Origami Yoda is, for the most part, light-hearted and funny. But it has many sad moments, too. Warning: There are major spoilers here, as it is a Tear Jerker page. You Have Been Warned.
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
- Quavando recaps when he and the other kids in his grade went to the zoo. He buys some Cheetos, and some of the other kids start grabbing at them, so he starts stuffing them in his mouth, and he starts to choke on them. The kids call him a Cheeto Hog, and so "Cheeto Hog" became his nickname. Sheesh, give the kid a break!
- Lance sits where Dwight usually sits by Harvey, Tommy, and Kellen. Harvey says that Dwight is a loser and that Lance should sit there, but Kellen defends Dwight. They ask Tommy to make the decision, and he says that maybe Lance should stay, wishing he hadn't been pulled into it. Lance goes away anyway. Dwight comes over, and Tommy suspects that Dwight heard him, which makes him feel guilty.
- Dwight gets in a fight with Zack Martin to get back at him for breaking Caroline's (Dwight's crush's) pencils. Dwight gets in more trouble than Zack, even though he got a big bruise under his eye from Zack.
- Tommy keeps asking Dwight what Origami Yoda's comment about Sara, Tommy's crush, meant. He just answered "purple" every time. Tommy gets mad, and asks Origami Yoda to stop Dwight from being a loser. Dwight doesn't let Tommy apologize, crumples up Origami Yoda, and throws him away. And then, Dwight doesn't even remember how to fold him again!
Darth Paper Strikes Back
- Origami Yoda says "Zero hour comes... Prepare to meet your doom!" as a warning to Jen, when she asks him how she can make the JV cheerleading team at the high school (she's in middle school). The school considers this a threat, and suspends Dwight. Poor kid. note
- Lisa is made fun of (not to her face) by some of the other kids in the play for smelling bad. Dwight investigates, and finds out that her family doesn't have a washer and dryer in their house, and they don't have the time or money to drive to the Laundromat at the time, so there's no way for her to smell good.
- Tater Tot buys an Elvis teddy bear for Sara, Tommy's former platonic girlfriend. Tommy gets jealous, and for good reason.
- Thanks to Dwight's and Origami Yoda's absences, Kellen thinks it's a good idea to put his terrible poster promoting Rhondella, his crush, for student council vice president all over the school. She hates him as a result.
- Harvey asks Tommy if he can look at the case file he and Kellen made to defend Dwight to the school board. Tommy agrees, so long as Harvey agrees not to write any comments. He does anyway. Thanks to Tommy, Harvey has the power to strike down all of Tommy's arguments in defence of Dwight to the school board.
- Tommy comes to Dwight's house and talks to him about the school board meeting. Instead of being happy to see Tommy, Dwight is miserable, and reveals that his mom has taken away Origami Yoda, and not allowed him to use any electronic devices. When he makes a 5-fold emergency Yoda, his mom catches him and takes it away.
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee
- Dwight is not himself at Tippett Academy. He's unenthusiastic about Origami Yoda. The other kids also hug him, even though he doesn't like it. Even Harvey, his sworn enemy, feels bad for him.
- Dwight's mom casually mentions to Sara that Dwight is feeling so comfortable at Tippett Academy that he isn't taking Origami Yoda with him anymore. Sara pretends to be happy about it.
- Tommy comes to Dwight's house, and Origami Yoda is under the glass of a frame. Tommy asks why, and he says that he doesn't need him at Tippett Academy. On top of that, he says that he'll probably stay at Tippett after his suspension is over, because it's easier than McQuarrie.
- Sara's Fortune Wookiee tells Kellen the brutal truth: that it's impossible for Rhondella to like him.
- Harvey and Rhondella hold on tight to the Fortune Wookiee from both ends in a fight, and it gets ripped in half.
- Tommy confronts Sara with Harvey's evidence that the Fortune Wookiee is a fake. She reveals that it is, and not only that, but she lied about Dwight giving it to her: she made it herself to convince Kellen that Rhondella would never like him.
- At the very end, Sara shows Tommy the letter her parents got from the school. It says that the school will implement the new terrible FunTime program and get rid of the electives. Sara and Tommy aren't happy.
The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet
- Mike's very religious mom forbids him from listening to Origami Yoda, talking to any members of the alliance, watching Star Wars, and owning any Star Wars stuff, because she thinks it will lead to the occult.
- Mr. Randall's depression at having to teach Funtime instead of the electives he actually liked.
Princess Lablemaker To The Rescue!
- Murky wears a pink shirt for the 6th grade picture, and some of the kids make fun of him because they think he's gay (due to the pink shirt). Someone tricks him into going into his homeroom instead of the gym, and he misses out on the picture.
Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus
- Lance's dew gets all over the crotch of Kellen's tan pants, and Kellen's crush, Rhondella, sees it. Lance, Tommy, and Harvey all think it's funny.
- Harvey punching Tommy in the nose but Tommy STILL thinking about how Harvey feels, and lying about what happened.
- Harvey apologizing to Tommy, and explaining everything, why he's been so grumpy and rude and upset all day, all year, and how he was upset about Sara kissing Tommy because he's always had a crush on Sara, and Tommy just saying "I know"
- Dwight mails Origami Yoda to Micah, a kid who really needs him, and the kids realize that he won't help them again until they really need him.
