"Toad to Redemption" is the first segment of the sixteenth episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the sixty-seventh episode overall.[3]
It premiered on April 3, 2021, alongside "Maddie & Marcy".
Synopsis
Mayor Toadstool is offered his dream job but realizes he doesn't want to leave Wartwood.
Plot
Mayor Toadstool is enjoying a walk through town, and suggests using money to fill potholes instead of embezzling it. Toadie fears that something is wrong, but Toadstool confesses that ever since the incident at Toad Tower, most of the townspeople are seeing him differently, and it's rubbing off on him.
An emissary from Newtopia arrives in Wartwood and offers Toadstool the job of his dreams, Head Toad of Toad Tower. With the job comes a giant chest of treasure to repair the tower (that can also be used for... personal reasons). Upon learning that Toad Tower will be rebuilt outside Wartwood, he begins to question whether or not he wants it.
Anne shows up to the Mayor's office looking to take care of Hop Pop's unpaid parking tickets, and Mayor Toadstool asks some advice about his current situation. Knowing he can't turn down the job as the alternative is being sent to the deepest, darkest, dungeon in all of Amphibia, Anne suggests that he does what she would do whenever her mom asked her to do chores, and just do a really bad job.
A series of schemes involving fake robberies and mole herding all backfire and make him look better than he intended to, securing him as the right choice for the job he was offered. As they are ready to head out to Newtopia, Bog and his cronies show up to take everything valuable they have, threatening to burn the town to the ground.
Toadstool approaches Bog and offers him to be his second in command at the new Toad Tower, winning him over with the treasure chest before smashing his head in the lead, kicking off a battle between Bog, his cronies, and the village. The emissary from Newtopia comes out and says that Toadstool is too soft for the job, for he loves the town too much. She then walks over to Bog and says that he has the cutthroat attitude the head of Toad Tower needs to have, and he takes the job swearing he'll be crueler than Grime ever was. Once they leave, the citizens tell Toadstool they knew he was lying and are happy he's staying.
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 (voice only)
- Darin De Paul as Bog
- April Winchell as Fens
- Jack McBrayer as Toadie
- Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle
- Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
- Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
- James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton
- Salli Saffioti as Jacinda (debut)
Additional voices
- Darin De Paul as Veggie Vendor
- James Patrick Stuart as Cop
- Sam Riegel as Red Eyed Frog, Blue Toad Soldier, & Green Frog with Hat
Non-speaking cameo
Mentioned
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgarian
|
Разкаянието на жабока | Toad's remorse | |
 German
|
Für kein Geld der Welt | For no money in the world | |
 European Spanish
|
Sapo a la redención | Toad to the redemption | |
 Italian
|
Rospovia per la redenzione | Toadway to redemption | |
 Japanese
|
トードタワーのリーダー | Leader of Toad Tower | |
 Dutch
|
Pad naar Bezinning | Toad to Reflection | In Dutch, the word 'pad' has both meanings 'path' and 'toad'. |
 European Portuguese
|
Rã da Redenção | Toad of Redemption | |
 Polish
|
Ropusza pokuta | Toad redemption | |
 Thai
|
โทดไถ่โทษ | ||
 Vietnamese
|
Cải Tà Quy Chính | Rectification of the Norm |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Toad to Redemption", click here. |
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.25 million viewers on its premiere.[2]
- Bog, Fens, Mire, and the entire Toad Army (except Grime, Sasha, Percy and Braddock) make their first appearances since the first season finale.
- This episode took 4-5 minutes for the main characters to appear in this episode making it the longest time for them to appear in.
Revelations and significant events
- Mayor Toadstool's first name is Frodrick.
- It's revealed that the whole Toad Army became bandits for months after the destruction of Toad Tower in "Reunion."
- Bog becomes the new leader of both the reorganized Toad Army and Toad Tower after being appointed by Jacinda. They then leave Wartwood and head back to the tower.
Continuity
- The events of the episode "Reunion" are mentioned.
- Mrs. Croaker mentions she did not vote for Mayor Toadstool in "Hop-Popular".
- Mrs. Croaker appears to have an exact copy of the Plantar cane. However, it is unknown whether or not it is made of the same wood.
- The reason Anne doesn't recruit Marcy into helping with her plans is because she decided to spend the day studying Frobo after he was discovered in the previous episode.
Allusions
- Road to Redemption - The title is a pun of the statement referring to the path an individual takes to redeem themselves from their previous actions.
- Homestar Runner - When discussing the possible outcomes for Anne and Mayor Toadstool's scheme, the third option depicts a dragon who bears a striking resemblance to Trogdor.
Errors
- In one shot, Mayor Toadstool puts the cobweb, created by Archie, on the ground in front of him. However, in the next scene, the cobweb's part on the ground is missing.
- When Sprig is taken down by Sadie Croaker, he can be seen without his hat. However, when he gets taken away by the police officer, he is wearing his hat.
- Although Anne and Sprig got arrested for robbing the Plantar Stand, they weren't in jail after a short period of time.
References
- ↑ Garner-Flexner, Andy. "Color design's file names". Andy Garner-Flexner's website.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metcalf, Mitch (April 6, 2021). Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.3.2021. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-04-06.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Radrappy/status/1342200463882522624