Win or Lose (TV series)
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Win or Lose is an American animated television series produced by Pixar Animation Studios for the streaming service Disney+ and is the first original series from the studio. It was created and written by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates. The series revolves around a co-ed middle school softball team called the Pickles in the week leading up to their big championship game, with each episode showing the perspective of each member of the team. The series' cast includes Will Forte, Ian Chen, Izaac Wang, Jo Firestone, Milan Ray, Josh Thomson, Erin Keif, Rosie Foss, Rosa Salazar, Chanel Stewart, Dorien Watson, Lil Rel Howery, Flula Borg, Kyliegh Curran, Jaylin Fletcher, Tom Law, Beck Nolan, Orion Tran, and Rhea Seehorn. Pixar was developing the long-form original series following the creation of Disney+. It was announced in December 2020, during Disney's Investor Day. Win or Lose draws inspiration from conversations between Hobson and Yates, who had different reactions to the same production meetings while working on Toy Story 4. Docter described the series as "a comedy about love, rivalry, and the challenges we all face in our struggles to win at life". The musical score was composed by Ramin Djawadi. Win or Lose premiered on Disney+ on February 19, 2025, and consisted of eight episodes released weekly in groups of two until March 12. It received positive reviews from critics, although Disney's decision to remove scenes explicitly confirming a character as being transgender was criticized. It began airing on the Disney Channel on June 7, 2025.
Infobox
Genre
mw- Coming-of-age Comedy drama Psychological drama Sports
Created by
Carrie Hobson Michael Yates
Written by
Carrie Hobson Michael Yates
Voices of
Rosie Foss Josh Thomson Milan Ray Rosa Salazar Dorien Watson Izaac Wang Chanel Stewart Will Forte
Music by
Ramin Djawadi
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
8
Executive producers
Lindsey Collins Andrew Stanton Pete Docter Michael Yates Carrie Hobson David Lally
Producers
David Lally Max Sachar
Cinematography
Patrick Lin Brian Boyd
Animators
Brendan Beesley Brandon Kern Tom Zach
Editors
Gregory Amundson Jason Hudak Robert Grahamjones Ayşe Dedeoğlu Arkali
Running time
22−33 minutes
Production company
Pixar Animation Studios
Network
Disney
Release
February 19 (2025-02-19) –March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.
1
Title
"Coach's Kid"
Directed by
Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates
Featured character
Laurie
Original release date
February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19)
Disney Channel air date
June 7, 2025
Laurie, the right fielder of the Pickles, suffers from anxiety as she tries to impress her father, Coach Dan, amid his recent divorce. However, she is terrible at softball and has been unable to reach base or catch all season. Her insecurities manifest as an imaginary sweat-like creature called Sweaty, which constantly distracts her. Laurie spends the week overworking herself training for the championship, but her self-doubt increases, especially after she accidentally injures Kai, the Pickles' center fielder and best player, during batting practice in front of her father, causing Sweaty to grow to massive size, which weighs Laurie down. During the game, her father sees her discomfort, and he calls a timeout. They have a talk that makes her realize that while she may be bad at softball, she can still contribute, allowing her to finally get rid of Sweaty. However, as she embraces her newfound confidence, Laurie gets hit by the ball.
Laurie, the right fielder of the Pickles, suffers from anxiety as she tries to impress her father, Coach Dan, amid his recent divorce. However, she is terrible at softball and has been unable to reach base or catch all season. Her insecurities manifest as an imaginary sweat-like creature called Sweaty, which constantly distracts her. Laurie spends the week overworking herself training for the championship, but her self-doubt increases, especially after she accidentally injures Kai, the Pickles' center fielder and best player, during batting practice in front of her father, causing Sweaty to grow to massive size, which weighs Laurie down. During the game, her father sees her discomfort, and he calls a timeout. They have a talk that makes her realize that while she may be bad at softball, she can still contribute, allowing her to finally get rid of Sweaty. However, as she embraces her newfound confidence, Laurie gets hit by the ball.
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Laurie, the right fielder of the Pickles, suffers from anxiety as she tries to impress her father, Coach Dan, amid his recent divorce. However, she is terrible at softball and has been unable to reach base or catch all season. Her insecurities manifest as an imaginary sweat-like creature called Sweaty, which constantly distracts her. Laurie spends the week overworking herself training for the championship, but her self-doubt increases, especially after she accidentally injures Kai, the Pickles' center fielder and best player, during batting practice in front of her father, causing Sweaty to grow to massive size, which weighs Laurie down. During the game, her father sees her discomfort, and he calls a timeout. They have a talk that makes her realize that while she may be bad at softball, she can still contribute, allowing her to finally get rid of Sweaty. However, as she embraces her newfound confidence, Laurie gets hit by the ball.
2
2
No.
