Finn Cascade/Transcript

The following is a transcript for the episode "Finn Cascade".
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(Poppy is cracking an egg from a fake cupcake into a glass cup for Branch’s daily workout.)
Poppy: Daily workout time, Branch. (She holds out the glass to Branch who is running in place.) Ready? (Branch takes the glass and drinks the egg yolk.)
Branch: Hey, if I’m gonna go from village grump to full-on Troll, I got to put in the reps, right? Let’s make some gains. (Poppy is in charge of the laughter workout.) Laughter! Give me 5! Go! (Branch, who is wearing boxing gloves, looks in the mirror and laughs.) 1! 2! Feel the chuckles! Feel them! (She is in charge of speed scrapbooking next.) Speed scrapbooking! Star!
Branch: Star!
Poppy: Rainbow!
Branch: Rainbow!
Poppy: Double rainbow!
Branch: Double rainbow!
Poppy: Miniature working scale model of Troll Village!
Branch: What?!
Poppy: DO IT! (Next up is the Hugstacle Course.) Now the Hugstacle Course. (Targets of DJ Suki, Cooper. Smidge, and Biggie appear.) Go!
Branch: Hug time! (He hugs the DJ Suki target.) Hug time! (He hugs the Biggie target. A target of Creek appears.) Hug ti- Creek? No, I can’t! It’s too much!
Poppy: Come on! Dig deep! DIG DEEP! (Branch groans.)
Branch: HUG TIME! (He hugs the Creek target.)
Poppy: YES! That’s the affection I’m looking for! (Just then, Guy Diamond appears.)
Guy Diamond: Poppy! Come quick! Finn Cascade… is back! (He and Poppy cheer and run off.)
Branch: Wait, who? (He goes after Poppy and Guy Diamond.) Guys! Guys! Hold on! Who is Finn Cascade?
Poppy and Guy Diamond: What?
Poppy: Branch, come on! He’s the daredevil of all daredevils!
Guy Diamond: Every so often he drifts into town, wows the entire village…
Poppy: And then a few days later, drifts out again…
Guy Diamond: Taking all our hearts with him.
Branch: Really? How have I never heard of this Troll before?
Poppy: Oh, he’s not a Troll. (The camera shifts to the pond where the crowd is cheering for Finn.)
All: Finn! Finn! Finn! Finn! (The fish moves by the crowd along with Branch, Poppy, and Guy Diamond.)
Branch: He’s a fish?! OK, I’m out of here. I got to go do… literally anything else.
Poppy: (Stopping Branch from leaving) You’re leaving?
Guy Diamond: But you haven’t seen the legend in action.
Branch: Guys, he’s a fish. (Splashing can be heard.) There is no way he can possibly live up to all of this hype. (Poppy turns his head around.) Huh? (He watches as Finn jumps into the air.)
Guy Diamond: Ooh!
Branch: Wow! (The crowd cheers as the fish goes back into the water and swims backwards. Then he winks.) He’s a cool fish.
Poppy: Oh, you ain’t seen nothing yet. (Finn swims backwards as fish with sharp teeth pop out. The crowd gasps as he charges at them.)
Branch: (Covering his eyes) I can’t watch… and yet, I can’t look away. (Finn jumps over the fish with sharp teeth.) Wow! Just… wow! (An orange female Troll takes a picture of Finn.)
Troll #1: I got a picture with Finn Cascade!
Branch: He lets us take photos? (He laughs and takes out a camera.) Finn! Hi! It’s so mate to greet you! (Finn frowns and grunts.) Uh…. Great to meet you! Blah! (chuckles) I was hoping to get a picture of you, me, and the water. A picture, not a pitcher of water. Ha! That could be fun, too though- picture of a pitcher. (chuckles) Am I making this weird? I’m making this weird. (Finn grunts again.) Anyway, picture? (Finn grunts once more.) OK, here we go. (Finn swims away.) Finn?
Troll #2: He’s coming over here for pictures! Yay! (Sadly, Branch goes over to Poppy and Guy Diamond.)
Branch: D-did I do something to make Finn not like me? Is it my hair? Oh, it’s my hair, isn’t it?
Guy Diamond: No, no, it’s not your… Actually, I would do something about your hair. (He tries to comb Branch’s hair, but Poppy pushes him back.) Ow.
