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GC13 and David discuss Night Drivers and Return to Wartwood from Amphibia.

Considering how long it took them to get to Newtopia, the family made amazing time on their way back! After just twenty hours of driving they’re one night’s drive away from home, and they happen to have a pair of expert night drivers held in reserve.

For how well the residents of Wartwood understood the Plantars, they didn’t seem to understand how much danger they’d be put in by asking for presents. But their loss is our gain: CHICKA-LISK!

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GC13 and David discuss The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers and A Day at the Aquarium.

Newtopia gets a beautiful sendoff with a spooky sleepover where we encounter some totally unexplained alien ghosts, followed by a trip to an aquarium where just about everything reminds them of something (or someone) who tried to eat them.

But now the King has a proposition for Marcy. Completely not ominous at all, there are definitely not any villain tropes being used here.

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GC13 and David discuss Little Frogtown and Hopping Mall from Amphibia.

Sal’s sandwich stop has been ransacked and it’s up to Hopediah Plantar PI to crack the case. Or at least do his best (he misses some pretty obvious clues we think). And while he may be on the run from a felony manslaughter charge, at least he’s not morally culpable for anything today. Plus: free sauce!

But Anne and Sprig, in the pursuit of the perfect souvenir, end up feeling nostalgic for their mothers. It’s a heartfelt moment, and it’s important enough to change the end credits.

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GC13 and David discuss Lost in Newtopia and Sprig Gets Schooled from Amphibia.

Well, we sent the two least-responsible Plantars out into Newtopia on their own, what did we think was going to happen? Frankly it’s surprising things turned out as well for Anne as they did, though maybe if she had been trying to make friends things would have gone better.

But hey, not only did Sprig get schooled by a free day of college education, but we got to learn a bit about the biology of newts and tadpoles. Amphibia may entertain us but it teaches as well (and probably gets into the cool faculty-only parties too).

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GC13 and David discuss Scavenger Hunt and The Plantars Check In from Amphibia.

While King Andrias clearly puts a lot of effort into his scavenger hunt, he could clearly use a trip to Summer Camp Island to learn how it’s done from Susie—he doesn’t even send them out for a single earring back!

At least he came through for the Plantars with an unlimited credit card. Sprig has the makings of a good rich snob, so here’s to hoping the Plantars can hang on to this wealth long enough to become old money.

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GC13 and David discuss Marcy at the Gates from Amphibia.

The barbarians may not be at the gates, but the barbari-ants are willing to stand in—at least long enough to draw Marcy out! (Thankfully they never thought to tunnel under the gate, that might have caused some problems.)

So now Marcy is on the crew and she and Anne have a new mission. We’re sure Sasha will be glad to see them. What do you think her and Grime’s chess pieces look like?

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GC13 and David discuss Swamp and Sensibility and Wax Museum from Amphibia.

Thank goodness Gravity Falls was about a bunch of humans, because Grunkle Stan is evil as a frog! Thankfully Soos is just as goodhearted whether he’s a frog or a human.

And we also learn Wally’s dark secret: he’s filthy stinking rich! Don’t worry Wally, we won’t hold it against you, especially since we can enjoy the fanciness so long as we aren’t paying for it.

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GC13 and David discuss Quarreler’s Pass and Toadcatcher from Amphibia.

We’re sorry Quarreler’s Pass, you were a very exciting episode with some very good frog-eating villains, and you even revealed a new superpower shared by Polly and Sprig, but Toadcatcher is a tough act to precede.

And what an act Toadcatcher was. Sasha and Grime are back! If only that newt had let us know who she was…

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GC13 and David discuss Truck Stop Polly and A Caravan Named Desire from Amphibia.

Wow, Anne is really sharing the having-a-lesson spotlight today, with Polly learning the first lesson and Hop Pop learning the second.

The point goes to Polly though, for being at an age where learning lessons is a much more common occurrence though, and for not trying to assist in the robbery of a bank to further her acting career.

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GC13 and David discuss the The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar and Anne Hunter from Amphibia.

Well, Hop Pop got another lesson. Usually Anne has the lessons on lock, but she’s willing to share every not and again—especially since she comes back to learn the second lesson of the pair!

And while we didn’t mention the foreshadowing happening at the end of Anne Hunter make no mistake: we saw it.