Amphibia (TV series)
| Amphibia | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Matt Braly |
| Voices of |
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| Theme music composer | Doug Petty |
| Opening theme | Welcome to Amphibia (instrumental) |
| Ending theme | Anne's Theme |
| Composer | T.J. Hill |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Matt Braly |
| Producer | Tara Badawy |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Disney Television Animation[nb 1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | June 17, 2019 – present |
Amphibia is an American animated television series created by Matt Braly that premiered on Disney Channel on June 17, 2019.[1] The series features the voices of Brenda Song, Justin Felbinger, Bill Farmer, and Amanda Leighton.
The show has been renewed for a second[2][3] and a third[3] season.
Premise
The series chronicles the adventures of an independent and fearless 13-year-old Thai-American girl named Anne Boonchuy.[4] After stealing a mysterious music box on her birthday at the advice of her friends, Sasha Waybright and Marcy Wu, Anne is magically transported to the world of Amphibia, a wild marshland tropical island full of anthropomorphic amphibians and threatening creatures. There Anne meets the excitable young frog named Sprig Plantar; unpredictable and adventurous baby pollywog Polly Plantar, the youngest member of the Plantar family; and overprotective and traditional grandfather Hop Pop who will guide her to be a true hero while discovering the first true friendship of her life as she lives with her newfound family while trying to find her friends as well as a way home.[5]
In season two, Anne and the Plantars go on a road trip to Amphibia's capital Newtopia to figure out the mystery behind the Calamity Box and to find a way to get Anne, Marcy and Sasha back home. While Anne reunites with Marcy, another friend from home, Newtopia's King Andrias secretly has his own plans for them. Meanwhile, Sasha and Captain Grime plan to invade Newtopia to overthrow the monarch and allow the toads to rule over Amphibia in a new era.
Characters
Production
Development
On February 19, 2018, Amphibia was greenlit by Disney Channel alongside The Owl House.[1] The series was created and executive-produced by Matt Braly, previously a storyboard artist on Gravity Falls and later a director on both Gravity Falls and Big City Greens. According to his Twitter account, he had been working on the series for almost two years before being greenlit,[6] though he began to conceive the project while work on Gravity Falls began to conclude.[7]
On May 15, 2019, Disney Channel renewed Amphibia for a second season ahead of its premiere.[2][8]
On June 23, 2020, the show was renewed for a third season ahead of its second-season premiere.[3] In a Reddit AMA, Braly referred to Amphibia as a "three act show" with season two as the "2nd act", implying that this could be the final season.[9]
Writing
The show was based on Braly's childhood trips to Bangkok, Thailand.[10] The series' tone was inspired by films by Aardman Animation and Studio Ghibli,[10][7] while its storytelling format was inspired by Gravity Falls and Steven Universe.[11] Braly was also inspired by video games such as The Legend of Zelda and Chrono Trigger when creating the series.[12] According to Braly, one of the reason he created the series is because he wanted a show whose lead character had a similar arc to Gravity Falls character Pacifica Northwest, as he felt that "to have this character change so drastically was so rewarding, and that's why [he] knew [he] wanted [his] own show to have some of the element as well".[10] According to Braly, the character of Sprig went through several changes through development, with the developers constantly giving him different ages, before choosing to make the character a younger brother-like figure for Anne.[13]
The series marks the first animated show to have a Thai-American lead.[7] Braly, who is Thai-American, chose to make the series' lead character, Anne Boonchuy, Thai-American because he wanted more Thai characters in television series.[14] According to Braly, Anne was loosely inspired by his grandmother.[10] He described Anne being Thai-American as "a number one priority", as he wanted Thai-American kids to see themselves reflected on television.[7] Braly also made the character dark-skinned due to his mother's family being tanned.[15]
Braly chose to make the series to be centered around a frog-populated world because he felt that, due to how frogs change from tadpoles to frogs, they were perfect for the series' theme of change.[16] Braly also implemented themes involving social classes and environmental awareness into the series, with Anne interacting with frogs of several different social backgrounds and learning to "appreciate the natural world around her".[15]
Three of the series' four writers are women, since Braly felt necessary due to the show centering on a teenager girl.[10] Storyboard artists are allowed to pitch their own ideas for an episode, a practice Braly took from his time at Gravity Falls.[10] Braly wanted the series to feature intense sequences, yet still being appropriate for all ages, constantly checking-in whether a scene is too terrifying for children and whether is what the scene is intended to be.[13]
Casting and voice recording
On March 27, 2019, it was revealed that Brenda Song would star in the series as the voice of Anne Boonchuy.[17] In April 2019, it was reported that Justin Felbinger would voice Sprig Plantar in the series.[2] On May 15, 2019, it was reported that Amanda Leighton and Bill Farmer joined the cast as the voices of Polly and Hopediah "Hop Pop" Plantar, respectively.[2] Over 50 actresses auditioned for the role of Anne, including Anna Akana and Haley Tju. While the role ultimately went to Song, Braly cast Akana and Tju as Anne's human friends, Sasha and Marcy respectively, instead.[18][3]
Muppet performer Matt Vogel made an appearance in the season 2 episode "Swamp and Sensibility".[19] However, Kermit the Frog (whom Vogel performed since 2017) was credited for the role in promotional material;[20] Kermit previously appeared in two promotional web videos for the series,[21][22] as well as in a D23 Expo panel promoting both the series and Big City Greens.[23]
According to Braly, Song add-libbed several jokes during recording.[24] Similarly, Alex Hirsch improvised several lines for his appearance in the season two episode "Wax Museum".[25] During the COVID-19 pandemic, cast members had to remotely record their lines from their homes, after which they sent their lines to the series' editors.[26]
Animation
Rough Draft Korea, Sunmin Image Pictures, and Saerom each provide animation. Braly chose those animation studios due to them still working with hand-drawn animation, a style Braly favored for the series.[27] The animators spend three to four months working on pre-production, with an episode taking about nine months to complete.[10] Forty staff members at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California also worked on the series.[10]
James Turner, a British illustrator most well known for his work on the Pokémon series of games (having created several Pokémon designs and worked as the art director for Pokémon Sword and Shield), provided artwork during the initial stages of the project.[28] The series' visuals were inspired by Jim Henson's 1982 film The Dark Crystal and the 1977 animated adaptation of The Hobbit.[10] The series' environments were also inspired by natural settings.[24] According to Braly, storyboarding for an episode begins after its script is finished.[27] Braly said that the different character designs for Anne and Marcy, in spite of both characters having Asian backgrounds, because the producers "never wanted to be trapped into a character design just because of what people might think an Asian person 'should' look like in a cartoon", as the characters "are representations of folks, not caricatures".[29]
By March 24, 2020, Disney Television Animation was closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with work on the series continuing remotely.[30] By that point, the producers had started storyboarding the season 2 finale, while other episodes were only partially completed.[31]
Music
T. J. Hill composed the score for the series.[32] During production on the series, Leslie Wolfhard, wife of storyboard artist Steve Wolfhard, pitched to the producers a song, which they ended up using in the season 1 episode "Taking Charge".[33] On July 23, 2020, Hill created a SoundCloud playlist featuring 10 tracks from the first season's score.[34]
A song titled "Welcome to Amphibia", performed by Celica Gray Westbook, was originally intended to serve as the series' theme song.[35] However, the song was later discarded in favor of an instrumental theme.[36] According to Braly, "Welcome to Amphibia" was written due to orders from Disney, but he eventually convinced the studio to use an instrumental theme instead, as he disliked the song because he felt it didn't fit with neither the show nor its main character.[36]
Hyper Potions composed a new version of the instrumental opening for the show's first "Theme Song Takeover" video.[12] A third version of the opening, with lyrics by writer Dan Siegel, was written for the second "Theme Song Takeover" video.[12]
The season one finale, "Reunion", features the song "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers. Braly said that he constantly listened to the song while developing the relationship between Anne, Marcy, and Sasha, so, when work began on "Reunion", Braly chose to use the song for the scene in which Sasha tries to sacrifice herself.[37]
On April 23, 2020, an extended play album, titled Amphibia: Battle of the Bands, was released.[38] The album features the songs "Heartstomper", performed by Akana, and "No Big Deal", performed by Song, Akana, and Tju, as well as instrumental covers of both songs by Hill & Todd McClintock and Adam Gumbam, respectively.[38][39]
Marketing
On July 19, 2018, during the Star vs. the Forces of Evil and Big City Greens panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Disney released an early version of the intro for the series.[40] They also gave away a limited-edition plush toy of Sprig Plantar.
