Hamtaro, the Super Sleuth!

Hamtaro, the Super Sleuth!
Episode Number:	17
First Airdates
Japan ; October 27, 2000	North America ; June 25, 2002
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◄ Get Well, Laura

Season 1

The Slipper Chase ►

Hamtaro, the Super Sleuth! is the 17th episode of the series and the 17th episode of Season One.

All of the Ham-Ham's special items have suddenly gone missing! Luckily, Hamtaro is on the case and wants to know what's going on and who really had an intent on stealing everyone's things. Meanwhile, Laura and her friend's school supplies go missing the same way, and they try and find the culprit.

Plot

There is a thief at Laura’s school and also in the Ham-Ham Clubhouse! Hamtaro starts an immediate investigation and Boss soon discovers many of the stolen items under his bed. Boss declares his innocence, but the evidence makes it hard for the Ham-Hams to believe him. The Ham-Hams are happy to have their things back, but Stan wants the culprit tracked down.

After a dejected Boss locks himself in his room, Snoozer’s pillow gets stolen. They search the tunnels and hear a monster romping through. The follow it and soon discover that the thief is none other than little Penelope, who is just trying to act grown up by putting everyone’s things away.

Meanwhile, Laura too finds out that some mischievous black crows stole her pencil box, as well as her friends' items, and Travis steps in to save the day, climbing a tree to retrieve it.

Characters

Ham-Hams:

Humans:

Animals:

Brandy

Missing Items

Bijou's jewelry box
Oxnard's spoon
Boss' hamster treats
Howdy's spare apron
Dexter's eyeglass cloth
Maxwell's book
Sandy's batons (and her ribbon as shown when the items are found)
Stan's maracas
Panda's carpentry tools
Snoozer's pillow

Trivia

This episode was later turned into a book along with a few others for the show. The book is aimed at 3 to 4 year old's.