The following is a transcript for the episode "My Dinner with Dante".
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(At Classical Crest, Dante has opened a new fancy restaurant called Chez Dante. A white Caterbus appears and a Classical Troll opens the door to let Poppy, Holly, Synth, and Cooper out. They are all wearing fancy clothes.)
Poppy: Looking sharp, gang! Dante’s worked so hard to open TrollsTopia’s first fine dining restaurant! So, I’m glad to see you all brought your elegant’s A-game.
Cooper: Well, I had a very hard time which top hat to wear, so I just wore them all! (He removes his hat and shows a huge pile of top hats on his head. He laughs and dances with top hats on his feet. Dante soon clears his throat.)
Dante: Fellow TrollsTopians, welcome to an authentic Classical culinary experience. A fusion of my Tribe’s love of fine food. And even finer music. I give you Chez Dante. (The door opens and shows several Trolls from each tribe at their tables.)
Poppy, Holly, Synth, and Cooper: Ooh! (The camera shows a chandelier, Minuet playing a cello, clarinet, and violin, and a Classical Troll acting like a fountain statue. Poppy, Holly, Synth, and Cooper sit at their table. Another Classical Troll forms a tissue into the shape of a harp.)
Holly: Dang, y’all! Look at these napkin folds! (The Classical Troll forms another tissue into the shape of a Troll.) Ooh! (A bell dings and several Classical Trolls give food to the guests.)
Dante: Dinner is served. (He snaps his fingers and a female Classical Troll starts vocalizing loudly, causing the covers over the food to shatter. The covers reveal cupcakes.)
Pop Troll #1 and Rock Troll #1: Ooh!
Poppy: Ooh! (Dante comes over to her.)
Dante: Freshly grated chocolate, Poppy?
Poppy: (In a British accent) Oh, most certainly. (Dante plays his violin with a chocolate bar and tiny pieces fall onto the cupcake. They end up burying the cupcake and Poppy and Dante laugh.) Nice work, Dante. This Classical dining is a total blast!
Dante: Yes. It does appear to… (chuckles) … struck a cord.
Synth: Ha-ha! Dope dinner, yo!
Cooper: (laughs) I give it five hats! (He shows the hats on his feet.)
Holly: Well, this is… great, y’all! (Dante gasps upon hearing this and starts whimpering.)
Poppy: Uh… Dante. (Dante does not answer.) Dante? (Dante takes her under the table.) Dante, what’s going on? Are you OK?
Dante: Of course I’m not OK! Holly Darlin’ is not enjoying her meal!
Poppy: What? What do you mean? She just said, “This is great… y’all!”
Dante: Yes, but she didn’t “woo-hoo”! Every time Holly likes something, she shouts, “Woo-hoo!”
Poppy: Uh… I don’t know about every time. (We go to the past to where Holly is about to eat a huge stack of pancakes.)
Past Holly: Woo-hoo! (We go to another flashback to where Holly is building something out of bricks.) Woo-hoo! (The brick tower falls down. We then go to another flashback to where Holly is riding The Big Squeeze.) WOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO! (We go to the last flashback to where she is smelling a beautiful flower.) Woo-… (She leaves at first, but comes back.) …hoo!
Pop Troll #2 and #3: Yeah! Woo-hoo! (We go back to the present.)
Poppy: OK, every time. Sorry, Dante.
Dante: But why?! Is Chez Dante not "woo-hoo" worthy?!
Poppy: Of course it is. In fact, I was just about to say, “Woo-” (Dante holds up his hand.)
Dante: Spare me the insult of your pity “whoo.” Rest assured, I will win Holly over. Dante Crescendo still has some sha-kay up his blousy sleeve! As they say. (He gets out from under the table.)
Poppy: Do they?
Dante: Attention! Attention, everyone! It is time we take this dinner… (He goes over to Holly.) … up an octave. (He picks up some napkins, forms them into a piano, and starts playing it. The Classical Trolls give more food to the guests. Dante sings Dinner With Dante.)
