Dexter accidentally gives himself telepathy that he cannot shut off when trying to overhear his father’s thoughts to figure out what he got for his birthday, causing everyone to accidentally read his own mind.
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.
Mandark disguises himself as Dexter’s mom to get into Dexter’s Lab. Unfortunately for Mandark, he now has to deal with Dexter, Dad, and Dee Dee’s requests, which are too much for him.
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.
In a fit of rage, Dexter dumps Dee Dee’s favorite teddy bear into the garbage. An upset Dee Dee begins to behave oddly, prompting Dexter to go to the garbage dump and get it back.
It is Career Day, and because Dexter is ashamed of his father, he creates a better father for himself. However, he soon discovers that his real father is much cooler.
When Dexter tries to inject himself into an ill Dee Dee to find a cure to the common cold, he accidentally ends up inside his dog, believing that Dee Dee is infected with a dog virus.
Dexter and Mandark bring the Abraham Lincoln and George Washington faces respectively on Mount Rushmore to life and make them fight each other to determine who is the best.