2
Title
"Blue"
Directed by
Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates
Featured character
Frank
Original release date
February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19)
Disney Channel air date
June 7, 2025
Frank Brown, the softball league's umpire and a teacher at the school, prides himself on his accuracy and ability to take criticism (represented by him wearing an imaginary blue suit of armor), but has been facing problems with social skills ever since breaking up with his girlfriend and fellow teacher, Monica Park, for being unable to commit to marriage. At the insistence of Francis, the school's janitor, he reluctantly starts using a dating app, visually represented as a role-playing video game. He finds a connection with another woman, but an encounter with Monica and interrogative parent-teacher conference with Vanessa regarding Rochelle cheating on a test indirectly convinces him to reconcile with Monica. However, Frank finds Monica engaged to someone else, which causes him to be heartbroken and distracted during the championship game.
Frank Brown, the softball league's umpire and a teacher at the school, prides himself on his accuracy and ability to take criticism (represented by him wearing an imaginary blue suit of armor), but has been facing problems with social skills ever since breaking up with his girlfriend and fellow teacher, Monica Park, for being unable to commit to marriage. At the insistence of Francis, the school's janitor, he reluctantly starts using a dating app, visually represented as a role-playing video game. He finds a connection with another woman, but an encounter with Monica and interrogative parent-teacher conference with Vanessa regarding Rochelle cheating on a test indirectly convinces him to reconcile with Monica. However, Frank finds Monica engaged to someone else, which causes him to be heartbroken and distracted during the championship game.
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Frank Brown, the softball league's umpire and a teacher at the school, prides himself on his accuracy and ability to take criticism (represented by him wearing an imaginary blue suit of armor), but has been facing problems with social skills ever since breaking up with his girlfriend and fellow teacher, Monica Park, for being unable to commit to marriage. At the insistence of Francis, the school's janitor, he reluctantly starts using a dating app, visually represented as a role-playing video game. He finds a connection with another woman, but an encounter with Monica and interrogative parent-teacher conference with Vanessa regarding Rochelle cheating on a test indirectly convinces him to reconcile with Monica. However, Frank finds Monica engaged to someone else, which causes him to be heartbroken and distracted during the championship game.
3
3
No.
3
Title
"Raspberry"
Directed by
Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates
Featured character
Rochelle
Original release date
February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26)
Disney Channel air date
June 14, 2025
Rochelle, the Pickles' catcher, comes from a financially-struggling family, not helped by her social media influencer mother, Vanessa. In addition to being a straight-A student, Rochelle works part-time at the concession stand in order to earn enough money to pay the fee for her to play softball again next year; when working like this, she transforms into an imaginary older businesswoman version of herself. When she finds out that the fee has gone up by $600 and is due by next Saturday, Rochelle hides this from Vanessa and resorts to taking bribes from her peers to help them cheat in their homework, resulting in her unintentionally getting herself and Kai in trouble with Frank while trying to help Tom, the Pickles' first baseman, cheat on a test. Rochelle evades blame when Vanessa talks about her actions when she confronts her but is scorned by her when Rochelle voices her disapproval of her mother quitting her job to become an influencer, leaving her defeated. Still $200 short, she tries to sell new cleats Vanessa bought for her online but must travel to the outskirts of town to deliver them the day of the championship game. She later realizes that she does not have her phone and finds herself at a high school party where she meets the buyers, a trio of juvenile delinquents consisting of the team's mascot "Chicken-Kev", Rinna, and leader Brian, aka the "Bleacher Creatures". They confess they actually want the keys to the concession stand to steal from it and will give her the money later. Rochelle escapes with Chicken-Kev giving chase in a car. She eventually loses her keys to Chicken-Kev. Lost, Rochelle runs to a payphone and calls her mother.
Rochelle, the Pickles' catcher, comes from a financially-struggling family, not helped by her social media influencer mother, Vanessa. In addition to being a straight-A student, Rochelle works part-time at the concession stand in order to earn enough money to pay the fee for her to play softball again next year; when working like this, she transforms into an imaginary older businesswoman version of herself. When she finds out that the fee has gone up by $600 and is due by next Saturday, Rochelle hides this from Vanessa and resorts to taking bribes from her peers to help them cheat in their homework, resulting in her unintentionally getting herself and Kai in trouble with Frank while trying to help Tom, the Pickles' first baseman, cheat on a test. Rochelle evades blame when Vanessa talks about her actions when she confronts her but is scorned by her when Rochelle voices her disapproval of her mother quitting her job to become an influencer, leaving her defeated. Still $200 short, she tries to sell new cleats Vanessa bought for her online but must travel to the outskirts of town to deliver them the day of the championship game. She later realizes that she does not have her phone and finds herself at a high school party where she meets the buyers, a trio of juvenile delinquents consisting of the team's mascot "Chicken-Kev", Rinna, and leader Brian, aka the "Bleacher Creatures". They confess they actually want the keys to the concession stand to steal from it and will give her the money later. Rochelle escapes with Chicken-Kev giving chase in a car. She eventually loses her keys to Chicken-Kev. Lost, Rochelle runs to a payphone and calls her mother.
