"Summer of Tater" is the first segment of the first episode of the first season of Primos, and the first episode overall, serving as the series premiere.
It premiered on July 25, 2024, alongside with Summer of Primos.
Synopsis[]
School is out and Tater is ready to celebrate the "Summer of Tater", but her plans quickly come to a close when Bibi invites all 12 of the Primos to stay for the summer.
Plot[]
As the school year ends, 9-year-old Tater Ramirez Humphrey is determined to spend her summer focusing on self-improvement and chasing her big dreams. Her younger but taller sister, Nellie, however, dismisses Tater's ambitions with cynicism, urging her to be more realistic. While Tater doesn't have a clear picture of her "final form," she believes this summer will bring significant personal changes. Nellie, on the other hand, thinks their small-town environment will stifle any chance of transformation.
At home, Tater seeks inspiration from her family, asking about their own dreams and aspirations. Unfortunately, her family misinterprets her question, thinking she’s referring to literal dreams. They offer advice on getting better sleep. When Tater clarifies her true intentions, her family’s enthusiasm wanes, advising her to set simpler, more attainable goals. This reaction echoes Nellie’s earlier skepticism, but Tater remains undeterred.
Tater brainstorms various ideas on how she can achieve her goals, but Nellie continuously points out perceived flaws in her personality that would hinder her success. Despite her sister's negativity, Tater's resolve doesn't waver. Their conversation is cut short by the arrival of their extended family – the primos, who they must visit.
Nellie, who always struggles to remember their cousins' names, relies on Tater for introductions. There's Tere, Tabi, and Toñita, the athletic sisters obsessed with sports; Gordita, the science enthusiast; and her older brother, Cousin Bud, an environmentally conscious nerd. ChaCha, a wild child of few words, and Lita, the oldest and undeniably the coolest, are next. Lita's younger siblings include Scooter, the shy one, and Lucita, the cute and bubbly one. Finally, there are the boisterous brothers, Nacho aka "Big Nacho" and his younger brother, Nachito, who are always roughhousing. Tater hopes the visit will be brief, but her mother, Bibi, drops a bombshell – the cousins will be staying with them for the entire summer.
Tater is initially shocked and overwhelmed by the idea of spending her summer with so many relatives. Despite Nellie’s relentless skepticism and their family's lack of enthusiasm, Tater remains steadfast in her determination to pursue her dreams. She sees this summer as an opportunity to prove that personal growth and change are possible, even in a chaotic environment filled with doubters. Tater is ready to embrace the challenges and surprises that lie ahead, confident that she can achieve her goals no matter what.
Cast[]
- Myrna Velasco as Tater Ramirez Humphrey (debut)
- Melissa Villaseñor as Nellie Ramirez Humphrey (debut)
- Michelle Ortiz as Bibi Ramirez Humphrey (debut)
- Jim Conroy as Bud Humphrey (debut)
- Angélica María as Buela Ramirez (debut)
- Becca Q. Co as LotLot Ramirez (debut)
- Cristina Vee Valenzuela as Tere and Toñita Ramirez (debut)
- Nomi Ruiz as Tabi Ramirez (debut)
- Elizabeth Grullón as Lita Perez (debut)
- Jonathan Melo as Scooter Perez (debut)
- Sarah Tubert as Lucita Perez (debut)
- Natasha Kline as Gordita Humphrey and ChaCha Ramirez (debut)
- Rick Simon as Big Nacho Ramirez and Cousin Bud Humphrey (debut)
- Ryan Anderson Lopez as Nachito Ramirez (debut)
- Ricardo Chavira as Ignacio Ramirez (debut)
- Mark Consuelos as Ivan Ramirez (debut)
- Gabriel Iglesias as Gustavo Ramirez (debut)
- Joel Armogasto Martinez as Diego Perez (debut)
Songs[]
Transcript
Click here to view the transcript.
Gallery
Click here to view the gallery.
Trivia[]
Revelations and significant events[]
- The reason for the cousins to stay all summer is because of Bibi's decision due to of her spend a summer with her cousins back in 1978.
Productions[]
- This is the first episode overall to be animated in the Philippines by Snipple Animation Studios.
- The Cookita version of this episode, along with "Summer of Primos", leaked online early on September 18, 2023, via a short-lived mega.nz link.[1] It would later re-leak on May 30, 2024 in better video quality.[2]
- This early version of the episode was completed before the call to change the names of both Cookita and Terremoto Heights. There were also a few other changes present as well;
"Between all the freeways, the factories, and the dumps..."
- The title card and end credits use a Goudy blackletter font.
- The Crevasse is referred to as "the Crack".
- The Avocado Toast truck was instead an Ice Cream truck.
- Hacienda Hills was shown to have a city dump, which was removed in the Hacienda version from the final episode and series altogether.
- Tater's inadequency of the Spanish language and the primary Los Angeles setting aren't directly spelled out, both not added until the Lucita version.
- The colors on the crown of Pop's hat are inverted in some of the shots he appears in (Blue on the front, white on the back); For consistency this was fixed in nearly every prevalent shot in the Hacienda version, except for the first.
- One of the screencap frames on the DisneyNow Character Quiz comes from either this leaked version or the one mentioned below (identified by Pop's incorrect hat colors), for some reason.
- The song "La Cucaracha" played when the primos arrived, which was later replaced in the Hacienda version with a bugle call.
- Nellie's lip sync when she says "It's called a Pop stack" was broken.
- Hacienda Hills had their own fire department, but now the branding on Ivan's fire truck is generalized to belonging to the actual LAFD.
- One of the scenes during Tater imagining her primos reading her diary is shortened slightly in the Lucita version, and a layering issue was fixed.
- Right before Tater jumps into frame during the group photo, a few timing scribbles can be seen in the middle of the far-right edge of the screen. This was fixed in the Hacienda version.
- The Lucita/Terremoto version of this episode would later leak on September 11, 2024, however the Catbox links were removed via DMCA a few hours later.
- The new blackletter typeface has some slightly different letter shapes and kerning.
- The additional scene of Nellie bringing up Los Angeles is included and the scene where she points out the City Dump are cut, but the Ice Cream truck and City Dump itself are still present.
- Nellie's "It's called a Pop stack" lip-sync was fixed, however it's desynced. This would be fixed in the Hacienda version.
Allusions[]
- Rugrats - When Tater changes Baby Bud's diaper, the music sounds reminiscent of the theme to Rugrats.
- Dragon Ball - Tater constantly mentions her final form. When doing so, she envisions herself in an orange jumpsuit with a blue T-shirt/wristbands/sash/boots and later glowing cyan hair, a reference to Goku from Dragon Ball Z
Errors & Goofs[]
- During the Big Dreams song segment
- For a few frames when Nellie is inside Tater's handbag, she has 2 sets of eyebrows.
- When Tater and Nellie are on top the mountain, the giant Nellie in the backgrounds tongue is colored white.
(Contrast adjusted for visual clarity)
- During the group photo at the end
- The right leg of ChaCha's shorts is colored as her skin tone.
- Right as the white flash engulfs the screen, all of the primos disappear for a single frame (although Tere and Tabi both disappear the frame before everyone else).
Videos[]
