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Haha. Sure. You've made your mistakes. But we all realize sooner or later, with all that you've been gifted, there's no happy ending without you. MePhone4.

MePhone4S to MePhone4 in vision
"You Can't Do This Forever"
Season 3, Episode 19
III 19 THUMBNAIL
Watch on YouTube
Duration 25:54
Challenge (Main) Convince The Unvitational Commitee to not melt MePhone4.

(Partial) Jury Vote

Winner(s) Cabby (7 Jury votes)
Eliminated Silver Spoon (2 Jury votes)
Balloon (6 Jury votes)
Original airdate March 3, 2024
Transcript
Episode chronology
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"A Jury of Your Fears"
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"Truth or Flare"

"You Can't Do This Forever" is the 19th and final episode of Inanimate Insanity Invitational, being the second part of the finale.[1] It is the 51st episode overall. It was released on March 3, 2024.

Synopsis[]

The Inanimate Insanity Season 3: Invitational finale concludes! After learning the truth about the game's prize, the final three decide to fight for something far more precious... another chance.

WHO WILL WIN THE SEASON?! LET'S FIND OUT!

Plot[]

The episode starts where we left of in “A Jury of Your Fears” , where the Unvitational Committee is still surrounding Cabby and Balloon. Cabby agrees with the Unvitational Committee saying that MePhone has pushed them too far as they have been competing for a long time, but have no prizes for the season and without the committee, the contest would have gone on forever. The Unvitational Committee cheers in response. Cabby tells the group that she would help them with his "execution", which shocks Balloon, The Floor and all of the eliminated contestants. Walkie-Talkie is very excited. Dr Fizz, Zoetrope and Groscer object, due to never agreeing to kill MePhone. Balloon asks Cabby what her plan was. She explains that Dr Fizz would fight back as he is a doctor and having an oath against harm, and Groscer needed to have a good image while Zoetrope is just a bonus. The Unvitational Committee start to argue, but Cabby explains that she does not want MePhone to die. Balloon, in relief, smiles at Cabby and then interrupts the quarrel of the committee and gives them time to think about what they want. Tyler Bombard and the Cameras want to burn him, and agree and cheer for the decision. The others disagree, as there are other ways to deal with him than death. Springy disagrees, and wants to burn him in lava as there were more people voting for him to die. Cabby pulls out a file, asking Springy if he in fact wanted justice. Springy decides to show off his "prized toy", which is shown to be a Spring-toys of Bot, similar to the others. Bot gets disgusted by this decision and grabs onto the bars, telling Springy he would pay for that. Springy mockingly asks Bot if that was the language they wanted to influence the robot, and pulls out a contract, telling Bot they would be one of many. Bot begins to cry, leading Cabby to attempt to lunge at Springy, being held back by Balloon. Balloon tells the Unvitational Committee members to grab folders and take a seat.

Once everyone is seated, Balloon and Cabby come up to Silver Spoon and ask if he is okay after the fight between him and Candle. Silver sarcastically says he was fine, and had "only" ruined their chances of saving the game. Cabby tells him that if she didn't want to be part of a murder, she had to protect the person who had no interest in ending the season. Balloon reminds the group that they could all change after they had all gone through. Cabby flashes back to MePhone saying that they would find out the perfect winner, without losing anybody. Then, Cabby agrees with Balloon and says that they can talk to him once this is all done, and that they needed to protect MePhone's life and convince the Unvitational Committee to not let him die.

The discussion starts following by a vote to either “Melt” or “Not Melt” MePhone, which The Unvitational Committee wants to melt. If the majority of people vote melt, he would slowly burn into the lava with his eyes open so he could watch his "horrible and painful death". The Unvitational Committee begins to give their statements against MePhone. Groscer says that her program had been highly respected until MePhone had shown a "mockery" of it on live television, which Cabby agrees is understandable. Zoetrope complains that after Yin-Yang ruined his Animation Machine, he had to attempt to sell the contestants pilots, which heavily disgraced him. Tyler explained that MePhone’s contestant (Blueberry) had burned down his island in “The Great Bluish Bake Off” and gave him no royalties for his starring role in a fake home makeover show special. Springy explained that he came all the way to the island to give ideas to help the show, MePhone rejected his contract and he was eaten by The Floor. Balloon argues against him, bringing up the fact he wanted to replace them with toy replicas. Springy replies saying that it would've saved them anxiety. Balloon reluctantly agrees, while Cabby heavily disagrees. Dr Fizz said that MePhone has turned the island into a deadly disaster and he was heralding that there was a murder in “Blue Buried” but Blueberry thought it was awesome. And then apparently MePhone made a video about something they ruined Zoetrope with over a million views and counting. It seems that next, Sprinkles’s barks meant that she didn’t want MePhone with Cabby replying that it had quite the accent to convince her. And now because of MePhone, everyone was creating machine made episodes, including Zoetrope. Finally, Camera 1 said that the cameras were mad as they couldn’t invade the show’s privacy. Silver reacts with a sarcastic sorry. Turns out, Cabby was writing down notes on how to convince them. Then, the convincing began.

