"Scavenger Hunt" is the first segment of the seventh episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the fifty-first episode overall.[4]
It premiered on August 22, 2020, alongside "The Plantars Check In".
Synopsis
Anne, Sprig, and Marcy receive a mysterious message from the king of Newtopia that sends them on a puzzle-solving mission.
Plot
The Plantars and Marcy eating at a restaurant.
Marcy treats Anne and the Plantars to beetle burgers for lunch, during which the frogs see the differences between the girls; those being Marcy's keeping notes and intellect, and Anne's lack thereof. Polly openly admits the Plantars would've been set for life had Marcy ended up with them, insulting Anne and earning a scolding from Hop Pop. Just then, an arrow arrives with a message from the king depicting a puzzle-gram for Marcy to solve. While Marcy, Anne, and Sprig leave to solve it, Hop Pop stays behind upon learning of the free items earned from the restaurant's rewards program, much to Polly's horror.
As the trio heads on to Coral Park, Anne confides in Sprig that she's always felt dumb compared to Marcy, so Sprig suggests she solve the puzzle-gram before Marcy to prove her intellect can match her friend's. At the park, Marcy solves the first clue by looking through a statue revealing the first word, "Bring", written on several trees. When they leave, Anne helps a little newt girl named Efty get her pet Kill-a-pillar out of a tree.
Anne and Gertie have a talk.
At the museum, Anne asks to solve the next clue but when she can't she brings it to a lady named Doris as "old people love puzzles". However, she ends up gossiping with Doris about her family, giving Marcy enough time to figure out the clue, which is "Me". The trio regroups and head to the last location, a bridge named after Marcy for increasing the weight limit. Seeing this, Anne leaves to take a moment and meets Gertie, helping her pick up her blown away gnatcho trays. Anne voices her concerns to Gertie, who gives her the idea to act like she's smart so people assume she is.
At that moment, Sprig calls Anne over as he and Marcy can't solve the last clue. Using Gertie's advice, Anne leads the group into the sewers where they end up turning a valve that brings a hungry alligator to them. They climb up a ladder to escape, but the manhole is too heavy to lift. Luckily Gertie is nearby and hears Anne call for help; once she gets the manhole off, she's joined by Efty, Doris, & Polly and Hop Pop (wearing a suit of armor he got for eating 1,000 orders of food.) Together, the five of them pull Sprig and the girls out.
All the clues combined.
Hop Pop begins to lecture Anne for getting into trouble, only for Sprig to tell him to go easy on her and accidentally revealing her feelings of jealousy about Marcy's intelligence. Surprised, Marcy admits she's jealous of Anne's ability to make connections and get along with people, as three people she met in just one day just risked their lives to help her and the Plantars would do anything for her. The girls embrace with no hard feelings between them, and Anne discovers the final clue is a gnatcho when Sprig offers some he got from Gertie. Once Sprig clears his tray, the last clue is revealed and the message says "Bring me the Plantars". Marcy realizes the king has asked for an audience with the Plantars and congratulates Anne for solving the puzzle-gram, restoring her self-esteem.
Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- Haley Tju as Marcy Wu
- Tress MacNeille as Doris (debut)
- Brielle Milla as Efty (debut)
- Nicole Byer as Gertie (debut)
Additional voices
- Jim Cummings as Dragonfly & Alligator
- Troy Baker as Opera Singer & Waiter
Other Characters
- Goblin (debut)
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
Búsqueda escabrosa | Scabrous search | |
 Bulgarian
|
Търсачи на съкровища | Treasure hunters | |
 German
|
Das Königsrätsel | The royal riddle | |
 European Spanish
|
La caza del Tesoro | The treasure hunt | |
 French
|
Chasse au trésor | Scavenger hunt | |
 Italian
|
Caccia al tesoro | Treasure hunt | |
 Japanese
|
謎解き | To solve a mystery | |
 Korean
|
수수께끼 임무 | Mystery Mission | |
 Dutch
|
De speurtocht | The scavenger hunt | |
 European Portuguese
|
Caça ao Tesouro | Scavenger Hunt | |
 Polish
|
Zagadka | The riddle | |
 Thai
|
เกมล่าปริศนา | ||
 Vietnamese
|
Giải Đố | solving puzzles |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Scavenger Hunt", click here. |
Gallery
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.44 million viewers on its premiere.[2]
- This episode marks Marcy's first speaking appearance in an 11-minute episode, and her second appearance in such an episode in general after "Best Fronds".
- This episode and "The Plantars Check In" premiered on Raphael Alejandro's 13th birthday.
Revelations and significant events
- Marcy's lines "You're [Anne's] amazing at making connections. Me, I have trouble looking people in the eye sometimes." imply that she has trouble befriending new people.
- This would later be confirmed in entry 69 of Marcy's Journal: A Guide to Amphibia.
Continuity
- After Marcy tells Polly about documenting various observations in her journal, Hop Pop asks Anne if she's been keeping a journal as well. This would later be confirmed in "Turning Point".
- After rescuing the newt child Efty's pet kill-a-pillar, Anne tells her not to let it grow up, recalling her experience with Domino 2 in "The Domino Effect".
- Anne mentions solving the puzzle dungeon in "Family Shrub".
Errors
- When Marcy shows her journal to Polly, it appears as a ringmap. In other shots/episodes and its physical release Marcy's Journal: A Guide to Amphibia, her journal is a hardcover book.
- When Marcy removes her cape, the clip isn't unattached.
Allusions
- The Battle Cats: Gertie is similar to Big Sal, because they are both amphibians with purple skin and dark dots.[1]
- Winnie the Pooh: The noises the alligator was making sounds the same hooting sounds as the character Tigger makes in the franchise. This is an Easter egg of Jim Cummings being the voice of Tigger when he 'hoots'.
Memorable quotes
References
- ↑ Garner-Flexner, Andy. "Color design's file names". Andy Garner-Flexner's website.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metcalf, Mitch (August 25, 2020). Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.22.2020. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyGrillasLA/status/1425272002370224130?s=20
- ↑ https://cabletvt.powerrangermail.net/index.php/topic,6662.0.html?PHPSESSID=3a2fbefc2e0cf95b9df4cf2bcb4a6bb0