The Breakfast Bunch

The Breakfast Bunch is the 2nd episode in Season 3, and the 35th episode overall.

Background
The Breakfast Club is a 1985 movie about a group of teenagers who get stuck together in Saturday detention. This episode of Victorious is a parody of this film.

Plot
The Vice Principal, Mr. Dickers, gives Tori, Robbie, Cat, André, Beck, and Jade detention on a Saturday because Robbie was choking on a pretzel and they were late to a class. He takes away their PearPhones and forces them to sit in the library all day. They ask Mr. Dickers what's for lunch, and he say that he has a plate of tuna. They decided to call Trina and have her sneak tacos into Tori's locker, and Jade wastes no time going over to harass Cat about the fact that she has never eaten a taco and keeps telling her to admit she is a vegan. Tori gets her to stop by threatening to unfriend her on TheSlap. They end up sneaking out to go get the tacos, but they are constantly almost spotted by Mr. Dickers.

Tori decides to distract Mr. Dickers so the others can get back to the library. Mr Dickers catches her while she is singing Make it Shine very loudly and locks her in the janitor's closet, but she escapes through a clearly marked passageway. In the library, Jade accuses Robbie of being vegan because he's not eating his taco, and Cat and Robbie try a taco for the first time. André begins to dance while taking off his shirts. They also talk about their parents and question whether or not they will end up like them someday. Tori also reveals that she can shoot a bow and arrow with her feet. After they have a good time dancing in the library, Beck and Andre help Robbie change his appearance by straightening Robbie's hair; when Robbie shows Cat his hair they both crawl across tables to each other in a romantic fashon, then Robbie touches Cat's nose. When they leave, The Panda (from iParty with Victorious) makes a mini guest appearance where he/she gives a balloon to Tori at the end of the gang's detention. After detention, they all leave in a montage to Don't You Forget About Me sung by Victoria Justice and Cat gives Robbie her chewed bubble-gum, which he then puts in his mouth. Tori accidentally let's go of the balloon and says "No come back!"

Cast
According to the Season 3 promo, the pictures Dan posted, and various interviews, the cast seems to be mimicking the characters from The Breakfast Club as follows: In the episode all characters switch roles throughout.
 * Tori as Claire "The Princess"
 * Andre as Andy "The Athlete"
 * Robbie and Rex as Brian "The Brain"
 * Cat as Allison "The Basket Case"
 * Beck and Jade as Bender "The Criminal"

Tori portrays Claire, Bender and Brian.

Cat portays Allison, Andy and Claire.

Robbie portrays Brian, Claire, Bender, Allison and Andy.

Beck portrays Bender, Claire and Andy.

Jade portrays Bender and Allison.

Quotes


Mr. Dickers: Not another word! {C Jade: Word. {C Mr. Dickers: Okay, West. You just bought yourself another Saturday detention! {C Jade: Did I get a good deal on it?

{C Tori: She was apologizing! {C Mr. Dickers: Okay Vega, now you got one! {C Tori: Why? {C Mr. Dickers: Boom, another one!

{C Mr. Dickers: Cell phones! Let's have them! Beck: Why? {C Mr. Dickers: Because in detention there are no phone calls! {C Beck: What about texting? {C Mr. Dickers: No! {C Andre: Email? {C Mr. Dickers: No! {C Tori: Can we play Grumpy Gerbils? {C Cat: I love Grumpy Gerbils!

Robbie: I can't get past Level 23.

Mr. Dickers:That's the last time, Vega. That's the last time you run around these halls singing about making things shine!

Tori: (after taking her taco) Ooooh. Still warm. {C Andre: Well, they were in Robbie's pants. {C Beck: Can you NOT say that again?

{C Rex: Dear Mr. Dickers, goodbye from all of us. A puppet.. {C Tori: A future pop star.. {C André: A musician... {C Beck: An actor.. {C Robbie: A nerd with temporarily straight hair.. {C Jade: A girl who likes scissors.. {C Cat: And MEEE! {C Rex: Cat, they can't see you, baby. {C Cat: Oh, it's Cat! Bye! {C Rex: Sincerely, the Breakfast Bunch..Even though we've never had breakfast as a bunch.