On April 26, 2019, Disney FanFest released a music video for a vocal version of the opening theme titled ″Welcome to Amphibia″ performed by Celica Gray Westbrook[35] and a two-minute clip[41] during a livestream.[42] It was discussed to be used as the intro song.[43]
On May 14, 2019, Disney Channel released the trailer.[44]
On May 17, 2019, Disney Channel released the final version of the intro.[45]
Amphibia also included shorts, beginning with Teen Girl in a Frog World. The shorts premiered on September 3, 2019.[46]
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 39 | 20 | June 17, 2019 | July 18, 2019 | |
| 2 | 36[47] | 20[47] | July 11, 2020 | May 1, 2021[47] | |
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code [48][49][50] | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "Anne or Beast?" | Bert Youn Derek Kirk Kim | Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo | Kyler Spears, Yonatan Tal & Bert Youn Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi | June 17, 2019[nb 2] | 103 | 0.39[51] | ||||||
| "Best Fronds" | ||||||||||||||
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"Anne or Beast?": In the town of Wartwood, the amphibian townsfolk are in an uproar over a supposed beast. Sprig Plantar, the grandson of Hop Pop and older brother of Polly, becomes determined to capture the beast, only to learn that it is a human teenage girl named Anne Boonchuy who was transported there by a mysterious music box. He ends up befriending her, but the townsfolk plan to kill her. A giant preying mantis interrupts their attempt and Anne helps the people defeat it. Sprig convinces the reluctant townsfolk to help Anne find a way home and Hop Pop reluctantly allows Anne to stay with them. "Best Fronds": In flashback, Anne steals the music box from a thrift store at the urging from her friends and transports them all to Amphibia. In the present, Anne convinces Sprig to take her to the lake, but Hop Pop locks the door to keep Anne inside. Anne convinces Sprig to steal the key and they find a lake with a keep out sign, but ignore it. While swimming, they are attacked by a giant snake, but defeat it with Anne accepting Sprig as a friend. Meanwhile, a mysterious toad interrogates Anne's human friend Sasha who also wound up in Amphibia where the toad had found Anne's other shoe. Guests: James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Troy Baker as Captain Grime | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Cane Crazy" | Derek Kirk Kim | Adam Colás Gloria Shen | Hannah Ayoubi & Derek Kirk Kim Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis | June 18, 2019 | 101 | 0.46[52] | ||||||
| "Flood, Sweat and Tears" | ||||||||||||||
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"Cane Crazy": Anne accidentally breaks Hop Pop's favorite cane. Worried that she will get kicked out, she, Sprig and Polly visit the town wood-smith Leopold Loggle so he can fix it. He tells them that he cannot, but directs them to the Doom Tree which is the cane's source. The tree ends up being a giant stick bug and they fight it before scaring it away with termites while also messing up Loggle's store. Anne comes clean to Hop Pop about breaking his cane and prepares to leave, but Hop Pop tells her that she can stay and simply wanted her to respect him. He simply has her do the dishes for the incident. "Flood, Sweat and Tears": As Anne and Sprig's friendship continues to grow, Anne's bedroom in the basement gets flooded by a leak caused by burrow bugs. Hop Pop tries to fix it and in the meantime Anne bunks with Sprig in his room. While happy at first, hey soon discover that they cannot stand each other as roommates and try to fix the leak. The encounter giant lampreys and defeat them while also draining the basement. Anne and Sprig later find that being honest with each other has made them even better friends. Anne relocates to the couch until the living room starts to flood. Guests: Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Hop Luck" | Bert Youn | Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo Michele Cavin | Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | June 19, 2019 | 102 | 0.37[53] | ||||||
| "Stakeout" | ||||||||||||||
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"Hop Luck": To win the town's annual potluck and avoid the "Shame Cage" again, Anne leads the family on a quest to make pizza. After gathering most of the ingredients, they go to get tomatoes, which can only be obtained from a giant carnivorous tomato plant. They get swallowed by the plant and lose the ingredients in its stomach. Anne apologizes for putting the family in danger as she just wanted to help them win for once. Through Hop Pop's old cookbook, they find that they can eat their way out of the plant. Though the family loses again, their dish still turns out better than before. "Stakeout": Anne and Hop Pop cannot stop arguing. Worried that this could lead to the family splitting, Sprig steals some of the corn to have Anne and Hop Pop go on a stakeout. While they wait, Anne and Hop Pop talk about how they each miss a certain thing; Anne her home and Hop Pop the old ways. They then try each other's drinks, which gives them strange hallucinations, including Sprig as an evil corn monster. Once the hallucinations stop, Anne and Hop Pop appreciate how they both have each other's back. However, Polly drinks the remainder of Anne's drink and hallucinates a rock monster. Guests: Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Jill Bartlett as Maddie, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Domino Effect" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Story by : Jeff Trammell Teleplay by : Gloria Shen Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo | Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | June 20, 2019 | 107 | 0.41[54] | ||||||
| "Taking Charge" | ||||||||||||||
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"The Domino Effect": Ann and Sprig rescue a small cat-like caterpillar who resembles Anne's pet cat back at home, Domino. Naming the creature Domino II, Anne sneaks him into the house as Hop Pop has a firm stance against having pets. Domino II ends up being a hassle to own, but Anne continues to keep him. Eventually, Domino II makes a cocoon and Hop Pop finds out, telling them that it is a Coastal Killapillar. Domino II emerges and attacks the family, forcing Anne to finally get rid of the creature. Sprig later compares the incident to adopting her into their family and gives Anne a stuffed doll version of Domino II. "Taking Charge": Anne shows the Plantars her favorite show Suspicion Island, which Sprig and Polly like but Hop Pop does not. Anne later finds that someone used her phone's battery to watch the other episodes. Hop Pop tells them about Zapapedes, centipedes with electricity, and one has enough power to charge Anne's phone. While on the trip, the family gets suspicious of each other. Hop Pop then admits to using the phone, and jumps into a pile of Zapapedes to redeem himself which boosts the battery power of Anne's phone to 10,000%. Anne later forgives Hop Pop, but he almost spoils the show for them. | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Anne Theft Auto" | Derek Kirk Kim | Story by : Justin Charlebois Teleplay by : Jenava Mie Gloria Shen | Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi | June 24, 2019 | 104 | 0.39[55] | ||||||
| "Breakout Star" | ||||||||||||||
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"Anne Theft Auto": Hop Pop allows Anne to ride Bessie, the family snail, but needs her to read Bessie's history before doing so. Anne thinks it is better to ride by experience, so she and Sprig take Bessie for a joy ride. They get stuck in the forest and Sprig rides with Mrs. Croaker to get Hop Pop while Anne reads Bessie's history to pass the time. Anne gets attacked by savage hedgehogs, but having learned patience, Anne manages to get Bessie to escape, picks up Sprig from a wily Croaker, and head for home so Anne can finish the book. Upon finishing, Hop Pop allows Anne to drive Bessie whenever she wants. "Breakout Star": Anne gets a pimple breakout and tries to hide it from the townsfolk, but when they see her pimples, they think they are ruby warts and make her a celebrity. Seeing this as an opportunity to get the town's vote, Toadstool and his assistant Toadie invite her to the town hall and take her to public events. Anne's skin later clears up, and she asks the Plantars for help. They find red berries that look like pimples and attach them on her face. Seeing that the Plantars like her for what she is, Anne wipes off the berries and gets shunned by the town again, but Toadstool gets humiliated for insulting the town. Guests: Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Sprig Vs. Hop Pop" | Bert Youn | Adam Colás Story by : Emily Brundige Teleplay by : Michele Cavin | Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | June 25, 2019 | 105 | 0.39[56] | ||||||
| "Girl Time" | ||||||||||||||
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"Sprig Vs. Hop Pop": Seeing that Hop Pop does not take any suggestions from anyone, Sprig challenges Hop Pop for the control of the farm. Sprig surprisingly defeats Hop Pop and starts to take all suggestions. Seeing that the farm is falling apart and that Sprig is mad with power, the girls get Hop Pop, who was among beetles in the cemetery and has learned humility. Hop Pop challenges Sprig to a rematch, during which he promises Sprig that he will consider some of the suggestions. Sprig forfeits the match, and everything goes back to normal. Hop Pop is later delivered some suggestions, but he rejects some of them. "Girl Time": Anne is perturbed to see that Polly acts too boyish, so she decides to take her out for some "girl time". Despite Anne's best efforts, Polly does not like doing girly things and Anne insults her. However, Anne was using Hop Pop's wallet for their expenses, which are simply IOUs, and she and the Plantars are arrested. Polly decides to do the spitting contest to get a gold trophy to pay their debt, but feels ashamed. Anne apologizes for what she said and Polly surmises the energy to beat the record and get the trophy. It gets broken apart to pay the debt and the Plantars fashion a piece into a new trophy. Guests: James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, James Adomian as Buck Leatherleaf, April Winchell as Tuti | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Dating Season" | Bert Youn Derek Kirk Kim | Adam Colás Jenava Mie | Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis | June 26, 2019 | 106 | 0.39[57] | ||||||
