Amphibia (2019) s01e11 Episode Script

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Iced flies! Get your iced flies over here!
Carnie games? Fair food?
Why can't it be like this all the time?
Welcome to Grubhog Day, Anne!
It's the one day a year that no one works
and the whole swamp cuts loose.
Whoo-hoo!
It all leads up to a big ceremony
where the grubhog pops out
of his official stump!
And let me guess, predicts the weather?
How'd you know?
Believe it or not,
we've got the same thing in my world.
Grubhog, schmub hog.
The best part of this holiday
is the vomit-inducing,
death-defying, unforgettable
rides!
That's what I'm talking about.
Not so fast, kids!
Hop Pop, what? What are you
doing hiding in the bushes?
Uh, I'm not quite sure myself, Anne.
But never mind that. Great news!
Ralphie Underbrook has the plague!
That's horrible!
Oh, he'll be fine.
But now, someone has to
take care of the grubhog,
and I volunteered you, Sprig.
- What?
- This is a big deal.
The last Plantar to do it botched
the job so bad, we shunned him for life.
Botched it?
Let's just say he got hungry.
And he ate it.
Isn't this exciting?
You'll have to miss the fair,
of course, but it's for a good cause.
Come on, boy. Do it for the family.
What do you say?
Well I, uh
Of course I will!
There's nothing more important to me
than family.
Rides are for dum-dums anyway.
That's my Sprig!
I knew I could count on you.
This guy, everyone! This guy!
Oh! He's so cute.
Like a little sock puppet!
Careful. It spits acid.
Don't stare
into the abyss, Anne.
After all, it stares back.
You got that costume on yet, boy?
I'm so happy I lived to see this.
"Congratulations, lucky child.
Keep an eye on the grubhog, and
don't pull a Plantar."
Polly, let's go spread the good news.
The Plantars are back, baby!
And just remember
The family name is in your hands.
In your hands.
All right, dude. What's going on?
I know you don't wanna do this.
I don't.
But I can't let Hop Pop down.
He's counting on me.
Sprig, buddy, just tell Hop Pop
how you really feel.
Drop that truth bomb.
No way. Those eyes he gave me earlier,
those were "I'm proud of you, Sprig" eyes.
I've only seen them maybe twice.
So, you just go and enjoy those
incredible rides without me.
Is that the Spider Spinner?
I've heard
it's the fastest ride ever made!
But I guess
I'll have to miss it this year.
Hey. What did that scroll
say your one job was?
To keep an eye on the grubhog.
So, why not keep an eye on him
as he's sitting next to us?
On a ride.
You're a hopping genius, Anne!
As long as we're back here before
the ceremony, what's the difference?
But what if Hop Pop sees us out there?
- He won't!
- This plan is flawless!
Oh, shoot. No, get back here.
Yeah!
This is amazing!
Not only are we having fun,
but I'm also doing Hop Pop proud!
In my world, we'd call this a win-win.
Uh, we call it a win-win here, too, Anne.
Look!
A new ride. Let's do it.
Hog overboard!
No, look! We can pick him up
when we come back around. Ha-ha!
It's gonna be OK!
There he is!
Whoa, buddy. Don't freak out.
Don't freak out.
Maybe we can go into the woods
and find a new grubhog?
The ceremony starts in five minutes!
Hop Pop's gonna be so disappointed.
There's gotta be something we can do.
Think! Socks, buttons.
Don't know why you'd want them
but we got 'em!
There we go.
Presenting one grubhog!
Hmm, I don't know.
He's a friendly little guy.
Maybe
we can actually pull this off.
It's just gotta pop out
of the stump, right?
And predict the weather, yeah.
We totally got this!
The Grubhog Ceremony
will begin presently.
Let's do this thing.
I can fix that.
Frogs, friends. Welcome
to the annual Grubhog Celebration!
Dang right!
- Yeah!
- Whoo-hoo!
Now, now, wait. Simmer down, simmer down.
I now hand it over to the next
town scandal just waiting to happen.
Sprig Plantar!
Hello.
Welcome, fellow frogs.
It is my honor to present
the one, the only, the-absolutely-real
and-not-fake grubhog!
Does the, uh, grubhog look
a little bit off to you?
Uh, they probably changed its diet.
