Topple the Popple

"Topple the Popple" is the fifth episode of Birdgirl season one. It aired on May 3, 2021 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Lorraine Degraffenreidt, produced by Susan Shipsky and Melissa Warrenburg, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hall.

Judy organizes a new design for the company's Topple Popple can, which sparks an attack from an online organization bent on taking down Judy by exposing her vulnerable details; Paul learns more about his father after the return of his foreskin...You're welcome if you're squirmish.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Birdcat/Mr. Peter Pants
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Birdgirl/Judy Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paget Brewster
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Meredith Mindtaker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Negin Farsad
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jessica
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Dove
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dave
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Josh
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lani-Marie Pfluger
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lance Saxe-Cabung
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Charley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lorelei Ramirez
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floris
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pharmer Phil (cartoon)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paul
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tony Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dog with Bucket Hat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Doman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gillian Sans
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kether Donahue
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Carlo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Glenn
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Trish Sylvia
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Topple Nation/Sozyer Johnson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Sheila
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Graham
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Joe Lycett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Gary (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Evie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sonia Denis
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brian O'Brien
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rob Delaney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Racist grandpa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miriam
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terence Scallions
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| David (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Sheila
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Graham
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Joe Lycett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Gary (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Evie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sonia Denis
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brian O'Brien
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rob Delaney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Racist grandpa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miriam
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terence Scallions
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| David (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miriam
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terence Scallions
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| David (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben Worldwide
 * Birdteam
 * Topple Nation
 * The Bold Headline

Locations

 * Earth
 * North America
 * United States
 * Sebben & Sebben Worldwide headquarters
 * Paul's residence
 * Elm Street
 * Sozyer Johnson's residence
 * Helen's residence
 * Prepucian
 * Asia (mentioned)

Objects

 * Topple Popple
 * Pharmer Phil's Apple Axe
 * The Bold Headline app
 * GoPro

Vehicles

 * Birdvan

Development
It was copyrighted in 2021.

Music
The theme song was performed by Leikeli47 and Michael Barney. The music was composed by Michael Kohler, although he's not expressly credited as such. Instead, he's credited for dialogue and other sound edits.

Crew credits

 * Series creators: Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter
 * Series developers and executive producers: Erik Richter, Christina Miller
 * Animation director: Richard Ferguson-Hall
 * Consulting producer: Cirocco Dunlap
 * Staff writers: Lorraine Degraffenreidt, Ele Woods, Jessica Haymond, Jonterri Gadson
 * Writers' assistant: Anca Vlasan
 * Script coordinator: Brittnay Johnston
 * Animated services: Awesome Inc.
 * Executive producer: Ashley Kohler
 * Associate producer: Brandon Betts
 * Producer: Joshua Spencer
 * Production assistants: Kaila Knight Tryal, Allie Wisniewski
 * Storyboard artists: Adam Ford, Drew Schmidt, Cassidy Stone, Felipe Di Poi Tamargo
 * Main character designer: Carly Monardo
 * Lead character and prop designer: Beth Lewis
 * Character and prop designers: Kaila Knight Tryal, Louie Ramos
 * Lead character rigger: Bo Cai
 * Character rigger: Jack Huang
 * Lead background designer: Kat Stockton
 * Background designers: Juan Montoya, Chris Nickels, Anna Renee, Kat Shea
 * Assistant animation director: Melissa Wolfert
 * Lead animator: Laura Ceredona
 * Animators: Sam Alkaitis, Heather Bay, Angela De Vito, Abby Duel, Davonne Dupart, Bee Eaton, Sofia Guerra, W. Justin King, Linh-Chi Nguyen, Meredith Nolan, Torrey Notestine, Yuki Okamura-Wong, Emily Rodriguez, Ma. Belén Sáenz De Viteri, Gabriel Silva, Katelyn Walsh
 * FX animator: Jenny Plyler
 * Compositing and visual effects animators: Shannon Dingle, Heather Rodgers
 * Conform editor: Thomas Fine
 * Sound designer and mixer: Bluetube
 * Supervising sound editor: Michael Kohler
 * Audio assistant: Matt Peery
 * Casting director: Dawn Hershey-Lopes
 * Production coordinators: Inés Michelena, Sally Skinner, Brian Sounalath
 * Production assistant: Kat Daugherty
 * Title sequence animator: Candice House
 * Editor for WarnerMedia Studios: Jon Dilling
 * Executive producers for Williams Street: Keith Crofford, Mike Lazzo

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: May 3, 2021 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
 * United Kingdom and Ireland: July 19, 2021 at 11 pm on E4

Behind the scenes

 * Sebben & Sebben were connected to the internet in the previous episode, appropriately titled, "We Got the Internet."
 * Gillian, Miriam, and Dog with a Hat use the social media platforms TikTok, Instagram, and what looks like Reddit, respectively.
 * Evie joined the team in the previous episode.
 * The date on Brian's GoPro is July 23.
 * When Paul rings Helen's doorbell, it's the same tune the doorbells make in The Jetsons.
 * Trish's name is revealed in "The Wanky."

Errors

 * Birdgirl corrects the guy at the beginning that Birdcat is male, but then uses "she" as a pronoun when Birdcat attacks him.
 * Ironically, Topple Nation could get everything on Judy except for her being Birdgirl.

Everlasting influence
In the next episode, "Baltimo," a photo of the classic Topple Popple can is in a photo on the Sebben & Sebben Memories Case, and Paul gets special powers from his groin due to his interaction with Graham.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😥