| “ | We have history by our side! We are going to protest peacefully like Gandhi and Martin Luther King. | ” |
— Teddy Duncan | ||
Up a Tree is the 9th episode in Season 1 of Good Luck Charlie.
Summary[]
When the Duncan family isn't getting any sleep due to Mrs Dabney's dog, they make a deal to cut down a branch that spills into her garden. For Teddy and PJ it means losing the treehouse they played in as kids so they fight to keep it.
Plot[]
The Duncan family is all cranky because Mrs. Dabney has a new dog that she keeps outside during the night. The dog barks all night, leading the Duncan family not having any sleep for the past few days. Which results in them yelling at each other and not doing things right. To get Mrs. Dabney to bring the dog inside during the evening, they invite her over for tea and pie, (which the family is reluctant about). After inviting her over that night they ask her for the favor, she agrees, but only if they cut down one of the branches of their acorn tree that grows into her garden, dropping acorns everywhere. Bob agrees, but PJ and Teddy are against it because that branch holds their treehouse from their childhood. Bob does tell the kids that they haven't been up there in years and Amy reminds them that all they did up there was fight. Teddy and PJ decide to protest against Bob by staying in the treehouse until he takes back his deal with Mrs. Dabney.
Bob is annoyed that his children never obey his orders but always follow Amy, so Bob tries to lure Teddy and PJ to stop protesting; he starts that by making a barbecue for "His family, the ones on the ground" right outside the treehouse. PJ and Teddy are tempted for the meat, PJ uses his toy fishing rod to get the steak but fails. PJ and Teddy fight with each other, leading to PJ falling out of the window; nearly almost falling on the ground, but Teddy saves her brother. After that, they both realize what Amy meant when she says they fought all the time and that they haven't changed even after years since their childhood. To prove that they can work together, PJ and Teddy carry on staying in the treehouse.
Even during dinner PJ and Teddy remain in the treehouse, which annoys Bob even more. Amy realizes that PJ and Teddy are doing what they have been taught by them: standing up for what they believe in but Bob is going to teach them a new lesson: don't mess with daddy. Bob demands Gabe to get the water balloon launcher, unfortunately Gabe listens to Amy when she tells him to stand down since he's more afraid of Amy than Bob. She, Charlie and Gabe take sides with PJ and Teddy up in the treehouse. Soon, Mrs. Dabney arrives and forces Bob to go up into the treehouse and sort out his family. Bob does so, but then takes sides with his family and calls the deal off with Mrs. Dabney. However, since all 6 members of the family are up in the treehouse at the same time, the weight is too much, so the treehouse breaks and the Duncans fall out of the tree. Bob tells Mrs. Dabney that the branch is gone, so she has to agree to keep her dog inside during the night. She then reveals that the dog wasn't hers at all, she was just dog sitting for a few days. As payback, the family launches a water balloon at her and it's a bullseye.
The Duncans then start to rebuild the treehouse for Charlie.
Gallery[]
The image gallery for Up a Tree.
Running Gags[]
Good Luck, Charlie[]
Charlie's Lines[]
Memorable Quotes[]
Mrs. Dabney: I don't like you, Gabe.
Gabe: I like you, Mrs. Dabney. In fact, I'd like to take care of you! |
Mrs. Dabney: Maybe there's a little something that you could do for me.
Amy: Mrs. Dabney, we've already told you, we're not sending Gabe to military school. |
Amy: Are you kidding me? All you two did up there was fight.
PJ: That's not how I remember it! We had great times! |
Bob: This isn't a democracy. And even if it was, the guy with the chainsaw always wins. |
PJ: Acorns are food right?
Teddy: Ew... for squirrels. |
Amy: Bob, where are you?
Bob: Can I have a minute?! |
Background Information[]
- This episode was watched by 3.0 million viewers, which makes it the least watched episode of Season 1 along with Kwikki Chick.
Production Information[]
- This episode was leaked on YouTube two weeks before its premiere.
International Premieres[]
- July 31, 2010 (Disney Channel Poland)
Continuity[]
- Bob's Big Daddy apron finally makes an appearance ("Study Date").
- Fourth time Gabe is asked to leave the room ("Study Date", "Dance Off", "Charlie is 1!").
- This is the second time Amy is stressed in the morning ("Study Date")
Allusions[]
- At the end, Bob disguised as Jason from the movie Friday the 13th.
- When Charlie hangs from the tree by a baby backpack, it is an allusion to that title of the title of the song, ("Hang in There Baby").
- PJ mistakes Martin Luther King with Michael Jackson's hit song Billie Jean and thinks he was a civil war fighter.
Running gags[]
- Amy and Teddy asking Gabe how old he is.
- The fishing pole falling down to the barbecue and Gabe finding a hook in his steak.
- Bob's chainsaw.
- Bob unsuccessfully trying to scare Gabe, who is actually afraid of his mother.
Cast[]
- Bridgit Mendler as Teddy Duncan
- Leigh-Allyn Baker as Amy Duncan
- Bradley Steven Perry as Gabe Duncan
- Mia Talerico as Charlie Duncan
- Eric Allan Kramer as Bob Duncan
- Jason Dolley as PJ Duncan
Guest Star[]
References[]
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