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You all worship a monster who doesn't care a bit about you. Sure he says he wants to give you a prize, sure he says he wants to push you all to overcome challenges, but at the end of the day, even when you achieve your purpose,.. it's not enough. |
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| —Walkie-Talkie to the final 3 | ||
| "A Jury of Your Fears" | |
| Season 3, Episode 18 | |
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| Watch on YouTube | |
| Duration | 24:41 |
| Challenge | None |
| Original airdate | January 27, 2024 |
| Transcript | |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous "The Show Must Go On" |
Next "You Can't Do This Forever" |
"A Jury of Your Fears" is the 18th episode of Inanimate Insanity Invitational, being the first part of the finale.[1] It is the 50th episode overall. It was released on January 27, 2024.
Synopsis[]
The Inanimate Insanity Season 3: Invitational finale begins! Balloon, Cabby, and Silver Spoon are our final three! Watch as they come face-to-face with a jury of former contestants to make their arguments for why they deserve to win the game. And all will go according to plan.
Plot[]
Over on a remote part of Paradise, Sprinkles is seen sleeping in a nest. She is awoken by the nearby voice of Springy. A heavily deformed Springy, alongside Walkie-Talkie, stands with three robots based off of the Final 3. Springy tells Walkie to “give it a try”, and after some struggle, Walkie manages to control the movements of one of the robots. Springy notices Sprinkles, realizing she was one of the Inani-Mates that escaped MePhone’s “horrifying challenge”. Walkie tells her that they had felt her woes. Springy says that Walkie had saved him after he had tried to “help” MePhone4. Springy gets upset, glitching violently before he falls to the ground. He tells Walkie he didn’t glitch like this until he met MePhone. Sprinkles gets out of hiding and joins the duo, giving Walkie the idea to create an army of beings to get RID of MePhone.
Cabby and Balloon panic while writing quickly inside of files. Silver Spoon approaches them, upset with how loud they were being. Balloon asks how he was so relaxed, due to them facing the Jury later that day. Cabby says that all the effort they went through into the game would be for nothing if they couldn’t explain themselves well to the Jury. Silver lays down on the Pic-Nix Table, joking about how he was the only finalist “gifted with knowledge”. Balloon tries to fight against his statement, but struggles to say a sentence. He and Cabby then slander him, while creating various foods at the Pic-Nix Tables. Silver says they were just making up phrases, with Balloon then using this statement against him. The three laugh together, as a nervous MePhone4 watches from a distance. The Floor appears, surprised on how they had reached the final day of the competition. He asks if he needs to bring anything over, looking at a folder on MePhone’s desk with the number “4” on it. MePhone quickly grabs it and hides it, saying it was scrapped thoughts of his.
Walkie-Talkie commands her new army to move out, as they prepare to ambush MePhone. The Final 3 arrive at the Elimination Area, which had been all revamped for the Jury. The Immunity Cookie sits on top of a pillar. In a confessional, Balloon reminisces on his time in the show, surprised that he had managed to be the last member left on his team. He worries that the Jury wouldn’t take his journey in the season seriously, due to them seeing him as “soft”. Cabby is surprised that she had made it to the finale, saying that whatever happens, she had been through worse. She talks about how she had to rejoin after being eliminated previously, all the while being betrayed by someone who she had considered a friend. She adds that she was ready to make it up to everyone for how she came across. Silver jumps up and down, excited that he had made it to the final with “dunces”. He reminisces on how he had been more strategic, using viewer voting to get rid of OJ, and leading The Thinkers and the Looney Balloonies to victory. He says that now that he had superpowers, he would surely win the competition. MePhone congratulates them for being the first contestants to make it to the finale since Season 1. Balloon says to not bring that up due to being a disaster, leading Silver to ask what happened. Cabby recaps that a “villainous” MePhone had appeared, a contestant escaped containment, and a finalist. ended up being deceitful and British. Balloon adds that they had all exploded, and that MePhone4S sacrificed himself to save MePhone.
