"Friend Con" is the 26th episode of Season 2 and the 84th episode overall of Big City Greens.
Synopsis[]
When the Greens attend Farm Con, Cricket and Tilly help Bill and Chip Whistler hit it off and eventually become friends, but their friendship might be too good to be true.
Plot[]
Bill is set to be a keynote speaker at Farm Con and has invited the rest of his family to come. While Tilly is excited to hear Bill speak, Cricket would rather being doing something else on a Saturday and Gramma Alice simply wants to steal all the freebies being sold. However, Bill laments that he used to come to Farm Con with his best friend Good Ol' Joe who shared the exact same interests as him, but stayed behind in the country when the Greens moved to Big City.
Tilly deduces that Bill is sad to not be able to see his friend and she coerces Cricket into helping him find a new one. They spot Chip Whistler and due to their previous interaction with him (despite Cricket feeling a little suspicious), believe that he is good now and set it up to have him run into Bill by dropping him on top of him.
Bill and Chip end up hitting it off and proceed to explore the convention. They bond over their mutual dislike of the futuristic technology that people like Gwendolyn Zapp exploit and end up having fun. Meanwhile, Alice has "stolen" numerous freebies from all the stands; filling up her ever expanding bag. The exhibitors are upset over her not adhering to their "take one only" rule and proceed to chase her away.
Soon Bill and Chip begin growing closer than ever before as they enjoy the convention's activities. However, once Chip steps away from Bill, Cricket and Tilly are horrified to discover that he has been feigning his friendship with Bill and plots to usurp his keynote speech and ruin Green Family Farms. He catches Cricket and Tilly and kicks them out of the convention; taking their passes away. Tilly laments that it was her fault that Bill's speech will get ruined, but Alice suddenly comes out an exit way and allows the kids back into the convention.
Backstage, Chip gives Bill a saltine and peanut butter sandwich which gums up his mouth, rendering him unable to present his speech. Chip steps in for Bill and takes his name and begins defaming him in front of the crowd. Cricket and Tilly hop down just in time and stop Chip, using a rope of Gramma's swag, and Tilly announces to everyone that Chip is a fraud. At first the audience is confused, then a man Cricket spotted before identifies the real Bill, whom Bill recognizes as Good Ol' Joe. Tilly washes his mouth out and after helping Chip up, announces the end of his friendship with him as he takes his hat back. Chip does not care and vows revenge, only to get crushed by Alice's bag of goodies, which doesn't shatter the titanium filling, but instead causes all his upper row of teeth to fall out. Bill and Joe reminisce and the former gives his speech on "urban soil and crop rotation, much to everyone's delight.
Cast[]
| Main article: Friend Con and Flimflammed/Credits |
- Chris Houghton as Cricket Green, Sprout Soft Salesman, Photographer
- Marieve Herington as Tilly Green, Old Lady, Blue Woman, Seed Co Saleswoman, Pink Woman
- Bob Joles as Bill Green
- Artemis Pebdani as Alice Green
- Paul Scheer as Chip Whistler
- Darin De Paul as Good Ol' Joe, Stage Manager
- Cheri Oteri as Gwendolyn Zapp
Additional voices[]
- Shane Houghton as Greg, Old McDonald, "Please Take One" Man, Short Man
Title in other languages[]
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spanish (Latin America)
|
Ami-enemigo | Frenemy | |
 German
|
Freundschaftsmesse | Friendship fair | |
 Spanish
|
Convención de amigos | Friends convention | |
 French
|
La foire aux amis | The friends fair | |
 Japanese
|
本当の友達 | Real friends | |
 Portuguese
|
Falso Amigo | Fake Friend | |
 Vietnamese
|
Hội Chợ Nông Nghiệp | Agricultural Fair |
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