Financial trouble. Peebles was struggling with the high cost of caring for Magilla Gorilla.
Mr. Peebles is arrested, and the shop's bookkeeper, Arnie , takes over and hosts a massive adoption event for the animals. Key Trivia & Production [S1E3] Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!
The group discovers a letter from a "Professor Smythe" claiming the egg must be kept cold to prevent a monster from hatching. After a series of chases—and the appearance of —the gang unmasks the Fish Monster. The Reveal Culprit: Mr. Peebles himself. Financial trouble