My Dad The Rock Star Season 1 Episode 6 The Candidate
- October 6, 2003
- 23 min
My Dad the Rock Star season 1 episode 6 is called "The Candidate". In this episode, Willy Zilla's father Max is running for mayor of their town. Max's campaign advisor sees Willy's unique fashion sense and style and suggest that he join his father on the campaign trail to attract the youth vote.
Willy's hesitant at first, but ends up having a lot of fun as he and his dad ride around town in a mobile music studio. They rock out to Max's song "Rock the Vote" and use it as their campaign jingle. Willy even comes up with some creative campaign slogans, like "Max Zilla for Mayor, Our Future Is Clear-ah!"
Max is thrilled that his son is finally taking an interest in his campaign, but things go not as planned on Election Day. Another candidate hires a professional smear campaign team to tear Max down in the eyes of the public. They sabotage Max's mobile music studio during a parade, and reveal some embarrassing secrets from his past.
Willy and his sister Serenity work hard to counteract the bad press, but it's an uphill battle. Max decides to concede the election, but Willy won't let him give up so easily. He rallies his friends and creates a grassroots campaign to save his dad's political career.
In the end, Max sees how much his family and friends love and support him, and decides to keep fighting. The episode ends with Max giving a passionate speech at a rally, and Willy playing guitar in the background.
Overall, "The Candidate" is an exciting and heartwarming episode that shows the power of family and community support. It also touches on important themes like political smear campaigns and the importance of engaging young voters.