Sonny with a Chance (season 2)

Sonny is hosting a Walk-a-Thon For Books where all participants will be wearing Tawni's Extreme Skinny Jeans, although Sonny and the rest of So Random! have trouble walking in them. Chad finds out about the event and decides to host his own Walk-a-Thon Against Books where all the contestants will also be wearing Tawni's Extreme Skinny Jeans. The next day, Tawni becomes incapacitated and is sent to hospital, where she is diagnosed with Skinny Pants Syndrome (SPS), a condition affecting blood circulation and hindering the ability to walk. During both "Walk-A-Thon" events, both teams also become afflicted with SPS and have to have their pants removed. After Tawni learns that her fans are suffering SPS because of her, she and the So Random! cast (along with Chad) make a charity song called "Stop SPS" in order to fight against SPS.

So Random! sketches:

"Sicky Vicky": Sonny plays Vicky, a sick girl who hosts a TV show from her bed giving tips about fun things to do when you are sick.

Untitled Hula Sketch: The cast rehearses a hula sketch.

"Stop SPS": The casts of So Random! and Mackenzie Falls unite to film the music video to stop Skinny Pants Syndrome.

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora

Note: On this episode's first broadcast, the 16:9 widescreen picture seen on Disney Channel HD was mistakenly compressed into the 4:3 center cut picture on Disney Channel's SD feed; the rebroadcast on March 21, 2010 corrected this. This is the first episode broadcast that was taped at Hollywood Center Studios, joining Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck and Jonas at the lot; the series was shot at NBC Studios in Burbank for the first season. The series' record breaking season premiere was led in by the season finale for Hannah Montana, which topped the week with 7.6 million viewers.^[2]

Sonny and Tawni are invited to participate in an exchange program to Glendovia because of the success of their "Check-it-Out Girls" sketch, but refuse to go together due to an argument. Tawni goes alone, but is shocked to discover that it is a cultural wasteland and that the Glendovians think the "Check-it-Out Girls" are real and not just characters. Meanwhile, Nico and Grady don fake mustaches in an attempt to impress a girl.

So Random! sketch:

"The Check-it-out Girls": A popular sketch which was a recurring segment in Season 1.

Guest Stars: Michael Kostroff as Marshall, Sam Lerner as Dinka

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora

Title Reference: Annie Get Your Gun

Feeling that Gassie doesn't get the affection that he deserves from his trainer, Sonny takes it upon herself to take proper care of him. Sonny then finds out that playing with Gassie affects his ability to flatulate on command while filming the "Gassie" sketches, thus jeopardizing the upcoming feature film "Gassie and We." In trying to retrain him, Sonny gives Gassie too many dog treats, causing him to go into shock, much to the horror of the So Random! cast, who assume he has died. Meanwhile, Nico and Grady borrow money from Dakota to invest in fart noise lunch boxes to promote "Gassie and We."

So Random! sketch:

"Gassie the Toot'n Pooch"

Guest star: Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Bella, Gassie's trainer

Sonny’s favorite musician, Trey Brothers, is visiting So Random, and she wants to present him with some songs she has written. A jealous Tawni finds herself attracted to Trey, and in an attempt to impress him, she passes Sonny's song off as her own. However, both their plans backfire when Trey claims that he wrote the song. Meanwhile, Nico and Grady try to figure out how to work a magic box.

Guest star: Guy Burnet as Trey Brothers

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora

Songs featured: "Me, Myself and Time"

Disappointed with their studio perks, the So Random! cast write a letter to Mr. Condor expressing their dissatisfaction. Offended by this, Mr. Condor fires the cast and hires his daughter Dakota as the one and only star of So Random!, forcing the Randoms to attend public high school.

Title reference: High School Musical

So Random! sketches:

• "The Real Princesses of New Jersey": A parody of both The Real Housewives of New Jersey reality-show and the Disney Princess franchise, performed by Sonny (Snow-White/"Snowy"), Tawni (Cinderella/"Cindy"), Zora (Sleeping-Beauty/"Beauty"), and Grady (the Magic Mirror).
• "Sally Jenson: Kid Lawyer": The cast rehearses this sketch, with Dakota later replacing Zora.
• "Rappin' Pirate": A sketch mentioned by the other cast members, normally performed by Nico, later replaced by Dakota.

Guest star: as Principal

Ms. Bitterman takes the respective casts of So Random! and Mackenzie Falls to the woods in attempt to build trust between the two groups. While there, she tells them the legend of "Candyface," a disfigured murderer who dwells in the woods. When mysterious happenings occur and personal items are found broken, the Randoms are convinced that "Candyface" is responsible.

