Kirby is ridiculed at school after causing a toilet to explode. To avoid being teased on the way home, Kirby and his friends venture into The Bradlands, a part of town that only Brads live, and stumble upon buttons which he uses in an attempt to win over the school.

Principal Mitchell enlists Kirby's help to draw a portrait of his celebrity cat, Laughy Cat. Meanwhile, Dawn gets a card on her locker from a secret admirer.