Adventures In Dinkles-Sitting/Transcript

The following is a transcript for the episode "Adventures In Dinkles-Sitting".
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(In the evening, Poppy sees something in the bushes.)
Poppy: (gasps) I think I saw one. (She gets out of the bushes and claps her hands. Bugs called Clapperbugs light up. She then claps some more.) The Clapperbugs are back. (She, Biggie and Smidge laugh excitedly.)
Branch: Oh, wow.
Poppy: (Still clapping) Ha, ha!
Branch: (Starting to clap) Oh!
Smidge: (laughs) Clapperbug! Clapperbug! (As she runs, she hits a rock.)
Poppy and Branch: Ooh!
Smidge: (Getting up) No regrets!
Poppy: Hey-ya! (She and Smidge laugh as they high-five.)
Biggie: Look, Mr. Dinkles. The harder you clap… (He claps hard and the bugs glow brighter.) the brighter they get!
Branch: Biggie, be careful with that.
Mr. Dinkles: Meep.
Biggie: As bright as I can? Okay! (He prepares to clap extremely hard.)
Branch: (distorted) No!
Biggie: (distorted) Oh! (Poppy and Branch close their eyes as Biggie’s hands land on each other. The Clapperbugs glow so brightly that it lights up the entire forest like an explosion. Later, Biggie is in his bed being treated by Dr. Moonbloom. She puts a bandage over his eyes. Biggie has a brown blanket over him.)
Dr. Moonbloom: Well, he’s blind. (Branch and Poppy gasp.)
Smidge: Oh, my Guh! (She faints on the floor.)
Dr. Moonbloom: For a few days. (Poppy and Branch sigh in relief.)
Smidge: (Getting up) Oh, that’s not so bad.
Dr. Moonbloom: Also, you’ll need someone to watch Mr. Dinkles until you recover.
Biggie: Separated from Mr. Dinkles? But who would keep him safe? No, no, no. we’ll ne just fine. (He grabs Smidge.) Right, Mr. D? (Smidge groans and he rubs her ears.)
Smidge: Hey!
Biggie: Oh, I see. (He puts Smidge down and picks up Mr. Dinkles.) I guess I should pick somebody to look after you.
Poppy: Watch Mr. Dinkles?! Ooh, ooh! (She imagines herself taking Mr. Dinkles for a walk in a stroller while waving to her friends.) Hey! Ha-ha! (She gives Mr. Dinkles some ice cream, reads a book to him, and pushes him on a swing. Biggie then gives her a trophy. We then go back to reality, revealing that she made a scrapbook of her time with Mr. Dinkles.)
Branch: Poppy, he can’t see you. (Poppy giggles nervously and sighs.)
Biggie: Well, if I must, there’s one obvious choice. (Poppy squeals.) I pick Branch.
Poppy: Branch?!
Branch: Branch?
Biggie: Well, sure. He is the safest Troll I know, and he was the only one who warned me about those Clapperbugs. Just promise me you won’t let Mr. Dinkles out of your bunker, Branch. (Dr. Moonbloom moves his hands in the direction of Branch. Then he gives Mr. Dinkles to him.)
Poppy: But, Biggie, I’m- and he’s…
Branch: Wow, Biggie, this is… No other Troll has trusted me like this before. Of course I promise.
Poppy: But Branch? He’s never even taken care of anyone before.
Branch: (clears his throat) Not true. (We go to a flashback where he is taking care of Gary.) 
Past Branch: Someone needs a changing! (He picks up Gary to change his batteries and we go back to the present.)
Poppy: The remote? You are such a weird little Troll.
Branch: Oh, Poppy, don’t take Biggie’s decision personally. He just thinks I’m better than you. Okay?
Poppy: Ugh. (Later, she and Branch are walking Mr. Dinkles to his bunker. He whistles as they walk.) What if I help you babysit Mr. Dinkles? You need an extra set of eyes to keep him out of danger.
Branch: Danger? My bunker is impenetrable, just one of the many reasons why Biggie chose me. Up top! (A spider appears and he gives it a high-five.) Yeah.
Poppy: Branch, your bunker’s not impenetrable. Air gets in, so danger could, too.
Branch: (Putting down Mr. Dinkles) Yeah, air gets in through my booby-trapped ventilation shaft, aka The Evisceration Shaft. It’s catchy, huh?
Spider #1: So catchy. (It imitates an explosion as it gives Branch a high-five.)
Poppy: Ugh! Fine! But when you realize you need my help, you know where to find me.
Branch: Uh, in you pod, not babysitting Mr. Dinkles? Got it. (Poppy growls and walks away.) Buh-bye, Poppy. Come on, Mr. Dinkles. (He sees that Mr. Dinkles is missing.) Mr. Dinkles?! (A spider appears.) Oh! (He goes through a bush.) Mr. Dinkles, where are you?! (He looks in three directions.) Got to find Dinkles. Got to find Dinkles. Got to find- (He gasps because he sees Poppy.)
