The Forgotten (Clarence)

"The Forgotten"

Series:	Clarence
Part of Season:	1
Episode Number:	20
Air Date:	October 16, 2014
Writer:	Mark Banker Skyler Page Mark Banker Spencer Rothbell (Story)
Previous episode:	Lizard Day Afternoon
Next episode:	Neighborhood Grill

The Forgotten is the 20th episode of Clarence

Plot

Clarence encounters a lone student, named Brady, who wants to find his long way home.

The idea of a main character encountering an emotional person who does not have any parents is interesting.
In the opening scene, Clarence hangs out with many people, albeit a few people (Percy, Darlie, and Belson) are specified, is good, until he encounters Brady.
The relationship between Clarence and Brady is the complete opposite, but it is handled well:
- Clarence is a happy-go-lucky kid who loves hanging out with his friends and loves playing around.
- Brady is a lonely, emotional kid who seems to be nervous about the small things people do.
Brady does get a bit of character development where he becomes less nervous when he and Clarence encounter a hobo who sees both of them half-naked.
It contains charming nods to the Peanuts series, like Brady's affection for Mavis, whom he calls "the little red-haired girl," and his utterance of "Good grief!"—both reminiscent of Charlie Brown.
The comic art style Clarence uses as his imagination is very cool.
When Clarence watches TV with Chad, he reminds him of alligators having teeth, which is emotional.
The ending shows the students playing instruments in a reminiscent of Peanuts, which is good.
Clarence's line: Are we in Florida yet?

The whole episode is pointless because of its premise. However, the creators did their best to make it.
Chad, Clarence's father, is selfish since he does not care about Clarence and Brady finding his way home and instead cares about watching TV.
- After Clarence calls out to him for not picking him and Brady up in the car, the latter tells Clarence to call him next time.
The Grand Canyon uses a stock image with the face of Simon Pahrucker seen in the bottom-left, which is lazy.
At the end of the episode, when Brady attempts to talk to Mavis, Clarence interrupts Brady, causing her to run, and Brady freaks out. The whole episode is revealed to be a TV show that the hobo is watching, rendering this scene pointless.

Jeff and Sumo appear at the end of the episode.
Even though it is Brady's major role in this episode, his debut is in Honk, the 9h episode, where he is seen as a cameo.
At the end of the episode is a parody of Charlie Brown Christmas where most students dance and Clarence plays a piano.
When Clarence and Brady see the Grand Canyon, Simon Pahrucker's face is seen as well.
- Brady stated that the girl with the red hair (Mavis) and "Good Grief" are quotes from Charlie Brown.
- He also screams like Charlie Brown at the end of the episode where he attempts to talk to Mavis.
There are two references to the 1969 film, The Midnight Cowboy:
- Throughout the scene, a parody of "Everybody's Talkin" by Harry Nillson plays.
- Clarence states that if he and Brady are in Florida while riding on a bus is also a reference to it.

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