| "Anne Vs. Wild" | ||||||||||||||
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"Dating Season": Anne and Sprig run into Ivy Sundew , Sprig's childhood friend. Believing that Sprig possibly likes her, Anne, Hop Pop, and Ivy's mother Felicia attempt to set them up at the Firefly Formal forcing them to perform a special dance. However, they have no interest in wanting to date each other, so they leave the dance together and watch fireflies. Not wanting to let the courtship be ruined, Anne and the others follow the two kids only to get captured by a couple of giant love doves. Sprig and Ivy then head off to rescue them. After the rescue, Sprig comes to realize that he is in love with Ivy. "Anne Vs. Wild": Anne wants to spend time with the Plantars and decides to go on a camping trip with them, despite hating it. Anne claims that she likes extreme camping and a survivalist named Soggy Joe takes them to a dangerous part of the woods. They are attacked by Mudmen, but Anne uses a bath bomb to deter them; revealing that they are wimpy cannibal frogs. Anne comes clean and admits that even though she hates camping, she wanted to feel included. Afterwards, she reveals the music box that brought her there. After denying any knowledge of it, Hop Pop secretly learns that it is called the Calamity Box. Guests: Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Dee Bradley Baker as Bessie, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, Katie Crown as Ivy, Kevin McDonald as Duckweed | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Contagi-Anne" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Michele Cavin Jenava Mie | Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi | June 27, 2019 | 108 | 0.41[58] | ||||||
| "Family Shrub" | ||||||||||||||
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"Contagi-Anne": To get out of working in the rain, Anne pretends to be sick. Unfortunately, this means that the Plantars get sick, so Anne decides to help them out. Shortly, the Plantars begin to develop red leg disease which could be fatal. Feeling guilty, Anne takes the Plantars to the highest mountain to bathe in the healing waters to be cured. When this seemingly does not work, Anne admits that she lied about being sick, but the Plantars forgive her. It turns out that Anne simply fed them red mushrooms; the side effects of which turn the skin red. Anne happily, and comically, cries that the Plantars will be fine. "Family Shrub": While putting together a family shrub, Anne grows bored as she finds the Plantar family history boring. Hop Pop runs out of glue and goes to the store to get more. Afterwards, Anne, Sprig and Polly discover a secret passage that leads to several rooms under the house that reveal that their ancestors were all incredible people, such as a scientist, a warrior and a treasure seeker, the latter of whom was an honorary Plantar. The group solve puzzles and traps and manage to make it back just in time for Hop Pop, and a glued on Loggle, to return. They rush into the tunnels with the kids following behind. Guests: James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Lily Pad Thai" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Adam Colás Gloria Shen | Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | July 1, 2019 | 109 | 0.39[59] | ||||||
| "Plantar's Last Stand" | ||||||||||||||
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"Lily Pad Thai": While at Stumpy's Diner, Anne overhears obnoxious food critic Albus Duckweed complain about the food. Having worked in a restaurant all her life, Anne decides to help an unenthusiastic Stumpy change the overall look and menu his diner. Going with a Thai theme, the makeover is a huge success, but Duckweed is still unimpressed and wants something special. They decide to cook Kraken, but it comes to life and starts attacking everyone. They defeat it and Duckweed changes his mind; finding the experience wonderful. Stumpy takes to the new look and tells Anne her parents would be proud. "Plantar's Last Stand": The Plantars learn that Toadstool is raising the rent and thus will be unable to keep their stand. Anne comes up with the Plantar's Potion, a regular fruit drink that regales increased nutrients. After some reluctance, Hop Pop takes to the marketing tactic and they are able to earn more money to save the stand. However, Hop Pop begins using compost to make more and it ends up attracting giant flies. After getting rid of them, Hop Pop comes clean and offers refunds. While Croaker is upset about being lied to, she appreciates his honesty and the Plantars lose their stand. Guests: Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Kevin McDonald as Mr. Duckweed | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Toad Tax" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Michele Cavin Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo | Drew Applegate, Cheyenne Curtis & Kyler Spears Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi | July 2, 2019 | 110 | 0.50[60] | ||||||
| "Prison Break" | ||||||||||||||
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"Toad Tax": Anne is disappointed that nobody in Wartwood respects her. When she meets the foot soldiers of Toad Tower, Anne impresses them with her skills and they make her deputy after telling her that they have come to collect the tax. Sprig becomes jealous, but discovers that Toadstool has been squirreling away the tax for himself. Anne begins to regret working with the toads due to their brute force and turns on them. When Sprig outs Toadstool's treachery, the townsfolk turn on Toadstool and the Toads. The Toads decide to tell their captain about Anne while the townspeople praise her heroics. "Prison Break": At Toad Tower, Sasha is a prisoner to the Toads. However, she uses her charm to get everyone to like her, much to the chagrin of Captain Grime their leader. When Percy, a dimwitted soldier, leads a group of herons to attack the tower, Sasha uses the opportunity to not just escape, but also helps the Toads. She convinces Grime that in order to get people to like him, he needs to say nice things to them. The plan works, and the Toads are able to defeat the herons. Grime takes a liking to Sasha and makes her lieutenant to the Toad army while she vows to find Anne and Marcy. Guests: Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Darin De Paul as Bog, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, April Winchell as Fens, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, Anna Akana as Sasha, Troy Baker as Grime, Matt Jones as Percy, Kristen Johnston as Braddock | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Grubhog Day" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Michele Cavin Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo | Matt Braly & Kim Roberson Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | July 3, 2019 | 111 | 0.44[61] | ||||||
| "Hop Pop and Lock" | ||||||||||||||
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"Grubhog Day": Wartwood celebrates Grubhog Day with an annual festival. Hop Pop forces Sprig to volunteer to watch over the grubhog, but that means having to miss the fair. Anne suggests bringing the grubhog with them on the rides, but while riding the coaster, a buzzard makes off with it. Anne and Sprig make a sock puppet variant, but Sprig comes clean when they try to cut it open. Hop Pop admits that he put too much pressure on him. While the townsfolk are disappointed that the grubhog is missing, they like the puppet show they put on and decide to make that their annual tradition from now on. "Hop Pop and Lock": Hop Pop reunites with Sylvia Sundew, his crush from long ago. When a dance festival is announced, Hop Pop decides to ask Sylvia, but encounters his much better rival Monroe. Hop Pop cannot dance so he learns from Anne who is an expert. At the dance, Hop Pop and Monroe vie for Sylvia with Monroe the superior dancer. However, Hop Pop does his freestyle dance, which turns out to be awful, only for Sylvia to reveal her own bizarre freestyle dance; admitting that she has "a soft spot for the weird ones". As everyone leaves, Hop Pop and Sylvia do a slow dance to Sprig's fiddle. Guests: Paul Eiding as Monroe, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, Mona Marshall as Sylvia | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Civil Wart" | Derek Kirk Kim | Jenava Mie Adam Colás | Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears | July 4, 2019 | 112 | 0.45[62] | ||||||
| "Hop-Popular" | ||||||||||||||
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"Civil Wart": After the town theater troop gets eaten, Anne decides to show everyone in town the movie Love Choice. Everyone immediately becomes split due to the protagonists' two differing love interests and two factions are made with Sprig and Polly leading their opposing sides. The whole town goes to war with Anne and Hop Pop trying to get Sprig and Polly to end their feud. When Polly's life ends up being in danger, Sprig "sacrifices" himself when he realizes that needs to protect his sister and everything goes back to normal. To prevent another incident, Anne decides to show the arthouse film My Dinner with Anders. "Hop-Popular": Still sad over losing the stand, Hop Pop decides to run for mayor to oppose Toadstool, much to everyone's delight. Anne, Sprig and Polly decide to help him win; fearing that he will become depressed if he loses. Hop Pop's popularity actually soars to the point that Toadstool tells him to forfeit. Instead, they go into the final round in the form of a boxing match that ends with Hop Pop the victor. However, Hop Pop forgot to campaign outside of Wartwood and Toadstool ends up winning with way more votes. As Hop Pop resigns to his loss, the town of Wartwood support him and get him a new stand. Guests: Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, Kevin McDonald as Mr. Duckweed, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Jill Bartlett as Maddie | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Croak and Punishment" | Bert Youn | Gloria Shen Michele Cavin | Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | July 8, 2019 | 113 | 0.42[63] | ||||||
