#Amphibia Breakout Star

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Day 1163 of Amphibia Screenshots

Episode: Breakout Star

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Come on Fa-Annes! Let's give our girl some love!

Bracket 2, Round 1

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Started rewatching Amphibia and the attention to detail and continuity in this show is incredible. The very first episode has a quick Mayor Toadstool campaign moment to introduce his character. Then Anne Theft Auto has multiple Toadstool campaign signs casually appearing in the background, setting up for his campaign to be his motivation for working with Anne in Breakout Star, which is the very next episode. There, Toadstool says that the election is coming up next month and that he embezzles, which becomes a major plot point later in Toad Tax. All this building towards the race between him and Hop Pop in Hop-Popular, which in turn sets up for Toad Tower’s crackdown at the end of the season.

Breakout Star also features a throw away line about the Plantars being broke, which becomes the climax of Girl Time, then the entire plot of Plantar’s Last Stand, which again leads into Hop-Popular.

That’s just really good writing right there

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Amphibia - “Breakout Star”

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Jess Watches // Fri 5 Apr // Day 191 Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll

Sugar (with mum) 1x01 Olivia

After solving a case in Japan, private eye John Sugar returns to LA to help find a missing woman with ties to a Hollywood legend.

Was some of this filmed on an iphone? Some shaky handcam usage throughout. His immediate obsession with a young woman was a bit iffy being that we don't know anything about him. But he made up for it when being seduced by Amy Ryan and not sleeping with her drunk. And did he somehow lose time in the shower? It wasn't clear what happened. Also, remembering his life in the style of an old classic Hollywood movie makes him seem like an unreliable narrator. A vague opener tbh, a mystery to be solved.

Loudermilk (with mum) 1x09 Highway 10 Revisited

Loudermilk, Ben, and Claire hit the road for New Orleans with the intention of crashing a wedding. Left to their own devices, the group goes off the rails.

The group, and show, goes off the rails.

Chicken Nugget Ep 8

Baekjung and his group set out to find their long-lost machine - discovering Sun-man and Baek-joong confronting Dr. Yoo and Tae-man.

I actually liked the alien storyline. It fits in with the silliness of earlier episodes, which I loved. If they cut the scientist guy out, the pacing would've been a lot better. Hoping for a strong finish.

Amphibia 1x05 Anne Theft Auto / Breakout Star

In an attempt to learn to drive the family snail wagon, Anne and Sprig take it for a joy ride. / Anne's pimple breakout makes her a celebrity in Wartwood.

This is a fun little show but the episodes are pretty standalone and I like a backstory spread throughout. Does it get that way in future eps or remain standalone?

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Amphibia Season 1 Episode 5: Anne Theft Auto/Breakout Star

Directed by Derek Kirk Kim

Animated by Saerom Animation

Anne Theft Auto:

Story by Justin Charlebois

Teleplay by Jenava Mie

Storyboard by Drew Applegate & Cheyenne Curtis

Breakout Star:

Written by Gloria Shen

Storyboard by Aaron Austin & Hannah Ayoubi

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Therapist: short haired Wally isn’t real. It can’t hurt you

Short haired Wally:

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GC13 and David take a ride with Anne Theft Auto and Breakout Star from Amphibia.

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New Amphibia Episodes from June 18-July 18

June 18: “Cane Crazy”/“Flood, Sweat, & Tears”

Synopsis:

“Cane Crazy” - When Anne breaks Hop Pop’s favorite cane, she and her friends set out to replace it.

“Flood, Sweat, & Tears” - When Anne’s bedroom floods, she and Sprig must bunk together.

June 19: “Hop Luck”/“Stakeout”

Synopsis:

“Hop Luck” - To win a village cooking contest, Anne leads the family on a quest to make pizza.

“Stakeout” - Sprig wants Anne and Hop Pop to get along, so he tricks them into going on a stakeout.

June 20: “The Domino Effect”/“Taking Charge”

Synopsis:

“The Domino Effect” - Anne wants to keep a caterpillar as a pet, but she’ll have to keep it a secret from Hop Pop.

