"Civil Wart" is the first segment of the twelfth episode of the first season of Amphibia, and the twenty-third episode overall.
It premiered on July 4, 2019 alongside "Hop-Popular".
Synopsis
When Anne exposes Wartwood to a teen romance film, the town splits on the movie's love triangle.
Plot
Anne and the Plantars gather with the rest of Wartwood for theater night. While looking for a seat, Sprig succeeds in getting to the best one, only for Hop Pop to force him to give it to Polly. Sprig is upset over having to give up things to his sister because she is younger (Anne can't relate because she's an only child). Mayor Toadstool informs the town that the theater troop was eaten and that theater night would have to be canceled, but Anne provides entertainment with a movie on her phone along with a giant magnifying glass. The movie is called Love Choice and focuses on a girl named Constance who has simultaneously fallen in love with a cyborg named Hunter and a Cervitaur named Alastair. The film ends on a cliffhanger with the entire town of Wartwood left in suspense. Polly believes that Constance will pick Hunter for his strength while Sprig thinks she will pick Alistair for his poetic life. This causes not just a rift between the siblings, but the entire town as well who all pick sides.
The next day, the town has split between red (Hunter) and blue (Alistair). The Hunter side is lead by Polly with some of the members being Felicia, Leopald, Toadie, and Wally. The Alistair side is lead by Sprig with some of the members being Mrs. Croaker, Stumpy, Maddie, and Mayor Toadstool. Anne and Hop Pop, the only two immune to the craze, decide to try to set things right. Anne approaches Sprig, asking him to simply admit defeat to Polly, but he refuses. Hop Pop tries talking to Polly to meet with Sprig, but she kicks him out. As a result, the two resolve to steal each other's flags with Anne grabbing the Alistair flag and Hop Pop getting the Hunter flag. They succeed, but both sides proceed to go to war by tossing fruits and vegetables at each other and the Alistairs retreat while the Hunters chase them. The Hunters get ambushed by the Alistairs and proceed to corner Polly. As Sprig tries to get her to admit defeat, the Alistairs collectively begin tossing and firing vegetables at her. Overcome with remorse, Sprig jumps in the way and takes the entire hit. Polly cries over her brother, who admits defeat while also stating that it is his job to take care of her.
The mood immediately shifts with everyone happily returning to their old lives. Anne is confused by this with Hop Pop telling her that things are like this all the time, given last year's "avocados vs. almonds fiasco." With Sprig and Polly's relationship strengthened, everyone spends the next movie night watching a "conflict-free, independent movie" called My Dinner with Anders.
Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
- Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
- Jack McBrayer as Toadie
- James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton
- John DiMaggio as Stumpy Stumpson
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
- Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle
- Jill Bartlett as Maddie Flour
Additional voices
- Laila Berzins as Dark Green Female Frog
- Eden Riegel as Rosemary, Ginger, and Lavender Flour
- John DiMaggio as Movie Narrator, Alastair Fan Father
- Matthew Mercer as Attacked Hunter Fan
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Constance
- Sam Riegel as Brown Overalls Frog, Dark Green Male Frog, Tad
- Liam O'Brien as Alastair, Mustache Frog, Pointed Hat Frog
- Chris Sullivan as Hunter
Non-speaking cameo
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
Sapos en guerra | Toads at War | |
 Bulgarian
|
Блатни войни | Swamp wars | |
 German
|
Team Hunter gegen Team Alastair | Team Hunter vs. Team Alastair | |
 French
|
Un marais divisé | A divided swamp | |
 Indonesian
|
Perang Sipil | Civil War | |
 Italian
|
Guerra civile | Civil War | |
 Japanese
|
きょうだいゲンカ | Sibling rivalry | |
 Korean
|
영화의 밤 | A Movie Night | |
 Dutch
|
Burgerstrijd | Civil War | |
 European Portuguese
|
Verruga Civil | Civil Wart | |
 Polish
|
Wojna domowa | Civil war | |
 Thai
|
สงครามกลางเมืองกบ | ||
 Vietnamese
|
Người Dân Xứ Wart | Civil Wart |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Civil Wart", click here. |
Gallery
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.45 million viewers on its premiere.[2]
- This episode (along with "Hop-Popular") was later uploaded to YouTube on November 4, 2024,[4] making this the ninth episode (following "Anne or Beast?"/"Best Fronds", "Prison Break", "The Dinner"/"Battle of the Bands", "The Shut-In!", "Snow Day"/"Cracking Mrs. Croaker", "Escape to Amphibia", "Lily Pad Thai"/"Plantar's Last Stand", and "The Hardest Thing") to later be uploaded in full to YouTube.
- Ivy Sundew and Soggy Joe are not seen choosing sides.
Revelations and significant events
- Anne is an only child.
- The citizens of Wartwood once engaged in a fight called "Avocados vs. Almonds Feud," nearly destroying their town.
Continuity
- Anne wears the same yellow sunglasses from "Breakout Star".
- Anne uses the plant blade for the second time. The first was in "The Domino Effect".
Edits
- In Southeast Asia broadcast, the phrase "dang it" was muted. However, it wasn't muted in Indonesian, Malay, and Thai dub.
Allusions
- "Civil War" - The title "Civil Wart" is a play on the phrase "Civil War".
- This could also be a play on Marvel's Captain America movie of the same name.
- My Dinner with Andre - The film at the end of the episode, My Dinner with Anders is a parody of the movie My Dinner with Andre.
- Twilight film series - The conflict is a nod to the plot of the Twilight film series where Bella Swan debates on being with Edward Cullen or Jacob Black.
Videos
References
- ↑ Curtis, Cheyenne. "STORYBOARDS (Amphibia's section)".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metcalf, Mitch (July 9, 2019). SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.4.2019. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09.
- ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DisneyGrillasLA/status/1167994453115621378
- ↑ Disney Channel (November 4, 2024). "Amphibia Full Episode | Civil Wart / Hop-Popular | S1 E12 | @disneychannel" (Video) (English). YouTube. Disney Channel YouTube channel. Retrieved on 2024-11-05.