This is a parody of the episode: Shell of a Man. After this chapter, the next few chapters get intense.
It is the weekend, and Lori is visiting the Loud house. She is on the couch, chatting with Bobby over the phone.
Lori: Bobby, I'm literally glad I could spend the weekend here.
Bobby: You could spend the weekend at my place sometime. I know how much you love my Abuela's spicy food.
Lori: I do, but I'm more accustomed to this place.
Bobby: Understandable. So what are you doing for today?
Lori: Hmm…I'm thinking of doing some golfing. [pictures herself golfing at Hole in One-derland] Or I could go to the beach. [pictures herself relaxing at the beach] Or possibly a makeover session with Leni? [pictures herself and Leni giving each other makeovers] They're all good choices.
Rita: NOOOOOOOO!
Lori gets startled when she hears her mom, crying out in shock about something, and Bobby hears it too.
Bobby: What was that?
Lori: [concerned] I think it was my mom. Gotta go, Boo Boo Bear. [she hangs up and goes to her mother and father's bedroom door nervously and knocks once on it then it opens]
Lori: Mom? What's wrong?
She spot their mom's outfit on the ground, then hears crying in the closet. She walks over to the closet to open it.
Lori: Mom?
Rita: Don't look at me! Go away!
Lori opens the closet anyway, and becomes shocked when she sees her appearance. Her skin is so wrinkly and hair is disheveled, and she is wearing only a bathrobe.
Lori: Mom? What-what happened to you?
Rita: [crying] I've never aged terribly despite the stress of raising eleven kids, and that's because I'm been using an experimental skin cream made by Lisa. But now I've run out and you can clearly see the effects.
Lori: [shocked] Wow.
Rita: I can't go to work like this! And I have an upcoming party with some friends.
Lori: [worried] Does that mean I'll become like that when I get older and have kids? All wrinkly, fleshy, messy hair, baggy eyes-
Rita cries again.
Lori: Oops. Sorry.
Rita: What am I going to do now? [angrily kicks the cream tube and the projectile hits Lori, causing her to stumble backwards and into Rita's closet. Then she groans and stands up, conveniently wearing one of Rita's outfits]
Rita: Wow honey, you kinda look like me in that outfit.
Lori: [glares, sarcastically] Oh, real funny.
Rita: [gasps as she gets an idea] That's it! Lori, you could be me.
Lori: Huh?
Rita: You could go to the party and pretend to be me. You know me well enough to do so. And you'll fare better as me compared to you sisters, especially Luna.
Lori: I don't know, Mom. I'm not exactly your…size.
Rita: [thinks for a moment] I've got it.
Cut to Lori stuffing a pillow in the back of the pants and wearing a wig that looks similar to her Mom's hair.
Rita: That pillow is big and convincing enough for a mom.
Lori: Are you sure this will work?
Rita: Just act like me. Alright, show me what you've got.
Lori: [clears her throat and begins to imitate Rita] Look at me. I'm Rita Loud, mother of eleven kids.
Rita: Heh heh, say that's not half bad.
Lori: If I had a dollar for every time I wrote about my chaotic family in the newspaper, I'd have a lot of dollars.
Rita: That's me. [laughs]
Lori: Every night, I give my youngest daughter Lily plenty of goodnight kisses. [makes smoochy sounds]
Rita: [laughs weakly] Yeah, okay, I get the point.
Lori: So when is this party starting?
Rita: Tonight. While you're there, I'll ask Lisa for some new skin cream. I believe she'll be at a science lecture at college but I desperately need that cream.
Lori: But you can't go out like that.
Rita: That's why I'm going incognito. [grabs a hat and trench coat from the closet]
Cut to Lori being dropped off at her mom's workplace, where the party is being held.
Lori: Well, here goes. I'm literally a mom now.
Rita: [sternly] Just for now. And remember not to get too deep into the act like your brother did with his impressions…[reference to Lincoln's Impressions]
Lori: I won't let you down, Mom.
The oldest Loud sister enters the place and Rita drives off in Vanzilla. Inside, we see co-workers, Jesse Hiller (novelist boss), Clyde's fathers, Dr. Feinstein (former dentist boss), Mr. Grouse, Maria, Chef Pat, and even Flip.
Lori: Ok Lori, just blend right in. You've got this.
Jesse: [waves at Lori] Rita, ol' girl! Come join us in a toast.
Lori: [in her Rita voice as she goes over to the table] Coming! Ok guys, let the party begin!
The friends cheer.
Jesse: Everyone, as you may not know, I threw this party in honor of Rita's hard work in creating articles for the newspaper.
Lori: [in her Rita voice] Well, I'm honored that you're throwing this party. I just see whatever reminds me of my family and it ends up in the paper.
Howard: You're gonna become a great novelist, Rita.
The others agree.
Lori: [in her mind] I don't believe it. I'm pulling it off.
Chef Pat: Hey Loud, I've been waiting for you to try my spicy salmon dish. [brings out a tray of spicy salmon]
Lori: Spicy salmon, huh? Well, I do like spicy food. [she takes a spicy salmon and eats it, but feels no reaction] …hmm, that wasn't spicy at all.
Chef Pat: There's a bit of a delayed reaction.
Lori waits a bit, and her mouth starts to heat up, her face turns red, her eyes water up, and her mouth erupts like a volcano, fire coming out and then it extinguishes.
Lori: Whoo! That is more spice than I can handle. [grabs a glass of water to drink and refresh her mouth]
Chef Pat: Eh, you'll get used to it.
Harold: Well, now we can really get this party started.
