"Everyday I'm Riddlin' Riddlin'" is the first segment of the seventeenth episode of the first season of Kiff. It is the thirty-third segment overall.
Synopsis[]
Kiff and Barry help a local bridge troll but discover he has some tricky riddles.
Plot[]
Kiff and Barry bike through the Outskorts, chasing after a balloon with a note attached to it. Upon retrieving the note, however, they find that it is just a flyer for Rat's Hats and Mats. They are about to head back when they notice a troll named Trollie under the bridge they are standing on. They expect Trollie to give them a riddle, but he sadly says that he cannot according to troll rules, as they have already crossed the bridge. Pitying him since he receives no visitors in the Outskorts, Kiff and Barry take Trollie to downtown Table Town, where he can give riddles to people crossing the city bridge.
Trollie spots Gram Gram about to cross the bridge and gives her a riddle: "I have a face and two hands, but no arms or legs. What am I?" She gives a logical answer – a clock – but he tells her that the correct answer is a worm with hands, then throws her into a nearby ditch for guessing incorrectly. As the day goes on, more people try to cross, but cannot get past Trollie because his riddles are unsolvable. Barry becomes frustrated, as rush hour is approaching and Mary needs to cross the bridge to get to work. A large, angry crowd eventually forms around the bridge. Kiff tells Trollie that he must leave, but he refuses to do so unless he himself is stumped by a riddle.
Kiff and Barry seek the help of the Table Town Riddler's Society – consisting of Glarbin, Miss Moufflé, Sweepy Steve, and Principal Secretary – to come up with an unanswerable riddle, but despite their best efforts, Trollie manages to answer all their riddles. Kiff then creates a riddle whose premise involves a troll standing on a bridge and only letting people who can answer his riddles cross: "The riddles cannot be answered, but there's a way to get to the other side. What is it?" Trollie's answer is to build another bridge. Kiff declares that they have found the solution to their problem, but Glarbin says that when considering engineering and the burden the project would place on taxpayers, building another bridge is not a viable solution, and Trollie has thus answered the riddle incorrectly. Refusing to be stumped, Trollie quickly builds a second, identical bridge next to the existing bridge, and everyone crosses the new bridge instead. The old and new bridges are later respectively designated as the "riddling bridge" and the "regular bridge".
Cast and characters[]
Voice credits[]
- Kimiko Glenn as Kiff Chatterley
- H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns
- Rhys Darby as Trollie
- Aparna Nancherla as Miss Moufflé
- Nic Smal as Principal Secretary and Kenny
- Kent Osborne as Sweepy Steve
- Steve Little as Glarbin Gloobin
- Lucy Heavens as Helen
Appearances[]
- Ben Finn (non-speaking)
- Iris (non-speaking)
- Flam Bingo (non-speaking)
- Rob Sadly (non-speaking)
- Secretary Prince (non-speaking)
- Left brother (non-speaking)
- Pawva Mugg (non-speaking)
- Candle Fox (non-speaking)
Locations[]
Songs[]
- "Brand New Crew" – written by Nic Smal and Brad Breeck
- "Wings of a Riddle" – written by Nic Smal and Lucy Heavens
Trivia[]
- Opening sponsor: Kenny's Kayaks.
- This is the first episode to feature a straight-to-episode transition after the title card.
Cultural references[]
- The episode's title is derived from the snowclone phrase "Everyday I'm X-in'", which originated from the 2006 Rick Ross song "Hustlin'" and would later be popularized as "Everyday I'm shufflin'" in the 2011 hit single "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO.
- Kiff and Barry say that they are "bringing Trollie back", parodying the titular line from the 2006 song "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake.
- The Riddling Society is a parody of 1980s and 1990s TV sitcoms. The line "Soaring high, on the wings of a riddle" in the song "Wings of a Riddle" is a reference to the line "Standing tall, on the wings of my dream" from "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", the theme song for the sitcom Perfect Strangers.
- After Trollie finishes building the new bridge, a recreation of the chest-opening sound effect from the video game series The Legend of Zelda is heard. The same sound effect was previously heard in "Friendiversary".
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ Kang, Rose. Portfolio_V01_RK_042824_KF132_01.jpg. kangrose.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2024.