Kiff and Barry accidentally cause a townwide blackout by upsetting a lighthouse keeper.
Plot[]
For Essential Worker Appreciation Day, Miss Deer Teacher has assigned her students to form pairs and choose an essential Table Town worker to thank. After flipping through a phone book, Kiff and Barry select the keeper of the Pantry Point Lighthouse, located atop a mountain far away from downtown Table Town.
After a long walk, Kiff and Barry reach the lighthouse and present the keeper with a gift basket as a show of appreciation. Touched, he invites the duo inside the lighthouse and thanks them for being the first visitors he has ever received. However, their well-meaning gesture leads the keeper to conclude that if Kiff and Barry managed to walk the distance to visit him, then anybody else also could have, but could not be bothered to. Feeling unappreciated by Table Town, the keeper decides to unplug the lighthouse's main bulb in retaliation, plunging the city into total darkness in the middle of the night.
Kiff and Barry spend two hours stumbling in the dark trying to get back home to come up with a plan to restore power. Thinking they have reached Barry's house, the duo turn their phone flashlights on and find themselves at the lighthouse, right back where they started. They try reasoning with the keeper, but he locks himself in his room and drowns them out with music. Not wanting to get blamed for the blackout, Kiff and Barry hold off calling any adults for help and decide to try to resolve the situation on their own. Suddenly, they hear the sound of an arriving ship and rush to warn its crew that they are about to crash, but the crew are unable to comprehend the duo's instructions on which direction to turn. The crew end up jumping ship, causing the vessel, which was coincidentally carrying a shipment of new lighthouse bulbs, to crash and sink.
Noticing a light inside Reggie's house, Kiff and Barry call Reggie for help, hoping he can put his technical expertise to use. They learn that the light is coming from a candle Reggie lit in memory of his supposedly busted cellphone, then inform him that the phone is not busted, but rather failing to charge due to the power outage. Reggie communicates them intel about the impending arrival of a ship carrying big bulbs, unaware that the ship has sank into the ocean. Kiff and Barry then see two shooting stars in the night sky. As a last resort, they wish upon the stars for the situation to somehow resolve itself, but nothing happens.
Out of options, Kiff and Barry are forced to return downtown and get help. Banging on pots and pans, the duo walk through town loudly announcing that they got Table Town in trouble, and to follow their lead to get things fixed. Kiff and Barry lead their fellow Tabletonians in a song expressing their appreciation for the lighthouse keeper, and they all walk to the lighthouse together to sing it for the keeper himself. Taken aback by the gathered crowd, the keeper, rather than appreciating the gesture, is instead reminded that he became a keeper in the first place because he likes being left alone. He orders everyone to stop singing and shoos them away, then reinstalls the lightbulb, restoring power to the city. As Kiff and Barry head home, the sunken ship suddenly rises from the ocean and continues sailing.
The episode is dedicated to Biff Wiff, the voice of the lighthouse keeper, who passed away on February 12, 2025, just over six weeks before the episode aired.
One of the phone books has the tagline "Who you gonna call?" on its spine, referencing a lyric from the 1984 Ray Parker Jr. song "Ghostbusters".
The lighthouse keeper that manages the lighthouse and kept away from society is a call back from "Personal Assistant" when Helen tells her career test that she should be a "remote lighthouse keeper away from society".
