Shaggy Mane's antics slow the Toad Patrol as he disturbs a nest of wasps, gets caught in the headlights of an oncoming 'Rumble Crusher', and loses a close encounter with Cleopatra the Skunk. Feeling useless, he runs away, until Cleopatra and Earth Star, a wandering Toadlet minstrel, convinces him that he is a vital member of the Toad Patrol.