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"Mr. X" is the first segment of the sixth episode of the third season of Amphibia, and the eighty-fifth episode overall.
It premiered on November 6, 2021, alongside "Sprig's Birthday".[1]
Synopsis
Anne takes the Plantars to the movies, while the Boonchuys try to stop a government agent from finding them.[1]
Plot
Mr. X doing his research.
The episode begins with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents Mr. X and his assistant, Jenny, investigating the Plantar family in an ice cream truck disguised as their base of operations. Discovering that they're definitely possibly aliens and someone is helping them, Mr. X tells Jenny they need to capture the Plantar Family believing they might abduct someone or worse. They start to get hungry, and Jenny finds Thai Go online as the best location they can go to eat.
Meanwhile in Thai Go, Anne's parents are still euphoric after helping their daughter and her friends fight the Cloak-Bot and thinking that there is nobody after them now that they have destroyed Andrias' robot, Anne decides to take the Plantars to see a movie in a theater. Her parents are willing to help out again if anything comes up despite Anne telling them she and the Plantars will handle any future problems and they should stay out of the way before leaving.
Anne and the Plantars arrive at Super Cinema 40, and it's immediate sensory overload for the Plantars. Back at the restaurant, Mr. X questions Mrs. Boonchuy, asking if she's seen some creatures before showing her a surveillance picture of the Plantars.
Mrs. Boonchuy obviously recognizes them but tries to play dumb and asked who's looking for them anyway, before being told that it's the Federal Government. Just then, Jenny comes in with a computer showing they've been spotted with the human string bean (Anne) and they immediately leave for the restaurant, but not before handing Mr. X his food order and they head of to the theater.
Anne's parents try and call her, but due to the loud noises of over twenty minutes of movie trailers, they miss the call so her parents now have the chance they were looking for again, to jump into action and go save their daughter and her friends.
A chase ensues through the traffic of Los Angeles as both parties head to the movie theater, but Mr. X gets there in time to intercept the group as they finish their film and prepare to leave. They sneak into another screening, and Mr. X follows them in and sits down behind them, asking if they're from the area or just visiting. Immediately giving themselves up, the group screams and runs through the theater in another chase sequence.
They try to leave the building, but Jenny is at the door scanning everyone who is leaving so the group is now cornered in the multiplex. The group makes their way into a storage closet where old movie posters and cardboard displays act as decoys and are able to get away from Mr. X (who discovers the truth when Hop Pop's disguise falls apart) before taking refuge in a nearby restroom stall.
Mr. X, however, has called in backup, FBI agents surrounding the building and making their way into the theater during that night. As the FBI agents are planning to attack and make their way out, the power goes out.
The lights kick back on, and Mr. X is embarrassed and laughed at by the other FBI agents when they discover 2 pet store frogs and a tadpole sitting in the restroom stall. Turns out, Anne's parents, using a particular set of skills (or lack thereof) were able to help out.
But after their explanation, Anne asks how her parents knew where they were before they admit to taping a tracking device on to Hop Pop's chest. This shocks Anne very much and Polly rips the tracker off Hop Pop's chest, causing him to scream in pain.
Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy
- Brian Sounalath as Mr. Boonchuy
- RuPaul Charles as Mr. X
Additional voices
- Matt Braly as Trailer Narrator
- Eden Riegel as Ice Cream Kid, Scanned Kid, Bathroom Woman
- Lakkhana Narksiri as Grandma Boonchuy
- Roger Craig Smith as FBI Agent 1, FBI Agent 3
- Troy Baker as Scanned Blonde Man, FBI Agent 2, FBI Agent 5
- Jeff Bennett as FBI Agent 4
Mentioned
Pictured
Other characters
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
El seƱor X | The mister X | |
 Bulgarian
|
ŠŠ¾ŃŠæŠ¾Š“ŠøŠ½ X | Mr. X | |
 German
|
Mr. X | ||
 European Spanish
|
El seƱor X | The mister X | |
 Japanese
|
ćć¹ćæć¼ X | Mr. X | |
 Polish
|
Pan X | Mr. X | |
 Thai
|
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Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Mr. X", click here. |
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.39 viewers on its premiere.[2]
- This episode marks Mr. X's formal debut. He was mentioned at the end of the previous episode.
