The Blue And The Gray And The Smith

The Blue And The Gray And The Smith

Tom discovers Ukulele Bottom's origins.

Season: 2 Episode: 15

Total Episode Count: 36

'''Prod. no.''': 2BQT13

Featuring: Tom Smith, B. Emerson Plunkett V

Also Appearing: Shubie Fishbowl-Smith, Vera Fishbowl, Tyler Smith, Taylor Fishbowl, Lenny, Harold, Sandals Lesac, Dennis, Mayor Larry Box, Muff, Jeff, Floyd, Betty, B. Emerson Plunkett, Zeke, Pete, Russ, Aaron, Mrs. Stapleton, Lydia Waterman, Abagail Lesac, Carl

Plot: After attempting to take the family out for a drive-in movie, Tom discovers the drive-in is set to be demolished. Tom fights to save the town's drive-in movie theater, winning over the town council with a song. His efforts to preserve the town's history is noticed by the Ukulele Bottom Preservation Society and he is invited to attend a private dinner party at the home of the great-great-grandson of the town's founding father, B. Emerson Plunkett V. The society uses Tom's enthusiasm to save a park and statue of the town father from being turned into a parking lot, only to find that he has been duped into protecting the legacy of a slaveholder. When he attempts to confront Plunkett, he finds he is in preparation for a civil war reenactment of The Battle of Ukulele Bottom, one of the battles in which the South won. Tom and most of his friends vow to turn the tables on Plunkett except for Sandals who embraces his Southern heritage. On the battlefield, Tom and the guys find the battle isn't going their way so they rush off to the library to find out how the battle turns out. They rush back and take over from Carl who is leading the Northern army. Changing the battle plan, the manage to eliminate all of the Southern army except Plunkett. Tom fires his pistol but claims to have missed with his blank ammunition. Plunkett fires his blank but Sandals leaps in front of the fake bullet, claiming that loyalty and friendship mean more than regional loyalties, not to mention that most of his Southern brethern are rich dipsticks. Tom shoots Plunkett which Plunkett claims only hit him in the arm. Tom points out medical care of the time would likely result in an infection costing Plunkett his life and Plunkett concedes the battle. In the epilogue, Tom and the guys got drunk and tore down the statue of the town father, only to be fined for it's replacement, things being what they are in the South.

Trivia

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Rating
TV-14: DLSV

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