Bizarre Bazaar

This article is about the episode. For the location, see Bizarre Bazaar (location).

Bizarre Bazaar
Season	1
Episode	16b
Overall	32
Broadcast Information
Airdate	July 11, 2019 (Disney Channel) August 26, 2019 (Disney XD)
Production Code	116b 440A-135
Ratings	0.48
International Airdate	August 3, 2019 (Canada) August 24, 2019 (UK and Ireland) October 20, 2019 (India) October 30, 2019 (France, Belgium, Middle East and North Africa, Greece) November 7, 2019 (Latin America; Disney XD) December 20, 2019 (Southeast Asia) January 8, 2020 (South Korea) January 20, 2020 (Bulgaria, Romania) January 15, 2020 (Latin America; Disney Channel) February 3, 2020 (Spain, Netherlands) March 23, 2020 (Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia) April 12, 2020 (Japan) April 13, 2020 (Scandinavia) August 24, 2020 (Israel) September 4, 2020 (Ukraine) September 9, 2020 (Poland) November 9, 2020 (Germany) June 22, 2021 (Portugal) January 19, 2022 (Albania)
Credits
Written by	Gloria Shen
Storyboard by	Aaron Austin Hannah Ayoubi
Directed by	Bert Youn
Music by	TJ Hill
Animation Production by	Sunmin Image Pictures
Episode Guide
Previous	"Family Fishing Trip"
Next	"Cursed!"

"Bizarre Bazaar" is the second segment of the sixteenth episode of the first season of Amphibia, and the thirty-second episode overall.

It premiered on July 11, 2019 alongside "Family Fishing Trip".

Synopsis

Anne's music box goes missing at the mysterious and exclusive Bizarre Bazaar.

Plot

After coming back from the Archives, Anne and the Plantars are stopped by small creatures who are exiting a small tree. Sprig digs inside and spots a small egg that he identifies as an entrance key to the Bizarre Bazaar, a nightly market that appears and disappears annually. Anne becomes convinced that the Bizarre Bazaar might hold the answers to the Calamity Box. However, Hop Pop discourages them from going as the Bizarre Bazaar is known for hosting thieves and other seedy individuals. Nevertheless, Anne and Sprig sneak out at night. The egg cracks and a small creature escapes and runs into the woods where it burrows into the ground and lights a pathway for Anne and Sprig into the Bizarre Bazaar.

The two of them explore their surroundings until they find a antiques stand that has artifacts similar to the Calamity Box. The owner, Valeriana, is out to lunch, so they eat first. Soon after, Valeriana arrives and Anne attempts to ask her questions while Valeriana showcases them various artifacts and objects she had obtained from her years of travel and her parrot, named Leander. Anne asks her if she had seen anything like her before to which she comments "not exactly, but as Anne reaches down to grab the Calamity Box from her backpack it gets stolen by a thief. As she and Sprig race after him, Valeriana comments that Anne might be the "one she is looking for" before her parrot, Leander starts choking on the carpet, much to Valeriana's annoyance. Anne and Sprig catch up to the thief, another vendor named Marnie, who refuses to acknowledge the backpack as being Anne's. He tells them that in order to win, they need to join his cockroach cart racing game and they accept.

Joining them in the race, is the Wrecker a legendary figure who is grizzled and intimidating and had never lost a race. They race around the field and Anne and Sprig take the lead after Sprig tongues him and catapults them in front of the Wrecker, but ultimately, the Wrecker wins after using a Mario-style blue shell on them which causes their cock road cart to explode. As the Wrecker takes the backpack, the Bizarre Bazaar closes and all the vendors and tents disappear for the night. Saddened and defeated, Anne and Sprig are surprised when the Wrecker appears before them, who removes his disguise to reveal himself as Hop Pop. The kids apologize for not listening to him and Anne gives him the Calamity Box for safe keeping, giving him a solemn promise he must find answers.

Hop Pop buries the music box.

Later that night, while everyone's asleep, Hop Pop leaves the house and buries the Calamity Box outside, claiming this was the only safe way to keep it, thus secretly defying Anne's promise.

Cast

• Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
• Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
• Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
• Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
• Susanne Blakeslee as Valeriana
• Bill Kopp as Marnie
• James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton

Additional voices

• Matt Braly as Poker Frog, Cloaked Figures
• Bill Farmer as Mowhawk Frog, Scared Blue Racer Frog
• Jack Ferraiolo as Hop Pop Plantar (when disguised as the Wrecker), Long Legged Frog, Cloaked Figures, Scared Yellow Racer Frog, Muscular Betting Frog
• Bill Kopp as Skins and Pelts Vendor
• Eden Riegel as Walking Red Ball, One-Eyed Purple Ball
• Sam Riegel as Leander, Bearded Frog, Neckerchief Betting Frog

Title in other languages

Language	Title	Translation	Notes
Latin American Spanish	Bazar Bizzaro	Bizarre Bazaar
Bulgarian	Бизар Базар	Bizarre Bazaar
German	Basar Bizarr	Bizarre Bazaar
European Spanish	Bazar Bizzaro	Bizarre Bazaar
French	Le Bazar bizarre	Bizarre Bazaar
Indonesian	Bazar Aneh	Bizarre Bazaar
Italian	Il Bazar Bizzarro	Bizarre Bazaar
Japanese	ビザール・バザール	Bizarre Bazaar
Korean	도둑맞은 뮤직박스	Stolen Music Box
Dutch	Bizarre Bazaar	Bizarre Bazaar
European Portuguese	Bazar Bizarro	Bizarre Bazaar
Polish	Bazar Cudactw	Bazaar of Wonders
Thai	ตลาดประหลาด
Vietnamese	Khu Chợ Kì Quái	Monster market

Transcript

For a full transcript of "Bizarre Bazaar", click here.

