"Hop Pop and Lock" is the second segment of the eleventh episode of the first season of Amphibia, and the twenty-second episode overall.
It premiered on July 3, 2019, alongside "Grubhog Day".[3]
Synopsis
To impress Sylvia Sundew, Hop Pop asks Anne to teach him to dance.
Plot
The Plantars have been reduced to selling produce from a wheelbarrow illegally in an alley after losing their stand. Despite Hop Pop's claim that this was perfectly legal, Hop Pop goes up to one customer secretly to offer his vegetables only to find that it is Sylvia Sundew, Felicia's mother, who had left town, but has since come back. Hop Pop has always been in love with her, but had always been too nervous to speak to her. She buys a gourd (that resembles Hop Pop), claiming that she "always had a soft spot for the weird ones". After she leaves, Hop Pop notices a crowd forming near the town's form board where Toadie announces a new dance festival being held that night which sparks Hop Pop's interest in wanting to ask her out. However, Monroe, a handsome elder frog, also has an interest in Sylvia and has been rivals with Hop Pop for years over her affection. Polly herself tells Anne that Monroe is better than him in certain ways such as through lawn bowling, shuffle boarding, and all other "old man activities". Hop Pop resolves to teach himself dancing using an old broom to practice on along with an outdated dance book.
Unable to dance well, Hop Pop catches Anne dancing in the basement and asks her to teach him. Anne begins teaching Hop Pop, with Polly and Sprig watching, as she shows off her moves and teaches Hop Pop about footwork and rhythm. Anne also tries teaching freestyle to Hop Pop, but it ends up being awful as Hop Pop dances in an odd style, waving his arms around, flopping like a fish and squawking like a bird; as such, Anne tells him to never freestyle again. By sundown, Hop Pop has greatly improved. The time for the dance arrives and everyone gets ready and goes; while there, Hop Pop is nervous to talk to Sylvia but Anne encourages him. Monroe approaches Sylvia first to dance, forcing Hop Pop to make his move by challenging him to a dance off.
The dance starts off with Hop Pop showing off what he has learned, which gains a murmur of appreciation from the crowd, who compliment his dance, only for Monroe to jump in and dance much better than Hop Pop, surpassing his skills. Realizing that he will never be able to tell her how he feels, Hop Pop starts dancing freestyle to the shock of everyone. Nevertheless, the audience sides with Monroe, only for Sylvia to reveal her bizarre freestyle dancing as well. Their dancing ends up shocking everyone away, who leave the "ruined" dance party. Hop Pop is surprised by her reaction until Sylvia reminds him that she "always had a soft spot for the weird ones". At the same time, the two proceed to waltz to Sprig's fiddle with Anne and Polly joining in as well as they dance the night away.
Cast and characters
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- Paul Eiding as Monroe
- Jack McBrayer as Toadie
- Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
- Kaithlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
- Mona Marshall as Sylvia Sundew
Additional voices
- Kaithlyn Robrock as Old Lady
- Mona Marshall as Flower Hat Woman, Tuba Player
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
Al CompƔs Del Amor | Compass of Love | |
 Bulgarian
|
Š¢Š°Š½ŃŃŃ Š½Š° Š„Š¾Šæ ŠŠ¾Šæ | Hop Pop's dance | |
 German
|
Tanzstunde | Dancing Lesson | |
 European Spanish
|
PapĆ” Hop y El Beso | Hop Pop and The Kiss | |
 French
|
Hop Pop envoie tout valser | Hop Pop chucks it all in | "Envoyer tout valser" translates into "chuck it all in", and "valser" also means "waltz". |
 Indonesian
|
Hop Pop Dan Tarian Aneh | Hop Pop and Strange Dance | |
 Italian
|
Hop Pop a lezione di ballo | Hop Pop at dance lesson | |
 Japanese
|
ććć®ćć³ć¹ | Koi dance | |
 Korean
|
ķ©ķź³¼ ģ¤ė¹ģ | Hop Pop and Sylvia | |
 Dutch
|
Hop Pop's geluk | Hop Pop's luck | |
 European Portuguese
|
Hop Pop and Lock | Hop Pop and Lock | |
 Polish
|
Hopek w zalotach | Hop Pop in love | |
 Thai
|
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 Vietnamese
|
Ćng Hop Pop KhiĆŖu VÅ© | Hop Pop's dance |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Hop Pop and Lock", click here. |
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.44 million viewers on its premiere.[2]
- This is the first time Anne is shown without either of her shoes in her casual outfit. She was previously shown with both socked feet in "Breakout Star" and "Lily Pad Thai", but only in her fancy pajamas and Thai wear respectively.
Revelations and significant events
- Hop Pop has a crush on Sylvia, who moved away some years prior to the series and has now returned to Wartwood.
- Hop Pop has been rivals with a frog named Monroe for quite some time.
- Hop Pop had a dance fiasco at the previous year's barn dance.
- Anne can dance while Hop Pop is a terrible dancer. Hop Pop improves with Anne's help, but is still horrible in freestyle dancing. Fortunately, Sylvia is equally terrible at freestyle dancing and manages to bond with him over their shared weirdness.
- Anne's big toe is poking out of her left sock due to the sock being worn out from being in Amphibia for too long.
Continuity
- Hop Pop is still unemployed after losing his stand on the market in "Plantar's Last Stand".
- Sprig mentioning being at a party without being forced to date someone is a callback to him dating Ivy in "Dating Season".
- Hop Pop's bad luck continues when it's revealed he can't dance and had a fiasco at last year's barn dance.
- Anne can't keep secrets.
Errors
- Hop Pop's tongue is white when initiating "step 2: rhythm".
- Anne gets one extra eyelash on her right eye.
- The darker skin spot on Sprig's head is missing when he is wearing his oversized tuxedo.
Allusions
- Pop and Lock - The episode title references this style of breakdancing.
Edits
- In the Southeast Asia broadcast, "What in tarnation" and "What the heck" were cut, as well as the line "Besides, when I'm done with you, you and Sylvia will be locking lips by the end of the night" and Sprig and Polly reacting to it.
References
- ā McCormick, Joey (July 3, 2019). "Iām dumb and didnāt grab any final BGās that I did for āHop Pop and Lockā. But hereās some roughs that I do have." (Post). Tumblr.
- ā 2.0 2.1 Metcalf, Mitch (July 8, 2019). SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.3.2019. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08.
- ā https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1140319918648377344