A Bill Full of Dollars (Zhu Zhu Pets)

A Bill Full of Dollars is a Zhu Zhu Pets episode aired on January 9, 1993

## Characters

* Mr. Squiggles
* Pipsqueak
* Num Nums
* Chunk
* Patches
* Scoodles
* Jilly
* Nugget
* Winkie
* Cilan Kiawe the misty rose hamster (on TV)
* Luigi

## Synopsis

Chunk feels unappreciated when nobody will listen to him, not even his own friends. Meanwhile, at the Zhu Zhu Pet residence Pipsqueak and Winkie are annoyed at their TV's quality and decide they want a new flat screen high-definition TV. They suggest the idea to Mr. Squiggles who is not welcome to the idea. Pipsqueak offers to pay for it herself but Mr. Squiggles states that she hasn't sold a house in weeks which means he has to pay for it, which he doesn't want to do. At the Zhu Zhu Pets house, Pipsqueak is out to prove her friend wrong and tries to find another way to make money. Nugget shows Pipsqueak a stock market TV show, which is loosely based on the CNBC program "Mad Money" hosted by Cilan Kiawe. This gives PIpsqueak the idea of playing the stock market. Nugget and Scoodles also join her, however a week later they lose all the money in their initial investment. To improve their odds they decide to study the consumer habits of an "every hamster" at a local supermarket and after a bit of searching, they find that Chunk (who happened to be grocery shopping) perfectly fits the description of "the average American consumer" and decide to make him the subject of their study. After a while of notes and study of Chunk's shopping habits, they finally begin to make money from their investments, which allows Pipsqueak to buy the flat screen TV. However, when Mr. Squiggles asks Pipsqueak how she got the TV she tells Mr. Squiggles how she used Chunk without his knowledge. Mr. Squiggles, disappointed with his friend, tells her that she needs to tell Chunk what's been going on. At the restaurant Sugarfoot's Pipsqueak, Nugget, and Scoodles inform Chunk on what happened, but he tells them that he doesn't mind as he finally has people who'll listen to him. Later in an attempt at doubling their money, Pipsqueak, Nugget, and Scoodles take Chunk to a tech expo for new information on which upcoming electronic products will appeal best to the "every hamster". In front of a selection of digital cameras, they demand Chunk to choose one. However, Chunk gets nervous and flustered as he can't make a decision under pressure. Scoodles sites the "Hawthorne effect" or observer effect and labels Chunk as "broken" and essentially useless for Pipsqueak, Nugget, and Scoodles' purposes. The three of them then leave the expo without a now upset Chunk. At Nugget's house, the group watches the TV show again for fresh ideas as they can't use Chunk anymore. They soon discover that after they left the expo Chunk, in a vain attempt to regain Pipsqueak and company's affection, put a second mortgage on his house for an investment, only to lose the money when the investment soured. Realizing that Chunk may come looking for help, Pipsqueak and the others start avoiding him. Meanwhile, at the Zhu Zhu Pet residence, while Mr. Squiggles and Winkie are having a difficult time figuring out the new TV's advanced features, Mr. Squiggles hears Chunk in the backyard and after hearing his dilemma, he confront his friend and the others about what they should do about Chunk. They eventually decide to sell of their holdings and the TV (which they could never figure out how to use) to pay for Chunk's mortgage. They only come up with a fraction of what Chunk needs but decide to give it to him anyway. Chunk, while grateful of the support from his friends, surprises everyone by announcing that he's in the clear as he filed for bankruptcy and therefore doesn't need the money. As he tries to leave, Luigi (who bought the new TV from Mr. Squiggles and was picking it up) and everyone else is interested about the concept of bankruptcy and wants to hear more. Finally pleased that he has hamsters who are interested in what he has to say, Chunk happily tells them about the process.

## Errors

1. Pipsqueak's fur is bumblebee yellow instead of yellow.
2. Chunk's fur is alabaster white instead of white.
3. Jilly's fur is salmon pink instead of pink.
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## Trivia

A Bill Full of Dollars is the episode with 6 errors.