Gallery

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Trivia

• Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.48 million viewers on its premiere.

Revelations and significant events

• The Bazaar merchant Valeriana has many artifacts that bear the same symbols like the ones on the Calamity Box.
• Valeriana seems to know something about Anne. This would be followed up in "The Second Temple", which also repeats the gag of the "Out to Lunch" sign.
• Anne and Sprig would never consider each other partners, Sprig due to their age gap and Anne for a different reason.
• Anne gives the Calamity Box to Hop Pop to be studied, only for him to later secretly bury it next to the Plantar house, thus deceiving her.
  • The box will resurface in "After the Rain".

Continuity

• This episode takes place immediately after the events of "Trip to the Archives" as Anne mentions the family's archives trip.
  • Thus, this episode also takes place after "A Night at the Inn".

Allusions

• Gravity Falls - One of the stands at the bazaar is labeled "Mystery Sack", a nod to the Mystery Shack.
• Mario Kart - Anne, Sprig, and the Wrecker have a beetle race that appears highly inspired by the Mario Kart franchise.
  • Beetles act as karts and their horns in front resemble the bottom bar of the Pipe Frame kart used in the first three installments of the series.
    • In fact, the beetles as karts more specifically bear a striking resemblance to the Streetle kart, the male Villager's main choice of kart in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which is itself based on the beetles from the Animal Crossing series.
  • The racecourse itself is heavily shaped after Mario Circuit 1 from Super Mario Kart, the very first track in the series and also the first classic course in the series.
    • It also has some parts that resemble sections of Waluigi Stadium from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Waluigi Pinball from Mario Kart DS.
      • The unique jingle heard when entering the second lap in the latter course is also faintly heard, reused from Mario Kart DS.
    • The race takes place at night and has a dark-green background with lightning, similar to Luigi's Mansion from Mario Kart DS.
    • The environment draws inspiration from DK Mountain and Dino Dino Jungle from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, as well as Koopa Cape and Maple Treeway from Mario Kart Wii, with an overall wetland/forest theme from said courses.
    • Fire rings are seen in various sections of the track, a trait seen in most Bowser's Castle tracks. In addition, there is also a statue in the background, which resembles the Bowser statue seen in Bowser's Castle 2 from Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
    • There are several dirt ramps followed by a large ramp towards the end, which pays homage to Wario Stadium from Mario Kart 64.
    • The race is in a bazaar, similar to Shy Guy Bazaar from Mario Kart 7.
  • Spectators are seen watching the race and are heard cheering, which is similar to most courses in this series that have an audience in the background cheering.
  • Anne and Sprig ride on a single beetle, a nod to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where two racers occupy one kart.
  • The racecourse has an opening cinematic with an overview of the course when first shown, a visual seen in most tracks from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! onwards.
  • When the racecourse is first shown on-screen, the frogs riding the beetles are briefly seen tricking in midair after going off ramps and have a slight speed boost upon landing, a mechanic that was first introduced in Mario Kart Wii.
  • Sprig using his tongue to jump over the Wrecker and suddenly take the lead may reference the rubber-banding effect from this series, where CPU racers that are behind the human player will gain an increase in speed and those ahead will slow down, allowing for a more competitive race.
  • The Wrecker resembles Bowser, who is also the fastest racer in every game in this series. Both have high speed and an overall wrecking demeanor.
  • Later in the race, the Wrecker uses a blue, spiky bug that explodes once it runs into Anne and Sprig, a clear reference to Mario Kart's Blue Shell item. It lacks the white wings from Mario Kart Wii and more closely resembles the Blue Shell in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, although it retains its behavior from the former game instead of the latter two games, flying over the track for the duration of its use instead of gliding along the track before homing in on 1st place.
  • When suddenly speeding up, the beetles leave behind flame marks, an aesthetic seen in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe when using a Dash/Golden Dash Mushroom.
  • The first few seconds before the race starts resembles the 3-2-1 countdown used by the Lakitu referee in the series. The shop-owner frog also acts as Lakitu and signals the start of the race.
  • The starting line has a checkered grid, as is the starting line in most tracks from this series.
• Animal Crossing - As mentioned earlier, the racing beetles heavily resemble the Streetle kart, the male Villager's main vehicle in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which is itself based on the beetles from the Animal Crossing series. The racing beetles also have the same behavior as the Streetle in the aforementioned two games, opening up their elytra when gaining a speed boost and while in midair.
• "Check Yourself" - One of the two racers before Anne's race mentions how legend says the Wrecker will "wreck yourself if you don't check yourself", referencing the lyrics to the song "Check Yourself" by Ice Cube.
• Black Widow Spider - The Red Hourglass sign is similar to the red mark on the Black Widow Spider.
• Infinity Gauntlet - One of Marnie's prize wall prizes, a giant glove, does bare a slight resemblance to the original version of Marvel's Infinity Gauntlet.