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Totally Busted
"Totally Busted" is the fifteenth episode of Volume 1 of Monster High, premiered on July 30, 2010.
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Quick Facts
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First Appearance
Totally Busted (2010)
Locations
Monster High
Overview
"Totally Busted" is the fifteenth episode of Monster High Volume 1 webseries that premiered on July 30, 2010.
"Totally Busted" is the fifteenth episode of the Volume 1 of Monster High. It is the fifteenth episode of the webseries overall. It premiered on July 30, 2010.
Volume 1, Episode 15: Frankie and Cleo get in trouble for destroying school property. Find out what happens when they visit the Headless Headmistress!
Portrayers
Information on voice actors and portrayers for the episode.
No portrayers are explicitly listed in the source material.
Character
Plot summary of the events in Totally Busted.
Cleo and Frankie awaited the arrival of Headless Headmistress Bloodgood to whom's office they've been summoned to. Then Cleo and Frankie talked about the circumstances that got them there. They bumped into each other in the hallway earlier that day, and one of Cleo's bandages got wrapped around one of Frankie's neck bolts. While Frankie told Cleo to be careful, Cleo used violence to break free, and in the process, she detached the neck bolt, which crashed into a statue, and it broke.
Then Headless Headmistress Bloodgood arrived, and she ordered them into her office, demanding an explanation for the broken 2,000-year-old statue. Then Cleo hastily lied to Bloodgood that Frankie and Frankie alone destroyed the statue, while Cleo tried to stop her.
Then Frankie protests Cleo's version of what had transpired, but's not given the time by Headless Headmistress Bloodgood. Instead, she revealed that the smashed statue they'd broke, had been holding captive one of Monster High's first teachers, Irene Maiden, and now, thanks to Frankie, she's set free. She congratulated Frankie over the school intercom, and every student and teacher applauded. By seeing the adulation Frankie received, Cleo protested that she díd help, but she found out that it's too late to share the praise.
Relationships
Key interactions between characters in the episode.
- Cleo de Nile and Frankie Stein bump into each other and cause damage to school property.
- Headless Headmistress Bloodgood summons Cleo de Nile and Frankie Stein to her office.
- Frankie Stein accidentally frees Irene Maiden from the statue.
Notes & Trivia
Trivia, references, continuity notes, milestones, and errors for Totally Busted.
- Considering the webisode aired only a week after San Diego Comic-Con International, where the exclusive doll was a black and white rendition of Frankie, it appears the webisode was made to give the doll fictional existence.
- The name "Irene Maiden" is a reference to the iron maiden, a torture device invented sometime around 1800 as a fake remnant of the "barbaric" Middle Ages. The iron maiden is an iron cabinet that people could be locked inside, which reflects the fact that Irene Maiden was trapped in a statue.
- The black and white sequence shown when Cleo describes what happened is a reference to the 20th century Universal monster films.
- It is said that Irene Maiden was "one of Monster High's first instructors" and trapped for 2000 years, meaning Monster High itself was founded sometime around the year 0 CE. The webisode "Talon Show" earlier established that Monster High was at least 1361 years old. As per 2014's TV special "Freaky Fusion", this canon has been overwritten in favor of Monster High being only 200 years old.
- Headless Headmistress Bloodgood makes her first appearance in the cartoon series, though she was earlier mentioned in "Substitute Creature". Meanwhile, her horse Nightmare is heard but won't be seen until the Volume 2 webisode "Frightday the 13th".
- Irene Maiden makes her cartoon debut, though she is not shown.
- Even though the Monster High version of cheerleading is fearleading, Cleo says that she's missing "cheerleading" practice. This is the only time the sport is called by its human name.
- When Draculaura is shown standing in the hallway, the heart on her cheek is on the wrong one. Canonically, it's located on her left cheek. Here, it's on her right cheek.
Media Appearances
Media appearances associated with Totally Busted.
- Totally Busted (webisode, 2010)
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FAQ
What is Totally Busted about?
When was Totally Busted released?
It premiered on July 30, 2010.
Who appears in Totally Busted?
What is the role of the statue?
Is this the debut of Headless Headmistress Bloodgood?
Yes, her first cartoon appearance.
What does the episode suggest about Monster High's age?
Around 2000 years old based on Irene Maiden's entrapment, though later continuity updated it.
What production errors are there?
Draculaura's heart is on the wrong cheek, and Cleo says 'cheerleading'.
What real-world reference is in the name Irene Maiden?
It references the iron maiden torture device.
References
About Totally Busted
Totally Busted is a Monster High character featured in Generation 1. This profile covers monster heritage, role in the story, and how they connect to other characters in the Monster High universe.
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