That Girl Lay Lay - You-Go-Girl-Kart (S1E3)

Sadie asks Lay Lay to keep a low profile... until Lay Lay joins the auto club and sparks competition. Marky and Jeremy team up for a brilliant invention.
| Runtime (min) | 23 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | 2021-10-07 |
| Genres | Comedy |
| TV Rating | TV-G |
| Network(s) | Nickelodeon |
Storyline
Sadie is eager for Lay Lay to blend in at school and asks her to keep a low profile, hoping to avoid drawing unnecessary attention. However, Lay Lay's vibrant personality makes staying under the radar difficult. When she discovers the school's auto club, her competitive spirit takes over and she decides to join, quickly becoming a standout member. Her enthusiasm and skills spark a friendly but intense competition within the club, putting Sadie's request for discretion to the test.
Meanwhile, Sadie's younger brother Marky teams up with his friend Jeremy to work on an invention project. The two boys put their heads together and come up with what they believe is a brilliant creation, showcasing their creativity and problem-solving abilities. As Lay Lay navigates the balance between being herself and respecting Sadie's wishes, the episode explores themes of friendship, individuality, and the challenges of fitting in while staying true to who you are.
What kids learn
This episode teaches children about the importance of being true to themselves while also respecting the feelings and concerns of their friends. Lay Lay's struggle to keep a low profile demonstrates that suppressing one's natural talents and personality can be difficult and sometimes counterproductive. Kids learn that authenticity is valuable, but so is considering how our actions affect the people we care about.
The storyline also highlights the value of healthy competition and pursuing interests that excite you. Lay Lay's decision to join the auto club shows that trying new activities and challenging yourself can lead to personal growth and new friendships. Children see that stepping outside your comfort zone and engaging in activities you're passionate about is a positive way to express yourself.
Through Marky and Jeremy's invention subplot, young viewers learn about collaboration, creativity, and the problem-solving process. The boys demonstrate that working together and combining different perspectives can lead to innovative solutions. The episode reinforces that friendship involves both supporting each other's individuality and finding compromises that honor everyone's needs.
Parents' top 5 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the main conflict between Sadie and Lay Lay in this episode? | Sadie asks Lay Lay to keep a low profile at school to avoid drawing attention, but Lay Lay's outgoing personality and competitive nature make this difficult. When Lay Lay joins the auto club and sparks competition, it creates tension between her desire to be herself and Sadie's wish for her to blend in. This conflict explores the challenge of balancing friendship expectations with personal authenticity. |
| Is the competition in the auto club portrayed positively or negatively? | The competition that Lay Lay sparks in the auto club is presented as friendly and motivating rather than mean-spirited or destructive. The episode frames healthy competition as a way to push yourself and engage with activities you enjoy. It shows that competitive spirit can be positive when it inspires everyone to do their best and doesn't cross into unkind behavior or exclusion. |
| What can I discuss with my child about keeping a low profile versus being yourself? | This episode opens the door to conversations about authenticity and social awareness. You can talk with your child about times when it's important to be considerate of others' feelings while also discussing why hiding who you are isn't sustainable or healthy. Help them understand that true friends appreciate you for who you are, and finding a balance between self-expression and respect for others is part of growing up. |
| What is Marky and Jeremy's invention subplot about? | Marky and Jeremy work together on creating what they consider a brilliant invention, demonstrating teamwork and creative problem-solving. While the specific details of their invention drive the subplot, the storyline emphasizes collaboration, imagination, and the excitement of building something new. It provides a secondary example of kids pursuing their interests and working together toward a common goal. |
| Does Lay Lay learn to respect Sadie's wishes by the end? | The episode addresses the tension between Lay Lay's natural exuberance and Sadie's request for discretion, exploring how friends navigate differing needs and expectations. The storyline encourages viewers to think about compromise and mutual respect in friendships. While Lay Lay's personality makes blending in challenging, the episode focuses on the importance of communication and understanding between friends who care about each other. |
