Lost in Newtopia

"Lost in Newtopia" is the first segment of the eighth episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the fifty-third episode overall.

It premiered on August 29, 2020, alongside "Sprig Gets Schooled".

Synopsis
Anne and Polly vow to experience the city like locals but end up on a wild ride through the streets of Newtopia. Also, Marcy and King Andrias find a secret passageway in the castle.

Plot
As the robot sits on a cliff from afar, Anne and the Plantars are on a bus tour through the inner streets of Newtopia. The tour guide insists that they stay on the bus, lest they accidentally disturb the locals. Anne, growing increasingly bored, decides she wants to get off so that she can enjoy the sights, having had a history of being refused by her mother to enjoy local food. She convinces Polly to join her and she agrees. They tell Hop Pop that they are not feeling well and need to head back to the hotel. Sprig plans to go, but Hop Pop has handcuffed him as he does not want a repeat of the Ruins of Despair. He tells Anne and Polly that they must go straight to the hotel. As Anne and Polly get off the bus, they head straight into the streets and declare that they are "Puh-Anne" and will take in the sites as if they were locals instead of tourists.

Anne locates a food vendor selling spicy burritos. She purchases two, but the spiciness is enough for Anne to rush to the biggest bowl of water and cause Polly to blast fire out of her mouth. The vendor gets annoyed that they destroyed his stand and can only take cash, forcing the two to flee. Next, they head to a tail store to get tails. Anne buys an obnoxiously large tail while Polly gets a spiky hard tail. As they leave, they accidentally knock people down with their ligaments, which gets the attention of a couple of guards who chase them, but then get lazy and stop. Anne and Polly end up at a parade, but Anne accidentally insults the focus of the festivities and destroys a paper dragon, causing everyone to chase her and Polly away.

Anne and Polly eventually catch up with the bus with everyone in town in pursuit of them. As Anne gets dragged away by the crowd, Polly eats another spicy burrito and blasts fire at them. Anne and Polly continue with Sprig and Hop Pop with the tour to the cheese museum. Meanwhile, back at the castle, Marcy and King Andrias do not appear to be anywhere closer to discovering the secret of the music box. Marcy accidentally spills coffee on a tapestry, but discovers a button that opens a secret passage, which Andrias himself appears to have also been unaware of. The two of them cautiously go down as it leads to another library.

Cast

 * Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
 * Kai Zen as Young Anne
 * Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
 * Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
 * Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar & Lame Tourist (credited as additional voices)
 * Haley Tju as Marcy Wu
 * Keith David as King Andrias
 * On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy
 * Jack Ferraiolo as Jerry & Lazy Guard (credited as additional voices)

Additional voices

 * Max Mittelman as Bus Tour Guide, Purple Newt Tourist, & Parade Dragon Holder
 * Eden Riegel as Elderly Woman
 * Roger Craig Smith as Orange Newt Guard
 * Flula Borg as Jess & Fake Tail Worker
 * Romi Dames as Newt Mom

Trivia

 * Anne's mother makes her full debut in this episode during a flashback. It is also confirmed that they live in California, USA, because she knows Anne's "California stomach" can't handle some types of food.
 * This episode is the sequel to "Girl Time" as this episode focuses on Anne and Polly again.
 * A closer look at the menu briefly shown has made possible an almost complete translation of the Amphibian alphabet, which includes the map stand that has the MAPS in English and Amphibian alphabet. The symbols would remain consistent even in later episodes such as "The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers"/"A Day at the Aquarium".
 * The paper dragon that Anne accidentally ripped off represents an axolotl named Igor the Brave.
 * This is the second episode to use the stock crying sound effect used for Baby Kate on Arthur, which is heard by a younger newt. The first one being "Wax Museum".
 * This episode and "Sprig Gets Schooled" premiered on Nicole Byer's 34th birthday.

Continuity

 * The robot returns since "Anne Hunter", and has arrived at Newtopia and is stuck in a hole outside the city.
 * This is the sixth time Anne has a flashback to a moment on Earth.
 * Polly says it's been a long time since she and Anne had a solo adventure, referring to the episode "Girl Time" and the angry citizens of Newtopia try to attack them just like the citizens of Wartwood did in said episode.
 * Marcy and King Andrias discover a secret passageway in the castle.
 * Hop Pop mentions the abandoned factories and the events surrounding them from the episode "Fort in the Road".

Errors

 * When Anne falls down, she ripped the paper dragon. When the frogs catch up to Anne and Polly after Hop Pop and Sprig try to help them get on the bus, the paper dragon is fixed.

Allusions

 * : Tails "R" Us is a parody of the once popular toy store that closed worldwide in 2018.