then has Casey wear a modified version of her Moon Girl suit, so she can go in her place.

While Casey struggles with the attention and hard work Moon Girl deals with, Abyss, a reluctant fifth-generation super villain. Devil, knowing that Lunella lied about spraining her ankle, calls Lunella to tell her what’s going on. As much as she wants to help, Casey isn’t ready to take on a villain on her own.

Lunella is talking to her grandmother Mimi when she gets the call. Her grandmother wisely figures out she’s faking it. They have a heart-to-heart about how important it is to be honest with the people who love you. Mimi goes onto say how they cannot properly support you unless they know what you need. Lunella then asks Mimi to give her a ride to help Casey with a “project”. They hop on Mimi’s motor scooter, and speed off.

While trying to help Casey, Lunella experiences karma and twists her ankle for real. Together, the duo are able to freeze Abyss in a block of ice. Lunella then admits that she lied, and Casey is quick to forgive her. Casey finally understands how busy Lunella is, and lets her rest.

Meanwhile, Abyss escapes, but calls her mother to tell her she’s done with the villain life and is switching careers.

## Cast

* Diamond White as Lunella Lafayette
* Fred Tatasciore as Devil Dinosaur, Biker (uncredited), Bystander (uncredited)
* Libe Barer as Casey
* Alfre Woodard as Mimi Lafayette
* Laurence Fishburne as The Beyonder (uncredited)
* Maya Hawke as Abyss

### Additional voices

* Kimberly Brooks as Jean-Michelangelo, Yo-Yo Girl
* Tatiana Bull as Fan Girl

## Songs

* "Out My Mind" by Michelle Zarlenga (briefly)
* "Bella Tarantella" by Floyd Vivino

## Trivia

* This episode was originally scheduled for March 11, 2023, but it aired early on March 4, replacing the episode "Goodnight, Moon Girl" on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW, the latter of which has it erroneously labeled as the seventh episode. When the episode was added to Disney+, it was placed in its proper chronological order as the tenth episode.
	+ Despite this, the episode was clearly meant to take place afterwards as clips from that episode are used in a flashback sequence after Mimi asks Lunella if she built a mind-reading device, which was an element from that episode.
* While Abyss physically resembles the Ex Nihilo version of the character, her powers, abilities and backstory are completely invented for the series.
* Photographer Jean-Michelangelo is modeled after Annie Leibovitz.
* During the photoshoot, Casey, as Moon Girl, and Devil Dinosaur recreate a variety of scenes that reference other movies and shows such as:
	+ The bus stop scene from *My Neighbor Totoro*.
	+ Casey rides Kuzco's llama form in front of a picture featuring his and Pacha's cottages from the end of *The Emperor's New Groove*.
	+ Casey and Devil recreate the climax of *Sleeping Beauty*, with Devil wearing wings resembling Maleficent's dragon form.
	+ They are seen performing jazz music to frogs in a New Orleans-esque boat, referencing *The Princess and the Frog*.
	+ Devil is in a giant dog house while Casey gives him a large bone, a reference to *Clifford the Big Red Dog*.
* In addition, Casey and Devil recreate part of the *Butter* music video that was performed by BTS.
* When Mimi drives Lunella into town, she briefly recreates the famous *Akira* bike slide, an easter egg used frequently in animation.
* Lunella mentions S.H.I.E.L.D. after defeating Abyss for the first time.
* Devos the Devastator, Stiletto, Instantanegirl and a yet-to-be identified villain make cameos at the beginning of the episode.
* Steve Loter cameos as a piano player at the end of the episode.

## Videos

Next On Disney+ - March 2023Maya Hawke Talks Voice Acting - Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - @disneychannelCasey is Moon Girl - NEW SERIES - Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - @disneychannel
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "March 2023 Programming Highlights". *Disney General Entertainment*. (February 17, 2023).
2. ↑ Steve Loter on Twitter. March 4, 2023.
3. ↑ March 6, 2023 Tweet - Twitter