The following is a transcript for the episode "Laugh Out Cloud".
Script
(The camera goes through bushes to a lake. The Trolls are relaxing, swimming, and going down the slide. Cooper pops out of the water with a fake shark fin on his head. Guy Diamond rides on a speed fish. Branch is measuring the water with a ruler.)
Branch: Hm.
Smidge: (offscreen) Cannonball! (We see her hanging on a tree branch. Her hair releases it and she falls into the water. This causes a giant wave to wash Branch to the shore. A group of young Trolls laugh while Poppy is making a sand turtle.)
Poppy: Having fun, Branch?
Branch: Fun? (He gets up.) How can anyone have fun? We’re in the middle of a drought! (He picks up his ruler.) See, this is where the waterline should be, and this is where it’s headed!
Poppy: I know. Branch, it’s been a while since it rained, but, please, let’s not get all… Branch about it.
Branch: You’re not taking this seriously. Did you even read the research I sent you?
Poppy: Uh… (The camera cuts to the past where Poppy is about to read a huge pile of books with research. The pile falls over her and we go back to the present.) I am taking the dry weather to heart. I fixed the leaks in our rain basins, put restrictions on bubble baths, and I even mandated that the Trolls fill water balloons with… (A water balloon hits Branch, covering him with glitter.) ... glitter!
Branch: That’s not enough. We have to initiate my 90-step drought deterrent. Step 1: No showering. Step 2: Live in underground tunnels and drink our own- (He takes out a bottle.)
Poppy: (gasps) That’s step 2? Buddy… (giggles) I’m not saying the drought isn’t an issue, but sometimes you have to look at the sunny side of the problem.
Branch: Hello?! The sunny side is the problem! If it doesn’t rain soon, our town will die! (His voice echoes and a baby Troll starts crying.)
Poppy: Branch, you made that baby cry!
Branch: (gasps) Oh! (He goes over to the baby and uses a bottle to have its tears fall in.)
Poppy: And now you’re harvesting baby tears.
Branch: Every drop counts! Every precious sparkling baby drop!
Poppy: OK, crazy. Let’s get you away from everyone and sort this out. (She drags Branch away from the baby who is still crying. Soon, they are at his bunker and Poppy is scrapbooking.) Can you think of anything more relaxing than scrapbooking?
Branch: Saving the whole town from utter destruction.
Poppy: I didn’t hear that! OK, time to share! Me first. (She shares a story of the Trolls enjoying the sunshine.) See, it’s our town and we’re enjoying the sunshine.
Branch: That ladder is a fire hazard.
Poppy: You are a fun hazard. (She closes her book.) Your turn.
Branch: OK. (He shares a story of Troll Village getting burned.) It’s our town if I can’t figure out how to make it rain. (He pulls a tab and the book bursts into flames.)
Poppy: Branch, listen. That was impressive, but the weather’s gonna be what the weather’s gonna be. You can’t control it.
Branch: I have to. I’ll do whatever it takes to make it rain. (They hear a knock at the door. They go up the elevator to find out who was making the knocking sound.) Who’s there?
Voice: Boo.
Branch: Boo who?
Voice: Don’t cry, it’s just a drought. (Branch grunts and picks the lock on his door. Then he and Poppy look up.)
Branch: Who said that?
Voice: It was… me. (The voice reveals that it was Cloud Guy.)
Cloud Guy: Hey, guys. How’s it going?
Branch: Oh, no, not you. (He closes the door.)
Poppy: Oh, come on, Branch. (She opens the door.) It’s Cloud Guy.
Branch: No way. (He closes the door.)
Poppy: But he’s hilarious. (She opens the door again.)
Branch: Uh-uh. (He closes the door again.)
Cloud Guy: I can help with the rain problem.
Branch: (Opening the door) Prove it.
Cloud Guy: High-five first.
Branch: (Holding up Gary) Gary, intruder. (He presses a button on Gary. A cage forms around Cloud Guy.)
Cloud Guy: Fine, Grouchy McGee, I’ll just tell you how I can help. (He forms into a regular cloud to get out of the cage.) See the big guy up there? (He points up to the sky. Then a cloud appears.) He does whatever I want him to. Like so? (His body starts to pour rain. Thunder can be heard.)
Poppy and Branch: (Getting out of the door) Ah! (Branch takes out a red bucket, but Cloud Guy starts to move the rain cloud around. Branch chases after it.)
