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"You Can't Handle The Tooth" is the first segment of the twenty-second episode of the Disney Channel animated series Kiff.

Synopsis[]

Kiff has a lot to do today, but brushing her tooth is not on the list.

Plot[]

Kiff wakes up and goes about her usual morning routine. Before she can leave the house, however, Beryl asks her if she has brushed her front tooth. Kiff replies that she has a lot of "things" to do with Barry, who arrives at the house. She offers to brush twice the next day instead, but Beryl insists that she brush now. Kiff gripes to Barry that Beryl is being stubborn, and he suggests that Kiff perform a song explaining her predicament. Kiff performs a terrible-sounding song where she explains that she is too busy with "things" to brush. Beryl simply says that Kiff can do those "things" after brushing.

Upstairs in the bathroom, Kiff, instead of brushing her tooth, brainstorms more ways to avoid doing so. She brushes Barry's fur, then tells Beryl she has brushed without specifying what she brushed. Beryl sees through the ruse and sends Kiff back upstairs to brush her tooth, under "doctor's orders". Trying to exploit this statement, Kiff calls Dr. Lyon and asks him to tell Beryl to allow her not to brush, but is unable to tell him why she cannot brush. Lyon says that he cannot recommend that a patient skip brushing, but also relates an anecdote about how the apple came to be called "nature's toothbrush". Kiff sneaks into the kitchen for an apple and eats it, which makes her teeth appear shiny and clean. Still suspicious, Beryl has Martin inspect Kiff's toothbrush, and he finds it dry. Beryl sends Kiff back upstairs and tells her that she now also has to floss.

Next, Kiff has Barry mold her a fake tooth out of dried toothpaste, which she places over her real front tooth. Despite its large size, Beryl falls for it until it falls out of Kiff's mouth and breaks. Upstairs, Kiff wonders why she failed to come up with a good song earlier, then remembers the "shower principle": the phenomenon where creative inspiration hits when a person is zoned out while doing boring everyday activities. She deduces that she lacked inspiration because she skipped brushing her teeth that morning, and finds the inspiration to write a song – by brushing Barry's teeth, rather than her own.

Kiff goes downstairs and performs her finished song, where she lists all the "things" she has to do that day. Beryl is seemingly swayed by the song and tells Kiff that she can instead brush her tooth at night – which is now, because Kiff spent the entire day putting off brushing her tooth. Upstairs, Kiff brushes her teeth, still convinced that the day was "a real win" for her.

Cast[]

Song[]

  • "Things"

Trivia[]

  • Opening Sponsor: Mango Tango Toothpaste.
  • The title is a play on the phrase "You can't handle the truth", which is best known for its usage in the 1992 film A Few Good Men.
    • The title is also the same as an episode of The Tom and Jerry Show.
  • In the song, Kiff is seen reading a book called Oh the Things You'll Thing, a parody of the 1990 book Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss.

Continuity[]

  • The episode's premise is similar to that of "Thirst to Be the First", with Kiff once again attempting to leave the house in defiance of Beryl.
  • Kiff is seen wearing watermelon pajamas, after previously being seen wearing watermelon-themed clothing in "Pool Party".

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Episodes
Season One: "Thirst to Be the First/The Fourth Bath" • "Pool Party/Road Trip" • "Brunch DJ/Career Day" • "The Five Pigeons of the Acapellapocalypse/Leave a Little Juice" • "Big Barry on Campus/Club Book" • "Kiff's Mix/Kiff's on a Plane" • "Farley/Two for One Hot Dogs" • "Halfway There Day/Be Still My Harp" • "Friendiversary/Totally Table Town" • "Hat/Lost and Found" • "Principal Dance Socks" • "Two Truths and a Bunny/Nicknames" • "The Sound of Helen/Weekly Grocery Shop" • "Friendship In The Time Of Cheese Caves/Soup Opera" • "Mall Leader/Ghost Wolf's Art" • "Fresh Outta Grandmas"/"Maybe-sitting" • "Everyday I'm Riddlin' Riddlin'"/"Life on the Inside" • "Weird Delivery"/"No Dad Ideas" • "Faculty Lounge"/"Personal Assistant" • "Trevor's Rockin' Halloween Bash" • "I Like To Move It!"/"Hive Got An Idea" • "You Can't Handle The Tooth"/"Blooper Quest" • "When You Mow, You Mow"/"Harry's Maturity Crisis" • "Silly Moods"/"Chatterley Vs. Chatterley" • "Hungee Squirrel"/"Foreverangees" • "Snow More Ketchup"/"Kiff and Barry Go To Prom" • "Kiff Is Good at Sports"/"Mushroommates" • "Principal Helen"/"Dial B for Butt" • "Fun Uncle Pat"/"Kiff Escape!" • "Beach Day"/"Sun's Out, Buns Out"
Season 1.5: "The Haunting Of Miss McGravy's House" • "Lore Of The Ring Light"
Characters
The Chatterley family: Kiff ChatterleyMartin ChatterleyBeryl Chatterley • Tom Chatterley • Rose Chatterley • Pat Chatterley
The Buns family: Barry Buns • Terri Buns • Harry Buns • Mary Buns • Kristophe Buns
The Fox family: Candle FoxRoy 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 • Billiam • Renée du Bedat • Snekole • Darryn • 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 (one of the series' "shows-within-a-show"): Chubbles Wubbington • Evil Door
Smoldering Cove (one of the series' "shows-within-a-show"): 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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