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"Much Ado About Muffin" is the second segment of the forty-third episode of the Disney Channel animated series Kiff.

Synopsis[]

Kiff and Barry help Helen with her new healthy muffin business.

Plot[]

To raise money to fix the coffee machine in the faculty lounge, the Table Town Middle School faculty hold a healthy bake sale, but the students are uninterested in the healthy food items on sale. Kiff and Barry buy some healthy muffins from Helen, which unexpectedly turn out to be delicious. After the muffins become a hit around school, Helen decides to expand her muffin business and hires her students as employees. However, upon learning that Helen wants to employ them as salespeople rather than bakers, they all quit except for Kiff and Barry, who want to encourage Helen to do something positive for once.

Helen's Muffins sets up a booth outside Slim Pickins. Kiff and Barry man the booth and turn it into a huge success, while also managing to bring the muffins to the attention of Let's Table That co-host Tippy, who then invites Helen on the show for an interview about her surging business. On the Let's Table That set, however, a shadowy figure warns Kiff and Barry about the muffins. After the shoot, the duo meet up with the mysterious individual at Saddles. He turns out to be Principal Secretary, who hints to Kiff and Barry that the muffins' ingredients are not what they seem.

Kiff and Barry visit the Table Town Science Lab to get a muffin sample analyzed by Professor Totsy, and the analysis reveals that the muffins are actually disguised cupcakes. Upon being confronted about this by Kiff and Barry, Helen admits the truth, but also points out that the duo are forbidden from saying anything about it due to the NDAs they signed when Helen hired them. After Helen leaves a kitchen timer on the doorstep of the Chatterley residence as an intimidating reminder for Kiff and Barry to stay silent, Kiff becomes determined to expose the truth.

Using a voice changer app, Kiff, pretending to be an anonymous informant, calls Tippy and tells her the truth about the muffins. Kiff and Barry then meet Tippy at the Let's Table That studio, and after assuring Tippy that the "informant" is safe, the duo agree to appear on the program to expose the truth themselves. Just as the show is about to begin, however, Tippy is informed that "the powers that be" have ordered the exposé to be shelved. Glarbin emerges from the shadows and reveals himself to be behind the last-minute cancellation, arguing that revealing the truth about the muffins would shake public faith in Table Town's basic institutions. As Kiff and Barry are whisked off the set, Tippy regretfully begins reporting on another slice-of-life story instead.

Kiff and Barry stage a protest next to the Helen's Muffins booth and attempt to expose the truth themselves, only to be ignored. Meanwhile, Helen has a frustrating phone call with her mother, after which Helen declares that she is through with muffins. Although Kiff assumes that Helen is finally righting her wrong, Helen then explains that her mother, who is also her talent agent, called her with the news that she has been offered another acting role as a baker, and that she is only leaving the muffin business to avoid being typecast. In his office, Principal Secretary enjoys his own homemade healthy delicacy, "ants on a log", surrounded by numerous unsold packages of the dish from the bake sale.

Cast[]

Songs[]

  • "Helen's Muffins"

Trivia[]

  • Opening Sponsor: Voice Changer Pro.
  • The episode's title references the William Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing.
  • This episode marks Katie Crown's debut voicing Professor Totsy, with Crown taking over the role from the character's original voice actress Ayo Edebiri.

Continuity[]

  • One of the apps in the app mart on Kiff's phone is named "Hungee SquirrelDash".

International premieres[]

Gallery[]

External links[]

