Tri Your Best

**"Tri Your Best"** is the third episode of *Inanimate Insanity II*, which aired on June 25, 2013. It is the 21st episode overall in *Inanimate Insanity*.

## Synopsis

After Yin-Yang experiences a life-changing event which splits them, one of the Bright Lights faces the second elimination of the season! During the athletic trio-tournament challenge of this episode, we are going all out with the "threes." With the good and bad in this world kept intact, what would happen to our favorite object friends if these good and bad elements were out of each other's reach?

## Plot

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The episode begins with Yin-Yang talking to himself about his own thirst. Yin then notices a soda-machine that sells water and Dr. Fizz close by, making Yang strive for a can of the latter. Yin disagrees, explaining that the two must keep their body pure with water, which Yang says makes Yin a loser. Eventually, the two argue about what they want, pressing the two buttons numerous times, causing a vacuum to suck the arguing Yin-Yang out of sight.

The shot changes to inside a laboratory, where Test Tube is studying through a microscope, when Yin-Yang suddenly travels down the transportation tube and pops into the laboratory. Test Tube is astounded that Yin-Yang has discovered her lab, and justifies the "Science Rules" to him. Immediately, Yang begins breaking the first rule, "Don't touch anything", by reaching for and poking an electrical tube. As Test Tube panics, Yin explains that if he was not attached to Yang, he would do nothing wrong, prompting Yang to call Yin a loser again. Test Tube then showcases her newest experiment; *Experiment 626*, created exactly for the reason to separate Yin-Yang, so they would not argue anymore for the benefit of The Bright Lights. There are also more experiments, like the Bowinator, tuh tuh teh, the super blast 6000, and a few more without names.

After a few moments of arguing between the two, Test Tube gets mad and shoves the experiment into the mouth of Yin-Yang, causing him to float into the air, begin glowing, and eventually split in two. As Test Tube happily succeeded her experiment, the newly separated Yang runs over and smashes the electrical tube he touched earlier, and then smashed through the roof.

Later, the scene changes to Knife and Trophy, who is sitting on a lawn chair, saying that he dropped his protein milkshake, and tells Knife to go make another one. As Knife attempts to disobey the command, Trophy quickly takes out the previously taken photograph, therefore causing Knife to give in, yet again. He is seen moments later blending the milkshake while MePhone4 begins the elimination but is halted by MePhone for being obnoxious.

### Voting Results

The results of the Bright Lights' elimination in this episode were as follows:

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## Still in the running

As the elimination began, Paintbrush calls to attention the absence of Test Tube and Yin-Yang. The two (T enter seconds later, as Apple notes Yin-Yang's new appearance. Yin reveals the previous separation, in which MePad is impressed with, but also revealing that Yang had run away. MePhone disregards this, and continues with the elimination, firstly revealing the prizes as sticks. Marshmallow, Apple, and Test Tube receive their sticks, while Apple gives her stick to Marshmallow as a present. Paintbrush, Lightbulb, and Fan are also called safe, while Lightbulb decides to eat her stick, explaining that she would have to deal with it not being as "spectacular" as oatmeal raisin. Cherries and Yin-Yang (or rather, Yin), are shown as the bottom two, as MePhone makes the connection between the good relationship between Cherries, and the bad relationship between Yin-Yang. MePad reveals the votes, and Cherries became the second contestant eliminated from *Inanimate Insanity II*.

Before the Cherries' exeunt, he reveals that he was the one who sent Marshmallow to Mars in the previous episode. He explains that he was upset that they didn't like his jokes, and apologized to the voiceless Box. Cherries then begins to make a final statement, when Yang suddenly flies into the screen and knocks Cherries into the Rejection Portal. Yin says Yang can go, as they are no longer attached, and Yang agrees, but not before he says he will kill everyone, including Yin. Toilet is oblivious to the threat Yang presents.

### Challenge Rundown

MePhone4 then previews the next challenge like a triathlon, although Apple questions this as well. He then explains that the team captains, Lightbulb and Baseball, will not compete, causing Lightbulb to begin acting hopeless while unfolding a lawn chair and falling into it wearing sunglasses, Baseball doing that too.

#### Challenge Breakdown

 (Split up)

Nickel then takes the initiative, choosing Soap as the first competitor due to her being "useless" in his eyes. He then goes for Trophy, who passes this onto Knife, threatening him to compete with the picture. Suitcase suggests Balloon, who disagrees himself, saying he was too slow. Microphone then begins to inhale but is stopped by Nickel, who quickly allows her to compete.

Paintbrush then confronts the relaxing Lightbulb, telling her to pick three people. Lightbulb aimlessly chooses Yin-Yang, along with Test Tube, and Fan, with whom she confuses with Paper (as Fan is made of paper).