| "Trip to the Archives" | ||||||||||||||
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"Croak and Punishment": Sprig finds a blue moon shell that he hopes to give to Ivy on her birthday. However, the shell gets stolen so he and Anne play cops and try and find the culprit. After a series of dead ends, they encounter a southern tusk frog named Gunther who is sweet and nice, but when angered turns into a giant monster. Realizing that they have been causing too much trouble, Sprig apologizes and Gunther forgives them. When they return home, they discover that Ivy had taken the shell to clean it. Sprig decides to give it to her early, but she tells him to keep so that she knows where his house is. "Trip to the Archives": Anne and the Plantars go to the archives to learn more about how to get Anne home. Sprig quickly grows bored and tries to get everyone thrusted into an adventure. However in his haste, hey destroys a key piece that was supposed to keep the archive doors open; trapping them all inside. Anne pokes her head through the skylight and gets stuck just as cicadas arrive to graze. Sprig finds the bathroom and swims all the through and rescues Anne in time. Anne tells Sprig that she needs to find answers even if it means doing boring things and Sprig apologizes. Guests: Chris Sullivan as Gunther, Katie Crown as Ivy, Kevin Michael Richardson as Baker, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Scott Menville as Quentin | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Snow Day" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo Jenava Mie | Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi | July 9, 2019 | 114 | 0.44[64] | ||||||
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"Snow Day": Hiber Day is coming to freeze all the frogs, and when that happens someone goes missing never to be seen again. Anne decides to protect the frogs during the freeze, but grows bored and awakens an inebriated Sprig to have fun. Polly ends up being the one that gets taken by a giant albino weasel and Anne and Sprig chase it back to its cavern. Anne discovers that it was just trying to feed its babies, so she makes an omelette for them in exchange for getting Polly back. As Hiber Day ends, Anne fesses up to what occurred, but Hop Pop tells her that her confessing was very responsible of her. "Cracking Mrs. Croaker": Sprig is very well liked by everyone, except for Mrs. Croaker. After misunderstanding Anne's suggestion, Sprig sets off to finding out how to make Croaker like him. They break into her house and find a photo of a man named Jonah. Thinking that he is Croaker's long lost love, Sprig goes out to find him and bring him to her. Jonah then turns out to be an assassin and Croaker's arch-enemy from back when she was a spy. After capturing him, she tells Sprig that not everyone is going to like him and that he should be okay with that, but seeing that he cares, she will try to tolerate him. Guests: Jeff Bergman as Jonah, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Katie Crown as Ivy, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Kevin Michael Richardson as Baker, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Jill Bartlett as Maddie | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "A Night at The Inn" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Gloria Shen Adam Colás | Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | July 10, 2019 | 115 | 0.34[65] | ||||||
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"A Night at The Inn": After Anne and the Plantars return from the archives, Bessie suddenly breaks down when it begins to rain. They stay at the Dandy Lion Inn, run by a kind bullfrog couple named Teddy and Martha. Polly, who will not admit to being afraid, tries to sleep by herself, only to discover that not only is her family gone, but that the bullfrogs are actually cannibals. She rescues her family and Anne mixes their stash of vinegar and baking soda, causing the inn to explode just as they escape with Bessie. Hop Pop congratulates Polly on her independence, but Polly decides to sleep with Hop Pop for the night. "Wally and Anne": Anne spots the Moss Man, a mythical being, but the Plantars do not believe her. One-Eyed Wally claims to have seen the Moss Man and agrees to go on an adventure to look for it and take a picture to prove that she is not crazy. Along the way, Anne begins to warm up to Wally who spouts his own philosophy about not caring what others think of him. Anne is close to snapping a picture, but she misses her chance to save Wally from falling to his doom. Afterwards, she learns to accept not caring what people think of her and Wally makes a song about his and Anne's adventure. Guests: Chris Sullivan as Teddy, Kari Wahlgren as Martha, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Dee Bradley Baker as Bessie | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Family Fishing Trip" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Michele Cavin Gloria Shen | Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi | July 11, 2019 | 116 | 0.48[66] | ||||||
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"Family Fishing Trip": Sprig looks forward to the family fishing trip and spending time with Hop Pop. However, Hop Pop's girlfriend Sylvia comes along, and Sprig gets jealous of her and tries to get rid of her while Anne tries to hang glide. Just as Sprig gets rid of Sylvia, Hop Pop tells him that Sylvia told him to spend time with him. Sylvia just so happens to be in harms way of a giant crab and Sprig rescues her using Anne's hang glider, much to her annoyance. He finally admits that he was jealous of Sylvia, but is now glad that she has him. Polly also hang glides better than Anne who wants to eat the crab. "Bizarre Bazaar": Anne learns of the Bizarre Bazaar, a nightly market that disappears annually. Anne and Sprig decide to take the music box there for answers despite Hop Pop forbidding them to. Just as it seems that they are about to get answers, Anne's backpack gets stolen and she and Sprig have to compete in a race against the Wrecker. They end up losing horribly and the Bazaar disappears. The Wrecker turns out to be Hop Pop in disguise who was trying to teach them a lesson. They agree to listen to him from now on and wait for his answers, but Hop Pop secretly buries the box in the yard instead. Guests: Mona Marshall as Sylvia, On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy, Susanne Blakeslee as Valeriana, Bill Kopp as Marnie, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Cursed!" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Jenava Mie Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo | Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | July 15, 2019 | 117 | 0.47[67] | ||||||
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"Cursed!": Sprig is scared of Maddie, his fiancé, so Anne helps break up with her. Afterwards, Sprig and Anne wake up to find that they are a fur ball and a bird, respectively. They believe that Maddie cursed them, but she denies any wrongdoing. She helps find the true culprit, the candy maker Barry who cursed them due to a petty mishap. A fight breaks out with Maddie the victor and Barry changes Anne and Sprig back to normal while also getting a large supply of candy in return. Sprig apologizes for judging Maddie and they decide to simply be friends from now on, though Maddie is still creepy about it. "Fiddle Me This": Fearing that his grandchildren's future is in jeopardy, Hop Pop has Sprig enter a talent show that has come to Wartwood and has him practice his fiddle until it is flawless, despite the fact that Sprig simply wants to have fun rather than winning a prize. While his presentation goes off without a hitch, a giant bat swoops in and grabs Sprig. Anne and the others work together to rescue Sprig with Polly using her "singing" to discombobulate the bat and take it down. Hop Pop apologizes for pushing Sprig, but to their surprise, the judges award the Plantars with the trophy. Guests: Keith Silverstein as Barry, Jill Bartlett as Maddie, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Tara Lipinski as Judge 1, Johnny Weir Judge 2, Dee Bradley Baker as Bessie | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Big Bugball Game" | Bert Youn Derek Kirk Kim | Michele Cavin Adam Colás | Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis | July 16, 2019 | 118 | 0.40[68] | ||||||
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"The Big Bugball Game": The town is celebrating Harvest Day, and part of the celebration is the Big Bugball Game. Farmers and Townies always go up against each other with the former usually losing. When Hop Pop sees that Anne is a natural, he has her join the team. She ends up being an handful, but over time learns to be a team player by taking part in trust exercises. The Farmers are doing well, resulting in the Townies blinding Anne. Using her trust exercises, Anne manages to play and Sprig makes the winning dunk, making it the first time the Farmers win. The Townies have to wear an itchy turkey costume for their loss. "Combat Camp": While Hop Pop heads to Crop Con, Anne, Sprig and Polly are forced to stay at a daycare center with Tritonio Espada who reveals himself to be a daring sword fighter and trains the kids to be weapon experts. While Sprig and Polly do fine, Anne is constantly criticized by Tritonio. She eventually confronts him and he tells her that he is trying to make her be her best and that her teachers at home are likely doing the same thing. It turns out that Tritonio is a criminal who needed help robbing a train, but the kids use their training to capture and have him arrested. When Hop Pop returns, he nor the kids want to talk. Guests: Diedrich Bader as Frog Jordan, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Eden Riegel as Lydia, Matt Chapman as Tritonio, Matt Braly as Chuck, Jack McBrayer as Toadie | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Children of the Spore" | Derek Kirk Kim Bert Youn | Matt Braly & Jack Ferraiolo Jenava Mie | Kathryn Marusik & Kyler Spears Drew Applegate, Silver Paul & Jenn Strickland | July 17, 2019 | 119 | 0.41[69] | ||||||