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Media
Kiff
Episodes
Season One: "Thirst to Be the First/The Fourth Bath" • "Pool Party/Road Trip" • "Brunch DJ/Career Day" • "The Five Pigeons of the Acapellapocalypse/Leave a Little Juice" • "Big Barry on Campus/Club Book" • "Kiff's Mix/Kiff's on a Plane" • "Farley/Two for One Hot Dogs" • "Halfway There Day/Be Still My Harp" • "Friendiversary/Totally Table Town" • "Hat/Lost and Found" • "Principal Dance Socks" • "Two Truths and a Bunny/Nicknames" • "The Sound of Helen/Weekly Grocery Shop" • "Friendship In The Time Of Cheese Caves/Soup Opera" • "Mall Leader/Ghost Wolf's Art" • "Fresh Outta Grandmas"/"Maybe-sitting" • "Everyday I'm Riddlin' Riddlin'"/"Life on the Inside" • "Weird Delivery"/"No Dad Ideas" • "Faculty Lounge"/"Personal Assistant" • "Trevor's Rockin' Halloween Bash" • "I Like To Move It!"/"Hive Got An Idea" • "You Can't Handle The Tooth"/"Blooper Quest" • "When You Mow, You Mow"/"Harry's Maturity Crisis" • "Silly Moods"/"Chatterley Vs. Chatterley" • "Hungee Squirrel"/"Foreverangees" • "Snow More Ketchup"/"Kiff and Barry Go To Prom" • "Kiff Is Good at Sports"/"Mushroommates" • "Principal Helen"/"Dial B for Butt" • "Fun Uncle Pat"/"Kiff Escape!" • "Beach Day"/"Sun's Out, Buns Out"
Season 1.5: "The Haunting Of Miss McGravy's House" • "Lore Of The Ring Light"
Season Two: "Kiff Has to Sneeze/Never Meet Your Mailboxes" • "The Other Movie/Roy-alty Check" • "Stramded/Hairstory" • "Lights Out/Dinner at Barry's" • "Taily/Cocina Island" • "Up All Night"/"Rotten Banana" • "OTDR"/"Good Morning Table Town School" • "Wiz Ed"/"Mystery Spell" • "Trash Clumpers"/"Wiff & Larry" • "Helping People Feels Good"/"Dinner with Darryn" • "Spoiled Again"/"Much Ado About Muffin" • "Arrested Dehelenment"/"Here Comes The Wedding Episode" • "Rock Kick"/"The Macaroni Affair" • "Kiff And Barry Save Halfway There Day" • "Kristophe's Big Day Out"/"Annoying, Freaky, Cool" • "A Troll Through the Woods"/"Big Coat" • "The Tower on Trevor"/"Friends On Line" • "Martin Waxed the Floors!"/"Juice Break" • "Stories Before Snories"/"Is Patty a Baddie?" • "Slippery Slopes"/"Of B&B's and Piano Keys"
Characters
The Chatterley family: Kiff ChatterleyMartin ChatterleyBeryl Chatterley • Tom Chatterley • Rose Chatterley • Pat Chatterley
The Buns family: Barry Buns • Terri Buns • Harry Buns • Mary Buns • Kristophe Buns
The Fox family: Candle FoxRoy Fox
The Angstrom family: Trevor Angstrom • Mrs. Angstrom
The Wibbon family: Dilton Wibbon • Danny Wibbon
Helen's family: Helen • Agnes
Table Town Middle School students (Miss Deer Teacher's class): Reggie Racona • Billiam • Renée du Bedat • Snekole • Darryn Gherkinheim • Gareth • Patty
Table Town Middle School students (Mr. Ri'Peppa's class): Biff • Kim Popularé • Liz K. • Amira
Table Town Middle School students (Others): Lizette • L.E. • Rosso • Mav
Table Town Middle School staff: Miss Deer Teacher • Secretary Prince • Principal Secretary • Sweepy Steve • Miss Tulane • Mr. Ri'Peppa • Ms. Minty
Table Town High School students: Micheala Oats • Vanilla Tigner • Ben Bamboo • Kyle Lyon • Nick Namé
Table Town University staff: Dean Kim • Slent • Professor Lloyd
Table Town goverment: Glarbin Gloobin (Mayor of Table Town) • Ms. Mouffé (Head of the Table Town Library) • Professor Totsy (Head of the Table Town Science Lab) • Dr. Lyon (Head of the Table Town Hospital) • Rockwell
Chubbles Wubbington: Chubbles Wubbington • Evil Door
Smoldering Cove: Marlina Deena Turina • Giancarlo Monteforla • Chase • Mindy
