Episode Review: The Thundermans – Can’t Spy Me Love

Unexpected consequences arise when Phoebe uses the Hero League’s villain search software to track down a cute boy.  Meanwhile, Max tries to earn money for a hoverboard.  (Source: imdb)

First, two thumbs up for an appearance by Cherry (or as Super President Kickbutt calls her: fruit girl).  Phoebe and Cherry are dining at Splatburger (sadly, no Mrs. Wong appearance here).  Their food gets stuck in the splat tube and a cute boy comes by to free the food.  This starts a conversation about Phoebe’s lack of dating since Link left.  Phoebe claims she will wait for a sign before starting to date again.

She turns around and sure enough, the cute guy in the booth next door loves cat, loves Meow-zart and is reading the same book as Phoebe.  When he leaves, he leaves his book behind and the search is on to find him.  Here’s Phoebe’s conundrum – does she use the Hero League’s Villian App (also known as Find My Fiend) to find him?  Phoebe has a funny conversation with Angel Phoebe, Devil Phoebe and IT Phoebe and finally decides to do it.

Meanwhile, Max is working overtime to earn money for a hoverboard.  He spies Billy & Nora doing some ninja antics and soon realizes he can make $100 an hour with a Ninja act.  He blows them off and Billy & Nora put the Ninja curse on him.

Phoebe gets a call from SPKB that the strike team has been alerted to take out the master villain she had reported.  Cute Boy has been located at the movies, so Phoebe asks Cherry to stall the strike team.  Putting Cherry in charge of something this doesn’t work.  Cherry takes Chloe’s sketch of Max is his Ninja gear and shows it to the team – they are now off to Splatburger, where Max  is doing a kiddie birthday party.

Phoebe shows up and so does SPKB.  Phoebe admits what she has done, and she’s given a pass, mainly because SPKB used the same app to meet her husband.  Meanwhile, Max is “defeated” by the strike team before the team is called off.  Sweater Vest kid ends up walking out with Max’s collection can.  So Max ends up with no hoverboard, and Phoebe ends up with no Cute Guy.

It turns out Cute Guy is a pizza delivery guy.  He shows up with the Thunderman’s pizza but Phoebe’s in the kitchen.  When Phoebe comes into the living room, Cute Guy bends over to get the soda from the porch.  When Cute Guy turns to give the soda to Billy & Nora, Phoebe turns around, missing him completely.  Will Phoebe ever meet Cute Guy?  We may never know!

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