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"Children of the Spore": Fed up with the children disobeying him, Hop Pop buys a potion from the mysterious Apothecary Gary which when used on someone, makes them more compliable. When he sees that it works, albeit in an unsettling manner, he uses it again, but it turns them into mushroom zombies. Gary reveals that he is a mushroom possessing a frog and that he has zombified all the Wartwood citizens. Hop Pop frees Bessie who proceeds to devour the mushrooms, turning everyone to normal and defeating Gary. Hop Pop apologizes for trying to control the kids while the kids agree to be more respectful to Hop Pop. "Anne of the Year": For the Frog of the Year Ceremony, Anne discovers that she has won and as a thank you decides to throw the most epic party for all of Wartwood. In the meantime, Anne wants Sprig to ask Ivy out. Despite her best and impressive efforts, the party becomes a giant disaster. Hop Pop reveals that they voted for her, not because she was flawless, but because she grew as a person and the party resumes. Ivy asks Sprig out and he reciprocates. Anne is told to meet someone outside and discovers that it is Sasha, much to each others' delight. However, she also brought the Toads with her. Guests: Tony Hale as Apothecary Gary, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Dee Bradley Baker as Bessie, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Katie Crown as Ivy, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Anna Akana as Sasha, Troy Baker as Grime | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Reunion" | Derek Kirk Kim, Kyler Spears & Bert Youn | Matt Braly, Adam Colás, Jack Ferraiolo & Gloria Shen | Cheyenne Curtis, Nate Maurer, Kyler Spears, Jenn Strickland & Steve Wolfhard | July 18, 2019 | 120 | 0.34[70] | ||||||
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Three months prior, Sasha forces Anne to abandon her family to go and swipe the music box from a thrift store. In the present, the Toads round up all the Wartwood citizens by claiming that they are throwing a banquet. At Toad Tower, Sprig quickly deduces that they are prisoners and incites a riot. Anne learns from Sasha that they plan on killing Hop Pop because his run for mayor has caused a rebellion to surface. Anne tries to free all of Wartwood, but they are captured. Sprig outs Sasha for being a bully and she and Anne get into a sword fight with Anne overcoming Sasha. The Tower is blown up by One-Eyed Wally as everyone flees. Sasha tells Anne that she is better off without her and the Toads take her away. The Plantars promise Anne that they will do everything to help her get home with her friends. Guests: James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Anna Akana as Sasha, Troy Baker as Grime, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Darin De Paul as Bog, April Winchell as Fens, Matt Jones as Percy Song: "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers | ||||||||||||||
Season 2 (2020-21)
It was announced by D23 that four of the season's 20 episodes will be 22-minute specials.[71] Matt Braly later revealed on Twitter that the season finale, "True Colors", will be a 24-minute special.[72]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [73][48][74][75][76][77] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [73][74][78] | Prod. code [48] | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||
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| 21 | 1 | "Handy Anne" | Kyler Spears Joe Johnston | Adam Colás Todd McClintock | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul | July 11, 2020 | 201 | 0.39[79] | ||||||
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"Handy Anne": Anne and the Plantars make preparations to go to Newtopia to get answers to the music box. Hop Pop hires Chuck to house sit for them, but Anne thinks he is incompetent and buys a potion from Loggle. She uses it on the plants to fortify the house, but it creates a vegetable monster that destroys it and Anne ends up defeating it. Hop Pop tells her that she does not need to worry as Chuck is revealed to be an expert builder and rebuilds the house in seconds. Hop Pop claims that he has left the music box with his contacts and Anne and the Plantars begin their journey to the city of Newtopia. "Fort in the Road": The Plantars are on the road to Newtopia. Sprig and Anne want to experience exciting adventures, but Hop Pop forbids them to. As a result, all their requests to stop and see sights are denied. Anne and Sprig manage to find some ruins and enter to find an ancient computer. Hop Pop follows them and ends up stuck on an assembly line. They manage to destroy the computer and escape. Anne and Sprig apologize for disobeying Hop Pop, while Hop Pop admits that he was being too harsh and decides to treat everyone to the ice cream they passed by earlier. A robot emerges and begins to follow them. Guests: Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Matt Braly as Chuck, Kari Wahlgren as Computer | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 2 | "The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar" | Jenn Strickland Kyler Spears | Michele Cavin Jenava Mie | Anna O'Brian & Eddie West Inbal Breda & Cassie Zwart | July 18, 2020 | 202 | 0.22[80] | ||||||
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"The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar": The family arrives at Bittyburg, a literal small town where its tiny citizens are being forced to pay the ruthless outlaw Judro Hasselback. Hop Pop fends him off, but he returns with the rest of his family lead by Mama Hasselback. The Plantars and Anne are forced to flee. Hop Pop suddenly has an epiphany and decides to return to the town to save the civilians. They come in with a plan that works, but when Hop Pop is injured, the citizens of Bittyburg suddenly produce sharp teeth and attack the Hasselbacks, allowing the family to leave. Elsewhere, the robot continues to follow in the desert. "Anne Hunter": The family makes a stop in a forest where they discover that they are low on food and need to gather some more. Anne thinks that hunting will be fun, but quickly grows bored even though Sprig is trying to teach her the ways of the hunter which include a funny hypnotic dance. While Anne gathers food, the rest of the family gets captured by a scorpileo, a scorpion with leonine features. With the guidance of a Sprig hallucination, Anne uses what she learned as a hunter and saves the family from the scorpileo. The robot is still following them but keeps bumping into trees. Guests: Jenifer Lewis as Mama Hasselback, Keith Ferguson as Judro Hasselback, Julian Edwards as Bailey | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 3 | "Truck Stop Polly" | Joe Johnston Jenn Strickland | Gloria Shen Adam Colás | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul | July 25, 2020 | 203 | 0.44[81] | ||||||
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"Truck Stop Polly": Polly begins acting out and becoming a nuisance to the family. They decide to stop by a rest stop, during which Polly switches places with a pink stone in the hopes of freaking them out. Instead, they drive off, leaving Polly to sulk with the other truckers including Soggy Joe. She learns that the pink rock is an egg belonging to a roc and she and Joe race after the fwagon just as the family notice something is off. Polly uses her ability to conduct electricity and defeats the roc and apologizes for her behavior while the rest of the family admits that they miss home and understand Polly's plight. "A Caravan Named Desire": Anne and the Plantars meet an acting troupe lead by famed actress and playwright Renee Frodgers. Wanting to fulfill his dream of being an actor, Hop Pop chooses to have his family journey with them for a while. However, Hop Pop learns that the acting troupe rob banks while they perform as Renee tells him that nobody cares about the dramatic arts and this is their only way to stay afloat. At the next town over, Hop Pop finally outs Renee and a chase ensues, ending with a sandworm knocking Renee out and her getting arrested. Anne and the Plantars flee when they are to be questioned. Guests: Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe, Susan Egan as Renee Frodgers, Max Mittelman as Francis | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 4 | "Quarreler's Pass" | Kyler Spears Joe Johnston | Todd McClintock Michele Cavin | Anna O'Brian & Eddie West Inbal Breda & Cassie Zwart | August 1, 2020 | 204 | 0.54[82] | ||||||
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"Quarreler's Pass": Halfway to Newtopia, Sprig and Polly will not stop bickering, so Hop Pop drops them off at Quarreler's Pass, a split road to let travelers vent their frustrations. The two continue to fight until they end up in a cave belonging to a two headed olm who intends to devour. They finally put their differences aside and use their vocal mimicry to get the olm to fight with itself and escape where they reunite with Hop Pop and Anne. The whole time, Anne had been listening to Hop Pop's non-stop advice on how to get a boyfriend. After listening for far too long, Anne comically kicks Hop Pop off the fwagon. "Toadcatcher": Following her defeat by Anne, Sasha's been training to get her revenge on her and the Plantars while also looking after a defeated, lazy and out of shape Grime, who is now wanted by Newtopia for his crimes. Percy and Braddock, the only soldiers of Grime left, accidentally reveal his whereabouts to the newt soldier General Yunan. As they flee Grime deduces that Sasha misses Anne and she admits that she does not want to lose Grime. They manage to outwit Yunan and Grime, reinvigorated by the event, decides to take over Newtopia. Sasha vows that she and Anne are not through. Guests: Laila Berzins as Lysil, Chris Wylde as Angwin, Anna Akana as Sasha, Troy Baker as Grime, Zehra Fazal as Yunan, Matt Jones as Percy, April Winchell as Braddock | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 5 | "Swamp and Sensibility" | Kyler Spears Jenn Strickland | Gloria Shen Jenava Mie | Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer | August 8, 2020 | 205 | 0.32[84] | ||||||