That's what it is.
I can't believe it!
We're pulling this off!
Good, 'cause it's hot in here.
Cute and cuddly. He's here.
And now, the ceremonial feeding
and cleaning of the grubhog!
That's grubhog's got some sass in him.
What are you doing?
Selling it.
Oh, crud.
OK, you. Put 'em up.
Well done, my boy. Well done.
I must say this is the best
ceremony we've ever had.
Consider the Plantar name
restored in full!
And now, the moment
we've all been waiting for.
It's time to cut open the grubhog!
Uh, what now? Oh! Oh!
Now remember, spots in the liver means?
Two more weeks of winter!
- Cut, cut!
- I love this part!
Wait, you guys read its guts?
I thought you had the same tradition
back home.
That was a little different!
Cut, cut, cut!
No, uh What's gotten into you, boy?
Has the grubhog taken over your mind?
I can't let you do this. The truth is
The truth is I lost the grubhog!
- Leaping lily pads! What?
- That's right.
I lost the grubhog
because I was goofing off at the fair.
Anne and I tricked you all to cover it up.
Hello, everybody.
Sprig, I don't understand.
I I thought you said fixing the family
name was important to you.
I knew it was important to you.
So, I played along.
I just wanted to make you proud.
Sprig, I owe you an apology.
I put way too much on your shoulders.
I should've just let you
have fun at the fair.
Well, Plantars, you've ruined everything
surprising absolutely no one.
I knew this goofy kid
would mess things up somehow.
Hey, you make fun of me all you want,
but you leave him out of this.
Wake up, Plantar! The night is ruined!
We've got no grubhog. All we got
is a puppet that everyone seemed to love!
Chop the grubhog!
No! Chop you!
Ree, ree, ree!
- "Grubhog Two".
- "The Reckoning".
And, cue the applause.
Puppets! Puppets! Puppets!
Ten shows nightly. They can't get enough.
Sprig, this puppet show is a great idea.
You redeemed the family name after all.
I'm proud of you. Both of you.
That whole killing-the-grubhog stuff
has always been pretty severe.
Not to me!
And now, the moment
y'all been waiting for.
Let the show begin!
To the VIP seats!
Uh, hey, Anne?
Thanks for sticking with me today.
It was a ride I won't forget.
Anytime, dude. Real talk though,
I almost peed myself
when they were gonna cut off my arm.
Yeah, memories.
Too bad about that grubhog though.
I hope he's in a better place.
Thank you for saving me, loyal subject.
Think nothing of it, Lord.
I have not forgotten the aid
you gave my people.
To where do we fly?
To war, old friend. To war.
Now kids, just 'cause
we lost the family stand
doesn't mean we can't sell our produce
out of a janky wheelbarrow.
This this is pretty sad.
Agreed.
Ah, criminal activity. Excitement!
Take that off. This is perfectly legal.
Then why are we hiding in an alley?
Um, stop asking questions
and follow my lead.
Psst, lady. Wanna buy an eggplant?
Hoppy!
What Sylvia!
Hoppy?
Come here, you sweet potato.
I thought you had moved away.
Yep, but I'm back in town.
Now, let's take a look at your veggies.
Oh, I'll take this one.
I've always had a soft spot
for the weird ones.
Well, I better be going. Goodbye, Hoppy.
Goodbye, Sylvia.
Hop Pop, you dog!
- What's happening?
- What's going on?
Hop Pop is clearly in love.
- What?
- I didn't think that was possible.
Am not!
OK, maybe a little.
Ohh. You should tell her how you feel.
I wish I could.
But you saw how I was back there.
I have trouble even
putting sentences together.
I wish there was another way
to let Sylvia know how I feel.
Hmm. Kids, watch the wheelbarrow
for a second.
Dance Fever!
With family fun! Shenanigans!
Romance! Tonight from 6:00 p.m.
till Hmm?
Been a long time
since I've danced with someone.
Might be nice
to feel the embrace of a man.
Mom.
Classic, gullible Hopadiah!
Oh. Hey, Monroe.
- Who's that?
- That's Monroe.
He and Hop Pop have been rivals forever.
Monroe wins at pretty much everything.
Lawn bowling, shuffleboard,
other old man activities.
You're not seriously thinking
of going to this thing, are you?
