With only one television in their apartment, Major Glory, Krunk, and Valhallen disagree on what to watch: Major Glory’s televised capture of the Disgruntled Postman, TV Puppet Pals, or the monster truck pull.
Dexter is disappointed when he ends up at an Amish farm instead of a high-tech farm for summer camp. His attempts to modernize the Amish family do not go well.
Monkey encounters Simion (Maurice LaMarche), an intelligent anthropomorphic chimpanzee who seeks vengeance on humans for turning him into his current state.
Suspicious that Dee Dee has not entered his lab even once on a particular day, Dexter shrinks himself and enters her room to spy on her. He soon becomes an unwilling character in Dee Dee’s doll story, but he believes the story to be real.
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.
Since his studying is interrupting his favorite TV shows, Dexter creates a helmet to absorb the shows directly. However, the plan backfires when he randomly snaps into television-based outrages.
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.
In a parody of Tom and Jerry, Dexter accidentally switches his brain with that of a mouse’s and must avoid his mother when she decides to exterminate him.
Dexter’s parents discover that he is making false excuses to get out of physical education and now Dexter must pass a physical exam if he wants to pass P.E. and move up a few grades.