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"Swamp and Sensibility": The family makes a stop in Ribbitvale, a highly affluent, upper-class town. They discover that One-Eyed Wally is there and is the son of Wigbert Ribbiton, one of the richest frogs in Amphibia. Wally does not want his father to find out about his double life in Wartwood, but Anne makes it known, angering his father. Wally challenges him to a game of beast polo for his freedom and wins. Despite this, he wants his dad to accept him for who he is as he still wants to associated as a Ribbiton. His father finally accepts him before revealing that he shares some of his son's quirks from Wartwood. "Wax Museum": The family stop by Stony Gulch where the residents marvel at Anne's appearance. This leads them to the wax museum run by the Curator. When Anne spots a CD player, the Curator promises to give it to her if she does a show for one night. However, he instead reveals his sinister plan to coat her in wax and be a permanent exhibit. The Plantars catch on and try to rescue her by melting the wax off the rest of the exhibits who come to life and get their revenge on the Curator by presumably killing him. Anne apologizes for being reckless while Sprig reveals that he snagged the CD player for her. Guests: Alex Hirsch as The Curator, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Hugh Bonneville as Wigbert, Matt Vogel (Kermit the Frog) as Crumpet Note: "Wax Museum" serves as a tribute to Gravity Falls with the participation of the show's creator.[83] | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 6 | "Marcy at the Gates" | Joe Johnston & Jenn Strickland | Matt Braly & Adam Colás | Aaron Austin, Anna O'Brian, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart | August 15, 2020 | 206 | 0.40[85] | ||||||
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The family finally arrives at Newtopia, only to find that it is closed to all outsiders until the army of giant ants called barbari-ants are gone. They encounter a hooded figure, who turns out to be Anne's other human friend Marcy and rejoice. They decide to take out the barbari-ants together with Anne wanting to protect Marcy, as she had always been a bit clumsy, while Sprig is suspicious of her after their encounter with Sasha. Marcy proves her own capabilities by defeating the queen barbari-ant; pleasing Anne and relieving Sprig. Now able to enter Newtopia and get a warm welcome, Anne tells Marcy about Sasha, and they both promise to find a way home, unaware that they are being watched by the King of Amphibia who apparently has a secret plot involving the girls as he states that the pieces are coming together. Guests: Keith David as King Andrias, Michelle Dockery Lady Olivia, Haley Tju as Marcy, Anna Akana as Sasha | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 7 | "Scavenger Hunt" | Kyler Spears Joe Johnston | Todd McClintock Michele Cavin | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul | August 22, 2020 | 207 | 0.44[86] | ||||||
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"Scavenger Hunt": Marcy picks up on a "puzzlegram", a telegram composed of puzzles from the king. Anne attempts to show Sprig that she is smart by solving them, but Marcy figures them out better. Instead, Anne ends up helping and befriending various citizens all over Newtopia. Eventually, Anne's actions gets the group in trouble, but they are saved by the people Anne helped. Anne admits that she is jealous of Marcy's intelligence, but Marcy admits that Anne has better social skills and they make up. Anne figures out the last clue which reveals that the message is "Bring Me the Plantars" and go meet the king. "The Plantars Check In": King Andrias, a giant and jovial salamander, wants to help Anne and Marcy return home, but it requires more research. He gives the Plantars his gold credit card and they stay in a lavish hotel. A restless Sprig decides to venture around while his family is asleep and enjoys all the perks. He runs afoul of a restless bellhop named Bella who steals his card to pay her debts, but he ends up rescuing her from a fall off the hotel ferris wheel. Just as she is about to be fired, Sprig comes to her defense and demands she get a raise. Sprig becomes tired while the family wants to go out now. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Tress MacNeille as Doris, Brielle Milla as Efty, Nicole Byer as Gertie, Keith David as King Andrias, Kristen Schaal as Bella, Michelle Dockery as Lady Olivia | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | "Lost in Newtopia" | Jenn Strickland Kyler Spears | Jenava Mie Gloria Shen | Anna O'Brian & Eddie West Inbal Breda & Cassie Zwart | August 29, 2020 | 208 | 0.29[87] | ||||||
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"Lost in Newtopia": Anne and Polly break away from a tour group so that they can experience the inner streets of Newtopia for themselves by pretending to be sick while Hop Pop keeps Sprig handcuffed to him so that he, ironically, does not cause any trouble. Anne and Polly traverse the streets only to cause trouble wherever they go. Eventually, a mob chases them back to the tour bus and they use a spicy burrito to deter the crowd and continue on their way to the cheese museum. Meanwhile, Marcy and King Andrias are doing research when Marcy discovers a secret library while Andrias follows her smugly. "Sprig Gets Schooled": The family come across Newtopia University. They walk on campus where Sprig shows off his knowledge of a certain subject to a professor. Impressed, he is offered a spot at NU which he reluctantly accepts at the urging of Hop Pop. Sprig quickly becomes overwhelmed by the studies, Hop Pop begins to miss Sprig while Anne and Polly try to sneak in so that they can join a crazy college party. Sprig tries to leave, releasing the weevils and Hop Pop tries to rescue him. The professor reveals that Sprig can leave whenever he wants and he and Hop Pop come to an understanding. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Keith David as King Andrias, Kai Zen as Young Anne, On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy, Jack Ferraiolo as Jerry, Flula Borg as Professor Herringbone, Kari Wahlgren as Professor Scalini | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 9 | "Little Frogtown" | Joe Johnston Jenn Strickland | Adam Colás Todd McClintock | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul | September 12, 2020 | 209 | 0.36[88] | ||||||
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"Little Frogtown": While the kids wait in line at an arcade, Hop Pop goes to meet Sal who runs a sandwich shop. He arrives to see that the place looks ransacked and, donning a hat, begins to act as if he is in a detective noir. Hop Pop is convinced that someone had stolen Sal's sauce recipe and is now selling it. After various mishaps, he locates the source to a factory, only to find that Sal is the one selling the sauce. He admits that the sandwich business was not doing well, so he mass produced the sauce instead. He tells Hop Pop to embrace change and he returns to the kids who failed to get into the arcade. "Hopping Mall": The family is in the shopping district of Newtopia where Anne decides to buy a special gift for her mother. She spots a special butterfly teapot and wants to buy it, but encounters a large newt named Priscilla the Killa and her minute daughter Pearl. Anne must enter a Smash n' Mash shopping cart competition and she and Sprig enter with them ultimately becoming victorious. Anne learns the pot was made by Priscilla's mother and she gives it to her while Pearl gives her a butterfly trinket in return. Later at night, Anne tells Sprig she misses her mother while he cannot remember his and the two of them bond. Guests: Maurice LaMarche as Sal, Misty Lee as Priscilla, Romi Dames as Pearl | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 10 | "The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers" | Kyler Spears Joe Johnston | Michele Cavin Gloria Shen | Alexandria Kwan & Eddie West Inbal Breda & Cassie Zwart | September 19, 2020 | 210 | 0.45[89] | ||||||
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"The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers": Marcy invites Anne, Sprig and Polly for a sleepover and are warned by Lady Olivia to not go into the basement. They decide to do a scare dare challenge with whoever chickens out has to have their name put in the Book of Losers. In the basement, they encounter strange jellyfish ghost-like creatures and see other numerous oddities. They use mirrors to deter the ghosts and stay up all night long. In the morning, all four put their names in the Book of Losers with Anne and Marcy having put their names in numerous times and agree to make up with Sasha. Lady Olivia calls them to Andrias. "A Day at the Aquarium": Andrias informs the group that the gems on the music box must be charged for Anne and Marcy to return home. Marcy informs Anne that she should to stay in Newtopia and she decides to go to the aquarium with the Plantars. Despite their effort to remain happy, they find things that remind them of their previous adventures. After an incident with a stingray, Anne the Plantars have one last goodbye before they separate. However, Marcy sees that Anne misses the Plantars and tells her to go back to Wartwood with them, much to her relief. Andrias offers a proposition to Marcy. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Michelle Dockery as Lady Olivia, Keith David as King Andrias, Nicole Byer as Gertie, Tress MacNeille as Doris | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 11 | "The Shut-In!" | Joe Johnston & Jenn Strickland | Michele Cavin & Todd McClintock | Inbal Breda, Alexandria Kwan, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart | October 17, 2020 | 212 | 0.28[91] | ||||||
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In this Halloween special, the Plantars stay inside during a blue moon, so they won't turn into beasts. To pass the time, they tell spooky stories.
