November 14th, 2024

An adaptation of the “Where the Wild Things Are” film.

Lincoln Loud is a lonely boy with an active imagination and divorced parents. His older sister, Lori, does nothing when her friends crush Lincoln’s snow fort with him inside during a snowball fight. Out of frustration, Lincoln messes up her bedroom and destroys a frame he made for her. Later, his mother, Rita, invites her boyfriend Adrian to dinner. Lincoln becomes upset with her for not spending time with him that evening as they had agreed. Wearing his wolf suit, he begins to wreak havoc among the house. As Rita scolds him, he lashes out by biting her on the shoulder. She yells at him and he runs away from home, scared by what transpired. At the edge of a pond, Lincoln finds a small boat that he boards. Eventually, Lincoln reaches an island that is home to a group of seven large monsters called the Wild Things - namely, Adult Steven Universe in his corrupted Gem form (Carol), Adult Dexter in his monster form as seen in “Monstory” (Ira), Adult Dakota from the “Total Drama” franchise (Judith), Bitey (Alexander), Foghorn Leghorn (Douglas), Toro the Bull (Looney Tunes) and KW. Steven is in the middle of a destructive tantrum caused by the departure of KW. Lincoln tries joining in on the mayhem, but finds himself facing the suspicious anger of the Wild Things.

When they contemplate eating him, Lincoln convinces them that he is a king with magical powers capable of bringing harmony to the group. They crown him as their new king. Shortly after, KW returns, and Lincoln declares a "wild rumpus" in which the Wild Things smash trees and tackle each other, before going to sleep in a pile with Lincoln at the center. Steven takes Lincoln on a tour of the island, showing him a model he built depicting what he wishes the island looked like. Inspired by this, Lincoln orders the construction of an enormous fort. When KW brings her two owl friends, Bob and Terry, to the fort, a disagreement ensues as Steven feels they are outsiders. To release their frustrations, Lincoln divides the tribe into "good guys" and "bad guys" for a dirt clod fight. However, Bitey is injured during the game, and Steven berates KW for jokingly stepping on his head, prompting the latter to leave once again. Lincoln finds Bitey alone in the fort, whereupon he reveals that he knows that Lincoln isn’t a king with magical powers, but warns him never to let Steven know.

However, Foghorn reveals the truth when Steven throws another tantrum in the middle of the night over the state of the fort and Lincoln’s failure to fulfill his duties as a king. Enraged, Steven rips off Foghorn’s right arm - though only sand pours from the wound - before chasing Lincoln into the forest and attempting to eat him. Lincoln is saved by KW, who hides him in her stomach. After Steven leaves, KW explains to Lincoln how difficult their lives are, with Steven’s tantrums only making matters worse. Lincoln realizes what his mother is going through and decides to leave the island. Lincoln finds the crushed remains of Steven’s model island and leaves a token of affection for him to find. Lincoln finds Steven and tells him he is going home because he is not a king. The other Wild Things escort Lincoln to his boat. Steven runs to join them after finding Lincoln’s token and arrives in time to see him off. He starts to howl and Lincoln howls back; all the other Wild Things join in. Steven looks at KW, and she smiles kindly at him. Returning home, Lincoln is embraced by his mother, who gives him a bowl of soup, a piece of chocolate cake, and a glass of milk. She sits with him as he eats and he watches as she falls asleep at the table.