Glitter Loss

"Glitter Loss" is the first segment of the 3rd episode of the fifth season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 56th overall episode in the series. It premiered on January 18, 2019.
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Guy Diamond loses his glitter and wants to get it back, but he lets his pride get the better of him.
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At the Troll Village spa, Poppy and Smidge are relaxing and getting massages. Smidge notes Guy Diamond was meant to meet them at the spa and so far he hasn't shown. Poppy mocks the situation, and believes Guy is figuring out how to make a grand entrance, as he recently won the "Glitter Troll of the Year" award. Guy is proud of winning the award, and is constantly mentioning it. Poppy states the award has gone to his head, but Guy disagrees.
He then has a pink Glitter Troll walk by him glowing, and wants in on the scrubber pods after seeing how it brings out the Glitter Trolls' shine, thinking that is what he wants for his cover shoot. Guy messes with the machine, changing it from "Shiny" to "Super Shiny", then to "Blinding", and finally "Somehow worse than blinding". A worker advises Guy against the top setting, but being impatient Guy gets in. When he comes out, he is dazzling, but this effect is only temporary as his glitter falls off his skin. This makes Guy freak out and eventually faint.
He wakes up being examined by Dr. Moonbloom, who states that his glitter is gone for good. Poppy tells him to calm down as there has to be a way to restore his glitter; her father interrupts, claiming that there's an artifact that can add glitter to everything it touches, which he calls "The Fountain of Glitter". The journey there is treacherous, but Guy doesn't call. Smidge says the fountain is a myth, but Peppy claims that he found it long ago. He tries to hype up his story, but they don't fall for it and he admits he found it by dumb luck. He gives them a map, telling them that they have to travel down the Glitter River, a waterfall and Glitter Gators to get there. Poppy and Smidge state they will do this for their friend. When Peppy asks how they'll avoid the hazards, Poppy reveals that they have a blimp.
The blimp doesn't last long as birds fly and burst it. They fall into the river, and go through several hazards offscreen. They land in front of the temple, where they're faced with a dance game to open the door to it. They manage to unlock the door, gain entry to the temple and find the fountain.
Smidge tests the fountain with a glove, which gains glitter upon contact. Poppy spots a scrapbook warning the Trolls that their pride must never outshine their sheen. Guy ignores her and once again in his impatience jumps ahead of her and thus into the pool. He emerges with his sheen back. Now with his glitter back, he starts talking about his cover shoot.
At the cover shoot, the photographer is amazed at Guy's skin. As he receives compliments, Guy begins to get prideful. Poppy notices that his shine brightens as he boasts about his own beauty. A reporter asks Guy why he thinks he won the award, and Guy starts to brag. As he brags, his shine progressively glows brighter. When Guy's pride gets too much, his skin reflects a deadly laser beam at the reporter, cutting a hole in his hair and hat. The Trolls are startled by this, and Guy doesn't know what is happening; Poppy remembers the warning at the temple and tells him to stop bragging but he can't.
He sends shimmers of light everywhere, destroying the photoshoot. Poppy tells him to rush to the spa and get in the scrubber pods, as if they removed it once they can do it again. Guy rushes to the scrubbers, not getting far as his shine is making him reflect dangerous light everywhere. Poppy grabs him and rushes him via caterpillar express to the spa. On the way there, he destroys everything he comes across, and sends Trolls running.
As he approaches the scrubber pods, he destroys them, causing him to feel down. Poppy and Smidge brainstorm ideas on how to deal with Guy, even though Guy realizes he is a risk to everyone now. He believes he has to leave the village. As he puts the welfare of his friends first, his sheen disappears. Poppy finds out Guy's humility saved him. When he promises to be humble, his sheen completely disappears, making him realize he has to keep some pride in order to stay glittery.
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;Trolls
*Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
*Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
*Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
*Fryda Wolff as Dr. Moonbloom
*David Kaye as King Peppy
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*"Glitter Troll Of The Year Song"
*"Open Sesame (Open Says Me)"
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This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 5-8" DVD.
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*The episode's title is an antonymous pun to the party item "glitter bomb".
*A Glitter Troll's shine is considered beautiful, making them vain, with the episode displaying how Guy is the vainest of them all. Without their stunning shine, Glitter Trolls are almost the same as normal Trolls, though Guy still has his metallic hair and silver skin.
*This episode is the fifth one in the series to feature the running gag referencing the common classic cartoon logic rule of "gravity does not work until you look down".
*The entrance of the temple has a dance platform similar to Dance Dance Revolution.
*Some of the arrows on the dance platform glow, despite the Trolls not touching them. This is an animation error.
*When Smidge puts her glove in the fountain, she makes movements that are a homage to the late singer Michael Jackson.
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