After Sprig and Ivy prank the family, Polly, wanting a spooky story to tell since most of her stories were all experiences the family had, looks at the blue moon to turn into a beast. Nothing happens at first and the blue moon legend appears to be false. That is, until Polly turns into a beast, which freaks out the Plantars. Guests: George Takei as Mr. Littlepot, Jill Bartlett as Haddie, Jack McBrayer as Broadie, Katie Crown as Ivy, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, John DiMaggio as Stumpy Note: This episode is designed to be non-canon, which are episodes that take place outside of the normal continuity of the show. But if it was canon, the episode would chronologically take place after "Return to Wartwood".[90] | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 12 | "Night Drivers" | Jenn Strickland Kyler Spears | Jenava Mie Adam Colás | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul | March 6, 2021 | 211 | 0.41[92] | ||||||
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"Night Drivers": Wanting to be home quicker, Sprig and Polly decide to drive the fwagon in the night while Anne and Hop Pop sleep. They come across a terrifying hitchhiker and try to avoid him but he continues to appear and manages to get on the fwagon. As morning rises, the hitchhiker disappears and Sprig and Polly discover a statue of the him, who turned out to be the ghost of a helpful guide named Zachariah Nettles. Anne and Hop Pop wake up and find the two frog kids in a tired daze. While at first angry, they let them sleep so that they can drive the rest of the way home. Down the road, the robot continues to follow them. "Return to Wartwood": Anne and the Plantars return to Wartwood to a warm welcome. However, Hop Pop and Polly realize that they forgot to bring gifts back for the citizens and convince Anne and Sprig to help fake an attack by summoning a Chicka-lisk to burn a stack of fake presents. The ploy works, but soon Anne and the Plantars team up with the rest of Wartwood to defeat the Chicka-lisk who flees. Anne convinces the Plantars to come clean and while the citizens of Wartwood are upset, they admit that they are glad to see the Plantars be themselves again and Ivy asks Sprig out on a date. Guests: Katie Crown as Ivy, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Jill Bartlett as Maddie, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Jack McBrayer as Toadie | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 13 | "Ivy on the Run" | Joe Johnston Kyler Spears | Gloria Shen Jenava Mie | Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer | March 13, 2021 | 213 | 0.32[93] | ||||||
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"Ivy on the Run": Ivy is trying to hang out with Sprig, but Felicia is constantly making her do her chores in such a specific and perfect manner. Fed up with Felicia's overbearingness, she decides to run away, something Sprig tries to dissuade her from. They run into Anne and Polly, who were training in Muay Thai. Felicia catches up with Ivy, and agrees to let her go if she can defeat her once in a three-round match, where Felicia reveals herself a competent fighter. Ivy realizes that Felicia has been training her for the day that they eventually adventure together and she apologizes for being dismissive. "After the Rain": Anne and the Plantars get a message from Marcy saying she is coming and to be prepared. Hop Pop goes looking for the Calamity Box and Anne catches him and learns the that he tried to hide it. Upset she runs away with Hop Pop chasing her. Sprig and Polly try looking for the Calamity Box and realize that it was taken by Magpie Beetles and are in the middle of a "love-nado dance". Sprig and Polly get in trouble and Anne and Hop Pop rescue them. Hop Pop admits his wrongdoing and reveals the fate of Sprig and Polly's parents. Anne forgives him and the Plantars promise to help her. Guests: Katie Crown as Ivy, On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Jill Bartlett as Maddie | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 14 | "The First Temple" | Kyler Spears & Jenn Strickland | Adam Colás & Todd McClintock | Inbal Breda, Danny Ducker, Alexandria Kwan, Eddie West & Cassie Zwart | March 20, 2021 | 214 | 0.34[94] | ||||||
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Marcy meets with Anne and the Plantars and head to the first temple which is composed of a series of various puzzles and games they need to solve. Marcy continues to get "lost in the zone" and disregards the danger she is putting her friends through. Meanwhile, Hop Pop and Anne continue to have awkward moments due to the events of the previous episode that results in the two of them getting into an argument. They next play flip wart, a chess-like game with Anne and the Plantars as pieces and Marcy controlling them. Anne finally tells Hop Pop that she simply wants time to herself and he concedes. Marcy forfeits when she cannot prevent danger harming her friends. However, this ends up being the test and they recharge the green gem on the box. In Newtopia, Andrias learns of their success and meets with his master, a multi-eyed being. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Zehra Fazal as Yunan, Keith David as King Andrias | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 15 | "New Wartwood" | Joe Johnston Jenn Strickland | Michele Cavin Jenava Mie | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul | March 27, 2021 | TBA | 0.34[95] | ||||||
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"New Wartwood": Marcy is disappointed to learn that the people of Wartwood do not like her. Despite Anne telling her that it will take time, Marcy decides to "fix" things in their town which makes them happy, but they still do not like her. Mayor Toadstool offers some ideas to improve the town, but the heavy load causes Wartwood to sink into the swamp it was built on top of. Marcy gets rid of the excess and saves the town. Everyone scolds Marcy for being inconsiderate, but they tell her that she was just like Anne when she first came to Wartwood. Marcy makes it up by building the town as it was originally. "Friend or Frobo?": Polly gets very bored when everyone is doing something else and encounters the robot that was following them the whole time. She names if Frobo and proceeds to teach it to do mischievous things with her. However, Frobo ends up causing serious damage and the citizens attack him. Believing that Polly is in danger, Frobo becomes violent and fights back. Ultimately, Polly talks Frobo down and admits that she was being irresponsible with him and he settles. Hop Pop decides to adopt Frobo when he learns that he can do various other helpful tasks like gardening. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Kevin McDonald as Mr. Duckweed, John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 16 | "Toad to Redemption" | Kyler Spears Joe Johnston | Gloria Shen Adam Colás | Danny Ducker & Eddie West Inbal Breda & Cassie Zwart | April 3, 2021 | 215 | 0.25[96] | ||||||
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"Toad to Redemption": Mayor Toadstool begins to like being helpful to the people of Wartwood, but is approached by Newtopia emissary Jacinda who offers him to lead South Toad Tower and adds that turning it down will result in his imprisonment. With Anne and the Plantars' help, he tries to look incompetent, but to no avail. Bog and the rest of the Grime's former Toad warriors attack Wartwood, but Toadstool defends the town and saves the day. Instead, Jacinda decides to make Bog the new leader after deeming Toadstool as "too soft" and he is allowed to stay in Wartwood much to everyone's casual acceptance. "Maddie & Marcy": While trying to perfect a spell, Maddie gets pestered by her younger sisters, Rosemary, Lavender and Ginger, who want to play with her. Instead, she forms a closeness with Marcy who wants to help complete her spell. The triplets become jealous and, based off of a comment made by Maddie, decide to literally grow up using one of her spells. The triplets proceed to grow continuously and Maddie realizes that it is her fault they are this way. With Marcy's help, she uses another spell to shrink her sisters back down and promises to be more caring to them. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Darin De Paul as Bog, April Winchell as Fens, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Salli Saffioti as Jacinda, Jill Bartlett as Maddie, Kevin Michael Richardson as Baker, Marlow Barkley as Rosemary, Mia Allan as Lavender, Ella Allan as Ginger | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 17 | "The Second Temple" | Jenn Strickland Kyler Spears | Todd McClintock Michele Cavin | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha & Silver Paul | April 10, 2021 | 216 | 0.37[97] | ||||||
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"The Second Temple": Anne, Marcy and the Plantars arrive in a frozen tundra where they run into Valeriana who claims that she can take them to the second temple. However, she continuously belittles Anne due to her selfless acts to help her friends. After insulting her, Valeriana takes Anne to a spire and recalls her misdeeds. Once again, Anne acts selfless and Valeriana reveals that it was all a test and rewards her with recharging the blue gem on the box. However, Anne leaves before it can finish charging when she believes her friends are in danger. Upon heading home, the blue gem begins to flicker. "Barrel's Warhammer": Sasha, Grime, Percy and Braddock arrive at the Toad summit to pitch their idea of taking over Newtopia and Amphibia. Everyone likes the idea, but do not want Grime to lead. Sasha impulsively takes the challenge of acquiring Barrel's Warhammer to prove their worth. Despite Percy and Braddock saying they should quit if things got too dangerous, Sasha ignores their pleas and together they face a giant worm to get the hammer back and to prove that she can make it without Anne or Marcy. They are successful, but Percy and Braddock leave; unwilling to work with Sasha. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Susanne Blakeslee as Valeriana, Sam Riegel as Leander, Anna Akana as Sasha, Troy Baker as Grime, April Winchell as Braddock, Matt Jones as Percy, Aisling Bea as Captain Beatrix, Daisuke Tsuji as Captain Bufo, Ron Cephas Jones as Captain Aldo | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | 18 | "Bessie & MicroAngelo" | Joe Johnston Jenn Strickland | Jenava Mie Gloria Shen | Danny Ducker & Eddie West Inbal Breda & Cassie Zwart | April 17, 2021 | 217 | 0.35[98] | ||||||
