Episode #404 "Collect Call For Dick"

  Tommy is punished by the coach because he shows no school spirit at a basketball pep rally. Dick gets a "Fuzzy Buddy" Jiggly Pig as a promotional giveaway at a local burger joint. Nina, a serious Fuzzy Buddy collector, goes crazy when she sees it and persuades Dick to give it to her. Sally, shopping at a pharmacy, witnesses a stampede when a new shipment of Fuzzy Buddies arrives. She gets sucked into the excitement and brings home a big bag of the stuffed toys. Sally tells Dick how rare the Jiggly Pig is and he is determined to get it back from Nina. Sally and Dick take off to find more Fuzzy Buddies, and she warns Harry to keep his hands off the ones she has. Dick pays Nina $75 to get back Jiggly Pig. Dick and Tommy have a meeting with the principal about Tommy’s lack of school spirit. The principal tells Tommy that he’s now Hooty, the school’s owl mascot. Dick is paying no attention because he’s too busy stealing some Fuzzy Buddies that are in the principal’s office. Tommy gets swept away by all the power and attention he gets as Hooty. He gets so involved in his new job that he flies into a rage and tackles the coach when the team loses. Dick and Sally are hot on the trail of more Fuzzy Buddies. Harry complains to Dick that there’s no food in the house and Dick has even spent the rent money, but now Dick is in search of the rare Chilly the Snow Leopard with only a single nostril. Dick and Sally go to Fuzzy Buddy Swap Night at the burger joint. Sally says the market is at its peak, so it’s time to sell the collection, but Dick is not sure he’s ready to give up his fuzzy friends. Dick and Sally meet the owner of one of the rare snow leopards, and their transaction sounds like a drug deal with Dick buying Chilly for $800 while refusing to sell the rest of the collection. At this point, both Harry and Sally are frantic. Sally, Harry, Tommy and Mary decide that only an "intervention" can save Dick now.