List of Disenchantment episodes

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Disenchantment is an American fantasy animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for Netflix, who also created Futurama and The Simpsons for Fox Broadcasting Company. Disenchantment, being animated, features a multitude of characters including Princess Bean (Abbi Jacobson), Elfo (Nat Faxon), and Luci (Eric Andre), [1] and consists of one season (split into two parts) that was released on August 17, 2018, and September 20, 2019. [2] [3] Each of the first two parts consisted of 10 episodes. A 10-episode third part, the first of the second season, [4] was released on January 15, 2021. A fourth part was released on February 9, 2022. [5] [6] The fifth and final 10-episode part was released on September 1, 2023. [7]

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During the course of the series, 50 episodes of Disenchantment were released over five parts, between August 17, 2018, and September 1, 2023.

Series overview

PartSeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 110August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
2 10September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
3 210January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
4 10February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
5 310September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)

Episodes

Part 1 (2018)

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11"A Princess, an Elf, and a Demon Walk Into a Bar" Dwayne Carey-Hill Matt Groening & Josh Weinstein August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Princess Tiabeanie "Bean" is the roughhousing princess of Dreamland, unhappily destined to marry Prince Guysbert, son of the incestuous king and queen of Bentwood. Looking through her wedding gifts, Bean finds a demon named Luci who was sent by two dark mages hoping to turn Bean to evil. Luci ends up being a fun-loving troublemaker who sympathizes with Bean's predicament as she feels that the marriage is simply a grab for more power by her father King Zøg. Meanwhile, Elfo, an optimistic elf, disillusioned with his candy-making happy life, breaks the "Jolly Code" and leaves the safety of Elfwood - much to the consternation of his people. Elfo arrives in time to witness Bean turn down Guysbert who unfortunately impales himself on a sword. Bean, Elfo, and Luci escape while Prince Merkimer, next in line to marry Bean, and his men chase after her. The group is directed by a fairy to the Wishmaster, who turns out to be the Washmaster, and hopelessly surrounded, they fall backwards off a cliff.
22"For Whom the Pig Oinks"Frank Marino David X. Cohen August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Bean, Elfo, and Luci are "rescued" by Merkimer who takes them back to Dreamland. Elfo is taken in by Sorcerio who wants to use his blood to create more magic and so Zøg can gain the elixir of life. At Luci's suggestion, Bean approaches Merkimer with the idea of having a bachelor party before the marriage. She also discovers Zøg and Sorcerio's plan to drain Elfo of his blood so they use pig's blood to fool them. At the bachelor party, the entire crew travels to mermaid island in the hopes that Merkimer will be killed by the mermaids. He is instead taken in by walruses who save them from murderous Borcs, though they turn out to be the allied Bozaks. Bean ultimately loses hope; however, a thirsty Merkimer discovers the "elf blood" which is mostly pig's blood and Elfo convinces him to drink it transforming him into a pig. Bean, fed up, denounces the marriage and Zøg finally agrees with his daughter. This upsets the king of Bentwood and he and Zøg settle things in a fistfight with Bean, Elfo, and Luci happily watching.
33"The Princess of Darkness" Wes Archer Rich Fulcher August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
While under the influence of Queen Oona's snake root intoxicant, Bean, Elfo, and Luci run into a gang of gender-aware thieves who convince Bean to join them. At Luci's urging, Bean breaks into her ancestors' resting place and steals their valuables, but the thieves betray them and they get caught. At the suggestion of Odval, Zøg's vizier, they decide to hire an exorcist named Big Jo to remove a demon from Bean, unaware of the fact that Luci, whom everyone thinks is a cat, is Bean's personal demon. Big Jo manages to seal away Luci and leaves. While Bean feels clean and at peace with herself, Elfo convinces her that they need to get Luci back and learn that he, along with several other demons will be tossed into a volcano. Bean and Elfo get back at the thieves by getting their valuables and manage to reach Big Jo who they end up dismembering and toss into the volcano. When they successfully free Luci, Elfo accidentally causes Big Jo's carriage to roll down the mountain which crashes and frees all the other demons into the world.
44"Castle Party Massacre"David D. Au Jeff Rowe August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Due to her status as a princess, as well as her reputation, Bean is frustrated by the fact that she cannot have a real relationship with anyone. Zøg ends up drinking poisoned fountain water and is taken by Oona to her people's spa where an employee named Chazzzzz begins to torture Zøg with his stories. Meanwhile, the residents at the castle throw a party. While Bean seeks to use this to hook up with someone, Elfo wants to use the opportunity to tell his true feelings to her. The party is suddenly overrun by Vikings where their leader, Sven, ends up catching the interest of Bean, angering Elfo. When Bean and Sven are about to make out, Elfo interrupts them and accidentally reveals that Bean is the princess. Sven then reveals his true intent to take over Dreamland and have Bean rule by his side. The trio trick Sven into drinking the poisoned fountain and get rid of him and his Vikings. They manage to clean up the party in time for Zøg to arrive, but he finds severed body parts in the chimney angering him. Bean, Elfo, and Luci calmly watch the sunrise mutually.
55"Faster, Princess! Kill! Kill!"Ira Sherak Reid Harrison August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Following the party, Zøg sends Bean to a convent to become a nun. She immediately gets kicked out and Zøg insults her for being a "good-for-nothing." She meets up with her maid Bunty, her husband Stan and their numerous children. To earn her living, Bean decides to take a job as an apprentice to Stan, who is an executioner and torturer. Elfo stays with Bunty who babies him so much that he runs away into the woods. Bean meets a cackling witch named Gwen with whom she sympathizes. When it comes time to execute her, Bean cannot bring herself to do it and leaves the kingdom. She and Luci find Elfo's foot prints when he ran into the woods and follow them, where they find he has entered a candy house which is now owned by a cannibalistic Hansel and Gretel. Bean and Luci arrive in time to rescue Elfo and Bean ends up killing the siblings with a candy ax, albeit in self defense. Gwen is suddenly cured from a curse and leaves pardoned, while also mentioning that her twin sister was in the attic of the house which blew up so they instead tell her to travel and never come back. Zøg tells Bean that he is proud of her, though she threatens to kill him if he continues to make fun of her buck teeth.
