GC13 and David discuss The Shut-In! from Amphibia in honor of the approach of Halloween.
The Shut-In may definitely not be a holiday, but when kids are going door to door with a background of jack-o-lanterns (sorry, fear gourds!) it’s hard not to call it one, even if they’re asking for practical supplies instead of candy.
We get three stories that definitely happened, plus our own spooky happening to Polly—now the entire family has a totally real story to tell on other Shut-In nights.

GC13 and David discuss Toad to Redemption and Maddie and Marcy from Amphibia.
Mayor Toadstool may have come around to loving Wartwood awfully quickly, but who are we to complain? Frog dang it, he’s always been such a fun guy, even when he was ripping the entire town off.
But now that Maddie has moved on to level-two spells, and has a great new bestie, who knows what she’ll be able to accomplish?

GC13 and David discuss New Wartwood and Friend or Frobo? from Amphibia.
Did you know that the buildings in Wartwood are perfectly weighted to not sink into the swamp that the town is built on? That’s a fun fact, Marcy! Now let’s go ahead and add some imported marble facades and a solid gold clock, it will do great things for the atmosphere!
And finally our wandering robot friend has revealed himself to his new family and has been given a name: Frobo. Welcome to the family, Iron Giant.

GC13 and David discuss The First Temple from Amphibia.
Marcy is here and she is locked in. No puzzle is safe from her, and she is unconquerable at flipwart, even when forced to play in hard mode.
Until her opponent starts cheating by equipping its wart with laser-proof armor. That seems rather unfair. At least Marcy learned a valuable lesson, one that perhaps an aspiring conqueror would need to hear.

GC13 and David discuss Ivy on the Run and After the Rain from Amphibia.
We don’t need much excuse to talk about Steven Universe, but not only do we have lies people have told in the past we also have a child running away from a home she thinks doesn’t love or understand her. Odd.
It’s just too bad that Hop Pop didn’t get the same leeway that Felicia did. You’d think that she had way more opportunity and incentive to tell Hop Pop the truth, but who came out of that looking like the cool Mom and who came out looking like the old man who messed up?

GC13 and David discuss Night Drivers and Return to Wartwood from Amphibia.
Considering how long it took them to get to Newtopia, the family made amazing time on their way back! After just twenty hours of driving they’re one night’s drive away from home, and they happen to have a pair of expert night drivers held in reserve.
For how well the residents of Wartwood understood the Plantars, they didn’t seem to understand how much danger they’d be put in by asking for presents. But their loss is our gain: CHICKA-LISK!

GC13 and David discuss The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers and A Day at the Aquarium.
Newtopia gets a beautiful sendoff with a spooky sleepover where we encounter some totally unexplained alien ghosts, followed by a trip to an aquarium where just about everything reminds them of something (or someone) who tried to eat them.
But now the King has a proposition for Marcy. Completely not ominous at all, there are definitely not any villain tropes being used here.

GC13 and David discuss Little Frogtown and Hopping Mall from Amphibia.
Sal’s sandwich stop has been ransacked and it’s up to Hopediah Plantar PI to crack the case. Or at least do his best (he misses some pretty obvious clues we think). And while he may be on the run from a felony manslaughter charge, at least he’s not morally culpable for anything today. Plus: free sauce!
But Anne and Sprig, in the pursuit of the perfect souvenir, end up feeling nostalgic for their mothers. It’s a heartfelt moment, and it’s important enough to change the end credits.

GC13 and David discuss Lost in Newtopia and Sprig Gets Schooled from Amphibia.
Well, we sent the two least-responsible Plantars out into Newtopia on their own, what did we think was going to happen? Frankly it’s surprising things turned out as well for Anne as they did, though maybe if she had been trying to make friends things would have gone better.
But hey, not only did Sprig get schooled by a free day of college education, but we got to learn a bit about the biology of newts and tadpoles. Amphibia may entertain us but it teaches as well (and probably gets into the cool faculty-only parties too).

GC13 and David discuss Scavenger Hunt and The Plantars Check In from Amphibia.
While King Andrias clearly puts a lot of effort into his scavenger hunt, he could clearly use a trip to Summer Camp Island to learn how it’s done from Susie—he doesn’t even send them out for a single earring back!
At least he came through for the Plantars with an unlimited credit card. Sprig has the makings of a good rich snob, so here’s to hoping the Plantars can hang on to this wealth long enough to become old money.

