"Whimsy Wasps" is the second segment of the 1st episode of the seventh season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 77th overall episode in the series. It premiered on August 27, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Troll Village is targeted by a swarm of Whimsy Wasps, which spoil their parties. Branch's plan to remove them backfires on him.
Plot[]
At Troll Village, the Trolls are having a party when a strange critter comes along. Poppy has her friends check out the new critter who appears to love their party. Soon more bugs appear and they begin to ruin the party by eating everything and generally disrupting the Trolls. Trying to look on the bright side of the critters presents the party is changed by Poppy from a dance party to a Infestation Fest.
King Peppy stops the party and introduces the Trolls to the critters known as "Whimsy Wasps". He explains the bugs are attracted to fun, Smidge disputes this but Cooper poops cupcakes to prove a point about nature making sense. The bugs appear every 20 years and past the Trolls, right now a swarm of them is slowly making its way to the village.
Branch is celebrating the new development. Branch is enjoying this as they have a problem the other Trolls can resolve with singing, dancing or farting glitter, with Guy Diamond feeling the last one was directed at him. Branch explains that the only way they can resolve this one is to be more like him, which the other Trolls don't like the idea of. Poppy says all they have to do is cut down on their whimsy. But the Trolls immediately get on with their party and a broken decoration later sends them into panic.
Poppy turns to Branch, who tells her that he has a plan. He orders Biggie to spread the word in the village about this problem. He says to the twins to weave a net in order to keep the swarm out. He then tells Smidge and Guy to spray bug repellent around the village. When Branch is done he finds the Trolls have failed what he told them. Biggie gets stuck gossiping with Harper, the twins change the net design allowing the bugs in while Guy and Smidge swap out the bug repellent for something more fun.
Branch's new plan is to have the Trolls get rid of their whimsy. Poppy notes Trolls like to party and Branch comes up with the idea to make them all party so hard they temporary run out of whimsy.
That night, Poppy takes in ideas from her friends on throwing the biggest party they can. The party soon gets under way and Trolls are being ushered in to keep the party going. Biggie attempts to get away from the fun, but Branch sends him back in. As Branch mans the door, the swarm arrives he can only hope this works.
He wakes up the next morning and finds the entire village is now serious. With their whimsy all gone, they are having a committee meeting to discuss the success of last night's party. The reaction of the Trolls delights Branch, as he has never seen them all so serious. The Whimsy Wasps move on, having no reason to stick around.
Branch shows Poppy the swarm is leaving, and goes to lecture her on how being serious resolved the problem when a new infestation occurs; the bugs' size and weight is a risk to the well-being of the village. Peppy explains these are the Boring Beetles, who are attracted to dullness and are rid off by whimsy, making them the Whimsy Wasps' opposite. Smidge objects to the idea of creatures being attracted to dull things until Cooper once again poops a cupcake to prove a point about biology.
Branch suggests to get rid of them they need to go back to being whimsical, but at this point no Troll can do that as their Whimsy is gone according to Poppy. Branch notes there is one Troll left.
Soon outside, Branch is singing and dancing, being whimsical like the other Trolls are normally. This causes the Beetles to get annoyed and move on. That night, Branch tells the Trolls that they're finally safe, to which they give him a serious response of congratulations. Branch faints due to tiredness.
The next day after a little rest, the Trolls are back to normal. Poppy and Branch admit sometimes its best to be serious and sometimes its best to be whimsical. Branch says the best place to be is somewhere in the middle. At that point, a Moderation Mole appears. Peppy shouts that they are attracted to balance and compromise and will destroy them all, ending the episode with the Trolls screaming in terror.
Cast[]
- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
- Skylar Astin as Branch
- David Kaye as King Peppy
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
- Ron Funches as Cooper
- Fryda Wolff as DJ Suki, Satin & Chenille
- David Fynn as Biggie
- Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
- Kari Wahlgren as Harper
- Walt Dohrn as Fuzzbert
- Other
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Physical distribution[]
This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 5-8" DVD.
Trivia[]
- The "Boring Beetle" is a nod to a pest family of insects known as the Woodboring beetles, except the "wood" part was dropped and the meaning of "boring", which is "to dig" was changed to "dull and uninteresting".
- Wasps, beetles and moles are all considered pest species groups in real life.
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