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Rochelle, the Pickles' catcher, comes from a financially-struggling family, not helped by her social media influencer mother, Vanessa. In addition to being a straight-A student, Rochelle works part-time at the concession stand in order to earn enough money to pay the fee for her to play softball again next year; when working like this, she transforms into an imaginary older businesswoman version of herself. When she finds out that the fee has gone up by $600 and is due by next Saturday, Rochelle hides this from Vanessa and resorts to taking bribes from her peers to help them cheat in their homework, resulting in her unintentionally getting herself and Kai in trouble with Frank while trying to help Tom, the Pickles' first baseman, cheat on a test. Rochelle evades blame when Vanessa talks about her actions when she confronts her but is scorned by her when Rochelle voices her disapproval of her mother quitting her job to become an influencer, leaving her defeated. Still $200 short, she tries to sell new cleats Vanessa bought for her online but must travel to the outskirts of town to deliver them the day of the championship game. She later realizes that she does not have her phone and finds herself at a high school party where she meets the buyers, a trio of juvenile delinquents consisting of the team's mascot "Chicken-Kev", Rinna, and leader Brian, aka the "Bleacher Creatures". They confess they actually want the keys to the concession stand to steal from it and will give her the money later. Rochelle escapes with Chicken-Kev giving chase in a car. She eventually loses her keys to Chicken-Kev. Lost, Rochelle runs to a payphone and calls her mother.
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Pickle"
Directed by
Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates
Featured character
Vanessa
Original release date
February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26)
Disney Channel air date
June 14, 2025
Vanessa, the mother of Rochelle and infant Zane, is struggling in her role as a single parent; Zane's biting gets him kicked out of daycare and her boss fires her when she leaves work to check on Zane. She finds comfort in her social media followers, represented by an imaginary group of hearts, and in Rochelle. Not telling Rochelle about her situation, Vanessa secures other jobs with a ridesharing company and at a women-centric gym and teaches Zane to learn to play more gently. However, Frank calls Vanessa to inform her that Rochelle helped Kai cheat on a test, which Rochelle evades blame, but after their parent-teacher conference, and an encounter with the PTA, Vanessa realizes Rochelle lied and begins to feel insecure regarding Rochelle's integrity and ends up accidentally stealing Rochelle's phone to see who she has been helping cheat. Finding Tom's profile, she confronts him in person ahead of the championship game and finds out that Rochelle has been using secret alternate accounts to advertise her business of helping the other students cheat for money, eventually finding out that she is going to sell the new shoes she bought for her. Pleading with her followers to help her find her daughter, they manage to join together to identify one of the buyers, Brian, and spot Rochelle at the party. Vanessa storms into the party to retrieve her, but after venting about her motherhood struggles to some teenage girls, she finds out that Rochelle had left. She gets a phone call from Rochelle and goes to retrieve her, and tells her that they need to talk about what has been going on.
Vanessa, the mother of Rochelle and infant Zane, is struggling in her role as a single parent; Zane's biting gets him kicked out of daycare and her boss fires her when she leaves work to check on Zane. She finds comfort in her social media followers, represented by an imaginary group of hearts, and in Rochelle. Not telling Rochelle about her situation, Vanessa secures other jobs with a ridesharing company and at a women-centric gym and teaches Zane to learn to play more gently. However, Frank calls Vanessa to inform her that Rochelle helped Kai cheat on a test, which Rochelle evades blame, but after their parent-teacher conference, and an encounter with the PTA, Vanessa realizes Rochelle lied and begins to feel insecure regarding Rochelle's integrity and ends up accidentally stealing Rochelle's phone to see who she has been helping cheat. Finding Tom's profile, she confronts him in person ahead of the championship game and finds out that Rochelle has been using secret alternate accounts to advertise her business of helping the other students cheat for money, eventually finding out that she is going to sell the new shoes she bought for her. Pleading with her followers to help her find her daughter, they manage to join together to identify one of the buyers, Brian, and spot Rochelle at the party. Vanessa storms into the party to retrieve her, but after venting about her motherhood struggles to some teenage girls, she finds out that Rochelle had left. She gets a phone call from Rochelle and goes to retrieve her, and tells her that they need to talk about what has been going on.
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Vanessa, the mother of Rochelle and infant Zane, is struggling in her role as a single parent; Zane's biting gets him kicked out of daycare and her boss fires her when she leaves work to check on Zane. She finds comfort in her social media followers, represented by an imaginary group of hearts, and in Rochelle. Not telling Rochelle about her situation, Vanessa secures other jobs with a ridesharing company and at a women-centric gym and teaches Zane to learn to play more gently. However, Frank calls Vanessa to inform her that Rochelle helped Kai cheat on a test, which Rochelle evades blame, but after their parent-teacher conference, and an encounter with the PTA, Vanessa realizes Rochelle lied and begins to feel insecure regarding Rochelle's integrity and ends up accidentally stealing Rochelle's phone to see who she has been helping cheat. Finding Tom's profile, she confronts him in person ahead of the championship game and finds out that Rochelle has been using secret alternate accounts to advertise her business of helping the other students cheat for money, eventually finding out that she is going to sell the new shoes she bought for her. Pleading with her followers to help her find her daughter, they manage to join together to identify one of the buyers, Brian, and spot Rochelle at the party. Vanessa storms into the party to retrieve her, but after venting about her motherhood struggles to some teenage girls, she finds out that Rochelle had left. She gets a phone call from Rochelle and goes to retrieve her, and tells her that they need to talk about what has been going on.