MePhone then introduces the Jury: composing of Fan, Lifering, OJ, Box, Tea Kettle, Clover, Goo, Test Tube, Paintbrush, Candle, Bot, Yin-Yang, Blueberry, and Nickel. MePhone points out that Box had recovered very well, and gives him the Immunity Ribbon as a reward. However, he then addresses Fan, OJ, and Paintbrush, who had all left Indefinite Island. MePhone says that being a quitter is the greatest crime in reality TV, and locks the three inside the Jail Cell. OJ shrugs, and Fan rants about having this after his “epic” voyage to Hotel OJ and sudden return. MePhone says that the Final 3 would now give their opening statements, before the Jury started with questions. Silver welcomes the jury, telling them that they were all incredible competitors and was humble to sit before them all. Balloon talks about how he still had a lot to learn two seasons prior, and tried to use some poetic statements about crafting himself. He says that after three seasons, his craft had evolved. Goo commends him on his analogy craft. Cabby says that her goal today was to show she wasn’t the same Cabby eliminated eleven episodes prior, and apologizes for the uneasiness he made some of them feel along the way. MePhone then opens the Jury to ask questions.
Tea Kettle asks Balloon if he thinks he played as well as a three-time player should. Balloon says to think of his three seasons as different presentations, and that he had now evolved into Balloon PRIME. Clover tells Cabby she didn’t remember any time that she was ever malicious, with Cabby reminding her she pushed her off a cliff once. Yin-Yang also says he’s confused, and that Cabby was nothing but sweet to them. This gives Cabby a smile. Test Tube tells Cabby she thinks it was right to apologize, thanking her. Silver approaches a very tilted Balloon, popping him. The Jury begins to laugh, as MePhone recovers him. Silver gallantly talks about how there was never a second where he wasn’t in control of everything. This prompts a response from Blueberry. Silver commends him for his reign in the season, as well as Paintbrush and OJ for their leaderships throughout the game. Nickel says that Balloon did everything Silver had done, taking him out in the final vote. Balloon confirms this, stating how he had turned against his old alliance, also retooling what Nickel had said. Nickel tells him to talk to them like himself, but he says none of them would want that.
Lifering comments on how all this talk was boring, and asks Cabby about some exciting gameplay. Cabby pulls out a file, saying she didn’t have much on gameplay. Cabby recaps her gameplay ever since she rejoined, albeit struggling and trying to not discredit the other players. Bot stands up, telling Cabby that she didn’t owe anything to anyone, and that she played a great game. Silver then talks about his strategies throughout the game, including eliminating OJ, bringing Candle to the Looney Balloonies. Clover is surprised by Silver’s accomplishments. Silver finishes by presenting the crowd his Inner-Flame, with him turning gold and rising into the sky. Everyone, except Candle, is astonished. Silver lands back on the ground shortly after. MePhone asks if anyone wanted to keep the questions going, with most of the contestants agreeing. Candle however, gets up, telling Silver that the Inner-Flame is too important to be used as a party trick, and that he wouldn’t be receiving her vote. Silver looks away, embarrassed. MePhone asks for any more, and Goo uses it as an opportunity to ask whether a chicken was an animal or a bird. Balloon says its a bird, but realizes he got them confused with penguins, and Cabby says that it was both. With the Jury questions over with, MePhone decides to reveal one more twist: the Jury would have to agree who would win with a unanimous vote, with no winner being declared until everyone was in agreement.
The Floor nervously tells them that it was just a joke. MePhone leads the Jury to the Jail Cell, where they would be deciding on who would win. Everyone except Candle enters, with her going behind the bleachers. Nickel wonders how MePhone expects them all to agree, with Paintbrush saying that they believed Silver earned it the most, despite turning on their alliance. Yin-Yang lashes at them, saying that Cabby was the only one with any kindness. Nickel yells at them, saying that Balloon’s entire personality was being nice. Fan approaches Test Tube and Bot, hoping that she had made up with Cabby. Fan introduces themself Bot, assuming that they were a mid-season debut. Bot tells Fan their name, leading Fan to realize who they were. Fan awkwardly says hello to them, not knowing what to say. Blueberry barges in between the two, and tells everyone that if they didn’t vote for Silver, they were all “stupid loser babies” with no respect for “utter alphas”. Yin-Yang gets mad at him, with Nickel getting mad at them as well. Goo initiates a “Screaming Match”, and everyone starts yelling at each other.
