Hopping Mad

Hopping Mad is the fifty sixth episode from Season 1.

Plot
Dennis comes out of the house dressed in his finest suit, and is dismayed that he has to go to Margaret's dumb old music recital. Henry then loans Dennis some money to buy Margaret a present. Dennis, while walking with Ruff to buy something for Margaret, realizes that it's Sunday, meaning that all the stores are closed. Ruff then spots a magic show, hosted by Samarkand the magician. Samarkand asks Cornelius, his assistant, to bring his magic hat.

Samarkand says "Hocus Pocus", and out come two rabbits. Samarkand utters the same words again, and a huge flock of doves flies out. Once the magic show is over, Dennis gets the idea that Margaret would like a magic hat. Cornelius. who'd overheard what Dennis had said, comes up to Dennis and offers him Samarkand's hat for sale, and won't mind because Samarkand has heaps more like it. Cornelius wants money to go to the movies, and Dennis agrees to buy the hat. The two kids make the exchange, and Dennis makes his way to Margaret's dumb old music recital.

Meanwhile, at the Wade place, Margaret is playing her cello beautifully, and though the adults enjoyed it, most of the kids, including Tommy and Lars, found it boring. Once Mrs. Wade announces refreshments, Tommy is pleased there'll be eats. Margaret brushes Tommy and Lars' behavior as vulgar. As she said this, Dennis arrives and much to his luck, he missed half of the recital. Margaret is pleased that Dennis had arrived at her recital, and Dennis gives her the magic hat he purchased.

Margaret sarcastically says she loves it, only for Dennis to detect her sarcasm and explain it's a magic hat. After Margaret explains there's no such thing as a magic hat, Dennis tries to demonstrate with "Abracadabra", but nothing happened. Dennis tries over and over again with "Abracadabra" to prove the hat is magic, but to no avail. Margaret feels she won the argument until she says it's a load of "Hocus Pocus", only to be proven wrong when numerous rabbits come out of the hat, wreaking havoc over the Wade place. Dennis is pleased that Margaret said "Hocus Pocus", only to let more rabbits out of the hat.

Next, doves fly out the hat, right above Margaret. Then numerous frogs bounce out of the hat, much to Margaret's disgust. Tommy wants Dennis to stop the hat, but Dennis doesn't know how. Samarkand arrives and explains how to reverse the magic spell. He utters "Hinky Minky Spilladinky Hopey Cokey Abracadabra Mookie Pookie" to get all the animals back into the hat. Samarkand explains the hat is his, only for Dennis to explain he bought it from Cornelius. Samarkand demands Cornelius to give Dennis his money back.

Dennis wanted to buy a present for Margaret, prompting Samarkand to utter "Hocus Pocus", and make a bouquet of flowers for Dennis to give to Margaret. Samarkand and Cornelius vanish into thin air after this. Dennis gives the bouquet to Margaret. Margaret, while grateful for the flowers, is still angry at Dennis for wrecking her recital, and angrily throws a cake in Dennis' face. Dennis is thankful that the cake is coated in chocolate.