5
5
No.
5
Title
"Steal"
Directed by
Michael Yates & Carrie Hobson
Featured character
Ira
Original release date
March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05)
Disney Channel air date
June 21, 2025
Ira, the younger brother of the Pickles' shortstop Taylor, is bored at his sister's softball game, so he uses his imagination to liven it up by looking through cardboard tube telescope. When Taylor begins dating the Pickles' pitcher Yuwen, Ira meets the Bleacher Creatures, who convince him to pull off a heist job at the concession stand. He uses his imagination to make them look like heroes on an adventure to avoid guilt. The night of the championship, Ira and the Bleacher Creatures go to the teen party, but Ira begins to feel guilty about what he did. After Rochelle escapes from their attempt to get her keys to the concession stand, Brian breaks Ira's cardboard tube telescope in a fit of anger, upsetting him and sending him home. Before the championship game, Ira attempts to tell Taylor what happened, but has no sympathy, having had a fight with Yuwen. Ira attempts to makes things right by bringing some of the stolen Swedish Fish back to the concession stand, promising to bring more, but Brian apologizes and offers to resume their friendship.
Ira, the younger brother of the Pickles' shortstop Taylor, is bored at his sister's softball game, so he uses his imagination to liven it up by looking through cardboard tube telescope. When Taylor begins dating the Pickles' pitcher Yuwen, Ira meets the Bleacher Creatures, who convince him to pull off a heist job at the concession stand. He uses his imagination to make them look like heroes on an adventure to avoid guilt. The night of the championship, Ira and the Bleacher Creatures go to the teen party, but Ira begins to feel guilty about what he did. After Rochelle escapes from their attempt to get her keys to the concession stand, Brian breaks Ira's cardboard tube telescope in a fit of anger, upsetting him and sending him home. Before the championship game, Ira attempts to tell Taylor what happened, but has no sympathy, having had a fight with Yuwen. Ira attempts to makes things right by bringing some of the stolen Swedish Fish back to the concession stand, promising to bring more, but Brian apologizes and offers to resume their friendship.
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Ira, the younger brother of the Pickles' shortstop Taylor, is bored at his sister's softball game, so he uses his imagination to liven it up by looking through cardboard tube telescope. When Taylor begins dating the Pickles' pitcher Yuwen, Ira meets the Bleacher Creatures, who convince him to pull off a heist job at the concession stand. He uses his imagination to make them look like heroes on an adventure to avoid guilt. The night of the championship, Ira and the Bleacher Creatures go to the teen party, but Ira begins to feel guilty about what he did. After Rochelle escapes from their attempt to get her keys to the concession stand, Brian breaks Ira's cardboard tube telescope in a fit of anger, upsetting him and sending him home. Before the championship game, Ira attempts to tell Taylor what happened, but has no sympathy, having had a fight with Yuwen. Ira attempts to makes things right by bringing some of the stolen Swedish Fish back to the concession stand, promising to bring more, but Brian apologizes and offers to resume their friendship.
6
6
No.
6
Title
"Mixed Signals"
Directed by
Trevor Jimenez & Chris Sasaki
Featured character
Yuwen
Original release date
March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05)
Disney Channel air date
June 21, 2025
Yuwen portrays himself as overconfident and snarky, but his heart, represented by an imaginary paper craft diorama character named "Little Yuwen", shows his deeply insecure side. After showing Laurie a humiliating video remix of her that he created, Rochelle claims he likes Laurie. In a panic, he blurts out his crush on Taylor, who returns his affection, and they go out. As time goes on, Taylor and Yuwen become inseparable, and Yuwen shows Taylor how to be a catcher. Yuwen then opens up to Taylor and shows her his "Little Yuwen" and Taylor likewise shows him her own "Little Taylor", and together, the two move in and build up their own heart diorama twice as big, making Yuwen more kindhearted. However, Yuwen becomes insecure when he sees Taylor talking to Tom and makes a joke about his intelligence, which offends Taylor. The night of the championship, Yuwen and Taylor's fight affects the game and with Rochelle missing, Taylor fills in as catcher. Yuwen intentionally ignores Taylor's signals and hits her with the ball. Having had enough of his attitude, Taylor breaks up with Yuwen and leaves the game altogether, which breaks the diorama in half, burying Little Yuwen, and leaving Yuwen brokenhearted and paralyzed on the field as the Tots, the away team, run the bases.