Cloud Guy: Oh. Keep going. Keep going. (Poppy laughs as Branch continues to chase the rain.) You’re almost there. Missed it again. (Branch stops chasing the rain cloud and grunts.)
Branch: Make it rain everywhere right now.
Cloud Guy: Sure, I’d be happy to do that favor… for my best buddy.
Poppy: (gasps) I’ll be your best buddy.
Cloud Guy: Oh, I know you will. But I want him to be my best buddy for an entire day. Then I’ll give you all the rain you can handle.
Branch: Me, best friends with you? Poppy, you’re right. He is hilarious.
Poppy: Branch!
Cloud Guy: Oh, no, no, that’s fine. I guess me and my pal here will just take a walk then. (He snaps his fingers and the cloud follows him. Branch groans.)
Poppy: Branch!
Branch: All right, all right! We’ll be best friends… sitting inside in silence for 8 hours. Then it rains.
Cloud Guy: Whoa-ho-ho! Tickle the brakes sour grapes. This is best friendship. And best friendship? Oh, it’s got rules. (Later, he, Poppy and Branch relax on a tree with big leaves.) Best friends rule numero uno: Best buds always think alike.
Branch: Are you thinking about how much you hate talking clouds right now?
Cloud Guy: Nope. Huh! We must need practice. See what you see on three.
Poppy: 1, 2, 3. (A cloud appears.)
Branch: Cloud.
Cloud Guy: Octopus.
Branch: Have you ever seen an octopus?
Cloud Guy: Let’s try again. This time, focus on my brain mojo. (He rolls closer to Branch.) Brain mojo.
Poppy: 1, 2, 3. (Another cloud appears.)
Branch: Cloud.
Cloud Guy: Chiropractor.
Poppy: Branch, come on. You’re not even trying.
Branch: This is ridiculous. (He gets up.)
Cloud Guy: You’re quitting? And here I thought we’d get to see some rain today.
Branch: (groans) Fine! (He lies back down.)
Cloud Guy: Pew.
Poppy: 1, 2, 3. (A unicorn-shaped cloud appears.)
Branch: Unicorn.
Cloud Guy: Cloud. Unicorn? Heh. I just don’t see it. (Soon, he, Poppy and Branch are back on the ground.) Rule B: Best buds always need a best buds photo album. (Poppy takes out a camera.)
Branch: Just one day, just one day.
Cloud Guy: Smile. (Poppy takes the picture with Cloud Guy smiling and Branch grumpy. She takes more pictures of Cloud Guy forcing a smile on Branch, Cloud Guy as an astronaut and Branch as a rocket in space, Cloud Guy standing next to Branch on a bridge with his feet tied together upside down, Cloud Guy doing exercise on Branch, and Cloud Guy giving Branch a lollipop after treating his injuries.)
Poppy: Oh, it’s perfect! (The camera zooms out to reveal the pictures on the photo album.)
Cloud Guy: Now for page 2. (Branch growls angrily. Soon Cloud guy is throwing balloons with different colored glitter.) Arbitrary rule number 3: Best buds never miss their target. (He throws more balloons at Branch. He tries to throw a balloon at Cloud Guy, but it goes through his body.) Having fun yet, best bud? (He pulls a vine and glitter falls down on Branch and he growls. Later, Cloud Guy puts a music tape in a radio.) Rule number cuatro: Best buds boogie, baby. Watch the routine, learn the routine, love, the routine. Hit it. (Poppy turns on the radio and music plays. Cloud Guy begins to dance while being in different colors. As he dances, he tries to get Branch to dance.)
Song: Move Ya Body
(Cloud Guy)
I know you wanna dance
So get your hands up in the air
(Poppy)
Get ‘em up!
(Cloud Guy)
Wipe that scowl off your face
And go on, whip that hair
(Poppy)
Whip it!
(Cloud Guy)
I got all the moves
And I know you got them, too
So get up, get up, and don’t complain
Just let me see you do your thing
Go!
The sprinkler
The moonwalk
The worm
Pay attention, dumpy diapers You’re next
The lonely postman, the quirky turkey
Yeah!
Cloud Guy: Hoo! (He chuckles and stops dancing.) You’re up, buddy.
Branch: Well, you looked ridiculous, and I hate dancing, but I did agree to be your best friend. (He looks to see that the sun is setting.) So… I guess I’ll just have to… (A bell dings.) Ha! No way, dude! The day is over! We are not buddies! And we will never be buddies. Now pay up. Make it rain. Oh! (Nothing happens.) I said, oh! (Still, nothing happens.) Why is it not raining?
