History Recap / VeggieTalesInTheHouseS1E9

!!Lie-Monade
->'''Episode number:''' 9a
->'''Subject:''' Being truthful
->'''Focus veggie(s):''' Larry

Larry comes up to Pa Grape's store, where he finds Jimmy, Jerry, and Laura looking in one of the display windows of the store, while Jimmy comments that, "'Baseball 3 Billion' is only the greatest game ever to exist." Larry wants to know what they're talking about, but can't see what it is, before he finally sees the game being displayed. Laura says that 'Baseball 3 Billion' is her favorite game, and that everyone loves it and that she plays it all the time, before asking Larry if he plays it too. Larry is hesitant to answer, before Jimmy tells him, "Don't tell me you don't have it", before he becomes disbelieved that Larry seriously does not own that game, also telling him, "You must be the only veggie in the world who doesn't have it yet." Larry then retorts that he doesn't have it, and that he bets that Pa doesn't have it either. Unfortunately, he is proven wrong when it turns out that Pa does indeed have 'Baseball 3 Billion', saying that he's on Level 47. Jerry then calls Larry an "outsider", before he, Jimmy, and Laura then leave after that, leaving Larry all alone, feeling saddened that he told the truth and that he now feels left out. Larry then decides to try something else next time.

At the home of Bob and Larry, Bob has stacked up a bunch of cardboard boxes, saying that the cardboard fort is right on schedule. Larry then returns home, telling Bob that he has "the world's greatest idea!", to which Bob then says, "And I'm already worried". Larry then tells Bob that they should buy 'Baseball 3 Billion', but Bob tells him that they can't afford video games. Larry then insists to Bob that 'Baseball 3 Billion' is like real baseball, only you push buttons instead of swinging a bat and that you don't even need to exercise, before explaining that you get to destroy robot zombie baseball-playing trout. Bob tells Larry that they should work on their cardboard fort, which they can afford instead, but Larry turns him down, because he's busy thinking of how to get that game. After going up to his room, then coming back out again, Larry decides that he can sell his comics and use the money to buy the game, but Bob tells him that "nobody wants to buy your old comics. They're old". Larry then comes up with an alternative, which is that he could open a liver and onions restaurant, before Bob tells him to think of one person who likes liver and onions, to which Larry then answers Mr. Lunt, but Mr. Lunt appears at the window, saying that he hates them. Bob then suggests a lemonade stand, which Larry thinks is a great idea.

Outside of Pa's store, Larry is trying to sell his lemonade for thirty cents to all the veggies that pass by, but to no success, that he falls asleep, just as a carrot man comes by and gives him thirty cents. Bob then comes up to Larry, telling him to wake up. When Larry wakes up, Bob asks him how much money he made, and when Larry looks in the bucket that was used to collect money, he sees that he made thirty cents. Bob then gives Larry a highly-detailed probability that he'll buy 'Baseball 3 Billion' in just under 17 years, which Larry is excited about at first, before realizing that that's bad. Larry then decides that instead of thirty cents a cup, he could sell it for ten dollars a cup, to which Bob then asks him how he's going to do that. Larry then comes up with the idea that if he tells people that it's special lemonade, then they would want to buy it, which Bob is in disbelief about.

The next morning, Larry, now sporting a pork pie hat and holding a cane, comes up to Ichabeezer, Mr. Lunt, and Granny Asparagus, asking them if they're feeling down in the dumps and that they want to be a champ but feel like a chump. Larry then explains that "in the School of Hard Knocks, you've taken your lumps", before asking them if they feel pooped when they should feel pumped, then tells them that it's time to be a winner in the game of life.This entices everyone, as Larry starts singing an upbeat song about how his Lemonade Plus is just the thing to get everyone back on track again, which convinces everyone to buy his lemonade, as they also join in the song as well, all while singing about how good Larry's Lemonade Plus is.

