Bring It In (episode)

"Bring It In" is the first segment of the 3rd episode of the first season of Trolls: TrollsTopia, and the 4th overall episode in the series. It premiered on November 19, 2020.
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When Poppy discovers that the Classical Trolls don't ever hug, she sets out on a mission to teach them what hugging is all about. But once the Classical Trolls start hugging, Poppy and The Snack Pack have to shield them from the awful truth: that their hugs are absolutely terrible.
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Poppy is making the good news that all Hug Watches have been synchronized to local time. She presents Hug Watches for the TrollsTopians and tell them to form a orderly line and each grab one. Her watch goes off to tell her that there is 12 seconds before Hug Time, and Smidge tells the group to forget the ordering line and to just chaotically grab one. As the Trolls hug, Smidge notices the Classical Trolls aren't hugging. Dante Crescendo explains the Classical Trolls don't hug, which gets the other Trolls horrified.
After Poppy takes him elsewhere to talk in private, Dante explains that they do a dignified bow instead of hugging. He claims that even in emotionally special moments, such as the birth of a new baby, they will still bow. Dante notes that he doesn't want to be left out of a TrollsTopian custom, and asks Poppy to give him a hug; she complies, but Dante found it uninspiring, and further hugs change nothing. Unable to accept this, she vows to go to Classical Crest and teach the Classical Trolls the magic of hugs.
At Classical Crest, Poppy has them start off slow by hugging a status. A Classical Troll introduces herself as Minuet Sonata, who boasts about her accomplishments. When given instructions, Minuet can't follow them and even confuses left and right as well as arms and legs.
She tries another attempt, but this time starts a surprise hug party. After watching the other Trolls hug again, the Classical Trolls are told to do what comes naturally to them. They comply and bow, mistaking it for hugging.
Back at Classical Crest, Poppy tries again, but at this point the Classical Trolls are feeling down, disappointed that they didn't get hugging. They fear hug time will be something they won't partake in. Poppy, trying to figure out how to do this asks Dante for a high C and starts singing. Her singing finally gets through to them and they learn to hug. They thank Poppy and go off to sneak in a few more hugs before hug time is over.
After hugging the Classical Trolls, the Snack Pack react. The hugs given by the Classical Trolls were painful, and lacked warmth. Poppy thanks them for not telling them that they aren't good at hugging; she believes they will get better with practice.
The Classical Trolls don't get better, but the other Trolls continue to not tell them that their hugging is bad.
The Snack Pack gather and tell Poppy that they're not getting better. The group fell into a trap and the Classical Trolls launch a surprise hug party. As they hug, Poppy can see her friend's reactions. She stops them and the truth is finally told. Dante is actually relieved the truth is told. Minuet explains they didn't enjoy the hugs either, but were doing it because it meant so much to her if they did. Poppy says they should be honest with each other, and notes that she herself is also guilty of this and apologizes. She just wanted them to experience true love and affections, which the Classical Trolls say they do when they bow to each other.
Poppy introduces "bow time" alongside hug time so the Classical Trolls aren't left out. As the episode closes, Dante ponders to Minuet if they should tell the other Trolls that their bowing is inadequate.
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;Pop Trolls
*Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
*David Fynn as Biggie
*Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
*Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
*Fryda Wolff as Satin & Chenille
*Fuzzbert (non-speaking)
;Classical Trolls
*JP Karliak as Dante Crescendo
*Jeanine Mason as Minuet Sonata
;Country Trolls
*Holly Darlin' (non-speaking)
;Funk Trolls
*Ron Funches as Cooper
;Techno Trolls
*Synth (non-speaking)
*David Fynn as Mr. Dinkles
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*"Bring It In"
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*This is the first episode of the series in which Branch does not appear in.
**He, DJ Suki, and Tiny Diamond are the only members of The Snack Pack to not appear in this episode.
*The episode is mainly about how various cultural customs are not able to transfer comfortably into other cultures. These often are due to religion, habits or tradition of that culture being so different. For example, firm handshakes are custom in western cultures, but oriental cultures prefer a respectful bowing.
*In the first shot of the crowd as the Trolls listen to Poppy's announcement, an number of oddities can be spotted: 5 copies of Fuzzbert and a copy of Smidge, as well various Random Trolls placed regardless of their age, and a number of oversized and undersized Trolls. 
*The Classical Trolls hug crazy is similar to the zombies in movies.
*Classical Trolls being bad at hugging would be forgotten in later seasons. For example, Dante joins in a group hug in "Keep It Up".
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Poppy Teaches the Classical Trolls How to Hug - TROLLSTOPIA
Category:Episodes
Category:Trolls: TrollsTopia episodes
Category:Classical Trolls Story Arc Episodes
Category:TT Season 1 episodes
Category:2D animation