Good Luck Charlie – “Kit and Kaboodle”

Good Luck Charlie poster

Original Air Date: July 11, 2010
Starring: Bridgit Mendler, Patricia Belcher, Leigh-Allyn Baker
Directed by: Bob Koherr

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Gabe (Bradley Steven Perry) deals with some complications surrounding his first crush while Mrs. Dabney (Patricia Belcher) asks Teddy (Bridgit Mendler) to take care of her precious cat Kaboodles while she’s on vacation.

Featured Feline: Kaboodles is a beautiful calico-colored Maine Coon cat.  We first see him when Mrs. Dabney drops him off at the Duncan home.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Mrs. Dabney holding calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Teddy holding calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle

Mrs. Dabney is concerned that Kaboodles might be upset when she leaves so she has Teddy act like a mouse to distract him.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Teddy distracting calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle by acting like mouse

Later Teddy is sitting on the couch with Kaboodles and notes how the cat doesn’t do much of anything.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Teddy sitting on couch with calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle

Kitty Cameo: Mrs. Dabney’s twin sister, Virginia, shows up for a playdate between her cat, Stanley (a tuxedo Maine Coon) and Kaboodles.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Viriginia and Teddy sitting on couch with calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle and tuxedo Maine Coon cat Stanley

She notes right away that Kaboodles is usually excited to see Stanley and worries Teddy that something is wrong with the cat and her sister will be upset.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Viriginia on couch with tuxedo Maine Coon cat Stanley

Teddy brings in Kaboodle’s vet, who turns out to be pet therapist Dr. Tish Tushy (Rose Abdoo).  She checks Kaboodles over and says the cat feels abandoned and needs to know Teddy cares.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Dr. Tish Tushy with calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle

In the final scenes when the girl Gabe has a crush on comes over he hurries to Teddy for help since he has lied about several things they need to cover.  He finds Teddy wearing Kaboodles in a baby carrier on her chest.  When he asks why she’s wearing a cat she explains she’s readjusting Kaboodle’s aura.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Teddy with calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle on chest sling

Teddy wears Kaboodles all through the following scene as she improvises explanations trying to cover up Gabe’s lies.  And that’s when things get really kooky.

Good Luck Charlie - Kit and Kaboodle - Teddy with calico Maine Coon cat Kaboodle on chest sling with broom

Final Mewsings: Cats get bored, especially with people doing mouse impersonations.


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