Löded Diper

“	Hey, leave the rocking to us, okay? It's what we do!	”
	— Rodrick to Greg Heffley at Heather Hills' Sweet 16 in the Dog Days film

Loaded Diaper (stylized as Löded Diper) is a rock band that is founded by Rodrick Heffley. Its main appearance is in Diper Överlöde. Additionally, the drum set appears in Cabin Fever and The Long Haul and the band's van appears in the books Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules, The Ugly Truth, Cabin Fever, Old School, Double Down, and Wrecking Ball.

Background []

Books and films[]

When Rodrick attended Westmore Middle School, he became friends with Drew and Ward, both of whom later became members of the band.

Sometime later, Rodrick decides to start a band, which was embraced by Susan Heffley and bought his first drum set in the hopes of becoming a family band, much to Frank Heffley's displeasure, who opposed the idea.^[1]

According to Greg Heffley, Rodrick met Bill Walter while camping out the night before a concert. Bill had been voted "Most Likely to Become a Rock Star" in a class yearbook when he was Rodrick's age, which Greg figures is the main reason Rodrick convinced him to join his band.

Sometime along the road, Ward quits his job as the band's security guard, and a new member named Mackie joins as the band's guitarist.

It's commonly thought that the band's misspelling of "Loaded Diaper" is to look cool -- but Greg suspects that his older brother genuinely doesn't know how to spell, probably based on a couple of factors.

Academically speaking, Rodrick's been shown to be a relatively poor student.
Greg considers his older brother to be the worst speller in the family. This may be true, especially since Rodrick had spelled "Sweetie" as "Sweaty" on Sweetie's bowl.

In Rodrick Rules (2011 film), Rodrick invites Bill to join the band only for him to kick Bill out after performing Explöded Diper. The reason is that before performing, Bill tried to kick Rodrick out of the band. In Dog Days, Greg and Rowley Jefferson volunteer to be the band's roadie at Heather Hills' Sweet 16.

Online[]

During the summer, Rodrick initially wanted an electric guitar for his new band. However, Frank Heffley talked him into getting a drum set because one of the neighbors was selling one at a cheap price. ^[2]

History[]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid[]

Greg introduces his brother's heavy metal band as awful and intolerable. He also introduces the iconic Löded Diper van, which has "Löded Diper" spelled on it, which he believes to be a genuine spelling error. Greg explains that Frank dislikes the band because of their heavy metal music, while Susan doesn't mind.^[3]

Rodrick Rules[]

After returning from the mall, Greg and Frank are met by the loud sounds of Rodrick's band and a driveway packed with teenagers. Frank tries to call 911, but Susan stops him, claiming that the teens are "appreciating" Rodrick's music, a statement Greg can hardly believe anyone could say with a straight face. Eventually, Frank clears them out by blasting classical music.^[4]

On the day of the Talent Show, Frank is required to ride the band's van with Bill, something he wasn't thrilled about because of the band's name. Löded Diper gets paired with Harry Gilbertson, much to Rodrick's dismay. Afterwards, Bill starts their opening, asking the audience if they were ready to rock. Rodrick, Drew, and Bill blast metal music with Ward providing security and Susan recording their performance. Frank, meanwhile, gets away from the stage with cotton wads plugged in his ears. ^[5]

Dog Days[]

The band was once hired by Slipslide Water Park to perform a show near the wave pool the previous summer. The band members asked one of the employees if they could help them set up a smoke machine so they could have some special effects. They ended up messing up as they set up a bubble machine instead, which contributes to Rodrick's bad memory of the park.^[6]

Old School[]

When Billy Rotner followed Greg out of the town park, he recognized him as he used to hang out in the basement when Löded Diper practiced.^[7]

Wrecking Ball[]

When Rodrick thought the builders were going to use a wrecking ball to smash through the wall to connect it to the extension, he thought he could do a music video with his band when it happened. But when Löded Diper got there, they realised the builders had already opened the wall with a power saw.^[8]

Later, Susan lets Löded Diper play on the back deck during the moving party.^[9]

Diper Överlöde[]

In the most significant role the band has had in the entire series, Greg discusses how Rodrick is convinced that his band will eventually make it big. Greg doesn't seem too sure about this -- aside from the band's name, Greg notes that there are many obstacles in the way of Löded Diper's to "make it big." To name at least three:

They still practice in the basement of the Heffley house (which Frank and Susan clearly don't like).
The band hasn't performed at an actual show in at least a year.
Bill (the band's 35-year-old lead singer) is the only member of the group who's not in high school (and possibly the only member who's legally an adult), which severely limits what the band can and can't do.

However, Rodrick figures that the band can still make it big if they win the annual Battle of the Bands, just like Metallichihuahua did. While Greg clearly thinks that his older brother's band doesn't have much of a chance of actually winning a competition like that (no matter how hard they work), he decides to keep track of their activities just in case.

The band went to Goodwill to get some clothes that'll make them look like rock stars. Bill put together an outfit that made him look like the lead singer of a rock band, but his grandma donated half of the clothes Bill had bought, and she made him return them. Mackie suggested that they purchase rock star costumes instead. However, the costumes did not resemble those depicted on the packaging.

