The Case of the Fishy Fundraiser

"**The Case of the Fishy Fundraiser**" is the 17th episode of the second season of *The InBESTigators*, and the 37th overall.

## Synopsis

Amelia resents her fundraising cupcake stall being upstaged by a lemonade stall, so when things go sour, Amelia is accused of sabotage.

## Plot

Poppy, Ezra's younger sister, begins a new case report from the Inbestigators, saying that if it does well in the story, it will possibly make her brother found what she calls the "Junior Division". The case takes place at Amelia's house, where she starts selling cupcakes to raise money to help the children's hospital.

## Cast & Characters

 Anna Cooke
 Aston Droomer
 Jamil Smyth-Secka
 Eliza Ong
 Hannah Johnston
 Monty Henderson
 Zac Mineo
 Patrick Harvey

## Features

### Locations

* Australia
	+ Unnamed Residential Area
		- Granny Flat
		- Amelia's house
		- Chidren Hospital

### Groups

* The InBESTigators
	+ Maudie Miller
	+ Ezra Banks
	+ Ava Andrikides
	+ Kyle Klimson
* Middle Primary School Grade 5 Boys Cricket Team
	+ Kyle Klimson
	+ Toby
	+ James
	+ Diet
	+ Archie

## Crime Details

### Suspects

 James | He was mad at Toby because of his two-month ban on not playing any sports because of his surgery, and he was very thick because of that.

## Videos

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## Trivia

* This episode was promoted by Poppy's actress, Eliza Ong, which posted a teaser on her Instagram.
* This is the first time where Poppy reports the case, only because she thought that Ezra let her report the case.
* This episode features the first fundraiser in the series.
* Amelia's full name is Amelia Fitzgerald, as seen in the local newspaper article and mentioned by her while serving new customers.
* Maudie, during this episode, is shown wearing another style of boots, which are different from her common boots.
* This is the third episode in which a person is charged with a crime that did not commit and at the same time, the third episode that a person commits a crime without knowing it and that the victim himself commits the crime.
* This is currently the only episode the **InBESTigators Junior Division appears.**

### Cultural References

* Toby mentions a very popular event which is Curry Night, which also serves as a very useful fundraising event for some people at night.
* Amelia's last name, Fitzgerald, is similar to two pop culture figures:
	+ F. Scott Fitzgerald, a American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and short-story writer.
	+ The part of Amelia's last name, Fitz, references the West German film *Fitzcarraldo*, first released in 1982.
* The scene Kyle drinks and spits the lemonade for the last time is similar to the Big Chill character from the Ben 10 franchise.

### Continuity

* Amelia's house was also shown in the episodes "The Case of the Pestering Prank Caller" and "The Case of the Suspect Sprinkler".
* Some clothes of some characters have also been seen in other episodes:
	+ Ezra wears the same clothes that he wore in "The Case of the Wrecked Rehearsal" and "The Case of the Miraculous Mini Golfer".
	+ Maudie's shirt and skirt are the same that she used in "The Case of the Miraculous Mini Golfer".
	+ Poppy is shown with the same clothes that she wore during the case report of "The Case of the Problematic Party".
* Maudie was also shown with another style of boots in "The Case of the Suspect Sprinkler".
* When Toby is taking sparkling water and lemons to make a lemonade table, the soundtrack played was also used in the episodes "The Case of the Missing Solar System" and "The Case of the Vanishing Koalas".
* When Ezra mentions that the sour taste of lemonade is coming from someone who likes salmon with peanut butter, he references his dislike for the ingredients seen in "The Case of the Disappearing Deliveries" and "The Case of the Concert Catastrophe".

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5XPKBBhAQg/.