So Random! sketch:

"Mackenzie Stalls": The cast of So Random! parody Mackenzie Falls, but instead of the setting being by a waterfall, the setting of the sketch is in a school bathroom.

Guest stars: Vicki Lewis as Mrs. Bitterman, William Jonathan Georges as Devon, Leslie-Anne Huff as Penelope, Ashley Jackson as Chloe and DeVaughn Nixon as Trevor

Note: Chad's hair is short in the beginning, but after the theme, it's long again. Ms. Bitterman makes a joke about a guy named Bernie who "made off" with her money, referencing Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme scandal of 2008.

Sonny's ritual of chewing gum before every show is disrupted when gum is banned from the studio, causing her to start doubting her abilities as a comedian. Meanwhile, Chad invites Nico and Grady to exercise in his personal gym as a ploy to power his new "green" dressing room.

When an elderly woman named Grace wins the "Be So Random! for a Day" contest, the So Random! cast ends up planning an "old geezer" sketch that not only offends Grace and her entire retirement home, but all elderly people. Grace and her friends turn the tables and play a practical joke on the cast. Meanwhile, Chad attempts to help a group of kids overcome their fear of clowns.

References

• During one sketch, other Disney Channel shows are (verbally) parodied, including That's So Raven, Wizards of Waverly Place, and Hannah Montana.
• The end-credits sequence features parodies of routines from The Benny Hill Show (the "Yakety Sax" chase-sequences, and patting Jackie Wright's bald head), and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (Arte Johnson's "man on a tricycle").

Guest stars: Estelle Harris as Grace Gallagher, Carol Locatell as Edith and Larry Gelman as Buddy

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora

Sonny offers to pretend to be Grady's girlfriend after his brother, Grant, teases him for being single. Meanwhile, Nico and Tawni pull a prank on Chad just before he gets ready to shoot a commercial for his self-titled energy bar.

Guest star: Preston Jones as Grant Mitchell

While on his first date with Sonny, Chad is so nervous that he vomits water on her. The incident is posted on the cover of Tween Weekly, and a humiliated Chad insist that they keep their relationship a secret from the public. Furious that Chad values his public image more than their relationship, she breaks up with him. He later apologizes by creating a billboard proclaiming his feelings for her, prompting Sonny to forgive him and rekindle their relationship. It also inspires her to admit that they are dating to the Randoms, much to their chagrin.

Sonny is thrilled to be celebrating her one-year anniversary with So Random!, but is hindered when a mysterious figure commits various acts and frames Sonny for them, leading to Sonny being fired from the show. Sonny is eventually cleared of the accusations and re-hired after it is revealed that one of the female cast members from Mackenzie Falls was sabotaging Sonny, jealous over her relationship with Chad.

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora (in part one only)

Guest stars: Leslie-Anne Huff as Penelope and Regan Burns as Ryan Loughlin

Sonny meets Pauly, the titular polar bear character from her favorite childhood show, Pauly and Pals. She agrees to wear the Pauly suit for an hour at his meet-and-greet so that Hank (Bobby Slayton), the actor that plays Pauly, can get a break. However, Sonny's commitment to being Pauly interferes with her seven-week anniversary date with Chad, causing the latter to believe Sonny has lost interest in him.

Chad is distraught that he does not have 1,000,000 fans on Flitter (a parody of Twitter), and even more so when his number of fans starts to decrease. Sonny enlists the help of Amber Algoode, the president of Chad's fan club, to help. However, Amber determines that Chad's relationship with Sonny is what has negatively affected his popularity, and demands he break up with her so he can reach his goal.

Special guest star: Raven-Symoné as Amber Algoode

When Sonny gets sick, Chad agrees to tackle her usual job of assisting the Randoms with their various tasks, all leading to disastrous results.

Sonny finds out that Chad has sent his stunt double, Chaz Milton Looper, on every "dangerous" date with her and breaks up with him, despite the fact that the couple are scheduled to appear on a pirate-themed game show for charity, hosted by Tawni. By the end of the episode, Sonny agrees to give Chad a second chance.

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora

The first of two specials in the season, the show features a full episode of the show within a show, So Random!. Segments include "Check It Out Girls", "Halloween Do's and Don'ts" and "Roadkill McGill's Roadside Diner". The show also features musical performances from Sonny Munroe and Allstar Weekend; and celebrity host, Shaquille O'Neal.

So Random! sketches:

• "Check-it-out girls"
• "The Monster Under My Bed": A sketch from the Halloween Special. Sonny plays a mother and Zora is her daughter who gets attacked by a monster under her bed (Grady).
• "Halloween Party Do's and Dont's": A Halloween sketch with all the casts being at a Halloween Party, saying good and bad things.
• "Roadkill McGrill's Roadside Diner": Sonny and Nico are eating animal food from two country people (Tawni and Grady).
• "Making Babies Cry": A videoclip with the So Random! cast with Nico playing Romeo Baby Smooth, a singer that likes making babies cry.

