"Critter Comfort" is the second segment of the 4th episode of the second season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 20th overall episode in the series. It premiered in March 9, 2018.
Synopsis[]
It doesn't help when Poppy attempts to "help" a bunch of Swampkins.
Plot[]
The Snack Pack are on a safari trip in Misty Meadows led by Branch. DJ Suki is sampling the wildlife for a experimental album she's working on, which sounds terrible to the Trolls. When Branch points out a rare fruit found only in Misty Meadows, Guy eats some of the fruit because of hearing the words "delicacy" and "exclusive", which Branch notices and he tells Guy off for disrupting the habitat, adding that the fruit Guy ate causes massive indigestion in Trolls. Guy tries to hide it, but he indeed can't stop farting as a result of consuming the fruit.
The group notices a group of Swampkins. The pitiful mewing of the Swampkins along with seeing their squalid habitat tugs at the Trolls' heartstrings, and they want to give the group a good home. Branch is against this, saying that the Swampkins belong in the swamp-like condition of their habitat and therefore must leave them alone. Poppy, not wanting to let the Swampkins "starve in a muddy pit", makes a vow to look after them, ignoring Branch's advice.
Back in Troll Village, Branch is still telling Poppy how much of a bad idea it is to take the Swampkins out of their environment. When Branch can't give the exact reason for why its a bad idea to have the Swampkins live with the Trolls, aside from saying it was a long list of eco disasters, he leaves Poppy to it.
As Poppy goes to scrapbook the moment, the Swampkins climb over her and soon she finds it hard to move. She gives up the idea of scrapbooking and soon realizes how annoying the mewing of the Swampkins is as she can't tell what they want. She takes them for a walk, but ends up dragging them.
That night, the mewing of the Swampkins results in Poppy being unable to get any sleep. She can't figure out why she can't make things work with the Swampkins, and then discovers that the Swampkins have also gotten to her friends. Despite being told that the Swampkins have to go back, Poppy swore to give them a good home. She has an idea.
The next day, Branch returns to Misty Meadows to bird watch, near where the Swampkins live to find the Trolls have made a luxury home for them. Branch is horrified by this. Poppy states the Swampkins are doing great and even some of their neighbors came by. These turn out to be Grossums, a natural predator of the Swampkins.
Thanks to Poppy ignoring Branch's repeated warnings, the Swampkins have no way to hide from the Grossums. The Trolls try to protect them with their hair, but the Grossums spin their tails into a buzzsaw and approach. Poppy promptly admits to Branch that she got them into this mess through her interfering with nature before asking him if his guide book has anything that might help. Branch states, according to his guide book, that Grossums like music. The group tries to figure out what type of music the Grossums like, and it turns out that DJ's experimental album works. They lead the Grossums away.
The Trolls return everything back to normal, with Poppy stating they've learnt their lesson. The Trolls still can't figure out why the Swampkins look and sound so sad. Just as Poppy is talking about the mysteries of mother nature, a Swampkin reveals its ferocious side and eats a bird.
Cast[]
- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
- Skylar Astin as Branch
- Ron Funches as Cooper
- Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
- Fryda Wolff as DJ Suki, Satin & Chenille
Songs[]
Physical distribution[]
This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 1-4" DVD.
Trivia[]
- Biggie, Smidge, and Fuzzbert do not appear with the Snack Pack in this episode.
- The title is a reference to the term "creature comforts", which refers to the basic luxuries of living such as a warm home and fresh water.
- A slight continuity error occurs in this episode; the Trolls reference other music genres. However, this episode was made long before the production of Trolls World Tour begun.