After the song ends, once Larry has gotten the money needed to buy 'Baseball 3 Billion', he then asks Pa for the game, while Pa tells Larry that "Larry's Lemonade Plus sounds like a pretty amazing drink". He also says that it cures colds and makes one better at baseball, before asking Larry if it really does all the things he promised. Larry answers that he didn't promise anything and that he just told a little less of the truth. Of course, Pa then tells him that it doesn't sound any different from a lie, asking Larry if he's sure that he wants to use the people's money to buy the game, which Larry confirms. Larry then buys the game, but not without Pa giving him a receipt for the game in case he wants to return the game, though Larry is certain that he won't be returning the game. Ichabeezer tells Rooney that Larry making a lot of money off his lemonade, before wondering how to get in on that action. Rooney then suggests (through barks) that Ichabeezer make his own lemonade, though Ichabeezer isn't sure how to make lemonade as awesome and powerful as Larry's, before Rooney then barks that they'll find Larry's secret and copy his secret lemonade formula, which Ichabeezer thinks is a great idea.

At home, Larry is playing 'Baseball 3 Billion', when Bob comes up to him, asking Larry if he wants to make a cardboard fort with him, but Larry is too busy playing the game. Bob then sees the game that Larry is playing and says, "So... this is 'Baseball 3 Billion', huh?", which Larry confirms, and when Bob asks him if he's having fun, Larry can only answer, "I guess". When Larry gets a strike out while playing the game, he suddenly realizes that he doesn't feel so good about playing it right now, but doesn't know why. Bob then points out to Larry that he told quite a few fibs to be able to play it, before he bids Larry good night afterwards. Larry then says that there's no harm in giving people a little confidence in themselves, before saying, "So, what if I told Jerry Gourd that if he drank my lie-mo-, I mean, lemonade. So what if I told him he'd become the world's greatest rocket-powered-roller-skating-chicken-juggler?" Unfortunately, just as soon as Larry says this, a loud crash is suddenly heard, followed afterwards by the sound of a chicken squawking, which surprises Larry. Larry then lays down on the couch, all while remembering the questions that the crowd asked him about if his Lemonade Plus will help them accomplish their goals.

The next morning, Larry then wakes up and calls for Bob, telling him that he's got the perfect plan to get rid of his guilty feelings. When Bob asks Larry if he's going to apologize to the others, Larry tells him that he's going to invite them over to play 'Baseball 3 Billion', then everyone wins, which Bob is a little bit uncertain about, but agrees with. After the two leave the house, Ichabeezer and Rooney then aproach the house then come in through the door while trying to find where Larry keeps the recipe for his Lemonade Plus. Ichabeezer searches the entire house, but can't find anything, but fortunately for him, Rooney is able to find the recipe in the kitchen, with Ichabeezer praising him, before telling him "Let's move." After the two get back onto Ichabeezer's segway, Ichabeezer then presses the button, but the segway moves without him, which causes him and Rooney to land on the countertop. Ichabeezer then says, "Never mind. Let's walk".

At the home of Jimmy and Jerry, Larry knocks on the door, before Jerry then answers the door, with Larry asking Jerry if they can talk to Jimmy, but Jerry tells him that "Jimmy got bonked", which Bob is surprised to hear, before Jerry says further that "He drank lie-monade". Larry then admits that he shouldn't have said that drinking Larry's Lemonade Plus would make Jimmy able to lift a piano over his head, while Bob hopes that Jimmy gets better. Larry then suggests that Jimmy needs some of his lemonade to feel better, but Jerry does not like the idea, before Larry then asks Jerry if he would like to come over and play 'Baseball 3 Billion', but that only prompts Jerry to abruptly slam the door, which Larry takes as a no.

Bob and Larry then approach Mr. Lunt, with Larry asking Mr. Lunt if he would like to come and play 'Baseball 3 Billion', and when Mr. Lunt asks, "Like a huge tournament?", Bob and Larry both enthusiastically confirm this, before Mr. Lunt also turns them down as well, which they are surprised to hear. Mr. Lunt then tells Larry about how he said that the Lemonade Plus would make his eyes visible. Mr. Lunt then lifts up his hat, which Bob and Larry are surprised to see (though the viewers do not see what Bob and Larry just saw, since the camera angle was shown from behind Mr. Lunt). Mr. Lunt then says that his eyes are still invisible, before telling Larry that he lied just to get his 20 dollars, though Larry defensively tells Mr. Lunt that he helped him sell it and was even singing the song along with him. Mr. Lunt then tells him, "You're a bad influence on my otherwise-sterling character", before leaving after that.