Poppy: Branch, relax. Look, I get it. A photo for Finn is his way of saying, “You’re my friend.” But he needs time to get to know you, so be patient and most of all, be yourself.
Branch: Yeah, OK. It will happen. (He goes to the beach.) Just got to be patient and be myself. (Soon, the sun is setting. Branch hasn’t got a picture with Finn yet. Two Trolls run by.)
Troll #3: I got a photo with Finn!
Branch: Patient. (That night, He still hasn’t got a picture with Finn. A red female Glitter Troll flies by.)
Glitter Troll #1: See? Finn’s my friend. (A purple female Troll flies by.)
Troll #4: I know Finn! Whee!
Branch: Patient. (In the middle of the night, Branch still hasn’t got a picture with Finn.) He took a photo with everyone but me.
Poppy: Well, I’m not sure it was everyone.
Biggie: Poppy! Branch! Finn took a picture with Mr. Dinkles! (He shows a picture of Finn and Mr. Dinkles.) I mean, a fish being friends with a worm? (laughs) Oh, is there anyone he doesn’t like? (He chuckles and walks away. Branch then grunts.)
Poppy: There’s always tomorrow. I’m sure you guys will be friends by then.
Branch: Oh, we’re gonna be friends all right. We’re gonna be really good friends.
Poppy: Oh, boy. (The next day, the crowd returns to watch Finn perform tricks. He jumps very high in the air while doing a back flip.)
All: Ooh!
Poppy: Uh… Branch, dare I ask? (The camera moves out to reveal Branch on a boat bug.)
Branch: The best way to make a friend is to share common interests, Poppy. And the one thing I know Finn is interested in… (He presses a button on Gary and a tall trick board appears.) … is stunts. (He starts the boat bug.) Yo, Finn! Check out this sweet high jump! Darefevil bros in the house! YEAH! (The boat bug drives on the board and into the air. Branch screams as it goes up to the moon where he nearly knocks down Cloud Guy. Then it falls back into the water, creating a huge wave that soaks the crowd. Branch then comes out of the water.) So, picture? (Finn looks at some tiny purple fish on the shore, screams, and looks at him.) Uh, I’m sorry! I was just trying to- (Finn grunts and goes underwater. Branch builds a raft. A huge brownie is beside him.)
Poppy: What are you doing now?
Branch: I’m not above a little bribe. This fish-flake brownie should win Finn over.
Poppy: Branch, you’re making way too big a deal out of this picture.
Branch: That’s easy for you to say, Poppy. All the fish in the lagoon like you.
Shoal of Fish: We love you, Poppy!
Branch: See? (He picks up the brownie and gets on the raft. Then he paddles to the center of the pond.) Look, Finn, I’m a nice guy, OK? (Finn comes out of his cave.) If you’d be willing to come up and get to know me, there’s a big old fish-flake brownie in it for you.)
Finn: Mm.
Branch: Well? (Finn swims up for the brownie. Branch watches as a fish shadow comes up.) Yes, that’s it! I really think we’re gonna be good friends. Maybe even best fr- Huh? (He sees more purple fish appear.) Whoa! No, this is for Finn! (More fish nibble at him.) Hey, cut it out! (He picks up the brownie as the fish jump.) No! (He loses his balance and falls off the raft.) Whoa! (He falls into the pond and sinks. Finn opens his mouth, ready to eat the brownie.) AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! (Finn swallows him right up. He stops screaming and finds himself trapped inside Finn’s mouth.) Huh? Huh?! Oh, no! No, no, no, no, no! (He runs over to the teeth and tries to pull them open, but is interrupted by a Troll named Baha.)
Baha: Hey, hey! You’re gonna wear yourself out doing that… friend.
Branch: Whoa! (He rubs his eyes.) Who are you?
Baha: I’m Baha. You must be famished from the um… the swallowing. (She grabs some kelp from Finn’s teeth.) Kelp cake? (She shapes the kelp into a cupcake.) It’s fresh.
Branch: Uh… I’m good, thanks.
Baha: Then how I about I give you the grand tour? Let’s see. That’s the patio. Over there is my study. And, of course, this is the common area where we all meet and socialize. I know it’s not much, but after a while, you’ll be calling it home.
Branch: Home? How long have you been here?
