Fred tosses his banana into a full to overflowing trash can, but it is completely empty when Hoppy rushes in and attempts to throw it out the window.
The first banana that Fred unpeeled had a rotten spot so it was switched with a better banana.
The police lose all interest in Fred's eyewitness testimony once Esther identifies Mr. Big as the man who robbed her store--despite the fact Fred saw him commit a murder.