The Case of the Growing Mystery

**The Case of the Growing Mystery** is the eighth episode of Season 2 of Fishtronaut and the sixtieth episode of the series.

## Summary

The episode opens with Dr. Green who couldn't reach the ripe apples by standing on one of the buckets and started falling. Meanwhile, Marina explains to Zeek about hydroponics, a method of growing plants without soil. Marina also explains that the liquid she's using has all sorts of nutrients that strawberries need, so strawberries can grow big, strong, and have a natural taste. Zeek tries to explain if the trio can plant bananas, but the twins come inside, telling the trio that their grandfather Dr. Green is hurt by falling off a bucket while trying to get the apples. Meanwhile, Dr. Green is at his bed in the Beanstalk Care Center, saying that this is a minor injury and a little rest can help him heal his injury. Dr. Green also tells Marina to harvest the fruits for him.

Back at the greenhouse, Marina says that she has a list of things to do to make Dr. Green happy. First, she tells the twins that Billy must pick up the herbs, not the sprouts and Mac must pick the vegetables (especially the carrots and the cabbages). Marina tells Zeek that he's in charge of the strawberries by feeding them the nutrients potassium, calcium, and magnesium with only two drops to nourish them. Marina and Fishtronaut made a plan to pick oranges and raspberries without anyone wandering around until the work is finished. Meanwhile, the twins started picking the vegetables while Marina tells Fishtronaut to fix the fence a little faster. Fishtronaut tries to explain, but Marina tells him to act quickly by picking the mangoes. Meanwhile, Zeek is unsure where to put the drops of nutrients. While putting two drops on some of the strawberries, Zeek accidentally spills one of the bottles of nutrients. Zeek then appears in the orange tree where Fishtronaut tells him if he and Marina need help, but Marina tells him that he can't help the two since Zeek must take care of the strawberries. All of a sudden, a P.O.P. arrives towards the trio

**P.O.P. Clues:** a giant boot and a see-through light bulb

Receiving the clues, Marina says that everything should be in order rather than find a creature with a giant foot while Zeek thought there is a giant in the park. The trio then decides to investigate if there's a giant in the park. Meanwhile, Fishtronaut meets a pygmy marmoset who saw two turtles fighting over a big red fruit. Marina explains that one of the parts of the park didn't have good care as she is curious that Billy and Mac were doing the right tasks that Marina told them. Marina found out that the trio didn't see the footprints of an actual giant or any other sign of him. Fishtronaut found out that the mission has something to do with a giant fruit and not an actual giant. Marina is worried that she and Fishtronaut forgot to pick the jackfruit. Marina found out that the jackfruits are not ripe yet and Marina doesn't want her grandfather to think the trio isn't doing a good job in the park. Marina found out that the light bulb clue is linked to the hydroponic greenhouse that is described as hot, lit up, and see-through.

Meanwhile, the greenhouse was damaged when some of the strawberries have grown big after leaving and Marina thought her grandfather would be very disappointed for the mess. Fishtronaut tells Zeek to know if he has any idea what happened. Zeek explains that he gave the nutrients to the strawberries that Marina told him to, only he dropped the bottle Marina gave him and Zeek fed the drops of other nutrients to the strawberries (in which Marina explains that this is the main cause for putting so many nutrients on the strawberries and grew too much and ruined the greenhouse). Zeek tries to apologize for the incident, but Marina refuses to accept his apology. Fishtronaut found out that Marina also messed the up the job by being very bossy. Marina apologizes to Zeek for giving a difficult job for Zeek. The trio then decides to clean up the mess and rebuild the greenhouse, with the help of Billy and Mac (in which Marina apologizes to them for being bossy and rude to them). Having rebuilt the greenhouse, Dr. Green is happy that the greenhouse is rebuilt and he also heard the good work that the trio and the twins did. He also explains that it's not easy to take care of the whole park when Marina tells him that she and the rest of the gang did everything wrong (Dr. Green also did a wrong thing before, trying to get it right). All of a sudden, another P.O.P. arrives towards the trio.

**P.O.P. Rewards:** jello molds and a recipe for fruit jello

Receiving the rewards, Dr. Green makes a suggestion that he has fruit required to make jello at the Beanstalk Care Center.

## Trivia

* When Dr. Green says "When I put so many nutrients on a pumpkin, then it turned into a carriage and left the park in search of a princess," this quote is a reference to the fairy tale "Cinderella".