Bowties that Bind

Bowties that Bind is part one of episode twenty-five of the sixth season of Super Mario x Total Drama: Drama Kingdom. It is accompanied by Super Mario x Total Drama: Player Select.

Summary
When MacArthur overhears Bowser, Blaineley and the Koopa Troop talking about something, she decides to eavesdrop on them using Scarlett's Eavesdropper 3000.

Plot
The episode begins at the SMxTD House, where MacArthur playing a video game on her Nintendo Switch. MacArthur greets the viewers and tells them that she loves playing video games on Saturdays. MacArthur suddenly hears her friends, Bowser, Blaineley and the Koopa Troop, through the air vents. Bowsee is demanding Shy Guy to get rid of "her" by the end of the day or he won't receive any goody snacks for the next week. MacArthur believes that he's talking about her and runs away to Scarlett's room. What she doesn't know is that Bowser is actually telling Shy Guy to get rid of his feminine bowtie, even though he loves bowties.

Scarlett refuses to let MacArthur borrow her Eavesdropper 3000, thinking it's paranoia, only to give in when MacArthur tells her that Bowser is telling Shy Guy to get rid of her. Believing that herself is to blame, MacArthur borrows the Eavesdropper 3000 and promises to give it back to Scarlett when she finishes using it. Afterward, she hears Bowser and Shy Guy again, and it appears that Bowser is deciding that he is not going to get rid of them all...instead, he'll let Shy Guy keep one. As they decide which one to keep, Sanders walks by and MacArthur tells her and the viewers to help her single her suggestions out one-by-one until it apparently leaves MacArthur as the one they'll keep.

MacArthur is ecstatic that she is staying, much to Sanders' confusion and suspicion. As Sanders leaves the area, MacArthur hears Shy Guy saying that he can't pick a favorite, because it's hard, and Bowser begs him to get rid of one. Shy Guy says he'll get rid of "the one with the brunette ponytail hair" (in reality, it's a "brunette brown ponytail hare" tie from Easter). Believing she's getting kicked out after all, MacArthur sadly packs her things and prepares to run away from home.

Feeling sorry for MacArthur, Sanders and Scarlett decide to help her confront Bowser, Shy Guy, Blaineley and the Koopa Troop about the issue. When they enter Bowser's room, MacArthur finally finds out that they were really talking about bowties. MacArthur confesses to Bowser, Blaineley and the Koopa Troop her assumptions and Shy Guy reassures MacArthur that he would never think of getting rid of her. As Sanders and Scarlett look at her with furious anger, MacArthur returns the Eavesdropper 3000 to Scarlett and makes a run for it, making Sanders and Scarlett give chase.

MacArthur enters the living room but trips onto the couch, allowing Scarlett to pin MacArthur down and handcuff her ankles together. Sanders grabs something nearby and approaches MacArthur. MacArthur pleads for Sanders not to hurt her as punishment and Sanders reassures that she will not give her cruel and harmful punishment. Scarlett removes MacArthur's boots and places them on the ground before resuming to pin her down. MacArthur whimpers in fear but suddenly starts giggling. As MacArthur turns to see the reason why she is giggling, it appears that Sanders is tickling MacArthur's feet with a pair of feathers, as tickle torture is the most harmless punishment of all.

Widening her eyes and paling in realization of what her punishment is, MacArthur bursts into laughter and pleads for Sanders to stop tickling her. Sanders tells MacArthur she'll stop once she apologizes for eavesdropping on her friends. Laughing hysterically and tearing up, MacArthur apologizes for eavesdropping on her friends and says "I won't do it again!". Sanders, after stopping the tickle torture, asks "Promise?" and MacArthur says "Promise!".

Trivia

 * This is one of the times that MacArthur is tickle tortured as punishment for something.