Happiness Is...

Tangled: The Series"Happiness Is..."
Season 2
Number 10
Episode information
Written by	Ricky Roxburgh
Storyboards by	Anna Lencioni Todd Kurosawa Morin Halperin
Directed by	Joe Oh
Original airdate	August 26, 2018
Tangled: The Series Episodes
Previous	"There's Something About Hook Foot"

"Happiness Is..." is the thirty-first episode of Tangled: The Series. It premiered on August 26, 2018 and is the tenth episode in the second season.

Plot

The group are having a party on the beach with the Lorbs. Everyone is having a good time, except Rapunzel who is in the village, admiring all her birthday Lanterns. She comes across one that includes a letter written by her father seven years after she was kidnapped. Upon reading the letter, Rapunzel begins to miss her family and friends and quickly feels homesick. The next day, Rapunzel attempts to lift her spirit by exploring the island. She comes across a magical idol and the moment Rapunzel takes possession of it, she begins having hallucinations of King Frederic. Rapunzel shows everyone the idol and soon each of them begin using it to give them each their inner most happiness. However, Rapunzel becomes greedy and craves the idol's power. She takes it away from her friends and locks herself inside the hut. The idol's power quickly starts to affect everyone, who all formulate plans to get Rapunzel out of the hut and give him/her the idol. However, once everyone begins fighting over the idol, Rapunzel seems to have snapped back to her senses and offers to get rid of the idol herself since she is the one who found it.

Unfortunately, it is revealed that Rapunzel was lying. She runs off to find a private place on the island so she can keep using the idol's power for herself. Pascal leaves Rapunzel and informs the Lorbs of the situation who arrive to help. According to the Lorbs, the idol was created long ago by a Lorb to stop sadness. Unfortunately, his noble act quickly backfired when the rest of the Lorb culture grew obsessive over the power. He tried to destroy it, but it became lost in the chaos. The Lorbs manage to convince Rapunzel to hand over the idol, but she hallucinates Varian threatening her father. Rapunzel tries to "stop Varian" but during the scuffle the Lorbs fall under the idol's control. They take Rapunzel and Pascal captive and soon begin terrorising the village. Eugene and Cassandra come to Rapunzel's rescue, but they still crave the idol's power and begin to fight the Lorbs to get it for themselves. Rapunzel finally snaps back to her sense and is determined to get the idol to the temple near the village and stop the madness she has created. Rapunzel gets the idol and reaches the top of the temple where she is about to destroy it. However, hallucinations of her parents and friends appear before her as an angry mob, and urge her not to destroy the idol. Seeing Rapunzel in distress finally snaps everyone out of the idol’s control and together with Eugene and Cassandra, Rapunzel finally destroys the idol, freeing everyone from its power for good.

Afterwards, despite still feeling homesick, Rapunzel decides to send out her very own lantern with a letter to her parents, expressing how she misses them. The lantern makes it all the way to Corona, and approaches the castle towards a waiting King Frederic and Queen Arianna.

Cast

• Mandy Moore as Rapunzel
• Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider
• Eden Espinosa as Cassandra
• James Monroe Iglehart as Lance Strongbow
• Jeff Ross as Hook Foot
• Paul F. Tompkins as Shorty
• Clancy Brown as King Frederic
• Jeremy Jordan as Varian
• M.C. Gainey as Captain of the Guard
• Flula Borg as Alfons
• Russi Taylor as Lorbs
• Richard Steven Horvitz as Lorbs

Trivia

• Varian, Captain of the Guard, Attila, Friedborg, Ulf, and Seraphina appear as visions in this episode.
• Corona Castle and The Tower's wreckage are featured in this episode.
• The full name of the idol is called "Idol of Vershaftsbezeigungengien", which is a long word gag of German.
• Eugene is wearing his royal outfit from Tangled: Before Ever After when he holds the idol.

Gallery

Party time

Feeling homesick

The Idol of Vershaftsbezeigungengien

Reunited with her father

Reunited with Seraphina

...well, not really.

Rapunzel reunited with all her friends and family

From Pascal's point of view, she's talking to a heap of pillows

Maximus in a tutu

Fighting over the idol

"Suckers!"

Hallucination of Varian threatening to harm Frederic

The Lorbs fall under the idol's control

Rapunzel about to destroy the idol

Eugene and Cassandra come to Rapunzel's aid.

"Happiness doesn't come from a thing. It comes from inside my Heart!"

