"Fight at the Museum" is the first segment of the fourth episode of Season 3 of Amphibia, and the eighty-first episode overall.
It premiered on October 23, 2021, alongside "Temple Frogs".[1]
Synopsis[]
Anne and the Plantars try to rob a museum.[1]
Plot[]
Anne and the planters in the morning watching TV.
Anne has been staying up all night for the past two days trying to research the concept of alternate universes, which results in her becoming exhausted. Anne can't understand how or why the Plantars can relax at a time like this while they're binging some soap operas, and they tell her that she needs to relax. Mrs. Boonchuy, amazed at how Anne wants to do research (something she never did before ending up in Amphibia), suggests they should all go to the museum and get educated; adding that since Anne has been gone for five months, she needs to catch up on her schoolwork. Furthermore, she wants them out of the house because somehow the Plantars have left slime all over the place and she wants to clean it up.
Anne confronts Dr. Jan.
They arrive at the museum and Mrs. Boonchuy says she will pick them up at 6pm. In the museum, the Plantars are so amazed by all the stuff there. Anne is still focused on her research until the group spots a very mysterious vase that has a picture of a frog and the Calamity Box. Then, they are surprised by a curator and adamant admirer of all things supernatural named Dr. Jan, who is approaching them when she saw that they were interested into the mysterious vase and finding their first real clue, but a paranoid Anne wards her off.
Despite the Plantars' reservations, Anne comes up with a plan to break into the museum, which Hop Pop isn't sure about, but agrees to stick to the plan. Soon enough, they manage to distract the guards, open the door and knock out all the security cameras. But little do they know that Andrias' Frobot Assassin, who has been fully repaired, had taken a picture of Sprig and found their location. At last, Anne and the Plantars see the vase, and with Polly's help to get past the laser security, they finally reach the vase. But soon they are once again attacked by the Frobot, who sets off the alarm. A fight breaks out as the Frobot chases them all over the museum. They manage to cut one of its arms off and drop a massive Mososaurus skeleton on the Frobot, but it survives the blows and is close to nearly killing Anne when Dr. Jan and the security guards barge in through the doors, causing the robot to retreat for now as it wasn't supposed to be seen, saving Anne's life.
Dr. Jan finds out about the secret text.
Dr. Jan immediately becomes obsessed with the talking frogs after seeing them without their disguises. Dr. Jan fools the guards into thinking they're hired help for an exhibit and tells them to leave so she can get an explanation. Hop Pop then finally convinces Anne to trust Dr. Jan as they can't do this on their own and it's time to start trusting someone. After hearing their story and earning their trust, Dr. Jan offers to help them in their quest; she also gives Anne some sound advice, by telling her that while she understands her desire to help her friends get back to their world, she still needs to take a break once in a while and sends her home for some much-needed rest.
After doing some research the whole night till next day, Dr. Jan discovers the vase has a hidden message in Amphibian alphabet when using a UV light torch in a dark room, just as Anne predicted.
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
- Anika Noni Rose as Dr. Jan
- Troy Baker as Cloak-Bot
Additional voices[]
- Troy Baker as Lord Frankerton, Rodney
- Kari Wahlgren as Lady Franklin
- Kimberly Brooks as Mitchell
Title in other languages[]
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
Pelea en el museo | Fight at the Museum | |
 Bulgarian
|
Битка в музея | Fight at the Museum | |
 German
|
Auf heißer Spur | On the hot track | |
 European Spanish
|
Pelea en el museo | Fight at the Museum | |
 Japanese
|
ジャン博士 | Dr. Jan | |
 Polish
|
Bot w muzeum | Bot at the museum | |
 Thai
|
สู้กันที่พิพิธภัณฑ์ |
Transcript[]
| For a full transcript of "Fight at the Museum", click here. |
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Trivia[]
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.39 viewers on its premiere.[3]
- One of the users on the Woo Hoo! Queries forum has as his name "xxM_Bxx", these being the initials of Matt Braly.
- Anne is waving the sword in the exact position just like the figure that resembles her in the mural shown at the end of the opening.
