After Dexter orders and eats a giant burrito, he suffers severe stomach pains. Believing a test the computer gave him, he assumes that he has only 30 minutes to live.
Dee Dee gets a song stuck in her head, which is actually a virus. Dexter and Mom soon catch it, and Dexter has to reverse the effects of this. He succeeds at the end, not knowing that Dad also caught it.
Monkey encounters Simion (Maurice LaMarche), an intelligent anthropomorphic chimpanzee who seeks vengeance on humans for turning him into his current state.
When his television show is interrupted by the Emergency Broadcast System, Dexter sets about fixing any emergencies in the neighborhood to make the signal go away.
On Mother’s Day, Dexter’s mother has her gloves taken by the family so that she can relax and not do housework, but she is unable to adjust to a life where she cannot keep the house clean.
Dexter finds the exact opposite of his family, a hyperactive boy who is like Dee Dee and has scientist parents who are like Dexter. Sensing to fit in, he switches places with the boy.