Poppy: Um, where is Mr. Dinkles?
Branch: OK, I’ll tell you, but you have to swear you won’t tell anyone. You have to hair swear.
Poppy: Hair swear?
Branch: It’s the only way. (He and Poppy’s hair hit each other.)
Both: Sparkle, sparkle, rainbow cakes, glitter dewdrop, your secret’s safe.
Poppy: Well?
Branch: I lost Mr. Dinkles.
Poppy: (gasps) Oh, my gosh. That’s so bad.
Branch: I know.
Poppy: No, I mean that’s really bad.
Branch: I said I know.
Poppy: But seriously, the level of badness in this situation is, like… (She scrapbooks what could happen if Biggie found out Branch lost Mr. Dinkles. He starts to cry hard. He floods the room with tears and Branch yells while trying to swim. Biggie continues to cry until he reaches his grave. The Trolls then mourn him.)
Branch: (Knocking the scrapbook off Poppy’s hand) Really? For the first time in your life, you’re pessimistic now?!
Poppy: OK, here’s what we’re gonna do. We got to make an announcement so every Troll in the village can start looking for him.
Branch: No. Biggie put his trust in me. This can’t get back to him. You hair swore, remember? We crossed follicles. (Poppy sighs.) We just have to find Mr. Dinkles before anyone realizes he’s gone. And to catch a worm, we have to think like a worm. (He does a worm dance.) I’m a worm. I’m an invertebrate, and I eat dirt.
Poppy: Or… (She sees Mr. Dinkles in a tree.) ... we can look right over there in that tree!
Branch: Oh, thank goodness. Dinkles, you really gave me a scare, man.
Mr. Dinkles: Meep. (The branch breaks and he falls. Branch and Poppy gasp and goes after him. Mr. Dinkles lands in Mags Gumdrop’s hair. Branch yells and stops in front of Mags.)
Branch: (laughs nervously) Didn’t see you there.
Mags: Hm. (Poppy helps Branch up and they sneak behind Mags. She turns around again.)
Branch: And I said, “No, but I sure would take another cupcake!” (He and Poppy laugh.)
Mags: That wasn’t a real joke. You guys are just trying to get something you lost in my hair.
Branch: No.
Poppy: We would never.
Mags: Happens all the time. Get in here, you. (She moves her head down and her think hair traps Poppy and Branch inside. Poppy starts to look around for Mr. Dinkles.)
Poppy: Huh? (She finds a cup with Smidge’s face on it.)
Smidge: Hey! (She takes the cup from Poppy and she gasps. Branch finds an Eyestalk.)
Eyestalk: Danger. Danger. (Branch yells and puts it down. He and Poppy find Keith.)
Keith: It’s warm in here.
Mr. Dinkles: Meep. (Branch and Poppy look outside Mags’ hair and see Mr. Dinkles in a blue basket of candy corn.)
Branch: There! (He and Poppy try to use their hair to catch Mr. Dinkles, but Rufus takes the basket.)
Rufus: Mighty fine candy corn picking. Mighty fine. (Poppy and Branch jump out of Mags’ hair.)
Branch: Love the do!
Poppy: He’s leaving! I’ll boost you! (She uses her hair as a catapult. Branch is sent flying into the acorn cart.)
Branch: Got ya! (He and Mr. Dinkles are sent flying due the bumpy path.) Whoa! Why… so… bumpy?
Rufus: Round wheels are a fad. Always been an oval man myself. (Branch continues to be bounced and growls. Then he swims through the candy corn to grab Mr. Dinkles.)
Branch: Come on, come on! (The cart tips over, knocking him into a pool.)
Rufus: Let the candy corn bobbing begin! (A crowd of Trolls cheer as they run to the pool wearing blindfolds.)
Trolls: Alright! (As Branch swims to get Mr. Dinkles, the Trolls bite to try to get a bite from a candy corn. He then sees some Trolls biting near Mr. Dinkles.)
Branch: No! (He presses his feet against a wall to give him a boost.)
Cooper: Ah… (Branch yells as he is nearly bitten by a Troll. Just before Cooper bites Mr. Dinkles, Branch grabs him and goes up to the surface.)
Branch: Yes, yes, yes! (The Trolls stare at him and he chomps on a candy corn.) Mm! I win! (The Trolls continue to do the contest.)
Poppy: Branch, you took a serious risk not telling people Dinkles was lost.
Branch: (Squeezing his hair to let the water out) Okay, yes, but I had to. If I’d been up front about him getting out of the bunker, I’d have lost Biggie’s trust for sure.
Poppy: So lying is OK now?
Branch: Whoa, whoa. I never lied, and I’m never going to lie.