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Trivia

 * This episode was supposed to air before A Christmas Tori.
 * This is the fourth time Robbie got the whole gang into situtations, like The Great Ping Pong Scam, Robarazzi, and Locked Up.
 * In the beginning there is an image of a notebook with the word 'help' written multiple times which almost exactly replicated the one in the original movie.
 * A clip from this episode appeared in the Season 3 opening credits.
 * When rehearsing the scene where the gang is running and then changes directions, Liz Gillies and Avan Jogia both slipped and fell.
 * Cat Valentine is the only character that at some point does not portray like Bender in the movie.
 * This is the fourth time the whole gang is trapped somewhere (the first three times being in Survival of the Hottest, Locked Up, and Terror on Cupcake Street).
 * Elizabeth Gillies, Victoria Justice and Leon Thomas III talk about this episode in Victorious Season 3 First Look.
 * Grumpy Gerbils is a parody of Angry Birds.
 * Mr. Dickers calls Tori "princess," which is the nickname of Claire, the character she represents from The Breakfast Club.
 * This is the third overall episode without an opening.
 * This is the first episode where Trina is present, but has no lines.
 * Trina only appeared for about 15 seconds during this episode. She is a minor character for this episode.
 * This episode could be non-canonical, considering that the characters were acting out of character, and some scenes being too ridiculous for a normal episode of Victorious.
 * However, in "The Worst Couple" the sign to the secret passageway that Tori uses is seen in the janitor's closet.
 * Victoria says that Mr. Dickers gives them detention because he has it out for them.
 * They say they got detention for being late to a class, but in A Film by Dale Squires, Robbie was late to class, in Beck's Big Break, Beck was late to class, and they never got in trouble for it. Some teachers may be more tolerant of lateness than others however.
 * Robbie is wearing a shirt that says "Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebie" on it which is what Bender called Brian in The Breakfast Club.
 * The way Robbie and Cat interact in this episode hints that they could have a romance in the future.
 * Jade makes fun of Cat and Robbie because they are vegans. This is ironic because in real life, Liz Gillies, who portrays Jade, is a vegan.
 * If you look closely at the tacos you'll notice that Jade's is a lighter color than the others.
 * When they first talk about getting tacos Robbie says, "Yeah, I love tacos," in a way that kind of suggest that he is a vegan.
 * Jade tells everyone that Cat has never had a taco. This is an inside joke because in real life Ariana Grande has never had a taco which she revealed on Twitter. Then Dan Schneider joked that he was going to write an episode where Cat becomes obsessed with tacos.
 * This episode is filled with references to the movie. For example:
 * Dickers keeps giving Jade multiple Saturday detentions when she talks, then Tori tries to interrupt but the same thing happens to her. In the movie, Mr. Vernon does this to Bender.
 * Dickers wore an outfit like the principal in the original Breakfast Club.
 * Cat gives Robbie her gum. In the movie, Claire gives Bender her earring.
 * Robbie says "Chicks can't hold the hot sauce." In the movie, they are smoking, and Brian says "Chicks can't hold the smoke."
 * Beck and André straighten Robbie's hair. He asks why they are being so nice to him, and Beck says "Because you're letting us." In the movie, Claire gave Allison a makeover and they said those lines.
 * When Mr. Dickers walks out of the library, Tori shouts, "Forget you!" In the movie, Bender yells "F*ck you!" after Mr. Vernon walked out of the library (this is also an intentional reference to Cee Lo Green's song "Forget You", where the title is a censored version of it's originally explicit title. Coincidentally, the song is covered by Victoria Justice herself.)
 * Tori runs around singing "Make It Shine" in a ridiculous and loud voice so the gang won't get in trouble. In the movie, Bender ran around singing the same way.
 * André does a "run dance" after eating a taco. This is similar to how Andrew ran around dancing after smoking in the movie.
 * During André's "run dance", when he takes multiple shirts off, his last shirt says "last shirt" on it.
 * The letter left by Rex at the end is a reference to the one left by the kids in the movie.
 * Jade harasses/accuses Cat and Robbie of being vegans. In the movie, Bender harasses/accuses Claire and Brian of being virgins.
 * Cat and Robbie try tacos for the first time in the episode. In the movie, Claire and Brian try smoking marijuana for the first time.
 * The gang starts acting odd after eating tacos. In the movie, everyone starts getting high after they started smoking weed, and similar things start to happen to everyone on the episode.
 * Ending tag line: Robbie "It's average."
 * In Tori's Locker there's a photo of Dan Schneider.
 * The panda from iParty with Victorious makes a random appearance in this episode.
 * Beck looked and dressed the same as Bender did in the original Breakfast Club movie.
 * Some of Mr. Dicker's actions toward Tori borderline on sexual harassment.
 * The episode premiered to almost 3.9 million viewers, and was the most watched scripted cable telecast of the week, the third episode of the show (after the Pilot and Beggin' on Your Knees) to make that claim.
 * This is the second episode where Robbie has straight hair. The first time being in Beggin' on Your Knees and the second time being in this episode.

Goofs

 * Locking students in a confined space like a closet could be considered a crime.
 * Tori states that she has never gotten a detention before, however, she got two weeks of it in Stage Fighting.
 * They state that Cat is a vegan, but in A Christmas Tori, she states she loves Christmas beef. However, considering this episode was supposed to air before A Christmas Tori, she may have stopped being a vegan. Also, Robbie says he's a vegan, but in Cat's New Boyfriend he was eating sausage. Robbie also ate caviar in The Great Ping Pong Scam.
 * In the beginning of the episode, there is a sign saying 'Vote for Prom Queen,' although in Prom Wrecker, Tori finds out that Hollywood Arts doesn't have proms. Although, they may have started having them regularly after Tori's 'prome.'
 * They were straightening Robbie's hair, but none of them brought a hair straightener.
 * Cat and Robbie are said to have never eaten a taco, but in Jade Gets Crushed they were both excited for spaghetti tacos.
 * When Mr. Dickers takes Tori to the Janitor's closet after being caught, they turn left, the opposite direction of the closet.
 * While Robbie shares a taco with Cat, there is cheese inside and Robbie is eating it, even though he is supposedly lactose intolerant.

Running Gags

 * Robbie crying and saying that Tori is "so conceited", a parody of Brian from The Breakfast Club.
 * Jade getting suspicious with the others and purposefully harassing Cat and Robbie because they are vegans.

Song

 * Don't You (Forget About Me)