Breakout Star

**Breakout Star** is the second segment of the fifth episode of the first season of *Amphibia*, and the tenth episode overall.

It premiered on June 24, 2019 alongside "Anne Theft Auto".

## Synopsis

*Anne's pimple breakout makes her a celebrity in Wartwood.*

## Plot

Anne wakes up in terror to discover that she has acne. The Plantars do not seem to mind her appearance however, though she is still devastated. Hop Pop forces Anne to leave the house to help sell scream beans at the market, so she goes with a head scarf and sunglasses, feeling that she will be made fun of and mocked even further by the Amphibians. Two children accidentally bump into her and knock off her disguise but to her surprise, the townspeople are in love with her "ruby red warts" and begin to praise her for her appearance. Meanwhile, Mayor Toadstool learns from Toadie that his acceptance polls are down and he needs to find some way get them back up, as he had been scamming the townsfolk of their taxes. He sees Anne getting praised and suddenly gets an idea.

Mayor Toadstool invites Anne to act as a spokesperson for him and she accepts, as this means that people will stop being afraid and frightened of her. She begins to abuse her fame, with the Plantars being left in the dust by Anne's success. Anne receives many gifts, opens new buildings and statues, and is given her own fancy room in the Town Hall. Despite the Plantars voicing their disappointment in Anne being a different person, Hop Pop still asks Polly and Sprig to respect and support Anne as she's still "deep-deep-deep down the same person".

Anne wakes up one day to see that her zits are gone, and contacts the Plantars, who willingly help her. They sneak her away from her fans, known as "F-Annes", and take her to a nearby swamp so she can use swamp berries as replacements for her acne. Anne thanks them for their help before she hurries back to Wartwood.

Anne arrives to give her speech to the Wartwood citizens and explains to the Mayor that she had been with the Plantars. Mayor Toadstool points out that due to her new status, she shouldn't be hanging out with the lower class anymore. Anne nods and says she understands before heading out onto the stage to give a speech. Not wanting to live a lie, Anne removes her berries in front of everyone much to their shock and Mayor Toadstool humiliates himself by calling the citizens idiots, asking how he would get their votes now before being pelted by fruit. The Plantars take Anne back in as their "monster in the basement" and they all celebrate by deciding to use the Jacuzzi in the suite that Mayor Toadstool had given Anne earlier before they change the locks.

## Cast

* Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
* Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
* Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar, Mustache Cricket Vendor (credited as additional voices), Neckerchief Frog (credited as additional voices)
* Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar, Teddy's mother (credited as additional voices), Old Lady (credited as additional voices), Purple Frog (credited as additional voices)
* Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
* Jack McBrayer as Toadie

### Additional voices

* Laila Berzins as Worm Vendor
* Liam O'Brien as Blue Frog Wearing Hat, Glasses Frog
* Eden Riegel as Green Frog Kid
* Keith Silverstein as Brown Overalls Frog, Bearded Frog
* Amir Talai as Heart Shirt Frog
* Mark Whitten as Pointed Hat Frog

### Non-speaking cameo

* Wally
* Sadie Croaker

## Trivia

* **Viewership:** This episode was watched by 0.39 million viewers on its premiere.
* This is the first episode to show Amphibia's local/native currency, the Copper.
* In a bit of visual humor, the portrait that Anne reclines under while sipping lemonade is of her doing the same thing striking the same pose.

### Revelations and significant events

* Frogs are unfamiliar with pimples and see them as warts.
* Mayor Toadstool is not a popular major and has a fear of losing elections.
	+ Toadstool mentions an upcoming election, foreshadowing the events of "Hop-Popular".
* Anne has a problem with status going to her head.
* Anne is not all too happy with the basement she occupies.
* This is the first episode where we see the Plantars' stand in the market.

### Continuity

* The Plantars are relieved once again when something unfamiliar to them is described as just a human thing.
* Most frogs in Wartwood are still afraid and scared of Anne.
* Hop Pop's poor financial status is brought up again.
* The Plantar family is again mentioned as a low-class family and treated and talked about without respect.

## Allusions

* **"Breakout Star"** - The title is a play on the term *Breakout Star*, as in a person who's recently become famous, and also breakout, like a breakout of acne on a person's face.
* **Walt Disney** - The statue of Anne holding a small frog's hand is a reference to the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse.
* *Futurama* - "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" is a reference to the same quote spoken by Professor Hubert Farnsworth from the episode "A Clockwork Origin", which later became a meme.
* *The Lord of the Rings* - "Fly, you fools" is a reference to the same quote spoken by Gandalf from *The Fellowship of the Ring*.

## Errors

* When Sprig tells Anne "*Who cares what they think? We like you*", his eyelids are miscolored and have the same color as his goggles.
* When Anne is at the market, her face is covered cloth with one knot. However, in the next scene, it has two knots.
	+ In the scene were Anne is selling scream beans, the cloth has one knot again.
* When Hop Pop says the family really needs to sell the scream beans, a line between Polly's body and tail is missing.
* When Hop Pop talks to Anne about how much the townspeople like her, he is wearing a tiara and has a box on his lap. However, in the previous scene he did not have either of those.
* When Anne and Mayor Toadstool are driving over the Plantar farm, the shading on Anne's neck is invisible.
* When Anne is signing autographs, she is sitting at the edge of the table, but in the previous scene she was sitting in the middle.
* Wally can be seen without his hat, but he has a different hairstyle than in "Wally and Anne".
* When Anne swipes the berries off her, some juice gets on her face, but there is no juice in the next scene.
* When the townspeople leave, Sprig is not holding anything. But in the next scene, he is holding an Anne-doll on a stick.
* Some of the Amphibians' mouths are off-sync when they're saying lines.
* After Anne gives Hop Pop her one shoe, in the next scene, it is somehow back on her foot.

## Edits

* In the Southeast Asia broadcast, the moment when Polly said "old man" to Hop Pop was cut.
* Sprig's line "What the heck was that?" was muted in the Southeast Asia broadcast.
* The words "shoot" and "idiot" were muted during the Southeast Asia broadcast.
* Mayor Toadstool's line, "Did I say 'idiot'?" was cut during the Southeast Asia broadcast.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Metcalf, Mitch (June 25, 2019). SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.24.2019. *Showbuzz Daily*. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019.