66"Swamp and Circumstance"Albert Calleros Eric Horsted August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Bean once again sneaks off with Elfo and Luci for more debauchery. Zøg feeling that he does not give Bean enough to do, decides to make her an ambassador while the family goes on their trip to Dankmire, the homeland of Oona and her son Derek. When they get there, the group puts up with the customs of the Dankmirians who for years were at war with the Dreamlanders due to a canal that was built (which the Dankmirians were forced to pay for). Both sides claimed ownership of the canal and the fighting stopped once Zøg married Oona. Impressed with Bean handling the situation, Zøg asks for her to give a speech at a banquet. Overcome with the stress of thinking of what to say, Luci spikes Bean's drink and she shows up drunk at the banquet where she humiliates herself and her family and offends the Dankmirians who chase them out of their land. Oona makes it back safely, but Zøg and Derek are captured by hillbillies and Bean, Elfo, and Luci rescue them. Zøg finally admits that he is proud of Bean and allows her to go to Hay Man, an event that he initially disallowed her to attend.
77"Love's Tender Rampage" Peter Avanzino Jeny Batten & M. DicksonAugust 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
While passed out drunk, Bean, Elfo, and Luci are picked up by the plague patrol who toss them into a pit. As they are about to be burned alive, Elfo tries to kiss Bean, but she rebuffs him. They manage to get out and Elfo claims that he was not trying to kiss her because he already has a girlfriend who Elfo claims is tall, has red hair and one eye. The trio head to a drug den and while in a state of intoxication, Bean claims to have seen Elfo's girlfriend. She sends the royal guard to go and find her and they bring back a giantess who they later learn is named Tess. Tess is upset over having been taken from her home, but she agrees to go along with Elfo's charade so that she can get a real working eye from him. Elfo ends up using a crystal ball and Tess is suddenly able to see the truth in everyone. This results in Elfo telling Bean the truth and a fire causes a mob to chase the three and Tess. They use the drug den to turn the mob away and Tess leaves with Bean and Elfo finally kissing, albeit while in another intoxicated state.
88"The Limits of Immortality" Brian Sheesley Patric Verrone August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
During a parade, Elfo is kidnapped by someone and Bean approaches Zøg with a quest to find him. Coincidentally, Sorcerio finds a book in Gwen's burned down candy house and figures out that the secret to the elixir of life is tied to a vial called the Eternity Pendant and decides to come along with Bean and Luci on their quest. They meet Gwen who leads them to her ex-husband Malfus who had taken the elixir of life, but has become a hermit in a cave. He directs the group to the "edge of the world" where they run into a female griffin, with a masculine appearance, who informs them about the vial. Big Jo is revealed to be Elfo's kidnapper as he can locate the vial and soon kidnaps Bean and Luci as leverage. They find the Lost City of Cremorrah out in the middle of a desert and manage to locate the vial while Big Jo and his assistant Porky are distracted by a knight. The trio escape by burying Big Jo in the city as it fills with sand. Meanwhile, the mages who sent Luci, named the Enchantress and Cloyd, congratulate Bean as they prepare for Dreamland's fall.
99"To Thine Own Elf Be True"Frank Marino Shion Takeuchi August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
The trio return from their adventure with the pendant and try to use Elfo's blood to bring people back to life. However, the pendant still does not work. An expert is brought in and reveals that Elfo is not a true elf, angering Zøg who kicks him out of Dreamland. Odval allows Bean and Luci to go and find Elfo so that he and the knights can follow. Bean and Luci find Elfo who decides to take them to Elfwood where he is reunited with his kin. While Bean and Luci mingle with the elves, Elfo learns from his father that he is half-elf, with his other half a mystery due to being interrupted by the arrival of Zøg's men. Bean, Elfo, Luci and the elves fight off the knights and seal Elfwood away before the rest of the troops can arrive, but the victory is short lived when an arrow fatally pierces Elfo. Zøg reveals that he did not want the elixir for himself but to revive Bean's mother, Dagmar, who was turned to stone by a poison meant for him but was switched by a young Bean. Having gotten some genuine elf blood on her handkerchief after she was trying to help an elf in Elfwood, Bean heavy-heartedly chooses to use the pendant on Dagmar over Elfo.
1010"Dreamland Falls"Wes Archer Bill Oakley August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Dagmar is reintroduced to the kingdom as everyone rejoices including an ecstatic Zøg. Oona immediately takes a disliking towards Dagmar and reasserts her position. The entire kingdom holds a funeral for Elfo; however, Dagmar and Oona get into a fight resulting in Elfo's corpse falling into the ocean. Oona flees and makes a deal of some kind with Odval while Zøg keeps Derek "safe" in the tower. Dagmar attempts to spend the day with Bean proclaiming she has a destiny to fulfill. Zøg reveals more about himself to Luci, such as how he became king when the previous king, Zøg's older brother Yøg was poisoned. Luci uses the crystal ball that Tess returned to see things that happened in the past. The kingdom's residents one by one turn to stone and Dagmar takes Bean to a secret library while Luci reveals to Zøg that Dagmar tried to poison him all those years ago. Dagmar releases more of the poison upon all of Dreamland, turning everyone to stone except Zøg and Derek. Luci is captured by an unseen figure, we don't know who it is (only that it's someone from Dagmar's team), just it's not Dagmar herself, because at the same time Dagmar with Bean escapes on a boat with creatures. In a post-credits scene, Elfo's corpse washes onto shore and is retrieved by mysterious figures.

