"And Dale Squires is taking all the credit."
André about the movie.

A Film by Dale Squires
Season 1, Episode 19
First Aired March 5, 2011[1]
Production Code 109
Writer(s) George Doty IV
Director(s) Adam Weissman
Episode Guide
"The Wood"
"Sleepover at Sikowitz's"

A Film by Dale Squires is the 19th episode of Victorious. It aired on March 5, 2011 to 3.5 million viewers.


Bye Foot

"Yeah, bye foot."

VICTORIOUS The Scary Short Film

VICTORIOUS The Scary Short Film

The finished film


The Wood



A scene from the movie


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Tori plotting revenge against Dale with Jade and André



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Beck helps Robbie with his car.



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Robbie & Beck sitting on Robbie's car



  • André has a cousin named Kendra.
  • Tori mentioned that when Trina was six they went to see Santa Claus with the family and she peed on Santa's lap. Trina defends herself by saying that she had a bladder infection when she was younger.
  • This is the first time Jade has hit Cat.
  • calls this episode "Dale Squires."
  • Robbie's car is a 1987-1992 Chrysler LeBaron convertible.
  • It is said in this episode Beck has an "uncle" named Barbara. It is possible that his "uncle" is actually a transwoman who's name is now Barbara and her pronouns are she/her.
  • Reception: 3.456 million viewers
  • Dale Squires is very similar to Drake Parker from Drake and Josh.
  • Jade knocks Rex out by hitting him in the face, he can be knocked unconscious.
  • Robbie comments on how awesome Beck's jeans fit his butt.
  • Cat recommends that the gang eat waffles at the end of the episode, which she later designs Sloppy Waffles in the Sam & Cat episode #SecretSafe.
  • Trina has a minor role in this episode. 
  • The short movie that was filmed at Tori's house was shot on a Panavision Panaflex camera.


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  • The Mack Murphy Show tapes after sunset, as mentioned by Tori, which means Tori, Jade, André and Cat would've gone there at night. Although, during the scene change, it shows the front of Paramount Studios being daytime. Plus, when Beck was fixing Robbie's car, it was the middle of the day.
  • When Tori's mom calls Tori over Cat is seen walking down the steps, but when Tori explains to her mom what is going Cat is seen walking down the steps again.
  • When Dale gives them credit on the Mack Murphy Show, he doesn't give credit to Cat, but Cat was one of the main roles.
  • Earlier in the episode when everyone was at Tori’s house shooting the film, you can clearly see it’s night. However, in the next scene, they showed Beck and Robbie working on Robbie’s car in broad daylight. However, they could’ve been working on the car the next day, because when they go back to Tori’s house they talk about shooting the film the previous night.


Tori: What kind of movie are we going to make?
Dale Squires: I was thinkin' maybe something intense and scary.


Rex: Like Jade?
Jade: (slaps Rex with notebook)
Robbie: You knocked him unconscious!

Robbie: Sorry I'm late sweaty and out of breath.
Rex: Get me some coffee.
Cat: Why are you late?
Robbie: My uncle gave me this old car which I was really physicked about but it keeps breaking down! On my way here the motor died in this really bad neighborhood. Don't get me wrong I like all people but look a mean guy took my left shoe and Rex's!

Dale Squires: [To Robbie] What happened to your shoe?
Robbie: It was taken by street tufts.

Cat: I love mass texting!

Robbie: There it is.
Beck: There "she" is.
Robbie: Oh, right. Cars are called "she."
Beck: Not just cars.
Robbie: Not just cars?
Beck: Also boats, airplanes... my uncle "Barbara."

Tori: Trina stop embarrassing me or I'm gonna embarrass you.
Trina: Don't threaten me.
Trina: Don't say it!
Tori: And she peed!
Trina: TORI!
Tori: On Santa Claus.
Trina: (Leaves with upset look on her face) (Comes Back) In all fairness, I did have a bladder infection.

Cat: One time I ate a hamburger and I started sneezing... but I don't think it had anything to do with the hamburger.
Jade: Maybe your red hair dye seeps into your scalp and into your brain...
Cat: Can that happen?!

Trina: I made this picture of how Johnny Depp and I would look like....
Tori: On Santa Claus!
Trina: Bladder infection!
Chris: Out!


André: [To Holly Vega] Did you buy onion dip?
Holly: No.
André: Why not?
[She looks at him angrily]
André: Okay...!

Ms Vega: Where's Trina?
Cat: Tori locked her in the bathroom.
Tori: Cat! You weren't suppose to tell her that!
Ms Vega: I'm ok with it.

Tori: What time is it?
Jade: I'm not your clock.
Beck: Almost 9.
Robbie: I need to be home and in bed by 10:30 can we please get started?
André: Without a director?
Tori: Yeah, where's Dale he was supposed to be here at 7.
Cat: One time when I was 7 I was at the beach and I made a sandcastle and I called it Cat's castle...true story.

Tori: Beck let me have you on the couch.
Jade: Girl...
Tori: For the shot!

Robbie: So what do you think's wrong with it?
Beck: Stuff.
Robbie: I knew it!

Jade: Monica you cannot die on me wake up!
[Slaps Cat]
Cat: OW!
Tori: Cut!
Jade: What?
Tori: You're not supposed to hit her.
Jade: I felt like that's what my character was supposed to do.
Cat: My face hurts!
Tori: Can we do that again without the physical assault?
Jade: You're not the director.
André: Our the director is over there playing on his laptop!

Tori: Hey, Dale.
Dale: So I can't get a bottle of water?

Beck: Pop the hood!
Beck: I'll do it.
Robbie: Thank you.

Jade: Check out the homepage on SplashFace.
André: Look up top.
Tori: Our movie's the number one featured video!
Jade: Two million views in one day.
André: And Dale Squires is taking all the credit.

Tori: And, revenge—seekers.
André: Ah. So what's the plan?

Holly: Please don't ruin the house.
Tori: We're not gonna ruin the house.
(something breaks)
Boy: My bad!

Mack Murphy: So you're not going into politics?
Cat: (giggles) That was off the cuff!



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