Madame Blueberry then angrily tells Larry that instead of hitting a home run, she got two strikes and a foul ball through Ichabeezer's car window, while Laura tells Larry that he said that she could fly like a superhero, while Archibald says, "[[BreakingTheFourthWall I'm not even in this episode!]]" After Bob and Larry return home, Bob tells Larry that he made a lot of enemies over just one little lie, while Larry regrets having lied to get the game, and wants to know what they should do. Bob then suggests that Larry tell the truth, to which Larry then says, "I was afraid you'd say that".

Meanwhile, Ichabeezer is now reading the instructions on how to make Larry's Lemonade Plus, adding water (which Rooney does by using a garden hose to pour some water into the pitcher), some sugar (with Ichabeezer dumping nearly the entire bag of sugar into the pitcher), and lemons (which Ichabeezer then dumps into the pitcher without bothering to squeeze the juice from the lemons). The final step is to stir it, which Ichabeezer decides to do by getting onto his segway, but when he presses the button, the segway starts spinning out of control but it throws both Ichabeezer and the pitcher of lemonade into a nearby tree in his yard. After popping out from the tree, Ichabeezer then realizes that Larry's lemonade isn't special at all. At Pa's store, Larry returns the game to Pa, realizing that Pa was right and that he does want to return it after all, and when Pa asks Larry why he's so sad, Larry answers that it's because he doesn't have the receipt, before Pa reveals that he had the receipt with him all along, which Larry is happy to see.

At Larry's lemonade stand, all of the veggies that have bought Larry's Lemonade Plus have come to get their money back, while Larry sings about how he should not have lied and that the best thing to do is to tell the truth so that your heart can be at rest. After the song ends, Larry then tells the crowd a verse, which is "'''Do not lie to each other.'''" Larry then apologizes to everyone for lying to them and asks them to forgive him. Jimmy then tells Larry that he did the right thing, while Jerry tells him, "Good job". Bob is especially proud of Larry for telling the truth. However, Laura then brings everyone to attention that there's a new game called 'Football Shark Laser 8 Trillion', which prompts everyone to quickly rush off, leaving only Bob and Larry behind. Despite this, Bob and Larry then decide to go and play some real football instead.

!!Let's Build a Fort!
->'''Episode number:''' 9b
->'''Subject:''' Being patient
->'''Focus veggie(s):''' Junior, Laura, Larry

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Junior is playing inside a cardboard fort all while pretending to be [=DinoFighter=] [=McSteel=], saying that the dinosaurs are continuing to use their time volcano to enter our world. Laura then pops up next to Junior after that and says, "I hate when that happens". Junior then says that a Destructosaurus has broken through their shield. A Destructosaurus (which is actually a picture of a dinosaur drawn on the side of an upside-down cardboard box) is seen, before Junior then starts calling for [=DinoFighter=] Dad that they need backup, which Laura agrees with. Mike is sitting on a bench while reading a book, saying that backup is reading a book, before Junior insists that it's not a book, but a [=DinoSword=]. Because of this, Mike then starts to crawl into the cardboard fort with Junior and Laura, but isn't sure if the fort can fit all of them. Laura then starts roaring like a dinosaur, which Junior dubs as a Pirhanasaurus and tells Mike to get it with the [=DinoSword=].

Unfortunately, Mike's actions cause the fort to fall apart, while he says that he thinks that he broke their [=DinoBase=]. Junior then protests that it's why he needs his dad's help to build another huge fort, but Mike tells him that that they will do it soon. When Junior asks if they can do it now, Mr. Lunt shows up and gives a package to Mike, which turns out to be a new bowling ball that Mike needs for his bowling practice. Junior asks Mike about the fort and that he can't build it without him, though Mike assures Junior that he can make a great fort, though Junior answers with, "Not with kid scissors and glue sticks", also adding that the fort that Mike built with Bob and Larry was like a fortress. Mike then tells Junior that they'll shoot for this weekend, and that in the mean time, they'll make a less huge mess with one cardboard box, which he then places on Junior's head as he leaves. After Mike leaves, Laura asks Junior what fort he was talking about, before Junior explains to Laura that Mike made an amazing dome fort with Bob and Larry, called the Toma-Dome. This causes Junior to get the idea that Bob and Larry can help them make a fort, so he and Laura head off to Bob and Larry's place.

