![]() Upon meeting the king of Amphibia himself, Andrias Leviathan, the Plantars learn that in order to send Anne back to earth the 3 gems on the music box need to charged at 3 different temples. He does not realize that he has made a big deal out of it until the episode " Reunion", which actually frightens him somewhat.Īfter it was finally safe to travel out of the valley, Hop Pop bought a caravan wagon that looks like a miniature version of the Plantar Farm that he calls the Fwagon so they can go to Newtopia in order to find Anne a way back home. He becomes so influential that he starts being viewed as a threat by the Toads outside of town. Hop Pop becomes something of an idol to the people of Wartwood due to him standing up for the citizens as seen in " Hop-Popular". Wild" where he picks up on information about the Calamity Box, but neglects to tell Anne and his grandkids about it to protect them and he buried it out of paranoia in " Bizarre Bazaar". Hop Pop appears to know more than he lets on as seen in " Anne Vs. He does everything he can to keep Anne, Sprig and Polly rooted with his wisdom and hopes that they can apply what he has taught them. Much of his conflict comes from him fearing change and the world around him. He spends much of the series acting as the paternal figure in the group. Hop Pop is the elder character of the cast. Not much is known about Hop Pop's past except he took in his grandchildren Sprig and Polly after their parents passed away. Hop Pop is an elderly reddish orange-skinned frog of a "crisp 68" years old (" Stakeout") with tufts of white coming out from each side of his head and normally wears gray-green waistcoat along with a buttoned yellow shirt underneath and brown trousers with spats slightly covering his feet. Also, Hop Pop realized that he has to be more honest and open to those closest to him, especially his grandchildren and Anne. Over the course of the series Hop Pop, while still strict at times, has lightened up quite a bit due to the adventures he has shared with the kids letting the kids be more independent, listening to other peoples suggestions, try new things and be less uptight.ĭeep down, Hop Pop is a kind and caring frog and has learned the importance of helping others. He's even shown to be very dishonest and not willing to open up to anyone, even his family and Anne. Hop Pop also seems mistrust other amphibians by saying that they're small-minded and paranoid, an ironic, if not hypocritical, statement since he appears to be like that as well. He also tends to have a high sense of paranoia whenever feeling that if something is or bound to go chaotically wrong, as seen " Best Fronds", when after he wakes up from a nap in his study and feared that Sprig, Polly and practically the entire town got eaten by Anne Boonchuy. But when skilled MCs revisit familial relationships and attempt to deal with the feelings involved, that’s when the real emotions pour out-as these 10 excellent family-centric hip-hop tracks prove.Hop Pop is described as traditional and over-protective towards his own grandchildren. ![]() Lines like “It’s a full-time job to be a good dad/You got so much more stuff than I had,” and a reference to a 101 Dalmatians CD-ROM, do not exactly tug at the heartstrings. Will Smith may have etched out a role as the hip-hop generation’s upstanding father figure, but his own dedication to his son, “ Just the Two of Us,” comes off as corny. Sure, on occasion family rap songs have flirted a little too closely with Hallmark-style sentimentality. As 2 Chainz rapped it, after accumulating a seven-figure bank balance, he selflessly bought his “ momma a crib before I got my own place.”īeyond gifting kinfolk with cars and cribs, MCs have also turned their musings about familial relationships into some of hip-hop’s most honest songwriting. ![]() ![]() To the uninitiated, the culture might seem obsessed with flaunting material status symbols, but there’s a deeper nuance to the “get money” trope that’s really about showing appreciation to those who supported you during the struggle. When a rapper reaches success, there’s an unwritten rule in hip-hop that you pay back the family who held you down during those lean early days. ![]()
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