Monster Bash

"Monster Bash" is the twenty-fourth episode of the third season of Star vs. the Forces of Evil.

It premiered on November 16, 2017, alongside "Night Life" and "Deep Dive".^[1]

Synopsis[]

All the youth of Mewni gather at the ancient Monster Temple to celebrate a new era of Monsters and Mewmans living together in peace, until guests start disappearing!^[2]

Plot[]

At Ludo's monster temple, Star sets up for a party to bring Mewmans and monsters together with the help of Marco, Rich Pigeon, and Pony Head. But the party guests stand completely isolated from each other, with Mewmans and royals on one side and monsters on the other. Once Rock Johansen takes initiative and compliments one of the monsters on his jeans, the rest of the Mewmans and monsters start to interact. Meanwhile, Miss Heinous, Gemini, and Rasticore sit in their car outside, waiting to make a move against "Princess Marco".

Tom approaches Star and asks for a dance, but Star says she's too busy making everything at the party perfect. Tom laments that Star has been working so hard lately she hardly has any time for him, but Star promises to make it up to him later. He confides in Marco, but Marco says uniting Mewmans and monsters is really important to Star. Meanwhile, Slime Monster befriends Princess Spiderbite, and they accidentally stumble into a secret temple chamber with monster statues, where they are attacked by something huge.

As the party guests make a toast to Star, Princess Spiderbite returns covered in slime, claiming to have been attacked by a monster. The Mewmans think she was attacked by Slime Monster, but the monsters believe Spiderbite did something to him because she returned without him. The party guests start to notice that other monsters have also gone missing, and tension starts to build between the two sides. Star assures everyone that she'll get to the bottom of this and leaves Pony Head to keep them entertained with jokes. Tom tries once again to get a dance with Star, but she blows him off in favor of finding the missing monsters.

Deeper inside the temple, Star and Marco find a small campsite where someone has been staying. They quickly discover it to be Mina Loveberry, who has been capturing monsters all evening. Star tells Mina to let them go, but Mina refuses, determined to protect the temple and firmly entrenched in the belief that all monsters are evil. As Star tries to reason with Mina, Miss Heinous crashes down through the ceiling, and Star and Marco are captured by Gemini and Rasticore.

Marco is hooked up to Miss Heinous' youth-draining machine, and Miss Heinous prepares to drain his energy. However, when her cheek emblems start glowing, it activates an ancient magic in the temple and opens a nearby room. Inside, Miss Heinous finds dolls, toys, and a baby crib—things she remembers from her childhood. Mina rises from the rubble and reveals that Miss Heinous is actually Meteora Butterfly, the half-breed daughter of Queen Eclipsa and her monster husband.

Mina prepares to destroy Miss Heinous for being the offspring of a monster, but Star stops her, needing more answers. When Mina refuses to stand down, Star attacks her with the wand, causing a battle to break out. While Star holds Mina off, Marco frees the captured monsters, and Miss Heinous, Gemini, and Rasticore make their escape. Tom soon appears looking for Star, and he joins her and Marco in the fight against Mina Loveberry, but she quickly overpowers them. When Mina notices Miss Heinous is gone, she crashes the party upstairs looking for her. Before Mina can harm the party guests, Star restrains her, and Mina tells Star that she helped the most dangerous monster in Mewni escape.

All of a sudden, Rhombulus and the Butterfly Castle guards storm into the temple, and Mina makes her getaway. The party—which Star had apparently thrown in secret—is cancelled, and the monster temple is sealed off. Rhombulus scolds Star for throwing a party in such an important place, but he refuses to explain why it's important. Tom appears and apologizes to Star for being so needy during the party, but Star says it doesn't matter. She laments that her efforts to unite Mewmans and monsters have been ruined, and she is now feeling more lost than ever after discovering the truth about Miss Heinous.

The castle guards arrest the monsters, but Star demands they be let go, not wanting Mewmans to be given special treatment. Star apologizes to the monsters for everything that happened, but the monsters say it's okay, being used to such harsh treatment. Meanwhile, Miss Heinous, Gemini, and Rasticore sneak away through the nearby woods. When Gemini addresses Miss Heinous by name, she says that's not her name. As she stands under the moonlight with yellow eyes, pointy ears, fangs, glowing cheek emblems, and a left arm covered in scales, Miss Heinous declares, "My name is Meteora."

Characters[]

Major characters[]

• Star Butterfly
• Marco Diaz
• Miss Heinous
• Mina Loveberry

Minor characters[]

• Pony Head
• Tom Lucitor
• Kelly
• Johnny Blowhole
• Roy
• Prince Richard Pigeon
• Prince Larry Kelpbottom
• Prince Rock Johansen
• Princess Jaggs Jaggy
• Princess Penelope Spiderbite
• Monsters
  • Slime Monster
• Headphone Jones
• Gemini
• Rasticore
• Spider With a Top Hat
• Rhombulus
• Lady Whosits
• Eclipsa Butterfly (mentioned/depicted)
• Globgor (depicted)

Title in other languages[]

Language	Title	Translation
Dutch	Monsterfeest	Monster Party
German	Monster-Party	Monster Party
Hebrew	מכת מפלצות	Monster Strike
Italian	Una festa mostruosa	A Monstrous Party
Japanese	怪物パーティー	Monster Party
Korean	우정파티	Friendship Party
European Portuguese	Festa Monstruosa	Monstrous Party

Transcript

View the episode transcript here.

