"Adventures In Dinkles-Sitting" is the second segment of the 1st episode of the second season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 14th overall episode in the series. It premiered on March 9, 2018.
Synopsis[]
Poppy and Branch agree to babysit Mr. Dinkles, but things take a detour (for Branch, anyway).
Plot[]
One night, Poppy leads the Snack Pack to an area near Troll Village where they play with Clapperbugs, insects that respond to clapping by illuminating beautifully. Biggie discovers that the harder the clap, the brighter the bugs become. Branch advises caution, but Biggie misinterprets it as to clap as hard as he can. Consequently, the clap he creates produces light so bright that it lights up the entire forest. Biggie is ushered into the hospital for treatment where Dr. Moonbloom concludes that Biggie has become temporarily blind for a few days. Due to his condition, Biggie has to reluctantly entrust his pet, Mr. Dinkles, to a caretaker. Poppy gleams at the notion of having to take care of the adorable worm, but to her and the others' surprise, Biggie decides that Branch should take care of Mr. Dinkles, believing that Branch is the most cautious person he knows. Branch is joyfully honored by the opportunity, while Poppy envies it.
On their trip towards the bunker, Poppy tries to suggest assistance for Branch but refuses, claiming that his bunker is the safest place for Mr. Dinkles. Agitated, Poppy gives up and turns to go home, but offers assistance if Branch decides he needs help, though Branch mocks her that he won't ask for it. But just a moment unnoticed, Mr. Dinkles disapears and Branch quickly panics to find him. Not long after, Poppy finds him looking troubled. He asks her to hair swear, a promise that commits her not to tell anyone of Mr. Dinkles' disappearance.
Fortunately, Poppy spots Mr. Dinkles atop a tree branch, but when Branch tries to retrieve him he falls down and lands on Mags Gumdrop's hair. Knowing that it's impolite to ask, they decide to approach her just near enough to try and reach for Mr. Dinkles, but the Mags sees through their doing and knows that they dropped something inside her hair, allowing them to scavenge Mr. Dinkles inside. They suddenly hear his voice outside the hair, finding him to be in a candy corn basket that is being taken away by Rufus. Branch follows the truck where Mr. Dinkles is in, but both get dropped at a candy corn pool, where several blindfolded Trolls are playing a game of trying to bite one of the candy corns. Branch barely manages to grab hold of Mr. Dinkles before he's mistakenly bitten by Cooper.
As they return to the bunker, Poppy scolds him for being unable to tell people of Mr. Dinkles being lost, and accuses him of lying. Branch tries to reassure her and that he didn't and would not lie. But when Biggie arrives, still blinded, to make an unexpected visit to his pet, Branch falsely assures Biggie that Mr. Dinkles is safe after being in the bunker all day. When Branch sends him down, Mr. Dinkles suddenly peaks interest at Gary, Branch's precious remote, and presses the button that initiates a total lockdown of the bunker. Branch is then forced to enter the bunker through the remaining opening, the evisceration shaft, a long ventilation system designed to annihilate any object or substance that poses a threat to the bunker. Fortunately, Branch knows how to get through the deadly traps; the system is timed to activate through a childhood song of him. He has to embarrassingly sing it while making his way through and with Poppy listening in. However, he decides to skip the song and quickens his pace as Dinkles presses another button that sets off the self-destruction sequence.
With a second left, Branch manages to deactivate the sequence, saving him, Mr. Dinkles, and the entire bunker from certain total destruction. Resurfacing back, Branch finally hands over Mr. Dinkles to Biggie, eliminating his worries of all the noises that's been happening. When Biggie begins to claim that Branch has kept Mr. Dinkles safe and been honest all day, Branch could no longer hold his guilt and confesses that he lied. Surprisingly, Biggie responds positively, revealing that Mr. Dinkles is meant to wander out at some point, as even he often has trouble keeping him in check. In spite of this, Biggie still entrusts Branch to continue taking care of Mr. Dinkles for the next few days before his recovery. Branch is happy to oblige, but recommends that he knows someone who would do a much better job, implying the task be given to Poppy instead. However, Biggie dismisses her again, as he instead entrusts Mr. Dinkles to Smidge, who's more than happy to accept. She runs away with him and hits a rock, but quickly gets back to her feet, proudly exclaiming "No regrets!" while holding Mr. Dinkles up high.
Cast[]
- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
- Skylar Astin as Branch
- David Fynn as Biggie
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge and Rufus
- Fryda Wolff as Dr. Moonbloom
- Declan Churchill Carter as Keith
- Ron Funches as Cooper
- Kari Wahlgren as Mags Gumdrop
- Satin & Chenille (non-speaking)
- Other
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Physical distribution[]
This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 1-4" DVD.
Trivia[]
- In this episode, an Eyestalk from the following episode, "Eye'll Be Watching You", appears.
- The title is a reference to the movie Adventures in Babysitting.
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