Bessie & MicroAngelo

"Bessie & MicroAngelo" is the first segment of the eighteenth episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the seventy-first overall.

It premiered on April 17, 2021, alongside "The Third Temple".

Synopsis
Bessie has her work cut out for her when she's tasked for showing MicroAngelo the ropes.

Plot
Anne, Marcy, and the Plantars are getting ready for the Third Temple. Knowing the different challenges the previous two temples have shown, they are loading their wagon full of necessities, including maps and (to Polly’s delight) weapons from their secret armory such as boomshrooms. While the family is preparing, Hop Pop assigns his old girl Bessie the snail to watch their new young snail they got in Newtopia, MicroAngelo and make sure he stays out of trouble while learning the ropes.

At the same time, Marcy suggests to Anne that she needs a new look, prompting flashbacks to the past where Marcy and Sasha have attempted to give Anne a makeover. Not to worry though. Marcy has hired the best armorer around and he is on his way.

Bessie is watching over MicroAngelo who keeps finding himself in trouble. For snails, he (and Bessie, actually) can move very quickly, and he finds himself about to fall into a well, almost crushed by Frobo, and even almost run over by local traffic (the armorer that Marcy summoned). Even though he is constantly finding trouble, MicroAngelo and Bessie are forming a bond.

Bernardo the armorer shows up and starts going through new outfits while Marcy goes to make some new potions that they might need for the next temple. Anne decides to at least try on some new outfits to help her live out the fantasy for a little while since they are so close to going home.

MicroAngelo finds himself in more trouble, and Bessie chases him down, plowing through the farm and knocking over all the preparations for their journey, prompting a scolding from Hop Pop and eventually getting locked in the barn. MicroAngelo sees this from afar and feels sorry for Bessie as he heads home.

Through a series of events involving new outfits, potions, and Polly's weapons prep, a small fire has broken out that is about to engulf Hop Pop's maps and maybe even the cart they are going to take on their journey. Though Bessie is restrained, MicroAngelo does his best to get her to help put out the fire and Bessie even breaks free to save the day.

Anne finally gets a new look, with it being just a chest plate over her old clothes, because she was finally feeling content with who she is. Sprig, Marcy and Bernardo approve Anne's decision, although Marcy thinks Anne would look cute with a new hairstyle, much to Anne's chagrin. As Hop Pop apologizes to Bessie, the two snails head back to the barn whistling. Hop Pop looks at this and wishes he was a cute little snail. The episode ends with Bessie and MicroAngelo sleeping peacefully with a a family picture in the barn.

Cast

 * Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
 * Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
 * Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
 * Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Bessie and MicroAngelo
 * Haley Tju as Marcy Wu
 * Thomas Middleditch as Bernardo

Additional voices

 * Matt Braly as Bat

Mentions

 * Sasha Waybright

Non-speaking

 * Frobo

Trivia

 * This is the second episode where Bessie plays a major role, since "Anne Theft Auto", and the first for MicroAngelo.
 * This is the ninth time Anne has a flashback to a moment on Earth.
 * This episode and "The Third Temple" premiered on Justin Felbinger's 19th birthday.

Revelations and significant events

 * Anne gets new armor, being the last of her group of friends to get it.

Production information

 * Storyboard artist Danny Ducker who worked on this episode published some of the storyboard drawings online on Slideshare where they can be found via this link.

Continuity

 * Polly's use of boomshrooms is brought up again since "Combat Camp" and "Marcy at the Gates".
 * Polly mentions the underground armory under the house from "Family Shrub".

Errors

 * On Disney+, this episode's title is wrongly listed as "Bessie and the MicroAngelo".
 * When Marcy told Anne about how she needs a new outfit, it was shown that Anne's sock has been worn-out and has a hole in it but during the rest of the episode, her sock looked fixed.
 * During Anne's flashback, Marcy has her Amphibia hairstyle instead of her Earth hairstyle.

Allusions

 *  - One of the armors that Anne tries on is similar to the Bone Alpha armor of Monster Hunter: World.
 *  - Another armor Anne wears is similar to the Barbarian Set from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
 *  - Another armor Anne tries on is named by Bernardo as "Sorcerer Supreme", a title held by the Marvel Comics superhero, Doctor Strange.
 * The Owl House - On that same armor, King's skull helmet can be seen on top of the staff Anne is holding. A guitar version of the theme song can also be briefly heard.
 *  - One of the armors Bernardo puts on Anne bears resemblance to Char Aznable's uniform.

Memorable quotes
"I think the reason I don’t want a new look is because I’m finally happy with who I see in the mirror right now. So, whatever I put on, I just want to be able to see the same me looking back."