The Ballad of Holly Darlin'/Transcript

The following is a transcript for the episode "The Ballad of Holly Darlin'".
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(In her pod, Poppy is humming while getting a gift basket of cupcakes ready. Just then, Cooper appears.)
Cooper: Poppy! (He comes in and picks up a gift basket.) Thanks so much for the gift basket you sent! I didn’t even realize it was my birthday!
Poppy: No, Cooper. It… it isn’t your birthday.
Cooper: Phew! That’s a relief, ‘cause I did not buy myself a present! (laughs) I’m rude!
Poppy: I’m actually surprising a lot of my friends with baskets today. What better way to show someone how wonderful you think they are than to give them a gift for no reason at all, right? (Smidge appears riding a wagon.)
Smidge: Back to deliver more baskets, Poppy! (She bumps into some baskets and they land in the wagon.) Everyone loves ‘em! Some even sent you “thank you” cards. (She gives Poppy some cards.) Synth, Dante, Lownote… Oh, and this one’s from Holly Darlin’. (She takes out a huge present, places it on the table and it opens, revealing a huge gift basket. Poppy gasps and butterflies kiss her.)
Poppy: Wow! How great is this?! (She jumps into the basket.) I mean, to say “thank you” for the gift I gave her, Holly gave me a gift… that’s nicer. And prettier. And more extravagant than mine in every way. Wait, is it just me or is this confusing?
Smidge: Yeah. When you put it that way, super confusing.
Poppy: You know, I bet this is all some mix-up. (She gets out of the basket.) Come on, Smidge. Better go tell Holly I got this by mistake. (She and Smidge go to Country Corral. Smidge is carrying the basket.) Here we are, Smidge. The Country Corral! (As she and Smidge walk, two male Country Trolls face each other.)
Country Troll #1: Hey! You’re lookin’ mighty good with that color.
Country Troll #2: Mister, there’s hugging worms. Get in here, you! (He and his friend hug each other.)
Poppy and Smidge: Aw!
Holly: Poppy?! Smidge?! (She laughs and gallops toward Poppy and Smidge.)
Poppy and Smidge: Holly! (Holly gets closer.) Slow down, slow down, slow down! (Holly hugs them while twirling and sends them flying into outer space. They stop in midair, blink, and scream as they fall back to Country Corral and Holly gets a table ready for them.)
Holly: First, you give me that lovely gift basket, and now you pay me a visit?! (She hugs Poppy and Smidge.) Well, get ready for girl time, y’all ‘cause I am not leavin’ till we share all our hopes and dreams. (She goes over to Poppy.) Mine’s winnin’ the Lonesome Flats Cutie Pack of Furpicks Straight Time. (laughs) Drinks! (Some glasses appear and she drinks one of them completely. Then they disappear.)
Poppy: Uh… We’d love to chat, Holly, but first, we think there’s a mix-up with your “thank you” gift. (Smidge shows Holly the gift basket.)
Holly: (gasps) You got that one from me?! Oh, no! Oh, no! Y’all, that is so embarrassin’!
Poppy: Oh! (chuckles) So it was a mix-up.
Holly: It sure was. You were supposed to get this one! (She puts a much bigger gift basket on the table, smashing it. Poppy is shocked.) I am glad we got that cleared up. Well, bye, y’all! (She runs off.)
Smidge: Wow. I did not think it would go like that. (Poppy gets up from her chair.)
Poppy: (sighs) Me neither, Smidge. I mean, I really wanted to show Holly how much I appreciate her. You know, but now, somehow, it doesn’t feel like I did. (A Country Troll named Gust Tumbleweed is heard.)
Gust: I know that feeling all too well. Don’t think we had the pleasure. Gust Tumbleweed, Sherriff ‘round these parts. (Poppy and Smidge come over to him.) Let me guess, you gave Holly Darlin’s a gift and she gave you a more impressive gift in return.
Poppy: Exactly! Why did she do that?
Gust: No-one knows quite why. Some say it’s her southern hospitality unwild. But whatever it is, Holly Darlin’ is simply the most overwhelmingly generous Troll that ever lived. (He takes out a guitar.) And we even have a song about it. (He starts playing the guitar. As he sings Holly Darlin’s Generosity, we show a montage of Holly giving gifts.)
(Gust)
Yee-haw!
Holly is a kind of Troll
Who gives with her own heart
Golly, she’ll always know
The gift she embowers
It ain’t about the presents, though
It’s all about the thought it goes and do it
There goes through it
(Country Troll Child #1)
She gave me this hat!
(Country Troll Child #2)
She gave me these boots and I can walk now!
(Country Troll #3)
She lend me this suit!
(Country Troll #4 and #5)
She found out all out favorite things
And keeps giving it all
And you do is say “thanks!”
(Gust)
Reciprocity ain’t the answer
She would normal limit
Then you give
Holly Darlin’s generosity
Just gave me a D
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
(All)
Holly Darlin’s generosity
Just gave me a D (Gust puts the guitar away.)
Gust: So, you see, Queen Poppy, it’s impossible to do something kind for Holly Darlin’, ‘cause she’s always gonna find a way to do something right back. Only kinder.
Poppy: Wait. I can’t show kindness to someone I care about? (chuckles) We’ll just see about that. (Later, she drags Holly to her surprise. She is wearing a blindfold.) Almost there. (She removes Holly’s blindfold.) Here you go, Holly! (She shows Holly a statue of her. Holly is amazed.) Hand-crafted from me to you. Just ‘cause I think you’re great.
