Episode: 220

Original Air Date: 3/4/01

Anyway, Cynthia handed out like a million flyers for her "Be My Friend" party and she just seemed to be setting herself up for disaster. I thought the decent thing to do would be to set her straight. You know, save her the pain and disappointment of not having anyone show up. At first she was just in total denial. She said I was jealous because I can't make friends, so she told everyone we were co-hosting! I knew then that there was only one way to prove my point: The Krelboyne Wall of Shame.

We're all on it. Me, Lloyd, Stevie. An entire wall in the boys' bathroom is devoted to making fun of us. And Cynthia's there too. I thought it would open her eyes to the dangers of Krelboyne party planning. Instead, I just made her cry. She cancelled the party the next day, which meant everyone was mad at me. Couldn't they see I was trying to help?

Meanwhile, Dad thought if he spent more time with Reese, Reese wouldn't be such a screwup. So, they enrolled in this cooking class - and Reese turned out to be a natural gourmet! It was really weird, but we had the best dinners ever. Plus, Mom and Dad were so busy marveling at Reese's new talent that they didn't notice my lame social life screeching to a halt.

The day the party was supposed to have been, I went to Cynthia's house to apologize. Not for telling the truth, but for being kind of harsh about it. I tried to tell her that she was a funny, unique, great person and that if other kids didn't appreciate her that was their problem. And then a strange thing happened. People started showing up. Not just Krelboynes, but other kids who heard about the party. Pretty soon Cynthia's house was packed with people. Even the Krelboynes were having fun. It was one of the few times I was happy to have been wrong.