Gallery

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Production notes[]

Songs[]

• Nursery from the Past
• She's a Monster!

Trivia[]

• This episode marks the third season's mid-season finale.
• Actress Juliana Hansen guest-stars as Princess Spiderbite.
• Daron Nefcy's husband Bobby Miller plays Slime Monster.
• This is the first and only time that Sugarcube animated this episode entirely and traditionally on paper, unlike all the episodes that they animated in Toon Boom.

Revelations and continuity[]

• Star continues her efforts to unite Mewmans and monsters after "Starfari" and "Death Peck".
  • Considering the Mewman side of the party were not all the same race as Star, it can be inferred that "Mewman" does not simply refer to the humanoid race, but also with any race that is in one of the allied kingdoms.
• Star wears the same outfit and hairstyle she wore to her Song Day in "Face the Music" while Marco wears the same outfit he wore during the school dance in "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" and Pony Head wears the same outfit she wore during the Silver Bell Ball in "Club Snubbed".
• The people at the party do the same "sword hand dance" that Eclipsa imitated from Marco in "Sweet Dreams".
• Rasticore's body has almost fully regenerated.
• Mina Loveberry returns after her absence since "Starstruck".
  • The reason for her cameo in "Book Be Gone" is revealed to be because she was protecting the temple from monster invaders.
• Miss Heinous is revealed to be Meteora Butterfly, the Mewman/monster hybrid daughter of Queen Eclipsa and her monster husband Globgor.
• The Monster Temple is revealed to be the original home of Meteora and her parents.
• Star finally uses the Spider With a Top Hat spell in practical combat against Mina.

Allusions[]

• The episode's title is similar to, and a reference to, the 1962 Bobby "Boris" Pickett novelty song "Monster Mash".
• One of the books at Mina's campsite is called Secret Tuxedo, a reference to Tuxedo Mask from the anime series Sailor Moon.
  • Another book is called Thirty Shades of Magic, a reference to the novel Fifty Shades of Gray that later got adapted into a film trilogy.

Errors[]

• When Miss Heinous, Gemini, and Rasticore spy on Marco from Miss Heinous' car, the tracking device first appears in Gemini's hand. In the very next shot, the tracking device is in Rasticore's hand.

References[]

v • e • d Star vs. the Forces of Evil Episodes

Season 1 Star Comes to Earth • Party With a Pony • Match Maker • School Spirit • Monster Arm • The Other Exchange Student • Cheer Up, Star • Quest Buy • Diaz Family Vacation • Brittney's Party • Mewberty • Pixtopia • Lobster Claws • Sleep Spells • Blood Moon Ball • Fortune Cookies • Freeze Day • Royal Pain • St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses • Mewnipendance Day • The Banagic Incident • Interdimensional Field Trip • Marco Grows a Beard • Storm the Castle Season 2 My New Wand! • Ludo in the Wild • Mr. Candle Cares • Red Belt • Star on Wheels • Fetch • Star vs. Echo Creek • Wand to Wand • Starstruck • Camping Trip • Starsitting • On the Job • Goblin Dogs • By the Book • Game of Flags • Girls' Day Out • Sleepover • Gift of the Card • Friendenemies • Is Mystery • Hungry Larry • Spider With a Top Hat • Into the Wand • Pizza Thing • Page Turner • Naysaya • Bon Bon the Birthday Clown • Raid the Cave • Trickstar • Baby • Running with Scissors • Mathmagic • The Bounce Lounge • Crystal Clear • The Hard Way • Heinous • All Belts are Off • Collateral Damage • Just Friends • Face the Music • Starcrushed Season 3 Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni Return to Mewni • Moon the Undaunted • Book Be Gone • Marco and the King • Puddle Defender • King Ludo • Toffee • Scent of a Hoodie • Rest in Pudding • Club Snubbed • Stranger Danger • Demoncism • Sophomore Slump • Lint Catcher • Trial by Squire • Princess Turdina • Starfari • Sweet Dreams • Lava Lake Beach • Death Peck • Ponymonium • Night Life • Deep Dive • Monster Bash • Stump Day • Holiday Spellcial • The Bogbeast of Boggabah • Total Eclipsa the Moon • Butterfly Trap • Ludo, Where Art Thou? • Is Another Mystery • Marco Jr. • Skooled! • Booth Buddies • Bam Ui Pati! • Tough Love • Divide • Conquer Season 4 Butterfly Follies • Escape from the Pie Folk • Moon Remembers • Swim Suit • Ransomgram • Lake House Fever • Yada Yada Berries • Down by the River • The Ponyhead Show! • Surviving the Spiderbites • Out of Business • Kelly's World • Curse of the Blood Moon • Princess Quasar Caterpillar and the Magic Bell • Ghost of Butterfly Castle • Cornball! • Meteora's Lesson • The Knight Shift • Queen-Napped • Junkin' Janna • A Spell with No Name • A Boy and His DC-700XE • The Monster and the Queen • Cornonation • Doop-Doop • Britta's Tacos • Beach Day • Gone Baby Gone • Sad Teen Hotline • Jannanigans • Mama Star • Ready, Aim, Fire • The Right Way • Here to Help • Pizza Party • The Tavern at the End of the Multiverse • Cleaved Unaired Episodes Star and the Forces of Evil (pilot)