Silver Spoon starts off with Tyler with the fact that Clover is still alive as MePhone can recover her and all the other contestants. Tyler replies that he did not know and he is extremely sorry that he participated with the committee, but Walkie says that he will just worship MePhone because he can just recover people. Balloon was next saying that Sprinkles was not so scary once she gets attention that she needs and then Sprinkles comes over to Balloon but Balloon understanding that he understands how it feels to be alone in the world, but when he was some sort of a villain when he just started competing in II, he figured that he’s not going to solve his own problems with someone else’s because he does he does not feel great with a hole popped in him (he’s saying that he does not seem good with problems within him or others) with Nickel understanding with a nod. It then there are still multiple people to convince and Boaty makes Cabby want to take a rest. Balloon, concerned, thinks there are not enough people that are convinced to vote to not melt MePhone. Silver thinks that Groscer and Zoetrope are up against melting MePhone as well. Balloon believes they might have convinced Tyler and Sprinkles, while still being alluded by Boaty. Cabby gets annoyed due to not being able to come up with convincing points, but is comforted by Silver Spoon due to helping guide everything. Cabby then looks over at the traumatized Bot inside of the jail cell, and decides to talk to Springy.

Springy mockingly tells her that they had seen it all wrong, because they were alone and a "little lost toy" wearing a mask. They ask Cabby if she thought she could get them into an emotional moment. Cabby says that she can't, and that Springy was soulless and cared for nobody but themself, wanting to use the Bot toy to replace someone's life, in the same way that Bot was created to do. She adds that all Springy ever does is destroy. Springy chokes up, and tells MePhone about how they made him smile, before lashing at Cabby for not knowing anything about "right and wrong", not getting a sorry for punting them into The Floor. Cabby gets angry, exclaming that a sorry is all everybody wanted from her, upset at having to say sorry for using files that helped her and for trying to be herself. Despite everything she had to deal with, she tried to listen and connect with others despite feeling that everyone hated her. Then she starts to cry. Test Tube shamefully looks down, and tells Cabby that she didn't realize. Cabby tells Springy that she didn't need to apologize for everything she was, and that Springy had been terrorizing her friend and wouldn't be apologizing for that. Silver arrives at the scene and says they should begin the vote. Everybody regroups, and Groscer announces that she was going to tally up the votes from the Unvitation Committee. She announces that the votes had tied, with 5 of them voting for "melt" and 5 voting "not melt". Walkie believes this means that they could stick to the original plan. Silver tries to suggest that they stop instead, due to swaying the opinions of most of the group. Boaty loudly honks his horn, which leads Groscer to realize she had missed a vote by accident. The Final 3 nervous watch as Groscer reveals the vote, being for "not melt", which meant that MePhone was saved from death. Memmbers of the Unvitational Committee chear, including Springy, who lets out a smile. Groscer reads "BP" on the vote, which Balloon realizes was from Ballpoint Pen. Tyler says that Ballpoint had been invited to the committee. Groscer drops the vote, which lands on its back next to MePhone. He glances down at it, reading the text "REMEMBER- You can't do this forever.".

