(It is quite a normal day in the Mushroom Kingdom. We see a Tanoomba strolling down a path.)

Turbo: Are we really doing this? I don't think we've ever gone this low.

Goomy: Well, it's mildly funny, it keeps us our jobs, so why not?

(The two keep a close eye on the Tanoomba. Meanwhile, Jasper is on his normal walk to the market when he notices two heads sticking out of a bush.)

Jasper:*extremely loud* Hey guys! What are you doi-

(Jasper is pulled into the bush by Turbo before he finishes.)

Turbo: Great going there, buster. You nearly blew our cover!

Tanoomba: Huh?

(The Tanoomba suddenly notices that he's being followed, and promptly starts running away.)

Goomy: Aww. Now we actually have to put effort into this!

Jasper: When do you put effort into anything?

Turbo: Quiet. After that Tanoomba!

(Goomy, Jasper, and Turbo chase after the Tanoomba.)

Tanoomba: When will these guys quit?!

Goomy: Stop running! All we want to do is ask a few ques-

(He is interrupted by Jasper running into a pole and falling over.)

Jasper: My face!

(The group looks around for the Tanoomba, but he is nowhere to be seen.)

Goomy: Darn it! Where did that pole come from anyway?

(Turbo takes a look at the pole, which seemingly came out of nowhere. He spots a leaf growing out of it.)

Turbo: Hmmm... I wonder?

(He picks up the pole and smashes it into the ground.)

Pole: I give! I give!

(The pole transforms back into Tanoomba. Turbo is holding Tanoomba by his tail.)

Jasper: Come on, little Tanoomba, don't be shy. I'm a nice Magikoo-

(Tanoomba spits on Jasper.)

Jasper: Why you little-

Goomy: Not the time or place, Jasper.

Turbo: Indeed. Well, we're finished here, so let's be off! Everybody hang on!

(He turns on his rocket, which flies them back to the studio, albeit with a small, rather unceremonious crash through the ceiling.)

YTtF: Yeah, you just go and destroy my property, would you?

Turbo: Er... Sorry?

YTtF: Whatever. And what's Jalvo's Magikoopa friend doing there with you?

Jasper: Well I was on my daily walk to the grocery store to pick up some prune juice.

(Orange ooze comes out of Jasper's sleeve and forms Mini Jalvo.)

Mini Jalvo: Prune juice? Are you kidding me?

Jasper: Be gone with you!

(Jasper waves his wand and Mini Jalvo disappears.)

Jasper: Back to my story. I saw a bush with two heads and then it attacked me. Then I ended up here somehow.

Turbo: Well that's an odd misconception.

YTtF: This is all fine and dandy, especially since you brought back an interviewee, so now this guy can help out too! Have fun!

Jasper: Will I be getting paid?

YTtF: Nope.

(YTtF leaves.)

Turbo: Oh, um, look at the time! SEE YOU!

(He leaves as well.)

Jasper: Darn... Well I guess we�d better start. So what's your name?

Goomy: That's a stupid question.

Jasper: Answer the question!

Tanoomba: Tanner the Tanoomba.

Goomy: What an inspired name.

Tanoomba: Says the Terekuribo named Goomy.

Goomy: Point taken. How is it that you can transform?

Tanoomba: How should I know? I was never good at learning bodily functions.

Iggy: ALLOW ME TO INTERFERE

(He comes down from the ceiling with a humorously large blackboard.)

Iggy: You see, Tanoomba biology suggests that this power comes from the leaves they carry, which is why it is usually present in their transformations! *writes on blackboard*

(Iggy and his blackboard come back the way they came. A large book comes falling down as well.)

Tanoomba: ...

Goomy: ...

Jasper: ...

Tanoomba: *reads* Oh hey, that is what happens.

Jasper: Does the Tanooki Suit come from your pelt?

Tanoomba: WHAT?! IS THAT HOW THEY'RE MADE?!

Jasper: I dunno, that's why I'm asking.

Tanoomba: No they don't.

Goomy: How do Tanoombas even exist in the first place?

Tanoomba: According to this book, you know those leaves mentioned before? It turns out that they are magical leaves that imbue their owner with shapeshifting powers. When a Goomba finds one, it turns into a Tanoomba.

Goomy: That sounds odd.

Tanoomba: Oh, come now, in a world of fire-breathing flowers, creepy hills with eyes, self-sentient clouds, and reusable, renewable bombs, it's the shapeshifting leaves you're skeptical about?

Jasper: Not really. So why do your disguises show the leaf or tail?

Tanoomba: Well we aren't perfect. We only change when we get scared or prep for battles.

Jasper: So you don't practice?

Tanoomba: Yes. We barely battle and we're rarely frightened. So we end up showing something to ruin our disguise.

