"Something Ventured, Someone Framed" is the ninth episode of the first season of The Owl House, and the ninth episode of the series overall.[5]
It premiered on March 13, 2020.
Synopsis
When Gus sneaks Luz into Hexside School to present at the Human Appreciation Society, Luz sees a side of the school she didn't expect.
Plot
A new member of the Human Appreciation Society, Mattholomule, challenges Gus for the position of club president when he turns the society against him with his accusations about Gus' authentic human treasures being a fraud, despite the fact that his own treasures are also fake, although the other members are deeply interested in them. Wanting to prove that Mattholomule's items are really fake, Gus turns to Luz for help in authenticating them, only to be reminded that she's still banned from Hexside; Eda says Principal Bump did Luz a favor by banning her, leading to an argument between them. Luz is pretty bummed out by the fact she cannot attend Hexside since Eda still isn't taking her magic training seriously. Desperate to save his role as president, Gus lies to Luz and says he got the ban lifted, which makes her very happy.
The next day, Gus brings Luz into school disguised as a student, and he has also stole and hidden all of the "Banned" posters around the school, despite Willow insisting it's a bad idea. Things become very complicated for Gus, especially now that the school has guards who can sniff out troublemakers, including those with past offenses. While giving Luz a tour of the school, he does everything he can to keep Luz from getting caught, and/or finding out that he lied about the ban being lifted, including when Luz tries interacting with Professor Hermoculus. He has Luz meet Mattholomule, shocking the boy, and when Gus presents Luz in the H.A.S. meeting, Mattholomule confesses to creating fake human items because he wanted the club to accept him; everyone forgives him and gives him another chance.
Back at the Owl House, Eda has been thinking about Luz's desire to attend magic school. After a conversation with Hooty, she reluctantly decides to pay Principal Bump a visit and asks to have Luz enrolled at Hexside. Principal Bump surprisingly accepts on the spot as he believes the school could learn a lot having a human exchange student around. However, before he can consider it, Eda has to answer for all the trouble she caused back when she was a student. She is forced to wash off enchanted graffiti, get rid of all the ghosts in the girls' locker room, apologize to Miss Jenkinmeyer for stealing her teeth, and much more.
Meanwhile, after the meeting for the H.A.S. concludes, Mattholomule snitches on Luz so the guards find and drag her to detention, while Gus doesn't back her up. After Mattholomule reveals his true intentions were to cause drama and gain power, Gus gets back at Mattholomule by deliberately getting them both thrown into detention in order to save Luz. Detention happens to be a room where bad students are encased in bubbles and brainwashed to be "good" students. Gus confesses to Luz that he lied to her about the ban being lifted, and apologizes for letting his desire to stay as president get the better of him. Luz forgives him, and together they rescue Mattholomule and escape from detention just as Willow attempts to free them and Principal Bump agrees with Eda to have Luz attend Hexside.
Noticing all the damage and chaos caused, Principal Bump blames Luz for all the mayhem, and is no longer willing to accept her into the school, and bans Eda as well. However, Gus defends her innocence when he confesses and takes full responsibility for everything. This convinces Principal Bump, who takes back what he said and announces to Luz that she will officially be enrolled at Hexside School next semester. As for Gus, he is removed from the Human Appreciation Society since detention is now out of order, making Mattholomule the new president, but he is left on the floor as everyone leaves. Back at the Owl House, Eda goes through old memories of all the incidents she caused during her time at Hexside, and gets surprised when Luz tells her "you were a terrible student."
Cast
- Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda
- Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne
- Alex Hirsch as King and Hooty
- Issac Ryan Brown as Gus Porter
- Tati Gabrielle as Willow Park
- Jorge Diaz as Mattholomule
- Bumper Robinson as Principal Bump
Additional voices
- Kimberly Brooks as Skara and Eileen
- Matt Chapman as Goat Student, Thin Bully, and Bird Student
- Grey Griffin as Pig Student
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Detention Monster and School Guard
- Eden Riegel as Bo
Non-speaking cameos
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spanish (Latin America)
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Una aventura, muchos engaños | An Adventure, Too Much Tricks | |
 Portuguese (Brazil)
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Aqui Se Planta, Aqui Se Colhe | Here You Plant, Here You Harvest | |
 Mandarin
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露絲入學記 | Luz's School Admission | |
 Czech
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Občas se to nepovede | Sometimes it Doesn't Work Out | |
 German
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Die Menschen AG | The Humans Inc. | |
 Arabic
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المغامر و المخاطر | Adventurer and Risk | |
 Finnish
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Pieni valkoinen valhe | A Little White Lie | |
 French
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Pari risqué, pari piégé | Risky Bet, Rigged Bet | |
 Indonesian
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Sesuatu Berusaha, Seseorang Dijebak | Something Trying, Someone Framed | |
 Hebrew
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ההתגנבות שהסתבכה | The Entangled Stealth | |
 Italian
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Luz va a scuola | Luz Goes to School | |
 Japanese
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ウソとワナ | Lies and Traps | |
 Korean
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루스, 마법 학교에 가다 | Luz Goes to Magic School | |
 Malay
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Sesuatu Diusahakan, Seorang Dituduh | Something is Worked on, Someone is Accused | |
 Dutch
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Wie niet waagt, wie verzint | Who Doesn't Dare, Makes [It] Up | Play on the phrase "wie niet waagt, wie niet wint", which carries the same meaning as "something ventured, nothing gained" does in English. |
 Portuguese
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Quem Arrisca Não Petisca | Who Risks, Doesn't Gain | |
 Polish
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Kto wrobił człowieka? | Who Framed a Human? |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Something Ventured, Someone Framed", click here. |
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.44 million viewers on its premiere.[4]
- The episode completed production on October 30, 2019.[6]
- This is the only episode of Season 1 to prominently center around Gus.