“Taking Charge” - After one of the Plantars mysteriously runs out the charge on Anne’s phone, the family embarks on a mission to try and recharge it.

June 24: “Anne Theft Auto”/“Breakout Star”

Synopsis:

“Anne Theft Auto” - In an attempt to learn to drive the family snail wagon, Anne and Sprig take it for a joy ride.

“Breakout Star” - Anne’s pimple breakout makes her a celebrity in Wartwood.

June 25: “Sprig Vs. Hop Pop”/“Girl Time”

Synopsis:

“Sprig vs. Hop Pop” - Angry with how the Plantar farm is being run, Sprig decides to overthrow Hop Pop.

“Girl Time” - Anne decides to give Polly some long-overdue girl time, whether Polly wants it or not.

June 26: “Dating Season”/“Anne Vs. Wild”

Synopsis:

“Dating Season” - Anne and Hop Pop learn that Sprig may like Ivy Sundew, so they attempt to set them up.

“Anne Vs. Wild” - Anne pretends to like camping, which is fine until she goes dangerously overboard.

June 27: “Contagi-Anne”/“Family Shrub”

Synopsis:

“Contagi-Anne” - Anne fakes getting sick to get off work, but the rest of the family gets sick.

“Family Shrub” - Sprig and Polly think their family history is boring until they discover family secrets.

July 1: “Lily Pad Thai”/“Plantar’s Last Stand”

Synopsis:

“Lily Pad Thai” - Anne gets a job at Stumpy’s, then goes overboard turning the diner into a Thai restaurant.

“Plantar’s Last Stand” - After a rent increase on the food stand, Anne convinces Hop Pop to sell Plantar’s Potions.

July 2: “Toad Tax”/“Prison Break”

Synopsis:

“Toad Tax” - Anne befriends toad soldiers to gain respect in Wartwood, but must choose between her new respect and her frog family.

“Prison Break” - Far from Wartwood, Anne’s friend Sasha is captured by toads.

July 3: “Grubhog Day”/“Hop Pop and Lock”

Synopsis: 

“Grubhog Day” - During Grubhog Day, Sprig has to decide whether to uphold his responsibilities or have fun at the carnival.

“Hop Pop and Lock” - To impress Sylvia Sundew, Hop Pop asks Anne to teach him how to dance.

July 4: “Civil Wart”/“Hop-Popular” 

Synopsis:

“Civil Wart” - When Anne exposes Wartwood to a teen romance film, the town splits on the movie’s love triangle.

“Hop-Popular” - After losing his stand, Hop Pop decides to run for mayor of Wartwood.

July 8: “Croak & Punishment”/“Trip to the Archives”

Synopsis:

“Croak & Punishment” - When Sprig’s rare and precious Blue Moon Shell is stolen, he and Anne investigate to find the thief.

“Trip to the Archives” - To prepare for Anne’s quest, the Plantars visit the town archives and accidentally get trapped.

July 9: “Snow Day”/“Cracking Mrs. Croaker”

Synopsis:

“Snow Day” - When a winter cold snap freezes all the frogs in Wartwood, Anne must protect the townspeople.

“Cracking Mrs. Croaker” - In an effort to get Mrs. Croaker to like him, Sprig digs up a secret from her past.

July 10: “A Night at the Inn”/“Wally and Anne”

Synopsis:

“A Night at the Inn” - The Plantars stay at a bed and breakfast for the night, but Polly discovers the caretakers aren’t what they seem.

“Wally and Anne” - Everyone calls Anne crazy when she claims to have seen the mythical Moss Man.

July 11: “Family Fishing Trip”/“Bizarre Bazaar”

Synopsis:

“Family Fishing Trip” - Sprig wants to spend time with Hop Pop on their family fishing trip, but Hop Pop’s friend Sylvia gets in the way.

“Bizarre Bazaar” - Anne’s music box goes missing at the mysterious and exclusive Bizarre Bazaar.

July 15: “Cursed!”/“Fiddle Me This”

Synopsis:

“Cursed!” - After Anne helps Sprig break up with Maddie, strange things start happening to them.

