List of Sanders Sides episodes

Sanders Sides is a web series starring Thomas Sanders and written by Sanders and Joan Stokes. On the series, Thomas is a guy who projects the different aspects of his personality into mainly four characters called the Sanders Sides. With them, Thomas has conversations where he analyzes the various inner conflicts or dilemmas he goes through in his life and tries to find solutions for them.[1]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First episodeLast episode
119October 19, 2016July 19, 2017
27September 1, 2017TBA

Season 1 (2016-2017)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleWritten byRelease date
11"My True Identity"Thomas SandersOctober 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)
Thomas doesn't know how to make himself known to everyone, so he decides to project the different aspects of his personality in three characters he had previously created for a Vine series. His logical side takes the form of his Teacher character and the name of Logic. His fanciful side takes the form of his Prince character and name of Creativity. And his moral side takes the form of his Dad character the name of Morality. Together, the Sanders Sides, as they call themselves, start analyzing who Thomas is and what he should, or shouldn't change about himself.[2]
22"Way Too Adult"Thomas SandersNovember 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)
Thanksgiving is approaching and Thomas' real dad has asked him to help him cook the meal. But Thomas is worried as he still doesn't know how to cook. Morality pops up on him and reminds him that learning how to cook is an essential part of the process of becoming an adult, which he calls "adultery", to Thomas' dismay. (This malapropism becomes a running gag.) [3]
33"Taking on Anxiety with Lilly Singh"Thomas SandersDecember 19, 2016 (2016-12-19)

Thomas was feeling quite relaxed, when a new Sanders Side, Anxiety, pops up before him and ruins his peace. Thomas calls Princey for help and he suggests Thomas retiring to some corner of his mind to find recruitments. Doing so, Thomas and Anxiety are teleported to Lilly Singh's apartment, where Lilly gives Thomas some tips to, if not destroy Anxiety completely, at least bring him down enough.[4]

Note: First appearance of Anxiety, the first original character that was not based on any previous Vine character.
44"A New Year of Lying to Myself... in Song"Thomas SandersJanuary 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
The New Year has come, and Logic suggests Thomas to start making New Year's resolutions. Princey and Dad rise up to give their opinion too, and in the turmoil of emotions that follows, Anxiety pops up too to remind Thomas that making New Year's resolutions is a waste of time, because he's gonna give up on them in a month or probably less.[5]
55"The Dark Side of Disney"Thomas SandersJanuary 9, 2017 (2017-01-09)
Thomas has decided to talk about Disney movies, so Princey, as a Disney fan, can't help popping up. Anxiety also pops up because he is also a Disney fan, but for the dark and misleading messages he sees in most Disney movies. So Thomas decides to throw some Disney titles and Princey and Anxiety tell the messages they infer from them. Princey goes for the romantic and happy messages, and Anxiety for the creepy and disturbing ones.[6]
66"I'm in a Disney Show!"Thomas SandersJanuary 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
Thomas has fulfilled one of the dreams of his life, being part of a Disney show. The Sanders Sides rise up on him to ask him how was the experience of being a guest actor on the show Bizaardvark.[7]
77"The Mind vs. The Heart"Thomas SandersJanuary 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
Thomas has realized he's too indecisive in his daily life, and he quickly finds the cause of this. Logic, as Thomas' mind, and Morality, as Thomas' heart, collide so much often in what they think it's the best for Thomas that they confuse and exhaust him, so he calls them and asks them to try and avoid clashing so much, giving them some examples of this happening.[8]
88"Alone on Valentine's Day"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesFebruary 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
Valentine's Day is coming, and Thomas doesn't have a date, so the Sanders Sides rise up to give their opinion to how to approach a hypothetical stranger, in this case a projection of Thomas' friend Valerie, to secure a date with her. But each one tries doing this in their own way according to the personality trait they represent, and the results are not entirely optimal.[9]
99"Losing My Motivation"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesFebruary 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)

Thomas has started the video without knowing what to talk about. He's been procrastinating so much that he didn't prepare anything on time. Logic decides to dress up as Sherlock and starts searching for clues about who among the Sides is the culprit for Thomas' procrastination.[10]

Note: In this episode, Logic's name is revealed to be Logan.
1010"My Personality Q&A"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesMarch 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
Thomas thinks it's time to do a Q&A with his followers, but the Sanders Sides rise up saying they wanted to do something too, so Thomas decides to ask his followers to send questions to the Sanders Sides, and they will answer them in their own unique ways.[11]
1111"Am I Original?"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesMarch 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)

Thomas has prepared for this video something he calls "Sketch my Autobiography", when Anxiety pops up and tells him that's a "Draw My Life" with a different name, and starts torturing Thomas for his lack of originality. Princey pops up and asks Thomas to grant him full creative control, or "Daydream Mode", to start brainstorming with the rest of the Sides, to try and get a new, completely original idea for a video. But everything that comes to his mind are things that have already been done before.[12]

