History Recap / TheLoudHouseS1E17HouseMusicANovelIdea

* AnAesop: The most important thing of performing is who's with you and how much they desire to perform with you.

* {{Gasshole}}: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. At several points in the episode, whenever a character bends over, Luan will use a whoopee cushion. The first two times draw the ire of the ones who bend over.
** It hits Lori close to home in particular because [[ContinuityNod she really does have that problem, although she won't admit it]].

* HiddenDepths: Lincoln can play the cello and is the only siblings who Luna compliments for it.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Dad, and later Mom, when they join the band.

* DramaticDrop: Dad drops his cowbell when Luna kicks him out of the band.

* GarageBand: The Louds form one to perform for the Family Fun Fair. Dad used to be in one himself as shown in flashback, but his horrid cowbell skills got him booted out.
* GetOut: Luna’s meddling with making the family band perfect ends up causing her to kick Dad out.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Dad has heart underwear showing though a rip in his band pants.

* {{Irony}}: Lynn Sr. was kicked out of his first band, a metal band, for playing the cowbell. However, one of the most famous metal songs of all time, "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Music/BlueOysterCult, prominently features the cowbell (which was NOT played by [[Series/SaturdayNightLive someone named Gene Frenkle]]).

* OverlyLongGag: Dad's cowbell antics.

* {{Fainting}}: Luna and her father do this at the end when they find out that the bearded stranger she talked to was really Mick Swagger in disguise.

* ConstructionZoneCalamity: Lincoln's chase to retrieve Mom's notebook eventually takes him through one of these.
* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode focuses on Lincoln and his mother's relationship.

* PetTheDog: When the rest of the family returns home, Lori, surprisingly, pities Lincoln and Mom for seemingly having such a boring time.

* ThrowTheDogABone: Although Mom's notebook is eventually destroyed, it turns out that she'd been having a severe case of writer's block with the story; and Lincoln telling her what happened gives her new inspiration for a better novel. They then cap things off by re-enacting his adventure on their way home.

* WriteWhoYouKnow: As it turns out, this is how Mom got ideas for her novel-in-progress. At first with her own experiences, and then with Lincoln after he tells her what happened by the end of the episode.

* {{Irony}}: Lynn Sr. was kicked out of his first band, a metal and, for playing the cowbell. However, one of the most famous metal songs of all time, "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Music/BlueOysterCult, prominently features the cowbell (which was NOT played by [[Series/SaturdayNightLive someone named Gene Frenkle]]).

{{Irony}}: Lynn Sr. was kicked out of his first band, a metal band, for playing the cowbell. However, one of the most famous metal songs of all time, "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Music/BlueOysterCult, prominently features the cowbell (which was NOT played by [[Series/SaturdayNightLive someone named Gene Frenkle]]).

--> '''Lisa:''' Heaven help us. It ''is'' contagious...

!!House Music

!!A Novel Idea
* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode focuses on Lincoln and his mother's relationship.

* TheReveal: Mom's name is Rita. Also, this episode reveals that Mom has a career as a dental assistant and she has been working on a novel for seven years.