Biggie: Branch, is that you? (We see that he is walking a dog.) Why isn’t Mr. Dinkles inside?
Branch: (whispering) Lie! Lie! Uh, Dinkles is inside. (He pulls the switch and puts Mr. Dinkles on the door.) Has been all day, as promised. (Inside the bunker, Mr. Dinkles sees Gary.)
Mr. Dinkles: Meep.
Poppy: That’s weird. If Mr. Dinkles has been inside all day, then what are you doing outside, Branch?
Branch: (quietly) You hair swore. Do the words “sparkle, sparkle, rainbow cake” mean nothing to you? I just came out to get Dinkles a bowl of lukewarm dirt. (He digs some dirt.)
Biggie: Oh, Branch, that’s so thoughtful! (He hugs a mushroom.) I knew I could trust you.
Branch: (Taking Biggie’s hands) Uh-huh. Actually, why don’t you take it easy and I’ll run down and get Dinkles so you can say hi? (In the bunker, Mr. Dinkles stares at Gary and falls on him, pressing a button. This activates a lockdown in the entire bunker. Shelves and objects are put in cages.) Oh, no!
Biggie: Is there something wrong?
Branch: Uh, no. Poppy and I are just going down the elevator now. See you soon. (He imitates an echo and lies down. Then he takes Poppy by the hand.)
Poppy: What did you do now?
Branch: I didn’t do anything, but Mr. Dinkles may have initiated a full system lockdown.
Poppy: We’re locked out?! (Branch covers her mouth and looks at the dog panting.)
Branch: Look, I can still get him.
Poppy: How?! (She gasps and sees the shaft.) The Evisceration Shaft? (Branch opens the shaft.) Well, it doesn’t look so bad. Branch throws a rock and it reveals that the shaft has traps like blades, arrows, fire, water, and many more.) Okay, it looks bad.
Branch: The only way through is a series of precise movements, but my secret is… I timed them to a song from my childhood.
Poppy: Really? Which song?
Branch: Uh…
Poppy: Branch, which song? (Branch groans and enters the shaft while going past the traps.)
(Branch)
This is my big boy dance
Little Branch wears the big boy pants
He pulls them up, up, up
He pulls them down, down, down
Oopsie-daisy goes the baby
As you tiptoe through the grass
Whoops my pookie, whoops, my darling
You’re all grows up
Branch: Look, I spent 10 years alone down here. Things got weird, okay?
Poppy: I didn’t say anything. (In the bunker, Mr. Dinkles tips over on Mr. Dinkles, pressing the button again. This time, a self-destruct sequence activates.)
Voice Over the Speakers: Self-destruct sequence initiated.
Poppy: You have a self-destruct function in your house?!
Branch: Of course! If I go down, I’m taking them with me.
Poppy: Who is “them”?!
Voice Over the Speakers: …27, 26, 25, 24, 23…
Branch: Okay, not enough time for the song. I’m gonna have to hot-foot it.
Poppy: Branch, wait. Are you sure you want to do this?
Branch: I have to do it. I’m his babysitter. (He yells as he goes through the rest of the traps as the countdown continues.)
Voice Over the Speakers: …13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. (Branch reaches his bunker just in time and shuts down the self-destruct sequence.)
Branch: Huh? (He sighs in relief and sees Mr. Dinkles.)
Biggie: Poppy, Branch, I heard terrible sirens. Is everything okay?
Branch: Uh, yep. False alarm. (He gives Mr. Dinkles to Biggie.)
Biggie: There you are. I knew I could trust Branch to look after you, ‘cause he’s one of the most honest, reliable Trolls I know. (Branch sighs.) Actually, the most honest, reliable Troll I know. (Branch sighs again.)
Branch: Look, Biggie, I know you trusted me, but I got be honest. I lost Mr. Dinkles and spent the whole day looking for him and lied about it.
Biggie: You lost Mr. Dinkles? (Branch nods.)
Poppy: Branch, he can’t see your shame.
Branch: Oh, right. I mean yes. I’m sorry.
Biggie: Oh, that’s all right, Branch. I lose him all the time.
Poppy and Branch: You do?
Biggie: Oh, yeah. He’s a slippery one. But know you know to look out for that when you watch him for the next couple of days while I’m still healing.
Branch: Biggie, it would be my honor. (He looks at Poppy.) But I know someone who would love to babysit Mr. Dinkles.
Biggie: You’re right, Branch, and I know she would do a great job.
Poppy: Uh-huh, uh-huh. (She squeals excitedly.)
Biggie: Smidge?
Smidge: Ha ha! Mr. Dinkles! Ha! (She hits a rock and Mr. Dinkles lands on her.) No regrets! (She holds Mr. Dinkles in the air.)
Mr. Dinkles: Meep.
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