(Dante)
Come and save her
Every flavor
Every dish is
So delicious
Free there just for you
Fuzz for plating
See, she ating
Argue senses
So relentless
A customtee to
Dinner with Dante
And salante
What you want, eh?
Try the flambe
Dinner with Dante! (Some flying critters carry Holly into the air and fireworks fire. Then the critters carry her back down.)
Dante: So?
Holly: Wow! (Dante gasps and faints, Later, Holly and her friends leave the restaurant. The light turns off and the Classical Trolls put the dirty dishes away. Poppy comes over to Dante who is sad.)
Poppy: I’m sorry, Dante. But you did get a “wow”. That’s “woo-hoo” adjacent.
Dante: True. And do you know what’s “woo-hoo” adjacent? Boo-hoo. (He starts crying and lies his head on the table.)
Poppy: Oh, hey, hey. OK, listen to me. Who knows why Holly Darlin’ didn’t “woo-hoo” tonight? But one thing I do know, Chez Dante brought a lot of joy to everyone else. OK?
Dante: (Wiping his tears and sniffling) Yes. Yes. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, and it’s high time am I focused on the “woo-hoo” and learn to be satisfied with a “woe me”.
Poppy: Sure. That.
Dante: Bravo, Poppy! You were exactly what I needed. (He jumps out of his chair.) A generous serving of level-headed position perspective.
Poppy: Yay! (The next day, she goes back to Dante’ restaurant and sees that it has changed.) What did he do to Chez Dante? (She sees that the restaurant has been changed to a Country Western Style Restaurant called Dante’s Chili Torium. Dante comes outside dressed as a cowboy.)
Dante: Welcome to Dante’s Chili Torium! Yee-haw! (He eats a weed he was holding in his mouth.)
Poppy: A chili torium? Dante, what’s going on?
Dante: Simple, Poppy. To get a “woo-hoo”, I need to appeal more to Holly’s Country Western tastes. Therefore, ‘tis chili time… you all! (He puts a cowgirl hat on Poppy.)
Poppy: But… But what about the level-headed perspective? What about “woe me”?
Dante: Yeah, that lasted about six minutes.
Poppy: (groans) Dante, I really think you got to stop worrying about Holly’s approval and let this go.
Dante: I can’t! I’m afraid one person not liking my dinner has a much stronger affect on me than those who did like and combined! (He sees Holly coming.) Oh, here she comes. Well, howdy, Holly!
Holly: Hey, Dante. I got your invitation and… (She sees Dante’s clothes.) My Troll, what are you wearin’?!
Dante: Ah, you are referring to the pair of blue jeans I have dawned? (He turns around.) Skinned tight as is the style. Hm?
Holly: (chuckles nervously) Yeah. I think they might be a little too tight. (Dante’s jeans start to rip.) Aren’t you uncomfortable?
Dante: (laughs) I have no idea what you mean. (The medal on his belt flies off and it hits things near his restaurant. Just as it is about to hit Dante and Holly, they dodge it. Afterwards, Holly looks at Dante.) Well… (chuckles nervously) … that was exhilarating. (Just as he puts a cowboy hat on Holly, the medal reappears they dodge it. After that, Dante shows Poppy and Holly his new restaurant.) Right this way. Right this way, you all. (He goes over to Minuet playing her violin.) Minuet, you’re not a violin player. You’re a fiddle player.
Minuet: Oh, yes! (laughs) Apologies, you all. (She shows a weed in her mouth and plays her violin like a fiddle.)
Holly: (As Dante shows her and Poppy around) Sure is… different in here.
Dante: Yes. I was thinking about Aumb Bionce and said to myself, “Dante, you know what these walls need? Rusty corrugated sheep metal!” (A piece of metal falls and Poppy and Holly dodge it. Dante laughs nervously and puts a cowboy hat on the metal.) Let’s go over there now. (He quickly guides Poppy and Holly to their table. Then he throws a tiny cowboy hat on a cactus in a pot.) Now, then, allow me to rustle up some grub, sugar. Might I recommend some bowls of our Glitter Bean Chili? I could attest, it is a rootin’ as it is tootin’. (He laughs and gives bowls of Glitter Bean Chili to Holly and Poppy.)