- This is the first appearance of Anne's grandmother. According to Lakkhana Narksiri, she is Anne's maternal grandmother.[3]
- This episode has the shortest title out of all the episodes in the series.
- This is the only appearance of Mr. X and Jenny's base of operations.
- This marks the final appearance of Thai Go.
- Anne appreciates the film's protagonist for being "very flawed and [having] room to grow," implicitly also referring to herself.
Revelations and significant events
- Mr. X discovers the true identity of the Plantars as frog people.
- It is revealed that Mr. and Mrs. Boonchuy put a tracking device on Hop Pop's chest while he was sleeping.
- According to Mrs. Boonchuy, Mr. Boonchuy drives like an old man.
- Mr. X learned to speak in Thai while working in Phuket, Thailand.
Continuity
- This episode takes place immediately after "Anne-sterminator".
- The events of this episode are also mentioned.
- A poster of Suspicion Island 2 can be seen at the cinema, as well as cardboards of the characters Hunter and Constance.
- Cuts of the characters from Love Choice can be seen.
- The search engine Doogle (Parody of Google) is used again.
Allusions
- RuPaul = Mr.X's voice actor and design is off of the irl drag queen, RuPaul.
- High School Musical - The poster promoting the movie Cheerleader Musical 7 is a reference to the famous Disney Channel franchise.
- Sonic the Hedgehog - The statue promoting the movie Fast Rat is a reference to the famous video game character and 2020 Paramount film adaptation. Additionally, the tagline reads "I require acceleration", which references Sonic's tagline, "Gotta go fast". Also, the display of Fast Rat resembles the previous version of Sonic before receiving a redesign due to backlash.
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Mr. X stating that a human keeping aliens safe is "80's movie junk" is a nod to the film, which also has the government capture an alien species from another world.
- Thomas the Tank Engine - A movie poster for a film called Trains with Faces can be seen when Anne and the Plantars exit the theater, referencing the famous tank engine. The same poster appears when Mr. X finds them.
- Google puzzle piece stress toy - Jenny has a Google puzzle piece stress toy by her PC.
- Google Maps - The site, Jenny uses is like Google maps.
- Spy Kids - One of the movie posters is titled Spy Guy 12 appears. This may be a reference to the franchise.
- Up - The character featured in the poster strongly resembles Carl Fredricksen from the titular movie.
- The Boss Baby - One of the movie posters is titled Boss Dog, which may be a reference to this movie.
- Garfield the cat - The quote reads "Mondays are ruff" a play on Garfield's quote "I hate Mondays".
- Among Us - One of the movie posters is titled Suspicion Island 2: 2 Sus, which could possibly have drawn inspiration from a popular slang term used in this game.
- AT&T - The letters DT&A that appear on the top of Anne's phone screen parody the cellular phone service.
- Disney Television Animation - The letters, D, T, & A are the initials for the studio behind the show.
- Jack Box - The head on Mr. X's ice cream truck looks like the CEO of Jack-In-The-Box, a western popular fast food chain.
- Uber Eats - A note in the kitchen at the Boonchuy residence room reads, Ub-r Order in green marker, which is a parody of the online food delivery service.
- Mickey Mouse - One of the movie posters is a Bibsy-centric parody of his iconic debut short Steamboat Willie.
- Spider-Man - One of the movie posters is titled called Spider in Your Home, which may be a homage to all of the Spider-Man movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe having the word "Home" in their titles.
- Phineas & Ferb - The kid standing outside asking Mr. X for a Popsicle is dressed like the titular protagonist Phineas Flynn.
- Mortal Kombat - The name Goro is spray painted on a wall of the movie theater when Anne's parents turn out the lights.
Videos
References
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 "November 2021 Programming Highlights". Disney General Entertainment Content (October 22, 2021).
- ā 2.0 2.1 Metcalf, Mitch (November 9, 2021). "Saturday 11.6.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily.
- ā Narksiri, Lakhana (November 12). "ą¹ąø£ąø·ą¹ąøąøą¹ąø„ą¹ąø² AMPHIBIA Part 4 "ą¹ąøąø“ąøąøąø§ą¹ąø²ąøąøµą¹ąø«ąø§ąø±ąø"" (Thai). Facebook.