Disgruntle Weeds

"Disgruntle Weeds" is the first segment of the 3rd episode of the third season of Trolls: TrollsTopia, and the 42nd overall episode in the series. It premiered in June 10, 2021.
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When Val's complaints attract a herd of Disgruntle Weeds to TrollsTopia, she must work with Holly and Poppy to round them up and guide them on a long journey home. It's time for a cattle drive... Trolls-style!
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Demo and a couple of other Rock Trolls are doing their laundry when Val interrupts, asking if they're ready to rock, which Demo replies they aren't. She points out Rock-Troll-Ber Fest starts today, but Demo says it is the first of Troll-tember, and Rock-Troll-Ber Fest is in Ocktrollber.
Val walks along, proclaiming that the calendars are loose and she won't let them hurt her again. At this point a tumbleweed-like flora hits her complaining that the sun is too bright. She goes to Poppy and Holly asking for their help to get rid of them, to which Holly explains they are Grumble Weeds. They are attracted to grumbling and annoy everyone while they are present. They are often seen around Lonesome Flats. Val wants to get rid of them and Poppy hopes that relentless positivity is the answer. The weeds have to be rounded up and taken to Grumble Gulch, where they can grumble and roam free.
Holly whistles for Gust, who appears with a group of Saddle Spiders. The journey to get rid of the weeds is going to be long and grueling, and Poppy questions if Val is just going to let her do all the work. Val isn't bothered, as Holly has Gust, and Holly tells Poppy to not worry about item, as their all used to Val making a mess and someone else clearing it up, making Val get offended by the idea that this is what people think of her; she doesn't like it when her friends think of her that way. Val climbs onto a Spider and is going with them to show she can clean up her own mess. This lands her upside down as the Spider doesn't like how Val just climbed it. Poppy declares after the three have ridden off that she has to come and declares "Road Trip!".
The four ride with the Grumble Weeds rolling with them. As Troll Forest gives way to the desert of the Country Trolls' domain, the weeds complain about the entire way. During the ride Val has a stray weed but Holly goes to round it up for her. Val stops her as she wants to clean up her own mess and she tries to lasso the weed; she fails, to which the weed criticizes her. On the third try she lassos the Weed, but falls off her Spider and the Weed criticizes her faceplant. At a stream, it rains and Val has a weed that won't budge complaining the water will be too cold and that it hates the smell of wet weed; Val ends up with the weed in the river, and as they float downside the weed complains that it "hates this". As the sun has begun to set, they stop to set up for the night. Holly tells Val that they are almost to the Gulch, which brightens her, but Holly tells her that they will have to travel 2 more days.
That night, everyone is asleep but Demo comes out of a nearby bush, having caught up to Val and the others. Demo has found Val to tell her that they re-checked the calendar and Val was correct; they had the wrong month after all and it is the month of Rock-Troll-Ber Fest as it starts in Troll-tember and while everyone is confused Val needs to get home as the festivities have already started. Val remembers the others and still doesn't want to be remembered as a Troll who never cleans up messes, but Demo points out the Rock-Troll-Ber Fest will be over by the time she does that. Val has a plan and tells Demo to go back home as she will bring the Gulch to the Disgruntle Weeds, asking Demo to leave the facepaints behind. Demo goes to go home but doesn't know where that is and was eaten by a snake.
The next morning, Val wakes up the others to tell them the Gulch was closer then they think. The others are surprised when they see the sign and Holly notes she has only been there once and doesn't remember there being a sign. But the two Country Trolls don't question the signs believing they don't lie. They hurry on the Disgruntle Weeds home, the Weeds roll away complaining about being told to go home.
On the way back, Val notes that she'll thrash so hard when she gets home and Holly comments on her deserving it. But as the Trolls talk, Holly and Gust reveal that the weeds are at the absolute bottom of the food chain and returning them home is the only way to keep them safe as the weeds belly-aching turns even the most docile critter into a savage predator. As Holly continues, Val is getting more and more guilt-driven as Holly notes there were plenty of chances for Val to call quits and avoid the hard work. This gets to Val and she confesses to what she did. As the others are confused, Val rushes off to save the weeds.
She arrives just as a herd of Puffalo have begun to munch on the Weeds. She saves the weeds. As evening sets, the others arrive, not understanding why Val would abandon Rock-Troll-Ber Fest. Val claims that she doesn't want to be known among her friends for cleaning up her messes; she wants to be actually seen to clean up her messes. The four Trolls prepare to continue the journey.
After the four leave, Demo is spat out by the snake. He realizes he can still make Rock-Troll-Ber Fest, but the snake reappears as he crawls off.
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;Pop Trolls
*Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
;Rock Trolls
*Lauren Mayhew as Val Thundershock
*Charles DeWayne as Demo
;Country Trolls
*Megan Hilty as Holly Darlin'
*Eric Lopez as Gust Tumbleweed
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*"Rectify"
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*The Disgruntle Weeds aren't the only species of Fauna or Flora attracted to a behavior in the franchise. In the Trolls: The Beat Goes On! episode "Whimsy Wasps", Whimsy Wasps were attracted to fun and anything whimsical, Boring Beetles were lured by dull and uninteresting things, and Moderation Moles showed up to places with a perfect balance between the two.
*This episode has the story going out into the Countryside outside of Lonesome Flats. This is the first story to do so in TrollsTopia.
*"Disgruntle" means "to make someone angry or annoyed".
*In Trolls World Tour, it took from night to noon to reach Lonesome Flats. Here, it's a 3-day journey to Grumble Gulch. However, the means to travel to Lonesome Flats were hastened by Poppy, Branch and Biggie, who travelled by Sheila Balloon until dawn the next day where they landed at Symphonyville before heading to Lonesome Flats from there. It's possible that by Saddle Spider it's a longer journey, plus the distance from Symphonyville to Lonesome Flats is a matter of hours; they're going elsewhere in the Country domain.
*The way that Val Snorts at the Puffalo with skull puffs coming out of her nose is the same from "Classical Rock".
*According to the Troll calendar, "Troll-tember" is a pun between "Troll" and "September", while "Oc-Troll-ber" is a pun between "Troll" and "October".
*When Val fell off the Saddle Spider, the captions on Hulu say *sobbing*, when that did not happen as Val made no noise after falling.
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