Once they get there, Larry accepts the two's offer to help them make a fort, saying that he has all sorts of ideas for fort building, like underwater fort, upside-down fort, flying fort, hairy fort, and a fort so amazing that he can't even think of it. When Junior asks Larry if they can make a fort like the Toma-Dome, but even huger, before asking if Bob can help them, but like Mike, Bob also has to go bowling. Even when Larry tries to protest, Junior tells him, "It's no use. Bowling has this strange, hypnotic effect on these guys". Despite this, Junior asks Larry if he still has the plans for the Toma-Dome, to which Larry remembers that they do, before he starts rummaging through the closet until he finds the plans. Junior then tells Larry that he can add to these plans and he can help them build the fort. When Junior asks Larry if he paid pretty good attention last time, Larry replies that he paid maximum attention, but a {{Flashback}} shows that he just played with a box, had a box on his head, and ended up using too much glue, which results in him getting a few pieces of cardboard stuck to him.

After the {{Flashback}} ends, Laura asks if Junior is suggesting that Larry help them build the fort instead of Bob or his dad, Junior thinks that Larry can pull it off. Junior then wonders if Larry thinks that he can do it, to which Larry then answers, "Can a donkey tap-dance?" When Laura asks what that means, Larry then answers that it means, "Let's build a fort!" Larry then tells Junior to get more cardboard then tells Laura to get some glue, while Larry then proceeds to make the plans so amazing, that they become "blow your mind" plans. Larry then starts adding a few things to the blueprints, like a soda pool, a room full of monkeys, a waterslide leading to a marshmallow pit, scuba diving, nachos, and a bowling ball fort.

Mike manages to bowl a strike, while Bob compliments him for being the bowling kingpin. Mike then tells Bob that they got a great shot at the championship this year with Archibald on their team, before adding if he ever shows up. However, at that moment, Ichabeezer then shows up with Mr. Lunt and Phillipe by his side, before he says that he doesn't need a great team to win (which Mr. Lunt and Phillipe take offense to as they say, "Hey!"), because he just needs the greatest bowling ball ever created by science. Ichabeezer then brings out an electronic bowling ball called C.A.S.P.E.R., which stands for Cybernetically Advanced Scientific Pin Eradication Robot. Ichabeezer demonstrates this by telling C.A.S.P.E.R. to bowl, which C.A.S.P.E.R. does by spinning around the pins, knocking them down, then blasting the final one with a laser from its eyes. Bob and Mike are surprised to see this, before Ichabeezer then tells C.A.S.P.E.R. to get him his favorite beverage, which C.A.S.P.E.R. also does, the beverage being prune iced tea with mint leaf and dash of lime. Mike then tells Ichabeezer that they have a far better team once Archibald gets here, but then Madame Blueberry shows up, saying that Archibald won't be attending, but he did send her in his place and that she's ready for the ball. Ichabeezer then has C.A.S.P.E.R. laugh for him after that.

Back on the countertop, Larry is still working on the plans for the fort, once Junior and Laura have collected enough cardboard boxes and glue. Larry then starts singing a song about building a fort that could have all the luxuries and things needed to keep them happy. After the song ends, the fort that Larry, Junior, and Laura have built is a round cardboard ball-like room perched on top of a bunch of cardboard boxes. Junior is excited at the aftermath of the fort, thanking Larry for helping them out. However, a piece of cardboard falls off the main room to which Laura asks Larry if it's sturdy, with Larry answering "it will be when the glue dries", before saying, "Tomorrow, we play." After the three leave, another piece of cardboard falls off.

Mike manages to bowl another strike, but then C.A.S.P.E.R. suddenly manages to restack the pins again as soon as they've been knocked over. Mike then says, "Stinking robot ball", while Ichabeezer then snidely says, "Good practice, I can't wait to beat you for real this weekend". Ichabeezer, C.A.S.P.E.R., Mr. Lunt, and Phillipe then leave after that, while Mike is surprised to hear that the game got moved. Bob then explains to Mike that the game got moved to Saturday so that Archibald can play. When Mike says that Archibald is coming, Bob tells him that his plans changed again because of important mayor stuff, so Madame Blueberry is coming again. Madame Blueberry then says that she'll be bringing her A game, which is pie, because her pecan pie is to die for. When Bob asks Mike if he can make it, Mike is a little hesitant but is sure that he can make it, though he admits that he did make some plans with Junior.