The idol is destroyed

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Media Films: Tangled (video/soundtrack/score) • Tangled Ever After • Tangled: Before Ever After Shows: A Poem Is... • Tangled: The Series (soundtrack one/two/three) • Chibi Tiny Tales Video Games: Tangled (video game) • Disney Infinity series • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Enchanted Tales • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Books: The Art of Tangled • Comic Books • Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon • Rapunzel and the Vanishing Village • Royal Weddings Cancelled projects: Rapunzel Unbraided • Varian and the Seven Kingdoms Disney Parks Fantasy Springs • Disney Animation Building • Castle of Magical Dreams • Fairy Tale Forest • Garden of the Twelve Friends • It's a Small World • Princess Pavilion • Raiponce Tangled Spin • Rapunzel's Lantern Festival • Le Pays des Contes de Fées • Voyage to the Crystal Grotto Entertainment: Believe! Sea of Dreams • Disney's Wishes • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Fantasmic! • Fantasy Festival • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire • Mickey and the Magical Map • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Royal Theatre • Tangled: The Musical • The Forest of Enchantment: A Disney Musical Adventure • The Golden Mickeys • The Starlit Princess Waltz Restaurants: Tangled Tree Tavern Parades: A Million Splashes of Colour • Disney Magic on Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Dreaming Up! • Dreams.... And Shine Brighter! • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Mickey's Storybook Express • Mickey and Friends Celebration • Paint the Night Parade • Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic • Disney Dreams! • Disneyland Forever • Disney Enchantment • Happily Ever After • The Magic, the Memories and You • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Remember... Dreams Come True • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Wondrous Journeys Spring: Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice Halloween: Let's Get Wicked Christmas: World of Color: Winter Dreams • Royal Christmas Wishes Characters Original: Rapunzel • Flynn Rider • Mother Gothel • Pascal • Maximus • Stabbington Brothers • Hook Hand • Big Nose • Vladimir • Attila • Ulf • Shorty • Pub Thugs • Captain of the Guards • King Frederic • Queen Arianna • Castle Guards TV series: Cassandra • Fidella • Owl • Pete and Stan • Lady Caine • Pocket • Hook Foot • Varian • Ruddiger • Quirin • Old Lady Crowley • Monty • Dale • Wreck Marauder • Lance Strongbow • Friedborg • Nigel • King Trevor • Fernanda Pizazzo • Andrew • Separatists of Saporia • Xavier • Feldspar • Angry and Red • The Baron • Anthony the Weasel • Ruthless Ruth • Axel • Willow • Zhan Tiri • Lord Demanitus • Sugracha the Eternal • Uumlaut • King Edmund • Adira • Stalyan • Vex • Captain Quaid • Mother and Father • Vigor • Madame Canardist • Calliope • Lorbs • Seraphina • Hector • Tromus • Hamuel • Little Big Guy • Brock Thunderstrike Deleted characters: Bastion • Claire and Vince • Beau Episodes Shorts: "Checkmate" • "Prison Bake" • "Make Me Smile" • "Hare Peace" • "Night Bite" • "Hiccup Fever" • "Snowball" • "Hairdon't" • "Unicorny" Season One: "What the Hair?!" • "Rapunzel's Enemy" • "Fitzherbert P.I." • "Challenge of the Brave" • "Cassandra v. Eugene" • "The Return of Strongbow" • "In Like Flynn" • "Great Expotations" • "Under Raps" • "One Angry Princess" • "Pascal's Story" • "Big Brothers of Corona" • "The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth" • "Max's Enemy" • "The Way of the Willow" • "Queen for a Day" • "Painter's Block" • "Not in the Mood" • "The Quest for Varian" • "The Alchemist Returns" • "Secret of the Sun Drop" Season Two: "Beyond the Corona Walls" • "The Return of Quaid" • "Goodbye and Goodwill" • "Forest of No Return" • "Freebird" • "Vigor the Visionary" • "Keeper of the Spire" • "King Pascal" • "There's Something About Hook Foot" • "Happiness Is..." • "Max and Eugene in Peril on the High Seas" • "Curses!" • "The Eye of Pincosta" • "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" • "The Brothers Hook" • "Rapunzel: Day One" • "Mirror, Mirror" • "You're Kidding Me!" • "Rapunzeltopia" • "Lost and Found" • "Destinies Collide" Season Three: "Rapunzel's Return" • "Return of the King" • "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" • "The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Sonne" • "No Time Like the Past" • "Beginnings" • "The King and Queen of Hearts" • "Day of the Animals" • "Be Very Afraid" • "Pascal's Dragon" • "Islands Apart" • "Cassandra's Revenge" • "Race to the Spire" • "A Tale of Two Sisters" • "Flynnpostor" • "Once a Handmaiden..." • "Plus Est En Vous" Locations Rapunzel's Tower • The Snuggly Duckling • Corona • Corona Castle • Old Corona • The Dark Kingdom • Vardaros • The Spire • Terapi Island • The Great Tree • The House of Yesterday's Tomorrow • Cassandra's Stronghold • Gothel's Cottage Songs Film: When Will My Life Begin • Mother Knows Best • I've Got a Dream • I See the Light • Healing Incantation • Something That I Want Musical: Flower of Gold • Wanted Man • When She Returns TV Series: Life After Happily Ever After • Wind in My Hair • More of Me • Friendship Song • Listen Up • I've Got This • Let Me Make You Proud • Set Yourself Free • Ready As I'll Ever Be • Next Stop, Anywhere • If I Could Take That Moment Back • View From Up Here • Hook Foot's Ballad • Buddy • Waiting in the Wings • Livin' the Dream • With You by My Side • Everything I Ever Thought I Knew • Crossing the Line • Stronger Than Ever Before • Bigger Than That • The Girl Who Has Everything • Nothing Left to Lose • Through It All • I'd Give Anything Deleted: What More Could I Ever Need Objects Rapunzel's Frying Pan • Sundrop Flower • Rapunzel's Magic Hair • Rapunzel's Crown • Lanterns • Rapunzel's Journal • Black Rocks • Demanitus Device • Attitude-Reversing Potion • Automaton • Rapunzel's Caravan • Idol of Vershaftsbezeigungengien • The Graphtic Scroll • Moonstone Opal See Also As Told by Emoji • Lorbs