Part 2 (2019)

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111"The Disenchantress"Albert CallerosShion TakeuchiSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Zøg wonders what is left of Dreamland. Oona gets on Dagmar's boat to warn Bean, but is incapacitated by Dagmar. She is kicked off, but grabs Dagmar's eternity pendant, and rests at the bottom of the sea tied to an anchor. Bean and Dagmar arrive at Maru where the Enchantress (Becky) and Cloyd are. They are actually Dagmar's siblings with Jerry, their servant, as their younger brother. Dagmar tells Bean that Zøg did not want her to come because their family has a history of being murderous and crazy; something Bean believes could be true for her. She slowly becomes suspicious of Becky and Cloyd and with the help of Jerry discovers a sinister plot. She is horrified to discover that Dagmar was the one who turned the kingdom to stone and that she was born, solely to fulfill a satanic prophecy. Bean finds Luci in the basement where Dagmar, Cloyd and Becky chase them. Bean accidentally blows up the basement as she and Luci escape. Using a spying flame, they discover that Elfo is in Heaven and tell him to literally go to Hell so they can meet him. Luci opens a stairway to Hell and Dagmar arrives to wrestle with Bean before she is knocked out by Jerry who slowly dies from an earlier injury. Bean and Luci begin their descent.
122"Stairway to Hell"Dwayne Carey-HillDavid X. CohenSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Zøg encounters Merkimer, still in pig form, and they decide to hang out. The Bozaks arrive, and, while looting the castle, kidnap Merkimer. Zøg regains his courage and strength to slay the Bozaks. Meanwhile, Elfo is in Heaven when he gets Bean and Luci's message. He tries to anger God, but God only finds his insults amusing rather than offensive. After insulting Jerry, who ended up in Heaven, God angrily sends Elfo to Hell. Bean and Luci arrive in Hell and discover that Elfo made it too, but has been sent somewhere to be tortured. While searching the archives, they are confronted by Asmodium, Luci's superior. Luci reveals he tricked Bean and Elfo into coming to Hell, and Asmodium rewards him with a promotion. Bean and Elfo end up being tortured together, watching a loop of when Bean chose to revive her mother instead of Elfo. Elfo is enraged and heartbroken that Bean chose her mother, while Bean tells him it was the worst mistake of her life. As they insult each other and Luci, Luci arrives to break them out, as he needed the wings from his promotion to escape from Hell. The trio is confronted by Asmodium, and Luci once again sells out his friends. Asmodium makes Luci into a higher level demon, and Luci uses his newfound powers to save his friends – despite Asmodium warning him that he will lose his immortality. The three friends escape Hell through a volcano, and Luci loses his wings. They immediately find Elfo's body and Bean puts his soul back in to revive him. The three friends happily hug each other while God and Jerry look on from Heaven.
133"The Very Thing"Frank MarinoAndrew BurrellSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Bean, Elfo and Luci realize that they are on mermaid island. After spending the night, as well as getting a spa treatment, the three leave on a boat left on the island. They head out where Elfo is still upset over being left for dead in favor of Dagmar, but he pushes those feelings aside in the meantime. They finally arrive at Dreamland where Zøg, believing that Bean betrayed him, begins tossing rocks at them, though they manage to get on land. Oona is rescued by pirates who do nothing as their captain is uninterested. She urges them to attack a nearby vessel and learns that the captain is an elf named Leavo. Bean finally manages to get through to Zøg and Oona and pirates arrive demanding treasure. In return they will give them the pendant. Zøg sends Elfo down to the dungeon with Leavo to knock him out, but Leavo discovers something that intrigues him and Elfo reveals Zøg's plan. Leavo decides to help them anyway and he gathers the rest of the elves to use their blood to revive the citizens of Dreamland. Zøg and Oona decide to get a divorce and Derek, who has been stuck in a tower this whole time, takes it well. Oona decides to be the new pirate captain and leaves Dreamland and Zøg on good terms.
144"The Lonely Heart Is a Hunter"David D. AuBen WardSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Bean keeps having dreams about Dagmar visiting her and playing a music box that sits on her shelf. Infuriating her, she proceeds to look for clues and finds Maruvian symbols scattered throughout the castle. She ends up in a cavern, but after hearing the music box, she runs away scared and breaks and tosses her own box. The elves have moved into their own section of Dreamland where Elfo is reunited with Kissy. She hooks up with Luci, much to Elfo's chagrin and he spends the whole time trying to convince Luci that Kissy does not care about him. Eventually, she breaks up with Luci after realizing that she loves herself more than him and the numerous other dates she has had. Zøg is sad over his love life and decides to go hunting, where he encounters Ursula, a selkie who transforms from a bear to a human. He hits it off with her due to her wild and savage ways. Despite Odval's disapproval, Zøg welcomes her to Dreamland and they spend a day together and have sex. When Ursula desires to go back to the forest, Zøg keeps her bear coat, but sees how unhappy she is and returns it, though she thanks him and waves goodbye. Later at night, Bean sleeps, but awakens to a newly rebuilt music box.
155"Our Bodies, Our Elves"Wes Archer Adam Briggs September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
