Next up is... sort of a different take on 'Helga's Show', only it's going to be 'Nadine's Show'. How will this fare out now? You'll see! Anyway, enjoy!

The next morning, at school, Phoebe and I met up with Nadine as she was looking over a notepad as I asked, "Hey, Nadine. What are you reading? Your ideas for jokes?"

"Yep." Nadine said as she was flipping the next page over. "I'm trying to memorize some of the ones I've written down so that they'll come out more naturally."

"Hey, I'm sure you'll do good!" I smiled.

"Indeed, you are the funniest of our group!" Phoebe smiled. "I'm sure you'll knock them dead."

Nadine smiled as she said, "Thanks, girls. That's why I want to have a little practice session with you two after school, so that I'll know what I'm up against."

"You're lucky to have two willing audience participants." I said as I took out my books from my locker. "Don't worry, keep focused, you'll do fine."

Nadine smiled as she decided to look over her notepad once more, smiling as she was writing down another joke... when the intercom spoke as Principal Wartz's voice was heard. "Attention students. All lunch-related activities are to be conducted in the lunchroom. Thank you."

Nadine chuckled as she wrote down another joke. I raised an eyebrow in curiosity as I tried to peek, but Nadine took her notepad away from me as she said, "Uh uh uh. Wait until I do my practice."

"Okay, okay..." I sighed as we decided to head to Mr. Simmons' class.

Later at recess, Phoebe was sitting busy reading a book, watching us as I was doing some four corner with Arnold, Gerald and Harold. Harold laughed as he had the ball. "Okay, watch this, Lloyd-o!"

He threw the ball at me as I caught it in ease, handed it to Arnold, who handed it back to Harold. Harold frowned as he threw it to Gerald, who then threw it to me. I shrugged as I threw it to Harold, overthrowing it a little as Harold frowned. "Hey, no fair! This isn't right! MOMMY!"

"Big baby..." I muttered as I noticed Nadine coming in and writing down something on her notepad, chuckling a little. She left quickly before I could ask what she was doing... but I figured it was for her jokes...

Later at lunch, I was sitting with Phoebe, Arnold, Gerald and Nadine as we were busy talking about what was going to go on for our weekend together when Nadine picked up Stinky talking with Sid.

"I can't believe they're serving lemon pudding today!" Stinky smiled. "I'm glad they put that back on the menu!"

"You really like lemon pudding, then?" Sid asked.

"You kiddin'? I just LOVE lemon pudding!" Stinky said.

Nadine smiled as she pulled out her notepad and wrote something down. Nadine smiled as she turned to us. "Where were we?"

"Uh, our weekend plans." Arnold said.

"Right!" I nodded. "So, we're just about to enter October..."

When the school bell to release us from school rang, Phoebe and I ran outside as Nadine caught up with us... nearby, we heard Eugene screaming as he tripped and fell down some stairs.

"I'm okay..." Eugene muttered.

Nadine chuckled as she decided to write down in her notepad. She smiled as she put her notepad away. "This is going to be gold!"

"So, you've been writing in that note pad all day. What do you got?" I asked.

"Let's go to your house and I'll demonstrate what I got!" Nadine said as we started heading over.

Once we got comfortable at my house, Phoebe and I sat down on the couch as Nadine came over and coughed.

I nodded. "Okay, show us."

"Very well." Nadine smiled. "Good afternoon, boys and girls! I like to start off with a little impression of someone we all know... the first person we hear each morning when we go to school!"

Nadine then put on a serious face as she said in a gruff voice. "Students of PS 118, I have a very important announcement to make! Henceforth, all lunch activities are to be conducted during the lunchtime period!"

Me and Phoebe laughed as I realized that she was imitating Principal Wartz.

Nadine rolled her eyes as she said, "Yeah, thanks for clearing that up, Wartz-y, old boy! Anyway, what is the deal with principals these days? They say they are the authority of the school, yet they can't see trouble right in front of their faces! I mean, they claim to be in charge... but who's in charge of the cafeteria while the lunch lady's away? The principal is too busy for everybody, so henceforth, he is a BUSYBODY!"

