BPF

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Season 5, Episode 4a

**"BPF"** is the first segment of the 4th episode of the fifth season of *Trolls: TrollsTopia*, and the 70th overall episode in the series. It premiered in December 9, 2021.

## Synopsis

When Poppy finds out about the existence of "BPF"s ("Best Pet Friends") she's determined to meet a cuddly pal all her own. But it turns out finding your pet soulmate may be tougher than she thought.

## Plot

Holly is filled with excitement to show off the most adorable thing she's ever seen, and shows Poppy her pet Pigtail, which causes Poppy to faint at Pigtail's adorableness. Holly explains that since she's now settled in TrollsTopia, she sent off for her "Best Pet Friend" or "BPF". Poppy doesn't know what a pet is, since Pop Trolls don't keep pets, with Biggie and Mr. Dinkles chiming in; Biggie denies Mr. Dinkles is a pet. Poppy thinks a BPF is a Country Troll thing and soon is proven wrong; all the other TrollsTopia council members have BPFs. Val shows off Fang, who is trying to squeeze the life out of her, but Val says he "loves hugs". Poppy is excited and wants a BPF of her own, but doesn't know how to find one.

Val and Holly introduce Poppy to Perky the Grinchilla. Perky and Poppy are a perfect match and Poppy takes her home, but when Poppy goes to feed her, she turns around and sees Perky destroying a Scrapbook.

Poppy is seen crying in front of Holly and Val that it was a BPF disaster. Although Val offers her Fang, she denies it. They ensure her that there are other potential BPFs out there. Poppy goes on a picnic with a bird who says hugs are inferior to a firm handshake. A Grossum falls aside on her since it's nocturnal. And finally, when Poppy is just getting close to another bird, it has to fly south for the winter.

Poppy's failures are all labeled BPF disasters, and she sadly states that her BPF is not just going to pop out of nowhere. She meets the turtle Shelliot, who she was sitting on thinking he was a rock; she asks if he wants to fetch a stick, but he says Turtles don't play fetch. Shelliot turns out to be the perfect BPF material; he is reliable and protects Poppy, keeping her company.

Convinced Shelliot is the match for her, Poppy goes to ask him to be her BPF, only to find out that Shelliot has met and befriended Branch, who's playing fetch with the turtle. Poppy calls him out for telling her he doesn't play fetch; Branch is confused and Poppy is clearly upset, feeling betrayed. Branch says they met and the pair just clicked like they have some sort of connection. Realizing that it is over, Poppy runs off upset.

Poppy is by Val and Holly, calling her ventures complete failures. While she eats ice cream, she believes she will never find a BPF and that she is doomed to be an old cat lady but without the cats. While crying, Poppy reveals that Perky's "BPF Disaster" was that she ate a Scrapbook, which confuses Holly and Val as she never mentioned that. This makes Val, Holly and even Pigtail laugh. Poppy is confused, but Holly explains that Pigtail has destroyed many of Holly's belongings. Val says that she swears Fang only wants to eat her (at the time, he's halfway in the process of swallowing her whole). Holly tells her that there's no such thing as the perfect BPF, and it's all down to if they are perfect for each other.

At her home, Perky is eating ice cream, still upset by Poppy's abandonment. She hears music and when she peers outside, Poppy is there playing a song on a boombox. Seeing Poppy, Perky repairs the scrapbook and shows it to Poppy. The two cuddle and make up. Holly comments on the pair, while Fang has managed to swallow Val completely whole.

## Cast

Trolls

Pop Trolls
* Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
* Skylar Astin as Branch
* David Fynn as Biggie

Rock Trolls
* Lauren Mayhew as Val Thundershock

Country Trolls
* Megan Hilty as Holly Darlin'

Classical Trolls
* JP Karliak as Dante Crescendo (non-speaking)

Funk Trolls
* Michael-Leon Wooley as Lownote Jones (non-speaking)

Techno Trolls
* Vladimir Caamaño as Synth

Others
* Perky
* Shelliot
* Fang
* Pigtail
* Snug-a-lug
* Dante's pet cricket
* Synth's pet bird
* David Fynn as Mr. Dinkles

## Trivia

* The joke "Mr\_\_\_ was my father's name" was previously used in the *Trolls: The Beat Goes On!* episode "Funishment" by Nangus Skullcrusher.
* The scene where Poppy holds up a boombox is a reference to the film Say Anything.... This reference previously happened in the *Trolls: The Beat Goes On!* episode "Sorry Not Sorry".
* Poppy's behavior in the episode is based on an example of a bad pet owner. Pets often come with responsiblities and can be quite a life-changing event, with a lot of these new owners wanting a perfect pet and being disappointed with the pet they pick up not living up to expectations. When the pet plays up, these owners soon abandon them for another pet, even when the pet's behavior is not unreasonable at all.
* In 3D animation and the *Trolls: The Beat Goes On!* episode "Dinkles Dinkles Little Star", Mr. Dinkles is said to be a pet, but here Biggie denies it.
* The phrase Poppy speaks to Perky "they say when two people can share..." is a reference to the belief that a couple in a relationship are at their best point when both are comfortable sharing a fart with each other. The full phrase is "they say when two people can share a comfortable fart with each other", implying it no longer bothers them what their partner does.