Kevin and Lana travel to Hoopland for a holiday where everyone has a chance to sink a ball through a magic hoop and ask for any wish. A basketball-playing robot wishes to be tall, but hits his head growing giant and starts destroying the city. Kevin and Lana team up with Larry Bird to find the magic hoop and make another wish to save the day.
Tropes:
- A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Rebound the basketball robot, who turns evil whenever he bumps his head. Problematic for someone with springs for legs.
- Celebrity Paradox: Even more than there being an Alternate Universe where video games are real, how is there a Videoland likeness of a real basketball celebrity? Kevin acts like he's meeting the real Larry Bird.
- Crutch Character: Larry Bird, who carries the N Team through the first few rounds but then falls into a trap, forcing them to face the hardest stuff without him.
- Failure Is the Only Option: Lana makes the shot and earns another wish, which they even point out means she could wish her father home. That would be selfish, so instead Lana wishes to return everything to normal.
- Guest-Star Party Member: Larry Bird. Even fits the usual description of being a lot more capable at what the episode's problems center around than the main characters. And with the heroes having to face the final challenge without the experienced pro's help.
- Make a Wish: The power of the Magic Hoop.
- Make My Monster Grow: Rebound the basketball robot, who gets huge because of a mis-worded wish.