Balloon asks the others if this is what they expected the final day to be like. MePhone says that with this voting format, they could have an ending where everyone wins. Meanwhile, in the background, Clover is lured away by a butterfly. MePhone adds that he needed to stretch it out to make sure they had a perfect season, with the perfect winner and prize, without losing anyone. Cabby asks MePhone what he meant about the prize. MePhone begins to panic, and admits that nobody gave him funding for a cash prize. Suddenly, a large crash is heard behind them, and Sprinkles emerges from a bush, much to Yin-Yang’s surprise. Sprinkles then howls loudly. Tyler Bombard appears, pressing the button to lock the Jury inside of the Jail Cell. MePhone worries that Steve Cobs had found him, before someone puts a USB chip inside of his socket, severely glitching him and deafening his voice. Camera 1 and Camera 2 appear above his body, gloating about how he couldn’t disturb them anymore. Bot tells them to let them all go, and is punched by Springy. Springy says he thought they needed a hand, after all they had given to him. Walkie arrives with her Walkie-Bots, welcoming everyone to the “metamorphosis” of Inanimate Insanity.
Walkie explains to the trio that they only worshiped a “monster” who didn’t care about them, someone who wanted to push them to complete challenges, but they were never enough in the end. Balloon asks Walkie if they could talk, but Walkie disagrees, inviting the rest of her allies. Groscer, Dr. Fizz, and Zoetrope all arrive, with the latter projecting a fake butterfly. Springy then presses a remote activating one of his Floating Cereal Boxes, dropping Boaty on the ground behind them. Paintbrush is shocked to see Boaty, with Balloon surprised that he was sentient. Walkie shames MePhone for using this show to hurt them and his contestants. She introduces her group as The Unvitational Committee, with their goal to remove him from power and bring the show to its proper glory. Balloon looks around for The Floor, not seeing him anywhere. Springy appears behind the trio with The Floor contained inside of a homemade terrarium. Springy shakes the terrarium, and comments on how nothing good came to people who worked with MePhone. MePhone, unable to speak, watches on. Groscer proceeds to shame Mephone4 for defiling the purity of their organization. Springy taunts the contestants for working so hard to impress the Jury, when they had done nothing but upset everyone around them.
Walkie lists off the threats they had gotten rid of, before being approached by Candle. She then attempts to convince Dr. Fizz to drench Candle's flames, but he refuses, after having swore a "hippocratic oath" to "do no harm". She then grabs and shakes him, stating that he should worry about the "hypocritical oaf who doesn't give a darn about any ethics". Candle prepares to fight the group, unleashing her Inner-Flame. Silver gets up, telling the others he could help her. Candle goes into battle, flinging Dr. Fizz away and throwing Tyler Bombard onto his back. Springy watches the battle, nervous. Candle grabs the two Camera’s, throwing them into each other, and flies toward Walkie. Camera 2 appears and repeatedly flashes Candle before Silver’s Inner-Flame appears, bearing bright green eyes and green flames coming from his head. Candle’s Flame talks to Silver’s, suggesting he go save MePhone and take him to safety. Silver’s Flame decides to rush Candle’s Flame, trying to fight her. Silver’s Flame expresses anger due to her not voting for Silver, after everything the two had gone through together. Candle tells him it wasn’t the time for this, begging that he doesn’t let his flame cloud his mind. Silver’s Flame punches out Candle's, severely weakening her and sending her falling into the sand below. Silver loses his flame, and is horrified to see Candle laying on the ground.
Walkie says they should feel fortunate that Silver came to stop Candle, so the group could learn the truth. Walkie’s Balloon robot reaches his claw in front of MePhone, and Balloon bravely blocks the way. Walkie changes its hand to a pointer in an effort to pop him, when the robot is stopped by Cabby. Cabby commends Balloon on his bravery, and tells Walkie she doesn’t know when MePhone would be able to recover again, so they wouldn’t let her take him. Walkie wonders if they would keep that up after some information, pulling out MePhone’s “4” folder. MePhone tries to talk, but all that comes out is a vibration. Cabby starts reading it, with the file holding plans for a Season 4. Balloon and Cabby look in the file, horrified. The file noted that the unanimous vote would lead to all three finalists winning, with the three being the leaders of the season’s teams. Walkie says that if he ended the current season, he would have to go back to Season 2, which he ditched out on. All of the eliminated contestants watch, all being confused, as Cabby and Balloon get angry expressions on their faces. Walkie says the only way to save the show was to stop MePhone. The Unvitational Committee begins to surround Balloon and Cabby, with Silver attempting to wake up Candle. The Floor attempts to call out to the former, while MePhone continuously vibrates.
