A Very Pinchy Life
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A Very Pinchy Life is a series written by ATKtrains, set to debut before September 2006. Originally, a 3rd novel following A Very Pinchy Honeymoon was to be released, but fans wished for a 'true series' for The Pinchers. Thus, the novel was not released, and A Very Pinchy Life was started. Episode summaries for the soon to be released first season can be found below.
The series debuted on the Sodor Island Forums on August 10, 2006. New episodes will be posted about every week. Season 1, as it is posted, can be read here.
Episodes - Season 1
1. Driving Mister Patchmo
Posted: August 10, 2006
Patchmo's scooter breaks down suddenly, and Sally soon finds out that Patchmo can't drive normal cars. She attempts to teach him how, but that's easier said than done...
2. Peaceful, Easy Feeling
Posted: August 15, 2006
Glassy's doctor informs him that he has a high blood pressure rate and suggests that he find peace and quiet in the Pinch Mansion to keep it down. Glassy, however, finds out that peace in the Pinch Mansion isn't easy to come by.
- In this episode, Glassy reads a novel called A Very Claspy Wedding, poking fun at the original Pinchers novel, A Very Pinchy Wedding.
3. The Case of the Missing Convertible
Posted: August 24, 2006
Jaq's favorite convertible is stolen, and 'Detective Glossy' decides to take up the case.
- Patchmo's brother and sister, Pete and Patty appear in this episode, after having a brief cameo in A Very Pinchy Honeymoon.
4. Ruth Rocks
Posted: August 28, 2006
Ruth, along with Sally, Samantha and Jackie, form a band and enter it in a talent show, to show the men that they can rock as hard as they can.
5. General Sean
Posted: August 31, 2006
A Civil War movie is being filmed in Brosburg, and Sean discovers that he is a descendant of the main character of the movie. He gets the lead role, but after some time, doesn't want to be part of the film.
6. How Not To Impress The Girl You Love
Posted: September 9, 2006
Glossy has The Pinchers take a survey, which is supposed to tell them how to impress the girl they love. When the men get the results, and try them on their dates that evening, the survey proves to do just the opposite of impressing them...
7. "Least Likely To Succeed"
Posted: September 18, 2006
Patchmo is asked to give a speach at his 40th High School Reunion. He finds this ironic, because in high school, he was voted 'lease likely to succeed.'
8. Pinchy Sims!
Posted: September 28, 2006
The Sims meet The Pinchers!
9. Meet the Inlaws
Posted: October 10, 2006
Ruth's sister is coming to visit The Pinch Mansion. When her sister and her husband arrives, she thinks that Glassy is a punk rock star, hates the mansion, and insults the other Pinchers frequently. Glassy decides to teach them a lesson after all of this...
- Sean's experience with Sara from A Very Pinchy Honeymoon are referenced in this episode.
10. Save the Cocoa Hut!
Posted: October 16, 2006
The Cocoa Hut, the band's favorite restaurant is to be torn down and replaced by a burger restaurant. The Pinchers won't stand for that, and decide to stage a protest, which doesn't go as well as they hope. Things look bad when the day it is to be torn down comes, and nothing has been accomplished...
- Appearing for the first time since A Very Pinchy Wedding are Reverand Gorshki, along with Tony Hawkatuna and Pete and Patty Parmesian.
11. The Runaway Band
Posted: October 19, 2006
The Pinchers get lost in the old Brosburg Woods, and after finding a stopped freight train, they decide to hop a boxcar. However, the train is going much faster than they think, and realize that they need help, fast.
12. Getting There Is Half The Fun...
Posted: October 29, 2006
Sean discovers that he has won an award for the film that he appeared in. On the way to the film festival, though, he is arrested by policemen, who think he is actually a bank robber.
13. Jaq's Big Break-Up
Posted: November 4, 2006
Jaq and Samantha have a fight, and conclude that they have nothing in common, so they decide to break-up. Jaq figures that it's going to be easy to find a new girlfriend, but it's harder than he thinks...
14. The Heist
Posted: November 8, 2006
The Pinchers' prized golden record is stolen by a museum in Brosburg, so Glassy plans a heist in order to get back their stolen goods.
- Sean still has not forgotten about his events in Las Vegas, as he has a dream about the dance at the start of this episode
15. Passionate Patchmo
Posted: November 13, 2006
Patchmo tells The Pinchers the story of how he and Sally met and fell in love, almost 20 years ago.
16. Bet This!
Posted: November 14, 2006
The men of the Pinch Mansion think that the women can't go a day without their make-up, and the women think that the men can't go a day without their PS2. A bet is arranged, and both sides seem to have trouble going on without what they gave up...
17. A Weekend In The Woods
Posted: November 15, 2006
The men of the Pinch Mansion head up to the woods to camp for a weekend. But the fun quickly ends when Glossy becomes a control-freak and thinks that his idea's are the best. Glassy, Sean, Jaq and Patchmo, angered at Glossy's attitude, decide they're going to pay him back.
18. Pinchy Party-Crashers
Posted: November 16, 2006
The Pinchers' loud and rude neighbor, Boomhanger, throws a party and doesn't invite the band. This angers them, after all of the parties they've invited him to. So they decide to crash and destroy his party.