The two of us laughed a little as Nadine looked at the notepad. "Speaking of the cafeteria, have you heard Stinky Peterson lately? He always sounds like this..."

Nadine then started speaking in Stinky's accent. "What's Principal Wartz goin' on about? Oh boy, they're servin' lemon pudding today! I sure do love lemon pudding!"

Phoebe and I laughed as Nadine smiled, "And man oh man, there's Harold! He is so fat, his mother had to roll him in a tow truck! Who can blame the guy? He always goes around like this..."

Nadine coughed as she said, in a mocking Harold voice, "AHHHH, NO! I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE! MOMMY!"

Nadine rolled her eyes. "To quote a friend I know, 'Big Baby', am I right?"

Phoebe and I chuckled as I said, "That is so Harold!"

"Let's not forget to mention Eugene! This guy is so accident prone, it's not even funny! He always walks in, having that positive outlook on life... but he trips over and spills his juice on the floor. What did he trip on? Could be an untied shoelace, except he doesn't have shoelaces. A wet floor? No, the floors were all dried! What did Eugene slip on exactly? His own positive outlook, that's what!"

Phoebe and I laughed a little bit as Nadine continued her little jokes, some of them about our classmates, and some a little related to school. It was actually not that bad, she only had to look at the notepad at least a couple of times, but she got it all good.

As soon as her act was finished, Phoebe and I applauded as Nadine bowed. "Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week!"

"Great job, Nadine!" I said.

"Yeah, it's a little rusty, but I'll get better overtime." Nadine smiled.

"Say, how come you didn't make impressions of us?" Phoebe asked. It was true, Nadine carefully avoided joking about us.

"Eh, I'm not sure how you'll take the jokes if I did you guys. Besides, you're my friends. I wouldn't dare hurt you if I said something wrong." Nadine smiled.

Me and Phoebe smiled as we hugged her, I said, "I think you're ready!"

The next day, after school, all the students of PS 118 came in as we were settling down. Arnold decided to sit with Stinky, Sid, Gerald and Eugene as Tucker went over and sat with Harold and a few other kids that were there. Me and Phoebe were sitting near the front row as we were eagerly waiting as Sheena was running the mini drink bar as she was serving some snacks and some drinks.

Me and Phoebe were eagerly waiting as Mr. Simmons came on stage, everyone drew their attention to him. "Okay, again, I like to welcome all of you to the grand opening of the PS 118's after school student lounge, known as the Coco Hut!"

Mr. Simmons gave a smile as he said, "Now, the Coco Hut will provide you with anything you like, from snacks to drinks, to just a place where all of you can talk together and hang out. I've selected a few of you to do some entertainment for the Coco Hut's stage, and I'm just..." Mr. Simmons took a deep breath. "...well, I'm frankly overwhelmed."

We all watched as Mr. Simmons smiled. "Okay, first up, our own Nadine Robinson is going to tell some very special jokes!"

We all applauded as we watched Nadine coming on stage, smiling as she started her act.

"Thank you, thank you!" Nadine smiled. "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I like to start off with a little impression of someone we all know... the first person we hear each morning when we go to school!"

Nadine started imitating Wartz again. "Students of PS 118, I have a very important announcement to make! Henceforth, all lunch activities are to be conducted during the lunchtime period!"

We heard the kids laughing as me and Phoebe laughed as well, even if we did hear the joke before.

"She's doin' Principal Wartz!" Stinky smiled.

Nadine smiled to her audience. ""Yeah, thanks for clearing that up, Wartz-y, old boy! Anyway, what is the deal with principals these days? They say they are the authority of the school, yet they can't see trouble right in front of their faces! I mean, they claim to be in charge... but who's in charge of the cafeteria while the lunch lady's away? The principal is too busy for everybody, so henceforth, he is a BUSYBODY!"

Nobody... laughed at that joke. Not even us, and we heard it before. You know, upon listening to it a second time, I just realized I didn't understand the joke.

Nadine looked around nervously and gulped. She chuckled nervously as she tried to pick it up. "And speaking of the cafeteria, you know Stinky Peterson? Well..."

Nadine yelped. "Well, he always LOVES lemon pudding... I mean... what is lemon pudding, am I right?"

