On the satellite, Larry is baking souffle when Tuddrussel walks in, hungry. Tuddrussel eagerly eats one, but spits it out, complaining that it is too girly. He and Larry argue about how food should taste when the history instability alarm goes off. The team sees that the mission is the Earl of Sandwich and after a few sarcastic quips from Larry they head out.
The team arrives in front of the Earl’s house. After hurriedly knocking and barely explaining to the Earl who they are, Tuddrussel hurriedly enters the house, expecting to find something to eat. The Earl explains to the team that he is on the verge of creating a culinary masterpiece, but is missing something. He then shows them a sandwich and electrocutes it in a Dr. Frankenstein-like manner. The result is deemed too crispy, and the Earl sadly shows Time Squad his other failed sandwiches. He is upset that the Royal Cook-Off is tomorrow, and he has nothing to make that will surely impress the King. Otto introduces the Earl to Larry, saying that he is one of the finest chefs anywhere and will definitely be able to help.
The next day, Time Squad is with the Earl at the Cook-Off, where the Earl is thanking Larry for his genius. The King tastes the meals prepared by other participants, declaring them to be tasty based on whether he likes their names first and then their flavor. However, the Earl arrives with his sandwich and calls it the “Stinky Pile of Poo,” repulsing the King before he can taste it, and earning a low score. Otto, horrified, protests that "Stinky Pile of Poo" is an awful name but The Earl insists on keeping the name because it was his mother's maiden name. While the guys argue about this, Larry sneaks off from them to offer the King the same savory souffle he made earlier, calling it “The Larry 3000.” The King is intrigued by the name, and judges it to have the best taste. Larry boasts to Tuddrussel that he was right about his dish being delicious, but Tuddrussel insults it again, prompting Larry to make it for the rest of the kingdom out of spite. Meanwhile, the Earl decides to ignore everyone’s opinion and sell his “Stinky Pile of Poo.”
A montage is shown featuring the restaurants of the Earl and of Larry. The Earl names his restaurant after his sandwich, so it never has a single customer, while Larry’s restaurant is extremely popular. The Earl struggles to find customers for 3 months, during which Larry becomes extremely rich and popular. Eventually, fed up with how nothing is getting accomplished Otto decides that he and Tuddrussel need to speak to Larry.
Tuddrussel barges into Larry’s office, where Larry is cowering behind a chair. Larry is delighted to see Otto and Tuddrussel and complains that he hates being a celebrity chef. He hates having so much adoration when it’s all due to his dish, and offers to do anything if Otto and Tuddrussel will help him escape.
Later, the team and the Earl are in Larry’s busy restaurant. Disguised as a waiter, Otto brings a customer a sandwich instead of the Larry 3000. The customer finds it delicious, and (after Tuddrussel covers the Earl's mouth) Otto names it the Sandwich. In another Cook-Off, the Earl gives the King his sandwich, which is judged to be “extraordinary.” The Earl is extremely popular, and he thanks Time Squad before being carried away. Larry is glad to be back with his real friends, though he is annoyed as Tuddrussel insults his cooking again.
Tropes present in this episode include:
- Even Beggars Won't Choose It: The Earl is unable to sell his product to anyone because of the name. He even offers two for one, to outright begging people passing by to try it.
- Everyone Has Standards: The king has no problem eating some odd looking soup or what's clearly a charred rat, but refuses to eat the Earl's food because of its poor choice of name.
- Honor Before Reason: The Earl refuses to change the name of his creation because it was his mother's maiden name and he loves her. The end result is 3 months and being penniless. It takes desperation, and Tuddrussel covering his mouth so Otto can say it's called a sandwich, for him to move on.
- Namesake Gag: Instead of naming his invention after himself, the Earl of Sandwich decides to name it after his mother's maiden name: Stinky Pile of Poo.
- Sarcasm-Blind: Tuddrussel in this exchange.Otto Osworth: Hey, look! We're going to meet the Earl of Sandwich. He invented one of the most popular foods of all time.
Buck Tuddrussel: The doughnut?
Larry 3000: Yes, a man named Sandwich invented the doughnut.
Buck Tuddrussel: Well, I hope he invented more than one, 'cause I'm starved. - Unfortunate Name: Stinky Pile of Poo, for both the Earl's invention and for his mother. This is clearly shown to be the reason that nobody wants to eat it.