Still In The Running[]
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Features[]
Characters[]
Currently Competing[]
Hosts[]
Supporting[]
- Walkie-Talkie
- Springy
- Walkie-Bots
- Dr. Fizz
- Zoetrope (doesn't speak)
- Tyler Bombard
- Camera 1 and 2
- Groscer
- Sprinkles
- Boaty
- MePhone4S (mentioned and flashback)
- Bow (indirectly mentioned)
- MePhone5 (mentioned)
- Taco (indirectly mentioned)
- Steve Cobs (indirectly mentioned)
Jury[]
- Fan
- Lifering
- OJ (doesn't speak)
- Box
- Tea Kettle
- Clover
- Goo
- Test Tube
- Paintbrush
- Candle
- Bot
- Yin-Yang
- Blueberry
- Nickel
Locations[]
Items[]
- Animation Machine
- Immunity Cookie
- Immunity Ribbon
- Cabby's Files
Gallery
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Production Credits[]
INANIMATE INSANITY III, SEASON 3 | EPISODE 18: "A Jury of Your Fears"[]
- Written by:
- Series Creator & Producer:
- Series Directors:
- Adam Katz
- Brian Koch
- Justin Chapman
- Sound Designers:
- Braden Whiteside
- Kyle "Catchphrase" Macaluso
- Vincent Tepe
- Ben Cross
- Justin Chapman
- Brian Koch
- Voice Cast:
- Springy .................... Zuwie Lefou
- Walkie-Talkie ........... Rosemary Craig
- Silver Spoon ........... Justin Chapman
- Balloon .................... Ben Cross
- Cabby ...................... Casey Landman
- The Floor ................ Sam Thornbury
- MePhone4 ............. Mark Katz
- Paintbrush ............ Jazzy Oliver
- Fan ......................... Brian Koch
- Goo ......................... Justin Chapman
- Nickel ..................... Adam Katz
- Tea Kettle .............. Jill Katz
- Clover .................... Dee Cashin
- Candle ................... Dee Cashin
- Yin-Yang ............... Marco Bonomo
- Test Tube .............. Adam Katz
- Lifering .................. Adam Katz
- Bot ......................... Shooshies
- Blueberry ............. Barry Strum
- Camera #1 ........... Michael J. Helton
- Camera #2 .......... Samantha Katz
- Groscer ................ Rheagan Rizio
- Dr. Fizz ................. Morgan H.
- Tyler ..................... Michael Huang
- Sprinkles ............. Mia Chapman
- Zoetrope ............. SaberSpark
- Composer:
- Background / Prop Design:
- Sutton H. "YellowAngiru"
- Poppy Hughes "WormBuffet"
- ThattsCherry
- Sicle
- Lazlo T. "TopHatTheHat"
- Mason Bozaich "SnowyPackel"
- Adam Katz
- Animators:
- Dane Trent "WoopDoo"
- Tristan Wescott "SpartanDash"
- Filip K. "Khoreo"
- Aidan L. "Aidsie"
- Jacob M. "GlowGenuine"
- Avery Stenning "Yeartine"
- Chelsea Winters "Wuggolo"
- Sam Redden "WavesOfRed"
- Indigo Z. Rose "EaZasPie"
- Daniel Adam Valle
- Joseph H. "Spherigon"
- Mason Bozaich "SnowyPackel"
- Sacri
- Brannon C. "BrannFlakes"
- Vangs
- Anthony Acedo
- Niall Burns "XanyLeaves"
- Adam Katz
- Storyboard Artists:
- Damien Valentine "Tangy"
- Max Martens "Ligreen"
- Ben Cross
- Charles Case "Cakebrunch"
- Wishfixers
- Daniel Adam Valle
- Giovanni Edwards
- Adam Katz
- Finalizing:
- Sutton H. "YellowAngiru"
- Aidan L. "Aidsie"
- Dane Trent "WoopDoo"
- Adam Katz
- Brannon C. "BrannFlakes"
- Tristan Wescott "SpartanDash"
- Anthony Acedo
- Animation Supervisor:
- Sutton H. "YellowAngiru"
- Production Manager:
- Sam Thornbury
- Video Editing:
- Brian Koch
- Adam Katz
- Credits Music by:
- Kevin MacLeod
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
Production Notes[]
Continuity References[]
- The events of "Journey Through Memory Lane (Part 2)" are recalled by Cabby and Balloon, with MePhone5's attack and MePhone4S's sacrifice being directly mentioned.
