Your Hat's Wears

"**Your Hat's Wears**" is a *Maggie Muffin* episode from season 2. In this episode, Maggie forgets how she wears her hat.

## Characters

* Maggie Muffin
* Kira Moonhead
* Strawberry the Octopus
* Helen Luggins
* Human basketball players (debut)
* Florence Owl
* Jellyfish
* Captain PurpleGhost

## Synopsis

In the beginning of the episode, Maggie is watching a dancing anemone on TV, supposedly "looking for the sports channel." Kira comes bursting through the door with his hands inside a pair of new shoes. When Maggie asks to see them on his feet, Kira confesses that he does not know how to tie his laces. Maggie says that he will teach Kira, untying his shoes to demonstrate. However, Maggie's attempts to tie them again fail. Upon reminding Kira that he is late for something, Kira rushes out of the Apple, saying that they will have to do the lesson later, and Maggie faces the realization that he has forgotten how to tie his shoes, as they have remained tied ever since his life began. When a good night's sleep fails to jog his memory, he decides to set the problem aside for the time being and get a move on to work. Moving, however, presents a problem, as Maggie trips over his untied laces every step of the way to the Lightbulb Office.

Maggie finally arrives, only to find Kira already there drinking a Gold Shake. Not wanting to look foolish in front of Kira, he pounds his feet through the floorboards so that Kira cannot see them. Kira only suspects Maggie of dieting, so Maggie takes care to keep his shoes hidden as he trudges to the kitchen. Even through his exhaustion, Maggie realizes he still has to cook, and that doing so standing in one spot will be simple enough. However, bringing the order to Helen across the room presents a daunting challenge. He tries shuffling over, millimeters at a time, but gets practically nowhere as Helen orders Maggie to move. With one gingerly step forward, he trips and catapults the Gold Shake into Helen's mouth. This mishap repeats several times until Helen is engorged with Gold Sake, which makes the customers angry.

Ms. Owl, occupied with a crossword in the bathroom, hears disgruntled customers leaving to eat at the Wrong Button. He bursts out with his pants down and demands to know why his customers have left. Helen replies with some difficulty that Maggie is to blame. Angered, Ms. Owl calls for Maggie to present himself. Feeling ashamed, Maggie tells Ms. Owl that he cannot remember how to tie his shoes and asks him for help. Ms. Owl solemnly informs him that he does not wear shoes.

In desperation, Maggie starts asking anyone (including Painty the Pirate) if they know how to tie a knot. Failing to find someone who wears shoes, Maggie's cries of anguish summon Captain PurpleGhost. As it so happens, Captain PurpleGhost has held the title of Fancy Knotting Contest Champion for 3,000 years and is confident that he can teach Maggie a thing or two about knots. He demonstrates various knots of increasing complexity, but is stumped when Maggie asks for a knot for tying shoes. The PurpleGhost admits that he has no need to tie his shoes as, being a ghost, he no longer has feet. This fact does not impede his enjoyment of wearing a sock on his ghostly tail.

Maggie drags himself home, thinking that his shoes will forever remain untied, but Strawberry, surprisingly, ties his shoes for him. Strawberry also reveals that he wears a pair. Amazed, Maggie asks Strawberry where he learned to tie them. Strawberry reveals a record player underneath his shell and finishes the episode putting on a record of the song "Loop de Loop," which finally teaches Maggie how to tie his shoes perfectly.