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.
Dad decides to give the car a retouch, but keeps breaking things and saying he will fix it later. After having enough, he pushes the car over a cliff, and below it are other crushed cars, meaning this was not the first time.
Dexter’s school and parents decide to send him to college. He ignores his fellow students, who prefer to “party now, study later”, until his mind finally snaps from the workload.
Dexter’s family goes to the beach, where Dexter tries to communicate with whales. He must rescue Dee Dee (dressed as a mermaid), when she is captured by manic pirates.
Dexter reluctantly takes piano lessons from Professor Williams (Paul Williams), but when the Professor stumbles onto Dexter’s lab, he discovers that Dexter has more musical talent than he thought.
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.
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.
Dexter and Dee Dee enter tryouts to become Major Glory’s sidekick. When Dee Dee wins, Dexter realizes that fancy costumes are not the only criterion to become a superhero.