The next day, Rodrick got Susan to take pictures of the band for posters and album covers in the Heffleys' backyard. After many photos, they ditched their rock star costumes and used the stuff around them to the best of their ability. Susan told them they looked too serious and got them to lighten up for the following pictures. Eventually, it got too cold outside, so they moved their business inside. Greg took over photographer duty because Susan was busy with other stuff. Rodrick wanted photos that told people what Löded Diper is all about, so they went to the bathroom. After seeing the pictures, none of them looked professional enough for them. Mackie remembered that there was a studio at the mall that could take professional-looking photos for a low price, so everyone piled into the van and headed to the mall. Apparently, the studio was for babies, but by that point, the band decided to go for it. The photographer took many pictures of the band, but none of them fit what Löded Diper is looking for.

The band entered a Hands on a Van competition at a local car dealership to replace their old van, which had been rear-ended and had broken the back doors, making it impossible to transport their equipment for shows. Drew and Mackie got eliminated quickly due to inconveniences, but Rodrick and Bill put up a hard fight and almost won had they not taken their hands off to shake on a deal.

Löded Diper attempted to establish a following on social media by posting clips of themselves playing their songs in the basement. However, none of them attracted any attention, so they started changing the scenery, but that didn't help either. Mackie filmed Bill dropping a speaker on his foot and posted it as a joke. The clip was successful and became their most popular post, so they completely changed their formula and quickly built a following. However, the band soon realized they weren't getting their music out, so they returned to music. They lost a significant number of followers as a result, which led them to quit social media entirely and focus on creating music videos.

The band went through Metallichihuahua's old videos for inspiration. They focused their attention on one of Metallichihuahua's viral videos called "Dog Eat Dog" and analyzed the root cause of its popularity. The band explored various ideas to transcend the video, but many had issues they couldn't overcome.

Eventually, they acknowledged that they needed to record a song first. Greg said Löded Diper has recorded their songs in the past, but never had professional equipment to do so. They once used Manny Heffley's Teensy Tunes Recorder, but the playback wasn't perfect -- also, Susan had deleted everything they had recorded after Manny played their music at preschool.^[10]

At the end of the book, Mackie and Drew leave the band, with Mackie being accepted into a robotics school and Drew taking his brother's former job at a supermarket deli. Meanwhile, Bill rejoins after being fired from Stank. It is also implied that Rodrick's friend, Ward, and Drew's brother become permanent members of the band.

Online[]

In the band's first appearance, Greg explains its backstory, noting that not having to stay at home and listen to Löded Diper was one of the positive aspects of having soccer practice. ^[11]

The band was still practicing after Greg and Frank returned home from soccer. Greg says the band doesn't play real music, as everyone does their own thing, and Bill would yell out "Rock and Roll" every once in a while.^[12] This time, Frank didn't think of playing classical music to get rid of the group of teenagers outside until later.

Rodrick also wants Ann and Frank to give him the money they had planned to use for his college expenses, as he knows his band is going to be successful. Frank supported Rodrick's idea while Ann kept trying to convince him otherwise.^[13]

Known songs[]

In Diper Överlöde, Greg said Löded Diper recorded over fifty songs.

Explöded Diper

Explöded Diper (played at Plainview's Most Talented and is shown in Diper Överlöde)

Diper Överlöde (The first song that Rodrick wrote; Lyrics featured in The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book and appears in Diper Överlöde)
Can You Smell Us Now (played in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022 film), and appears in Diper Överlöde)

Devil's Diper (mentioned in the movie, Rodrick Rules (2011 film))

Baby

Time to Die (heard and listed in credits of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)
Baby (played at Heather Hills' Sweet 16)

Diper Överlöde songs[]

One-Wiper (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)

Can You Smell Us Now?
Diper Igniter (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Potty Mouth (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Leaky Kamade (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Down the Drain (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Monkey House (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
The Runs (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Raise a Stink (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Smell Test (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Stink It Up (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Toilet Lips (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)
Bloated Diper (mentioned in Diper Överlöde)

Band members[]

Rodrick Heffley (drums, backing vocals, founder)
Bill Walter (book: lead guitarist and singer, movie: bassist; formerly in the movie)
Drew's brother (bassist; possibly still a member)
Drew (bassist; formerly; Chris Merkle in the movie)
Mackie (guitarist; formerly)
Ben Segal (rhythm guitar, lead vocals; movie only)
Unknown bassist (bassist; possibly still a member)
Ward (singer; possibly still a member)

Trivia[]

According to Rowley Jefferson, some of the band's songs include curse words.
The band's name was inspired by real-life rock bands Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe. Both bands have archaic spellings just like Löded Diper. In The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, Rodrick makes more examples of how he creates band names and tells the reader that they owe him a hundred bucks if they use it.
Jeff Kinney said on Twitter that he's working on a Rodrick spin-off book that'll explain the origins of Löded Diper in more detail.^{[citation needed]}
Löded Diper seems to be really good at targeting the audience when teenagers can be seen hanging out in the Heffleys' driveway in Rodrick Rules and the band has been hired several times.
The "ö" in "Löded Diper" is an umlaut.
According to the Original Sketchbook, Löded Diper was originally going to be called "Diaper Whip" and "Bad Fart".
In the German version, the name is "Folle Vindl" (Volle Windel).