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ProfessionalWrestling was huge in [[UsefulNotes/TheEighties the 1980s]]; and thus seemed a good focus for an episode, as Kid’s mouth gets him in over his head when he finds himself in a wrestling match with “The Masked Mauler”.
We start off with “Angel” before the kids go on a quick break (during which Riley is watching a wrestling match involving a wrestler using the ring name of “The Masked Mauler”). At the end of the match, the Mauler announced that he would bet $100 that no one could beat him. For whatever reason, Kid - in front of the others - decides to take him on; bragging about how he could beat him, at which time it’s learned the Mauler is coming to town for a match. The others attempt to talk him out, but when Mario agrees to coach him[[note]]something Mario Lopez would know quite a bit about; [[ActorAllusion being a high-school wrestler in real life]]; to say nothing of [[Series/SavedByTheBell his best-known role of A.C. Slater being a wrestler]][[/note]], the others agree rather reluctantly (“Call Me”).
Kid stumbles off the stage after the song, hinting at the rough training period as the bout nears (“The Heat is On”); and in short order the main event is here; with Kid - over Ryan’s belated attempts to get him to change his mind - deciding to go ahead, and when pressed for advice by Kid (wrestling under the ring name “Kid Crusher”); Ryan suggests: [[CrazyEnoughToWork Sing]] - leading to “How Did I Wind Up Here?” as Kid decides to use the tactic of trying to run away from the Mauler’s attempts to bear hug him, only for the frustrated Mauler to instead slam Ryan to the canvas, then adding the salt of trash-talking to the wound.
Big mistake; as a now-enraged Kid proceeds to unmask the Mauler; who is revealed to have much less menacing once the mask is removed. Following the victory; Kid asks the others to stop him if he ever shot his mouth off like that again, setting up Ryan joking that he’d do a half-nelson and closing song “Music for the Modern World”.
!! Songs performed in this episode:
* “[[Music/LikeAVirgin Angel]]” (Music/{{Madonna}} cover; performed by Renee)
* “Call Me” (Go West cover; performed by Ryan and Stacy)
* “The Heat is On” (Glenn Frey cover; performed by Ryan and Kid)[[note]]later used in [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS3E4HelpWantedHelp the following season’s “Help Wanted (Help)”]][[/note]]
* “How Did I Wind Up Here?” (Kids Incorporated original; performed by Kid)
* “Music for the Modern World” (Kids Incorporated original; performed by Gloria, Kid and Stacy)[[note]]later reused in [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS4E2ModernMusic Season 4’s “Modern Music”]] and [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS5E13ConstellationConnie Season 5’s “Constellation Connie”]][[/note]]
!! Tropes associated with this episode:
* BerserkButton: Kid’s reaction to seeing Ryan slammed to the mat.
* ProWrestlingEpisode: This episode includes a wrestling match.
* TrainingMontage: The ImagineSpot for “The Heat is On” is set during one.
* WeNeedADistraction: The reasoning behind “How Did I Wind Up Here?”
We start off with “Angel” before the kids go on a quick break (during which Riley is watching a wrestling match involving a wrestler using the ring name of “The Masked Mauler”). At the end of the match, the Mauler announced that he would bet $100 that no one could beat him. For whatever reason, Kid - in front of the others - decides to take him on; bragging about how he could beat him, at which time it’s learned the Mauler is coming to town for a match. The others attempt to talk him out, but when Mario agrees to coach him[[note]]something Mario Lopez would know quite a bit about; [[ActorAllusion being a high-school wrestler in real life]]; to say nothing of [[Series/SavedByTheBell his best-known role of A.C. Slater being a wrestler]][[/note]], the others agree rather reluctantly (“Call Me”).
Kid stumbles off the stage after the song, hinting at the rough training period as the bout nears (“The Heat is On”); and in short order the main event is here; with Kid - over Ryan’s belated attempts to get him to change his mind - deciding to go ahead, and when pressed for advice by Kid (wrestling under the ring name “Kid Crusher”); Ryan suggests: [[CrazyEnoughToWork Sing]] - leading to “How Did I Wind Up Here?” as Kid decides to use the tactic of trying to run away from the Mauler’s attempts to bear hug him, only for the frustrated Mauler to instead slam Ryan to the canvas, then adding the salt of trash-talking to the wound.
Big mistake; as a now-enraged Kid proceeds to unmask the Mauler; who is revealed to have much less menacing once the mask is removed. Following the victory; Kid asks the others to stop him if he ever shot his mouth off like that again, setting up Ryan joking that he’d do a half-nelson and closing song “Music for the Modern World”.
!! Songs performed in this episode:
* “[[Music/LikeAVirgin Angel]]” (Music/{{Madonna}} cover; performed by Renee)
* “Call Me” (Go West cover; performed by Ryan and Stacy)
* “The Heat is On” (Glenn Frey cover; performed by Ryan and Kid)[[note]]later used in [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS3E4HelpWantedHelp the following season’s “Help Wanted (Help)”]][[/note]]
* “How Did I Wind Up Here?” (Kids Incorporated original; performed by Kid)
* “Music for the Modern World” (Kids Incorporated original; performed by Gloria, Kid and Stacy)[[note]]later reused in [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS4E2ModernMusic Season 4’s “Modern Music”]] and [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS5E13ConstellationConnie Season 5’s “Constellation Connie”]][[/note]]
!! Tropes associated with this episode:
* BerserkButton: Kid’s reaction to seeing Ryan slammed to the mat.
* ProWrestlingEpisode: This episode includes a wrestling match.
* TrainingMontage: The ImagineSpot for “The Heat is On” is set during one.
* WeNeedADistraction: The reasoning behind “How Did I Wind Up Here?”