The next morning, Junior goes out again while Mike comments that Junior looks like he's on an important mission. Junior is about to tell Mike about the fort that he, Laura, and Larry are making, but Mike cuts him off, telling him about how he knows that he told Junior that they could work on the fort today, but he has a big bowling game, suggesting that he and Junior have their fort day tomorrow, which Junior agrees with. Mike then gives Junior a kiss on the head before thanking him for understanding as he leaves after that. Soon, Larry, Junior, and Laura have approached their ball-like fort, with Laura asking Larry if he's sure that the fort will hold up, with Larry answering that it will, saying that it's built like a "brick whistle". Of course, when Larry taps the fort, it rocks a few times then stops, so the three then climb into their newly-built fort as they start to play [=DinoFighters=] again, with Junior saying that the dinosaurs have found another time volcano and are eating the town. Larry then says that one thing will stop the dinosaurs, which is a bounce party, which the three start to do as they start jumping up and down while inside the fort.

C.A.S.P.E.R. then bowls another strike, which Ichabeezer is happy to see. Mike then says that they are doomed, while Bob asks who is up next, with Madame Blueberry answering that she is, saying that this time, she'll be sure not to aim for the gutter. Larry, Junior, and Laura continue bouncing up and down inside their fort, which then causes the fort to come loose from the stack of boxes that it was sitting on top of. It is now Bob's turn, as he hops across the ramp a few times (to the tune of the Blue Danube Waltz, no doubt), before he is able to bowl a perfect strike, which ties the game. Bob then tells Mike that they still have a chance to win, which Madame Blueberry is excited to hear, saying that she likes winning, but Mike still feels terrible about breaking his promise to Junior. It is now Ichabeezer's turn to bowl again, as C.A.S.P.E.R. then drops a piano on top of the pins, before Bob then tells Madame Blueberry that she's up, just as a rumbling sound is suddenly heard. Mike says that it was just the sound of C.A.S.P.E.R. hitting another strike, before it is revealed that the rumbling sound was caused by the cardboard fort, which had now come loose and is now rolling right towards the game, just as Madame Blueberry sends her ball down the ramp, but the fort is able to knock down the pins, which Madame Blueberry says counts. Bob and Mike then look up at the runaway fort, with Junior, Laura, and Larry still inside.

Mike then tells C.A.S.P.E.R. to help him stop the fort, which C.A.S.P.E.R. obliges to, with Ichabeezer telling Mike, "If you break it, you buy it." Mike then jumps on top of C.A.S.P.E.R., who then starts going after the runaway fort, with the fort now rolling right through town, causing a lot of mayhem. Mike and C.A.S.P.E.R. then jump up on top of the fort, as Mike tells C.A.S.P.E.R. to roll right then left, which C.A.S.P.E.R. does, rolling the fort to guide it through town. Junior calls out for his dad, who tells him that he's coming. The fort then hits the end table, which sends it flying until it then hits the side of Petunia's house, sending the fort flying once again. In the center of town, Archibald is explaining that this park is famous for being one of the safest, until the fort suddenly flies in and ricochets off the flier. The impact also causes both Mike and C.A.S.P.E.R. to fall off the fort, as the fort is sent sailing through the air once again, until it lands on one of the ceiling fan blades. This also causes Larry to get knocked out as he ends up dangling on to the ceiling fan cord. However, he inadvertently turns on the ceiling fan as it starts spinning, while the fort is still on one of the fan blades, with Junior and Laura still inside the fort.

Mike then tells C.A.S.P.E.R. to get him up there, which C.A.S.P.E.R. does, carrying Mike while flying up to the ceiling fan as it is still turning. Laura falls out from the fort, but Mike is able to catch her, which Junior is happy to see. Mike then sets Laura on the ground before he and C.A.S.P.E.R. fly back up to save Junior, which Mike is able to do successfully. Everyone is happy to see that Junior has been saved, while Junior apologizes for what happened, but Mike tells him this is on him, saying that if he'd been there for him, he could've helped him build a safer fort "that didn't become a city-wrecking giant ball of calamity". C.A.S.P.E.R. then starts "Detecting Dad's coolness" after that. Later, after the whole fiasco is over, Mike and Junior are now able to spend time with each other, playing [=DinoFighters=] again, with Junior telling his dad that the new fort is going to be "[=DinoRiffic=]". Mike then tells Junior that it's time to start building this thing, of course, Bob then comes while asking where Larry is. It turns out that Larry is still hanging on to the cord for the ceiling fan, while still calling out for help, but he then says, "ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere".