Note: This is Sonny's second time performing a song.

Special guest stars: Shaquille O'Neal as Himself and Allstar Weekend as Themselves

Songs featured: "Come Down With Love" and "Work of Art"

Zora has a crush on Wesley Willilger (Billy Unger), a child actor guest starring on Mackenzie Falls. Sonny tries to set the two up by inviting Wesley out for pizza with him and the randoms, but Wesley is actually attracted to Sonny. Meanwhile, Nico and Grady enter a cell phone film festival with Dakota Condor as the star of their film, her unruly behavior makes her difficult to work with.

Tawni accidentally runs over Dakota's bike with her car, so she and Sonny try desperately to get Izzy (Richard Libertini), the studio's prop master, to fix it. Meanwhile, Chad writes Dakota a song for her birthday, but Grady and Nico plan a prank on him.

After revealing in an interview that they have yet to share a kiss, Sonny and Chad start to feel pressured by their friends and fans to make it happen. They decide to break up to alleviate the pressure, but share their first kiss immediately thereafter. Meanwhile, Nico and Grady believe their temporary dressing room is being haunted by a dead comedian.

So Random! sketch: "The Toilet Genie and the Nerd": Grady plays The Toilet Genie, a genie from a high school bathroom toilet who grants wishes to nerd Nico.

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora

Chad Dylan Cooper hosts a fully produced, jolly-themed "So Random!" holiday special, with special musical guest Joe Jonas.

So Random! sketches: "A Jonas for Christmas", "Joe-Nastics", "Bad Holiday Jobs", "The 12 Days of Sickmas with Sicky Vicky", "Holiday Cooking with Roadkill McGill" and "Christmas with the Real Princesses of New Jersey".

Note: Sonny performs a duet for the first time and this is her third time performing a song.

Special guest star: Joe Jonas as Himself

With all the other So Random! cast members on various vacations (with the exception of Tawni, whose cruise has been cancelled due to a hurricane), Grady is looking forward to spending some alone time, but his plans are thwarted when his brother Grant makes a surprise visit. Meanwhile, Chad is fired from "Mackenzie Falls" after making too many demands of Mr. Condor, and Grant replaces him as Mackenzie.

Absent: Brandon Mychal Smith as Nico and Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora, but their names are both mentioned.

Last Appearance of: Mr. Condor

Note: This is the second time that Brandon Mychal Smith was absent for an episode. He was absent for only one episode in the first season.

After Marshall is frustrated by the cast's unfunny sketch ideas, they relate by making a mocking video. Marshall sees the video and decides to quit "So Random" to pursue his own acting career, starting with a one-man play entitled "My Life with Ma".

So Random! sketch: Two sketches related to the Japanese herb Wasabi including the game show "Where's the Wasabi?" and a Wasabi public service announcement featuring Grady.

Guest star: Benjamin Byron Davis as Savage Stan

Absent: Sterling Knight as Chad Dylan Cooper

Note: This is the third time that Sterling Knight was absent for an episode and his only time being absent this season.

So Random! and Mackenzie Falls are nominated for "Best Tween Show" in the Tween Choice Awards, but the Randoms are unable to get excited about this as they have lost to Mackenzie Falls every year thus far. In a shocking twist of events, however, So Random! wins. Chad, unable to cope with this, orders a recount of the votes and is delighted to find out that Mackenzie Falls has actually won, but Sonny, fed up with his egotism, breaks up with him. Meanwhile, Grady is mad at Nico after the latter takes credit for a joke that Grady came up with.

Sonny writes and practices a song about her breakup with Chad, much to the annoyance of her new upstairs neighbor, later revealed to be a waitress at the Randoms' new hangout, a coffee shop called The Patio. Sonny bets Mel thirty dollars that she will receive a standing ovation if she performs the song at the patio's open mic night, which she wins. After an encounter with Chad, Sonny starts humming the song she wrote while walking away, implying that she still has feelings for him. Meanwhile, Grady and Mel are crushing on each other.

Absent: Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora

Final Appearance of: Sonny Munroe

Note: This is the final episode of Sonny With a Chance due to Lovato's departure. This was supposed to be a turning point in the show. So Random! continues without Demi Lovato. In the sequel show, Chad Dylan Cooper (Sterling Knight) joins the cast of So Random, replacing Sonny Munroe. This is also Sonny's fourth and final time performing a song.