Athledecamathalon

Athledecamathalon
Production code:	107b
Broadcast:	14
Credits
Written by:	Jim Bernstein
Storyboards by:	Calvin Suggs
Directed by:	Bob Bowen
Broadcast Information
Premiere:	March 9, 2017
Paired with
"Secrets and Pies"

Athledecamathalon is the 14th episode in the first season of Milo Murphy's Law.

Episode Synopsis

The gang participates in a school event that combines the Academic Decathlon and the Athletic Decathlon.

Plot

Milo and his comrades are surprised to learn that their school's academic and athletic decathalons have been combined into a single event by Kyle Drako, who also oversees the event. To their chagrin, the mixed group of athletes and academics find that the opposing team has been aware of the event for three months, leaving them fully prepared. As a result, they quickly take the lead in the competition, leaving Milo's team in the dust. Meanwhile, Martin and Brigette Murphy come to the school to drop off some items for Milo (including his body armor) and end up searching for a Soccer trophy Martin won in his youth.

Thanks to Murphy's Law, the field on which they are competing is left a ruin, though Milo is confident that this actually improves the group's chances due to his experience with such setbacks. The two teams then face the final event, making their way over the field to various computer terminals in order to answer questions. Little by little the teams are worn down until only Milo and the other team's captain remain, with Milo triumphing due to Melissa's knowledge of trivia. Meanwhile, Martin inadvertently causes some damage to the school while on his search for the trophy, and he and Brigette leave before more is caused.

Transcript

For a full transcript of "Athledecamathalon", click here.

Songs

• You're the Best Remaining
• Athledecamathalon (song)

Gallery

The image gallery for Athledecamathalon may be viewed here.

Notes

International Airings

• March 23, 2017 (Disney Channel Latin America)
• April 23, 2017 (Disney Channel Japan)
• June 2, 2017 (Southeast Asia)
• August 6, 2017 (Disney Channel Israel)

Trivia

• Melissa knows the blood type of each American president.
• Wendy is never named in this episode, but was named in the press releases.
• Vincent Martella was credited in this episode, despite Bradley not having any lines.
• The school has some unbreakable windows from when Martin attended.
• Chad believes that Mr. Drako is a vampire.
• In Milo's flashback of his family watching a game show just as the power goes out, Sara is seen wearing the outfit she wore in Family Vacation.

Allusions

• When Mort clings to the edge of a crevice before falling in, he says "Fly, you fools!", a clear nod to a similar scene from The Fellowship of the Ring.
• Mr. Drako being a teacher to the main characters and having an ex-wife is a possible allusion to Mr. Goldenfold, a character from Rick and Morty.

Errors

• In Mr. Murphy's flasback, he makes a winning soccer move with one kick, yet he imitates it with multiple kicks.
• When Milo's team is celebrating their victory, Zack's left foot is superimposed on top of his right foot.
• During the Javelin geography contest, South Sudan is still seen as part of Sudan.

Characters

• Milo Murphy
• Zack Underwood
• Melissa Chase
• Martin Murphy
• Brigette Murphy
• Principal Milder
• Kyle Drako
• Mort Schaeffer
• Bradley Nicholson (cameo; non-speaking role)
• Amanda Lopez (cameo)
• Chad
• Wendy
• Scott
• Sara Murphy (flashback)

References

Previous: Secrets and Pies

Episodes

Next: The Substitute

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Season 1 "Going the Extra Milo" | "Sunny Side Up" | "Rooting for the Enemy" | "The Undergrounders" | "The Doctor Zone Files" "The Note" | "Party of Peril" | "Smooth Opera-tor" | "Worked Day" | "The Wilder West" | "Family Vacation" "Murphy's Lard" | "Secrets and Pies" | "Athledecamathalon" | "The Substitute" | "Time Out" | "We're Going to the Zoo" "School Dance" | "Battle of the Bands" | "The Math Book" | "The Little Engine That Couldn't" | "The Llama Incident" "Missing Milo" | "Star Struck" | "Disaster of My Dreams" | "A Clockwork Origin" | "Perchance to Sleepwalk" "Some Like it Yacht" | "Backward to School Night" | "World Without Milo" | "The Race" | "Love Toboggan" "The Island of Lost Dakotas" | "Fungus Among Us" | "Milo Murphy's Halloween Scream-A-Torium!" | "A Christmas Peril" Season 2 "The Phineas and Ferb Effect" | "Snow Way Out" | "Teacher Feature" | "Picture Day" | "Agee Ientee Diogee" "Game Night" | "Pace Makes Waste" | "Cake 'Splosion!" | "Lady Krillers" | "Doof's Day Out" | "Disco Do-Over" "The Ticking Clock" | "Managing Murphy's Law" | "Field of Screams" | "Spy Little Sister!" | "Milo's Shadow" | "Sick Day" "Freefall" | "Milo's World" | "Dog Walker, Runner, Screamer" | "Now I Am a Murphy" | "Abducting Murphy's Law" "The Goulash Legacy" | "The Dog Who Knew Too Much" | "Adventure Buddies" | "Ride Along Little Doggie" "Look At This Ship" | "Cast Party" | "Safety First" | "Cavendish Unleashed" | "First Impressions" "The Speech and Debate League of Death and Destruction Cross Town Explosion Event‎" "The Mid-Afternoon Snack Club" | "Parks and Wreck" | "Escape" | "Milo in Space" | "Sphere and Loathing in Outer Space"