The Reluctant Head-Banger

This is the 35th episode of the series. Dink and his friends have finished a hike and plan to head back to Green Meadow. They are near a volcano and don't want to be near it when it erupts.

The volcano causes the ground to crack, separating Shyler from the others. However, Flapper is able to rescue him. Shyler feels bad that everyone else made it across the crevice but him.

They hear a noise and find a group of domeheads. They are having a ritual where they initiate the young into manhood.

The ritual is where they bang heads. One of them, Nobbie, is afraid to bump heads. However, to try and please his father, he tries to butt heads anyway but misses the other domehead and falls down, causing the other domeheads to mock him.

Later, while practicing jumping over fissures in the ground, Shyler ends up rolling down a hill and landing on the head of Nobbie. Shyler takes Nobbie to meet Dink, Amber, Flapper, Scat, and Crusty.

At first, they welcome Nobbie to Green Meadow. However, after he drinks a ton of water from the watering hole and eats a ton of honeyfruit (much to Scat's horror), Dink, Amber, Flapper, Shyler, Scat, and Crusty meet at night to discuss him and are overheard by Nobbie. Nobbie leaves Green Meadow, crying.

The next day, Flapper is being his typical show-off self but Shyler isn't interested as he misses Nobbie. A volcano triggers an earthquake that traps everyone but Shyler. Crusty says that their only chance to get out is to be rescued from the outside.

Despite a huge crevice being in the way, Shyler braves it and gets Nobbie. Nobbie hits his head on the rocks until enough break to free Dink and the others. Later, Nobbie passes the ritual, much to his father's delight.