On Wash Day, the elves in Dreamland get sick after ingesting the dirty leftover water. They hold a meeting where Pops, Elfo's father, tells them of the Legenberry Tree that can cure any ailment, but is in the possession of the ogres. They get a volunteer in the form of "Handsome" Wade Brody Jr. and Elfo and Bean join him while Luci stays behind to "nurse" the elves back to health. While traveling through the jungle, Elfo learns that Wade is a phony and has been stealing tall tales from a book. He abandons them when they get attacked by vines. Elfo and Bean find the ogre village, but they get captured and discover that Wade has been killed. Elfo manages to take out numerous ogres and rescues Bean. When they find the tree, the ogre queen arrives and secretly helps them collect the berries for them and gives them a secret passage to escape. As they leave, the queen ponders on Elfo's name. Elfo and Bean make it back and use the berries to heal all the elves, with Pops revealing that he stole Elfo's college fund.
166"The Dreamland Job"Ira SherakJeny Batten & M. DicksonSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
After being paraded through town in a shame barrel, Bean angrily resents Zøg and his bossiness, especially when he has begun overtaxing the elves. Overhearing her, an elf named Grifto offers his services to steal from him. Owning a circus, they plan to steal from Zøg's now full money vault and return all of the gold to the elves. Meanwhile, Luci takes control of the bar they frequent by and renames it Luci's Inferno. Bean convinces Zøg to have the elf circus perform for them and by doing so, allows her, Elfo and the others to sneak down and steal the gold. During the performance, Zøg admits that he was wrong to tax the elves and plans on giving back the money. When Bean goes to tell Grifto, he and his circus betray her and Elfo by revealing that they are, in fact, trolls, stealing for themselves. Bean and Elfo chase down the trolls, but are too late. Luckily, Luci caught on to their plan and switched the gold out with chocolate coins. As Bean, Elfo and Luci return the gold, Zøg bathes in the elves praise of him.
177"Love's Slimy Embrace"David D. Au & Ira SherakEric HorstedSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Another night of boredom leads Zøg to invite his friend, the Duke, over for dinner. To get out of his hair, Bean, Elfo and Luci head down to the bar. Derek follows them as he is lonely, but Bean tells him to leave as she does not like having him around. Bean has always had some animosity towards her half-brother due to him being Zøg's successor and considers him a loser. Derek solemnly heads to the beach where he finds a small one eyed octopus whom he names Slimy. Zøg learns that the Duke has gout. He claims that when a royal gets gout that means they are successful. Zøg has Luci feed him many unhealthy things to get the disease, leading to another visit from the Duke who reveals that he had his foot amputated. After four days of caring, Slimy has grown in size and has begun killing people after witnessing Derek playing with Elfo. He drags Derek away and Bean and Elfo race to rescue him. They manage to secure Derek and escape the monster island. Afterwards, Derek is amazed that Bean rescued him even though she said she hated him.
188"In Her Own Write"Ira SherakBill OakleySeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Bean continues to have nightmares about Dagmar. She learns through Zøg that the reason the kingdom is called Dreamland is because the castle contains mysterious powers that affect your dreams and nightmares and that she needs to overcome them. Bean goes out at night and comes across The Jittery, a café. Miri, an employee, convinces Bean to literally write her feelings down. With support from Luci, Bean begins writing, but gets inspiration from Merkimer and Elfo to make it a play instead. After completing it, she is shocked to learn that women are not allowed to perform in plays. Merkimer sells the script himself, but takes credit as author. He pays Bean, but she is still upset about the credit. Odval and the Druidess inform Zøg about the play and he decides to see it. Bean stops by the Jittery and decides to give a spoken word account about her life. Zøg dislikes the play and leaves in anger, but stops by the café to listen to Bean. They both come to terms with Dagmar's betrayal of them and the head home together.
199"The Electric Princess"Edmund FongJamie AngellSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
While out in Elf Alley, a dragon appears and begins setting fire to the town. Bean and the knights race after it with the former firing an arrow. The dragon turns out to be a giant mechanized air ship flown by a man named Skybert Gunderson. Skybert is captured and, due to the kingdom's basic understanding of science, believe he is an enchanter and imprison him. Curious, Bean breaks into the prison and helps him build a radio to contact his allies. They escape in his submarine and head back to Steamland, his home. Upon reaching his home, Skybert tells Bean to stay, but she leaves and explores Steamland and its many oddities. She arrives at Skybert's workplace and discovers that he and his coworkers have been planning to overthrow Zøg. Bean escapes in one of the sky vehicles and fights Skybert; knocking him out and taking his bag. She makes it back to Dreamland where she tells Zøg about the plot, but while arguing over a "dragon whistle", actually a gun, it goes off and shoots Zøg. As he falls over, Bean rushes to his side and cries over his body.
2010"Tiabeanie Falls"Peter AvanzinoPatric M. Verrone & Josh WeinsteinSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
As Zøg is taken away to be treated, poorly, Odval and the Druidess pin the blame of his "assassination" on Bean. Derek is crowned king, but Odval is the acting regent. As everyone tries to get Bean to confess to being a witch, Odval makes his move on taking over the kingdom. Derek goes to a sick Zøg for advice, who tells him to listen to his gut. At the trial, Luci acts as Bean's attorney and the witnesses all point out some way Bean had affected them. Elfo tries to explain about how Bean went to Hell to save him, but his poor explanation further pushes everyone to believe she is a witch. Derek tries to reach a decision later. Stan the Executioner frees Bean, Elfo and Luci from prison and the three go to see Zøg to remove the bullet. They are captured and set to be burned at the stake. Derek cannot bring himself to do it, so Odval does. As Luci explains that he lost his immortality, they fall through the ground and end up in a catacomb. They are found by subterraneans, called Trøgs, and Dagmar who still has the music box as she greets Bean and her friends.