Walkie objects to all of the cheering, angry that they were all celebrating him even though he had taken away everything. She activates the Spring-toys, and uses them to grab MePhone and race up the volcano. The Floor watches, horrified, and reminds Springy that they couldn't do the show without him. Springy picks up the terrarium The Floor was stuck in, and springs up towards the volcano. Balloon and Cabby panic, and try to follow the others before being stopped by Silver's toy. Silver appears behind it and punches it to the ground. Cabby suggests that he go full Inner-Flame to stop Walkie, but Balloon says it would go haywire again. Silver look over at the podium with the Immunity Cookie on it, and asks him if they had any thorns. Balloon pokes himself with a thorn to propel them up the volcano. Walkie and the Spring-toys arrive at the top, with MePhone looking horrified at the lava down below. Springy arrives and calls out to Walkie, telling her that he didn't deserve to suffer pain like this. They add that MePhone gives life to the show in a way that they couldn't, and felt this want to help. Walkie tells them that she did want to help, which is why she was going to keep the season alive, which she had been built to do. MePhone looks at her in fear upon hearing that she had been built for the show. She adds that Springy had been thrown away at the height of their purpose, but they said that it was now their old one. Walkie turns around to see a golden Silver Spoon, and is shocked to see that he was able to control his Inner-Flame. She threatens Silver to not take another step, holding MePhone above the lava. Silver however slowly approachs her step-by-step. Walkie weakly tells him he didn't need to do this, and sets MePhone down on the ground. Cabby and Balloon run up and undeafen MePhone. MePhone yells at Walkie, saying he knew who had sent her here. Walkie asks if he was sure, which scares MePhone. She says that she was programmed just for him, and that he, and the show, were just her voice on the other side. MePhone begins to panic as Walkie says that whether they had been built or could be recovered, they were all for HIM. Silver then deactivates Walkie, which turns her and all of the Spring-toys off.

Silver reveals the Immunity Cookie hidden behind his back, and says that "you can't bluff a bluffer". The group then hear a strange robotic voice, saying "my purpose". Spring-Bot kicks MePhone off the rim, leaving him dangling by his hands above the lava directly below him. The others rush towards his aid, as Spring-Bot pulls one of MePhone's hands off of the ledge. Springy jumps and grabs the Spring-toy, saying that they were finally free, before throwing them to safety. Cabby and Balloon pull MePhone up, and the three watch in horror as Springy begins falling into the lava. MePhone flashes back to the Season 1 finale, being reminded of his death alongside Bow and MePhone5, realizing he was living it over again. He wonders why people kept risking themselves for him, and that all he did was screw up. MePhone4S then talks to him inside of his head, much to his surprise. 4S tells him that with his gifts, there couldn't be a happy ending without him. MePhone then does a large amount of calculations inside of his head, determined to not let another death happen.

Springy burns to death inside of the lava, and MePhone drops to the ground, panting. Cabby and Balloon get to his side worried that he was still powered down. He tells them that he had done a few days worth of calculations in a few seconds. MePhone then opens MeLife and revives Springy, who he had created an icon for in a matter of seconds. Springy is overjoyed that their body was back to normal, albeit still glitchy much to their distate. They pick up the Spring-Bot, saying that they could be whoever they want, before telling MePhone they were square. Springy then jumps into the sky. MePhone then gets on his knees in pain, realizing he couldn't keep the show going forever. Balloon comforts him, saying that it wasn't too late to turn things around. MePhone admits to the Season 4 file being his, trying to create a replacement for the season, which he states is what Steve Cobs would've done to them. He thanks the three for trusting him to fix everything, saying that Paradise would be their home until they were done. He also says that he would work on the season's prize.

Everybody regroups back at the Elimination Area, including Clover and Candle. MePhone apologizes to the Jury for doing the unanimous vote idea, and gives the Final 3 permission to give their closing remarks. Balloon talks about how he felt like he had insulted the art of poetry earlier, and that so much of what he had done was with someone by his side. Balloon felt like he could now look back on everything he had done to get there now that he was at the top, and felt proud of himself for the first time. Cabby pulls out a file of herself, and explains that she felt like she needed to either explain or hide her files after she gave the wrong first impression. She had started falling into this false perception of them that everyone believed. She says that instead of just giving in to what everybody thought she was, she formed an alliance and stuck with it until the end. To end off, Cabby thanks them all for listening. Silver says that he had explained himself well enough earlier, but felt that he should've listened to Candle better along the way. He says he didn't feel like he deserved her vote tonight, but hopes that they could try again. MePhone enjoys the opening statements, and tells the Jury to go line up in front of the Calm-Down Cabana to vote for the winner. He also tells The Floor that he could vote, which he thinks isn't fair due to him being an assistant. MePhone says he was in theory, but he was not only a contestant, but also stood on his side through everything. The Jury then begins to register their votes.

MePhone announces that every member had officially voted between Cabby, Balloon and Silver for the winner of the season, and gets up to read the votes. All three tie with two votes each, with Candle voting for Silver, much to his surprise. Balloon and Cabby then both tie with four votes, leaving Silver behind with two. Tea Kettle and OJ vote for Balloon, and Fan and Lifering vote for Cabby as well, leaving the two tied with six before the final vote. The final vote is shown to be from Test Tube, which is revealed to be for: CABBY! MePhone shoots out confetti, while Bot lifts up her arm and Yin-Yang calls for a winner party. Balloon and Silver smile at her victory, placing second and third respectively. The Floor spits out a large picnic table with various snacks on it. While everybody else starts to celebrate, Nickel remains on the Jury bench, looking miserable. Balloon approaches him, saying he look like he had just lost a game. Balloons says to him that he realized MePhone had forgotten "his" vote, and that was what he cared about the most. Nickel jokingly says the forgot a vote thing was lame, with Balloon thinking it was poetic.

