"chANTs of a lifetime" is the sixteenth episode in Season 2 of A.N.T. Farm. It first aired on Disney Channel in the United States on November 23, 2012.
Chyna is asked to join her favorite girl singing group, Trifecta (Sierra and Lauryn McClain) after their lead vocalist, Darlene, gets incredibly ill from food posioning (She ate a rotten hot dog she cooked in the bus' tailpipe that had lots of dirt and mud). The next day, Chyna is treated like a superstar. Plus, Sierra and Lauryn show up in disguise and tell Chyna that Darlene decided to quit for good, and they want her to replace her, and soon, they will go on a year-long tour. Chyna happily agrees, much to Olive and Fletcher's dismay. With Chyna gone, Lexi decides to put on another school musical where she will finally be the star. Furthermore, the A.N.T. Program is being invaded by big kids because Olive and Fletcher are completely helpless without Chyna. Later on, it is revealed Darlene has been
Fletcher in his high pitched voice
sabotaging them because Sierra and Lauryn fired her for being way too aggressive. Darlene plans to roast them on a lighthouse for revenge, but her plan backfires when Darlene falls out of the lighthouse. In the end, Chyna admits that she misses her friends and family, so she decides to quit Trifecta.
China Anne McClain's sisters guest star on this episode.
This is a 1 hour episode special.
Lexi gets tickets to see Chyna perform but doesn't want them.
If you guess the right number of Gibsons in ScavANTger Hunt, you can unlock the music video of 'Go' By the McClain sisters.
The McClain sisters have the same names on the show, but the i's are changed to y's and the y's are changed to i's
Cameron and Angus' band ROFL is a parody of the band LMFAO.
A running gag is Teeny Bopper magazine always seems to know whats going to happen.
Another running gag is that people's phones ringing and it's their mom. The mom asks what they're doing and they respond nothing.
A few goofs from this episode is that It would not be easy to access the top floor of a lighthouse, being that close to a light like that would blind them and if they were tied to a light like that
The McClain Sisters
they would start to burn.
It is possible that the fan who tried to sneak on the bus was Fletcher.
If you look closely, China and the others are playing Gamecube in the bus.
The Disco mode on the bus headlights is the same music from Saturday Night Skidmore in ConfinemANT.
Due to iCarly's series finale "iGoodbye" airing the same night, this special got low ratings.
Trifecta may be a parody of Destiny's Child.
This is the second time a recurring character is in disguise during an hour special. In this case it was Darryl disguised as Gus in ChANTs of a Lifetime. The first was Gibson disguised as the Great Panini in America Needs TalANT
Lexi sings "I'm Lexi and I know it" it is a parody of "Sexy and I Know it" by LMFAO
One Possible Goof is Lexi says she has front row seat's sitting down for the Trifector Concert, But Everyone Was Standing Up.
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