The kids set up their own business in order to learn the value of money. Two of the kids' business are selling like hot cakes but one of them has a problem trying to withhold the secret to their success.
Plot[]
At the start of the episode, Chef walks into the boys' bathroom only to find Owen, Duncan, and Noah flushing money down the toilet. Chef is very displeased of what they are doing, specifically due to the fact that the money came from his wallet. Angered by this, he decides to teach the kids the importance of money. Each kid ks given an amount of play money, and they need to start a business to make more. Cody goes broke instantaneously because he bought three beans from Duncan, who said they were magic. Owen wants to flush his down the toilet, but Chef forbids it.
Later, Chef amd Cody are seeing the businesses the other kids started. First, there's Bridgette's business which is giving free compliments and hugs. She gives Cody a hug. Gwen's business is a funeral service for pets and little siblings. Izzy's is teaching people how to burp and fart the alphabet. Cody decides to give this business a try. Chef goes over to Jude's skewer stand where the food is made with ghost peppers, making it super spicy, making Chef go crazy from mouth burn. After he cools down, Chef checks on Noah, who has invested in Owen's business, which is heating pants. This business is a flop since the pants burst into flames.
The boys start a new business which involves baking Noah's nana's famous recipe for cookies. But Owen likes all the sprinkles off the batch they baked, and since Noah doesn't want to bake another batch, he just redecorates them, hoping no one will notice. Leshawna comes by and buys a cookie from them. She tastes it and loves it. She directs everyone over to the cookie stand where they all spend their play money for some cookies, making Noah qnd Owen's business the most successful in class. Leshawna asks when another batch will be made, and Noah tells her they're not baking anymore. Disappointed, Leshawna mentions she and the others would pay real money for more. Upon hearing that, Noah instantly starts baking more. With real money, he and Owen imagine running their own cookie company.
Owen fantasizes the wonders of their dream company, and Noah orders him not to lick this batch. The kids buy more cookies, but this time, they hate them because they're not the same ones. Noah doesn't understand but realizes the difference. He goes in back with Owen and informs him that the difference is that unlike the first batch, he didn't lick this one, making the difference. He wants Owen to keep it a secret, something Owen is terrible at doing, evidenced from all the things he revealed, like farting in a ball pit, spoiling a movie's ending, and ruining Noah's surprise party. Noah assures him that as kids, sharing spit is fine. Owen acquiesces and licks the following batches, satisfying the others since that second batch was no good. Owen is desperate to tell them the secret ingredient, but Noah keeps him from doing so.
Owen seems to be calming down as they're only selling to their friends amd not grown-ups. Just then, Chef tells them that grown-ups have started purchasing the cookies and a banker has a briefcase full of money for them to start their business. Upon hearing this, Owen starts feeling hysterical and nearly blurts out the secret ingredient only to confess something else. Desperate to make their dream a reality, Noah begs Owen not to reveal the secret ingredient until they're big cookie tycoons. Owen tries to promise that.
As everyone enjoys the cookies some more, the banker keeps saying "secret". No longer able to hold it in, Owen reveals the secret ingredient, grossing out everyone (except Jude). Disgusted, the banker cancels the deal and leaves, thus putting an end to the boys' business. They apologize and reconcile for their business follies, but they have one more problem: the crowd of angry kids who want payback for eating Owen's spit. They run away as the angry mob gives chase.
Credits[]
The kids are playing Giggle-Doh for Arts and Crafts. Bridgette makes a unicorn, Owen throws a handful of clay, Harold makes a blue fish, Cody smells his clay after molding it, Noah makes stacks several blocks of clay to form a wall which collapses after some of the clay thrown by Owen hits it and Izzy creates a miniature clay version of herself that keeps falling over.
Cast[]
| Voice actor | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Deven Mack | Chef Hatchet |
| Sarah Gadon | Beth |
| Kristin Fairlie | Bridgette |
| Wyatt White | Cody |
| Drew Nelson | Duncan |
| Lilly Bartlam | Gwen/Woman |
| Darren Frost | Harold |
| Katie Crown | Izzy |
| Christian Potenza | Jude |
| Bahia Watson | Leshawna |
| Cory Doran | Noah/Businessman |
| Scott McCord | Owen/Boy/Employee in cookie factory |
- Courtney and Harold appear, but have no lines. However, Harold can be heard cheering and enjoying the cookies with the other kids.
- In the European version, Gwen and Jude appear but have no lines.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Cody reveals that he has a little brother, although his main series counterpart is stated to be an only child in his official biography.
Continuity[]
- Izzy knows how to burp and fart the alphabet, a skill Owen's original counterpart attempted to perform in Not Quite Famous.
- Owen's inability to keep a secret is similar to Hide and Be Sneaky, where he tries to keep the fact that he is in an alliance with Duncan, DJ and Geoff a secret, but immediately spills the beans to Gwen.
- A movie poster of Dracula's Castle can be seen during Owen's flashback at the cinema.
References[]
- The title references the phrase "A Ticking Time Bomb".
- Jude's original counterpart also worked in a restaurant selling kebabs in the first season of 6teen. In addition, the scene where he serves a spicy skewer to Chef is similar to the opening scene of the episode "Dude of the Living Dead".
- Cody getting tricked by Duncan to buy "magical beans" is a reference to the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk.
- Gwen's pet funeral business is a reference to Stephen King's novel Pet Semetary.
- Owen's and Noah's imagined cookie factory is a reference to American cookie and cracker manufacturer Keebler, whose advertising mascots are elves.
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