GC13 and David discuss Marcy at the Gates from Amphibia.
The barbarians may not be at the gates, but the barbari-ants are willing to stand in—at least long enough to draw Marcy out! (Thankfully they never thought to tunnel under the gate, that might have caused some problems.)
So now Marcy is on the crew and she and Anne have a new mission. We’re sure Sasha will be glad to see them. What do you think her and Grime’s chess pieces look like?

GC13 and David discuss Swamp and Sensibility and Wax Museum from Amphibia.
Thank goodness Gravity Falls was about a bunch of humans, because Grunkle Stan is evil as a frog! Thankfully Soos is just as goodhearted whether he’s a frog or a human.
And we also learn Wally’s dark secret: he’s filthy stinking rich! Don’t worry Wally, we won’t hold it against you, especially since we can enjoy the fanciness so long as we aren’t paying for it.

GC13 and David discuss Quarreler’s Pass and Toadcatcher from Amphibia.
We’re sorry Quarreler’s Pass, you were a very exciting episode with some very good frog-eating villains, and you even revealed a new superpower shared by Polly and Sprig, but Toadcatcher is a tough act to precede.
And what an act Toadcatcher was. Sasha and Grime are back! If only that newt had let us know who she was…

GC13 and David discuss Truck Stop Polly and A Caravan Named Desire from Amphibia.
Wow, Anne is really sharing the having-a-lesson spotlight today, with Polly learning the first lesson and Hop Pop learning the second.
The point goes to Polly though, for being at an age where learning lessons is a much more common occurrence though, and for not trying to assist in the robbery of a bank to further her acting career.

GC13 and David discuss the The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar and Anne Hunter from Amphibia.
Well, Hop Pop got another lesson. Usually Anne has the lessons on lock, but she’s willing to share every not and again—especially since she comes back to learn the second lesson of the pair!
And while we didn’t mention the foreshadowing happening at the end of Anne Hunter make no mistake: we saw it.

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the announcement of the Lars of the Stars spinoff series for Steven Universe.For a thing with only two sentences about it, you’d think we wouldn’t be so excited yet. But this is a spinoff we’ve wanted for years, so yeah: this is kind of a big deal.So while details are light hopes are high: for the first time in years there’s more Steven Universe coming, and Lars is out there exploring and promising some pretty big revelations…

GC13 and David discuss Handy Anne and Fort in the Road from Amphibia.
A season of episodes is done and a season has passed in Wartwood, which means the mountain pass is clear and the Plantar family can go out on an adventure! Just make sure to follow Hop Pop’s road rules (unless you’re looking to suffer an unnatural death, or buy middling-quality ice cream).
A very conspicuous bit of foreshadowing at the end of the second episode. A new season means new things to reveal. Maybe we will know some day!

GC13 and David discuss the first season finale from Amphibia, Reunion.
Sasha, you may be evil but there is still good in you, we feel it. I’m sure we’ll get to see it some day. Today though you were pretty awful. Thankfully Wally was there to save the way!
We even made it through the season finale with no deaths! Well, except for one hideous plant monster, but it was probably pretty hungry so it’s probably safer this way. The toads are routed, for now.

GC13 and David discuss Children of the Spore and Anne of the Year from Amphibia.
It’s official, Anne is definitely accepted as a citizen of Wartwood (even if she, Polly, and Sprig are awful kids to have around). She may not have had anything to do with saving the town (and Amphibia) from Apothecary Gary, but at least she’s most improved!
Aren’t you just delighted that we had another pair of episodes with a happy ending that can in no way lead to bad things happening? We sure are.

GC13 and David discuss The Big Bugball Game and Combat Camp from Amphibia.
Ah, finally the Lunar Sea Spire has returned to Frog Show! Even though we know Amphibia is a wonderful place where nothing bad ever happens, it felt good to return to a couple of lighthearted adventures.
Still, it’s nice to see Anne learning to trust others and how to fight. Those skills might come in handy, even if she’s not likely to end up on the Infinity Train any time soon.