Batfink says that he knows who has stolen a huge pearl from the museum, but he refuses to tell who did it; this leads everyone, including the thieves, to believe that he has turned crooked.

Hugo A-Go-Go is using his short-circuit device to make trains and traffic signals go wild.

Hugo and Ebenezer the Freezer plan to freeze the entire city, using a missile loaded with freezing gas.

Mr. Boomer, the owner of Boomer Glass Works, is using a jet plane to create window-shattering sonic booms in order to increase business.

Big Ears Ernie is a burglar whose super-sensitive hearing allows him to break into safes and avoid capture.

Hugo has stolen all the water from Niagara Falls, and is selling it for five cents a glass.

Mr. M. Flick, the Mad Movie Maker, uses a projected image of a meteor to scare everyone out of the city, leaving him free to loot it.

Someone is stealing valuables from fat men's clubs, so Batfink dons an inflatable "fat suit" to find him.

Hugo uses his latest invention, a tickle stick, to render people helpless with laughter.