"Little Sister"
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Story by: Sean Raycraft
Teleplay by: Rebecca Schechter
Directed by: Alan Simmonds
Aired on Nickelodeon: April 1, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.
My Overall Opinion of the Episode:
I like this episode primarily because of Alexandra Purvis. She gives an excellent portrayal of Julie, Brett's unfriendly and aggressive little sister.
The Cast:
Cynthia Belliveau -- Dori Lowe
Lindsay Felton -- Caitlin Seeger
Jeremy Foley -- Griffen Lowe
Alexandra Purvis -- Julie Stevens
Tania Saulnier -- Taylor Langford
Ken Tremblett -- Jim Lowe
Stephen Warner -- Brett Stevens
The Music:
"Wishing for a Sail" -- Dig Circus
"WAAAI" -- The Evaporators
"Trouble A Brewin" -- The Huevos Rancheros
Episode Summary:
Brett is baby sitting his little sister Julie. He asks Caitlin to watch her while he goes to soccer practice. Caitlin reluctantly agrees after Brett tells her that she owes him because she blamed him for wrecking Griffen's science project. (See the episode Chemistry.) Julie turns out to be quite a challenge. Her personality is even more aggressive than Caitlin's! Julie eventually begins to open up to Caitlin, however. While Brett and the soccer team play in freshly fallen snow, Julie tells Caitlin that her dream is to be a champion rodeo barrel racer. Caitlin again agrees to baby sit Julie the next day because Brett's soccer team has a strategy session. Caitlin learns that Julie's horse Patches is going to be sold because her parents can't afford to keep him. It's a crushing blow to Julie's dreams of being a cowgirl barrel racer. Caitlin tells Julie that someone once tried to take Bandit away from her and that she tried to hide Bandit. (See the episode The Present, Part II.) Julie tries to do the same but Caitlin tracks her down and stops her. The episode ends with the Lowe's agreeing to board Julie's horse as long as Julie agrees to groom him, exercise him, and muck out his stalls at least twice a week.
Episode Highlights:
1. Caitlin finds Julie after she tries to hide patches. Caitlin asks, "How are you gonna' take care of patches if you run away? I mean, how are you gonna' feed him? How are you going to groom him? What are you going to do if he gets sick? Julie, if you and patches run away, then you're going to loose everything: your horse, your home, your entire life."
2. After Caitlin tells Julie that she could loose everything by running away, Julie says, "You don't understand what it's like to loose someone you love this much." Caitlin responds, "Yes I do." Julie responds, "No you don't. You got to keep Bandit." Caitlin says, "Yeah, maybe. But I lost my mother."
3. Caitlin explains to Julie what it was like to loose her mother: "I was 8 when it happened. Sometimes I used to think that she wasn't even dead at all, that I'd run into her on the street one day and she'd tell me why she left me. Everything would be back to normal. Then I realized that she was never coming back. But I never stopped loving her and I never stopped wishing for a real family. And now I have one, so you shouldn't give up on your dreams either." Julie asks, "You believe I can be a cowgirl?" Caitlin responds, "You can be anything you wanna' be."
