01x17 - Cursed!/Fiddle Me This

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

[frogs croaking]

[frogs croaking]

-Here you go, deary.
-Catch ya later, Mrs. Croaker!

Oh, they'll never catch me! [laughs]

Hey, Maddie! Happy market day!

[laughs] Classic creepy Maddie.

-Uh, what are you doing?
-Hiding.

Ever since Maddie and I got engaged,
things between us have been awkward.

Dude, if you don't want to be engaged
anymore, just go break it off.

Break up with her? To her face? [grunts]

She'll k*ll me.

[laughing maniacally]

[Sprig whimpers]

Look, breakups are no big deal.

I used to do it for my friends
all the time.

They called me "The breakup queen".

Also "Angel of Death".

Perfect. You go break up with her for me,
and I'll go find a new hiding spot.

[together]
Yeah. Spranne against the world!

[both laughing]

-Whoo!
-Whoa!

-Gracious me!
-Oops. Sorry about that. Barry.

I didn't see you there, Barry.

Shucks, kids. Don't worry about it.

Nothing gets Barry down.

-[both gasp]
-Candy magic.

Have a "Barry" good day. [laughs]

Barry's here!

[crowd cheering]

There goes Barry,
sweetest frog in all of Wartwood.

Swell. And now to break up
with Maddie for ya.

[screeching]

Or maybe breaking up
by text would be better.

-By wha--?
-By text.

It's not super cool, but, hey,
everybody's done it at least once.

[laughs] Now we're both cowards.

Whoa.

-Huh. That wasn't so bad.
-See? Like I said, no problem.

[sizzling]

[chortling]

[rooster crows]

[yawning]

Huh? Something ain't right here.

[Anne screams]

Anne? I can't see. Whoa. [groans]

Whoa. Anne? Whoa!

[grunting]

Anne, are you OK? Whoa.

Sprig. What happened
to your face? [squawks]

Whoa. What happened to your voice?

It's not just my voice, dude.

When I woke up, these things
started growing out of me.

And whenever I try to talk, I just--

[squawking, bird calls]

-What is going on?
-Morning, kids.

Goodness gracious, boy!
What's on your face?

I dunno. I just woke up like this.

And me.
Anytime I try to talk I-- [squawks]

Have you guys seen my toothbrush?

-Huh?
-[chirps]

[laughing]

Yes!

Hmm. Woke up like this, you say?

Hmm...

You fixed it.

-I've seen all I need to.
-[Polly laughing]

You two, have been cursed!

Cursed? [squawks]

That's a thing here?

This land of ours is home
to many arts, Anne.

Sculpture, mosaics, and,
of course, the dark arts!

Cursed? But-But how? When?

Well, it takes about a night
for a curse to kick in.

Either of you upset anyone yesterday?

[both gasp] Maddie.

Dude, you've got to go talk to her.

Any way you could wait till tomorrow?

Because I am loving this.

Hey, I think it's getting better.

Sprig, we have to go talk to Maddie.

Only she can reverse this.

[sighs] You're right.

Or maybe we can try lifting
this curse ourselves,

without any awkward conversations.

OK, but hurry.

I've got a really bad feeling
about where this is headed.

[squawking]

Come on, come on.

A little bit of this...

[coughs] Well, that didn't work either.

How you doing over there, Anne?

[squawks]

[both scream]

Anne, are you OK?

You know, it's actually not that bad.
Watch this.

Ha.

[gobbling]

Mmm!

-I hate this curse. Huh?
-[expl*si*n]

-[Sprig grunts]
-[crash]

[coughing] I think I'm getting closer.

Sprig, enough is enough.

You are going to get Maddie
to lift this curse and that's that.

[sighs] Fine, fine.

But it's gonna be so awkward.

Got Mr. Plantar's bread order here.

[exclaims] She's here. Someone hide me.

Run! Objects bend to her will!

Nope. That's on me.
Forgot to fix those hinges.

[groans]

Oh... Hey, Maddie.

-Sprig.
-[squawking]

Stop stalling, dude.

Uh... [groaning]

Maddie, I'm sorry for the way
I broke up with you.

It was wrong of me to have Anne do it

and doubly wrong that we didn't
do it face to face.

Your breakup literally hit me in the face.

But as much as I would've preferred
an actual conversation,

I was fine with what you wrote.

-Oh, thank goodness.
-Told ya. Breakup "qua-ween."

[crow caws]

So can you take these
curses off of us? Please?

Sorry, but I can't.

Curses can only be lifted by the caster,
and this isn't my curse.

-[squawks] What?
-[gasps]

But if it wasn't you, then who?

Hmm.

[squawks] Hey! [coughs]

This trail will lead us to the caster.

Quickly. Before it goes cold.

-You gonna fix this door?
-Ha. Eventually.

Hup, hup!

Meh. It's worth a sh*t.

Why'd you think it was me who cursed you?

Well, you do give off a creepy vibe.

Just because I seem creepy to
you doesn't mean I'm a bad person.

I'll have you know, I learned magic to
help people, not hurt them.

Sheesh. Appearances
aren't everything, Sprig.