Goomy: How come Tanoombas can be seen in the Beanbean Kingdom if Goombas aren't native to it?

Tanoomba: You know Little Fungitown, right? Well, along with the Toads, some Goombas came too. I assume they must've found the leaves as well.

Goomy: Why aren't there regular Goombas too, then?

Tanoomba: In truth, only the Tanoombas survived living in the Beanbean Kingdom, as the normal Goombas were driven out by the dominant species, the Beanie. Survival of the fittest, you know?

Jasper: I don't know. What's the logic behind that?

Tanoomba: Is this guy an idiot?

Goomy: Apparently so, seeing as he barely understands the principles of natural selection. I just met the guy.

Jasper: I take offense to that.

Goomy: And I don't care.

Jasper: ... So tell me, why are you called a Tanoomba?

Tanoomba: Well it's a mix between tanooki and Goomba.

Jasper: So what's a tanooki?

Tanoomba: A tanooki is a fox creature that can transform into anything.

Jasper: Ok, I understand that.

Goomy: I think I've exceeded my daily quota of effort today, so let's start with audience questions!

Jasper: How is it that you still have a job?!

Goomy: Seat SHADOW.

Anuboo: Are the leaves you were talking about Super Leaves?

Tanoomba: Probably not. I've heard a bunch of Goombas started using Super Leaves, and from the sound of it, they just grow tails, they can't transform.

Jasper: You maybe done does no-

(An audience member throws a shoe at Jasper.)

Jasper: Now I am. Seat NOBODY KNOWS!

Goomy: ... What in the world were you saying there?

Random Tourist: So can you transform into a statue?

Tanoomba: Yes I can.

Random Tourist: Without showing your tail or leaf?

Tanoomba: That's ridiculous! Who could do something like that?

Mario: I can with my Tanooki Suit!

Tanoomba: Nobody asked you!

Goomy: Seat SPIKED.

Spiny: Have Tanoombas ever been part of any major organizations, such as the Koopa Troop?

Tanoomba: Not that I know of. Our power could be used for great misdeeds when in the wrong hands, so we just try to hide from them.

Jasper: Seat THE UN-SCARY GHOST!

Boosly: Hey Jasper! Fancy seeing you here!

Jasper: Why are you here?

Boosly: For a pointless cameo.

Jasper: Just ask a question!

Boosly: What's so special about the Beanbean Kingdom?

Tanoomba: Well the nutrition is better over there. By eating beans we get more protein. Goombas are naturally a weak species, so we need as much backup as we can.

Goomy: Seat ARIDSKELETON.

Dry Bones: Do Tanoombas have fur?

Tanoomba: Yes, we do, as a matter of fact! It's an effect of the transformation that allows us to live in higher elevations, such as Thwomp Volcano.

Jasper: Seat ANGER MANAGEMENT!!!

Angry Sun: Why do you look angry like me?

Tanoomba: What gave you the idea we're angry?

Angry Sun: Cause you frown and have angry eyebrows.

Tanoomba: That's how I look. I still have the face of a Goomba, and it shows.

Goomy: Seat RECURRINGGAG!

Random Spartan: I love you too.

Goomy: Why are you even here?

Random Spartan: I don't know.

(He leaves.)

Goomy: Aw, now we don't have any recurring gags in this show.

Chocolate Bundt: You still have me!

Goomy: ... Whatever, just ask a question.

Chocolate Bundt: Can Tanoombas be defeated by stomping, like Goombas can?

Tanoomba: No. We're essentially stronger Goombas with strange powers, so naturally we're more resilient than them.

Jasper: Seat GREEN AND NERDY!

Francis: *adjusts glasses* How are you defeated?

Tanoomba: Our weak spot is when you pull our tail. Kind of like Bowser.

Goomy: Ok. Uh... I think that's all for today.

Tanoomba: So I can leave now?

Goomy: Yeah, sure. Thank you for your cooperation and all that.

(Tanoomba strolls away.)

Jasper: That was rather anticlimactic.

Goomy: Eh, we're trying a different approach here. People don't always want to see CRAZY SHENANIGANS all the time, you know?

Jasper: Hrmmm, I guess so. Now what was I doing before I ran into you?

Goomy: Getting prune juice?

Jasper: Ah, that's it! Off to the market!

(Jasper runs to the "door", which is a really prop, and hurts himself.)

Goomy: You came from the ceiling, remember?

Jasper: Oh yeah!

(Jasper pulls out his broom and flies through the hole in the roof.)

Goomy: Ok, I guess I'll just leave and-

(Iggy and his humorously-sized blackboard crash through the ceiling and fall flat on the ground, causing a great deal of noise and rubble. He would also have likely comically hurt himself in the process.)

Goomy: ... You just had to miss the point, didn't you?

Iggy: *muffled* END TRANSMISSION!

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