The Scary Beginning

The Scary Beginning is the first episode of Poppy Playtime.

Synopsis
The twins and friends revisit their childhood place, which is abandoned 5 years ago.

Plot
The episode begins with a childhood flashback of the two twins, Jake and Emily, as they play in a place called “Playtime Co.” while their parents chat with the other parents. The twins play with toys during the time with the other kids. The two then find a VHS tape when Emily was trying to retrieve her pink stretchy doll. They watch the VHS they found, which shows a commercial for the titular doll Poppy Playtime and tours of the factory before abruptly cutting to spliced in footage of graffiti of a poppy.

Years later, the twins had grown up. Jake lives in a luxury apartment by himself after saving a lot of money from his family and old job. Emily owns a fishing club where people could fish and drink root beer whilst listening to rock. She also became something of a chef having kept some of their mother's old cook books. One day, Jake receives a mysterious letter that the mailman gave him. He reads it, and it reveals that it’s from the missing staff of his old job, Playtime Co, requesting them to "find the flower".