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"Panini for President" is the 3rd episode of Season 2 of Chowder and the 41st episode overall.

Synopsis[]

Chowder finds himself used as a political pawn between Panini and Gorgonzola.

Plot[]

At the Apprentice Club, the club president, an apprentice fly swatter, gets distracted by a fly and starts chasing it. Seeing him gone, Panini decides to declare herself as president, quickly declaring child marriage legal so that she can get her hands on Chowder. Gorgonzola tries to nominate himself, he's immediately shot down as the other members hate him. Wanting Panini out of the way, he tries to make Chowder run for President with he himself as the Vice President. Chowder rejects the idea until he's told he can ban Panini from being his girlfriend.

Their plans for making Panini lose fail. Gorgonzola draws over her posters, only for stupid pig people to mistakenly believe she looks like that in person and give her the pity vote. They try to take photos of Chowder kissing babies, only for the babies to turn out to be on the run from the police.

At the debate, Panini succeeds in getting people to like her, but when Chowder fails to say anything that endears him to anyone, he starts his chauvinistic slandering by saying that Panini shouldn't be president because she's a girl. As an argument unfolds, Gorgonzola spills mud on Panini. With this, Panini and Chowder start throwing mud at each other, but when Chowder throws mud that knocks her down, Panini cries about how she wanted to pass laws that would make Chowder her property and that Gorgonzola is just using him to win the election. Gorgonzola, dressed as the Phantom of the Opera, appears and is chased out by the police for being a villain.

The president returns, finally swatting the fly, thus rendering the election null and void.

Quotes[]

  • Officer: All right, you babies, break it up!
  • Baby: It's the fuzz!

  • Officer: Darn you meddling kids! I'll get you someday!


  • Chowder: If you're not gonna fight a clean fight, then neither am I!

  • Panini: I... I... I just wanted to be close to you, Chowder! I just wanted to pass laws that would legally make you my property! And instead, you listened to Gorgonzola and ruined everything! Why?! Why?! Why?!

Trivia[]

  • One of the apprentices shown is a blue mooselike creature resembling Lumpy from Happy Tree Friends.
  • There was a deleted scene showing Panini in a suit.
  • This is the first time Chowder deviates from his "I'm not your boyfriend!" catchphrase by saying something other than "boyfriend". He replaces it with "future husband" and "president".
  • This episode premiered just four days after the 2008 US election took place. It is possible this episode was produced as a tie-in to that year's election.
  • One of the background characters in the episode resembles the character Ruth from the 2006 Cartoon Network pilot "What's Wrong With Ruth?".
    • William Reiss, who boarded and wrote this episode, also created said pilot.


ve List of episodes
Season 1 The Froggy Apple Crumple ThumpkinChowder's GirlfriendBurple NurplesShnitzel Makes a DepositGrubble GumThe Cinnamini MonsterCertifrycation ClassThe Sing BeansThe Wrong AddressThe Wrong CustomerMahjongg NightStinky LoveThe Thrice Cream ManThe Flibber Flabber DietGazpacho Stands UpA Taste of MarzipanThe Puckerberry OverlordsThe ElemelonsAt Your ServiceChowder and Mr. FuguThe VacationThe Sleep EaterSniffleballMung on the RocksThe Heavy SleeperThe Moldy TouchThe Bruised BluenanaShnitzel and the Lead FarfelThe Thousand Pound CakeThe Rat SandwichChowder Loses His HatBrain GrubShnitzel QuitsThe Broken PartThe Meach HarvestBanned from the StandCréme Puff HandsThe Apprentice Games
Season 2 The ArboriansThe Garage SalePanini for PresidentChowder's BabysitterThe Fire BreatherThe Flying Flinger LingonsHey, Hey It's Knishmas!Chowder's Catering CompanyThe Catch PhraseThe Hot DateShopping SpreeThe Party CruiseWon Ton BombsThe Big Hat BiddiesThe Deadly MazeKid ShnitzelGazpacho Fights BackThe BLT'sThe Trouble with TrufflesThe Dinner TheaterBig BallThe Brain FreezeThe Snail CarThe LollistopsEndive's Dirty SecretBig FoodPaint the TownThe BlackoutThe Dice CycleThe Chain RecipeThe GardenSheboodlesGazpacho Moves InMy Big Fat Stinky WeddingApprentice Appreciation DayThe Grape WormA Faire to RememberTofu Town Showdown
Season 3 Hands on a Big MixerThe Blast RazThe Spookiest House in MarzipanThe Poultry GeistThe Apprentice ScoutsThe Belgian Waffle Slobber-BarkerA Little Bit of Pizzazz!The Birthday SuitsThe HeistThe PrankOld Man ThymeChowder's MagazineWeekend at Shnitzel'sTaste BudsGazpacho!The TootsChowder Grows Up
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