ZipIt 1 - Fred Fights Over the Computer

ZipIt #1 - Fred Fights Over the Computer is a spin-off episode of the Fred YouTube series. It premiered on August 21, 2008. It is currently unlisted on the ZipIt YouTube channel.

Synopsis
Fred gets in a fight over the family PC - so he uses his Zipit Wireless Messenger 2 to IM his friends for help!

Plot
The episode begins with Fred being distressed as he explains that his many stepbrothers and stepsisters were fighting over the computer. He says he's grateful for his ZipIt messenger and messages Judy while his stepsiblings throw things around/at him.

Fred has had enough of the fighting and goes to lock himself in the bathroom away from everyone. Judy responds, but she hopes that his family does hurt him, which he's upset by.

He's later seen using with the ZipIt from the bathtub, messaging and listening to music while family members keep knocking on the door. He passes off his time in the bathroom upon their questioning as having gas problems.

The episode ends with him singing that the world might be a better place and his family might be more nice if it was just him.

History
This, along with the next episode, was part of a promotion for ZipIt Wireless Messenger, who had sponsored the first season of the web series and whose product had several cameos in the web series. Lucas Cruikshank had a separate website promoting ZipIt.

Trivia

 * Although it is unclear whether this episode is part of the web series canon, it shows that Fred has multiple stepsiblings. This implies that Fred's mom has remarried or has other adopted children.