Summary

Tuesday: Without a van to get to shows, Rodrick decides to create a social media following. They try a couple of different things, including shooting their video at a dumpster. There is no interest until Mackie videos Bill dropping a speaker on his foot. That video gets comments and likes, prompting more videos like that. After visits to the emergency room, they return to music. The fans lose interest, and Rodrick stops posting altogether. The image accompanying the final video upload has a comment from Mrs. Heffley ordering them to be quiet because Manny is sleeping and to “pick up those pizza boxes or we will get ants” (47).

Wednesday: Rodrick watches old Metallichihuahua videos for inspiration, including a video filmed at a dog kennel. It became famous when the dogs attacked the lead guitarist for his ham sandwich. Rodrick and his fellow band...