- When Luz is checking out all the trophies that Hexside has, the ninth rune code is visible on one of the trophies:
, which translates to "of". - A poster for the Grom Decorating Committee can be seen in the corridor after the Hexside Security Guards are introduced, an event that takes place later in the season.
- This is the first episode where Gus appears without Amity, and the only one where Edric and Emira do so.
Revelations and significant events
- Several things are revealed about Eda:
- Eda did not have her gold fang when she was a student at Hexside.
- Eda's last name is revealed to be Clawthorne.
- Eda was in the Potions Track when she attended Hexside.
- Eda had orange hair when she was young.
- Part of Eda's efforts include doing disciplinary write-ups for her misdeeds at Hexside, such as necrotic experiments, spraying hexed graffiti, scams, cheating, and stealing one of the teachers' teeth. Other incidents include:
- Incident #5523: At 1300 hours, Edalyn Clawthorne of the Potions Track let loose a pack of feral ghosts in the girls locker room. They flew around in circles predicting students' doom and shouting out horrible puns like "What's a ghost's favorite pie--BOO-BERRY!!" We called in a rag-tag team of "ghost blasters" to clean them out but they accidentally opened a door to the ghost dimension which threatened to overtake the city.
- Incident #3421: At 1200 hours, Edalyn Clawthorne raised an army of abominations to start a food fight after her sister Lilith's lunch money was stolen. The abominations then gained sentience and revolted against Edalyn, forming into one giant abomination and taking over the school. Edalyn, Lilith and the thief had to form an unlikely alliance to stop the giant abomination from destroying Hexside.
- Incident #9677: At 0900 hours, Edalyn Clawthorne hexed the school bells to sing famous pop song, "SINCE U BEEN CONNED". It lasted for 5 hours and could only be stopped by pitting the school bells against each other in a fight over who's the better boy band: "Babies to Boys" or "Two Seconds to New York." It was a horrible day but no one was allowed to go home early.
- Incident #2601: At 1400 hours, Edalyn Clawthorne was at it again. This time she found two giant bug-things that really just tore up the place. Oh, man, I'm getting so tired of writing these things. And now I'm just writing down what I'm thinking. Oh I hope no one actually reads these. I should take a day off. It's been years since my overlords let me take a day off.
- Incident #7662: At 1100 hours, Edalyn Clawthorne let the school Griffin out from its pen and fed it spicy snacks until it vomited all over the grudgby field. Instead of cleaning it up, I ate a donut. My friends are always telling me I should practice self-care more often, and you know what? Why not! I deserve it!
Continuity
- At the beginning of the episode, Luz is still banned from Hexside from the events of "I Was a Teenage Abomination". By the end of the episode, Luz's ban has been lifted.
Production notes
- Prior to being replaced with TJ Hill's score, the song "Danger Zone", recorded by Kenny Loggins, was used as temp music during the moment of Gus congratulating himself for convincing Luz to come with him to Hexside.
Allusions
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained – The title is an allusion to this saying.
- Ghostbusters - The rag-tag team of "ghost blasters", that are called in to clean up the ghosts in the girls locker room and accidentally open a door to the ghost dimension is a reference to this franchise.
- Boyz II Men - "Babies to Boys" is a reference to this famous Boy Band.
- Thirty Seconds to Mars - "Two seconds to New York" is a reference to this famous rock band.
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - Skara says "Friendship is the real magic!", a reference to the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic cartoon.
- Simple Minds - "Why Can't You Remember Me" is a parody of the famous song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds.
- Kelly Clarkson - Incident #9677 is said that the pop song "SINCE YOU BEEN CONNED" was played for five hours. The song is a parody of the hit song "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson.
- Monster Cereals - One of Eda's "incidents" is said to involve ghosts shouting out puns like "What is a ghost's favorite pie?" (Boo-berry), with "Boo Berry" referencing the real life breakfast cereal produced by General Mills.
Errors
- The image of Luz shown in the Wanted Poster in the episode differs from the image of Luz in the Wanted Poster shown in later episodes.
- When Gus closed the door to the Owl House after inviting Luz to Hexside, his sleeve was black rather than the light blue of the Illusion Track.
- When Luz calls out Gus for lying to her in the Detention Pit, her legs are completely colored navy-gray.
Edits
- "You're kind of a jerk" (and the other "jerk" word), "Dang", "I acted stupid", and "Dang, dweebus" were cut for Southeast Asia broadcast.
- In the Greek dub, Eda voices over all of her misdeed write-ups synoptically to Luz.
Memorable quotes
Notes
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ {⁸{Cite tweet |author=Disney+ Channel UK |user=DCUK_NEWS |number=1292438628237484033 |title=Don't miss out BRAND NEW Show The Owl House starts tomorrow at 9:30pm! Monday to Fridays at 9:30pm |date=August 9, 2020}}
- ↑ "Disney Channel UK HD, Monday, Aug 21, 2020". TV24.co.uk. Retrieved on January 8, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Metcalf, Mitch (March 16, 2020). SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.13.2020. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Disney Channel March Premieres -- Updated 3/18". cabletvt.powerrangermail.net (February 14, 2020).
- ↑ "Something Ventured, Something Framed (2020)". IMDb.