Learning to Play Tennis

Maybe next time I'll hire an actual tennis instructor... If there's any left...

**Learning to Play Tennis** is the 54th episode and the last episode of Season 4.

## Plot synopsis

Buttered Side Down runs onto the tennis court, with the racket and balls in hands. He then takes out one of the balls and tosses it in the air to swing it with his racket. When he does, the ball bounces to the back of him and Buttered tries again. This time, the ball gets stuck in the neck of his racket, before he has to remove it, before trying to take another swing which manages to work. (third times the charm they say) However, after hitting another ball, Buttered gets bored, and gets the idea to hit the ball, and race to the other side to hit it again, and then repeats until he gets tired. Buttered then gets another idea by bringing out Lobster Tennis Ball Machine, to shoot the balls for him. This eventually leads to him using the remote to increase the machine's serving speed. As Buttered attempts to rest, a tennis ball knocks the remote out of his hand, before another smashes it on the ground. This causes the machine to go haywire and shoot tennis balls at great speeds, essentially leading to the balls acting as bullets as one punctures through Buttered's tennis racket. Buttered then flees the court and goes to hide around the corner behind a pole. When the machine approaches near him, it spot a nearby bird and shoot a ball at it, killing it, causing other offscreen people to start screaming. As the machine starts terrorizing other people, Buttered decides to get serious and goes back home to repair his racket with duct tape, before smelting it, and adding barbed wires to it. He then armors himself by strapping pillows, and is ready to confront the machine. When he goes back out, he finds out that the machine has caused a ruckus in Los Angeles, killing several innocent people and started a fire. He then finds it behind him and the two prepare to duel, as the machine continually spurts out more balls as Buttered approaches it while deflecting said balls. When Buttered gets close enough to strike, he realizes that the machine had run out of balls. The two then put aside their differences as Buttered then relaxes by drinking some water, as the machine then gives him the rest of its balls to Buttered, who then puts it away. He lets the machine go as he then continues to relax, and as the fire calms down.

## Characters

* Buttered Side Down
* Lobster Tennis Ball Machine (main antagonist)
* Bird
* Skulls

## Trivia

* This and Getting Fit are the only December (and/or last episodes of the season) episodes that are not Christmas themed.
	+ Coincidentally they are both instead themed around exercise.
* This is the third time Buttered Side Down plays an activity with himself, the first being Retrieving a Frisbee and the second being Playing Tic Tac Toe.

## Gallery

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Making a Paper Airplane • Building a Birdhouse • Learning to Swim • Planting a Garden • Making Toast • Pet Rock • Learning to Yo-yo • Retrieving a Frisbee • The Staff of Unspeakable Evil • Making a Firework • Catching the Red Dot • The Bathroom Paradox • Killing a Spider • Opening a Pickle Jar • The Birthday Wish • Playing Tic Tac Toe • FIDGET SPINNER ALIENS • Learning to Ride a Bike • Learning to Draw • Tying a Shoe • Shaving a Beard • Making Cookies • Carving a Pumpkin • Gaining Super Powers • Getting Fit

Having a Picnic • Getting Out of Bed • Cheating Death • Pet Rock 2 • Finding a Home • Hitting a Home Run • Making Candy Corn • Finding a Christmas Tree

Eating Something Spicy • Learning to Sculpt • Solving a Rubik's Cube • Surviving The Apocalypse • Swatting a Fly • Vacuuming a Mess • Pulling a Rabbit out of a Hat • Making Coffee • Spies and Bad Guys • Wrapping a Present

Learning the Violin • Making a Pizza • Solving a Crime • Gaining Super Powers 2 • Changing a Light Bulb • Learning to Skateboard • Learning to Golf • Surviving an Alien Planet • Hunting a Ghost • Playing Hide and Seek • **Learning to Play Tennis**

Doing the Dishes • Learning Math • Making Cupcakes • Learning Wood Carving • Fixing a Computer • Saving the World • Losing Pet Rock • Making a Gingerbread House

Playing Darts • Learning to Teleport • Learning Advanced Math • Halloween Tryouts • Cardboard Combat

Making Ice Cream • HARDCORE ZOMBIES • Making a Movie • Giant Water Balloon • Giant Vacuum Attack

Traffic • Bubbles • Butterflies • Slinky • Static Electricity