Meanwhile at a community college, Rita arrives, wearing her hat and trench coat, and gives a text to Lisa. It reads "Lisa, it's your mother. It's an emergency. Ran out of skin cream and I need more immediately." After sending the text, Rita waited, then a guy passed by.
Guy: Good evening, sir.
Rita: Good eve-[disguises her voice to sound like a man] Good evening.
The guy didn't question her appearance, and instead walked into the college. Rita sighed in relief. She then checked the time and decided to go talk to Lisa directly. She looked through a window and saw her genius daughter was too busy with her lecture on stage to notice Rita's text.
Rita: I don't have time for this.
She decides to go inside, where she hears Lisa talking about science stuff to the audience in front of her. Her robot assistant, Todd, is by her side. Rita goes over to the bathroom and calls Lisa on her phone this time. Lisa then gets interrupted by the sudden phone call and looks at her phone.
Lisa: Excuse me, fellow students. I should take this. But Todd will take over for now. [Lisa walks off and Todd takes over the lecture for her]
Todd: Now I will teach you about robot anatomy.
The students give the robot odd looks. Lisa enters the bathroom where Rita is.
Lisa: What is it, mother unit? I was doing an important lecture.
Rita: Sorry, but I desperately need more experimental skin cream. [shows her disheveled face, making Lisa cringe]
Lisa: Oh, I see. I'll make you some more cream posthaste…or after my lecture.
Rita: [demanding] Do it now!
Lisa: [nervously] I'll do it now.
Back at the party, Lori was mingling with some of her mom's friends. Dr. Feinstein had just got done telling his story.
Dr. Feinstein: And that's why my nephew wears a retainer now.
Mr. Grouse: [shakes his head] Kids these days.
Jesse: [onstage] Alright, everyone, it's time to award the trophy for the best parenting advisor. To a certain woman who's parenting advice has helped out many parents. That woman is: Rita Loud! Come up here, Rita.
Lori eagerly goes up as the other adults cheer.
Lori: [in her mind] This is literally going so well. Mom will be so proud!
Lori: [onstage, Rita voice] Thanks for the trophy, everyone!
Jesse: How about a speech, Rita?
Lori: A speech?
Rita's friends: Speech! Speech! Speech! Speech!
Lori: I..uhh [in her mind] Say something. [out loud] I'd just like to say I literally enjoy my job writing stories for the newspaper, and I have the support from my family and friends to keep me going. I literally appreciate you all. And l literally hope my big dream to become a novelist comes true. [The guests clap]
Howard: [to Harold] Why does she keep saying "literally"?
Harold: She must've got that from her oldest daughter.
Jesse: Thank you, Rita. That was touching.
Loir then walks offstage, but then pulls out her phone and sees she got a text from Bobby, who is asking why she had to leave earlier.
Lori: Boo Boo Bear!
Jesse: Who's Boo Boo Bear?
Lori: [in her Rita voice] Uhh…you know, my husband. That's what I call him sometimes.
Maria: That's funny. Isn't that what your daughter calls my son? And I've never heard you call your husband that once.
Lori: Oh, well, I….I gotta go. Uhh, thanks for the party. [runs to the exit]
Jessie: Hold it! Where do you think you're going?
Lori: [in her mind] Oh, no…
Chef Pat: Yeah, you can't leave yet…without a slice of cake to go. [points to a table with two cakes: red velvet and chocolate] I know how much you like red velvet. Help yourself.
Lori: [normal voice] Oh, I thought you'd see through my ruse. I mean, [Rita's voice] you didn't think I was just gonna leave without dessert. [Lori gets herself a slice of the red velvet cake]
Flip: [walks over eating spicy salmon] Boy, I sure could use a drink to wash down this spicy salmon. [he burps fire into Lori's face, causing her to stumble back in pain, her face burnt, and falls onto another table, making a mess]
Jesse: Rita! Are you alright?
The others gathered around, but unfortunately, Lori's wig came off, revealing herself. Everyone are surprised by this.
Jesse: Wait, you're Rita's oldest daughter!
Maria: Lori? I knew there was something off here.
Lori: [worried] Wait, I-I can explain. You see, I-
Suddenly, Rita enters the building.
Rita: Noooooooooooooo! [runs over] I can explain!
Jesse: Rita? What is going on here?!
Rita: [sighs] Alright, I have to be honest. I had my daughter pretend to be me because I ran out of experimental skin cream. [shows the cream] This cream helps me stay fresh and without it I would age terribly. [the others are surprised] I know you weren't expecting this, but it's the truth. [sadly] I guess you guys think less of me now.
Lori: I still think highly of you, Mom.
Rita: Thanks, sweetie. Come on, let's go home.
Jesse: Wait! You should stay.
Rita: I don't understand.
Jesse: Admitting you have an aging problem is the hardest thing I've seen a woman do. And, uhh, I have a confession, uhh. [takes off her hair, revealing it to be a wig] This is fake! [Rita and Lori gasp]
Dr. Feinstein: Over here.
Rita: You too, Dr. Feinstein?
Dr. Feinstein: The truth is I have one fake tooth. [takes out fake tooth]
Howard: I wear contact lenses to change eye color.
Harold: Say what now?
Chef Pat: I have an iron hand. [takes off glove to reveal her right hand is made of iron]
Flip: I have a bunch of abnormal things about my body.
The other party guests reveal things about their appearance and then everyone laughs.
Lori: Look at that, Mom. Everyone here had something to hide.
Rita: Yeah. Lori, I'm sorry I put you through so much trouble.
Lori: [waves her hand dismissively] It's fine, Mom. This was literally an interesting experience.
The Loud mother and daughter laugh and embrace.