Basketball Hero

"A friend, huh? Is this friend a little guy named Ginger?"

- Ben Basketball Hero is the 24th episode of Season 4 of Talking Tom and Friends.

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Talking Ginger asks Talking Hank to join his basketball team, so Hank’s headed back to school!

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Talking Hank goes back to school to become a basketball star, but his stardom is threatened when he can't pass his classes.

Plot
The episode begins with Ginger's school basketball team against another. Ginger goes to shoot but the ball doesn't go into the hoop.

Angela talks about Ginger to Tom and Ben when they think he's not here and how he was terrible at the game, however, Ginger hears her conversation and flops onto the garage floor. He tells them that there up against their rivals and it was going to take a miracle for Ginger's team to beat them. The friends notice that Hank could expertly throw a coconut into a specific place, so they suggest that Hank joins the game.

However, this meant that he'd have to join third grade. So he does but gets poor grades in Ms. Vanthrax's class. According to school rules he couldn't play on sports games if he fails any of his classes. His last chance was to pass the test.

Ronnie and Darren tempt him into cheating by stealing the answer sheet from Miss Vanthrax's desk. Ginger worries and tell Tom and his friends, who rush to the school, and tells him that he should do the right thing instead. So, Ben helps him study in an all-night cram session. Hank passes the test and is allowed to play in the game.

However, due to him not getting any sleep the previous night from studying, he falls asleep in the game. Ginger quickly takes the basketball and makes the shot on his own. He tries to wake Hank up so he can see but Hank keeps on sleeping.

Characters

 * Tom
 * Hank
 * Ginger
 * Ben
 * Angela
 * Ms. Vanthrax
 * Darren
 * Ronnie
 * Principal (debut)
 * Jenny (cameo)
 * Tatiana (non-speaking)
 * Wesley (cameo)
 * Orange Hair Guy (cameo)
 * Steve Hobbs (cameo)
 * Anti-technology Bracelet (error)

Locations

 * Tom Studios
 * School
 * Tiny League Stadium

Cast

 * Colin Hanks as Tom, Video Game Voice
 * Tom Kenny as Hank, Principal
 * Maria Bamford as Ginger
 * James Adomian as Ben, Ronnie
 * Lisa Schwartz as Angela
 * Laraine Newman as Ms. Vanthrax
 * George Back as Darren

Trivia

 * This episode aired on a different time schedule than usual.
 * The controller Hank holds resembles the PlayStation controller.
 * This episode was originally called "Cram Dunk" and was the 23rd episode of Season 4.
 * Tiny League is a parody of Little League.

Errors

 * See List of Errors/Season 4