Part 3 (2021)

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211"Subterranean Homesick Blues"Brian Sheesley Ken Keeler & Patric M. VerroneJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Dagmar welcomes Bean, Elfo and Luci to the home of the Trøgs. While Bean tries to leave with Luci and Elfo, the complex tunnels prevent her and she reluctantly decides to stay. She further wonders what her mother is doing and Elfo starts a romantic relationship with a Trøg named Trixie. Zøg begins to recover from his injuries, but Odval and the Arch Druidess inform Pendergast to kill him if he fully does, despite his reluctance. The villains want to use Derek to enforce their own laws, but at the suggestion of Merkimer, he decides to make up his own rules, much to their consternation. Using the tunnels, Elfo is able to sneak into the castle and inform Zøg that Bean is alive. Bean learns that her father still lives and happily embraces Dagmar. Later that night, Bean continues to search the caverns and discovers that Dagmar has been feasting on the brains of the Trøgs while they are still alive. Zøg plans with Pendergast to have his body shipped away in a coffin. However, the Arch Druidess finds out, kills Pendergast, and buries Zøg alive.
222"You're the Bean"Edmund FongJameel SaleemJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
After Dagmar's secret is discovered, Bean, Elfo and Luci end up in a dungeon where they encounter the pirate Leavo, now as prisoner. After the trio escape with the help of Trixy, a plan is devised to take advantage of Bean's resemblance to her mother. She dresses in Dagmar's clothes and attempt to gain the Trog's help while Elfo distracts Dagmar as a masseuse. But the ruse is discovered, although Bean is able to convince the Trogs that Dagmar is the impostor. At the same time, Zøg futilely tries to escape his coffin, before being seized by a group of grave-robbing Trogs and escaping into the caves, finding Bean and the others. Unfortunately, Bean blows her cover embracing him, and they soon try to escape Dagmar's grasp once again. In doing so, they create a light symbol that marks them as "the saviors", and Bean orders the Trogs to throw Dagmar out, although she escapes, and the others leave the caves. Meanwhile, on the surface, a walrus has been placed as a decoy for Zøg, and Derek decides to make up his own decrees against the wishes of Odval and the archdruidess. While hiding in his room, Derek finds a book with a secret history of the kings of Dreamland, but with the last few pages torn out, and is found by Odval. Later that night, Odval and the Arch Druidess observe Bean and company climbing out of the caves.
233"Beanie Get Your Gun"Ira SherakLiz SuggsJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Derek welcomes Bean and Zøg back into Dreamland. He pardons Bean, and relinquishes the crown back to Zøg. Zøg’s erratic behavior raises some concern, and Bean tries to investigate its cause. Meanwhile, Derek gets locked out of the castle and tries to make some friends. He ends up being taken advantage of due to his gullibility, until he meets fairy Sagatha. Sagatha and her fairy friends teach Derek some wisdom and street smarts, after which Derek proposes to Sagatha. Bean finds Pendergast’s headless body in his own locker. There was a gunshot through his armor, which prompted Bean to reach into the armour, subsequently pulling out a bullet. Bean searches the castle for the gun, with the help of the crystal ball and Ms. Moonpence. She hides the gun in her room after locating it in Odval’s globe. Derek returns to Dreamland, and a wedding is held for him and Sagatha after receiving Zøg’s blessing. During the ceremony, a sharp-eyed Derek notices the gun hidden in the Arch Druidess’ sleeve, and halts the wedding. The Arch Druidess escapes on a motorcycle, but accidentally drops a roadmap to Steamland.
244"Steamland Confidential"Crystal Chesney-Thompson & Ed Tadem Bill Odenkirk January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Bean and Elfo go after the Arch Druidess, while Luci stays with Zøg (who is having a mental breakdown) in Dreamland. When they arrive in Steamland Bean infiltrates the Gunderson factory to find the Arch Druidess, and Elfo is taken into a upscale explorers club impressing everybody about his past tales when a strange man notices a pin on the clothing he stole. At the factory Bean meets a man named Gordy while working there. In the end she realizes that Gordy is actually Alva Gunderson the founder of the company, and he wants to make a deal because of some sort of magic that is powerful and in Dreamland. He is the one who sent his brother Skybert to Dreamland in part two, and hired the Arch Druidess to lure Bean to Steamland, though he denies any knowledge of the Arch Druidess' acts of murder and has her taken away, but not before she warns Bean not to trust Alva. At the prestigious club, the other patrons are impressed by Elfo, until a man who owns a freak show comes in and takes Elfo for his collection.
255"Freak Out!" Raymie Muzquiz Josh WeinsteinJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Bean wakes up the next morning and gets mail from Alva, and it opens up to reveal an image of the two of them kissing on a bridge. She runs away and he does everything he can to get her back. She then tries to find Elfo, who is held captured at the freak show and falls in love with his neighbor, a headless psychic named Edith. Bean eventually finds Elfo and busts everyone else out. As Elfo goes to free Edith the owner appears and begins to strangle him, but is knocked out by Edith who actually has a body. She tells Elfo that they can't be together as a curse placed on her causes anyone who falls in love with her to meet a horrible fate. On the pier there are tons of robots who corner Bean and Elfo and Bean screams at them that she has no magic and in that moment lightning shoots from her fingers and takes out the whole place. Zøg continues to act more crazy.