Nadine was now getting nervous. She was slowly forgetting her act. "I mean, is it made of lemons... or... sugar?"

"OH BROTHER, SHE STINKS!" Sid yelled as everyone was now booing her, except for me and Phoebe.

Nadine was eagerly searching for something to say. "Uh, have you noticed... uh... how spoons..."

"SPOONS? COME ON!" Sid called out as Nadine yelped.

She was really searching for something to say. I gave a smile to her, reassuring her that everything was okay as she looked at me.

Her eyes brightened with an idea as she seemed to come up with a good joke idea.

"Have you ever noticed how self-absorbed rich people are?"

What? My eyes widened as I didn't expect that. I turned and noticed how everyone (except for Arnold, it seemed) was laughing, Sid saying, "Hey, that's true!"

"Huh?" Phoebe looked up in confusion, then whispered to me, "What's going on? It's not like Nadine to make fun of you!"

"Maybe it's just a desperate attempt. We'll wait and see where she goes." I said as I looked up.

Nadine smiled. "Yeah, I mean, they're so absorbed in their money, they may as well wear it!"

Everyone laughed at the joke as Nadine smiled, going on. "And rich people into fashion? Man! These people wouldn't KNOW fashion if they didn't start changing it up every month!"

Everybody laughed as Nadine did so too. I was starting to glare angrily at Nadine as she said, "I mean, I have a good fashion sense, but I'm just too POOR to prove it!"

Everybody was laughing now (except for Arnold, bless his heart, and Phoebe) as I was really growling towards Nadine as she started going on about rich people. Pretty soon, the show was over as Mr. Simmons came on.

"Thank you, Nadine, that was really great. Next up, Gerald and Sid would like to bring some entertainment." Mr. Simmons said as everybody was clapping, Gerald and Sid coming on.

"I'm talking with Nadine." I said angrily as Phoebe looked at me in concern.

"I'm sure she had a reason she said those jokes..." Phoebe said. "I don't want to lose you two again!"

"Don't worry, it's just going to be a stern talk!" I said as Nadine joined our table.

"Hey girls!" Nadine smiled. "How do you like my show?"

I sighed. "Nadine... I'll be frank with you... I didn't really like it. You started off so well, but then you started doing those rich people jokes. Nadine, those jokes are hurtful. I thought you said you would never hurt your friends."

"Oh, Rhonda, come on. I was only playing around with the concept." Nadine smiled. "Nobody actually takes these jokes seriously. Everybody knows you're a great person, a social butterfly and a pretty good friend."

I paused. "I guess that's true."

"Besides, it's good to laugh at yourself once in a while." Nadine said.

I smiled a bit as I hugged my friend. "Oh, you're right, Nadine. I guess I was overreacting. No hard feelings, then?"

"No hard feelings." Nadine said as Phoebe was nearby, sighing in relief.

The next morning at school, Phoebe and I were busy hanging out as I knew Nadine was off somewhere, practicing for her jokes, I was reaching for my book as Harold passed by me and chuckled. "Oh, looks like the little fashionista drama queen has her usual red shirt! Must be out of style!"

I rolled my eyes as Phoebe looked over in concern. I turned to Phoebe. "It's only Harold. He's just trying to push some buttons today."

"Hey, FASHION QUEEN!" Sid started as he and Stinky came by. "How's your hair? How come you're not wearing your money outfit?"

I frowned as Phoebe took me aside. "I think the students are taking these jokes a little too seriously."

"Eh, I'm not letting it bug me..." I said as we started for class. Although by my twitching, I wasn't too sure about my own answer

Over at recess, me, Arnold and Phoebe were doing a little monkey in the middle as Sheena passed by, chuckling. "Hey, gossip girl! What's the word? Oh, that's right, the queen of drama is too busy trying not to get her new shoes all scuffed up!"

Sheena laughed as I glared at her. Phoebe frowned as she said, "Wow, even Sheena is getting in on it?"

I was really growling in rage as Arnold put a shoulder on me, calming me down. "Rhonda, you're letting them get to you. Calm down..."

I took a deep breath and sighed. "Thanks buddy. I needed it."

"We better talk to Nadine about this before her show." Arnold said.