Yeah, well that's...

That's a really good point.

[crow caws]

Kurt the crow says
this will all end in tears.

-[grunts]
-[gasps]

[yelps]

What kind of evil person would
live in a place like this?

[all gasp]

Hello, children.

[all gasping] Barry?

[laughs] Enjoying the curse I put on you?

Why, Barry? Why?

Why? I'll tell you why.

Surely you remember barging
into me at the market yesterday?

Spilling my entire stock
of blue moon berries

that only grow once every ten years.

They were priceless.

I played it cool and was sweet
because my image is half my business.

I may look nice,

but I'm petty and vengeful on the inside.

Yeah, that was our bad.
Looks can be deceiving. We get it.

Ah, right, right. The lesson thing.
Barry, we're sorry.

Please lift the curse.

You can't see it really,
but I'm begging on my knees.

[coos]

Hmm, let me think. Never!

Not only am I petty,
but I'm very unforgiving.

As a curse wielder myself,
this abuse of magic offends me.

Hmm? Oh, goodness.

You should never curse someone
unless they really deserve it.

And, buddy, you deserve it.

[gasps, whimpers]

Ah! Two can play at that game.

-Ha!
-[grunts]

[both gasping, grunting]

[barrel squawks]

[growling]

[both grunting]

Ah! My last curse. [growls]

-I'm out.
-What do we do?

-Give me a hand.
-You mean literally?

-Or figuratively?
-Ow!

Ow. What the heck?

[Barry exclaims]

Gotcha!

-Oh, dear.
-Ha!

[expl*si*n]

And that's how you fix a door.

[expl*si*n]

Good job.

[coughing, squawks]

Oh, no. My beautiful body.

-[all coughing]
-[all gasping]

-We're back to normal.
-She turned the curses back on him.

-Maddie, you did it.
-I can talk.

All right, you crazy kids bested me.

Now go on, turn me back.

Nothing doing. You're way too dangerous.

[caws] What? You can't
just leave me like this.

Aw, come on, Maddie. We did him wrong.

[sighs] Fine. I'll change him back.

But for a price.

[Sprig] Any chance we could
get some of this candy?

[Maddie] No way.

-[crow caws]
-Good-bye, Kurt.

I'm not sure if all this was a blessing
or a curse.

-[crow caws]
-It was literally a curse, Anne.

Thanks for helping us Maddie.

And sorry the engagement
had to end like this.

Friends?

Friends.

-Whoa!
-I can't wait to hang out.

[owl hoots]

[snoring, croaking]

[glugs] Meh.

[gasps]

What, you got a better way
to eat ants off the floor?

Sheesh.

[frogs croaking]

Hey, there's an open spot.

I don't know, looks a little snug.

Nonsense.

[backup alarm beeping]

-[metallic scraping]
-[beeping continues]

[scraping continues]

Alright kids. Meet back here
in fifteen minutes.

Bug Bath & Beyond, here I come.

[chuckles] Don't mind if I do.

Well, good mornin', Hopadiah.

Mornin', Wartilda. How are the kids?

Great. You know,

my daughter just got accepted
to Newtopia University.

[whistles] That's the big
league right there.

Yep, she's got a bright future.

Good thing too. Ascots aren't
as popular as they used to be.

Yeah, vegetables aren't
doing so hot either.

People these days are all about fruit.

That's life, I suppose.

Um, maybe only four ascots
this month, Wartilda.

[sighs]

Sure wish I could give Sprig
and Polly a better future.

[Sprig, Polly exclaim] Huh?

Well, what's over there, more ascots?

Amphibia has got Talent
is coming to Wartwood.

Wait, what is this nonsense?

We've got the same thing in my world.

It's a contest where regular
people get on stage

and try to prove they're special.

That sounds potentially humiliating.

Yeah, you get it.

-Yeah, I get it.
-[both laugh]

[Sprig] "Auditions are being
held this weekend."

Hey. Could be fun to play
my fiddle in front of a crowd.

[up-b*at tune]

Eh? Eh?

-I don't know, Sprig.
-[Anne] One thing's for sure.

Winning this kinda thing sets you up
for a life of success and opportunity.

[echoing] Opportunity, opportunity...

[slurping]

How's life, Polly?

Ding-dang delightful.

At last, I can rest...

forever.

Wait there. This is the future
why don't I have legs?

Why am I still here?

Hey. Can't you see I'm trying to pass on?

[sighs]

-[Anne] Hey, Hop Pop.
-[snapping fingers]

-Did Hop Pop just leave us?
-Should we get help? I'll get help.

Hold on there, boy.

Let's give this talent show,
nonsense a try.

It's a long sh*t, but with enough
dedication and teamwork,

I'm sure we can make you a star.

-Who's with me?
-[both cheer]

Anne, how'd you pay for all that junk?

I may or may not have mortgaged the house.

[others] What?

The moth!

One of nature's most seductive animals.

-Cool.
-All right.

Inspired by this majestic creature,

I've designed an act for Sprig

that will guarantee
we take home first prize.

Anne. You're in charge
of costume design and makeup.

