Hank and Luanne survive the Mega Lo Mart explosion, but Buckley is no more. Hank finds that he is scared of propane, and tries to figure out how to deal with his fear of dying. Meanwhile, Luanne, who lost all her hair in the explosion, decides to become an activist like Sinead O'Connor.
Ash and friends arrive in Cerulean City and Ash must battle Misty to recieve the Cascade badge. Later on, their battle is interupted by Team Rocket who attempts to snatch all the Pok?mon in the Gym with a giant vacum! Then Pikachu uses his thunderbolt on Team Rocket and they are blasting off again.
