Froggy Little Christmas is the ninth episode of the third season of Amphibia. It first aired on November 27, 2021.
Plot[]
Anne attempts to surprise her mom with a Thai Go float for the city Christmas parade while the Plantars struggle to understand the holiday. Meanwhile, King Andrias prepares a deadly surprise.[1]
Cast[]
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- On Braly as Mrs. Boonchuy
- Brian Sounalath as Mr. Boonchuy
- Keith David as King Andrias
- Dana Davis as Jess
- Melissa Villaseñor as Ally
- Anika Noni Rose as Dr. Jan
- Haley Tju as Darcy
Song[]
- "Our Special Time of Year"
Trivia[]
- This episode features a Christmas variant of the intro.
- This Christmas special features an original song written by Rebecca Sugar.[2] A character resembling her appears, but goes unnamed within the episode. In the book Marcy's Journal: A Guide to Amphibia, it is revealed that the woman's name is Becka Salt, a play on the actress' real name.
- This episode ends the running gag of Anne celebrating holidays in Amphibia that are simply the frog versions of holidays on Earth. These included "Grubhog Day" (Groundhog Day), "Harvest Day" (Thanksgiving), "Blue Moon Shut-In" (Halloween) and "Firefly Formal" (possibly Valentine's Day).
- While Dr. Jan mentions the yule log and the winter solstice as the basis of Christmas, she accurately adds that much of the cultural significance comes from Roman traditions as opposed to Pagan ones as many people erroneously believe.
- There is a fake TV movie poster for I Want a Hunky Lumberjack for Christmas on the Wallmark Channel, a parody of the Hallmark Channel.
- During the Christmas parade, a festive version of the ending credits theme plays.
- Ally and Jess are revealed to attend Community College, specifically Palm Tree Community College.
- The ending seems to imply that Sasha's parents are divorced or separated as Anne is sending two separate letters to her mother and father.
- Mr and Mrs. Boonchuy are from Thailand's capital city, Bangkok, before they immigrated to Los Angeles, California, United States.
- The credits feature an instrumental version of "Our Special Time of Year" combined with scroll images of Anne giving the butterfly to her mother, the same one she got in "Hopping Mall", Mr. Boonchuy sitting with the Plantars who have all recieved gifts, and Domino sleeping on Frobo's head.
- King Andrias is vaguely aware of the Christmas Holiday, meaning that he most likely visited Earth at least once before in the past. Based on the fact that Barley, Blair, and Branson (or possibly even Marcy) are way more informed about it, it is possible that any or all of them simply taught him.
- Back in "The New Normal", Andrias tasked Cloak-Bot into destroying Anne and the Plantars without being seen by other people as he can't let the other world know about his invasion. Yet here, he has no problem attacking Anne, her Parents, and the Plantars in front of a large crowd.
- The credits also show what Sprig, Polly, and Hop Pop got for Christmas: Sprig got a Tarantulad action figure, Polly got a Narf Gun, and Hop Pop got a book on how to be a director.
- Bratley, Branson, and Blair have joined King Andrias' invasion force in this episode.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Froggy Little Christmas 🎅 - Amphibia - Disney Channel Animation
Our Special Time Of Year 🎁 - Amphibia - Disney Channel Animation