The challenge then begins as Test Tube (complete with a cork), jumps into the pool, leaving Soap nervously behind. She is then pressured and kicked into the pool by Nickel, explaining it was clean, when Test Tube reverts this, explaining the several types of bacteria in the pool, further horrifying Soap. Toilet happily asks MePhone4 if he is in need of any assistance, while accidentally spilling toilet water on him, and being later kicked into the pool. While in the pool, Toilet's water begins to spread, causing Soap to literally zip out of the pool.

MePhone4 then tells Toilet to leave the pool and fetch some green wires. Toilet then does so, but accidentally knocks Box into the pool, causing Balloon to attempt saving him, but only to his failure. Test Tube finally exits the pool and passes onto Yin and Yang. The two both ride the bike, with Yang at the wheel. Soap then exits the pool and passes onto Knife. As Knife catches up to Yin and Yang and passes them briefly, Yang picks up Yin and throws him at Knife, knocking him off and breaking his leg.

The shot then changes to Box, who is still underwater. A newly introduced Life-Ring then jumps into the pool to Box's safety, causing Cheesy to crack another joke with his round shape. While Knife slowly crawls to Microphone, Yang makes it to Fan and shouts at him to run. Microphone then notices Knife and shouts if he is okay, only hurting him more, and being yelled at to run. Fan realizes that Microphone is catching up, (jotting this down in a blog post) when Fan gets the idea for Microphone to scream, sending him up into the air, where he fully opens, and glides across the finish line, causing the Bright Lights to receive their first win.

After Nickel scowls Microphone for her shouting, Trophy begins to sadly realize what his blackmailing has caused, only to deceive Knife, and continue on with it anyways. Yin then confronts Yang, and yells at him for his reckless behavior, when Yang begins to scream at Yin (saying that now that they are no longer connected, he will kill everybody), and he later uppercuts Marshmallow. Yin then comes to realize his reasoning for being attached to Yang (so that they could balance each other, and so Yin could control Yang's unbridled rage) and convinces Test Tube to give them the antidote despite them hating each other. Yin does so willingly, Yang is about to not do it, only to have Knife attack him, and shove the solution into his mouth for hurting his leg. The two are then morphed back together, causing Test Tube to yell out about her laboratory, but recall those moments later.

Lightbulb is also shown in the ending scene, still on her lawn chair with her sunglasses. She then begins talking to the viewers, saying how "rebellious" she was for staying up past her 7:46 PM bedtime, only to then fold up her chair, and walk off-screen.

## Features

### Characters

#### Bright Lights

* Lightbulb
* Cherries
* Test Tube
* Paintbrush
* Fan
* Yin-Yang (note: split into Yin and Yang at start of the episode, reunited into Yin-Yang at the end)
* Marshmallow
* Tissues

#### Grand Slams

* Microphone
* Knife
* Suitcase
* Baseball
* Trophy
* Box
* Cheesy
* Soap
* Balloon
* Nickel

#### Meeple

* MePhone4
* MePad

## YoungArts 2014

A shorter version of this episode was shown at YoungArts 2014. There's what happened, as follows.

A cartoon TDI-esque Adam is in his bedroom while a guitar plays, says "Hi there! My name is Adam Katz, and I'm from Woodbury, New York. Today, I'd like to show you my animation called, *Inanimate Insanity*! I hope you enjoy!" Then it goes to the episode.

### The Differences

* The intro plays before the scene where Yin-Yang is at the soda machine.
* Half of the intro plays after Yang breaks out of Test Tube's Laboratory.
* The Lifering's voice is deeper.
	+ His actor is Adam Katz instead of Anant Sriram.
* Many scenes were cut out.
* Baseball does not appear at all, except in the title screen.

## References

* Yin-Yang argue over a soda called Dr. Fizz which is a reference to the soda Dr. Pepper.
* Lightbulb says "Oh Snap", which is a reference to That's So Raven, where the titular character usually says it.
* Test Tube calls one of her experiments "Experiment 626", which is a reference to "Lilo & Stitch".
* While flying near the end of the episode, Fan comments, "Not today!" in the same way Buzz Lightyear declares while fly- er, "falling with style" near the end of the original Toy Story.
* MePhone4 makes a reference to the previous episode The Arena Of Death when explaining that the team captains could not compete, complete with him and Lightbulb re-stating the same exact worded lines.
	+ These are both the third episode of the season they come from, just as every Season 2 episode has referenced the Season 1 episode of the same number.
* Several references are made within the experiments of Test Tube's laboratory including:
	+ The Poltergust 3000 from Luigi's Mansion.
	+ The "Bowinator", referencing to the previous character, Bow, as well as from Phineas and Ferb.
	+ Speaking of Phineas and Ferb, a small version of Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Magnetism Magnifier, his invention from the first episode of the series, is present.
	+ A case of plutonium from Back to the Future.
* Test Tube uses a cork while swimming like OJ did in the finale of season 1.
* Baseball and Lightbulb's glasses are very similar to Rainbow Dash's glasses.

 ***Inanimate Insanity* Episodes**