- Cabby also mentions a contestant being "deceitful and British", which is a reference to Taco.
- Cabby, Balloon, and Silver Spoon all recall their experiences throughout their time on Inanimate Insanity Invitational.
- Later on in the episode, when all of the members of the Jury are arguing over who should win, a three frame animation similar to the one in "Stranded in Paradise" is seen.
- Even before this episode, the idea behind the Do Not Disturb mode USB drive was implied to the non-canonical real life video called "Inanimate Insanity Plushie Mania", where plush form Nickel, who's real identity was mini prototype Bot plush muted plush form MePhone4 using green duct tape around his mouth.
- Almost every minor character throughout the season reappears in this episode, with Boaty from Episode 1, Camera 1 and Camera 2 from Episode 3, Dr. Fizz from Episode 5, Zoetrope from Episode 9, Sprinkles from Episode 11, Tyler Bombard from Episode 16, and Groscer from Episode 17 respectively.
- Paintbrush is shocked to see Boaty, after originally naming him in "Stranded in Paradise".
- Yin-Yang is also shocked to see Sprinkles, who was his assigned Inani-Mate in "Pesty Besties"
- Springy telling The Floor that "nothing good comes to those who help him" could be a reference to MePhone's previous hosts: MePhone4S, Toilet, and MePad, all of whom are either dead or have unknown fates.
- Cabby tells Clover about the time she pushed her off a cliff, referring to "Tragedy at 60 Feet", where she did to prove her theory about her luck.
- The voice of "Now that's a song!" from the Examination Time jingle in this episode was voiced by the crew's friend Justin Miller, who voiced "That's a song?" from the Rejoining Time jingle in "Double Digit Desert" over 11 years prior.
Trivia[]
- This is the third episode in this season where the writer behind the episode isn't present, following "Spring on the Breakfast!", and "The Great Bluish Bake Off".
- Similar to Journey Through Memory Lane/Part 1 from Season 1, this episode is the first part of a two part finale.
- This episode is over 24 minutes long, making it the second longest episode of the season, only behind "Spring on the Breakfast!" prior to the finale episode, which is now the third longest episode in this season.
- This also makes it the 5th longest episode (due to the finale being released) of the series.
- Springy's appearance in this episode could be a partial reference to Bow's "evil" appearance in the Inanimate Insanity episode "Journey Through Memory Lane".
- This is Fan's first speaking role in an episode since "The Shame of the Name".
- Unlike Season 1, the eliminated contestants will be voting for the winner of this season, instead of voting out the 3rd placer.
- While glitching due to being subdued by the Camera's, MePhone4's eyes have a very similar glitchy effect as the contestants in "Mine Your Own Business" after touching a Gemory].
- At around 19:28 into the episode, Springy can be seen holding the script for "The Artistic Kick 2". It is unknown what this script looked like as it was not shown in "You Can't Do This Forever".
- This is very the first episode where Nickel and Balloon can't compete together since "Sugar Rush", which released over 12 years prior.
- This is the first episode of the series to not have a challenge since "Rain On Your Charade".
- This is also the first episode of the series to not have a contestant eliminated since "Mazed and Confused".
- The reason OJ doesn't speak in this episode is likely due to past controversies and actions surrounding OJ's former voice actor Taylor Grodin.
- This is the first time Balloon has been popped in an episode since "Theft and Battery".
- This was the first episode of Inanimate Insanity Invitational to release in 2024.
- This was also the first episode of Inanimate Insanity Invitational to not release at 11 AM/12 PM EST, releasing at around 3:30 PM EST for currently unknown reasons.
- A cut scene from this episode has Springy asking Tyler Bombard to get MePhone, following the introduction of the full Unvitational Committee.
Goofs[]
- MePhone4's charging port is a 30-pin port, however the Do Not Disturb device that was inserted appeared to be a USB-C plug.
- At 6:04, Balloon's arm can be seen clipping inside of MePhone4's outline.
Deaths[]
- Balloon is popped by Silver Spoon.