Me, Arnold, Phoebe and Gerald were waiting for Nadine to join us as Nadine sat down, smiling. "Hi, guys!"

"Nadine, Rhonda and I need to tell you something." Arnold said. "About your jokes..."

"Rhonda, we already talked about it." Nadine said, in concern.

"I know, but this is really serious! Ever since you started telling these jokes, it's all that the people will ever view me as, a butt of a joke!" I explained.

"Nadine, people have been making fun of Rhonda because of your jokes!" Arnold frowned. "Which, by the way, I didn't really find all that funny."

Nadine paused. "Gee, I, uh..."

"Hey, Nadine." Tucker smiled as he sat down with us. "Thanks for inviting me over an-"

Tucker then looked at me straight in the eye and chuckled. "Hey, drama queen! Where's your bag of money? Spend it all before your school day?"

I was really glaring at him as Arnold frowned. "See? This is what I'm talking about!"

"Gee..." Nadine paused. "Sorry, Rhonda. I had no idea. If it's really serious, I'll lay off the rich people jokes in my act."

I smiled. "Thanks, Nadine. That's all I ask..."

"But how am I going to get people to understand that?" Nadine sighed. "They'll just demand more of the jokes!"

I paused. "I may have an idea..."

Pretty soon, after school, in the Coco Hut, as we were sitting down, me and Phoebe were sitting near the front stage, waiting for Nadine to appear as everyone was chanting Nadine's name.

"Okay, boys and girls, put your hands together for Nadine!" Mr. Simmons called.

Everybody applauded as Nadine came out and smiled as she said, "Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I'd like to do some impressions!"

Everybody was eager, expecting them to make fun of a rich person... namely me.

What they got... was exactly the opposite.

"First of all, you know Stinky Peterson? He always acts all dumb like, such as..." Nadine then started doing her Stinky impression. "I sure do love my lemon pudding! Oh, and a bit of tapioca while I'm at it!"

Some people, except Stinky, were laughing as I heard Stinky said, "I don't get it. Is she making fun of the fact that I like lemon pudding?"

"Oh, and then there's Harold, always crying for his mother, like so..." Nadine then did her best Harold impression. "AHHH, MOMMY, I GOT A BOO BOO!"

"Hey!" Harold glared as some people were laughing.

"And then Sid, oh boy, Sid! What is up with that big nose? I'm surprised he hasn't talked through that thing, instead, he sounds like..." Nadine then did a Sid impression. "Oh my, why is my nose so big?"

Sid glared as he said, "I don't sound like that!"

Nadine frowned as she turned to everyone. "Ladies and gentlemen, before I continue, I want to say something special! Those impressions I just did of these three students... how do you think they feel? Bad?"

"Yeah!" Harold, Stinky and Sid shouted as everybody listened in.

"Good! Then you should know how a certain friend of mine felt after I heard that she got made fun of because of my jokes!" Nadine frowned. "These jokes were not meant to be taken seriously! Not all rich people nor do any of you guys fit those stereotypes I made in my jokes! How would you all feel if I made fun of you, hm?"

Everyone paused.

"You would all feel bad, exactly! Do not make fun of people because of my jokes, I don't want them alienated from the world!" Nadine said. "I can do impressions, but only if they ask, and if the original person is okay with it if they are here! Other than that, I just want some clean fun! Okay?"

Everyone was silent... as I smiled and applauded, Phoebe applauded too. Arnold smiled as he joined in, with Gerald and Tucker joining as well.

Nadine smiled. "Okay, that is all. Let me continue my routine..."

"Thanks, Nadine..." I smiled as we were leaving for home. "I'm glad you stuck up for me."

"Hey, it's no problem." Nadine said as Phoebe smiled.

"I'm just glad everything is all cleared up." Phoebe said.

"I'm just glad people won't be making fun of you anymore." Arnold said as he patted my back, I blushed a bit.

"Yeah... thanks, buddy, for helping." I said.

"Glad I could help." Arnold said. "See you girls tomorrow morning?"

I nodded as Nadine and Phoebe said, "Sure!"

And with that, we all decided to go our separate ways, learning a very good lesson today.

That's the seventy-fourth episode! How do you like it? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!