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I liked this episode! I generally enjoy studying Presidents for fun and some of my research has included the Secret Service. I thought it was fun hearing Buddy's 'movie mode' throughout the episode.

We got hear from Carrie Daniels again, who appeared in "Two's Company, Four's a Crowd" in Album 75: The Best Is Yet to Come. I had hoped to hear more from her when she appeared there, so I am glad she played a big role in this episode.
Rhonda Adelaide returns again! I enjoy her character, so I liked hearing her here.
We also have an appearance from Mayor Spencer Hicks, so that was pretty cool as well. He last appeared in "Swept Away, Parts 1-2" back in Season 4 of the AIO Club which released in 2017, so it was good hearing from him again! I approve of his return! However, I do wish that he would play a bigger role in future episodes sometime.

Good messages in the episode on friendship, duty, and sticking to one's morals. The episode did well with its incorporation of these themes into the episode's plot!

This episode was supposed to be released earlier, but check out the Web Quest section of this episode on the AIO Club:

AIO Club wrote:"The Picture Day Plot" was completed last summer and originally set to debut September 1, 2024—perfect timing for back-to-school season and class photos. But just as we were about to share that schedule with fans, news broke of an actual assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania."
As soon as the news broke, I texted executive producer Dave Arnold, who agreed that we needed to delay 'Picture Day Plot'," says Club producer Bob Smithouser. "We had to scramble to fill the slot, but we knew it was the right thing to do." As a result, Buddy and Emily's adventure spent nearly a year on the shelf before arriving this month . . . at the end of the school year.

Overall, I think this was a good episode and I enjoyed listening to it!

Anyone else have any thoughts? Let's discuss!