"Prank Day" is the first segment of the 1st episode of the second season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 13th overall episode in the series. It premiered on March 9, 2018.
Synopsis[]
This Prank Day, Poppy and Branch must try to outprank each other in order to earn the title of "Prank Master".
Plot[]
A week after the events of "Bellow Bug Day", Poppy awakes in excitement as Prank Day begins, where every Troll in the village plays friendly and harmless pranks on each other. Almost immediately, Poppy gets pranked when a bucket of frosting set up by Branch gets dumped on her head. The Snack Pack are surprised that Branch overconfidently claims to be the "Prank Master" of his favorite holiday. Poppy believes he is still a beginner, but Branch boastfully says otherwise. Determined, Poppy decides to prove to Branch that she is the Prank Master, and enlists help from the Snack Pack.
Near Branch's bunker, Poppy vandalizes the exterior of the bunker by painting it with colorful designs. Branch appears to have not expected Poppy's prank, but quickly gets revenge by dumping fertilizer on the whole Snack Pack. Despite this, Poppy believes she has pranked Branch, re-earning the title of Prank Master, but Branch reveals that the exterior of his bunker was entirely covered by protective cloth. Branch claims that he is always one step ahead of her. This frustrates Poppy so much that Guy Diamond had to intervene to remind her that she could take it too far just like Smidge did. When Branch asks what happened, Guy reveals that a few years ago, Smidge and a few other Trolls were eating pancakes during Prank Day; when Smidge suddenly receives a small harmless prank to her meal, the Trolls have a good laugh. This infuriated Smidge to a point where she appeared to create a prank of epic proportions that somehow destroyed Troll Village. Branch believes this, but refuses to agree that she devastated the village. Poppy reassures Guy that she won't take the prank war too personally, even though Branch continues to mock her for not being the Prank Master.
For the rest of the day, Poppy attempts another prank on Branch when he finds him dozing off outside, but again Branch has him fooled when she realizes it was a decoy, and she tries to flee the scene. Atop a tree branch, Branch aims and fires sticky gum on Poppy, pranking her once again. Poppy goes through desperate measures when she makes a visit to Sky Toronto and demands the biggest water balloon he can offer. Lifting the massive water balloon, Poppy goes hysterical as she prepares to drop the large balloon on Branch once he comes out of his bunker. However, Branch counteracts it with his own massive water balloon, having learned of Poppy's scheme earlier. Outpranked, Poppy tries to escape but runs into a dead end. With only a few moments before the balloon is dropped, Poppy throws a rock at the bug carrying the balloon and has it drop early, preventing it from hitting her. Unfortunately, Smidge, oblivious to the events unfolding, walks in towards the spot where the balloon is about to be dropped. She inadvertently becomes victim of a huge prank not intended for her.
Branch enters the scene joyously admiring how he seemingly pulled of his best prank on Poppy. However, Smidge catches his attention, realizing Smidge was pranked, and she angrily demands who pulled off the prank. None of the Snack Pack confesses, leading Smidge to decide to prank everyone in a blind rage. The Snack Pack attempts to flee her wrath by seeking refuge at Branch's bunker, but one by one, the paranoid Smidge has them pranked hard when only Poppy and Branch remain. When the two near the entrance, Smidge blocks their path. Awaiting their fate, Poppy decides to apologize that it has led to this and asks for Branch's help, but during her solemn moment, Branch uses it to abandon her to Smidge and dash for the entrance. When Branch lifts the hatch, he finds that his hands are glued to the door, unable to enter. Smidge's echoing voice announces her deliverance of her final prank day present to Branch. As Branch sees the huge box being placed near him, he becomes frightened that he pleads Smidge to spare his life.
The present opens, where Poppy emerges and declares victory over Branch, and that the rest of the Snack Pack, including Smidge, gathers as they laugh at Branch's humiliation. Branch realizes that the whole event was masterminded by Poppy from the start, disproving that Branch was always ahead of her. Shocked by the sheer ingenuity, Branch finally declares that Poppy is entitled to be the Prank Master. Poppy walks off and pulls one last prank on him, by dropping a bucket of frosting on his head. Unexpectedly, another bucket falls on her, ominously implying that Mr. Dinkles did it.
Cast[]
- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
- Skylar Astin as Branch
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
- Fryda Wolff as DJ Suki, Satin & Chenille
- Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
- Ron Funches as Cooper
- Gary Cole as Sky Toronto
- Kari Wahlgren as Harper (non-speaking)
- Biggie (non-speaking)
- Creek (non-speaking)
- Other
- David Fynn as Mr. Dinkles
- Gary (indirectly mentioned)
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Physical distribution[]
This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 1-4" DVD.
Trivia[]
- This episode is likely based on the real-life event April Fools' Day.
- Poppy's morning wake-up song where critters help her get ready is a reference to Disney's Cinderella.
- Branch interrupting the song is similar to how he sarcastically applauds at the Snack Pack after the Move Your Feet / D.A.N.C.E. / It's A Sunshine Day medley in Trolls.
- Smidge's "revenge streak", following Branch's water balloon accidentally landing on her and bursting, features references to four different horror movies:
- Carrie, when Smidge gets soaked by a prank and goes on a rampage against other Trolls.
- The Exorcist, when Smidge spins her head 360° to the horror of her friends.
- The Shining, when Smidge ambushes Branch and Poppy, and exclaims: "Here's Smidgey!" based on “Here’s Johnny!” from the movie.
- The Ring, when Smidge's hair falls straight down her body and around her clothes, and creepily walks towards Branch and Poppy.
- This episode is one example of how Poppy and Branch tend to clash and get in extravagant arguments, normally ending with Poppy revealing that it was one of her over-the-top schemes to outdo Branch.
- Branch would later use a dummy replacement doll again in the Trolls: TrollsTopia episode "Hair Fracture".
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