Yuwen portrays himself as overconfident and snarky, but his heart, represented by an imaginary paper craft diorama character named "Little Yuwen", shows his deeply insecure side. After showing Laurie a humiliating video remix of her that he created, Rochelle claims he likes Laurie. In a panic, he blurts out his crush on Taylor, who returns his affection, and they go out. As time goes on, Taylor and Yuwen become inseparable, and Yuwen shows Taylor how to be a catcher. Yuwen then opens up to Taylor and shows her his "Little Yuwen" and Taylor likewise shows him her own "Little Taylor", and together, the two move in and build up their own heart diorama twice as big, making Yuwen more kindhearted. However, Yuwen becomes insecure when he sees Taylor talking to Tom and makes a joke about his intelligence, which offends Taylor. The night of the championship, Yuwen and Taylor's fight affects the game and with Rochelle missing, Taylor fills in as catcher. Yuwen intentionally ignores Taylor's signals and hits her with the ball. Having had enough of his attitude, Taylor breaks up with Yuwen and leaves the game altogether, which breaks the diorama in half, burying Little Yuwen, and leaving Yuwen brokenhearted and paralyzed on the field as the Tots, the away team, run the bases.
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Yuwen portrays himself as overconfident and snarky, but his heart, represented by an imaginary paper craft diorama character named "Little Yuwen", shows his deeply insecure side. After showing Laurie a humiliating video remix of her that he created, Rochelle claims he likes Laurie. In a panic, he blurts out his crush on Taylor, who returns his affection, and they go out. As time goes on, Taylor and Yuwen become inseparable, and Yuwen shows Taylor how to be a catcher. Yuwen then opens up to Taylor and shows her his "Little Yuwen" and Taylor likewise shows him her own "Little Taylor", and together, the two move in and build up their own heart diorama twice as big, making Yuwen more kindhearted. However, Yuwen becomes insecure when he sees Taylor talking to Tom and makes a joke about his intelligence, which offends Taylor. The night of the championship, Yuwen and Taylor's fight affects the game and with Rochelle missing, Taylor fills in as catcher. Yuwen intentionally ignores Taylor's signals and hits her with the ball. Having had enough of his attitude, Taylor breaks up with Yuwen and leaves the game altogether, which breaks the diorama in half, burying Little Yuwen, and leaving Yuwen brokenhearted and paralyzed on the field as the Tots, the away team, run the bases.
7
7
No.
7
Title
"I Got It"
Directed by
Michael Yates & Carrie Hobson
Featured character
Kai
Original release date
March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)
Disney Channel air date
June 28, 2025
One year before the championship game, Kai and her father, James, move to Peak's Valley to live with her grandmother. Kai notices a softball team practicing on the field and decides to join. This upsets James, who used to play college baseball and hoped that Kai would as well but respects her choice, expecting her to be at her best. One year later, Kai becomes the star player for the Pickles, but her father's standards for her make her doubt herself; her state of mind is represented by her floating in midair from praise and sinking into the ground from pressure. To pick herself up after getting caught cheating, Kai helps Laurie train but sprains her ankle after getting hit by a ball Laurie hit, but she keeps this hidden as her father scolds her. After Taylor leaves the championship game, Kai has Tom catch the ball at home moving to the final inning. After Laurie gets a walk, Kai hits the ball to the outfield but hobbles her ankle further.
One year before the championship game, Kai and her father, James, move to Peak's Valley to live with her grandmother. Kai notices a softball team practicing on the field and decides to join. This upsets James, who used to play college baseball and hoped that Kai would as well but respects her choice, expecting her to be at her best. One year later, Kai becomes the star player for the Pickles, but her father's standards for her make her doubt herself; her state of mind is represented by her floating in midair from praise and sinking into the ground from pressure. To pick herself up after getting caught cheating, Kai helps Laurie train but sprains her ankle after getting hit by a ball Laurie hit, but she keeps this hidden as her father scolds her. After Taylor leaves the championship game, Kai has Tom catch the ball at home moving to the final inning. After Laurie gets a walk, Kai hits the ball to the outfield but hobbles her ankle further.
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One year before the championship game, Kai and her father, James, move to Peak's Valley to live with her grandmother. Kai notices a softball team practicing on the field and decides to join. This upsets James, who used to play college baseball and hoped that Kai would as well but respects her choice, expecting her to be at her best. One year later, Kai becomes the star player for the Pickles, but her father's standards for her make her doubt herself; her state of mind is represented by her floating in midair from praise and sinking into the ground from pressure. To pick herself up after getting caught cheating, Kai helps Laurie train but sprains her ankle after getting hit by a ball Laurie hit, but she keeps this hidden as her father scolds her. After Taylor leaves the championship game, Kai has Tom catch the ball at home moving to the final inning. After Laurie gets a walk, Kai hits the ball to the outfield but hobbles her ankle further.
8
8
No.