Cloud Guy: Because I said you had to be my best buddy for a day.
Branch: And I was.
Cloud Guy: Ah, but I didn’t say which day. (Branch starts getting enraged.)
Poppy: Branch? Pal? It’s OK. Just relax. (Branch grabs a stick and breaks it in half. This causes Cloud Guy to pour rain and it starts raining. Then Branch starts chasing him the stick.)
Cloud Guy: Aah!
Branch: Oh, yeah! You better take cover, ‘cause the storm’s coming! (Cloud Guy runs into the bushes and hides.) Oh! Oh, yes! Yes! (He laughs with joy.) Yeah, baby! You see this?! (Poppy uses her hair as an umbrella.) It is a good thing one of us took the drought seriously.
Poppy: Touché, Branch. Touché. (Branch takes out his ruler and runs to the lake to measure the water. Poppy follows him.)
Branch: You know, I’m not the type of guy who calls himself a genius, so I’m just gonna pause and let us both think it. (Thunder booms and the lake’s water starts to rise rapidly.) Aah!
Poppy: (angry) You were saying, genius?! Whoa! (A giant wave heads toward the beach.)
Branch: Oh! (The wave hits him and the Trolls scream as they run and take shelter in their homes.)
Poppy: Oh, no! This rain could wipe out Troll Village!
Branch: (Getting up from the rock he was holding onto) No! I won’t let it. I’ll just… uh, use the rocks to build a dam.
Poppy: A dam?! (Branch gets in the water and carries rocks around to make a dam.) Branch, are you insane? A dam isn’t gonna cut it. This is happening because you scared Cloud Guy. Now go find him and make it right.
Branch: No, this is a serious problem. (Mr. Dinkles is seen floating by on a lily pad.)
Mr. Dinkles: Meep.
Branch: And he doesn’t take anything seriously. (A wave washes Branch away from the rocks.) Waah! Whoa! Aah! (A big teal fish swallows him and spits him back onto the ground.) Fine. I’ll talk to the cloud. But I don’t know where to find him.
Poppy: Well, he’s scared. Where would you be if you were scared? (The camera reveals that she and Branch are at his bunker.)
Branch: In my survival bunker? This cloud has a death wish. (He looks at Poppy as she folds her arms and he knocks on his door. Cloud Guy yelps in fright.)
Cloud Guy: Who’s there?
Branch: (Opening his door) Branch.
Cloud Guy: Branch who?
Branch: I’m not doing a bit! It’s Branch! Look, I’m sorry about today. I was just worried for the town, and you kept joking, and that made me so mad that I just wanted to… (Cloud Guy presses a button on Gary and traps Poppy and Branch in a cage.) He’s got Gary, too! (He growls angrily.)
Poppy: Focus.
Branch: Okay, okay, I’m sorry. Please come outside.
Cloud Guy: No. You’re scary.
Poppy: You have to lighten up. Show him the fun Branch that I know.
Branch: (sighs) Hey, buddy, I’ve been meaning to ask you… why did the cloud cross the road?
Cloud Guy: I don’t know. (He opens the door.) Why?
Branch: Wind.
Cloud Guy: (chuckles) Wow, that’s dry, but pretty good. (The cage around Poppy and Branch disappears.)
Poppy: Branch, I think you’re onto something. Keep going!
Branch: Hey, uh… remember rule number cuatro? Well, I watched the routine.
Cloud Guy: You learned the routine?
Branch: I loved the routine. (He does all the dance moves Cloud Guy taught him earlier. The storm clouds clear up and it stops raining. Cloud Guy comes out from the door. The water level goes down.)
Cloud Guy: Amazing, Branch.
Poppy: Amazing!
Cloud Guy: You know, I knew you had it in you.
Branch: The dance?
Cloud Guy: No. That smile. Next time, don’t make me pretend to be scared to drag it out of you.
Branch: You were joking the whole time?
Cloud Guy: Yep. Got you good, pal. Put ‘er there. (Branch tries to give him a high five, but misses.) Too slow. He, Poppy and Branch laugh together.) Say, I get bored floating around up there. Do think I could move into your scaredy hole with you, roomie?
Branch: Of course. That wouldn’t be annoying at all. Come on! (Cloud Guy gasps and tries to get on the elevator with Branch, but he goes down it without him. The door crushes one of Cloud Guy’s socks.) Too slow.