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Maniac Mansion Hints
How do I get to the hatch?
1 of 11: Hmmm, there's a Man-Eating Plant under it.
2 of 11: Maybe if you mutated him to be bigger, you can could reach the hatch.
3 of 11: How do things get mutated?
4 of 11: Radioactive water!
5 of 11: Notice anything interesting when you got the objects from the pool?
6 of 11: The pool water is radioactive!
7 of 11: Use the glass jar to get some water and then use it on the plant.
8 of 11: Now you just need to keep it from eating you.
9 of 11: Try keeping it's mouth busy with something a simple as burping.