“Fiddle Me This” - When a popular talent competition comes to Wartwood, Hop Pop goes overboard in training Sprig to win.

July 16: “The Big Bugball Game”/“Combat Camp”

Synopsis: 

“The Big Bugball Game” - Anne must learn the value of teamwork to win the town’s annual Bugball game.

“Combat Camp” - Anne, Sprig, and Polly are forced to stay at a daycare center that turns out to be more than what it seems.

July 17: “Children of the Spore”/“Anne of the Year”

Synopsis:

“Children of the Spore” - A scary mushroom adventure!

“Anne of the Year” - Anne wins the prestigious “Frog of the Year” award and gets to plan her own party, but the frogs of Wartwood may not be ready for a human-style bash.

July 18: “Reunion”

Synopsis:

“Reunion” - During a banquet hosted by the toads, Anne is reunited with a friend from home.

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Anne’s royal room

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Ultimate Episode Guide for Amphibia

In this post i’m going to make a list of which episodes are important in Amphibia to help people who are just starting the series or want to rewatch it. Keep in mind that Amphibia is a character driven series. That means that characters and their relationships are what usually matters the most in the narrative. I also highly suggest watching almost all the episodes from this arc for the subplots and continuity.

The episodes that i consider most important are marked in black like this. Adding (Don’t skip) to episodes that shouldn’t be skipped when watching this arc.

Let’s start:

Season 1

1) ¨Anne or Beast?/ "Best Fronds" : Both plot and character development. They establish the relationships and characters in the series. (Don't skip both since they are the first episodes)

2) A) "Cane Crazy" : Important character development for Anne and some foreshadowing./ B) "Flood, Sweat and Tears" Not really that important, it develops Anne and Sprig’s friendship.

3) A) ¨Hop Luck¨: Town lore and subtle character development / B) ¨Stakeout¨:  Important character development for both Anne and Hop Pop, important foreshadowing

4) A) ¨The Domino Effect¨: It explores a bit about Anne’s life back in the human world-Plot point (Don’t skip) / B) ¨Taking Charge¨: It has some continuity and subtle Hop Pop character development.

5)  ¨Anne Theft Auto¨/ ¨Breakout Star¨ : Both important for Anne’s character development

6) A)¨Sprig Vs. Hop Pop¨ : Good character development both for Sprig and Hop Pop and their relationship. B) ¨Girl Time¨ : Important for Polly and Anne’s relationship.

7) A) ¨Dating Season¨ A bit fillerish, it is about Spring and a secondary character./ B) ¨Anne Vs. Wild¨ : Important for Anne’s character arc and plot. (Don't skip this one)

8) A) ¨Contagi-Anne¨: Character development for Anne. Not essential but good episode. B) ¨Family Shrub¨: Important Plantars’ family lore and plot point. (Don’t skip)

9) A) "Lily Pad Thai" : It explores Anne´s Thai culture and her life back at home./ B) ¨Plantar's Last Stand¨ : Hop Pop character development and plot. (Don't skip this last one)

10)  "Toad Tax"/  "Prison Break": Both very important for the plot and characters. Don't skip these ones.

11) A) "Grubhog Day: Not that important, character development for Sprig/  B) "Hop Pop and Lock¨: Imporant for Hop Pop’s character arc.

12) A) "Civil Wart": Fillerish, develops Polly and Sprig’s relationship/ B) ¨Hop-Popular¨ : Important both for plot and character development. Also Amphibia lore. (Don't skip this one)

13) A)  "Croak and Punishment": Mostly filler episode. Sprig episode/ B)  "Trip to the Archives": Character development- Amphibia Lore. (Don't skip this one)

14) A) "Snow Day": Anne’s character development/ B) "Cracking Mrs. Croaker": Sprig character development.

15) A)  "A Night at The Inn¨: Polly’s character development/ B) "Wally and Anne": Very important for Anne’s character arc, foreshadowing and plot point (Don’t skip)

16) A) "Family Fishing Trip": Not that important, Hop Pop and Sprig episode/ B) ¨Bizarre Bazaar¨.Very Important for the main plot. (Don't skip this one)

17) A) "Cursed!": Sprig episode and plot point (Don’t skip) / B) "Fiddle Me This": Important episode for Sprig and Hop Pop’s character arc.

