Lily Pad Thai

"Lily Pad Thai" is the first segment of the ninth episode of the first season of Amphibia, and the seventeenth episode overall.

It premiered on July 1, 2019, alongside "Plantar's Last Stand".

Synopsis
Anne gets a job at Stumpy's, then goes overboard turning the diner into a Thai restaurant.

Plot
Anne and the Plantars are attempting to make a pizza when Anne shows off her dicing skills to Hop Pop. She reveals that she and her family owned a Thai restaurant called Thai Go, hence her cooking abilities. When Sprig blows up the oven, the gang decide to go to Stumpy's Diner for lunch. While ordering, they overhear an obnoxious critic named Albus Duckweed complaining to Stumpy about his food. Anne confronts Duckweed about his hurtful and mislead criticisms. When Duckweed taunts her, Anne challenges him; give her and Stumpy two days to turn the diner around and Duckweed will have to give a positive review, if not he will give a negative one and shut down Stumpy's business. While frightened at what she has done, Anne nevertheless intends to keep her end of the bargain while Stumpy dismissively resigns himself.

The next morning, Anne shows up at Stumpy's to help fix the restaurant. Despite some hesitation, Stumpy helps Anne in cleaning up everything. Afterwards, Anne suggests that he have a total makeover of the restaurant and they work overnight to get it all finished. Stumpy's Diner opens now with a Thai themeing and new dishes. The new set up catches everyone's attention as the restaurant begins booming with business. While trying to get the Plantars a seat, Anne and Stumpy discover that Duckweed came in a disguise. Despite the huge improvements, Duckweed still intends to give it a negative review, leaving Anne and Stumpy no choice, but to make a new dish specifically for him.

Anne and Stumpy bring in a large Kraken and have it prepared for Duckweed, but once they bring it to the table, it comes alive and starts attacking everyone. Anne and Stumpy team up by first spraying its eye with lemon juice and then killing it with a meat masher. Duckweed suddenly changes his mind. He found the experience of food trying to eat you as artful and decides to give the restaurant a positive review instead. Stumpy thanks Anne for helping him with his diner by telling her that her parents would be proud.

Cast

 * Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
 * Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
 * Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar, Customers (credited as additional voices)
 * Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
 * John DiMaggio as Stumpy, Customers (credited as additional voices)
 * Kevin McDonald as Albus Duckweed
 * James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton, Pointed Hat Frog (credited as additional voices)
 * Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker, Customers (credited as additional voices)

Additional Voices

 * Eden Riegel as Red-Eyed Frog
 * Kaitlyn Robrock as Customers

Character revelations

 * Anne's parents own a Thai restaurant on Earth known as Thai Go.
 * Mr. Duckweed’s first name is revealed to be "Albus".

Series continuity

 * Anne and the Plantars are seen making pizza like they did in "Hop Luck".
 * Domino makes a brief appearance on Anne's phone when Anne shows the Plantars her parents' Thai restaurant.

Trivia

 * Anne says "ผัดซีอิ๊ว you later!" which means "Will stir you with soy sauce later!", but in the Thai dub, she says "นึ่งมะนาวดาวดิ้นซะ!" which means "Get suffered from being steamed with lemon!"
 * The brand of the fish sauce known as Arroy Arroy Fish Sauce shown in the episode is called "Aroy Aroy", which means "delicious" in Thai. It's used by Anne to make her parents' Squid And Basil Special.
 * This episode was aired in Southeast Asia along with "Plantar's Last Stand" on October 23, 2019, which is a holiday in Thailand named Chulalongkorn Day.

Edits

 * The words "jerk", "dang", and "one foot in the grave" was cut during the Southeast Asia broadcast.
 * The part where the squid grabs Duckweed's throat was cut during the Southeast Asia broadcast.

Allusions

 * The title is a play on words between "Lily Pad", a plant often associated with frogs, and "Pad Thai", a common Thai dish.