NEW FRED Goes Swimming

NEW FRED Goes Swimming is the first episode of the New Fred arc of the Fred (YouTube Series). As part of the web series, it is the fifty-seventh episode overall.

Synopsis
The hilarious internet character Fred is back on YouTube! In this first number episode, see New Fred open his mail, swim in a pool, and respect his family and friends. What is New Fred's favorite kind of cereal to eat for breakfast or any time? Watch and find out!

Plot
The episode begins with an introduction to New Fred, announcing a new and improved 'Fred's' return to the channel after a hiatus in web episodes.

New Fred begins to read fan mail that praises him and deems him better than the original Fred. After encouraging the audience to send more fan mail, he decides to go swimming.

New Fred reenacts the episode "Fred Goes Swimming," with a few deviations from the original-- this includes New Fred continuously breaking the fourth wall and deconstructing aspects of the original, New Judy complimenting him, and New Kevin happy for Fred's return to YouTube.

Once he's back in the house, the episode ends with New Fred preparing to eat some carefully placed Yuksung cereal.

Trivia

 * This is the first web series episode to not feature Fred or starring Lucas Cruikshank.
 * This is the first appearance of New Fred and the first mention of Yuksung cereal.
 * Due to the more recent structure of YouTube removing annotations, the address New Fred refers to for fan mail is not able to be seen.
 * It originally said "FRED, P.O. Box 292503, Los Angeles, CA 90029, USA".
 * The episode has been negatively received with 29K dislikes to 5.3K likes.