Holly: Oh, Poppy! Right back at ya! (She uses a bomb to blow up a mountain and it shows Poppy’s face. Poppy is very shocked. Back at her pod, she talks to Smidge.)
Poppy: Oh, she’s good, Smidge! (She puts stuff in her bag.) If I have any shot at showing Holly kindness, I’ve got throw a Hair-Mary. (She goes on a journey to a volcano to find a rare plant.) Legend tells of a plant that grows its precious pearls. (She climbs the volcano.) Pearls so rare, Holly could never outgift it. (Her hair grabs a branch and she lowers herself to the bottom of the volcano. The plant spits out a pearl. Poppy tries to grab it, but the plant’s mouth closes quickly. She tickles it and it spits out the pearl. Then she gives it to Holly.)
Holly: (gasps) Poppy, I can’t think of a gift more incredible than this!
Poppy: Neither can I!
Holly: Wait! I thought of somethin’.
Poppy: Huh? (Smidge sees that her pod is full of pearls.)
Smidge: She gave you the plant?! (The plant spits out more pearls.) Oh, she is good.
Poppy: (groans) Too good, Smidge. I think I know what I have to do. But I’m gonna need one last amazing gift for Holly Darlin’. (Later, Holly is holding a present and looking for Poppy.)
Holly: Poppy? (She goes over to a red male Funk Troll.) Where’s Poppy? (She goes over to an orange female Pop Troll.) She left the most movin’ gift on my doorstep, And I have to give her this to say thanks. Poppy? I got a “thank you” present for you, girl! (Poppy does not answer.) Well, shoot. She… she’s really not here.
Poppy: (As she and Smidge watch Holly with binoculars) Ha! My plan worked, Smidge. (She and Smidge high-five.)
Holly: Wow. I guess maybe this time, for the first time, I’ll actually have to accept how wonderful someone thinks I am. Instead of the other way around.
Poppy and Smidge: Aw!
Holly: That is, unless I round up a whole mass of Trolls to track her down!
Poppy: Wait, what?! (Holly jumps onto a mushroom.)
Holly: I’m formin’ a present posse!
All: Woo-hoo! Yee-haw!
Holly: I got a gift with Poppy’s name on it. So consider her wanted. (She shows the Country Trolls a poster of Poppy.) Alive ‘n well. I need Annie Applecore, Ace of the Ribbon. (Annie lassoes a Puffalo while some Pop Trolls watch her.)
Annie: Ha!
All: Ooh!
Holly: Haystack Wiggins, Master of the Gift Tags. (Haystack throws gift tags in the air and a maker writes names on them.) And y’all know Slim Stuck ‘Em. (Slim takes out some tape.)
Slim: You old stander, or double-sided?
Haystack: (As Holly gives him a box of gift tags) Let me see that. (He picks up a tag and licks it.) Gift tagging still fresh. And still judging how wilings to the right, I bet she was headed that way. (Poppy and Smidge gasp.)
Smidge: We’re gifted, Poppy! We’re gifted! (She and Poppy run away. Slim uses his tape to wrap tape around some trees. Just as Poppy and Smidge run in a different direction, they run into Haystack.)
Haystack: So, to who should I make this out? Oh, sorry. My mistake. (laughs) To whom should I make this out? (Poppy and Smidge back up and see Holly and the other Country Trolls walking toward them.)
Holly: Let’s wrap this up.
Poppy and Smidge: (As they run away again) Aaaaaahhh!
Smidge: In here! (She and Poppy hide in a cave.)
Holly: We’ve got you surrounded, Poppy! Now come on out and get what you deserve: A thoughtful present straight from my heart to yours.
Smidge: Poppy, I hate to say it, but I think we’re trapped!
Poppy: I guess we’ve only got one option: We’ll dig our way out!
Smidge: What?! (Poppy starts digging with her hands.) Whoa, whoa! Poppy, you’re not thinking straight! That will take years!
Poppy: (As she stops digging) Yes! Decades maybe, but if Holly realizes I care about her, it will be worth it!
Smidge: No, Poppy, no! This has gone too far!
Poppy: Tell Holly that she’s the one behind all this! But have you ever met a Troll this committed to generosity?!
Smidge: Yes! You!
Poppy: Wait! Me?
Smidge: Yes. Poppy, you always go over the top to show us how much you care. And it’s wonderful and overwhelming all at the same time.
Poppy: Really? How come no-one’s ever said anything?
Smidge: ‘Cause we see how happy it makes you. In a weird way letting you show us how much you care is our way of showing you how much we care.
Holly: (Through a megaphone) This is it, Poppy. You’ve left us no choice but to come in and get some blazin’! (Her friends get ready.) CHAAARGE! (They stop to see that Poppy and Smidge are coming out of the cave.) Huh?
Poppy: Sorry, Holly. I sort of came to my senses in there. Somehow, I had it in my head that to be kind to you, I had to give you the last gift. But Smidge said, “Maybe the best way to show you how much I care is to let you show me how much you care.
Holly: (With her eyes filled with happy tears) Y’all, that’s… that’s really beautiful, y’all.
Poppy: (Taking the present) So here, it’d be my pleasure to accept that gift.
Holly: You know, come to think of it, Poppy, I’ve realized a few things, too. And I think it’d be better if I let you give me the last gift.
Poppy: Oh, no. Allow me to accept your generosity.
Holly: No, no, allow me.
Poppy: No, no, no, allow me. (She and Holly fight for the present.)
Smidge: Oh, my Guh. This is never gonna end!
Haystack: Oh, it will. I’ll make sure of it. Hyah! (He throws the words "The End" at the camera.)
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