"Ivy on the Run" is the first segment of the thirteenth episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the sixty-second episode overall.[6]
It premiered on March 13, 2021, alongside "After the Rain".
Synopsis
Fed up with her mother's strict rules, Ivy concocts a plan to run away.
Plot
At Felicia's Tea Shoppe, Ivy is getting ready to hang out with Sprig for the day when her mother Felicia stops her as her chores were not done efficiently. There's still a smudge on the dishes, the swan napkins are imperfect and the table cloths are not centered properly. Despite this, she makes her way to the creek to play with Sprig, who is still overly smitten with her, to go glitter bug hunting. Meanwhile, Anne is showing Polly the art of Muay Thai, which she was taught as a child after annoying her mother. They offer the frogs to join them, but they politely refuse. As Sprig regales his stories of his travels to Ivy, she expresses desire to travel the world with him. When they try to catch a rare bug, Felicia calls Ivy through a phone-like bee creature to come back home and help, much to her displeasure.
Anne is training a highly impatient Polly the art of Muay Thai. With every attack thrown at Anne, she dodges casually. Polly accidentally lands on One-Eyed Wally who becomes interested in the martial art and asks to join. To Polly's surprise, Wally is a natural at it and becomes extremely jealous. Back at the restaurant, Felicia is having Ivy fold the napkins, tend to the tea and set up the tables. When Felicia's criticism gets on her nerves, Ivy becomes frustrated and yells at her mother, declaring that she does not understand her. When she goes to her room, she is inspired by the posters on her wall to simply run away and heads over to Sprig asking him to run away with her and be her "guide". The kids escape, but the bee phones arrive and begin to chase after them with Felicia revealing herself and following the children.
Ivy, Sprig, and Felicia end up at Anne's Muay Thai training where Ivy frustratedly disowns Felicia on the spot, much to everyone's shock, and which she immediately regrets and explains her goal to travel. Felicia then challenges her to a match; three rounds, but she just needs to win one. To Ivy's surprise, Felicia is an expert fighter and able to easily take her down in the first two fights until she tells Ivy to use her tea training to defeat her in the final round. As a result, Felicia then reveals that her training at home was inspired by martial arts and Ivy, realizing that her mother has been preparing her for the outside world, apologizes to Felicia and decides to stay home. As the rest look on, Polly finally lands a hit on Wally and knocks him out cold. Anne states that he will most likely not remember it.
Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- Katie Crown as Ivy Sundew
- On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
- James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton
Additional voices
- Laila Berzins as Elderly Woman Customer
- Troy Baker as Mr. Patterson
Mentioned
- Mr. Sundew
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
Sol, la fugitiva | Sol, the fugitive | |
 Bulgarian
|
Бегълката Айви | Ivy on the Run | |
 German
|
Ivy geht ihren Weg | Ivy goes her way | |
 European Spanish
|
Ivy a la fuga | Ivy on the Run | |
 Italian
|
Ivy in fuga | Ivy on the Run | |
 Japanese
|
アイビーの願い | Ivy's Wish | |
 Dutch
|
Ivy Loopt Weg | Ivy Runs Away | |
 European Portuguese
|
Ivy em Fuga | Ivy on the Run | |
 Polish
|
Iwka na gigancie | Ivy on the run | |
 Thai
|
ไอวี่หนี | ||
 Vietnamese
|
Ivy Bỏ Trốn | Ivy run away |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Ivy on the Run", click here. |
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.32 million viewers on its premiere.[1]
- Although this is not the first episode where Hop Pop is absent, this is the first episode where Anne, Sprig, and Polly appear without him and the only one where the Plantar children appear without him.
- This is the third time a family challenge happens after "Sprig Vs. Hop Pop" and "Swamp and Sensibility".
- This is the last Season 2 episode in which Marcy is completely absent.
- This is the second time after "The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers" where Anne doesn't wear her usual outfit for an entire episode.
Revelations and significant events
- Anne is revealed to be a practitioner of Muay Thai at a teen level while Wally and Felicia are shown to be well versed in something similar to it.
- Also, Anne's expertise in martial arts is a reference to her voice actress Brenda Song's role in Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.
- Ivy's full name is Ivy Hibiscus Matcha Sundew.
- This is the second appearance of Anne's mother since "Lost in Newtopia", albeit still only in a flashback.
- This is also the second time Anne's mother speaks Thai, the first was in "Family Fishing Trip" where she is heard off-screen.
Continuity
- This is the seventh time Anne has a flashback to a moment on Earth.
- Anne's Muay Thai tank top is the same as her bathing suit in "Best Fronds".
Allusions
- Spice Girls - The song young Anne sang during the flashback is a parody of the 1996 song Wannabe by Spice Girls.
- Super Mario Bros. - When Ivy is shown getting ready in her room when she jumps, you can hear the Mario Jump sound effect.
- The Karate Kid - Felicia teaching Ivy is similar to how Mr. Miyagi taught Daniel Larusso.
Errors
- On Disney+, the description for this episode and "After the Rain" are swapped.
Videos
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Metcalf, Mitch (March 16, 2021). Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.13.2021. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-03-16.
- ↑ Sparrow, Joe [@torpordust] (March 15, 2021). "Episode sheet" (Tweet). Twitter.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyTVA/status/1357407032526135297
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyGrillasLA/status/1433606922939162625?t=gIeqr-OYtzFJXiNUPEkA_w&s=19
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyGrillasLA/status/1461149678465167362?t=f2u-fZpWINQK7SXpgoam7Q&s=19
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Radrappy/status/1342200463882522624