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"Bessie & MicroAngelo": While Anne, Marcy and the Plantars pack for the last temple, Bessie is placed in charge of looking after MicroAngelo who continuously gets into trouble. Meanwhile, Marcy hires a fashion expert from Newtopia named Bernardo to find the perfect armor for Anne. After a series of mishaps, Bessie rescues MicroAngelo from a giant bat creature while simultaneously putting out a fire that was almost going to blow everyone up. Anne eventually settles on a "minimalist" armor chest plate so that she can see herself, while Bessie and MicroAngelo form a close bond with each other. "The Third Temple": Anne, Marcy and the Plantars arrive at the third temple located inside of a volcano. Upon entering, they run into Sasha and Grime who claim that they have changed their ways and want to help. Anne continues to doubt Sasha's motivations until they reach the final room where they must face a stone monster. Anne admits that it is not just now, but their entire friendship that bothers her, but encourages Sasha to defeat it while also charging the pink gem on the Calamity Box. After exiting the cave, Grime reminds Sasha of their true plan, which now makes her feel guilty. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Dee Bradley Baker as Bessie, MicroAngelo, Thomas Middleditch as Bernardo, Fred Tatasciore as Stone Monster, Troy Baker as Grime, Anna Akana as Sasha | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | 19 | "The Dinner" | Kyler Spears Joe Johnston | Adam Colás Todd McClintock | Drew Applegate & Nate Maurer Eleisiya Arocha, Silver Paul & Cassie Zwart | April 24, 2021 | 218 | N/A | ||||||
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"The Dinner": Anne, Marcy and the Plantars invite Sasha and Grime over for dinner to bury the hatchet. While things seem nice at first, everyone becomes awkward with one another when they bring up past conflicts. Unable to contain herself, Sasha lashes out at Anne and Marcy for trying to change her. A cake Grime brought turns into a deadly challenge that forces the girls to save everyone. Afterwards, Anne tells Sasha that while she knows it is difficult for her to change, she needs to accept that she and Marcy have done so. Sasha apologizes as everyone tries the cake and find that it is quite delicious. "Battle of the Bands": To ease Sasha and Grime's presence, Toadstool holds a Battle of the Bands contest and the girls get together to reform Sasha and the Sharps. However, Sasha shows her controlling nature when Anne suggests a new song and she leaves in a huff where she teams up with Toadie. Sasha quickly learns that always being in control is exhausting and she needs to support her friends. At the contest, Sasha reforms with Anne and Marcy to perform the new song, but Grime wins with his three hour harp solo. Anne suggests taking a group photo before she, Marcy, and Sasha leave for home. Guests: Haley Tju as Marcy, Troy Baker as Grime, Anna Akana as Sasha, Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle, James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally, Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool, Jack McBrayer as Toadie, Laila Berzins as Mrs. Croaker, Kevin McDonald as Mr. Duckweed, Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe Songs: "Heartstomper" by Anna Akana; "No Big Deal" by Brenda Song, Haley Tju and Anna Akana | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | 20 | "True Colors" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | May 1, 2021 | 220 | N/A | ||||||
Shorts
Teen Girl in a Frog World (2019)
A series of shorts began airing depicting Anne encountering oddities in Amphibia with the Plantars. All of the shorts were directed by Drew Applegate.[99][100][101]
| No. | Title | Written by | Online release date | |
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| 1 | "No Signal" | Drew Applegate[99] | September 3, 2019 | |
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Anne can't get a signal for her phone and ponders that she might need to be close to a large antenna. Sprig misunderstands her and retrieves a giant insect with large antennae. | ||||
| 2 | "Whack-A-Mole" | Steve Wolfhard[100] | September 10, 2019 | |
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Seeing Sprig dealing with a mole digging up the vegetable patch, Anne uses her Whac-A-Mole skills to hit it. This angers the creature, which turns out to be a much larger mole than she realized. | ||||
| 3 | "Scenic Route" | Drew Applegate[101] | September 17, 2019 | |
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Anne is bored during a snail ride, so Hop Pop suggests taking the scenic route home. While the Plantars are unfazed, Anne is alarmed and injured by the many things they encounter along the journey. By the time they get home, Anne is eager to take the scenic route again. | ||||
| 4 | "Hop Popcorn" | Cheyenne Curtis[101] | September 24, 2019 | |
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Hop Pop decides to make popcorn for movie night by roasting a giant ear of corn. However, he forgets to cover it, and the giant popcorn destroys most of the house and injures the family. | ||||
| 5 | "Cattail Catastrophe" | Drew Applegate[101] | October 1, 2019 | |
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With Anne unable to cross a large gap, Sprig suggests using a giant cattail as a catapult. However, the cattail proves too strong and Anne is launched off into the distance. Sprig, thinking it looks fun, launches himself after her. | ||||
Wild Amphibia (2019)
In the style of nature documentaries, Soggy Joe introduces the viewer to a variety of strange creatures in Amphibia. After Soggy Joe is done reviewing each one, he will reveal a fictional promotion that is associated with him.
| No. | Title | Online release date |
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| 1 | "Rhino Beetle" | November 13, 2019 |
| 2 | "Killer Tomatoes" | November 20, 2019 |
| 3 | "Kitty" | November 27, 2019 |
| 4 | "Praying Mantis" | December 4, 2019 |
Chibi Tiny Tales (2020)
Disney began releasing new shorts titled Chibi Tiny Tales as a loose follow up to Big Chibi 6 The Shorts.
| No. | Title | Online release date | |
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| 1 | "Mantis Bowling" | June 7, 2020[102] | |
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Anne teaches Sprig, Hop Pop and Polly how to bowl by rolling a pill bug at baby mantises. The mother mantis soon discovers them and gets revenge by turning them into her own pins. | |||
| 2 | "Quit Bugging Me" | June 14, 2020[103] | |
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Hop Pop is constantly disrupted by Sprig, who is attempting to catch and eat a passing fly. He eventually tricks Sprig into sticking his tongue to a giant ladybug and getting carried away. | |||
| 3 | "Bird Attack" | June 21, 2020[104] | |
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A bird mistakes Sprig's goggles for clovers and attempts to eat Sprig and Anne. Before they can be eaten, a larger bird mistakes the bird's plumage for its own favorite plant and pursues them all. | |||
| 4 | "Bucket Blues" | June 28, 2020[105] | |
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Polly finds a chalice left by Wally and begins using it, making her old bucket jealous. The bucket attempts to win her back to no avail, only to get damaged saving her from a falling boulder. Seeing its selflessness, Polly rejects the chalice and returns to her bucket. | |||
| 5 | "Family Photo" | July 5, 2020[106] | |
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Hop Pop tries to force the kids to take a family photo together, but they are impatient and keep ruining every shot. While attempting to escape, they accidentally break Hop Pop's camera. Feeling guilty, the three assemble a family photo for Hop Pop using pieces from the other photos. | |||
| 6 | "Quicksand" | July 12, 2020[107] | |
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While playing with Sprig, Anne accidentally gets stuck in a quicksand pit. Unable to rescue her, the Plantars say their goodbyes to Anne, and she accepts her fate, only to discover Wally's secret hideaway below, which she easily returns from. | |||
Disney Theme Song Takeover (2020-21)
As part of a promotional campaign, Disney Channel began airing the Disney Theme Song Takeover wherein supporting characters from different shows performed the theme song to the series they were in. Unlike previous theme song takeovers, the first Amphibia Takeover video is instead an alternate arrangement instead of a supporting character singing it.
| No. | Title | Release date | |
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| 1 | "8-bit Theme Song Takeover" | August 14, 2020 | |
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Anne and Sprig play a new video game on her phone resembling their adventures. Hop Pop later tells them to clean the spiders out of the bathroom to lure them away so he can play the game. Note: The video features pixel art by guest animator Paul Robertson and an arrangement of the theme by indie chiptune band Hyper Potions.[12] | |||
| 2 | "Sasha Theme Song Takeover" | January 10, 2021 | |
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Sasha takes over the theme song to help explain her, in her own opinion, much better back story to Anne. Even if her theme song is better, Anne believes that she still works as the main character, though Sprig thinks he is the main character of the series because he is the normal frog who saved the human monster (Anne) and then take care of her, basically a reference to the series first episode "Anne or Beast?". | |||
Reception
Critical reception
Amphibia received a positive reception from critics. Common Sense Media's Emily Ashby rated the show 4 out of 5 stars and praised the series for its characters and themes, writing that "Sprig and Anne's adventures are a joy to behold, mostly thanks to their delightfully compatible personalities and the sweet friendship that develops between them" and that "the story illustrates issues like bullying and emotional manipulation in ways that will resonate with kids and tweens and can prompt discussions about the topics".[108] Bekah Burbank of LaughingPlace.com praised the series' ability to balance its humor and its terror elements, as well as its pacing, characters, and animation, stating that "Amphibia is clever and goofy with plenty of jokes to keep kids laughing and just enough scary content to hold their attention. The show moves quickly and is broken into two 11-minute episodes that, at least for the premiere, form one complete chapter. The animation is bouncy and colorful and the characters are a delight".[109] Collider's Dave Trumbore gave the series' first two episodes a 4 stars rating, feeling that they "[served] as a great introduction to the series".[110]
Notes
- ^ Animation outsourced to Rough Draft Korea, Saerom Animation and Sunmin Image Pictures.
- ^ This episode was released on DisneyNOW and Disney Channel's official YouTube channel on June 14, 2019.
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- ^ @DisneyTVA (March 10, 2021). "More #Amphibia is hopping your way this April and May! You won't want to miss these toad-ally action packed episodes #WatchOnDisneyChannel" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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