- This is the only episode Mrs. Boonchuy appears without Mr. Boonchuy in Season 3.
- Marcy's Journal: A Guide to Amphibia explains why Anne was up all night doing research for interdimensional travels:
- While worrying that Sasha and Marcy may not be alive, Anne started feeling the pressure and weight of saving both Earth and Amphibia on her shoulders.
- She went to the thrift store where the Calamity Box was found, hoping to get answers, only to discover it had closed at some point.
Revelations and significant events[]
- The robot from "The New Normal" returns and finds a way to track Anne through a transmission tower.
- Anne and the Plantars find a jar in the museum that seems to depict a frog from Amphibia arriving on Earth using the music box sometime during the epoch of the Vikings (approximately during the late 8th to late 11th century).
- Anne confides the truth about Amphibia to Dr. Jan, who offers to help her find more information.
- Near the end of the episode, Dr. Jan finds a hidden message written in the Amphibian alphabet that would be later translated into: "Seek the mother of olms. She will guide you to your destiny." in "Temple Frogs".
- The Cloak-Bot loses one of its arms.
Continuity[]
- Anne continues her search for a way to return to Amphibia.
- Anne mapped out all thrift stores in a 50-mile radius for a possible "second Calamity Box," referencing Sasha and Marcy pressuring Anne to steal the real Calamity Box at the Thrift Stop in "Best Fronds".
- One of King Andrias' friends from a picture in "The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers" and a flashback in "True Colors", can be seen on the jar that also had Vikings on a ship.
- Anne uses a bird call to signal the Plantars like she did in "The New Normal".
Production notes[]
- Part of the script originally featured some alternate scenes and lines:
- In an alternate take on Anne getting ready for the museum heist, she mentions that her black clothing was from her 6th grade goth phase and convinces the Plantars to partake in the heist by noting that the pot was already stolen.
- When Cloak-Bot arrives during the heist, Anne says "Oh crud" while Sprig questions how it found them.
Allusions[]
- Night at the Museum - The title of the episode is a reference to the movie franchise.
- Google - Anne finds about interdimensional portals on Doogle, which leads her to navigate in different sites.
- Wikipedia - The "Big Ol' Wiki" website is a reference to the website.
- The Big Ol' Wiki's Multiverse article is taken almost entirely from the actual Wikipedia article.
- Yahoo! Answers - The "Woo Hoo! Queries" website is a reference to the former inquiry website.
- YouTube - The video site "Toob" is a reference to the video platform.
- Wikipedia - The "Big Ol' Wiki" website is a reference to the website.
- Inuyasha - The anime characters from one of Amy - Chan's videos is a reference to Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi.
- Cats - Hop Pop dressed as a cat is a reference to both the Broadway musical and the movie.
- Sega Saturn - On the living room TV stand, a Circle Pad Sega Saturn controller can be seen, as well as a copy of Nights Into Dreams.
- Wallace and Gromit - There is a wanted poster outside the museum depicting Feathers McGraw, the evil penguin from the short The Wrong Trousers.
- Gravity Falls - Anne mentions that the vase might have a secret code under black light, which was used in season 2 of Gravity Falls.
- Ford Pines keychain - Dr. Jan's earring is the same design as Ford Pines' keychain.
- Dinoco logo from Cars series and The Good Dinosaur Arlo - As Hop Pop comes back from running away from the security guards after they went into a donut shop, a sign in the background has a green dinosaur and the word "DINO" also in green.
- Bambi - Right when the Cloak-Bot gets its left hand chopped off, there is a portrait of both Bambi and his father seen hanging on the wall.
- Flat Earth - Hop Pop expresses concern and disbelief over the fact that humans say the Earth is round, which could refer to the conspiracy that some people believe the Earth is actually flat.
Videos[]
Memorable quotes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "October 2021 Programming Highlights". Disney General Entertainment Content (September 21, 2021).
- ↑ Garner-Flexner, Andy. "Color design's file names". Andy Garner-Flexner's website.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Metcalf, Mitch (October 26, 2021). "Saturday 10.23.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily.