The Power of Gossip! (Tamagotchi!)

The Power of Gossip! (うわさの親子！だわさ Uwasa no oyako! Dawasa) is the first half of the 15th episode of the first season of Tamagotchi!.

Plot
Uwasatchi loves rumors. Her mom, Safetytchi also loves rumors. Both of them go around trying to get the scoop on everyone's secrets, but Memetchi turns furious after a rumor of her hair curl being fake goes around.

Why It Deserves To Get A Rumor About How Bad It Is

 * 1) To let the cat out of the bag, Memetchi is EXTREMELY unlikable and out-of-character in this episode (and the rest of the episodes after it), instead of being the sweet, nice girl she usually is, Memetchi is this episode is portrayed as a bossy, manipulative, mean-spirited jerk who gets angry easily over a very little thing.  Uwasatchi and Safetytchi are also unlikable to a lesser extent.
 * 2) Memetchi outright threatens her friends to not talk about her hair or they will be in big trouble.
 * 3) Memetchi yells a lot throughout the episode, which can get really annoying.
 * 4) Kuchipatchi & Mametchi, while likable, are out of character in this episode, Mametchi acts like a nervous wreck compared to the intelligent nice guy he is in most episodes, and Kuchipatchi acted like a rude jerk to Memetchi when reading the rumor. (Though in their cases, this can basically be understandable since Mametchi felt uncomfortable about Memetchi's bossy and manipulative behavior and Kuchipatchi reading the rumor about Memetchi can be satisfying to those who can't stand Memetchi's flanderization in this episode and it can also be the closest thing to Memetchi getting a fraction of comeuppance too)
 * 5) Memetchi manipulated everyone into eating Safetytchi hair.
 * 6) Memetchi caused the entire town to cause Safetytchi. Causing Safetytchi to run away.
 * 7) Memetchi doesn’t get a punishment at all in this episode, making her a Karma Houdini.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The beginning and ending is somewhat decent.
 * 2) Mametchi, Kuchipatchi, Lovelintchi, and most of the citizens are still likable characters.
 * 3) At least Memetchi redeemed and learned her lesson in this episode at the end.

Reception
The Power Of Gossip received very negative feedback by fans of the show for its mean-spirited and bad morals. It is widely considered to be one of, if not, the worst episodes of Tamagotchi!