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!Tropes found in ''Lie-Monade'':

* BandWagonTechnique: The whole plot of the episode, in which Larry is desperate to buy the newest video game, "Baseball 3 Billion", being the only veggie in town to not own that game.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: "Nobody wants to buy your old comics. They're old."
* DoesNotLikeSpam: We learn in this episode that Mr. Lunt hates liver and onions.
* NinjaPirateRobotZombie: Apparently, "Baseball 3 Billion" involves the player playing against robot zombie baseball-playing trout.
* PepTalkSong: "Larry's Lemonade Plus"
* PianoDrop: Even though it wasn't seen, Jimmy apparently fell victim to this after trying to lift a piano over his head.
* RecordNeedleScratch: Happens when Larry realizes that buying 'Baseball 3 Billion' in 17 years is bad.
* ShoutOut: The "Larry's Lemonade Plus" song can only bring to mind "Ya Got Trouble" from ''Theatre/TheMusicMan'', or even "Passamashloddy" from ''Film/PetesDragon1977''.
* TitleDrop: "Lie-Monade" is actually said a couple of times in the episode.

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* ShoutOut: The "Larry's Lemonade Plus" song can only bring to mind "Ya Got Trouble" from ''Theatre/TheMusicMan'', or even "Passamashloddy" from ''Film/PetesDragon''.

Larry comes up to Pa Grape's store, where he finds Jimmy, Jerry, and Laura looking in one of the display windows of the store, while Jimmy comments that, "'Baseball 3 Billion is only the greatest game ever to exist." Larry wants to know what they're talking about, but can't see what it is, before he finally sees the game being displayed. Laura says that 'Baseball 3 Billion' is her favorite game, and that everyone loves it and that she plays it all the time, before asking Larry if he plays it too. Larry is hesitant to answer, before Jimmy tells him, "Don't tell me you don't have it", before he becomes disbelieved that Larry seriously does not own that game, also telling him, "You must be the only veggie in the world who doesn't have it yet." Larry then retorts that he doesn't have it, and that he bets that Pa doesn't have it either. Unfortunately, he is proven wrong when it turns out that Pa does indeed have 'Baseball 3 Billion', saying that he's on Level 47. Jerry then calls Larry an "outsider", before he, Jimmy, and Laura then leave after that, leaving Larry all alone, feeling saddened that he told the truth and that he now feels left out. Larry then decides to try something else next time.

C.A.S.P.E.R. then bowls another strike, which Ichabeezer is happy to see. Mike then says that they are doomed, while Bob asks who is up next, with Madame Blueberry answering that she is, saying that this time, she'll be sure not to aim for the gutter. Larry, Junior, and Laura continue bouncing up and down inside their fort, which then causes the fort to come loose from the stack of boxes that it was sitting on top of.It is now Bob's turn, as he hops across the ramp a few times (to the tune of the Blue Danube Waltz, no doubt), before he is able to bowl a perfect strike, which ties the game. Bob then tells Mike that they still have a chance to win, which Madame Blueberry is excited to hear, saying that she likes winning, but Mike still feels terrible about breaking his promise to Junior. It is now Ichabeezer's turn to bowl again, as C.A.S.P.E.R. then drops a piano on top of the pins, before Bob then tells Madame Blueberry that she's up, just as a rumbling sound is suddenly heard. Mike says that it was just the sound of C.A.S.P.E.R. hitting another strike, before it is revealed that the rumbling sound was caused by the cardboard fort, which had now come loose and is now rolling right towards the game, just as Madame Blueberry sends her ball down the ramp, but the fort is able to knock down the pins, which Madame Blueberry says counts. Bob and Mike then look up at the runaway fort, with Junior, Laura, and Larry still inside.

After the song ends, once Larry has gotten the money needed to buy 'Baseball 3 Billion', he then asks Pa for the game, while Pa tells Larry that "Larry's Lemonade Plus sounds like a pretty amazing drink". He also says that it cures colds and makes one better at baseball, before asking Larry if it really does all the things he promised. Larry answers that he didn't promise anything and that he just told a little less of the truth. Of course, Pa then tells him that it doesn't sound any different from a lie, asking Larry if he's sure that he wants to use the people's money to buy the game, which Larry confirms. Larry then buys the game, but not without Pa giving him a receipt for the game in case he wants to return the game, though Larry is certain that he won't be returning the game. Ichabeezer tells Rooney that Larry making a lot of money off his lemonade, before wondering how to get in on that action. Rooney then suggests (through barks) that Ichabeezer make his own lemonade, though Ichabeezer isn't sure how to make lemonade as awesome and powerful as Larry's, before Rooney then barks that they'll find Larry's secret and copy his secret lemonade formula, which Ichabeezer thinks is a great idea.

Junior is playing inside a cardboard fort all while pretending to be DinoFighter McSteel, saying that the dinosaurs are continuing to use their time volcano to enter our world. Laura then pops up next to Junior after that and says, "I hate when that happens". Junior then says that a Destructosaurus has broken through their shield. A Destructosaurus (which is actually a picture of a dinosaur drawn on the side of an upside-down cardboard box) is seen, before Junior then starts calling for DinoFighter Dad that they need backup, which Laura agrees with. Mike is sitting on a bench while reading a book, saying that backup is reading a book, before Junior insists that it's not a book, but a DinoSword. Because of this, Mike then starts to crawl into the cardboard fort with Junior and Laura, but isn't sure if the fort can fit all of them. Laura then starts roaring like a dinosaur, which Junior dubs as a Pirhanasaurus and tells Mike to get it with the DinoSword.

Unfortunately, Mike's actions cause the fort to fall apart, while he says that he thinks that he broke their DinoBase. Junior then protests that it's why he needs his dad's help to build another huge fort, but Mike tells him that that they will do it soon. When Junior asks if they can do it now, Mr. Lunt shows up and gives a package to Mike, which turns out to be a new bowling ball that Mike needs for his bowling practice. Junior asks Mike about the fort and that he can't build it without him, though Mike assures Junior that he can make a great fort, though Junior answers with, "Not with kid scissors and glue sticks", also adding that the fort that Mike built with Bob and Larry was like a fortress. Mike then tells Junior that they'll shoot for this weekend, and that in the mean time, they'll make a less huge mess with one cardboard box, which he then places on Junior's head as he leaves. After Mike leaves, Laura asks Junior what fort he was talking about, before Junior explains to Laura that Mike made an amazing dome fort with Bob and Larry, called the Toma-Dome. This causes Junior to get the idea that Bob and Larry can help them make a fort, so he and Laura head off to Bob and Larry's place.

The next morning, Junior goes out again while Mike comments that Junior looks like he's on an important mission. Junior is about to tell Mike about the fort that he, Laura, and Larry are making, but Mike cuts him off, telling him about how he knows that he told Junior that they could work on the fort today, but he has a big bowling game, suggesting that he and Junior have their fort day tomorrow, which Junior agrees with. Mike then gives Junior a kiss on the head before thanking him for understanding as he leaves after that. Soon, Larry, Junior, and Laura have approached their ball-like fort, with Laura asking Larry if he's sure that the fort will hold up, with Larry answering that it will, saying that it's built like a "brick whistle". Of course, when Larry taps the fort, it rocks a few times then stops, so the three then climb into their newly-built fort as they start to play DinoFighters again, with Junior saying that the dinosaurs have found another time volcano and are eating the town. Larry then says that one thing will stop the dinosaurs, which is a bounce party, which the three start to do as they start jumping up and down while inside the fort.

Mike then tells C.A.S.P.E.R. to get him up there, which C.A.S.P.E.R. does, carrying Mike while flying up to the ceiling fan as it is still turning. Laura falls out from the fort, but Mike is able to catch her, which Junior is happy to see. Mike then sets Laura on the ground before he and C.A.S.P.E.R. fly back up to save Junior, which Mike is able to do succesfully. Everyone is happy to see that Junior has been saved, while Junior apologizes for what happened, but Mike tells him this is on him, saying that if he'd been there for him, he could've helped him build a safer fort "that didn't become a city-wrecking giant ball of calamity". C.A.S.P.E.R. then starts "Detecting Dad's coolness" after that. Later, after the whole fiasco is over, Mike and Junior are now able to spend time with each other, playing DinoFighters again, with Junior telling his dad that the new fort is going to be "DinoRiffic". Mike then tells Junior that it's time to start building this thing, of course, Bob then comes while asking where Larry is. It turns out that Larry is still hanging on to the cord for the ceiling fan, while still calling out for help, but he then says, "ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere".