Recap / Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

This is the Recap page for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, which ran from August 13, 2004 to May 3, 2009 with 74 episodes and three TV Movies.

The episodes will be listed by their original production order.

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Pilot Movie (August 13, 2004)

• House of Bloo's: The Pilot Episode and first Made-for-TV Movie. After his mother tells him that he needs to get rid of his imaginary friend Blooregard Q. Kazoo (or Bloo for short), eight year old boy Mac brings Bloo to a house called Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends that Bloo found on a commercial surf. A house where imaginary friends go when they are abandoned or outgrown. August 13, 2004
  • House of Bloo's plot synopsis

Season 1 (August 20 - October 22, 2004)

1. Busted: Bloo fears retribution from Mr. Herriman after he accidentally breaks a bust of Madame Foster. September 3, 2004
2. Dinner is Swerved: Mac and Bloo try to find their way to the dining room through the maze of a house, while the friends starve due to Herriman's insistence not to eat until the two arrive. September 10, 2004
3. Adoptcalypse Now: Mac and Bloo try to save their friends from getting adopted on Adopt-a-Thought Saturday. October 15, 2004
4. Store Wars: The friends have a series of misadventures at the mall while out buying Madame Foster a birthday present. August 27, 2004
5. Bloooo: Bloo gets the flu and turns white as a sheet, causing his friends to think that he's a ghost. Meanwhile, Frankie is locked out of the house in the rain and is apparently being perused by a strange character. October 22, 2004
6. The Trouble with Scribbles: Bloo unlocks a door that hides away millions of tiny, scribbly friends. August 27, 2004
7. Seeing Red / Phone Home: Terrence creates an imaginary friend to crush Bloo; Bloo tries to find an imaginary friend to bring to the house and picks up a man in a mascot suit. October 1, 2004
8. World Wide Wabbit: Mac and Bloo secretly tapes a performance by Mr. Herriman and it soon goes viral. September 17, 2004
9. Berry Scary: A new friend named Berry moves in and developed a dangerous crush on Bloo. September 24, 2004
10. Who Let the Dogs In?: Eduardo finds a puppy and tries to hide him due to Mr. Herriman's rule against dogs in the house. October 8, 2004

Season 2 (January 21 - July 15, 2005; produced in 2004-05)

1. The Big Lablooski: Madame Foster and the friends go to the bowling alley to compete in a tournament against her rival. January 28, 2005 (produced in 2004)
2. Where There's a Wilt, There's a Way / Everyone Knows It's Bendy: Wilt's inability to say "No" causes him to miss a basketball game; a mischievous new friend moves in and frames the others for his pranks. February 4, 2005 (produced in 2004)
3. Partying is Such Sweet Soiree: Bloo gets Herriman out of the house to throw a wild party, but it all goes south when Mac consumes some sugar. January 21, 2005 (produced in 2004)
4. Sight for Sore Eyes / Bloo's Brothers: The friends try to find the owner of a multi-eyed friend named Ivan; Mac brings Bloo to show-and-tell, leading his classmates to create their own Bloos. March 4, 2005 (produced in 2004)
5. Cookie Dough: Bloo decides to make a profit off of Madame Foster's famous cookies. March 11, 2005 (produced in 2004)
6. Frankie My Dear: Frankie is dating, but Mac and Bloo believe she's making a big mistake. March 18, 2005
7. Mac Daddy: Mac believes that he created a new imaginary friend named Cheese in his sleep, which makes Bloo jealous and eventually driven insane. May 6, 2005
8. Squeakerboxxx: The friends try to share a pink toy elephant that squeaks. May 13, 2005
9. Beat with a Schtick: Bloo fears for his life when he earns the wrath of a large, intimidating friend that he insulted. May 20, 2005
10. The Sweet Stench of Success: Bloo signs a contract to be a television star, but he finds out that success (and the product he is forced to advertise) isn't all that it seems. May 27, 2005
11. Bye Bye Nerdy: Bloo fears Mac is becoming a nerd and tries to make him a cool kid. July 1, 2005
12. Bloo Done It: When a famous imaginary friend returns, Bloo gets jealous and thinks he's up to something. July 8, 2005
13. My So-Called Wife: Mr. Herriman trains Coco to pretend to be his wife so the house can get a generous donation. July 15, 2005

Season 3 (July 22, 2005 - March 24, 2006)

1. Eddie Monster: When Eduardo runs away, Terrence finds him and gets him into an imaginary friend fighting ring. July 22, 2005
2. Hiccy Burp: Bloo tries to find a talent to upstage a cooler imaginary friend. September 5, 2005
3. Camp Keep a Good Mac Down: What Mac wants to be a tranquil camping trip quickly turns to disaster. September 9, 2005
4. Duchess of Wails: Duchess finally gets adopted — by Mac's next-door neighbors, and she proceeds to drive him crazy with her shouting, prompting him and Bloo to try and bring her back to the house. September 23, 2005
5. Imposter's Home for um...Make 'Em Up Pals: A lost friend moves in, but Frankie believes he's a phony. September 16, 2005
6. Foster's Goes to Europe: Mac wins a trip to Europe and invites his friends to go with him. But there's just one problem... packing up. November 4, 2005
7. Go Goo Go: Mac meets a talkative girl named Goo who overwhelms the house with her imaginary friends. November 11, 2005
8. Crime After Crime: Mr. Herriman's efforts to conceal his theft of carrots sets off a wacky chain of events. November 18, 2005
9. Land of the Flea: Eduardo fur gets infested with a bunch of friendly fleas. November 25, 2005
10. A Lost Claus: In this Christmas Special, Mac questions his belief in Santa Claus after a horde of imaginary Santas move into the house. December 1, 2005
11. One False Movie: Bloo helps Mac make a movie when his edit of Mac's documentary on the house impresses his principal. February 10, 2006
12. Setting a President: Frankie campaigns against Herriman for the position of house manager. February 17, 2006
13. Room with a Feud: Bloo, Wilt, Eduardo and Coco compete to claim ownership a vacant room in the house. March 17, 2006
14. Cuckoo for Coco Cards: Coco creates trading cards of the friends, and Bloo becomes obsessed with collecting them all. March 24, 2006

Season 4 (April 28 - November 23, 2006)

1. Challenge of the Super Friends: After Mac befriends a superhero imaginary friend and becomes his sidekick, Bloo gets jealous and teams with the hero's enemy. April 28, 2006
2. The Big Picture: Mac and Bloo try to solve a mystery regarding a photo from a past house Picture Day where everyone seemed to disappear. May 5, 2006
3. Squeeze The Day: Having been left behind at the house while the others go to the beach, Bloo and Mac try to have the best day ever with the house to themselves. May 12, 2006
4. Neighbor Pains: Bloo wages war on the neighbors, Old Man Rivers and his grandson, who hate imaginary friends. May 19, 2006
5. Infernal Slumber: Bloo and the friends arrive at Mac's apartment late at night for a slumber party. July 17, 2006
6. I Only Have Surprise for You: Mac tries to stop Bloo from throwing a birthday party for him in fear of getting humiliated by him like always. July 27, 2006
7. Bus the Two of Us: Bloo takes Mac on a joyride in the house bus and get lost. August 1, 2006
8. The Big Cheese: Mr. Herriman accidentally locks everyone outside with the house's new security system, and only Cheese knows the code to unlock the door. August 7, 2006
9. Bloo's the Boss: Bloo tries to start his own home for imaginary friends. November 3, 2006
10. Emancipation Complication: Madame Foster sells the house to an imaginary friend who sells the friends to work for people. November 10, 2006
11. Good Wilt Hunting: The second Made-for-TV Movie. Wilt runs away and goes on a cross-country journey to find his creator. November 23, 2006
12. Make Believe it or Not: Goo accidentally creates a group of villainous imaginaries in her sleep. November 17, 2006

Season 5 (2007-2008)

This is the first season to be produced and aired in high-definition and widescreen.

