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It is late afternoon in the Morgendorffers[[Lawndale]], and Quinn[[Jake Morgendorffer|Jake]] is supposed to be pickedpick up [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]]. However, Jake's car won't start, which results inforces the [[Fashion Club]], loaded from shopping in the mall, being told by Daria that they have to take the bus, to their considerable distress.

Jake, however, determined not to bekeep shownhis byword ato negativehis lightwife, by[[Helen her wifeMorgendorffer|Helen]], and desperate to cause a good impression, stubbornly decides to pick up Quinn and her friends in time for dinner. Seeing his resolve, [[Jane Lane|Jane]] offers forto himlet toJake useride in [[Trent Lane|Trent's]] car to pick them up. Without any other option, Jake agrees, even thoughdespite the car in question is a littlebeing less than completely reliable...

Meanwhile, the Fashion Club, having taken the bus, end up stranded in a strange aand less-than-stallarstellar part of town. The delapidated neighborhood prompts Stacy to tell the Lawndale Legend of the [[The Rattling Girl of LanwdaleLawndale]], despitea teenage girl that had increased her diet too much, causing her bones to rattle when she moved. As Stacy finishes, Sandi's comment'scomments that it is nothing more than a fabricated story told by 'unpopular girls'. Despite the four girls acting braveas if the story meant nothing, they flee in panic aswhen they hear a rattling sound is heard (made by an innocent passing dog).

While this happens, Trent, Jane, [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] and Jake travel around in Trent's car looking for the Fashion Club. Some problems with the car prompt Trent into telling the Lawndale Legend of [[Metalmouth]], concludinga shop teacher whose self-made metal dentures end up driving him insane by picking up radio frequencies. The quartet concludes from the story that it is not a good idea to be left wandering around in the woods.

OnThe theirFashion partClub, thewho Fashion Club,are still stranded, considers knocking and asking for help inat one of the houses where they are, but repeatedly pass house after house due to clear fashion violations in their decor.

Trent's car finnally has to stop to cool down. This happens right in front of a house that recallscauses Jane ofto recall another Lawndale Legend, that of the [[Girl in the House of Bad Grades]], which she tells despite Daria's active show of lackdisinterest. This girl, in need of enthusiasm.silence Thisto isconcentrate theon Lawndaleher Legendcollege ofapplications, [[Thehad Girlgone indown theinto Housetheir offamily's Badfallout Grades]]shelter, which her family paves over before she could leave. As Jane finishes telling itthe story, the group is joined by the Fashion Club, which doesn't stop after greeting them. When an extacticecstatic Jake asks where they are going, it turns out they are all just two blocks away from the[[Schloss MorgendorffersMorgendorffer]].

Later that evening, Jake serves Quinn and Daria a Lasagnalasagna dinner just in time for Helen to make her come back from work. A proud Jake announces her wife that 'he' assuredmade sure that both girls to bewere home and has prepared dinner. After aknowlegdingacknowlegding this, Helen tells of strange encouter: on her way home, while driving throughtthrough the woods, she had heard a strange music and metalic sounds... As she councludesconcludes, the camera focusfocuses on her car, showing a strangefamiliar steel(to denturesthe viewers) set of [[Metalmouth|steel dentures]] clamped to the door handle...]].