Garth meets a friend who shares his obsession with a particular fandom. But when that friend takes his obsession too far, Garth must learn the difference between being a fan and being a fanatic, or risking pushing his friends away.
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- Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs: Kara dismisses Karen's, Jessica's and Diana's suggestions for extracurricular activities as "Lame... boring... lame and boring."
- Cassandra Truth: Kara sees Winslow use an EMP to disable her robot, but Garth doesn't believe it until he sees it in person later on.
- Disqualification-Induced Victory: Once he figures out what's going on, Garth immediately gets Winslow and himself disqualified for cheating, causing the other team to win.
- Hidden Depths: After always being dismissive towards anything regarded as geek and nerd culture, Kara takes a liking to (toy) 'bot fighting games. More importantly, she genuinely comes to value Garth's friendship.
- Look Behind You: Kara manages to beat Garth twice by using this trick.
- Shout-Out: The episode's title is a play on the title of a novel (which was adapted into a film), The World According to Garp.
- Sore Loser: After being disqualified for cheating, Winslow summons a mech to attack Garth and Kara.
- Telescoping Robot: Winslow is able to turn his toy robot into a full-size Humongous Mecha to fight Kara.
- Trade Your Passion for Glory: Garth believes fighting robots to be about honor, whereas Winslow is only interested in glory.
