Lady, You Don't Look Eighty Joy seems on edge on the most important day of her life - her 16th birthday!  The boys are playing and she continuously (and somewhat grumpily) cautions them that they are planning too rough.  BlueBell Flower and the Grapevine know what is bothering Joy.  Joy believes the boys have forgotten her birthday.  After Joy storms off, the boys let Sparky in on a secret - they have planned a surprise birthday party!  After inquiring how many candles they'll need, the boys teasingly allow Sparky to believe Joy is 80 years old! Benita Bizarre's day is not starting out too well either.  Reflecting on her looks, she finds a gray "hair."  So, what else is there to do but head to Rock City's Uptown Beauty Shoppe for beauty supplies.  The boys and Sparky are also in Rock City.  As they are leaving the Uptown Bakery, Sparky asks to see Joy's birthday cake.  Benita and Funky Rat overhear the boys and Sparky as they discuss possible problems with 80 candles and the fact the boys are pushing 70 themselves.  Astonished at the news, Benita believes the Bugaloos must have found the Foundation of Youth in Tranquility Forest.  Desperately, Benita heads toward the Forest. After the boys arrive home, they find Joy is still grumpy.  Sparky tries to lend her a hand with housework, but Joy is still ruffled and doesn't understand the game she thinks they're playing.  Just as Joy is about to enter her lily-pad pad, Benita shows up asking where the Foundation of Youth is.  Bewildered, Joy listens as Benita explains she knows Joy is 80 years old.  The boys realize what happened and confess that they were joking.  Learning this, Sparky accidentally lets on about the birthday cake.  Benita, though, is not convinced and begins to search for the Fountain.  She notices a bucket of water, which Joy explains is just water she got from the lily pond.  Still not convinced, Benita joyfully drinks from the bucket thinking the lily pond is the Foundation of Youth to the astonishment of the Bugaloos. Several hours later, back at the Jukebox Penthouse and after drinking numerous pails of water, Benita realizes the "youth potion" isn't working.  Believing the Bugaloos have the key, Benita and Funky Rat plan to crash the birthday party.  As they aproach the Bugaloos' clearing, they spot Sparky picking flowers and, of course, zap him.  Benita puts the word out that if the Bugaloos don't come up with the youth tonic, "blinky bottom" gets it. - The Bugaloos are busily decorating for the party when the alarm comes in that Benita has Sparky and her demands.  Knowing Benita still won't believe them, I.Q. tells the others they will just have to whip up a magic potion for her.  The Bugaloos arrive at Benita's to find her waiting anxiously outside.  Hoping to have Sparky back home by the time Benita realizes the new potion doesn't work, the Bugaloos are dismayed to learn Benita plans to keep Sparky until she finds out if the stuff works. The Bugaloos feel hopeless until Harmony comes up with a plan.  The Bugaloos disguise themselves to look old to show Benita what has happened to them without the magic youth potion, hoping to convince her the potion is the real stuff.  - Frustrated at no results, Benita orders Funky to blast Sparky.  But, before he can do so, Flash alerts them that company is coming.  Upon seeing the "old" Bugaloos, Benita begins to believe she really has magic youth potion and tells them to take Sparky and get lost.  Sparky is unsure of what he is seeing and steps on Harmony's beard, which foils their disguises.  As expected, Benita yells at her gang to blast the Bugaloos but not before the Bugaloos take to "the apple pie," and Benita and her gang blast themselves. Joy's wish comes true and she has a terrific birthday to the tune of Older Woman. * Spotlight On Benita's talking mirror Premiere of Older Woman Joy's birthday dance * Memorable Quotes "Gah, she's really purp-el and plaid" - Harmony "Purple and plaid?" - Sparky "Yeah, boilin' mad" - Harmony - "We bet-eh pop into town to pick up that flicker and bake" - Harmony "The what?" - Sparky "The flicker and bake, the birthday cake" - Harmony - "Mate, a gentleman should never tell a woman's age, it's just not cricket!" - I.Q. - "If I have my face lifted again, I'll have knees where my elbows should be" - Benita - "That was just ah giggle and poke" - Harmony "A giggle and poke?" - Benita "A joke, lady, a joke" - Harmony * Home    Episode Guide    Episode 8