266"Last Splash" Lauren MacMullan & Jeff MyersDeanna MacLellan & Michael SaikinJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Elfo and Bean are about to escape, but Elfo reminds Bean of one lasting member of the freak show: Mora. They rescue her from her tank and barely escape on a steamboat, with the help of Mora. Along the way, Elfo begins a strange relationship with the steamboat, while Bean opens up about her feelings for other people with Mora, the mermaid, as they grow closer to one another. They crash land on Mermaid Island, where Mora introduces Bean to her family, and they have a romantic night together. The following day, Bean wakes up and since she does not find Mora's necklace around her neck, believes that everything that happened the day before was a dream, and walks across the beach with Elfo. The final shot of the episode shows the necklace washing up on shore, confirming that the experience with Mora was real.
277"Bad Moon Rising"Dwayne Carey-HillLiz ElverenliJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Bean returns to Dreamland, distraught over her time with Mora, still believing it was a hallucination, but looking back at it lovingly. Oona, who has returned to Dreamland to attend Derek's wedding-gone-wrong, comforts her and secretly believes her that the mermaid encounter was real. Bean later overhears Odval and the other members of the royal council plotting against Zøg, as they did with his brother Yøg, so she tells Oona of her recent discoveries (who is devastated as Yøg was the love of her life) and the two team up in an effort to undermine their scheme, while telling Luci and Elfo to raise an army to protect the kingdom. Luci and Elfo trains the nearly incompetent townsfolk to become well-trained soldiers, but the army is dispersed after seeing Elfo perform a ritual with Trixy and the trogs on the full moon, in which they spank the bare butts at it. Oona and Bean's plan backfires and they are revealed as who they really are, and when Zøg comes down to the basement, he sees them naked and spying on Odval and further descends into a downward spiral, which was the council's plan all along.
288"Hey, Pig Spender"Brian SheesleyAbe GroeningJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Prince Merkimer begins to feel depressed since his body and a pig's body were switched in the beginning of season one. Meanwhile, a terrifying monster covered in leaves and mud begins to terrorize the poorer villagers on the outskirts of Dreamland. Bean arrives to investigate, and discovers that it is Merkimer's body, with the brain of a pig. They pretend that it is Merkimer with pig Merkimer talking for it, and return him to his parents in Bentwood, hoping to gain money and weapons. But Merkimer decides to revalue as his status as prince, but is saddened to learn that no one, not even his parents cared about him. Human Merkimer reveals that he has developed intelligence and taken-over Bentwood and tries to drown Bean, Lucy and Elfo in money after Pig Merkimer joins him. Pig Merkimer feels bad and saves them, kills human Merkimer, and the four return to Dreamland with the money that Elfo swallowed and arrows shot at them.
299"The Madness of King Zøg"Edmund FongPatric M. VerroneJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Zøg is locked up in the castle's insane asylum, and begins to speak gibberish. Bean convinces Odval to let her speak to her father, and she is able to get through to him, but later, after a visit from the ghost of Dagmar, he escapes and wanders about the city, confused. Bean follows after him, and eventually finds him wandering into a shop, where he purchases a ventriloquist dummy. He begins speaking in riddles and insults through the dummy, and only Bean can truly understand what he is saying. When a cloud of green smoke can be seen clearing a nearby mountain range, the kingdom begins to worry. Bean speaks to Zøg for advice and he prepares her for the coming attack. However, Zøg's condition still seems to be worsening. Elfo admits that he thinks that Bean is just imagining that what the dummy is saying are actually clues, and that Bean is running the kingdom by herself. After speaking to Zøg one last time, Bean realizes that even he knows about how bad his insanity has gotten, and he requests to be sent away so he can get better. Bean sends him to an unknown location with Chazzzzz.
3010"Bean Falls Down"Ira SherakJameel SaleemJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Princess Bean is crowned queen after Zøg is deemed unfit to be king and is taken away for treatment with Chazzzzz. The mysterious green smoke reaches the castle, and turns out to be Big Jo and his lesser-known assistant, Porky, who want to make amends for what they did to Bean, Elfo, and Luci. Bean is untrusting of the exorcist, even though he claims to have changed, and locks him in a dungeon, much to the annoyance of Odval, who wanted to work with Big Jo. Soon after, ogres arrive wanting Elfo, who blinded their prince, but against the wishes of everyone else, she doesn't let them have Elfo and instead fends them off by dumping all the alcohol in the kingdom onto them. Bean, Elfo, and Luci realize that the entire horde of ogres are too much for them to handle alone and hide in the secret library. Elfo, realizing that the ogres will soon come and kill him (and the rest of the kingdom and Bean, as well), sacrifices himself—much to Bean's horror—to the ogres, who take him away instead of killing him. Dagmar arrives in a secret elevator that connects to the secret library, Luci tries to save her but is decapitated by the elevator doors and dies. Dagmar takes Bean to Hell to marry a mysterious man who resembles Satan. Luci wakes up to find himself in Heaven with Jerry and God, much to his dismay.

