The Shane Lizard Rises is the second episode of Season 5 of Big Mouth. It is the forty-third episode, overall.
Synopsis[]
The Shame Wizard makes everybody feel ashamed about their weird bodily dysfunctions.
Plot[]
The Shame Wizard, depressed at having been defeated by the kids seasons earlier, finds out from Coach Steve that there is swim class at the school that day and appears in order to sow discord. At first not appearing to succeed, soon the students begin feeling bad about their bodies. When the Go-Gurt Burglar is revealed to have large genitals for his size, the boys are all upset. Nick finds out that the others mock him for his small penis when he is not around, and fears he has a micropenis. Unable to afford a penis pump advertised online, he uses a vacuum cleaner which results in injuries. Andrew, in an attempt to clean up his unkempt pubic hair, cuts his scrotum with a pair of scissors, and after pouring expired Nair and hydrogen peroxide, his penis takes on the appearance of the Joker. Matthew starts becoming aroused after learning that Jay is not circumcised, and has difficulties with Aiden. Jessi finds out that every other girl shaves their legs and cuts her legs with a beat-up razor in an attempt to shave. Missy finds out she has acne on her back and, feeling worried about Devon losing interest, attempts to pop the zits, only resulting in dislocating her shoulder and getting a needle in the face. Lola is insecure when Devin says her labia are abnormally large, and after learning of a goop egg online, she attempts to fix it by sticking a whole egg, only to get it stuck. At the emergency room, Nick, Jessi, Missy, Andrew, and Lola all meet each other; the advice of Lola's mother's parole officer off-sets their shame at their imperfections. The next day, Jay offers to show his erect penis to Matthew, who is more aroused. The Shame Wizard considers the day as not a total failure.
Characters[]
Major Roles[]
- Nick Birch
- Andrew Glouberman
- Jessi Glaser
- Jay Bilzerian
- Missy Foreman-Greenwald
- Matthew MacDell
- Lola Skumpy
- Devin LeSeven
- Shame Wizard
- Maury
- Connie
- Rick
- Mona
- Rodney
- Chodeker
Minor Roles[]
- Coach Steve
- DeVon
- Caleb
- Ali
- Samira
- Gina Alvarez
- Mila Jansen
- Lotte Jansen
- Elliot Birch
- Diane Birch
- Judd Birch
- Leah Birch
- Aiden
- Knights of St. Joseph
- Nick's Pube
- Cyrus Foreman-Greenwald
- Greg Glaser
- David
- Carole
- Gogurt Burglar (Cameo)
- Marty Glouberman (Cameo)
- Dr. Wendy Ingle (Cameo)
- Rick's Dick (Cameo)
- Freddie Mercury (Pictured)
- D.N.Ape (Pictured)
- Barbara Glouberman (Pictured)
- Monica Foreman-Greenwald (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Skumpy (Mentioned)
- Izzy (Name Written)
- Misha (Name Written)
Songs[]
Trivia[]
- The kids have their first day of swim class, which is taught by Coach Steve.
- The Shame Wizard insists that he's not a pedophile.
- Kids and their body insecurities:
- Jessi Glaser has hairy legs with hair that's a different color than her head hair.
- Andrew Glouberman has very fluffy and untamed pubes.
- Lola Skumpy has a very big vagina that's also asymmetrical.
- Jay Bilzerian is uncircumcised but unlike the others, he's proud of it.
- Missy Foreman-Greenwald has backne.
- Nick Birch has a micropenis.
- Monica's grandfather died in The Holocaust.
- The Gogurt Burglar has a massive penis and he's proud of it.
- Maury used to have an improv group called "Battered Dick".
- Izzy and Misha's names are written on the bathroom stall.
- Matthew falls out of love with Aiden and in love with Jay.
- The Shame Wizard makes out with Maury, making him LGBT.
- Lola's most recently used emojis:
- Thumbs Down 👎
- Barfing 🤮
- Dump Truck 🚚
- Eggplant 🍆
- Peach 🍑
- Foot 🦶
- Heart ❤️
- Thumbs Up 👍
- Egg 🥚
- The most prominent parental figure in Lola's life is her mother's parole officer, Rodney.
Continuity[]
- Shame Wizard returns to the lives of the kids again.
- In a fourth wall joke, several episodes of the previous two seasons are displayed on the Netflix account.
Cultural References[]
- The opening scene with Coach Steve and The Shame Wizard robbing the restaurant is a reference to the opening scene of Pulp Fiction.
- Coach Steve tells several jokes, suggesting he's in an episode of Saturday Night Live.
- Some vandalism in the bathroom has "Mr. Keating" in a heart, which might be a reference to John Keating from Dead Poet's Society.
- Mona has a sexual relationship with Hugh Grant.
- Buttfeet is a parody on Buzzfeed.
- Lola buys alternative medicine from Goop.
- The Chodeker is a parody on The Joker.