18) A) "The Big Bugball Game": Mostly filler, has a bit of lore/ B) "Combat Camp" : Anne’s character development, flashback back to her life in the human world and plot point. (Don’t skip).

19) A) "Children of the Spore": Character development for Hop Pop and plot point (Don’t skip) / B) "Anne of the Year": Important for both character arcs and plot. (Don’t skip)

20) Reunion��: Season finale. Don’t skip this episode.

Season 2

1)  A) ¨Handy Anne¨:Plot and character development for Anne. (Don’t skip)/B) ¨Fort in the Road¨:Plot, lore and character development for Sprig and Hop Pop (Don’t skip)

2) A) "The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar" : Hop Pop character development and amphibia lore B)"Anne Hunter": Important foreshadowing and plot point (Don’t skip this one)

3)  A)¨Truck Stop Polly¨ : Polly character development B) "A Caravan Named Desire"Hop Pop character development

4)  A) "Quarreler's Pass" Sprig and Polly relationship development- lore-very important plot point (Don’t skip,just don’t) / B) "Toadcatcher" Sasha and Grime episode-plot important (Don’t skip)

5)  A) "Swamp and Sensibility" Wally episode- Secondary character episode/ B) "Wax Museum" crossover episode-plot point and lore  (Don’t skip)

6)  ¨Marcy at the Gates¨ : Marcy Wu´s introduction episode- Main characters arrive to Newtopia-Lore- Plot (Don’t skip this one)

7)  A) "Scavenger Hunt" : Marcy and Anne´s character development-Plot (Don’t skip) /B) "The Plantars Check In" : Important for the plot-Sprig character development (Don’t skip)

8)  A) "Lost in Newtopia" : Lore and Anne’s flashbacks back life on Earth- Foreshadowing and Plot (Don’t skip) / B) "Sprig Gets Schooled" : Important character development for Sprig and Hop Pop Plantar.

9)  A) "Little Frogtown": Hop Pop episode- somewhat fillerish- lore / B) "Hopping Mall" : Very important for plot and characters develpoment- Anne and Sprig episode. (Don’t skip)

10) A) "The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers" : Important lore and foreshadowing- Marcy and Anne episode (Don’t skip) / B) "A Day at the Aquarium" : Plot and character development- Main characters leave Newtopia- (Don’t skip)

11)  A) "Night Drivers" : Lore and plot-Polly and Sprig episode (Don’t skip) / B) "Return to Wartwood": Plot and foreshadowing (Don’t skip)

12) "The Shut-In!": Fun fillerish episode- Halloween special

13)  A) "Ivy on the Run" : Ivy development- secondary character episode / B) "After the Rain" : Reveal episode- Plot- character development- Flashback (Don’t skip)

14)  "The First Temple": Plot-lore- character development- sequel to After the Rain ( Don´t skip)

15) A) "New Wartwood" : Marcy episode-plot-lore (Don’t skip) / B) "Friend or Frobo?" : Polly episode-plot- lore (Don’t skip)

16)  A) "Toad to Redemption": Lore and character development for Toadstool (Don’t skip) / B) "Maddie & Marcy" : Marcy and Maddie episode

17)  A) "The Second Temple" : Plot episode- Very imporant for Anne’s arc (Don’t skip) / B) "Barrel's Warhammer" Sasha and Grime episode- Plot episode (Don’t skip)

18)  A) "Bessie & MicroAngelo": Imporant for Anne’s character- Bessie and Microangelo episode (Don’t skip) / B) "The Third Temple" : Plot episode- Important character development for Sasha (Don’t skip)

19) A) "The Dinner" : Plot and important character development Sasha and Anne (Don’t skip) / B) "Battle of the Bands" : Plot and character development Sasha-important foreshadowing (Don’t skip)

20) ¨True Colors¨ : Season 2 Finale- Big Reveals- Plot Twists- Character development-Lore-Main antagonist reveal (Can´t skip this one)

