To Catch A Critter

"To Catch A Critter" is the second segment of the 4th episode of the eighth season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 97th overall episode in the series. It premiered on Novermber 22, 2019.
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Smidge is going a date with Milton Moss. However, she has to bring back Milton's escaped critters after an accident occurs.
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Smidge picks a flower and skips to Poppy, saying how she is set for her picnic with Milton Moss. She has the best cheese and meat cupcake, the village's best chocolate milk and real fireworks. Poppy thinks Milton is going to love all of this. Smidge's hug-time bracelet goes off and she runs off, saying that she has no time for hugs, then nips back to hug Poppy and grab the picnic basket she left behind.
At the Pet 'n' Vet, Milton is checking on a Glitter Worm, which has lost four of his five hearts. Smidge arrives and the two get hearts in their eyes. The two are lost in each other; Milton says he just needs to grab the Marshtato salad he made and nips into his pod, saying he will be back. Smidge is in awe on how well it's going, and in her distractions accidentally sets off the fireworks in her basket. This causes panic among the critters, and four break out of their pen. Milton returns and is in dismay that his critters got out. Smidge, trying to get him to feel better, says that all they have to do is follow their tracks and find them, but Milton is doubtful that he will find them in a hurry. His attention is on the remaining critters, which are still panicking as another firework goes off and they attack him. Smidge gets Poppy and they go looking for the missing critters.
They follow the tracks and start with the Two-Horned Heckler, which they gather by getting Branch to tell one of his jokes, causing the Heckler to heckle him and be captured. They capture the Shutter Beetle by taking pictures of Smidge; this makes the bug unable to resist striking a pose and thus is captured. The Flopper Hopper proves a bigger challenge, as if it gets to water they'll never be able to get it back. Even though, they trick it with a fake painting of water, to which it crashes into to be captured.
The last critter, the Subtle Sloth, proves the hardest to find. In her despair, Smidge bangs a tree and a Sloth falls down. She thinks she found it until Poppy points out that it's actually a Sugar Sloth, as it lacks the black line down its back that the Subtle Sloth has. She explains that they also transform if they're exposed to a full moon. At this moment, Satin and Chenille appear and say they have been looking for Poppy; DJ Suki is sleep-DJing. Poppy tells Smidge to take the three critters back to Milton they have, but Smidge doesn't want to go until she has the Sloth. When Poppy leaves, she draws a black line down the back of the Sugar Sloth.
Later, Poppy is dropped off by the twins, who ensure her that the'll get DJ home. Poppy goes to check on Smidge and support her, only to arrive to find Milton thanking her for finding all four critters. With the panic resolve they can have their picnic again, Smidge states she didn't do this for the sake of the picnic. They pair get lost again in each other's eyes.
Poppy interrupts Smidge after Milton leaves to get the food from his pod. She hopes that Smidge didn't just paint a stripe on the Sugar Sloth to pass it off as the Subtle Sloth. Smidge says she did it to stop Milton worrying and to give her time to find the Subtle Sloth later; plus, it shouldn't be a problem, as the next full moon isn't for 3 weeks. Poppy corrects her on the meaning of "full moon". Guy Diamond arrives to return the Subtle Sloth, and Poppy points to Guy's bare buttocks as the correct meaning of "full moon". The light reflects off Guy's butt and the Sugar Sloth transforms and escapes. The pair run after it, as it's going to eat all the sweets in Troll Village.
As the Sugar Sloth causes havoc, it chases after Cooper, who in fear is pooping Cupcakes. The Sloth is heading towards the Sprinkles Mine, which is the mother-load of sugar. The Sloth enters the mine, leaving the Trolls unable to get it out.
They bring in Milton, who says some critters fall asleep upon hearing the right song. His first tune, however, puts the Miner Foreman asleep; the second causes a loud scream from inside the mine and they fear the worst. Then two miners walk out with the Sugar Sloth, with one stating that they want to keep it.
Milton asks her why she didn't get him earlier, but she says she wanted to correct her mistake from before as she didn't want to wreck their friendship. He tells her she should be comfortable being honest around him and she begins to tell him random things in honesty. They agree those things are weird.
Since it is too late for their picnic, Poppy suggests them a moonlight stroll. With Guy shining light off his butt, the two later that night go for a walk, and the episode ends with fireworks forming a heart.
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*Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge and Miner Foreman
*Jonah Platt as Milton Moss
*Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
*Skylar Astin as Branch
*Fryda Wolff as Satin & Chenille and DJ Suki
*Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
*Ron Funches as Cooper
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This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 5-8" DVD.
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*This episode is the last part of the Smidge-Milton Moss character arc in the series.
*The joke Branch said to capture the Two-Horned Heckler was brought back from "Giggleyum", where it was perceived as terrible by others.
*The Shutter Beetle is a reference to the act of "photo bombing", wherein an unexpected event occurs and someone ruins/changes the photo. Thus, the photo "bombed" (failed) to capture its original intended subject.
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