8
Title
"Home"
Directed by
Lou Hamou-Lhadj, Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates
Featured character
Coach Dan
Original release date
March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)
Disney Channel air date
June 28, 2025
Coach Dan takes great pride in his team and being a role model for Laurie, envisioning the softball field as a glass dome home for the team; however, his anxieties are reflecting by the imaginary inflating and deflating of his body. After winning a game, Coach Dan is confronted by the PTA who tell him they intend to replace him with James as coach. Dan tries to keep his anger in check, but struggles with James' persistent attempts to interfere and his divorce creating a rift between him and Laurie. At the championship game, Kai's hit splits the outfield. Laurie scores and ties the game, but Kai overshoots herself due to James pushing her and her injury dragging her down, and when sliding for home, Frank calls her out. The resulting argument over the call between Frank, James, and Dan causes Frank to snap and eject Dan. Outraged, Dan begins to have a temper tantrum and inflates like a blimp, causing the dome to shatter and everyone's insecurities begin to manifest, while the PTA starts a riot against Frank.
Meanwhile, Ira realizes the Bleacher Creatures intend to steal the concession stand's cash box; he takes it from them and runs, and Taylor - who actually left the game when she heard Ira call for help - rescues him. Rochelle and Vanessa return to the game, the former attempting to help Laurie calm Dan down and the latter coming to Frank's aid. James finds Kai, who sunk under the field, and tells her she is more than enough and apologizes to her for not saying it sooner, while "Little Yuwen" revives and reinvigorates Yuwen. The Pickles attempt to bring Dan back down to Earth, with Laurie finally calming him down by reminding him it is only a game. As reality is restored, Dan apologizes to Frank for his outburst, Vanessa flirts with Frank after he saves Zane from choking, and Taylor makes amends with Ira, as well as Yuwen as they agree to remain friends. The game continues into extra innings with Laurie as manager; the outcome is not revealed as the Pickles happily eat at a pizzeria. When they depart, Laurie tells her father she is thinking of quitting softball.
Coach Dan takes great pride in his team and being a role model for Laurie, envisioning the softball field as a glass dome home for the team; however, his anxieties are reflecting by the imaginary inflating and deflating of his body. After winning a game, Coach Dan is confronted by the PTA who tell him they intend to replace him with James as coach. Dan tries to keep his anger in check, but struggles with James' persistent attempts to interfere and his divorce creating a rift between him and Laurie. At the championship game, Kai's hit splits the outfield. Laurie scores and ties the game, but Kai overshoots herself due to James pushing her and her injury dragging her down, and when sliding for home, Frank calls her out. The resulting argument over the call between Frank, James, and Dan causes Frank to snap and eject Dan. Outraged, Dan begins to have a temper tantrum and inflates like a blimp, causing the dome to shatter and everyone's insecurities begin to manifest, while the PTA starts a riot against Frank.
Meanwhile, Ira realizes the Bleacher Creatures intend to steal the concession stand's cash box; he takes it from them and runs, and Taylor - who actually left the game when she heard Ira call for help - rescues him. Rochelle and Vanessa return to the game, the former attempting to help Laurie calm Dan down and the latter coming to Frank's aid. James finds Kai, who sunk under the field, and tells her she is more than enough and apologizes to her for not saying it sooner, while "Little Yuwen" revives and reinvigorates Yuwen. The Pickles attempt to bring Dan back down to Earth, with Laurie finally calming him down by reminding him it is only a game. As reality is restored, Dan apologizes to Frank for his outburst, Vanessa flirts with Frank after he saves Zane from choking, and Taylor makes amends with Ira, as well as Yuwen as they agree to remain friends. The game continues into extra innings with Laurie as manager; the outcome is not revealed as the Pickles happily eat at a pizzeria. When they depart, Laurie tells her father she is thinking of quitting softball.
No.
Coach Dan takes great pride in his team and being a role model for Laurie, envisioning the softball field as a glass dome home for the team; however, his anxieties are reflecting by the imaginary inflating and deflating of his body. After winning a game, Coach Dan is confronted by the PTA who tell him they intend to replace him with James as coach. Dan tries to keep his anger in check, but struggles with James' persistent attempts to interfere and his divorce creating a rift between him and Laurie. At the championship game, Kai's hit splits the outfield. Laurie scores and ties the game, but Kai overshoots herself due to James pushing her and her injury dragging her down, and when sliding for home, Frank calls her out. The resulting argument over the call between Frank, James, and Dan causes Frank to snap and eject Dan. Outraged, Dan begins to have a temper tantrum and inflates like a blimp, causing the dome to shatter and everyone's insecurities begin to manifest, while the PTA starts a riot against Frank.
