The Adventures Of Tom and Lou
| Show Info | |
|---|---|
| Premiere Date | March 17th, 2011 |
| End Date | July 27th, 2013 |
| Status | Ended |
| Type | Spin-Off |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Episodes | 49 |
| Rating | General |
| Production | |
| Created By | teenj12 |
| Showrunner | teenj12 |
| Writers | teenj12 |
The Adventures of Tom and Lou was an award winning spin-off that started airing on SBC on March 17, 2011. It was created by teenj12. On November 23, 2013, teenj12 announced it would not be returning for a Season 4 and that the work had ended. The series briefly returned for a special Christmas themed episode for the 2015 Snowcember Ball Spin-Off War.
Synopsis: Tom and Lou are two factory workers who are tired of their day to day lives, so have decided to take an around the sea summer road trip. With their car, “The Black Horror", and their friends Evelyn and Scooter, the duo are in for one awesome Summer.
Main Characters
Tom
Lou
The Black Horror
Evelyn (Season 2-3)
Scooter (Season 2-3)
Settings
As the show centers on Tom and Lou's roadtrip around the sea, the show has no stable setting. Tom and Lou do visit certain places on more than one occassion. This is a list of them:
Bikini Bottom: The place Tom and Lou have lived their entire lives. Seen in episodes 1 and 7
The Pub Club: A bar in the town Wild Roarin' Waterz, owned by Bartender Mick. Unknown if any alcoholic drinks are served. It is also revealed that only root beer is served there. Seen in episodes 2 and 28.
Wild Roarin Waterz: Home to The Pub Club, and vicious bully, Big Mike. Seen in episode 2. The name of the town was revealed in episode 28.
Radell: A town which Evelyn and her cheer squad, cheered for. Their home state team is the Sharks.Tom and Lou seem to frequently visit this town. Seen in episodes 19, 23, 24, and 27.
Barnacle Idaho Desert: A desert that holds secret government bases, similar to Area 51 in real life. Seen in episodes 20 and 21.
Shallow Idaho: A town that is implied to have beautiful beach houses. Likely to be near Barnacle Idaho Desert. Seen in episode 18.
Reception
The show received mixed to good reviews from SBC critics. In 2012, the show was nominated for and won an award for "Best Friendship (Tom and Lou)" in a Spin-Off. It won once again in The Golden Community Awards Fall 2012 for "Best Friendship", for the second time in the row.
Awards and Nominations
| Award | Award Show | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Friendship (Tom and Lou) | Golden Community Awards 2 - Summer 2012 | Won |
| Best Friendship (Tom and Lou) | Golden Community Awards 3 - Fall 2012 | Won |
Shorts
Short #1: "Nice Mike" - Tom and Lou teach Big Mike how to be nice. - September 25th, 2011.
Episodes
Season 1: 2011
| Production Code | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
"Joyride" |
March 17th, 2011 |
| 2. | "The Pub Club" | March 18th, 2011 |
| 3. | "Death Of The Black Horror" | March 25th, 2011 |
| 4. | "Dating Ms Disaster" | March 26th, 2011 |
| 5. | "Uncle Max" | April 12th, 2011 |
| 6. | "High Tide In The Sky" (Special) | April 16th, 2011 |
| 7. | "Its a Cold, Cold World" | April 21st, 2011 |
| 8. | "Scooter Tags Along" | April 27th, 2011 |
| 9. | "Tom and Lou Go To High School" (Part 1 ) | May 1st, 2011 |
| 10. | "Tom and Lou Go To High School" (Part 2) | May 1st, 2011 |
| 11. | "Susie" | May 7th, 2011 |
| 12. | "Big Momma's Bank" | May 14th, 2011 |
| 13. | "Taking Seconds" | May 23rd, 2011 |
| 14. | "Vacation Nation" (Special) | May 31st, 2011 |
Season 2: 2011-2012
| Production Code | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "I Pledge Alliance....To The Flag" (Special) | July 5th, 2011 |
| 16. | "The Adventures Of Moochers" | July 8th, 2011 |
| 17. | "Lou's Secret" | July 25th, 2011 |
| 18. | "Lou's Gonna Get It" | July 26th, 2011 |
| 19. | "The Pink Scream" | August 22nd, 2011 |
| 20. | "Tom and Lou Go To The Desert" (Part 1) | September 18th, 2011 |
| 21. | "Tom and Lou Go To The Desert" (Part 2) | September 23rd, 2011 |
| 22. | "The Adventures of Cross Dressers" | Unreleased |
| 23. | "Uncle ScAM" | January 20th, 2012 |
| 24. | "Tales of A High School Dropout" | November 9th, 2011 |
| 25. | "The Black Horror In A Christmas Carol" (Part 1) | December 19th, 2011 |
| 26. | "The Black Horror In A Christmas Carol" (Part 2) | December 19th, 2011 |
| 27. | "Evelyn and Lou Run A Girl's Scout" | February 11th, 2012 |
| 28. | "A Chip Off The Old Pub" | February 25th, 2012 |
| 29. | "Lou, We Hardly Knew Ya" | March 23rd, 2012 |
| 30. | "The Underground Trail That Led To No Where" | March 31st, 2012 |
| 31. | "Tom and Lou...Do Nothing" | April 20th, 2012 |
| 32. | "The Margo Camping Story" | May 6th, 2012 |
| 33. | "Crazy Hot" | May 21st, 2012 |
| 34. | "Boyfriend" | June 17th, 2012 |
Season 3: 2012-2013
| Poduction Code | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 35. | The Good Date | July 21st, 2012 |
| 36. | Evelyn, The Female Slayer | August 4th, 2012 |
| 37. | Happily Ever After You (Part 1) | June 29th, 2013 |
| 38. | Happily Ever After You (Part 2) | June 29th, 2013 |
| 39. | Tom's Louful Life | August 18th, 2012 |
| 40. | Return Of The Susie | September 1st, 2012 |
| 41. | Scooter Gets The Help | September 29th, 2012 |
| 42. | TOURture | November 3rd, 2012 |
| 43. | Together Again | December 8th, 2012 |
| 44. | Lou Goes Emou | December 15th, 2012 |
| 45. | The Book Club | December 22nd, 2012 |
| 46. | Working Scooter | March 17th, 2013 |
| 47. | Evelyn Gets Cooked | November 22nd, 2012 |
| 49. | Tom, Lou, and The Last Day Of Summer | July 27th, 2013 |
Special
| Production Code | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 49. | A Tom and Lou Christmas | December 14, 2015 |