Season 3

1) "The New Normal": Start of the arc- Introduction to Anne’s parents- Introduction to a new minor antagonist- themes for this arc- general plot  (Don’t skip)

2)  A)  "Hop 'Til You Drop": Some character development- acts as a follow up to  "The New Normal" / B) "Turning Point": Important plot stuff- start of Sasha’s redemption arc and Grime (Don’t skip) 3)  A) "Thai Feud": Quite important for Sprig’s arc and Anne’s mother development / B)  "Adventures in Catsitting": Some character development for the Plantars and Anne’s parents and foreshadowing

4)  A)  "Fight at the Museum": Important plot stuff- character development for Anne  (Don’t skip) / B)  "Temple Frogs": Follow up to  "Fight at the Museum"- Important character development for Anne and her mother- prophecy introduction and Mother of Olms mention  (Don’t skip)

5) A)  "Fixing Frobo": Important Polly episode- Frobo gets revived- robot lore- plot  (Don’t skip) / B) "Anne-sterminator": Follow up to "Fixing Frobo"- Plot stuff- Conclusion of ¨Anne keeping secrets from her parents¨ arc- death of minor antagonist  (Don’t skip)

6) A) "Mr. X": Introduction to new antagonist- plot stuff- the government starts tracking Anne and the Plantars (Don’t skip) / B)  "Sprig's Birthday": Anne and Sprig episode- can be skipped- fillerish

7) A) "Spider-Sprig": Sprig episode- can be skipped / B) "Olivia & Yunan": Important character revelations- introduction to new antagonist- lore- Marcy development- mention of the prophecy (Don’t skip) 8) A) "Hollywood Hop Pop": Continuation to ¨Mr. X¨- conclusion to Hop Pop character arc / B)  "If You Give a Frog a Cookie": Plot- Anne finds a new way back to Amphibia- lore stuff  (Don’t skip)

9) "Froggy Little Christmas": Some important character development for Anne and her parents- plot stuff and foreshadowing (Don’t skip)

10) "Escape to Amphibia": Conclusion to the Earth arc and Anne’s character arc in this part of the season- important lore stuff- Anne and the Plantars return to Amphibia- Conclusion of the government chansing the Plantars arc  (Don’t skip) 11) A)  Commander Anne: Anne and Sasha reconcilation arc- Sasha’s redemption arc- start of the rebellion arc (Don’t skip) / B) Sprivy: Sprig and Ivy episode- can be skipped 12) A)  Sasha's Angels: Lore and continuation of the rebellion arc- Some important development for Sasha and Anne (Don’t skip) / B)  Olm Town Road : Important revelations- Introduction to the Olms- Prophecy- Sasha’s key episode (Don’t skip) 13) A)  Mother of Olms: Introduction to the Mother of Olms- Explanation of the prophecy (Don’t skip) / B)  Grime's Pupil: Plot continuation- Rebellion arc- Important Grime and Sprig episode (Don’t skip)

14) A) The Root of Evil: Return of a previous character- Plot episode- Rebellion arc (Don’t skip) / B) The Core & The King: Exploration of King Andrias’ past and many important things about the Box and Amphibia (Don’t skip!!) 15) A)  Newts in Tights: Plot point episode- Return of a previous character- Rebellion arc (Don’t skip) / B)  Fight or Flight :Return of a previous character- Plot point episode (Don’t skip)

16) A)  The Three Armies: Rebellion arc- Important episode for Anne’s character (Don’t skip) / B)  The Beginning of the End: Start of the ending of the series part 1 (Don’t skip!!) 17) All In: 48 minutes episode- Final battle- conclusion of multiple character arcs and story arcs- Main vilains defeat- Ending of the series part 2 (Don’t skip!!!) 18) The Hardest Thing: Part three of series finale- Final episode- Conclusion of the Amphibia prophecy and revelations- Anne’s arc conlusion (Don’t skip!!)*

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Day 1130 of Amphibia Screenshots

Episode: Breakout Star

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Anne Theft Auto and Breakout Star - Amphibia Review

I liked one of these way more than the other.