Others: The Five Pigeons of the Acapellapocalypse (Nice Guy, Meathead, Bad Boy, Mystery Lad, Party Girl) • The Pone • Flam Bingo • Greg & Linda • Lady Jane Harness • The Left Brothers • Erica Von Ant • Dan Hill • Mr. Penguino • Gram Gram • Ben & Quinn Finn • Iris • Andrew • Bort Grig • Cheryl • Meryl • Deryl • Sergeant Hind • Wayne • Other Barry • Gayle • Sally & Bill • Beverly • Centaur Claus • Timmy Table • Ghost Wolf • Rat • Pawva Mugg • Rob Sadly • Principal Swan • Gerard • Kenny • Jean Claude • Gordon • Diane • Slimmy P. • Dante • Gladys • Miss Rogers • Lady Lorraine • Jill • Trollie • George Meredith Willows • Ms. Foodcake • The Turnino Boys Choir • Scarm Scarmely • Pete • Klon • Little Louis • Rad & Tippy • Cakie • Judge Judegy • Ma & Pa Saddle • Lance Contract • Roo • Cedric • Dennis • Donnie • Tony • Miss McGravy • Markus & Tarryn Plue • Diego & Tyler
Locations
Table Town: Chatterley residence • Buns residence • Fox mansion • Angstrom residence • Reggie's house • Helen's house • Agnes' house • Miss Deer Teacher's house • Secretary Prince's house • The Pone's house • The Five Pigeons of the Acapellapocalypse's mansion • Ghost Wolf's cave • Dante's house • Lady Lorraine's house • Miss McGravy's house • Table Town Middle School • Table Town High School • Table Town University • Table Town City Hall • Table Town Mayoral Council • Table Town Library • Table Town Science Lab • Table Town Airport • Table Town Pilot School • Table Town Carnival • Table Town Hospital • Table Town Gift Emporium • Table Town Park • Table Town Aquarium • Table Town Mall • Table Town Stadium • Table Town Auditorium • Table Town Steps • Table Town Museum • Mount Table • Bench Beach • Dooley's Feather Farm • Carlyle's Cars • World's 3rd Largest Tumbleweed • Café Penguino • Okay Will Donation Center • 7/24-7 • Rolltop Woods • Bort Grig's Carpet Emporium • Wish Wash • Dusty Acres Retirement Home • Slim Pickins • Rat's Hats and Mats • Pawva's Java • Rob Sadly's Mattresses • Tuft Pierre • Stork's Sporks • Darryl H Pizza • Cheese Caves • Serious Art Gallery • The Wall of Goat • The Outskorts • Ollie's Olive Emporium • The Cone Zone • Yee-Haw Boot Store • WeNuts • Rentley's Turtlenecks • T&GP's Trampoline Insurancees • Bonut's Donuts • Saddles • Foreverangees National Park • Sporty Mort's Sports Store • Pegasus Field • Partials Department Store • Bannister Beach
Others: The Agyeman Channel • Ottoman Flats • George Meredith Willows' mansion • Cocina Island
Songs
Kiff Theme Song • Kiff End Title Theme
Season One: Thirst to Be the First • The Singalong Song • We're Just Kids with a Calling • Thank You for Freeing Us • Flipped the Tables • BooHoo Wah Wah • We're Not Annoying on TV • High School Bunny • We're in High School Now • Carpet your World • She Didn't Get The Joke • Rage • It Don't Get Better Than This • Halfway There • Chains of Chain • Outta This Harp! • Totally Table Town • Bring a Thing • They Really Like Me • He's Still Dancing • Character and Pride • Abras • Nicknames • Do The Weekly Shop • The Ballad of Slimmy P. • Chunky Text • Most Fun I've Ever Had • You Can Do It At The Mall • We Are Goat • Brand New Crew • Wings of a Riddle • Opportunity's Here • Pack The House • Tell Us About Your Day • Bad Assistant • Party On, Scarm! • Sweet Compromise • Things • I Mow • Me Against The Universe • Gavel Groove • Hungee Medley • We're at the Prom • A Lotta Helen! • Never Going Back • Room to Rent • Right Here With You
Season 1.5: Creeping Closer • Show Them the Light