Mother and Father

Mother and Father are characters in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. They are an enigmatic couple who dwell in a cottage in the woods.

Background
Mother and Father are a mystery. Who or what they are is unknown but they seem to be a husband and wife. Their most precious possession is a teapot with a bird motif. The teapot had magical properties and it granted the couple a house in the woods, giant mushrooms and everything else they owned. Most importantly, with it, Mother and Father could brew a magic tea that would turn whoever drank it into a bird. The spell would last for an hour but once the time limit is exceeded, the person would gain the mind of a bird and forget their human lives. They also owned a basket of blue eggs which could restore birds to their natural form.

Mother and Father were avid avian collectors. They would offer their tea to travellers with the promise of restoring them after an hour but would capture them and add the poor unfortunate souls to their collection as humans make the most unique birds.

Role in the Series
Mother and Father appear in "Freebird". While exploring the woods, Rapunzel and Cassandra run into Mother and Father who invite them to tea. Father displays his ability to become a bird by drinking magical tea and revert to human form via a blue egg. The couple offer the girls the chance to become birds for an hour but warn them that if they don't return within the hour, they will gain a bird brain and forget their human lives.

Near the hour's end, Rapunzel and Cassandra rush back to Mother and Father as the effects of bird brain begin to surface. Mother and Father reveal their true intentions and put them in a cage. Also in the cage were Eugene, Lance Strongbow and Hook Foot who had been captured only moments before. The group manage to push the cage to the ground, warping the bars enough to make an opening. Seeing their escape attempt, Mother drinks the tea and transforms into an eagle. Cassandra lures Mother away and Rapunzel uses the eggs on her friends and the other birds. With the help of Owl, Cassandra defeats Mother while the boys stop Father. With only one egg left, Rapunzel sacrifices her human form to save Cassandra. Furious and heartbroken at losing her best friend, Cassandra destroys the teapot. This causes the cottage, mushrooms and both Mother and Father to disappear.