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Gillian Johnson.
In this Melonhead and the Big Stink follow-up, the title character and his friend Sam are FBI Junior Special Agents. They spy on a suspicious person, botch their investigation, and accidentally solve the wrong mystery. Melonhead continues to be amusing, but this set of misadventures is a little long and convoluted. Elderly friend Mrs. Wilkins steals the show.