Note: In this episode, Princey's name is revealed to be Roman.
1212"My Negative Thinking"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
Thomas has just returned from an audition for a stage musical show, and he blew it, because he forgot the song he had to sing. Anxiety doesn't stop torturing him, Roman, as Thomas' ego, is too bruised to appear, and Dad is taking care of Roman, so Thomas can only turn to Logan to help him get some confidence. Logan soon points out that Anxiety is activating cognitive distortions in Thomas' mind, and so he decides the best way to help Thomas is to start a formal debate with Anxiety to identify these cognitive distortions, put them in perspective and help Thomas avoid them altogether.[13]
1313"Growing Up"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesMay 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)

It has recently been Thomas' birthday and Dad is ready for a celebration, but the other Sides rise up to remind him that he still hasn't done anything to become a proper adult. Soon they realize it's Dad who is pulling Thomas back, and they decide he must forget everything Dad offers and they give him advice to properly grow up. But renouncing to the simple pleasures Dad offered results in Thomas feeling unhappy and sad, so they realize something's wrong with their suggestions.[14]

Note: In this episode, Dad's name is revealed to be Patton.
1414"Making Some Changes"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesMay 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)
Because of the rapid string of changes that have been happening lately in Thomas' life, he is feeling more sentimental and out of place than usual, and this reflects on Patton being extremely sentimental and out of place too. It is Anxiety who points out that Thomas feels this way because he spends too much time away from his friends and he needs them to gain balance and consistency in his life. Roman has the idea of shape-shifting into Thomas' friends forms so that he can have them with him no matter where he goes, and so they take the forms of Thomas' friends Joan, Terrence, Valerie and Talyn.[15]
1515"Blooper Reel"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesMay 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
Some of the bloopers from previous episodes are shown for a laugh.[16]
1616"Becoming a Cartoon"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)

Thomas and the Sides start talking about how much they all, except Logan, enjoy cartoons. Anxiety points out it's sad that Thomas could never be a cartoon, but Thomas has the idea of flying to L.A., meet Butch Hartman and ask him to turn him into cartoon. He reluctantly does so, and Thomas and the Sides become for a minute cartoon characters.[17]

Note: Butch Hartman appears as himself and animates a cartoon sequence. Tara Strong also makes a voice cameo.
1717"Accepting Anxiety Part 1: Excerpting Anxiety"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesJuly 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)
Thomas has started acting weirdly, like an aloof moron without common sense at all. Not only that, he has also lost his fear of death and his survival reflexes. Soon, the Sanders Sides realize Anxiety is gone, and even though Roman is not very much in favour of it, eventually they all decide to retreat to Anxiety's room, the corner of Thomas' mind where Anxiety resides, to find him and find out what happened to him.[18]
1818"Accepting Anxiety Part 2: Can Anxiety Be Good?"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesJuly 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)

Thomas, Logan, Patton and Roman arrive to Anxiety's room, which has the appearance of Thomas' living room, but decorated like in a Tim Burton movie. When Anxiety finally appears, Thomas immediately turns back to normal. Anxiety has decided to quit, not only because he thought he wasn't wanted by anyone of them, but also because he truly cares about Thomas. He only tried to protect him, and he has realized he overdoes his work, thinking he's impeding Thomas from doing anything. Thomas and the others are trying to convince Anxiety to come back, when the Sides start acting weirdly, growing more and more anxious the more time they spend on the room, and even developing the same eyeshadow Anxiety has.[19]

Note: In this episode, Anxiety's name is revealed to be Virgil.
1919"Behind the Scenes Q&A"Thomas Sanders, Joan Stokes & TalynJuly 19, 2017 (2017-07-19)
Thomas, Joan and Talyn answer questions from their viewers about the production and making of the season of Sanders Sides that has just come to an end.[20]

Season 2 (2017-2018)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleWritten byRelease date
201"Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses)"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesSeptember 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)

Thomas has just dyed his hair purple; and as a result, the Sanders Sides have developed purple hair too, so they rise up to show their opinion. Logan hates it, while Roman and Patton love it. But Virgil is afraid that standing up like that will make Thomas look like "the odd one out". Roman soon identifies that Virgil's fear is because Virgil has been the "odd one out" in the group after so many rejections, so Thomas decides to use the Hogwarts Houses from the Harry Potter books to sort the Sanders Sides and find out where Virgil fits in, so that he feels more included and more a valuable part of the group.[21]