Baha: (Drawing chalk on the side wall) About this long. (The camera zooms out to reveal many chalk lines.)
Branch: Oh. So we are trapped.
Baha: (laughs) I don’t like to think of it as “trapped.” More like on vacation… in a place you can’t leave… ever. (Her bracelet chimes.) Hug time! (She hugs Branch, but he pushes her away.)
Branch: Whoa! Hey! Forget hug time. We need to focus on escaping.
Baha: Believe me, I’ve tried everything.
Branch: You can’t have tried everything. (He pulls a tooth out.) Ha-ha-ha! (Water pushes him into the wall.)
Baha: Tried that. (Branch takes out a feather.)
Branch: If we tickle Finn, he’ll open his mouth.
Baha: Tried that, too. (Finn feels the tickle in his mouth and laughs, bouncing Branch and Baha around.)
Branch: (gasps) I know! What if we get him to cough? (He uses his hair to grab Finn’s uvula.)
Baha: Uh… (Finn grunts.) He doesn’t cough out of his mouth. He coughs out of his blowhole.
Branch: Uh-oh. (Finn grunts again and Branch flies toward the blowhole. Only his face pops out. A group of fish appears.)
Shoal of Fish: We don’t like you, Branch! (They blow raspberries at Branch and he groans. Baha then pulls him down.)
Branch: (sighs) I should have listened to Poppy. Why was I so caught up in getting a ridiculous picture? Just to prove some cool fish liked me?
Baha: Wait, you got swallowed trying to get a picture with Finn? (laughs)
Branch: Hey. It’s not funny.
Baha: It’s a little funny. (She takes out her camera.)
Branch: (gaps) You, too?
Baha: Mm-hm. (Soon, she and Branch sit down by the teeth.)
Branch: So there I was, doing a jet-ski high jump, water everywhere, and gulp! One big bite! After that, well, you know the rest.
Baha: (chuckles) Fish-flake brownie? Smart! I mean, not smart-smart, because you ended up here, but better than my worm costume.
Branch: You put on a worm costume? (laughs) Oh, my gosh!
Baha: Hey, I was desperate! I was the only one he wouldn’t take a picture with.
Branch: Well, now you’re not the only one. (He takes a bite out of his kelp cake.) I’ve got to say, this isn’t half bad.
Baha: Yep. (sighs) You figure out a few more things when you’ve been here as long as I have. (Branch looks at the chalk lines.)
Branch: You know what? We are not giving up. There’s got to be another way out.
Baha: Afraid not. The mouth is shut tight, and the blowhole is too small.
Branch: Hm. Too small for us, maybe, but it’s just right for… this. (He picks up Baha’s camera.)
Baha: Huh? (Branch puts the camera into the blowhole.)
Branch: Grab the hangy-ball thing. (He and Baha grab Finn’s uvula.) If he can’t cough out of his blowhole, then maybe, just maybe… (He and Baha pull Finn’s uvula and he grunts. Air hisses from his blowhole because of the camera.) Come on! Come on! (Finn finally coughs out of his mouth, sending Baha and Branch flying.)
Both: AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! (They fly into the air, hit the moon with Cloud Guy, and land face-down on the ground. Then the move like fish that ended up on the shore as Poppy appears.)
Poppy: (gasps) Branch, you’re alive! (Branch and Baha sit up.) Oh! Baha, you were in there, too?
Baha: Hey, Poppy!
Branch: (Getting up) Wait, you two know each other?
Poppy: Yeah. We had brunch this morning. (Baha gets up.)
Branch: But the hashmarks on the wall, there were hundreds of them!
Baha: I know. 356 minutes! Felt like an eternity!
Branch: You were trapped down there for… less than a few hours?
Baha: Mm-hm.
Branch: (laughs) You are one weird Troll, Baha.
Baha: (laughs) We both are.
Branch: (Hearing a splash) Huh? (Finn shoots the camera out of his blowhole. Then he goes back underwater.)
Baha: Guess we’ll never get that picture now.
Branch: Yeah, guess not. But I got something better than a picture with a cool fish. A cool friend.
Poppy: Aw! You guys! (She picks up the camera with her hair.) I want to get a shot of this. Smile! (She takes a picture of Baha and Branch with Finn who jumps in the air.)
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