Part 4 (2022)

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311"Love Is Hell"Crystal Chesney-Thompson & Ed TademBill OdenkirkFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean arrives at hell with Dagmar trying to arrange a marriage between her and Satan, but she wants out of it, and attempts to run away. Luci sobs while he is stuck in Heaven. Bean talks to Luci's head, while underground dwellers try to bring the rest of Luci's body back to life with the "Sacred Goo." Meanwhile, the elves attempt to make their move to take power in Dreamland. Elfo, captured by ogres, tries to escape. Bean attempts to make Satan dislike her and stop the marriage, with a resurrected Jerry and Luci helping her flee Hell.
322"The Good, The Bad, and the Bum-Bum"Raymie MuzquizJamie AngellFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean, and Luci, and Jerry arrive in Steamland via an elevator from Hell, with Bean demanding answers from Alva. Elfo is snuck around by the ogres and he finds out a family secret. Bean and Jerry steal Alva's airship to return to Dreamland. Elfo's dad, Pops, tells Elfo a family story. Elfo's ogre brother challenges him in a duel to the death. Bean and Jerry bring Elfo into the airship en route to Dreamland.
333"The Cabinet of Dr. Chazzzzz"Jeff MyersLiz SuggsFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
King Zøg enters the Twinkleton Insane Asylum and has his first therapy session. Zøg admits to his fellow inmate, Giggles, that he misses his family and he attacks the therapist after he declares that Zøg will stay there for eternity. Elfo uses the controls to pull Laughing Horse inside the airship, annoying Bean. Zøg digs his way out and escapes the asylum, then becomes a monk in a monastery. Bean returns to Dreamland with Elfo, Luci, Laughing Horse, and Jerry, but the airship gets shot down, while they escape in a pod. Zøg has an epiphany, leaves the monastery and meets Vip and Vap. Bean and the rest land their escape pod near a cave.
344"Goon Baby Goon"Brian SheesleyPatric M. VerroneFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean, Elfo, Luci, Laughing Horse, and Jerry return to Dreamland, which has been taken over by an army of goons. Bean, Elfo, Luci, and Jerry sneak into the castle. They come up with a strategy to depose Dagmar, with Luci giving Bean advice on how to confront Dagmar. She finds out that Cloyd and Becky are ruling Dreamland, and after Bean challenges them, she, Elfo, and Luci get literally thrown in the dungeon. Zøg saves them with the help from Vip and Vap, and they try and take back the throne, while they find out about the human experimentation Cloyd and Becky are conducting. The people of Dreamland side with Jerry, driving Cloyd and Becky away, while Bean tries to care for Zøg, who got scratched on the arm during the fight with Cloyd.
355"The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet"Edmund FongBill Odenkirk & Josh WeinsteinFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean shoots down an escape pod from the airship, but Becky and Cloyd weren't inside. Bean and Zøg come to an agreement, they will share the ruling throne of Dreamland. Sorcerio brings Freckles, Zøg's therapy puppet, to life. Zøg plans a parade for the next morning, while Freckles spies on the secret elf meeting. He tries to pull Zog and Bean apart, starting with a comedy roast, with Freckles working with Becky and Cloyd. Freckles goes through Zøg's repressed memories. Zøg, Bean, Elfo and Luci work together to try and find Becky, Cloyd, and Freckles. A chase begins in the tunnels beneath the ground.
366"What to Expect When You're Expecting Parasites"Ira SherakJameel SaleemFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean goes into the water with Luci and Elfo in order to save her dad. Bean swims underwater in hopes of finding Luci, Zøg, and Elfo who were pulled underwater. She finds a section of the castle under water. Once there, she learns that the castle is the home of the sea trøgs. While Zøg, Luci, and Elfo are fine with taking riches from the trøgs, it makes Bean uneasy they are taking advantage of them, wanting to atone for what their ancestors did. Bean discovers that several older characters, such as Sven the Viking, are being used as human incubators for worm parasites. Oona comes to rescue them on her pirate ship. Mora saves Bean just before she drowns and gives her the necklace back. However, Mora leaves before Bean wakes up.
377"The Unbearable Lightning of Bean"Peter AvanzinoAdam BriggsFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Zøg, Luci, Elfo, Oona are glad to see Bean alive, while she remains defensive about who saved her. Zøg laments how lonely he is, and Bean admits she is in love, and they have a heart-to-heart about romance and love. Zøg takes Bean's advice to heart and tells her to take her own advice. An airship from Steamland tries to capture game from the forest. Zøg continues going through the forest, while Bean goes to the beach to "get over" Mora. Zøg walks through the forest and hides in a cave from the rain, later coming across Ursula. Bean goes on a journey with Elfo and Luci and they fall into a hidden cove. Bean has a flash back to the battle in the cove. Zøg connects with Ursula and the child he didn't know he had, Jasper. The explorers try to capture Zøg's kid, but end up spearing his cigar, burning down part of the forest in the process.
388"Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy"Crystal Chesney-Thompson & Ed TademJamie Angell & Patric M. VerroneFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean tries to become a better queen, and lets people come to her in hopes of solving their problems. The elves ask Bean for help. Bean later has a nightmare, with Mora telling her to wake up. The following day, she asks Luci and Elfo for advice. The elves plan to take back the castle and hold a secret meeting. They discover Elfo there, and send him off as a spy against the trøgs. Meanwhile, Bean continues to have nightmares. The trogs capture Elfo and plan to kill him while the elves prepare to attack. After Elfo encourages Jasper and Derek to put their differences behind, they throw him down into the tunnels. While the trøgs and elves confront each other in the tunnels, Leavo discovers that the two species are actually the same.
399"The Goo-Bye Girl"Jeff MyersAbe Groening & Bill Odenkirk & Michael SaikinFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean keeps having nightmares and is trying to figure out what they mean. The trøgs and elves throw down their weapons. Jasper and Derek are brought to school. Luci finds the King's secret collection of comic books. Luci and Bean work together to save Elfo from the trøgs, who plan to give Elfo a taste of the Goo, until Bean pushes Luci away, calling him "toxic." Bean tries to find Elfo and stop the trøgs from hurting him. Luci snatches the jar of goo away and helps Bean and Elfo escape. Derek, Freckles and Jasper get into a confrontation with a group of street bullies. Derek seemingly kills one of the bullies and feels guilty about it. Freckles convinces Derek, Snarla and Jasper to leave town together, secretly having faked the bully's death and orchestrated the scenario. Bean ends up drinking the Goo secretly stuck there by the trøgs and falls asleep. She chases Dagmar in her dream. Bean catches up to her, and realizes that she hasn't been chasing Dagmar in her dreams, but Bean herself.
4010"Bean Falls Apart"Edmund FongRich Fulcher & Jameel Saleem and Matt Groening & Josh WeinsteinFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Bean confronts her dream-time version of herself, "Bad Bean," with the help of her friends. Bean tries to kill the evil version of herself in her dreams. Odval and Zøg go out to look for Derek, Jasper, and Freckles. The elves and trøgs have their first joint meeting, sharing their knowledge with each other. One of the trøgs says that Bean can only defeat Dagmar with help from the goo. Freckles brings Derek and Jasper to Steamland. Bean works with her doppelgänger to hone her magical electric powers. Bad Bean takes over Bean's body. Zøg and Odval get to Steamland to save Derek and Jasper only for Zøg to get knocked unconscious and Odval, Jasper, Freckles, Ursula, and Derek become Steamland's new circus attraction. Elfo and others convince Luci to save Bean from the dream. The bad Bean is beheaded, then Bean has to face Dagmar and Satan, with Dagmar pushing Bean into the ocean. Bean is rescued by Mora and they kiss underwater in a loving embrace. In a post-credit scene, Dagmar sits on the throne with Satan and Bad Bean's severed head, then looks at the audience, smiling.

Part 5 (2023)