Note: Last time the Sanders Sides wear the season 1 classic Vine/Sanders Shorts costumes. At the end of this episode, the Sanders Sides change their costumes to new redesigned models, although Patton's redesign would be further developed in following episodes.
212"Moving On Part 1: Exploring Nostalgia"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesOctober 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
Thomas is feeling really sad. He's once again remembering Guys and Dolls, which means he's remembering his first love, his former boyfriend with whom he broke up many months ago already. Logan has the idea that exploring nostalgic memories might help him gain confidence in himself and in the future, so they all move to Patton's room, which is filled with items of Thomas' past: old childhood toys, books he studied, props from plays he was part of, notebooks and diaries from his adolescence. While checking them out, Virgil starts suddenly feeling bad, on the verge of having a panic attack. Logan notices this and tells the others they must get out of the room quickly, because for "habitual worriers" like Thomas, exploring nostalgia has adverse effects: it makes them feel that the past pails in comparison to the present and worsens their anxiety. Virgil gets worse, developing a demonic voice, but the other are to hooked the nostalgic memories and don't want to listen to Logan, with Patton even yelling him to shut up. Offended, Logan leaves the room on his own, while Virgil watches him leave with a face of pure terror.[22]
223"Moving On Part 2: Dealing with a Breakup"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)

After Logan's abrupt departure, Thomas realizes that he can't go on like that, torturing himself with the memories of a love that will never come back. But Roman convinces him to try and call his ex-boyfriend, and he does, but Virgil spoils this by yelling with his demonic voice to hang up. Thomas then starts telling the other Sides the story of how he and his ex met on a casting for Guys and Dolls, how they quickly became friends and started developing deeper feelings. But he also remembers there were times of fear, anger and confusion, and remembers how their love story fell apart. They also find out that, due to Thomas never stopping loving him, Patton, as Thomas' heart, has also retained this pain for himself, and they discover that many times Patton made dad jokes and showed himself over emotional or overly happy, he was in fact hiding this pain from the others. So the other tell him that he mustn't do that and that it is ok feeling sad some times. So they all reach the conclusion that, even on the probable case that Thomas could never completely forget his ex-boyfriend, he must move on and learn to live with that feeling with hope for the future.[23]

Note: At the end of the episode, Patton completes the change of his costume, phasing out the cardigan previously tied to his shoulders, replacing it with a cat-hoodie that Logan gives him as a present.
234"The Sanders Sides 12 Days of Christmas"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesDecember 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)
It's the first Christmas that Virgil spends with his new friends, so Roman and Patton have the idea of knitting "ugly sweaters" for each of them, and Roman writes his own version of the 12 Days of Christmas for them to sing together. But they don't completely agree on the lyrics that Roman has written for them, especially Virgil, whose line doesn't make any sense to him, so he repeatedly refuses to sing it, placing Roman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.[24]
245"Can Lying be Good??"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesFebruary 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)

Thomas forgot to attend a staged reading his friend Joan was having when he was hanging out with another friend. Worried about hurting Joan's feelings for telling the truth, Thomas and the other Sides try to convey various lying strategies through a four-act play with Roman taking the form of Joan. It isn't till afterward that they realize that Thomas may have been deceived about his honesty from the start.[25]

Note: First appearance of Deceit, and also first mention of the Dark Sides.
256"Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesApril 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
Thomas is once again feeling unmotivated in his video making style, not even having an idea for one until after starting the camera. Logan gets concerned and tries to solve Thomas' problem and calls Roman for help explaining why he should perform tasks, to try and motivate him to do them. But the two Sides' ideas of a fulfilling life differ greatly, and the two fight over who is right about what Thomas needs.[26]
267"Crofter's: The Musical"Thomas Sanders & Joan StokesApril 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
Thomas, Logan and Roman sing a song commemorating their partnership with Crofter's and the release of a new flavor of Crofter's inspired on Logan. However, Roman is jealous that the jelly is named after Logan and not him and feels worried and insecure, wondering if princes like him are getting outdated in modern world and if he could be losing the audience's affection.[27]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Sanders (November 4, 2017). Reacting to Sanders Sides Cosplay. Event occurs at 00:01:48. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ "My True Identity". October 19, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Way Too Adult". November 21, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Taking on Anxiety with Lilly Singh". December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "A New Year of Lying to Myself... in Song". January 2, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Dark Side of Disney". January 9, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ "I'm in a Disney Show". January 23, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Mind vs. The Heart". January 30, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Alone on Valentine's Day". February 13, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Losing My Motivation". February 28, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ "My Personality Q&A". March 6, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Am I Original?". March 21, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ "My Negative Thinking". April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Growing Up". May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Making Some Changes". May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Blooper Reel". June 9, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Becoming a Cartoon". June 9, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Accepting Anxiety Part 1: Excerpting Anxiety". July 10, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Accepting Anxiety Part 2: Can Anxiety Be Good?". July 15, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Behind the Scenes Q&A". July 19, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses)". September 1, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Moving On Part 1: Exploring Nostalgia". October 25, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Moving On Part 2: Dealing with a Breakup". October 25, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  24. ↑ "The Sanders Sides 12 Days of Christmas". December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Can Lying be Good??". February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?". April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Crofter's - The MUSICAL!". April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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