[finalvortex]

digging through "the temples are wrong" tag and there was speculation early on "these temples are not for them". If you were to send different girls to different Temples, who would you swap and why? Or even the Ancient/Divorce Trio - Would any of them pass their tests?

When I said that, I was still arguing for the idea that there was no prophecy, destiny is bullshit, and the temples were a diversion created by Andrias. I turned out to be partially right - there is a prophecy, but it seems like the Amphibians didn't know anything about the heroes beyond what they could tell from the prophecy itself. The temples weren't designed for the girls specifically, just the chosen in general.

That said, swapping the temples around is something I have thought about (and is part of my gem swap au). My first instinct is to reverse them, so that each of the girls gets the temple associated with their weakest trait - that's heart/responsibility for Sasha, strength/persistence for Marcy, and wit/humility for Anne.

I think that mostly works! Marcy started this whole mess in the first place by essentially 'giving up' on reality and her life. As for Sasha, Amphibia has a kind of loose definition of exactly what responsibility is, but the Second Temple seems to be testing for a willingness to put others before yourself, and that's certainly something Sasha could use a lesson in. Anne's is the weakest, but if you think about how Anne acts in early episodes like Breakout Star and Contagi-Anne, or even Swamp and Sensibility and Lost in Newtopia, I think there is something to humility for her.

The Divorce Trio is an interesting question. The thing is, the temples aren't really there to teach you something, just to test you for it. The puzzles and tests are designed to get you to demonstrate a quality you already have, not develop a new one. I also don't think that any combination of Andrias, Leif, and Barrel is meant to directly parallel the girls, but each of the classic trio is more of a jumble of all of the calamity trio.

Thinking about it, I'd say that Andrias could demonstrate persistence, but not responsibility and certainly not humility. Similarly, Leif realizing the music box needed to be stopped was an act of responsibility, but she ultimately decided that she knew what was best for everyone and ran away. Barrel fills out the trio by being humble, but not being responsible enough to side with Leif, and not being persistent enough to catch her.

The difference between Andrias and the other two, though, is how their lives played out after that moment. Andrias festered, refusing to grow or develop in any way. Leif and Barrel learned from their mistakes and became better people. Barrel became such a mighty and noble warrior that toads still talk about him with reverence to this day. Leif settled down, and began to raise a family that, generations later, would continue to carry on the legacy of love and acceptance that she founded (with Anne, with Emma, with Frobo. One of the found families of all time).

[lucecus]

you want to watch amphibia before season 2b releases but there’s only one week left?? don’t worry i gotcha! i have decided to write an episode guide for those who want to watch the show fast and in time for march 6. i put a symbol regarding the importance of that episode in the main plot (without giving it away):

!! - you can’t miss it

? - you’ll still understand the story if you don’t watch it but it probably has some sort of detail that is worthy it

0 - you won’t miss anything (that doesn’t mean the episode is bad, just not relevant)

here we go!:

[Season 1]

Anne or Beast? - !!

main characters introduced

plot relevant

Best Fronds - !!

important character introduced

minor reference to this episode later

Cane Crazy - 0

minor reference to this episode later

background character introduced

Flood, Sweat and Tears - ?

characters’ relationship development

minor reference to this episode later

Hop Luck - ?

recurring character introduced

characters’ relationship development

Stakeout - 0

characters’ relationship development

The Domino Effect - ?

minor references to this episode later

more about main character’s background

Taking Charge - ?

recurring element introduced

Anne Theft Auto - ?

recurring character development

characters’ relationship development

Breakout Star - 0

recurring characters development

characters’ relationship relevant

Sprig Vs. Hop Pop - 0

characters’ relationship development

Girl Time - 0

characters’ relationship development

Dating Season - !!

recurring character introduced

Anne Vs. Wild - !!

recurring character introduced

plot relevant

Contagi-Anne - 0

nothing important happens

Family Shrub - ?

characters background explored (not sure if this will be more relevant in future seasons, probably not)

Lily Pad Thai - ?

main character background explored

Plantar’s Last Stand - !!

plot relevant

Toad Tax - !!

nothing important happens (?, technically you can skip it without missing a thing but in my opinion it is good to watch for better understanding of world building

edit:

introduction of secondary characters

mentioned in future episodes

Prison Break - !!

