Let the Games Begin!

**Let the Games Begin!** is the fourteenth episode of season one of Meeting Grojband. It premiered on May 7, 2005.

## Synopsis

Jackie, Eric and Grojband face off against Jack and The Newmans in a curling contest. Meanwhile, Tracy tries to impress Rick by becoming a cheerleader.

## Characters

### Major Roles

* Jackie Matthews
* Eric Winans
* Corey Riffin
* Laney Penn
* Tracy Matthews
* Kin Kujira
* Kon Kujira
* Macy Matterson
* Rick Salary
* Jack Matterson (debut)
* Carrie Beff (debut)
* Kim Kagami (debut)
* Konnie Kagami (debut)
* Lenny Nepp (debut)

## Quotes

* Macy: Ow.
* Tracy: Macy! Stop feeling pain! I need to get better at this! Do you know how embarrassing it was getting cut from the scarf-knitting team?
* (Flashback of Tracy on the scarfing team where a sewing machine and her scarf are burning in flames)
* Tracy: I don't know why it set on fire! It just did! Am I team captain or what?
* (End of Flashback)

* Kin: This is gonna be awesome! Any idea who we're playing?
* Corey: Nope. It's more dramatic to find out when it's too late to back out.
* Kon: I hope it's the winners from Champion High. They always lose!
* Jackie: Well, whoever they are, they sure are taking their sweet time.
* (Just then, the door to the gym opened and a shadow was standing outside in the halls. Jackie and the gang huddled together as the figure made its way into the gym. When it stepped into the light, the silhouette was revealed to be a teenage boy with brown hair. Jackie had recognized him right away and the boy recognized her too.)
* Jack: (carelessly) Hello, Matthews.
* Jackie: Jack Matterson. My gender opposite and worst rival!
* Laney: I thought Tracy was your worst rival?
* Jackie: (correcting herself) Jack Matterson. My gender opposite and my ***second***  worst rival! What are you doing here?
* Eric: I recognize that guy. He was the one that said my dancing skills were pointless!
* Jack: Because they ***are*** pointless, Winans!
* Eric: They are not! Now leave the gymnasium now!
* Jack: Well, if that's the way you're going to treat the competition, I might as well leave!
* Jackie: (in disbelief) Wait, ***you're***  the competition?
* Jack: That's right. Ready to lose again, Matthews?
* Jackie: Just because you beat me once at air hockey, doesn't mean you'll beat me in this! Anyway, my band is unstoppable, Matterson! You don't even ***have*** a band!
* Jack: Au contraire, Matthews! (He snapped his fingers and the janitor brought over a microphone. The boy took the microphone and started speaking like an announcer at a wrestling match.)
* Jack: Ladies and gentlemen! Teachers and students! Prepare yourself for the band that is awesome! The band that is stupendous! The band that is way better than whatever Matthews dragged out of the garbage! The band that you know has got to be good because I manage it!
* Eric: (already knowing what is and is already scared of what's to come) I already know what band it is.....and it's not going to be good.
* Jack: Give it up for......THE NEWMANS!
* Eric: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

(The curtain rises and The Newmans show up. They did poses on the stage. When Carrie realizes Eric is here, she growls while facepalming.)

* Carrie: WHY IS ***HE*** HERE?!?!?!?!?!? WHY IS THAT STUPID LITTLE DWEEB HERE?!?!?!?!?!?
* Eric: WHY IS ***SHE*** HERE?!?!?!?!?!? WHY IS THAT ANNOYING, SPOILED RICH GIRL HERE?!?!?!?!?!?
* Jackie: Woah woah woah woah woah! You two know each other?
* Larry: They've known each other since they were babies.
* Kim: And ever since they were little, they're still mortal enemies.
* Laney: Now I know why Eric's been freaking out recently....
* Eric: I'm not doing this! Never! Especially ***not*** with a stuck-up snobby girl like you!
* Carrie: Tough luck, Winans! 'Cause I'm ***way*** better and ***much*** prettier than your wimpy, dweeby, ugly face will ever be!
* Eric: Beff, you know I'm not a very good ice skater, and I'm not good at hockey either!
* Carrie: (practically losing it) **IT'S *NOT* HOCKEY!!!!!!!! IT'S *EXTREME* CURLING, WINANS!!!!!!!!!!**
* Eric: Whatever! I'm going to freaking slip on the ice if I do anything like that!
* Carrie: (Scoffs) I don't ***care*** if you slip in the ice, 'cause I just wanna see you fail, fail, fail! Honestly, you deserved to slip on the ice!
* Eric: You're such a shallow, spoiled whiner!
* Carrie: WHY YOU LITTLE!!!!!!!!!!!

(Eric and Carrie start fighting.)

* Laney: (Groans) This is gonna be a very long day.

## Songs

* Cheerleader Cheer
* We are Victorious

## Trivia

* This episode implies that Jack once beat Jackie in an air hockey competition.
	+ This episode also implies that Carrie and Eric knew each other since they were babies. It also implies that Carrie and Eric always hated each other, even when they were babies as well.
* This episode parodies Curling with "Extreme Curling", wherein two opposing teams are supposed to one-by-one, ride on their rocks down giant ramps into each other, and fight each other with their musical instruments as weapons until one falls off. The winner of the fight is then supposed to aim their rock as it plummets from the sky, in attempt to get it as close to, or deep in the house as they can.
* This episode reveals that Lenny is frequently mistaken for a girl, much like Laney is mistaken for a boy.
* It is also revealed that Lenny uses an inhaler, implying that he has asthma.
* This episode strongly implies that The Newmans go to a different school than Grojband as the curling contest was described as "two schools competing against each other" by Laney and it featured The Newmans coming to Elementary High to compete against Grojband and were referred to as "V" on the scoreboard.
	+ It is also revealed that Carrie is the most popular girl at her school.