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|caption= [[Jessica (Birdgirl)|Jessica]] from accounting spreads the Topple Nation virus at local hotspots.
|caption= [[Jessica (Birdgirl)|Jessica]] from accounting spreads the Topple Nation virus at local hotspots.
|prodno=
|prodno=
|premiere= May 3, 2021
|premiere= [[May 3]], [[2021]]
|run_time= 22:32
|run_time= 22:32
|writers= [[Lorraine Degraffenreidt]]
|writers= [[Lorraine Degraffenreidt]]
|storyboards= [[Adam Ford]]<br />[[Drew Schmidt]]<br />[[Cassidy Stone]]<br />[[Felipe Di Poi Tamargo]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hall]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hall]]
|previous= We Got the Internet
|previous= We Got the Internet
|next= Baltimo
|next= Baltimo
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'''"Topple the Popple"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Birdgirl (TV series)|Birdgirl]]'' season one. It aired on May 3, 2021 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]]. It was written by [[Lorraine Degraffenreidt]], and directed by [[Richard Fergusion-Hall]].
'''"Topple the Popple"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Birdgirl (TV series)|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.
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.
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdcat]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdcat|Birdcat/Sir Peter Pants]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdgirl]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdgirl (character)|Birdgirl/Judy Ken Sebben]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paget Brewster]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paget Brewster]]
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Meredith the Mindtaker|Meredith]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Meredith Mindtaker]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Negin Farsad]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Negin Farsad]]
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Birdman characters|Drinks guy]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Josh]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Strongarm|Charlie]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Strongarm|Charley]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lorelei Ramirez]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lorelei Ramirez]]
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Floris]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Floris]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdgirl|Judy Ken Sebben]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Paget Brewster
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Pharmer Phil]] (cartoon)
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Pharmer Phil]] (cartoon)
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Glenn]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Glenn]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Birdman characters|Glenn's co-host]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Trish Sylvia]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sozyer Johnson]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Topple Nation|Topple Nation/Sozyer Johnson]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Sheila]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Doctor Sheila]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
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|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Evie]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Big Ten|Evie]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sonia Denis]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sonia Denis]]
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdcat|Sir Peter Pants]]
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Terence Scallions]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[David (Topple the Popple)|David]] (photo)
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Helen]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Helen (Topple the Popple)|Helen]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
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==Locations==
==Locations==
* North America
* [[Earth]]
** [[United States]]
** North America
*** Sebben & Sebben Worldwide headquarters
*** [[United States]]
*** Paul's residence
**** Sebben & Sebben Worldwide headquarters
*** [[Elm Street]]
**** Paul's residence
**** Sozyer Johnson's residence
**** [[Elm Street]]
*** Helen's residence
***** Sozyer Johnson's residence
** [[Prepucian]]
**** Helen's residence
* Asia (mentioned)
*** [[Prepucian]]
** Asia (mentioned)


==Objects==
==Objects==
* [[Topple Popple]]
* [[Topple Popple]]
* [[Pharmer Phil's Toppe Axe]]
* [[Pharmer Phil's Apple Axe]]
* ''The Bold Headline'' app
* ''The Bold Headline'' app
* [[GoPro]]
* [[GoPro]]
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==Music==
==Music==
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. The theme song was performed by [[Leikeli47]] and [[Michael Barney]].
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==
==Release==
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* United States: May 3, 2021 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
* 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==
==Behind the scenes==
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* Gillian, Miriam, and Dog with a Hat use the social media platforms TikTok, [[Instagram]], and what looks like Reddit, respectively.
* 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.
* Evie joined the team in the previous episode.
* The date on Brian's GoPro is July 23.
* 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 (1962 TV series)|The Jetsons]]''.
* When Paul rings Helen's doorbell, it's the same tune the doorbells make in ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]''.
* Trish's name is revealed in "[[The Wanky]]."


==Errors==
==Errors==
* Birdgirl corrects the guy at the beginning that Birdcat is male, but then uses "she" as a pronoun when Birdcat attacks him.
* 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.
* 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.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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==Home availability==
==Home availability==
*  
* Not available. 😥


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Birdgirl episodes]]
[[Category:Birdgirl episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Williams Street]]

Latest revision as of 23:30, 3 April 2024

Topple the Popple
Jessica knocks out Wi-Fi.png
Jessica from accounting spreads the Topple Nation virus at local hotspots.
Premiere date May 3, 2021
Run time 22:32
Writer(s) Lorraine Degraffenreidt
Storyboard artist(s) Adam Ford
Drew Schmidt
Cassidy Stone
Felipe Di Poi Tamargo
Director(s) Richard Ferguson-Hall
Episode navigation
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"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.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Birdcat/Sir Peter Pants Unavailable
Birdgirl/Judy Ken Sebben Paget Brewster
Meredith Mindtaker Negin Farsad
Jessica Julie Dove
Dave Unavailable
Josh N/A
Lani-Marie Pfluger N/A
Lance Saxe-Cabung N/A
Charley Lorelei Ramirez
Floris N/A
Pharmer Phil (cartoon) N/A
Paul Tony Hale
Dog with Bucket Hat John Doman
Gillian Sans Kether Donahue
Phil Ken Sebben
Carlo N/A
Glenn Unavailable
Trish Sylvia Unavailable
Topple Nation/Sozyer Johnson Unavailable
Doctor Sheila Unavailable
Graham Joe Lycett
Doctor Gary (photo) N/A
Evie Sonia Denis
Brian O'Brien Rob Delaney
Racist grandpa Unavailable
Miriam Unavailable
Terence Scallions
David (photo) N/A
Helen Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Production

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


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.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

  • Not available. 😥

References

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