Meanwhile, Ira realizes the Bleacher Creatures intend to steal the concession stand's cash box; he takes it from them and runs, and Taylor - who actually left the game when she heard Ira call for help - rescues him. Rochelle and Vanessa return to the game, the former attempting to help Laurie calm Dan down and the latter coming to Frank's aid. James finds Kai, who sunk under the field, and tells her she is more than enough and apologizes to her for not saying it sooner, while "Little Yuwen" revives and reinvigorates Yuwen. The Pickles attempt to bring Dan back down to Earth, with Laurie finally calming him down by reminding him it is only a game. As reality is restored, Dan apologizes to Frank for his outburst, Vanessa flirts with Frank after he saves Zane from choking, and Taylor makes amends with Ira, as well as Yuwen as they agree to remain friends. The game continues into extra innings with Laurie as manager; the outcome is not revealed as the Pickles happily eat at a pizzeria. When they depart, Laurie tells her father she is thinking of quitting softball.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Featured character | Original release date | Disney Channel air date | |
| 1 | "Coach's Kid" | Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates | Laurie | February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19) | June 7, 2025 | |
| Laurie, the right fielder of the Pickles, suffers from anxiety as she tries to impress her father, Coach Dan, amid his recent divorce. However, she is terrible at softball and has been unable to reach base or catch all season. Her insecurities manifest as an imaginary sweat-like creature called Sweaty, which constantly distracts her. Laurie spends the week overworking herself training for the championship, but her self-doubt increases, especially after she accidentally injures Kai, the Pickles' center fielder and best player, during batting practice in front of her father, causing Sweaty to grow to massive size, which weighs Laurie down. During the game, her father sees her discomfort, and he calls a timeout. They have a talk that makes her realize that while she may be bad at softball, she can still contribute, allowing her to finally get rid of Sweaty. However, as she embraces her newfound confidence, Laurie gets hit by the ball. | ||||||
| 2 | "Blue" | Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates | Frank | February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19) | June 7, 2025 | |
| Frank Brown, the softball league's umpire and a teacher at the school, prides himself on his accuracy and ability to take criticism (represented by him wearing an imaginary blue suit of armor), but has been facing problems with social skills ever since breaking up with his girlfriend and fellow teacher, Monica Park, for being unable to commit to marriage. At the insistence of Francis, the school's janitor, he reluctantly starts using a dating app, visually represented as a role-playing video game. He finds a connection with another woman, but an encounter with Monica and interrogative parent-teacher conference with Vanessa regarding Rochelle cheating on a test indirectly convinces him to reconcile with Monica. However, Frank finds Monica engaged to someone else, which causes him to be heartbroken and distracted during the championship game. | ||||||
| 3 | "Raspberry" | Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates | Rochelle | February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26) | June 14, 2025 | |
| Rochelle, the Pickles' catcher, comes from a financially-struggling family, not helped by her social media influencer mother, Vanessa. In addition to being a straight-A student, Rochelle works part-time at the concession stand in order to earn enough money to pay the fee for her to play softball again next year; when working like this, she transforms into an imaginary older businesswoman version of herself. When she finds out that the fee has gone up by $600 and is due by next Saturday, Rochelle hides this from Vanessa and resorts to taking bribes from her peers to help them cheat in their homework, resulting in her unintentionally getting herself and Kai in trouble with Frank while trying to help Tom, the Pickles' first baseman, cheat on a test. Rochelle evades blame when Vanessa talks about her actions when she confronts her but is scorned by her when Rochelle voices her disapproval of her mother quitting her job to become an influencer, leaving her defeated. Still $200 short, she tries to sell new cleats Vanessa bought for her online but must travel to the outskirts of town to deliver them the day of the championship game. She later realizes that she does not have her phone and finds herself at a high school party where she meets the buyers, a trio of juvenile delinquents consisting of the team's mascot "Chicken-Kev", Rinna, and leader Brian, aka the "Bleacher Creatures". They confess they actually want the keys to the concession stand to steal from it and will give her the money later. Rochelle escapes with Chicken-Kev giving chase in a car. She eventually loses her keys to Chicken-Kev. Lost, Rochelle runs to a payphone and calls her mother. | ||||||
| 4 | "Pickle" | Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates | Vanessa | February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26) | June 14, 2025 | |
| Vanessa, the mother of Rochelle and infant Zane, is struggling in her role as a single parent; Zane's biting gets him kicked out of daycare and her boss fires her when she leaves work to check on Zane. She finds comfort in her social media followers, represented by an imaginary group of hearts, and in Rochelle. Not telling Rochelle about her situation, Vanessa secures other jobs with a ridesharing company and at a women-centric gym and teaches Zane to learn to play more gently. However, Frank calls Vanessa to inform her that Rochelle helped Kai cheat on a test, which Rochelle evades blame, but after their parent-teacher conference, and an encounter with the PTA, Vanessa realizes Rochelle lied and begins to feel insecure regarding Rochelle's integrity and ends up accidentally stealing Rochelle's phone to see who she has been helping cheat. Finding Tom's profile, she confronts him in person ahead of the championship game and finds out that Rochelle has been using secret alternate accounts to advertise her business of helping the other students cheat for money, eventually finding out that she is going to sell the new shoes she bought for her. Pleading with her followers to help her find her daughter, they manage to join together to identify one of the buyers, Brian, and spot Rochelle at the party. Vanessa storms into the party to retrieve her, but after venting about her motherhood struggles to some teenage girls, she finds out that Rochelle had left. She gets a phone call from Rochelle and goes to retrieve her, and tells her that they need to talk about what has been going on. | ||||||
