Frogday the 13th

**Frogday the 13th** is the tenth episode in Season 1 of *I ♥ Arlo*.

## Synopsis

A vacation-bound Arlo asks Bertie to look after Jeromio, a chore that's far more challenging than Bertie expected.

## Plot

A big storm has hit Seaside by the Seashore, and Furlecia is stuck inside writing songs with her guitar. Suddenly, she is greeted by Jeromio whom she shoves to the edge of the couch and writes a song about, uncomfortable that he won't leave her alone as well. Arlo then shows up, happy to see the two bonding with each other, only for Bertie to show her distaste in frogs. She suggests he put a coaster under him because he's damp, just before Arlo reveals she has to do some petsitting, as he's going to Hawaii with his dad for a while to wait out the storm, because frogs are an invasive species there. Bertie is against it, so Arlo says she just has to get to know him more. Ansel then arrives on his yacht to pick Arlo up; while he is boarding, Arlo lets Bertie know she must make sure she feeds Jeromio, because things get bad when he's "hangry". He then proceeds to give one more very important thing, but the sound of the yacht's horn drowns him out before the yacht leaves.

While inside, Bertie is grossed out by Jeromio's creepy outlook, so she leaves him to watch TV while she goes up to her room. On the TV, a weather report is going on with the panicky reporter telling what's happening with the storm and that she cannot stay inside because she has to commit to her job. In her room, Furlecia works on her music when she starts seeing strange things everywhere, from a flowerpot that looks like a frog's face, a scary shadow puppet she made on the wall, to a frog clock she hastily throws out. She is soon greeted by Jeromio outside her door, who has slimed her entire bedroom hall and is approaching her ominously. She thinks about Arlo saying Jeromio is "hangry" and comes to the conclusion she has to feed him.

In the kitchen, since there's no swamp flies, Bertie starts making tomato sandwiches as a substitute. She is soon disrupted by Jeromio suddenly appearing on her cutting board, and she unknowingly feeds him some of the lettuce which contains a lot of fiber. Suggesting he didn't eat enough, she tries feeding him some tomatoes which he does not swallow and advances toward her ominously again, before Bertie begins to think of the important thing Arlo told her which she didn't hear due to being drowned out. She remembers he kept moving his arms before Jeromio starts chasing her everywhere, before he unknowingly turns on the stove and sends cooking tools pinning to the wall around her.

Bertie goes back to the living room, believing Arlo was trying to warn her that Jeromio might try to kill her. At first she brushes it off, but when Jeromio spits out a knife, she believes it. This soon leaves to a fight throughout the whole house as Jeromio refuses to let Bertie leave, and she cannot escape out the window due to the strong winds sealing it shut. With no escape, Bertie starts trying to protect herself while simultaneously breaking everything in the house as Jeromio leaves slime everywhere until he finally gets a hold of her. But instead of hurting her, he holds her leg and cries, and she resists a little until she finally touches him and holds him in her arms, comforting him. She realizes Jeromio wasn't trying to hurt him and only wanted a hug, so she happily sings him to sleep as she cuddles him on the couch, finally learning how cute he is.

Outside, the storm finally lifts and the Seasiders work to getting everything back to normal. Arlo also comes back from vacation and reenters the house to finds slime everywhere and Bertie and Jeromio sleeping on the couch. Arlo is touched and knew they would become best friends, and tells him what she had to do: feed him and give him lots of hugs. Bertie then realizes the important thing she didn't hear was to give him hugs, and thought he told her Jeromio might murder her. Arlo lets her know Jeromio isn't a murderer, with the addition that "they were already dead by the time Jeromio got there," to Bertie's discomfort.

## Cast

* Michael J. Woodard as Arlo Beauregard
* Mary Lambert as Bertie
* Brett Gelman as Marcellus
* Fred Tatasciore as Jeromio
* Michelle McMillan as TV Reporter
* Cathy Vu as News Anchor

## Trivia

* This is the first time Bertie has the main role.
* Furlecia does not appear in this episode, while Tony, Alia and Ansel are seen but do not speak.
* This is the third time Jeromio talks verbally; he says "Now, now!" when advancing toward Bertie in the kitchen.