"Meet The Peppy" is the first segment of the 3rd episode of the third season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 31st overall episode in the series. It premiered in August 24, 2018.
Synopsis[]
To impress King Peppy during a Swag Stag hunt, Branch invents a tall tale that he has to keep up with.
Plot[]
Queen Poppy is telling her father King Peppy of all the events taking place recently in Troll Village. Peppy notices that one particular Troll has been hanging around with her a lot lately: Branch. Poppy says that recently she and Branch have taken their relationship to the next level, showing that Branch now is on her "Best Friends" wall. Peppy is delighted she has made a new best friend, and wants to personally meet Branch and get to know his character.
Peppy invites Branch to a Swag Stag hunt, a hunt that involves tickling Swag Stags until they cough up swag. Poppy explains to Branch that he has done this with all of her other best friends, but Branch is nervous because it is Peppy. Guy Diamond and Smidge give Branch the impression that he must impress Peppy. Peppy appears and grants Smidge, Guy and Cooper with joy, but Branch can't even get his name right, as he tries too hard to impress him, making himself more nervous.
As the group admire the Swag Stags, they try to get a closer look, but Branch burns Peppy's scarf with a pair of binoculars. Peppy mourns the loss of his scarf and this has made Branch uneasy. As they begin the hunt, the others are doing fine, but Branch is running out of options. He tries to go after the Swag Stags' King, who coughs up golden swag.
Later that evening, the Trolls retire, having had a good day hunt, but Branch is missing. Branch then appears with gold swag, having managed to find the weakness of the King Swag Stag whereas no one else had before. When pressed to tell the others how, rather than coming clean how he did it he gives an over-the-top explanation trying to impress Peppy.
The others want to see how it is done, and they take Branch to show them how to tickle the King's "funny bone". When Branch tries to go in and tickle the King Swag Stag, it turns enraged and attacks. Branch ends up saving Poppy from the King, and pulls his shorts down, standing in his underwear while the King Swag Stag laughs, coughing up swag.
The others are confused by what just happened, and Branch confesses that he lied to impress Peppy. He's ordered by Poppy to pull up his shorts, and Branch and Peppy talk. Peppy states that he doesn't care if Branch impresses him or not; Poppy wouldn't listen even if he disproved of Branch as Poppy's friend. The two begin to talk about how overbearing Poppy is and walk off, leaving Poppy wondering what's happening as the two bond over her flaws.
Cast[]
- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
- Skylar Astin as Branch
- David Kaye as King Peppy
- Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
- Ron Funches as Cooper
- Biggie (pictured)
- DJ Suki (pictured)
- Satin & Chenille (pictured)
- Fuzzbert (pictured)
- Bridget (pictured)
Songs[]
Physical distribution[]
This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 1-4" DVD.
Trivia[]
- This episode is a reference to the comedy film Meet the Parents.
- This is the first episode to have King Peppy's name in the title.
- When Peppy says "Besides, even if I didn't approve of you..." his nose shifts to the wrong position, making it look like he has two noses.
- Poppy's photos of The Snack Pack from Trolls reappear in this episode. Now Creek isn't on her "Best Friends Wall", while Branch and the entire Snack Pack are there along with Bridget. It's definitely clear that Creek has left Poppy's circle of friendship, with Branch taking the position he once held.
- The snippet of the song Tickled It On The Thigh would be heard again in "Peril Patch".