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.
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.
When Dexter’s new device, made to help him see through solid objects, fails to work as expected, he ends up seeing through people’s clothes, which puts him in an uncomfortable situation.
Dexter’s father is challenged to an arm wrestling match by a man named Earl at a truck stop. Stunned at the strength of Earl and his determination to beat his father, Dexter attaches a robotic arm to his father to enable him to win.
Dexter falls victim to one of his own inventions and sends Dee Dee back in time to warn his past self about the consequences, but the past Dexter proves hard to convince.
Dee Dee accidentally shuts down Dexter’s lab, and he has to power it back. In the process, Dee Dee attempts to keep Dexter from finding out what she really did.
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.
On his birthday, Dexter makes himself invisible so that he can find out whether his parents have bought him the Major Glory action figure he always wanted.
While out for dinner at a pizza restaurant, Dexter tries to slow down the “Whack the Weasel” machine to win a stuffed Monkey doll before Dee Dee does. Security captures him for tampering with the machine, and he falls into the hands of a mad scientist.