Planteau

***Planteau*** is the twelfth episode of *Tuca & Bertie* and the second episode of **Season 2**. It aired on *Adult Swim* on June 20, 2021.

## Synopsis

*Everybody's going to Planteau for some bachelor/bachelorette weekend fun! Hopefully Tuca's sobriety and Bertie's social anxiety won't get in the way of a good time.*

## Episode Plot

Tuca and Bertie are at the airport to fly out to Planteau, a town notable for its party scene and it’s plant life, for Speckle's sister Dottie's bachelorette party. Bertie worries about making a good impression on Dottie, as the last time she saw her was during the holidays and she got too intense during a puzzle. Tuca wonders if it’ll be weird for her to not drink during a bachelorette party. Bertie decides that she won’t drink either, and Tuca in return will be her "social wingman", as she gets shy in groups.

While on the plane, Bertie showcases how extra prepared she is for trips by how much stuff she carries in her purse, while Tuca brings her beloved Fanny pack. Bertie meets Dottie's friends - René, her best friend and who planned the whole itinerary, and the goose twins Lulu and Lola.Meanwhile Speckle is hanging with Dottie's fiancé Gordon and his friends for his bachelor party, which he wanted to have in the same place Dottie is having her bachelorette because, as he reveals to the guys after they get to their hotel room, he wants to steal a rare plant from the Cultural Museum and sell it to a plant smuggler due to how much debt the wedding has put him in.

After arriving in Planteau the girls attend a strip club with anthropomorphic tomato strippers. Bertie has trouble socializing and loosening up, and whenever she tries to she makes the atmosphere awkward, whereas Tuca naturally is the life of the party. Bertie still refuses alcohol even when Tuca says it’s ok if she wants to drink.

The guys steal the plant cutting, which turns out to be the mayor of Planteau, despite appearing to be a non-sentient potted plant. The alarm goes off and the guys hide and run from security.

While at a club, after feeling left out all day and Tuca winning over the group, when no one is looking Bertie starts taking sips of alcohol to loosen up and fit in with everyone else. While at a bar, after again feeling self conscious and awkward when the group teases her about her purse, Bertie takes another swing of alcohol when the others are at the jukebox, but Tuca winds up catching Bertie after one of the goose twins notices and starts chanting her on to chug it.

Meanwhile the guys are at the hotel room, Gordon is waiting for the smuggler. Speckle pulls out the plant cutting, but as he awes it’s beauty it sprays him in the face, making him high and he begins to hallucinate. He refuses to give the plant up and runs away with it.

Tuca leaves the bar and walks back to the hotel room. Bertie catches up and starts walking back with her, and Tuca brings up her drinking. Bertie apologizes and says she told her it’s harder for her to be social and she left her by herself. As Tuca questions why Bertie cares what Dottie thinks, a large plant creature armed with four guns mugs them, stealing Bertie’s purse, but when he tries to take Tuca’s fanny pack, Bertie fights back and tells off the tree, making it slink away. The two, shaken up, head back to the hotel.

A high Speckle runs with the plant as the smuggler chases him. He ends up on the stage of a strip club, in his mind he performs well but he gets booed. The tree stripped catches the smuggler.

At the hotel, as Dottie is on the phone canceling Bertie's credit card for her, Tuca and Bertie get questioned by two French bulldog cups, who have the voices of little girls.

Speckle brings the plant cutting back to the mayor at the museum. The mayor thanks Speckle for returning his daughter, and as gratitude reward he sprays him in the face with hallucinogens again, making him trip out even more.

The next day Rene begins to lost off their itinerary for the day, but Tuca and Bertie are still shaken up from the previous night, and the others are scared to go out. Dotties suggest just ordering pizza and watching a movie. Rene begins to break down, as she worked hard to plan the weekend, but Bertie compliments her scheduling, as someone who also loves being organized, and says she must really love Dottie to do all of that. Rene says she’ll find the best pizza in Planteau, and Dottie thanks Bertie.

While the others watch a movie, Tuca and Bertie talk about their mugging. Tuca is upset at how she froze up, and she’s usually confident and fearless, but Bertie assures her it’s ok. Tuca is impressed at how she handled it. Bertie apologizes for drinking, and Tuca apologizes for leaving her alone when she was nervous, she forgets sometimes because she thinks Bertie’s really brave.

The next day everyone boards the plane home. Speckle is still high and tries to tell Bertie about what Gordon tried to do, but she says what’s applied in Planteau stays in Planteau. Dottie tells Tuca and Bertie she’s glad they came and hopes they had a good time despite being robbed. Bertie assures they did. Dottie tells Bertie she feels like she’s her cool little sister even thought she and Spejcle aren’t married. She’s glad because before all of Speckles girlfriends were super hot, confident , self-actual iced, successful mean girls - something that doesn’t make Bertie feel good.

## Post Credits

Speckle, still high, sits next to Gordon. He watches his beak move around his head. He looks at Gordon, who smiles at him, but then plant vines emerge out of his beak as his eyes glow green and a screeching noise is heard.

## Cast

* Tiffany Haddish as Tuca
* Ali Wong as Bertie
* Steven Yeun as Speckle
* Michaela Dietz as Dottie
* Nicole Byer
* Jon Daly
* Ben Feldman
* Lisa Hanawalt
* Alex Jayne Go as French Bulldog Cop #1
* Hayden Kristal
* Amari McCoy as French Bulldog Cop #2
* Lennon Parham
* Baron Vaughn

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of Dottie, Speckle's sister
* This is the first appearance of Tuca's fanny pack
* It revealed that Speckle have many girlfriends before Bertie.
	+ They debut in the Season 3 episode, Somebirdy's Getting Married as invited guests of Dottie to her wedding and they've formed a club together.