Friend or Frobo?

"Friend or Frobo?" is the second segment of the fifteenth episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the sixty-sixth episode overall.

It premiered on March 27, 2021, alongside "New Wartwood".

Synopsis
Desperate for fun, Polly breaks out on her own and finds an unlikely new friend in the process.

Plot
Anne, Marcy and the Plantars are out shopping for the day and decide to stop by the seed store. Marcy reveals her love for seeds, something that Hop Pop shares and they both enter with the intent to spend a long time inside. A very bored Polly suggests to Anne and Sprig that they go out and get caught up in another misadventure, but they want to spend time playing a game on Anne's phone and believe that they are mature enough to simply do what they are told and add that they need to be responsible for Polly's safety. In an act of defiance, Polly makes a mess by destroying a bag of seeds and claims that Anne and Sprig are responsible when the owner angrily asks for them to clean it up. As Anne and Sprig start cleaning, Polly sneaks away.

Polly attempts to get into trouble, but her small appearance and lack of any real skill causes her to get brushed over easily. While walking by some trash, she finds something moving and realizes that it is the giant robot that had been following the Plantars this whole time. She quickly learns that it mimics everything that she does and upon comparing it to the robot from Anne's game, takes to calling him Frobo. Polly has Frobo perform various things for her all throughout the town and cause some minor destruction. However, when Polly teaches him to jump into a water fountain, Frobo ends up causing major damage, finally alerting everyone to his presence. Polly tries to calm everyone, but Frobo uses his laser vision to destroy a weather vane angering everyone.

As the townsfolk prepare to attack Frobo, one person accidentally kicks Polly. Frobo becomes angry and begins to attack everyone. Anne and Sprig, finally done with cleaning the seeds, join in to fight Frobo, but are easily taken out. Polly finally stands up for Frobo and claims responsibility for his actions and apologizes for not treating him right. Frobo then utters "Polly", making her cry. The citizens are still angry and Polly has Frobo say his next word, "Sorry", which everyone casually accepts. Hop Pop and Marcy finally come out of the store and see Frobo for the first time with Marcy impressed with his appearance. Hop Pop is won over when he sees that he can garden, as well as make toast. Anne and Sprig briefly deduce that he came from the fort from early on the journey to Newtopia, but immediately abandon this idea.

Cast

 * Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
 * Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
 * Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
 * Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
 * Haley Tju as Marcy Wu
 * Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
 * James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton
 * Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
 * Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
 * Jack McBrayer as Toadie
 * Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle
 * John DiMaggio as Stumpy

Additional voices

 * Matt Braly as Frobo
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Larry, Seed Store Employee, & Blue Frog
 * Troy Baker as Tall Cop & Game Announcer

Non-speaking cameo

 * Ivy Sundew (No dialogue, screaming)
 * Tuti
 * Albus Duckweed

Trivia

 * This is the first time in the series that Frobo's name is mentioned.
 * Anne mentioning Sprig sounding different is a fourth-wall break about Justin Felbinger, Sprig's voice actor, whose voice slightly changed over the course of season 1 due to puberty.

Revelations and significant events

 * Frobo finally catches up with Anne and the Plantars since "Fort in the Road".

Continuity

 * The events of the season premiere are mentioned.
 * Polly wanting to make mischief while Sprig and Anne don't is similar to when Sprig wanted to go explore but Polly wouldn't let him in the very first episode.
 * The same dishes from "Lily Pad Thai" can be seen inside Stumpy's Diner.
 * Hop Pop tells Marcy that she shouldn't have bought tomato seeds due to his experiences with tomatoes in "Hop Luck".

Allusions

 *  - The plot of the episode resembles the plot of the movie.
 *  - Both Polly and Frobo's spins are similar to a spin attack.
 *  - Polly's initial response to acquiring Frobo mirrors that of the young John Conner when he acquires his own Terminator.
 *  - When Frobo tosses Anne aside, her body lands in the same position as when Peter Griffin falls down violently.
 *  - When Frobo tosses Sprig aside, his body lands in the same position as when Yamcha is killed.
 *  - Frobo's arms look similar to the robots in the film.