Wouldn't want to embarrass yourself
like last year's barn dance fiasco.
See you around, old-timer.
Oh, we'll see about that, Monroe.
We'll see.
Hop Pop, it's the fuzz!
Everyone scatter! Aah!
Can't dance, huh? We'll see about that.
Looks easy enough.
Sorry, Sylvia.
And a-one, and a-two and
Looks like it's hopeless.
What in tarnation?
Anne can dance?
Hop Pop, what the heck, dude?
Anne, I need your help.
What?
That's why I'm begging you.
Teach me your ways!
I can't tell Sylvia how I feel, but maybe
I can show her by dancing with her.
Huh. Never figured you
for a hopeless romantic, Hop Pop.
Let's do this thing.
Hey, um, think we could keep this
just between us?
You got it, HP. My lips are sealed.
- Whoo! Dance it up, Hop Pop!
- Shake that booty!
What happened to the zipped lips?
Couldn't help it. This is just too juicy!
Besides, when I'm done with you,
you and Sylvia will be locking lips
by the end of the night.
Oh, come on!
Lesson one. Footwork.
It burns! It burns!
Lesson two. Rhythm.
Lesson three. Freestyle.
Freestyle is expressing yourself
in your own unique way.
Ta-da!
I gotta say, that's the first lesson
I actually felt good
Hop Pop, if you wanna win over Sylvia
never do freestyle again!
Here we go.
- Whoa! Yeah, Hop Pop!
- Miracles happen!
Nice work, Hop Pop.
Or maybe I should call you "Hip Pop?"
That reference means nothing to me.
Guys, there's only ten minutes
till the dance. Come on!
Oh, we gotta go!
I gotta say,
as long as you're not being
forced to date someone,
dances ain't half bad.
She's here!
I feel like I'm gonna faint.
Can frogs faint?
I don't know anything anymore!
Hop Pop, calm down.
You are the king of this dance floor!
You walk right up to that lovely lady
and ask her to dance.
Hmm! I got this.
Get it!
Sylvia?
Sylvia Sundew!
Would you do me the honor of this dance?
What?
Why, Monroe. I'd be delighted.
Sylvia! Dance with me instead!
Well, Hopadiah.
Him? Ha! He can't dance.
I can dance better than you.
I've been trained by the best,
and I'm gonna take you down!
Is that so? Then let's settle this.
The drama.
Come on, guys.
Hop Pop's gonna need backup.
Look over there. What's going on?
- Hopadiah?
- It's a standoff.
Oh! What's this?
It appears two stallions have taken to
the floor and are about to battle it out!
Slick.
Here we go.
Look out. Ha!
You know, that wasn't half bad.
Technically proficient.
Hop Pop!
A solid effort
by Hopadiah Plantar!
But how will Monroe respond?
Oh, no.
Hold tight, now.
Watch me now.
Well, looks like that's it for Hopadiah.
Unless he has something special
or unique to show.
Well, we did our best.
And isn't that what counts?
What kinda loser talk is that?
I honestly don't know what to do.
Monroe's just a better dancer.
Well, then I guess
I'll just have to express myself
in my own unique way.
Wait, you don't think he's gonna
Oh, no. Hop Pop! Hop Pop!
Sylvia, I don't think I'll ever be able
to tell you how I feel about you.
But I can show you. Hit it, boys!
Uh, yeah. We've been hitting it, but OK.
Unbelievable!
I ain't never seen moves like those.
It's horrifying.
Ta-da!
Is it safe to look yet?
- No idea.
- Couldn't tell you.
Oh-ho, yikes.
Well, I think it's clear
who the winner is.
- It's Monroe.
- Not even close.
Monroe does it again!
Come along, Sylvia.
No need to waste time with losers.
Oh, Hopadiah!
Wha
She's as freaky as he is!
The horror!
This is not for children's eyes!
Why? Why?
OK! That's enough of that.
Pack it up. Dance is over!
Everyone go home!
I don't get it. Why?
I have a soft spot
for the weird ones, remember?
Ah, shame the dance is over.
I could dance for hours with you.
May I have this dance,
Sylvia Sundew?
Why, yes you may, Hopadiah Plantar.
May I have this dance, madam?
Thought you'd never ask.