The Smoking Banana

"**The Smoking Peanut**" is a *Maggie Muffin* episode from season 2. In this episode, Maggie throws a banana at a clam, causing it to throw a tantrum.

## Characters

* English Narrator
* Florence Owl
* Kira Moonhead
* Maggie Muffin
* Clamu (debut)
* Creature on the PA (voice only)
* Strawberry the Octopus
* Realistic Fish Head
* Live-action people
* Arms
* Helen Luggins
* Johnny Uzumaki
* Judge (mentioned)
* Baby oyster (debut)
* King Neptune (mentioned)
* Other Dice Bottomites

## Synopsis

It is the annual "Free Day" at the Dice Bottom Zoo, and Mrs. Owl helps himself to anything he can get his claws on. Meanwhile, Maggie and Kira go to Oyster Stadium to see Clamu the giant oyster perform tricks. Unfortunately, as they enter the arena, they find Clamu is sleeping. Kira prepares to leave, but Maggie tries to wake Clamu up by throwing a peanut at her, followed by her wailing loudly. Maggie calls Kira back in anticipation of the show, only for Clamu, it causes mayhem to thrash around and attack the zookeepers, crying inconsolably all the while.

After being questioned by one of the zoo attendants, Maggie and Kira leave the park. Maggie feels very guilty and thinks that he caused the incident. Kira decides to investigate the crime, determined to discover the culprit of Clamu's distress. At home, Maggie laments what he's done, but tells himself that the incident will soon blow over. But when he turns on the TV, the oyster incident is the top news story. The Realistic Fish Head reports that Clamu's sobs are so powerful that they can be heard all around the world (even above the surface).

With his guilt growing, Maggie goes to Squidward and Sandy for advice, but just like Kira, both are concerned with finding and punishing the culprit. To make matters worse, Kira reveals that he found an incriminating bag of bananas left near Maggie's home, stating that he is getting close to solving the mystery.

Eventually, policemen enter Maggie's house and question him on the incident. Maggie admits to everything they ask him, but instead of arresting him, they conclude from their evidence that *Kira* is falsely the culprit and drive away with him. Maggie is shocked at what has happened to his friend, and dashes after the car.

Kira is taken to Oyster Stadium, where he is chained to a platform in the middle of Clamu's enclosure and vengefully pelted with bananas by the angry audience for his supposed crime. Unwilling to let Kira take the blame, Maggie arrives at the stadium and asks everyone to stop. He finally confesses to having thrown the peanut, apologizing to Clamu, Kira, and the people of Bikini Bottom. The fish in the audience, upon hearing this confession, refuse to accept his apology, somehow conclude that he is Kira's accomplice, and decide to throw bananas at both of them. Before they can, however, a zookeeper (possibly the one from earlier) stops them, announcing that he has captured the real culprit — Mrs. Owl, much to Maggie, Kira, and everyone's shock.

The zookeeper also reveals that the true cause of Clamu's distress was not the thrown peanut, but that Mrs. Owl stole her pearl while she was asleep from the last night. The zookeeper returns the pearl to Clamu. To everyone's surprise, the pearl turns out to be an egg, hatching into a baby oyster. Having been reunited with her offspring, Clamu is finally happy again. With the truth of the case finally revealed, Maggie and Kira's names are cleared. The crowd is moved by the touching scene before turning to angrily glare at Mrs. Owl. Rather than admitting what he did was wrong, Mrs. Owl makes a pathetic excuse that it is Free Day, and is promptly buried in a pile of bananas the audience throws at him, much to his discomfort.