| 5 | "Steal" | Michael Yates & Carrie Hobson | Ira | March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05) | June 21, 2025 | |
| Ira, the younger brother of the Pickles' shortstop Taylor, is bored at his sister's softball game, so he uses his imagination to liven it up by looking through cardboard tube telescope. When Taylor begins dating the Pickles' pitcher Yuwen, Ira meets the Bleacher Creatures, who convince him to pull off a heist job at the concession stand. He uses his imagination to make them look like heroes on an adventure to avoid guilt. The night of the championship, Ira and the Bleacher Creatures go to the teen party, but Ira begins to feel guilty about what he did. After Rochelle escapes from their attempt to get her keys to the concession stand, Brian breaks Ira's cardboard tube telescope in a fit of anger, upsetting him and sending him home. Before the championship game, Ira attempts to tell Taylor what happened, but has no sympathy, having had a fight with Yuwen. Ira attempts to makes things right by bringing some of the stolen Swedish Fish back to the concession stand, promising to bring more, but Brian apologizes and offers to resume their friendship. | ||||||
| 6 | "Mixed Signals" | Trevor Jimenez & Chris Sasaki | Yuwen | March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05) | June 21, 2025 | |
| Yuwen portrays himself as overconfident and snarky, but his heart, represented by an imaginary paper craft diorama character named "Little Yuwen", shows his deeply insecure side. After showing Laurie a humiliating video remix of her that he created, Rochelle claims he likes Laurie. In a panic, he blurts out his crush on Taylor, who returns his affection, and they go out. As time goes on, Taylor and Yuwen become inseparable, and Yuwen shows Taylor how to be a catcher. Yuwen then opens up to Taylor and shows her his "Little Yuwen" and Taylor likewise shows him her own "Little Taylor", and together, the two move in and build up their own heart diorama twice as big, making Yuwen more kindhearted. However, Yuwen becomes insecure when he sees Taylor talking to Tom and makes a joke about his intelligence, which offends Taylor. The night of the championship, Yuwen and Taylor's fight affects the game and with Rochelle missing, Taylor fills in as catcher. Yuwen intentionally ignores Taylor's signals and hits her with the ball. Having had enough of his attitude, Taylor breaks up with Yuwen and leaves the game altogether, which breaks the diorama in half, burying Little Yuwen, and leaving Yuwen brokenhearted and paralyzed on the field as the Tots, the away team, run the bases. | ||||||
| 7 | "I Got It" | Michael Yates & Carrie Hobson | Kai | March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12) | June 28, 2025 | |
| One year before the championship game, Kai and her father, James, move to Peak's Valley to live with her grandmother. Kai notices a softball team practicing on the field and decides to join. This upsets James, who used to play college baseball and hoped that Kai would as well but respects her choice, expecting her to be at her best. One year later, Kai becomes the star player for the Pickles, but her father's standards for her make her doubt herself; her state of mind is represented by her floating in midair from praise and sinking into the ground from pressure. To pick herself up after getting caught cheating, Kai helps Laurie train but sprains her ankle after getting hit by a ball Laurie hit, but she keeps this hidden as her father scolds her. After Taylor leaves the championship game, Kai has Tom catch the ball at home moving to the final inning. After Laurie gets a walk, Kai hits the ball to the outfield but hobbles her ankle further. | ||||||
| 8 | "Home" | Lou Hamou-Lhadj, Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates | Coach Dan | March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12) | June 28, 2025 | |
| Coach Dan takes great pride in his team and being a role model for Laurie, envisioning the softball field as a glass dome home for the team; however, his anxieties are reflecting by the imaginary inflating and deflating of his body. After winning a game, Coach Dan is confronted by the PTA who tell him they intend to replace him with James as coach. Dan tries to keep his anger in check, but struggles with James' persistent attempts to interfere and his divorce creating a rift between him and Laurie. At the championship game, Kai's hit splits the outfield. Laurie scores and ties the game, but Kai overshoots herself due to James pushing her and her injury dragging her down, and when sliding for home, Frank calls her out. The resulting argument over the call between Frank, James, and Dan causes Frank to snap and eject Dan. Outraged, Dan begins to have a temper tantrum and inflates like a blimp, causing the dome to shatter and everyone's insecurities begin to manifest, while the PTA starts a riot against Frank. Meanwhile, Ira realizes the Bleacher Creatures intend to steal the concession stand's cash box; he takes it from them and runs, and Taylor - who actually left the game when she heard Ira call for help - rescues him. Rochelle and Vanessa return to the game, the former attempting to help Laurie calm Dan down and the latter coming to Frank's aid. James finds Kai, who sunk under the field, and tells her she is more than enough and apologizes to her for not saying it sooner, while "Little Yuwen" revives and reinvigorates Yuwen. The Pickles attempt to bring Dan back down to Earth, with Laurie finally calming him down by reminding him it is only a game. As reality is restored, Dan apologizes to Frank for his outburst, Vanessa flirts with Frank after he saves Zane from choking, and Taylor makes amends with Ira, as well as Yuwen as they agree to remain friends. The game continues into extra innings with Laurie as manager; the outcome is not revealed as the Pickles happily eat at a pizzeria. When they depart, Laurie tells her father she is thinking of quitting softball. | ||||||
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