CBBFDI9: One Platform Problem

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One Platform Problem is the ninth episode in the season and overall. It was released on April 18, 2021, which means that this is the second April episode.

Cold Open
Eraser appears feeling afraid and starts groaning. Pen says his name in worry. He tells Pen that he is scared, but Pen tells him not to look at him and tell it to him, but to look at what Tennis Ball and Golf Ball are up to. Tennis Ball starts sweating, telling Golf Ball that he should've been with her, but before she starts talking she shockingly sees him rage and create full pity on Announcer called him stupid. He starts getting embarrassed and tells him that someone tortured him before back in Rush A Shining Emerald. Match then comes in, patting Announcer on the top reminding to respect the host. Tennis Ball gave a smug and insisted on someone killing him off. Pen shows with Eraser again with him flipping through papers. He starts talking but Eraser cuts him off not to read the votes again. (See CBBFDI5: The Malfunction (Part 1).) Announcer appears in the middle, but is sad when they lost the original CBBFDI intro, so he played a new one.

Elimination Highlights
When Announcer called Match, Pen and Pencil to be safe, he said the word "apiece" with made Match a little annoyed about it. He won't say it next time. Tennis Ball was out with 6 votes, and Golf Ball and Woody were shocked. Tennis Ball started crying, then the camera moved toward the bottom left corner.

Team Merging??
Pin was met with her team. She disliked the fact that it was so small, but Announcer had an idea. He called CodeBlox over for the idea. Everyone gasped and started chatting. He thought about doing a team merge. New Teams were formed! Team Grassers vs Team Tension. Bubble was no longer with her alliance, and neither was Snowball. Coiny found Firey and said he is finally with him after 9 episodes of being apart. Leafy asked Firey if they were still in it together, and he agreed.

The Challenge
It was time for the platform challenge. Eraser chose Pen and Woody while Leafy chose Coiny and Firey. Firey was surpised when he teleported at the platform's edge. Pen was also freaking out. Announcer said the rules. Then it was time for beatboing. Pen didn't do well, so he was out. Heart shapes with has was an easy thing to do, but the next one was handstanding. Coiny fell off when he did it near the edge. Now it was brawl against Firey and Woody. He wanted Firey to burn him, so he won. Team Tension lost for this.

26 votes have been cast. Since Tennis Ball got eliminated,


 * He is the third contestant with a pre-voice actor to be eliminated. (tc harry)
 * Now Golf Ball remains as the one and only armless contestant.
 * Tennis Ball is also the second armless contestant in a row to get eliminated.
 * There are no more yellow contestants left.
 * The male count on Leafy's Team dropped to 2 people (Firey and Woody).
 * He was the only person on Leafy's Team in the UFE slots to be eliminated. Everyone else are members of Pin's Team.

Trivia
This is the first episode to include a merge with the remaining 14 contestants.


 * Golf Ball won't be able to be with Tennis Ball due to his elimination.
 * Leafy's Team has 5 true remaining contestants excluding Pin, with Firey, Golf Ball, Leafy, Teardrop and Woody, meaning half of their team made it, and Ice Cube, Needle, Rocky, Spongy and Tennis Ball didn't.
 * Pin's Team has 9 people left, with Blocky, Bubble, Coiny, Eraser, Match, Pen, Pencil, Pin and Snowball, meaning Flower's the only one who didn't.