The Chatterley family:Kiff Chatterley • Martin Chatterley • Beryl Chatterley • Tom Chatterley • Rose Chatterley • Pat Chatterley The Buns family:Barry Buns • Terri Buns • Harry Buns • Mary Buns • Kristophe Buns The Fox family:Candle Fox • Roy Fox The Angstrom family:Trevor Angstrom • Mrs. Angstrom The Wibbon family: Dilton Wibbon • Danny Wibbon Helen's family:Helen • Agnes Table Town Middle School students (Miss Deer Teacher's class): Reggie Racona • Billiam • Renée du Bedat • Snekole • Darryn Gherkinheim • Gareth • Patty Table Town Middle School students (Mr. Ri'Peppa's class): Biff • Kim Popularé • Liz K. • Amira Table Town Middle School students (Others): Lizette • L.E. • Rosso • Mav Table Town Middle School staff:Miss Deer Teacher • Secretary Prince • Principal Secretary • Sweepy Steve • Miss Tulane • Mr. Ri'Peppa • Ms. Minty Table Town High School students: Micheala Oats • Vanilla Tigner • Ben Bamboo • Kyle Lyon • Nick Namé Table Town University staff: Dean Kim • Slent • Professor Lloyd Table Town goverment: Glarbin Gloobin (Mayor of Table Town) • Ms. Mouffé (Head of the Table Town Library) • Professor Totsy (Head of the Table Town Science Lab) • Dr. Lyon (Head of the Table Town Hospital) • Rockwell Chubbles Wubbington: Chubbles Wubbington • Evil Door Smoldering Cove: Marlina Deena Turina • Giancarlo Monteforla • Chase • Mindy Others: The Five Pigeons of the Acapellapocalypse (Nice Guy, Meathead, Bad Boy, Mystery Lad, Party Girl) • The Pone • Flam Bingo • Greg & Linda • Lady Jane Harness • The Left Brothers • Erica Von Ant • Dan Hill • Mr. Penguino • Gram Gram • Ben & Quinn Finn • Iris • Andrew • Bort Grig • Cheryl • Meryl • Deryl • Sergeant Hind • Wayne • Other Barry • Gayle • Sally & Bill • Beverly • Centaur Claus • Timmy Table • Ghost Wolf • Rat • Pawva Mugg • Rob Sadly • Principal Swan • Gerard • Kenny • Jean Claude • Gordon • Diane • Slimmy P. • Dante • Gladys • Miss Rogers • Lady Lorraine • Jill • Trollie • George Meredith Willows • Ms. Foodcake • The Turnino Boys Choir • Scarm Scarmely • Pete • Klon • Little Louis • Rad & Tippy • Cakie • Judge Judegy • Ma & Pa Saddle • Lance Contract • Roo • Cedric • Dennis • Donnie • Tony • Miss McGravy • Markus & Tarryn Plue • Diego & Tyler
Locations
Table Town: Chatterley residence • Buns residence • Fox mansion • Angstrom residence • Reggie's house • Helen's house • Agnes' house • Miss Deer Teacher's house • Secretary Prince's house • The Pone's house • The Five Pigeons of the Acapellapocalypse's mansion • Ghost Wolf's cave • Dante's house • Lady Lorraine's house • Miss McGravy's house • Table Town Middle School • Table Town High School • Table Town University • Table Town City Hall • Table Town Mayoral Council • Table Town Library • Table Town Science Lab • Table Town Airport • Table Town Pilot School • Table Town Carnival • Table Town Hospital • Table Town Gift Emporium • Table Town Park • Table Town Aquarium • Table Town Mall • Table Town Stadium • Table Town Auditorium • Table Town Steps • Table Town Museum • Mount Table • Bench Beach • Dooley's Feather Farm • Carlyle's Cars • World's 3rd Largest Tumbleweed • Café Penguino • Okay Will Donation Center • 7/24-7 • Rolltop Woods • Bort Grig's Carpet Emporium • Wish Wash • Dusty Acres Retirement Home • Slim Pickins • Rat's Hats and Mats • Pawva's Java • Rob Sadly's Mattresses • Tuft Pierre • Stork's Sporks • Darryl H Pizza • Cheese Caves • Serious Art Gallery • The Wall of Goat • The Outskorts • Ollie's Olive Emporium • The Cone Zone • Yee-Haw Boot Store • WeNuts • Rentley's Turtlenecks • T&GP's Trampoline Insurancees • Bonut's Donuts • Saddles • Foreverangees National Park • Sporty Mort's Sports Store • Pegasus Field • Partials Department Store • Bannister Beach Others: The Agyeman Channel • Ottoman Flats • George Meredith Willows' mansion • Cocina Island
Songs
Kiff Theme Song • Kiff End Title Theme Season One: Thirst to Be the First • The Singalong Song • We're Just Kids with a Calling • Thank You for Freeing Us • Flipped the Tables • BooHoo Wah Wah • We're Not Annoying on TV • High School Bunny • We're in High School Now • Carpet your World • She Didn't Get The Joke • Rage • It Don't Get Better Than This • Halfway There • Chains of Chain • Outta This Harp! • Totally Table Town • Bring a Thing • They Really Like Me • He's Still Dancing • Character and Pride • Abras • Nicknames • Do The Weekly Shop • The Ballad of Slimmy P. • Chunky Text • Most Fun I've Ever Had • You Can Do It At The Mall • We Are Goat • Brand New Crew • Wings of a Riddle • Opportunity's Here • Pack The House • Tell Us About Your Day • Bad Assistant • Party On, Scarm! • Sweet Compromise • Things • I Mow • Me Against The Universe • Gavel Groove • Hungee Medley • We're at the Prom • A Lotta Helen! • Never Going Back • Room to Rent • Right Here With You Season 1.5: Creeping Closer • Show Them the Light
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