plot relevant

Grubhog Day - 0

nothing important happens

Hop Pop and Lock - !!

recurring character introduced

Civil Wart - 0

nothing important happens

Hop-Popular - !!

plot relevant

Croak and Punishment - !!

introduces a recurring element (?, what i mean is that element will be relevant later

characters’ relationship development

Trip to the Archives - !!

plot relevant

character development

Snow Day - 0

nothing important happens

Cracking Mrs. Croaker - 0

recurring characters’ background explored

A Night at The Inn - !!

plot relevant

minor reference to this episode later

character development

Wally and Anne - 0

character development

Family Fishing Trip - ?

characters’ relationships development

Bizarre Bazaar - !!

plot relevant

Cursed! - !!

character development

Fiddle Me This - 0

nothing important happens

The Big Bugball game - ?

character development

recurring character introduced

the mandatory sports episode

Combat Camp - !!

character development

new element introduced

Children of the Spore - ?

i’m not sure till which point the events on this episode are important or not because the end is ambiguous. it’s probably not relevant but you can watch it if you want

Anne of the Year - !!

plot relevant

character development

Reunion - !!

plot relevant

[Season 2]

Handy Anne - !!

plot relevant

character development

Fort in the Road - !!

plot relevant

characters’ relationship development

The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar - 0

character development

includes small plot details

Anne Hunter - ?

character development

includes small plot details

Truck Stop Polly - 0

character development

characters’ relationships development

A Caravan Named Desire - 0

character development

Quarreler’s Pass - ?

characters’ relationship development

minor reference to this episode later

Toadcatcher - !!

plot relevant

new character introduced

character development

Swamp and Sensibility - !!

character development

Wax Museum - ?

plot relevant

funny crossover

Marcy at the Gates - !!

plot relevant

important character introduced

Scavenger Hunt - !!

plot relevant

character development

The Plantars Check In - !!

plot relevant

Lost in Newtopia - ?

it’s not really important but matt thinks it’s the funniest episode

includes small plot details 

Sprig Gets Schooled - 0

character development

Little Frogtown - 0

worldbuilding (?, what i mean is you understand better how amphibia evolved through the time

Hopping Mall - !!

character development

The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers - ?

character development

A Day at the Aquarium - !!

plot relevant

The Shut-In! - 0

nothing happens this is not even canon lmao

[Season 2B]

Night Drivers - ?

small plot detail

Return to Wartwood - !!

plot relevant

character development

if you choose:

only the episodes marked with !! >> you will watch 27 episodes; they last 5 hours

the episodes marked with !! and the ones with ? >> you will watch 43 episodes; they last 7 hours and 30 minutes

enjoy the show and be ready for march 6!!

[mysteriesofmarcy]

Mystery Monday #30: Elections

The US just had Congressional and statewide elections this week, so I figured this was a good week to analyze Amphibia's mayoral "elections"!

Let's start with what we know for sure:

As of the present time period, toads have run for office uncontested for generations (likely about 1000 years)

Despite this, it is still possible for a toad to lose an election if they become vastly unpopular with their constituents (Breakout Star)

All election related activities are conducted by the local newt

If contested, an election will consist of multiple trials to test various skills, culminating in a vote

The entire town affected gets to vote, as well as the surrounding towns

However, it is possible to live to 68 years old, and still not know that towns vote for each other's mayors (of course, Toadstool and Duckweed knew this, but he may have found out from the other toads)

The first two points tell me that occasionally, toads run against each other for mayor. But the last point tells me that this has probably not happened in Frog Valley for decades.

This could be because the mayors are able to easily intimidate any would-be challengers. It could be because the toads see the mayoral job as a step down from the tower, so no one wants it. It could be that it's been so long since an election happened, Hop Pop didn't remember voting in it. Or it could be that Hop Pop is just kinda stupid.

Whatever the case, it's clear that Amphibia's "elections" are typically little more than a formality before The Party's chosen candidate takes control. Much like the 2020 "election" and some of the 2022 midterms in the US.

See you next time on Mystery Monday!