1. Cheese a Go-Go: Bloo becomes convinced that Cheese is really an alien (Part of the Cartoon Network Invaded miniseries). May 4, 2007
2. The Buck Swaps Here: The friends go to a swap meet. May 18, 2007
3. Say It Isn't Sew: Bloo's plans to go to a fair take a long detour when Madame Foster stops at a place to get her torn coat sewn together. June 8, 2007
4. Something Old, Something Bloo: When the friends visit a retirement home, Bloo becomes enamored in the elderly lifestyle. June 15, 2007
5. The Bloo Superdude and the Magic Potato of Power!: Bloo tells Mac a fantastic story with himself in the leading role. September 10, 2007
6. Schlock Star: When a group of friends won't let Bloo join their band, he decides to start his own. September 11, 2007
7. The Bride to Beat: Bloo mistakenly believes that Mac is getting married. September 12, 2007
8. Affair Weather Friends: Mac becomes depressed when it appears that Bloo is hanging out with another kid behind his back. September 13, 2007
9. Nightmare on Wilson Way: In this Halloween Episode originally broadcast in 3-D, Bloo thinks he killed Herriman after a Halloween prank gives him a heart attack. October 12, 2007
10. Ticket to Rod: Mac, Bloo and Frankie fight over movie premiere tickets Bloo won on the radio. October 5, 2007
11. Better Off Ed: When Eduardo tells white lies about himself to the little ones in the house nursery, he tries to keep up the charade before they catch on. October 19, 2007
12. The Little Peas: A P.O.V. Sequel to The Big Cheese through the eyes of a tiny friend named Peas. November 22, 2007
13. Let Your Hare Down: Bloo manages to get Herriman to let loose, but without his strictness, the house starts to fall apart. March 6, 2008

Season 6 ( 2008 - May 3, 2009; produced in 2008)

1. Jackie Khones and the Case of the Overdue Library Crook: Mac recruits Jackie Khones to find out who stole a library book that is overdue. March 13, 2008
2. Mondo Coco: Coco runs away from the house and has a round-the-world adventure. April 10, 2008
3. Pranks for Nothing: Bloo starts a prank war when the friends are houses in a motel for the night following an infestation at the house. April 24, 2008
4. Bloo Tube: After rain cancels a trip to a water park, the friends entertain themselves by filming videos to post on a video sharing site. May 8, 2008
5. Race for Your Life, Mac and Bloo: Tired of always losing to Mac, Bloo gets Mac to race him from the arcade to the house. May 29, 2008
6. The Bloo Superdude and the Great Creator of Everything's Awesome Ceremony of Fun That He's Not Invited To: A sick Bloo can't attend Mac's birthday party, so he dreams up another Bloo Superdude story. May 3, 2009 (produced in 2008)
7. Bad Dare Day: An innocent dare ends up turning into a competition that turns the friends against each other. May 3, 2009 (produced in 2008)
8. Read 'Em and Weep: The house receives letters from adopted friends that paint a less-than-pretty picture of life away from home. May 3, 2009 (produced in 2008)
9. Fools and Regulations: Bloo and his friends must decide between staying upstairs or outside when Frankie and Herriman host a special party in the house. May 3, 2009 (produced in 2008)
10. Goodbye to Bloo: When Bloo hears that Mac is moving from his apartment, he tries to gather the friends to give him a fond farewell. May 3, 2009 (produced in 2008)

Finale Movie (November 27, 2008)

• Destination: Imagination: The third and final Made-for-TV Movie, and the Grand Finale to the series. Mac and the friends try to rescue Frankie when she falls into a mysterious suitcase containing a weird universe.

Shorts

These shorts were played during commercial breaks.

1. Neighborhood Wash: Mac and the friends start a carwash, but aren't getting many customers.
2. Driving Miss Crazy: Frankie and Madame Foster go to pick up the bus from the mechanic, but everyone else wants to come along.
3. All Zapped Up: Bloo discovers the wonders of static electricity.
4. Bad to the Phone: Bloo and the other friends mess with the answering machine.
5. Truth or Stare: Mac and Bloo have a staring contest.
6. Cranks a Lot: Mac and Bloo prank call Mr. Herriman.
7. A Chore Thing: Bloo needs to sort out the trash, so he and Mac trick others into assisting with the monotonous chore.
8. Hide and Bloo Seek: Bloo picks a very bad place to hide in a game of hide-and-go-seek.
9. Badvertisement: Bloo shows off his advertisement for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
10. Give Pizza a Chance: Wilt, Bloo, and Eduardo order pizza.
11. Drawing Bored: Eduardo tries to draw a story, but Bloo, Coco, and Wilt keep interfering.
12. Coconuts: Bloo tries to decipher a message from friends whose vocabulary has only one word each.
13. Pen Pal: Bloo believes that Eduardo has a pen pal in the Queen of England, and decides to try outdo his letter.
14. Birthday Cake Bloos: Mr. Herriman fears that he has accidentally eaten Bloo's birthday cake in his sleep.

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