"Hollywood Hop Pop" is the first segment of the forty-eighth episode of Amphibia.
Synopsis[]
Hop Pop tries to make it as an actor in Hollywood.
Plot[]
Anne takes the Plantars to Hollywood for the day to show them around. Hop Pop immediately becomes smitten with his surroundings and runs off despite Anne warning him to stay close in case Mr. X returns. Hop Pop ends up in line with a group of elderly actors and befriends a human doppelganger of himself named Humphrey Westwood. He allows Hop Pop to audition before him, despite the fact that he has been waiting for his big break for 45 years. Hop Pop, thinking he is auditioning for a play is confused, but when he is told that he is perfect in every way, Hop Pop declares "Say What!?", earning him the part. Hop Pop begins to feel guilty, despite Humphrey congratulating him.
The next day, Anne discovers that Hop Pop auditioned for a commercial which has quickly picked up steam and has become popular. Unfortunately, this also means that Mr. X has seen it and heads to Hollywood with Jenny to capture him. Anne and the Plantars head into town to see if they can stop the ads, but it is too late and Hop Pop gets a call from big time director Mitch Harbor to star in his next feature film. Not wanting to pass on the opportunity, Hop Pop heads to his office, which is in a water tower, just as Mr. X arrives. A chase throughout the movie studio and its various productions ensues with Anne, Polly and Sprig chasing Mr. X while he chases Hop Pop.
Just as Hop Pop arrives at the office, he runs into Humphrey who he learns is a janitor for the studio and still happy for him. Feeling guilty, Hop Pop tells Humphrey that he wants to give the part to him as he knows he has been waiting for years for this moment. Humphrey goes in and gets the part just as Mr. X barges in with a SWAT team and is humiliated once again. Anne, Polly and Sprig are relieved to see that Hop Pop is okay and he admits that the opportunity rightfully went to Humphrey. As they head home on a golf cart, Hop Pop admits that he has finally gotten over acting and wants to go into directing instead. A claim that results in Anne shoving him out of the golf cart.
Cast[]
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- RuPaul as Mr. X
- Wallace Shawn as Humphrey Westwood
- On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy
- Brian Sounalath as Mr. Boonchuy
- Matt Braly as Purple Shirt Man, Cart Driver, Lord Frankerton
- Zehra Fazal as Female Auditioner
- Sam Riegel as Mitch Harbor
- Eden Riegel as Casting Call Girl, Movie Director
- Troy Baker as FBI Agent
- Kari Wahlgren as Female Photographer
Additional Voices[]
- Arnaud Leonard
- Rachael Lillis
- Lex Lang
- Feodor Chin
- Stephanie Sheh
- Clancy Brown
- Grey DeLisle
Trivia[]
General[]
- Beginning with this episode, the intro is slightly altered to now depict the Core possessing Marcy.
- Oddly enough, the Core's original body can still be seen active behind Marcy.
- Hop Pop's declaration of "Say What!?" was foreshadowed in the episode "Stakeout" when he makes the exact same declaration. Anne chuckles and tells him that the made the "perfect sitcom catchphrase".
- Anne kicks Hop Pop out of a moving vehicle like she did twice in "Quarreler's Pass" and at the end of the same episode.
- Jenny is comfirmed to be female.
- The studio which hires Hop Pop is called "ABD Studios", which is likely a homage to ABC Studios.
- This is the second time Bill Farmer and Wallace Shawn worked on a project together, after 1995's A Goofy Movie.
Cultural References[]
- One of the auditionees in line resembles Master Roshi from Dragon Ball.
- Mitch Harbor is a parody of film director Michael Bay.
- Brentthistle Manor is a parody of Downton Abbey.
- Mitch Harbor's office being in a water tower is possibly a reference to Animaniacs.
- Two posters on Mr. X's refrigerator feature his voice actor RuPaul, the host of the drag competition series RuPaul's Drag Race.
- Mr X's fridge also features sprites similar to the arcade game Space Invaders and a magnet that resembles the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise.
- Mr X is a fan of a show called Judge Julie, an obvious parody of Judge Judy.
International Premieres[]
- November 21, 2021 (Canada)
- December 22, 2021 (Singapore)
- January 5, 2022 (Australia & New Zealand)
- February 4, 2022 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand)
- March 16, 2022 (Israel)
- March 23, 2022 (United Kingdom & Ireland)
- April 6, 2022 (France, Poland)
- April 12, 2022 (Spain)
- April 13, 2022 (Germany)
- June 21, 2022 (Portugal)
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Hollywood Hop Pop at the Amphibia Wiki
