Hop Pop and Lock

"Hop Pop and Lock" is the second segment of the eleventh episode of the first season of Amphibia, and the twenty-second episode overall.

It premiered on July 3, 2019, alongside "Grubhog Day".

Synopsis
To impress Sylvia Sundew, Hop Pop asks Anne to teach him to dance.

Plot
The Plantars have been reduced to selling produce from a wheelbarrow illegally in an alley after losing their stand. Despite Hop Pop's claim that this was perfectly legal, Hop Pop goes up to one customer secretly to offer his vegetables only to find that it is Sylvia Sundew, Felicia's mother, who had left town, but has since come back. Hop Pop has always been in love with her, but had always been too nervous to speak to her. She buys a gourd (that resembles Hop Pop) claiming that she "always had a soft spot for the weird ones". After she leaves, Hop Pop notices a crowd forming near the town's form board where Toadie announces a new dance festival being held today which sparks Hop Pop's interest in wanting to ask her out. However, Monroe, a handsome elder frog, also has an interest in Sylvia and has been rivals with Hop Pop for years over her affection. Polly herself adds that Monroe is better than him in certain ways such as through lawn bowling and shuffle boarding, and all other "old man activities". Hop Pop resolves to teach himself dancing using an old broom to practice on along with an outdated dance book.

Unable to dance well, Hop Pop catches Anne dancing in the basement and asks her to teach him. Anne begins teaching Hop Pop, with Polly and Sprig watching, as Anne shows off her moves and teaches Hop Pop about footwork and rhythm. Anne also tries teaching freestyle to Hop Pop, but it ends up being awful as Hop Pop dances in an odd style, waving his arms around, flopping like a fish and squawking like a bird promptly before Anne tells him to never freestyle again. The time for the dance arrives with Hop Pop nervous to talk to Sylvia. Monroe approaches Sylvia first to dance, forcing Hop Pop to make his move by challenging him to a dance off.

The dance starts off with Hop Pop showing off what he has learned which gains a murmur of appreciation from the crowd who compliment his dance, only for Monroe to jump in and dance much better than Hop Pop, surpassing his skills. Realizing that he will never be able to tell her how he feels, Hop Pop starts dancing freestyle to the shock of everyone. Nevertheless, the audience sides with Monroe, only for Sylvia to reveal her bizarre freestyle dancing as well. Their dancing ends up shocking everyone away who leave the "ruined" dance party. Hop Pop is surprised by her reaction until Sylvia reminds him that she "always had a soft spot for the weird ones". The two proceed to waltz to Sprig's fiddle with Anne and Polly joining in as well as they dance away the night.

Cast

 * Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
 * Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
 * Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
 * Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
 * Kaithlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew, Old Lady (credited as additional voices)
 * Mona Marshall as Sylvia Sundew, Flower Hat Woman (credited as additional voices), Tuba Player (credited as additional voices)
 * Paul Eiding as Monroe
 * Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
 * Jack McBrayer as Toadie

Series continuity

 * Hop-pop is still unemployed after losing his stand on the market in "Plantar's Last Stand".
 * Sprig mentioning being at a party without being forced to date someone is a callback to him dating Ivy in "Dating Season".
 * Hop-Pop's bad luck continues when it's revealed he can't dance and had a fiasco at last year's barn dance.
 * Anne can't keep secrets.

Character revelations

 * Hop-Pop has a crush on Sylvia, who moved away some years prior to the series and has now returned to Wartwood.
 * Hop-Pop has been rivals with a frog named Monroe for quite a time.
 * Hop-Pop apparently had a dance fiasco at last year's barn dance.
 * Anne can dance while Hop-Pop is a terrible dancer.

Errors

 * Hop Pop's tongue was white when initiating "step 2: rhythm". It’s due to digital coloring are mess up or the colorist forgot to color his tongue for no reason.
 * Anne gets one extra eyelash on her right eye for no reason.
 * The darker skin spot on Sprig's head is missing when he is wearing his oversized tuxedo.

Edits

 * In the Southeast Asia broadcast, "what in tarnation" and "what the heck" were cut, also the line "Besides, when I'm done with you, you and Sylvia will be locking lips by the end of the night" then Sprig and Polly reacted to it was also cut.