"A Flower For Poppy" is the second segment of the 5th episode of the sixth season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 73rd overall episode in the series. It premiered on April 9, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Hoping to show Poppy gratitude for finding his lost Croco toy, Branch goes with The Snack Pack to find the perfect flower gifts for Poppy, facing danger along the way.
Plot[]
Branch is asleep in his bunker with Gary next to him. Poppy wakes him with a "surprise" and he jumps on alert, even attacking his own pillow. Branch then ceases and wonders how Poppy got in. Poppy says Smidge let her in; she has been hiding under his bed for 2 days. Smidge coughs and that says they need to talk about his Dust Bunny situation and Branch says they need to talk about boundaries. He asks why the girls are in his bunker and Poppy says to celebrate Branch's quarter-birthday.
She gives him a present: Croco, Branch's toy he lost when he escaped from the Bergens. Poppy states that she found him buried in the tunnels outside Bergen Town, throwing off a week worth of digging as nothing as it was for a friend. She leaves to celebrate the 4th day of the anniversary of Harper's tenth art show. Branch is in awe of getting Croco back, and Smidge knows the reaction too well, the over-welling sensation of receiving a gift from Poppy - followed by overwhelming guilt that no gift back can ever live up to this. Smidge tells Branch to tell her about it at the Poppy Present Support Group.
At the group meeting, Branch, Smidge, Biggie and Satin and Chenille meet up to talk about their gifts. Branch introduces himself, mentioning that he made a passing comment on Croco 6 months ago. Poppy's half birthday is coming up, but no Trolls can match her thoughtfulness. They each tell of the time that they received a gift from her, and Branch states they won't let this be a setback.
Smidge suggests a pinata, but after seeing the brutal-looking results, even Smidge is ashamed of her suggestion. Biggie asks about a group gift but the twins state they'd only be giving part of a gift, and thus only saying part of "I love you". DJ Suki falls out of a tree at the moment Branch says the perfect gift idea won't fall out of a tree, and states she overheard Poppy asking the florist for a particular flower. DJ said she was hit with the idea for a perfect gift: a sandwich. Branch states DJ has the right idea to the surprise of the others, though he corrects it to not the sandwich but the flower she was asking about.
They don't know what flower she referred to, so they ask King Peppy. He states he remembers it like yesterday, and then proceeds to remember hiking with Branch yesterday. The group remind him that they're talking about Poppy's flowers. He draws one from memory, but the picture was terrible and states his memory isn't good. He shows another picture and states that with it he can draw it perfectly. The group just asks for a photo and take a map after Peppy states he found them in a cave known as the "Grotto of the Flowers" at Budding Valley.
The group arrives at the first destination: the field of Blossoms the Field of Grossums. They run through the field in a hurry. Branch spots birds, but Smidge states the birds only eat nectar from a certain kind of flower. The one she points to, however, is shaped like Troll hair. They rush it and arrive at the Kabloom Shrooms. As Branch says their name, he is sent flying by a mushroom. When the others ask if it was "Kabloom Shroom" or "Kabloom Shrooms", they too are sent flying.
The Snack Pack and Branch land in front of a cave and enter it but find a single bloom left, and to the horror of the group, that means if they all give it to her that counts as a group gift. DJ suggests a sandwich again, and Smidge considers about picking the flower herself - and runs. The others run after her. The make their way back to the village, constantly taking the flower from each other. During the fighting, one of the birds makes off with the flower, leaving the group with nothing. The group can only give her a sandwich now.
Still, Branch states it is not over and asks if Poppy were here what would she say, and the others reply "Don't listen to Branch!", which is what she usually does but what would say do.
The twins' hair is used to throw Mr. Dinkles after the flower. He grabs it in his mouth, taking it from the bird. Mr. Dinkles falls next to Poppy and gives her the flower. She turns to the Trolls, and they admit it's a group gift, shaming themselves.
Poppy isn't upset about the group gift, but states all of them mean a lot to her and she cherishes every moment with them. She shows them that she has an item that means a lot to her from them. Besides, she already has a lot of the flowers, since her father went and picked the rest as "the idea just came to him", not remembering it was the group that gave him the idea in the first place, much to their annoyance.
Cast[]
- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
- Skylar Astin as Branch
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
- David Fynn as Biggie
- Fryda Wolff as DJ Suki, Satin & Chenille
- David Kaye as King Peppy
- Harper (mentioned)
- Other
- David Fynn as Mr. Dinkles
- Cloud Guy (non-speaking)
- Gary
Physical distribution[]
This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 5-8" DVD.
Trivia[]
- This episode confirms Branch was in the escape from Bergen Town in Trolls. This is already known, as he was seen at the Troll Tree when Grandma Rosiepuff was taken by Chef, but he was never seen actually escaping.
- The title refers to a common romantic message: "A flower for...", with the sentence finished by words such as "you", "my love" or the name of the intended receiver.
- This is the third episode to have Poppy's name in the episode's title, the first being "Big Poppy" & "The Poppy Horror Picture Show".
- This episode is likely noted by the Trolls: TrollsTopia episode "The Ballad of Holly Darlin'", in which Poppy is the victim of generosity instead of everyone else.
- Cooper, Guy Diamond and Fuzzbert do not appear with The Snack Pack in this episode.
- Croco would be later seen in the Trolls: TrollsTopia episode "Darlin' Dos", where it's thrown into Branch's bag by Poppy.
- The episode is a nod to King Peppy's bio noting he is forgetful; originally he was meant to be senile in Trolls but this was changed since the creators didn't like it.
- Poppy's favorite flower was changed in Trolls: Holiday in Harmony, and is now officially Mittensettia.
- The flower species seen in the episode resembles the rose, which is often regarded as a symbol of love.
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