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411"Heads or Tails" Peter Avanzino Jean AnsolabehereSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Dagmar plans to resurrect Bad Bean for her plans, thinking that she killed the real Bean, but the body is hidden by Elfo, Luci, Bunty, and Mop Girl, with everyone besides Luci being interrogated by Dagmar, though they refuse to divulge information; meanwhile, Satan reveals to Luci that he is his father. In Steamland, Jasper discovers that the freak show owner kidnapped Ursula as well and is keeping her captive. Bean, who was saved by Mora, arrives in Elfo's room where Bad Bean's body is and embraces with the group.
422"Fish Out of Water"Crystal Chesney-Thompson Bill Odenkirk September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Bean, Mora, and Elfo plan to move the body out of the castle, only to discover that the body is still sentient without a head. After disposing of it, Mora and Bean realize that neither of them left during their first night together, meaning somebody else interfered. The find one of the Arch-Druidess' television screens which shows Zøg being beaten by several Steamland citizens and the two realize he's in trouble; they steal a motorcycle and drive into the direction of Steamland.
433"Electric Ladyland"Jeff Myers Josh Weinstein September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Bad Bean's corpse ends up in the hands of the Trøgs, who use the Goo to bring it back to life, albeit without a head; Bad Bean throws the leader of the Trøgs to his death and proceeds to chase Elfo back into the castle. Bean and Mora run into Alva, who shows them Zøg safe and unharmed; Alva traps Bean inside a metallic suit which he intends to power using her electric powers. Bean breaks out upon hearing the Arch-Druidess confess she buried Zøg alive and the group escapes; Alva gets the help of a Trøg named Hencho. Bean, Mora, and Zøg discover the freak show where their friends are being held captive.
444"I Hear Your Noggin, But You Can't Come In"Ira SherakJamie AngellSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Bean, Mora, and Zøg rescue the freaks and escape Steamland, with Mora piloting a submarine while Bean and Zøg fly a hot air balloon, unaware that Freckles has stowed away on it. In Dreamland, Elfo, Mop Girl, and Luci try to kill Bad Bean's body but are unable to as it is immortal; when Jerry attempts to aid them, Bad Bean breaks his neck and kills him. Bad Bean makes her way to Dagmar where she reveals to Elfo that without his death happening, Bean wouldn't have been able to resurrect her. Luci steals Bad Bean's head, leaving Dagmar unable to revive her.
455"Who Shot Elfo?"Dwayne Carey-HillMichael SaikinSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Freckles attempts to trick Bean and Zøg on the hot air balloon and threatens to pop it, only for Zøg to knock him into the ocean. The submarine piloted by Mora sinks but they are saved by Oona, who bonds with Ursula. Per Mop Girl's suggestion, who he has fallen in love with, Elfo uses the crystal ball to travel back in time in order to stop his murder from happening; he aims an arrow at Pendergast who he thinks shot him but misses and accidentally strikes his past self, realizing that he was his own killer. Elfo goes forward and shatters the crystal ball where he, after having a heartfelt moment with Mop Girl, discovers that she has elf ears.
466"The Stience of Homemade Lightning"Andrew HanJoanne LeeSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
While flying over Maru, the hot air balloon is shot down by Cloyd and Becky. Prudence and the Crones teach Bean how to use her electrical powers, though Zøg is kidnapped by Cloyd and Becky's goons. In Dreamland, during a meeting between all the fantasy creatures, Mop Girl reveals her elf-human heritage and calls upon herself to be the leader of the rebellion against Dagmar's rule. Bean rescues Zøg and throws Cloyd and Becky through the oracle fire, which destroys it and transports them to Dreamland where Dagmar finally finds the head and resurrects Bad Bean; Bad Bean consoles Cloyd and Becky before throwing them into the castle fireplace, killing them both.
477"Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment"Crystal Chesney-ThompsonJameel SaleemSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Bean and Zøg are recaptured by the orderlies of the Twinkletown Insane Asylum but Bean breaks out, allowing all the inmates to roam free. As Bean readies for her fight with Dagmar, the rebellion gets ready to attack.
488"The Battle of Falling Water"Jeff MyersJosh WeinsteinSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
The elves and Trøgs call together all the fantasy creatures for a battle in front of the entrance to Crystal Cavern. Dagmar heads there in order to unlock Bad Bean's magic but the elves led by Bean confront her, resulting in a brutal massacre with many deaths on both sides. Bean is nearly killed but is aided by an arriving Mora, who leads the mermaids and Seekers against Dagmar's soldiers. King Rulo is badly injured during the fight while Bean and Bad Bean fight but as they both have magic powers, the fight is evenly matched; Bean manages to get the upper hand and fatally stabs Bad Bean in the heart, only to realize that due to Bad Bean's mental manipulation, she stabbed and killed Mora. Enraged, Bean unleashes a blast of lightning similar to the one shown during the first Battle of Falling Water, which kills the remaining fighters on Dagmar's side and the elves, this blast also fatally wounding Bad Bean. As Dagmar sneaks away, Bean crushes Bad Bean's head and begins to cry over Mora's dead body.
499"Darkness Falls"Ira SherakJosh WeinsteinSeptember 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Bean places Mora's body on a boulder near the sea but is ambushed and knocked out by Dagmar. Meanwhile, Alva has made his way to Dreamland where he and the Trøgs build a rocket to the Moon, not knowing that the Arch-Druidess has snuck on-board. Dagmar unlocks the magic and unleashes it across the kingdom; Mop Girl, Elfo, and Luci attempt to stop Dagmar in Crystal Cavern but she brutally beats Mop Girl and Elfo before throwing Luci into a pit of lava, incinerating his body and killing him forever much to Satan's horror, who promptly leaves. In Heaven, Luci finds himself watching as Jerry argues with God about the scenario and God's unwillingness to do anything about it; enraged, Jerry picks up a brick and smashes God's head with it, plunging the world into darkness. Bean confronts Dagmar but is seemingly killed by her, as she is now wielding magic.
5010"Goodbye Bean"Dwayne Carey-Hill Matt Groening September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
In the caverns, the Trøgs reveal to Dagmar that they've removed their brains in order to achieve immortality. Bean, Dagmar, and Elfo fight and end up at Crystal Cavern, where Oona arrives and uses a sword to slice off the top of Dagmar's scalp; though this nearly kills her, she simply pulls her own brain out of her head, achieving immortality. Bean realizes the only way to stop Dagmar is to destroy the magic forever and begins to shatter the crystals in Crystal Cavern, one of them falling on Dagmar and impaling her but leaving her trapped due to her immortality. Luci briefly considers becoming the new God and leaving God dead forever but decides against it, reviving him with Jerry's help; God offers Luci a wish and Luci wishes for Mora to come back to life. Some time later, Zøg steps down as King and gives the crown to Rulo, only for Rulo to crown Mop Girl, revealed to actually be Miri, as the Queen of Dreamland, who rules over the kingdom with Elfo. The Arch-Druidess traps Alva in the rocket and launches it with them both inside, with it crashing on the Moon much to the Trøgs' amusement; she proceeds to shatter Alva's life support helmet with a hammer. Satan frees Dagmar from the crystal but traps her in a cage along with Freckles for all of eternity. Though Bean and Mora plan to get married, the wedding is actually between Odval and Sorcerio while Bean and Mora run away to get married in secret and see the world together.

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