Crushin' It

"Crushin' It" is the second segment of the 2nd episode of the third season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 30th overall episode in the series. It premiered in August 24, 2018.
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Smidge's crush on critternarian Milton Moss leads her to tone down her "Smidgeness" and become heartstruck.
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Smidge is training with her friends in one of her hard workouts she calls "Body Builder Boot Camp". They all collapse as even the warm-up is too much for the group. As she tells off Branch and Poppy for slacking, she is distracted by a nearby Troll named Milton Moss, and can't understand why she blanked out for 15 minutes. Smidge accuses him of causing her issues to Poppy and Branch; they question this, as Milton is the gentlest Troll in the village.
Branch and Poppy point out Milton isn't messing with her - she has a crush on him. When she goes off to tell him how she feels in graphic detail she's held back by her friends, Guy Diamond, Branch and Poppy point out that she could scare Milton if she comes off as too intense. Her friends agree to help her smooth out her rough edges.
Smidge fails every basic training routine that Poppy, Branch and Guy try to get her to ease off on the tense interactions, with her generally being far too rough on Branch and Guy, who stand in for Milton. Smidge goes to the Troll Library for a book on Troll etiquette and gentility.
Milton is telling a story to his critters about a boy befriending a bully while Poppy, Branch and Guy watch. Smidge shows up introducing herself as "Smidgabelle", putting on a southern persona and acting completely different from her usual self. Smidge introduces herself to Milton in this new persona, despite Poppy being worried. She drops her handkerchief and Milton picks it up. Poppy finds the scene hard to watch while Branch and Guy are in awe. Milton asks Smidge to go on a stroll with him, and she gets excited.
Smidge goes on her stroll with Milton and all is perfect. It ends when they encounter Tarantacapuffacuses. Smidge thinks about protecting him from them, but it would cause Milton to be scared, so she refrains from reacting to the spiders. Eventually, Milton's gets in trouble, making her snap and drop the gentle Troll act, going wild on the spiders and getting Milton free. This has attracted Poppy and Branch's attention, who applaud her. She decides that even though she has no chance with Milton, she is not going to stop being herself.
As she goes to shake hands with him, she knocks his hand away sending him to the ground. As she, Poppy and Branch walk off, Milton falls in love with her.
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;Trolls
*Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
*Skylar Astin as Branch
*Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
*Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
*Jonah Platt as Milton Moss
*Biggie (non-speaking)
*Cooper (non-speaking)
*Satin & Chenille (non-speaking)
;Other
*David Fynn as Mr. Dinkles
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*"Smidge X Milton"
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This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 1-4" DVD.
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*This is the start of Smidge & Milton Moss' mini-arc on their ongoing relationship.
*The only members of The Snack Pack missing in this episode are DJ Suki and Fuzzbert. This is one of the few episodes in which most of the group appears together.
*"Crushing it" or "Crush it" is a term where a person manages to succeed professionally. The title is a pun with "crush" meaning "someone you are attracted to".
*Smidge dresses as a Southern belle in this episode, and takes on their mannerisms.
*A storyboard for the equiette sequence was uploaded online.https://speakerdeck.com/portlynn/trls-127-part-1-30206f13-2215-4c9d-9b84-23e078f3bedc?slide=45
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Category:Trolls: The Beat Goes On! episodes
Category:TBGO Season 3 episodes
Category:2D animation