19. Cursed
Posted: November 17, 2006
After strange events start occuring to The Pinchers, they have the strange feeling that they're cursed...
20. Pinchy Sims...again!
Posted: November 19, 2006
More of The Sims meeting The Pinchers!
21. The Trouble With TV
Posted: November 21, 2006
A TV producer wants to make a show out of The Pinchers' lives, and the band thinks it is a great idea. But, this man is only using The Pinchers to make his own TV show, and the band doesn't like his idea...
22. A Very Pinchy Thanksgiving
Posted: November 23, 2006
It is Thanksgiving in Brosburg. Glassy and Ruth have an arguement about drinking beer on Thanksgiving, and Glassy loses it - he leaves the mansion, taking Glossy, Sean, Jaq and Patchmo with him. The five try to have their own Thanksgiving, but things go from bad to worse for them...
23. The Lament of Sean Solko (part 1)
Posted: December 3, 2006
Sean is upset again about Las Vegas, and more specifically, Sara. The band decides to go to a club to take his mind off of her. His mind is taken off of her, when he meets a girl that seems to be attracted to him...
- First episode to feature Sean's soon-to-be girlfriend, Jess Gallagher.
24. The Lament of Sean Solko (part 2)
Posted: December 3, 2006
In the season finale, Sean and his new friend Jess end up spending more time together, and soon become more than friends...
- Sean and Jess become a couple in this episode, and Jess becomes a permanent character, by moving into the Pinch Mansion with the group.
Episodes - Season 2
Season 2 is currently being written, and is set to debut during or before April/March of 2006. In this season, new characters will be introduced, along with Patchmo and Sally finally being married. New episode summaries will be posted as they are written.
1. Golfing With Glassy
Glassy and Ruth are to enter a 'Couple's Golfing Tournament', but Glassy seems to forget about it until the last minute. He decides to practice his golfing, but he and the rest of The Pinchers find out that he isn't as good as he once was.
2. Jimmy Solko
Sean's cousin, Jimmy, moves to Brosburg, and while the Pinchers seem to enjoy him, Sean doesn't, and decides to move Jimmy out of the Pinch Mansion and have him 'start his own life.'
3. "All Washed Up"
The Pinchers find out that some of their long-time fans think that they are 'all washed up.' So in order to please the fans, Glassy decides to change the Pinchers' style...which doesn't work out as planned.
4. Glossy's Affair
Things at the Pinch Mansion go crazy whenever Sally tells Jackie and Patchmo that she thinks Glossy is hitting on her. This causes Jackie to get angry, so she pretends that she and Sean are going out, which only causes more chaos...
5. Pinchy Sims 3!
More adventures of the Pinchy Sim crew!
6. Club Pinch
When the men of the Pinch Mansion decide that they need time away from the women, without being interupted, they decide to buy a house across the road and turn it into their own clubhouse.
7. Glossy Meets His Hero
One of Patchmo's old friends has come to visit him at the Pinch Mansion - Tom Petty, Glossy's idol! Tom is town to play a show, and he has stopped to see his old friend Patchmo, and when Glossy meets him, he acts just like a typical fan would - stupid.
8. Jaq 'Goes Over'
Jaq comes across an old video of himself in the attic, telling of what his goal in life is before he turns 60; go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. After some convincing, Glassy takes the Pinchy crew up to Canada, so Jaq can fulfill his goal.
9. Party At Sally's
Patchmo and Sally are going out of town for the a few days, and Sally has given the Pinchers the key to her house. While gone, the men, looking for some excitement, decide to throw a party in her house...
10. The Pinch War
Boomhanger and his friends are causing more trouble for The Pinchers - this time, their constant playing of heavy metal music is driving them insane. So, in order to get back at them, the Pinchers challenge them to a paintball fight - if Boomhanger's team loses, they lose their metal music; if Team Pinch loses, they lose their dignity.
11. The Goatee
Patchmo is quite proud of the goatee he has managed to grow, however, Sally is not. In fact, she dislikes it so much that she refuses to marry Patchmo unless he rids hismelf of it. This angers Patchmo, and the other men urge him to 'tell Sally how he really feels'...
12. Stranded
The men have gone to Brosington for the annual Video Game Show, but when they come home the bridge back into Bros County is out and it is impossibile for them to return home. While stuck at a motel for the night, Sean ends missing a Bon Jovi concert he and Jess were to go to, and Jaq sings karaoke...
13. Spare Parts And Broken Hearts
Glassy's old truck is breaking down and he is doing everything in his power to save it before it dies. Meanwhile, Jaq accidently causes Tony and Janice to break up.
14. Dang'Ol Love
Tony is still upset about Janice leaving him, so Glassy decides to invite him to the Pinchers' annual spring barbeque to take his mind off of Janice. However, Tony's mind is anything but taken off of Janice, when she finds a new boyfriend - Jimmy Solko!
15. Way To Be A Rebel
The Pinchers find an old Rebel Flag that they used to display at their concerts, so they decide to hang it up outside the mansion, for fun. However, when the Brosburg City Council fines them for it, and demands that they take it down, things aren't fun anymore.