Holly: Well, all right. (She takes a spoonful and instantly freezes solid. A second later, she thaws.) Dante, this chili is ice-cold. You do know chili is not supposed to be chilly, right? (The sides of Dante’s hat droop and he shakes his head.)
Dante: (laughs nervously) Well, of course! Because that’s not confusing at all. Excuse me one moment. (He takes the bowls and Poppy runs after him.)
Poppy: Dante, wait!
Dante: Chili’s not chilly. Pull it together, Crescendo! (As he is about to go into the kitchen, Poppy blocks his way.)
Poppy: Dante, you’ve got to stop pushing this! It’s not working!
Dante: Not until I have a taste a “woo-hoo”! If anything, I must push it farther. (He goes inside the kitchen.) It must be hotter! HOTTER!!! (Fire and many objects fly out of the kitchen. A cowgirl hat lands on Poppy and more fire burst from the kitchen.)
Poppy: Oh, I don’t like the sound of that. (Suddenly, a mechanical Adorabull appears with Dante on its back.)
Dante: Hot chili’s up! (The mechanical Adorabull stops and destroys Holly and Poppy’s table.)
Holly: Dante! What in the name of my big, beautiful hair are you doin’?!
Dante: Serving you chili in the most Country Western manner can see, whilst riding the back of a mechanical Adorabull! (Poppy appears in front of him.)
Poppy: Dante, no, no, don’t!
Dante: (Not listening to Poppy) Yee-haw! (As soon as he kicks the mechanical Adorabull, its eyes turn red and it moves around the restaurant out of control in its rage mode. This causes Dante to spill the chili all over the place. Finally, the bowl of chili lands on Holly’s head. She then gets angry.)
Holly: ENOUGH!!! (Dante is seen lying on the floor and gasps upon hearing this. Holly gets the bowl off her hair, wipes the chili off her hair, gets up on the table and on a barrel.) Dante Crescendo, you’d better start makin’ sense of all this right now! (She wipes the last of the chili off her hair and walks towards Dante.) The hat, the chili, them hip-huggers, this ain’t you!
Dante: No. (sighs) Oh. This ain’t me. But I did it because you didn’t like Chez Dante.
Holly: (Completely softening up) Didn’t like it?
Dante: Yes. You didn’t “woo-hoo”.
Holly: Oh, is that what this is about? I am so sorry, Dante. I wasn’t really myself last night.
Dante: (Getting up) You weren’t?
Holly: No. See, I had just spent all day whippin’ you a “congratulations” cupcake casserole. (We go to the past to where she is baking.) I was about to leave when, well, I got so excited thinkin’ about your fancy new restaurant that…
Past Holly: Woo-hoo! (She accidentally lets go of the pan and it spills on the ground. She gasps in shock. We go back to the present.)
Holly: After that, well I’m afraid I just wasn’t in a “woo-hoo” mood.
Dante: (To himself) Gracious. So what Poppy said was true. (To Holly) It had nothing to do with you not liking Chez Dante.
Holly: Of course it didn’t. I loved it. And If I made you feel otherwise, that’s my mistake.
Dante: Neigh, my dear friend. I’m the one who’s made the mistake. I liked Chez Dante the way it was. And that should have been enough for me. (He changes back to his main outfit.) I shall return Chez Dante to its former fanciness. Post haste!
Holly: Atta Troll! But before you do that, well, there’s no sense in wastin’ all that good Glitter Bean Chili. (Dante gives her, Poppy and himself a bowl of the chili.) To Dante's!
Poppy: To Dante's!
Dante: To Dante's! (Just as they are about to eat, the mechanical Adorabull runs into the table.)
All: Mm. (They put on cowboy hats.) WOOOOO-HOOOOO! (They do a toast with their spoons of chili.)