Writing
Directing
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sadie makes a wish that turns her affirmation app avatar into Lay Lay, a lively new friend who motivates Sadie to run for student council president. |
| 1 | 2 | Sadie teaches Lay Lay about white lies after she keeps it too real at a family dinner. Marky seizes an opportunity to make quick cash at a burger spot. |
| 1 | 3 | Sadie asks Lay Lay to keep a low profile... until Lay Lay joins the auto club and sparks competition. Marky and Jeremy team up for a brilliant invention. |
| 1 | 4 | Lay Lay leans on her avatar powers to master tricks at magic camp with Sadie and Jeremy. Later, Lay Lay discovers she can pull a disappearing act. |
| 1 | 5 | On Halloween, Sadie and Lay Lay have a spooky school sleepover to prove Old Man Packer isn't real. Marky helps Woody when Woody gets stuck in a coffin. |
| 1 | 6 | Trish and Bryce worry they've lost their edge when they learn their burger jingle is being replaced. Can a new sound help boost their confidence? |
| 1 | 7 | A guilty Lay Lay starts feeling the heat when she accompanies the Alexanders to church. Sadie sets out to become a junior deacon. |
| 1 | 8 | Lay Lay enters a rap battle at the BoomBox Burger and tries to get dirt on her competitor. Marky feels the blues after selling his favorite toy. |
| 1 | 9 | Trish helps a rhythmless Jeremy learn how to play an instrument. Lay Lay and Sadie take a job performing as clowns, which has Marky seeing dollar signs. |
| 1 | 10 | Trish comes to the rescue when a sticky prank leaves Sadie and Lay Lay with a huge hair crisis. Marky accidentally lets scorpions loose — in the house. |
| 1 | 11 | Bryce strives for victory in a cornhole tournament against a pair of old bullies. Lay Lay and Sadie's tastes clash while designing a room makeover. |
| 1 | 12 | Marky tries to profit off of Jeremy's wrapping skills. After a gift-giving fumble, Sadie and Lay Lay go on a mission to perform a Christmas miracle. |
| 1 | 13 | Trish obsesses over beating Marky at a dance game. When Lay Lay lands in the principal's office, Sadie puts on a special performance to bail her out. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | After Marky discovers Lay Lay’s secret, he takes advantage by having her use her powers to do what he says. But when an overworked Lay Lay starts glitching, Marky and Sadie must fix her before the girls have to perform at an awards show. |
| 2 | 2 | After Marky discovers Lay Lay’s secret, he takes advantage by having her use her powers to do what he says. But when an overworked Lay Lay starts glitching, Marky and Sadie must fix her before the girls have to perform at an awards show. |
| 2 | 3 | Lay Lay feels threatened by new student, Cobo. When Cobo applies for a job at BoomBox Burger, Lay Lay pounces on the opportunity to show him up by applying, too. This leads to “The Burger Games,” a competition that puts their skills to the test. |
| 2 | 4 | It’s Lay Lay and Sadie’s first-time accompanying Trish to her standing appointment at the Beauty Shop. When Lay Lay starts spilling all the tea, she and Sadie are left with a big mess to clean up in order to get Trish un-banned from the salon. |
| 2 | 5 | When Lay Lay and Sadie see Cobo with a cool pet snake, they decide it’s time for the Alexander family to adopt a unique pet of their own. Lay Lay discovers the perfect furry companion: a wild possum she discovers she’s allergic to! |
| 2 | 6 | The Alexanders get another visit from Young Dylan, whose cousin Rebecca joins Sadie at the launch event for the new version of their favorite video game, while Dylan enlists Lay Lay to help get his music on the game soundtrack. |
| 2 | 7 | The family is hosting Bryce’s relatives for the annual Alexander family reunion. Sadie is finally old enough to help in the kitchen. Lay Lay is convinced that a friend of the family’s named Ray Ray is an avatar, just like her. |
| 2 | 8 | It’s East Packer High’s talent show fundraiser and Sadie starts to feel the pressure of running the event. Lay Lay is confident that her song will be a big hit for the show until, she meets a big time music producer who challenges her writing style. |
| 2 | 9 | A face-swap app causes Lay Lay and Sadie to switch bodies, forcing both girls to live a day in the other’s shoes before they can resolve the issue. |
| 2 | 10 | Lay Lay ridicules Sadie's interest in a country music dance competition but feels neglected when Sadie goes to the contest without her. |
| 2 | 11 | Determined to make their first party a hit, Lay Lay and Sadie brag to the entire school they’ve booked the Good Newz Girls to perform. Now all they have to do is make the idea a reality. |