I'm thinking cosmic,
ethereal, interdimensional.

Very flattering.

-Polly.
-Yes, Coach?

-You're Chief Morale Officer.
-What?

That's not a real job.
Why can't I be the star?

I've got talent too.

All right, let's see what you got.

[clears throat] Here's a little ditty.

I wrote by myself.

[deep breath]

[off-key] ♪ La ♪

♪ La ♪

♪ La ♪

Like I said. Morale.

Fine.

And as for you, Sprig,
you have the hardest job of all.

-Huh?
-We'll be working on your act together.

From dusk till dawn. Rain or shine.

Till heck or high water.

Hop Pop, aren't-- [grunts]

Aren't we taking this all just
a little too seriously?

Sprig, success takes work.

It takes dedication, sacrifice.

You don't wanna end up
like that guy, do you?

No job. No prospects. No future.

Just look at him, Sprig.

-Hop Pop, that's a wor--
-Let the hard work begin.

-[blows whistle]
-[yelps]

[rock music playing]

[gagging]

Come on, boy. Chug it.

Well, this is horrible.

Now to work on your stage faces.

Happy cute.

Sad cute.

Jealous cute.

I said jealous cute.

I don't know what that looks like.

-[blows whistle]
-[yelps]

[repeating notes]

-[blows whistle]
-Whoa!

[up-b*at tune]

[ladybug whinnies]

[Sprig whimpering]

Whoa!

[classical]

[both] Whoo-hoo!

[panting]

Well, how was that?

-It was amazing, dude.
-You're gonna slay, brother.

Yecch! You call that an act?

I counted three whole mistakes,
Sprig. Three.

I mean, it doesn't have
to be perfect, right?

It does, if you wanna win.

Now go give me laps.

Hop Pop, this is crazy.
I just want to have fun up there.

Fun? Can you eat fun?

Can you make a fun deposit
into your fun savings?

Is fun a beautiful mansion with a front
gate shaped like a giant fiddle?

-What?
-[blows whistle]

-OK, OK. Fine, geez. Fine.
-[whistle blowing]

-[whistle continues]
-[Sprig panting]

[announcer]
Welcome to Amphibia's Got Talent!

[cheering]

Hey, shoo! Go away, shoo!

[vocalizing]

Hoo-whee!

I'm thinking, launch him.

Yeah, way ahead of you.

-[ground rumbling]
-[yelps]

-[crowd cheering]
-Heh, heh.

All right, g*ng. This is ours to lose.

Sprig, you ready?

[coughing] As ready as I'll ever be.

Then get out there and win, win, win!

All right, next up is "Sprig Plantar."

-Sprig? Ugh.
-Performing "Flight of the Moth."

[crowd gasps]

-Well, hello there.
-I know. Right?

[classical, fast tempo]

[crowd exclaims]

[cheering]

It's working. It's working.

Now, Anne, the final touch.

On it.

[crowd cheering]

[crowd gasps]

It's perfection,
everything I could've hoped for.

[bat squeals]

-[crowd gasps]
-[both yelp]

[Sprig screaming]

Whoa!

Aah! Sprig!

-What do we do?
-What can we do?

[all scream]

[Sprig screaming]

[gasps]

Anne, get to that judges'
table and wait for my signal.

Pardon me, saving my friend.
Love your hair by the way.

Hang on, Polly.

[Sprig screaming]

-Now!
-[grunts]

[both screaming]

[gasping, yelping]

[crowd gasps]

[gasping, yelping]

Polly, now's your time to shine.

Sing!

[gasps, inhales]

[inhaling]

-♪ La ♪
-[bat screeches]

♪ La ♪

[screaming]

Ah! I got you. I got you.

I got--

-[crowd cheering]
-Outstanding!

Grandson? Are you OK?

Oh, I shouldn't have forced you into this.

Because of me and this stupid act,
you were almost digested.

Gah! All I wanted to do was to have... fun

and play my fiddle on stage.

Why'd you have to push me so hard?

Well, I just...

I ran into Wartilda, and she said--

And ascots are--

Vegetables
are just not doing well anymore.

And heck, in a couple of years, I don't
even know if the stand will be around.

[sighs]

I just wanted to give you a better life
than the one I can give you now.

Hop Pop, my life is perfect the way it is.

And as long as you're in it,
my future will be pretty cool too.

Oh... [sniffling]

-[crying]
-[Sprig chuckles]

Absolutely mesmerizing performances.
I'm quaking with emotion.

And how did you ever train that bat?

-Or this thing for that matter?
-Hey.

We hereby declare this family

the winning act of Wartwood's Got Talent.

[crowd cheering]

You simply must come tour with us.

Yes. And share your vision
with the rest of the valley.

Thanks. But we like things
the way they are.

We don't gotta be stars.

We will keep the trophy though.
It's gonna help us buy our house back.

[all laughing]

There goes the weirdest family
I've ever seen.

Absolutely, darling.

[clears throat] Well, Toadie,

I'd say that last act was pretty bad,
wouldn't you?

-Ooh.
-[rumbling]

[screaming]

[crowd cheering]

[theme song playing]