Candle tells Silver she didn't think that he would have restraint, seeing him take the Immunity Cookie. HE tells her he wanted a hero moment, but felt unworthy of his her. Candle says that knowing you don't deserve is the first step towards deserving, and urges him to come celebrate. Amidst the celebrating, members of the Unvitational Committee arrive. Yin-Yang and Sprinkles hug, with Yin apologizing for everything. Candle later grabs a camera and takes photos of everybody. Later, She notices a nervous Yin-Yang near a table. Yin tries to play it cool, but is shut out of it by Yang. Yang tells Candle that Yin was very hurt by her betrayal, asking her if she cared at all about Yin's feelings. Candle admits that she did care, and her guilt of leaving is what made her keep her distance. She apologizes to Yin, as well as Yang. Yin and Yang both jokingly bicker over wanting a motorcycle. Test Tube approaches Cabby, congratulating her on the win. She apologizes for not caring much in the game and punishing Cabby for it. Cabby says she understood wanting to protect the ones she cared about. Test Tube gives an apology for everything. Cabby then holds out her hand, asking for a Smart Alliance, to which Test Tube agrees to. MePhone alerts everybody, tellign them he thinks he needs to start giving everything an ending, and was going to leave early to finish a "slightly intimidating project". Fan questions where Cabby's prize was. MePhone realizes most of the contestants didn't know the truth about the prize, but Cabby tells him she had ideas.

Some time later, a large library in the shape of Cabby is seen. Many books of shelves line the place, as many different characters pick out books to read. Zoetrope and Dr. Fizz look up careers on the libraries computers, while the Spring-toys are all sitting together at a round table. Cabby sits in the middle of the room with a book in her hand, recollecting her battle with Silver during the photography challenge. Camera 2 is shocked that she had fought the "Inner-Flame". Bot tells them that they had gotten a great photo after Cabby rammed into him. MePhone and a now reactivated Walkie watch them from behind a shelf, with MePhone saying that he had never felt as relaxed as he did. Walkie asks him if he ever considered retiring, to which he states that he was only a few years old. Walkie appreciates the new home that MePhone had given her, giving her the ability to do good. He says that he was responsible for than just the contestants, with Walkie telling him to go make some more happy endings. MePhone pulls out Ballpoint Pen's vote, and takes two pieces out of it to spell the phrase "You can do this". He tells Walkie to watch over the contestants for him. She agrees to, and thanks him for giving her another chance.

MePhone exits the building and takes a deep breath before summoning the Rejection Portal, now ready to finish the season that he left. Cabby watches from the window, wishing him good luck. She turns back around to her audience, continuing her story.



Pre-release Information[]

On January 20, 2024, in the Episode 18 trailer, the finale of Inanimate Insanity Invitational was confirmed to be split into Episode 18 and Episode 19, due to how large the episode ended up being.

On February 11, 2024, Justin Chapman confirmed on Jazzy Oliver's livestream that the wait for Episode 19 would be slightly longer than the wait between previous episodes.

On February 29, 2024, AnimationEpic announced on their YouTube Community tab and Twitter that the episode would release on March 3, 2024.

Official Elimination Order[]

Fan
18th
Fan2021IconOUT
Icon LiferingOUT
OJ
16th
OJ2021IconOUT
Box
15th
Box2021IconOUT
Clover
13th
Icon CloverOUT
Goo
12th
Icon GooOUT
TestTube2021IconOUT
TheFloor2021IconOUT
Icon CandleOUT
Bot
7th
Icon BotOUT
NickelOut
Balloon2021IconOUT
Icon Cabby

The Jury Vote[]

The Jury Vote
Examination Time
Voted
For
No.
of Votes
Voter
Icon Cabby

Cabby
7
Icon Bot
YinYang2021Icon
Icon Goo
Icon The Floor
Fan2021Icon
Icon Lifering
TestTube2021Icon
Balloon2021Icon

Balloon
6
Nickel2021Icon
Box2021Icon
Icon Clover
Paintbrush2021Icon
Icon Tea Kettle
OJ2021Icon
Icon Silver Spoon

Silver Spoon
2
Icon Blueberry
Icon Candle
WINNER:
Icon Cabby

Cabby


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Jury[]

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Gallery

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Production Credits[]

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Continuity References[]

Cultural References[]

  • Zoetrope complains how someone had made a YouTube video essay called "What RUINED Zoetrope", which is a reference to Sabersparks's YouTube channel, where he uploads video essays on controversial shows and movies.
  • Zoetrope saying "He'll kick everyone else to the curb!" is a reference to King Dedede saying "I'll kick that Kirby to the curb!" from the Kirby anime series, Kirby: Right Back At Ya!