| 2 | 12 | Sadie and Lay Lay are determined to find Principal Willingham a date so she’ll approve a school dance but disagree on who her date should be. Separately, they set out their own match-making missions to prove who is right. |
| 2 | 13 | Lay Lay's avatar creator Ilana visits Sadie with some changes to the app settings, turning Lay Lay's personality negative; Sadie tries to restore her best friend's positivity while convincing the techie not to shut down the app completely. |
| 2 | 14 | Bacon becomes the East Packer High football mascot, but when the school's rival steals him as part of a prank, Lay Lay will stop at nothing to get her beloved pig back. |
| 2 | 15 | Trish's college sorority is reuniting for a mother-daughter step contest, and Lay Lay agrees to take over for Sadie, who is locked in a battle with Marky over their personal space. |
| 2 | 16 | Marky's favorite social media influencer, Beastie Pie, is hosting a gross food-eating competition at BoomBox Burger; when Sadie and Lay Lay overhear Beastie's plans to rig the contest, they work together to convince Marky that Beastie is a fraud. |
| 2 | 17 | Lay Lay and Sadie volunteer to build houses for those in need, but when Sadie is put in charge of all the workers, managing Lay Lay becomes her biggest challenge. |
| 2 | 18 | Trying out for the cheerleading squad, Lay Lay and Sadie add their own twists to the routine, but learn that standing out doesn't always work when trying to fit into a team. |
| 2 | 19 | Sadie and Lay Lay are assigned a shared Little Buddy, Milaena, and spend the week attempting to create a mini-Sadie and mini-Lay Lay, or Say Lay, instead of learning about what Milaena likes and what makes her unique. |
| 2 | 20 | The Alexander family looks to Lay Lay to cast the deciding vote on family decisions, but the newfound power goes to her head, and one ruling causes a rift between her and Sadie. |
| 2 | 21 | Sadie and Lay Lay are enlisted to help save the school's boxing club and set up a fight between Sadie and Gigi that is sure to draw a crowd. |
| 2 | 22 | As class president, Sadie gets to host the announcements, and Lay Lay comes on the show as the advice expert. |
| 2 | 23 | After Sadie loses the Christmas spirit and cancels the Holiday pageant, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future visit to remind her of the true meaning of Christmas. |
| 2 | 24 | Lay Lay discovers a new power, she can clone herself! But which Lay Lay is the real one? Sadie and Bryce create a father-daughter viral video together, which brings them new found fame! But will all that attention go to Bryce's head? |
| 2 | 25 | Sadie rediscovers her magic crystal ball, which she believes always reveals the right answer. Wanting to keep Sadie's faith in the crystal ball alive, Lay Lay uses her avatar powers to make it seem that the crystal ball really is magical. |
| 2 | 26 | Lay Lay and Sadie help Bryce and Trish celebrate their anniversary by recreating their first date but when the girls accidentally destroy the CD where Bryce confesses his love to Trish, they must think fast on their feet to improvise. |
| 2 | 27 | With Lay Lay's app being updated, Lay Lay is now sucked back into the phone. Sadie and Marky have to try and get her back into the real world before Lay Lay gets stuck there forever, and all before their parents notices she's gone. |
| 2 | 28 | Principal Willingham plans a grandparents' event for Granny Fae Fae; now Sadie and Lay Lay have to try and keep the secret that she is Granny Fae Fae. Not only from Willingham, but from Sadie's grandma as well. |
| 2 | 29 | Lay Lay writes a song to help herself study and ends up inspiring the whole class. But when their teacher accuses them of cheating, all because they got the same answer wrong, Lay Lay and Sadie must prove that the entire class didn't cheat. |
| 2 | 30 | Lay Lay and Sadie get assigned a school project with Cobo. The girls finally get to go over to his house and learn more about him, only for the girls to discover Cobo has a sister, who is even better at being Cobo, than Cobo is. |
| 2 | 31 | Lay Lay wants to come clean to Trish and Bryce about being an avatar who came out of Sadie's phone. But, when the parents don't believe her, Lay Lay tries to use her powers to prove to them that she's telling the truth. |
| 2 | 32 | Now that the Alexander family knows about her secret, Lay Lay and Sadie are using Lay Lay's powers nonstop. But their parents want Lay Lay to slow down with the powers, and just when Lay Lay thinks she has it under control, her powers start to glitch. |
| 2 | 33 | While Trish helps Lay Lay deal with her fears of the dentist. Lay Lay first time does self dense mode when the dentist tries get a tool near her mouth. Coming back next day, Lay Lay literally floats when they use laughing gas. Meanwhile, Sadie and Marky battle over who will take the blame for their parents' broken award trophy. |
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