Bye, Bye, Bongo!

Bye, Bye, Bongo! is the 19th episode of Season 2 of Talking Tom and Friends.

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Talking Hank’s just got some bad news – his favorite TV show is ending. He'll do anything to stop it, even cross dimensions!

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Talking Hank's worst nightmare is coming true - his favorite TV show, Bongo and McGillicuddy, is coming to an end. Determined to save the show, Hank takes a leap into the unknown - literally crossing dimensions and entering the world of the show. Will his crazy plan work? And will he ever be able to find his way home?

Plot
Hank was seen crying and hugging the TV due to his favourite show being cancelled. Ben says it could be possible to get into the TV to convince Bongo not to retire. Hank misheard the statement, and literally jumps into the TV, only to bump his head onto the TV.

Ben builds a remote that could open a portal to the TV world. Ben wasn't willing to let Hank into the TV until it was tested for safety, but Hank impatiently takes the remote and jumps into the TV breaking the remote in the process.

Hank lands hard in the 2D world of Bongo & McGillicuddy. Hank finds them and begs him not to retire. Bongo recognizes him as Hank from Talking Tom and Friends, pointing at a TV playing a video of Tom and Ben. Meanwhile, back at the garage, Angela and Ginger notice that Hank was on TV.

Hank begs them to continue their careers, but Bongo refuses, claiming he was too old. He submits their badges to their chief. Meanwhile, Ben's desk disappears mysteriously; the garage's dimension got linked into Hank's world, and if they didn't do something about it everything would be sucked into the TV world. They figure only Hank could solve the problem, and sit down to watch the show, only for the couch to disappear.

Hank asks Bongo for the TV transporter they had in a specific episode. According to the fan guide the transporter was stolen by Dr. Technology and was never recovered, and that the doctor had escaped jail. Bongo takes back their badges and sets out to catch him. They all search for Dr. Technology and find him in an apartment, then takes him in for questioning.

They interrogate him about a toothbrush that was found in his cell. The doctor denies involvement, and claims the electric toothbrush was nothing more than a device used to brush his teeth. However, Hank notices that his teeth were far more yellow than normal. The doctor tries to escape into the real world with the toothbrush, but Hank quickly turns it off, and the doctor bumps his head.

He was arrested, and Bongo agrees not to retire. He gives Hank an honorary detective badge. However, he was supposed to get in trouble for illegally allowing a civilian to investigate, but was proud that he got results. Hank was thinking of staying there permanently, but then an armchair appears. Hank realises he had to get the real world before his world gets cancelled. He takes the toothbrush and jumps into the TV.

Hank wakes up to find it was all a dream; he was comatose after hitting his head. However, he finds a toothbrush and a police badge on the floor.

Characters

 * Tom
 * Angela
 * Ben
 * Hank
 * Ginger
 * Bongo
 * McGillicuddy
 * Chief Buzzcut (debut)
 * Dr. Technology (debut)
 * Police Cops (debut)

Cast

 * Colin Hanks as Tom
 * James Adomian as Ben and Dr. Technology
 * Tom Kenny as Hank, Bongo and Cheif Buzzcut
 * Lisa Schwartz as Angela
 * Maria Bamford as Ginger

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of Talking Tom and Friends to feature 2D animation; it seems to use Talking Ginger's YouTube channel's animation style.
 * Talking Tom and Friends being a television series in Bongo and McGillicuddy's dimension breaks the fourth wall.
 * This episode was originally called “Hanks for Watching”.
 * The title "The One with all the Thievery" may be a nod to the episode naming convention of Friends.
 * At the end of the episode, after saying goodbye to everyone in Bongo and McGillicuddy’s world, Hank repeatedly says “there’s no place like home,” which is a well-know quote from The Wizard of Oz.
 * This is Bongo and McGillicuddy's first appearance in season 2
 * The episode's ending(Hank finds out it was all a dream, realises he still has his badge) is a reference to the Wizard of Oz's ending.