Trivia[]

  • Coincidentally, this episode and "Stranded in Paradise" have release dates that fall on the third day of a calendar month.
  • This is the first time Bot cried, despite them being a robot.
  • The episode's title is referenced to the message made by Ballpoint Pen about not to do something forever in "Out of Body Experience" about his critique review for that episode.
  • Ironically, despite silver being the material for second place or runner-up, Silver Spoon ended up in third place, or being second runner-up due to having two votes from the jury.
  • After her own Exit Interview about writing herself down would be silly and wacky, Cabby finally acknowledges how it feels about one's true self in front of the jury, and proceeds to display her own file folder about herself while making her closing remarks, showing she still became who she is now.
  • This is also the first and only episode where the exterior of the Calm-Down Cabana is shown, where the jury members also get to vote in there.
  • This is the third and final time Silver Spoon earns the Immunity Cookie.
  • This episode is the second season finale of Inanimate Insanity. The first season finale in Season 1, "Journey Through Memory Lane (Part 2)", was released over 11 years prior in December 2012.
    • Similarly, both season finale episodes are the second part of a two-parter.
    • However, unlike that episode, it no longer keeps the same title name while labelling it as a two-parter.
    • This would also perfectly explain why the episode didn't play the intro. Meaning this is the first, last, and only episode (specifically this season) to not feature the intro being played.
  • This is the second and final episode of Inanimate Insanity Invitational to be released in 2024, the other being "A Jury of Your Fears".
  • This is the second episode of Inanimate Insanity Invitational to release on a Sunday, after "Spring on the Breakfast!".
    • This is also the second longest episode of the season, behind "Spring on the Breakfast!".
      • Coincidentally, this episode has the exact same runtime as "Alternate Reality Show", with both having a runtime of 25 minutes and 53 seconds.
  • This is the very first time in Inanimate Insanity history where a season has more episodes than Season 1.
  • The episode ends with MePhone4 accepting that he must go back to Season 2 and resume hosting it.
    • This is notable because at the end of this episode, MePhone4 refers to Season 2 as "an old and slightly intimidating project" that he left behind.
  • With Season 3 finished, the production team's primary focus had been 15th episode of Season 2 .
  • The portal that teleports MePhone4 back to Season 2 at the end of this episode uses a design similar to Season 2's Rejection Portal.
  • Cabby was originally going to take the file on herself out of her top drawer, but this was cut in the middle of the episode's production.
  • As Cabby is the winner of Inanimate Insanity Invitational:
    • She is the first female character to win a season.
    • She is the first character to win a season after being previously eliminated and rejoining in a season.
    • She is the first newcomer to win a season.
    • She is the first character with less than four limbs to win a season, and the first character without legs to win a season.
    • She is the second winner to also have a grand prize in the form of another building, this time a library.
  • As Balloon is the runner-up of Inanimate Insanity Invitational:
    • He is the second runner-up from Team Chickenleg, the first one being Taco. Both of which who came from Season 1.
    • He is the first male runner-up overall.
    • He is also the second contestant to have a plush released alongside the finale's release, Cabby is already mentioned to have a plush as the season's champion.
    • He is the highest ranked veteran competed this season.
  • As Silver Spoon is the 2nd runner-up behind Balloon of Inanimate Insanity Invitational:
    • He is the second 2nd runner-up placed alongside Paper in Season 1, whom of which is voiced by the same voice actor. Both Silver and Paper both ranked third who also don't have much color aside from Paper's red and blue note lines.
    • He is the second male 2nd runner-up overall.
    • He is the second highest ranked newbie in this season.
  • All three finalists competed on different teams before the team swap, with Balloon on The Sinkers, Silver Spoon on The Thinkers, and Cabby on The Pinkers. After the team swap, all three finalists were on the same team, that being The NEW Pinkers.

Deaths[]

  • Walkie Talkie was turned off by Silver Spoon (debatable, as she has an on/off button).
  • Springy was incinerated and burned to death in lava from the Volcano.

References[]


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