I need your help!
I might've gotten into a teeny tiny bit of trouble at school.
What sort of teeny tiny trouble?
You know that expression, "If you love something, set it free"?
Be free, science lab frogs!
Be free, mashed potatoes!
-
Be free, pants!
You set your pants free?
And my legs.
And now Teacherman wants Mom or Dad to come to school
and sign a behavioral report,
but we're gonna send a Mom or Dad robot instead…
-…cos you love me.
Huh! This isn't like his other hugs when he wants something.
I'm actually sensing… affection.
But we don't have Mom and Dad-bots, Johnny.
-We have Mom and Dad automatons!
Yes!
We're also working on an elephant-amaton for zoos.
So real elephants can go back to the wild.
Oh, that's nice, and Johnny want Mommy-thing!
Fine. But first, we need to load the personality traits
Mom-amaton will need for a parent-teacher meeting.
Friendliness, fierceness,
and to always want to be with family.
Wait. Mr. Teacherman can be harsh, so let's double up on the fierceness.
I am programmed to help.
Awesome!
Now, she signs your bad report, then you come right back here.
And real Mom or Dad cannot see fake Mom
under any circumstances.
Then how do we get her out of the house with Dad downstairs?
With the Dad-distraction button.
-Oven fire!
Get the extinguisher! Get it!
Go!
Thanks for coming in to discuss Johnny's behavior report, Mrs. Test.
Uh-huh. Great. I'll sign it.
Wait, you're gonna sign it without seeing how bad it is?
Johnny has a strong, independent spirit, loves frogs,
and let's face it, pants can be uncomfortable.
Well, what about the mashed potatoes he "freed" on my face?!
He has a strong, independent spirit!
And… I couldn't agree more.
H-Have a great day.
Oh, man, this is a great day, and you were great!
But I guess it's time to take you back now.
I am programmed to help.
Like… you could help me get Dukey,
and see what other helpful things you can help me with?
-Of course.
Yes!
Ow.
Oh. Do you need to go to the dentist?
What? Why would you say that?
Ow.
You're in pain, and I am here to help.
And it would help if I don't go to the dentist, ever.
Then how about… more ice cream?
She's amazing!
Man, I wish my real mom was more like you.
Ow.
And I wish I could be wherever that is, with family.
Yeah, but that's a billboard, and we have to be going cos…
I gotta get you back to the--
-Hi, gang! -Oh!
I forgot to call Susan and Mary.
You're home early.
Because she has a sore throat,
and it's helpful for her to nod and not to talk.
Well, then let me get my sweetheart something soothing for that sore throat.
-Phew! OK, that was close.
Now get Mom-amaton up to the lab before…
Hey, everyone, I'm home early!
Quick, hide fake Mom!
It's helpful to hide.
Hi, Mom! I'll take your scarf and put it in the closet later.
OK…
Nothing like an ice-pop to cool down that burning throat.
-Boop! -Why are you doing that?
Johnny said you had a sore throat.
I meant I have a sore throat.
So… Mm… Ow.
Johnny, do you have a cavity?
No, and I don't need to go to the dentist ever. Ow.
Yeah, I'm making an appointment.
But you should do that in the office where it's quieter,
and you should go upstairs and clean my room.
Oh, um, OK…
He said it would be helpful if we stayed quiet,
so I helped him be very quiet.
Now, I want to be with family.
Wait a minute! I don't clean your room, you do!
Uh, cool, but now it would help if you go get me more ice cream.
So… go!
Now where's your mom going?
-I'm right here. -OK…
I'm gonna go lay down now.
Dad's funny, and Dukey's tired, not dead.
Homework time!
-Don't worry, Dukey's not dead,
but real Dad might've seen fake Mom.
Johnny! We told you--
But he's lying down confused, and I sent her out for ice cream.
You sent the Mom-amaton into town by herself?
Was that bad?
Hank Anchorman here reporting that the Porkbelly police
are on a manhunt, or should I say momhunt?
It was bad.
So she said she left her purse in a closet,
so then I said she doesn't get ice cream,
and then she said, "It's for my family," and then bashed my cart.
Maybe we didn't need to double up on the fierceness.
Ya think?
If anyone has seen this extremely dangerous mom,
contact the police immediately!
Now people will think our real mom
robbed and assaulted an ice-cream stand!
We can fix this.
I have a strong, independent spirit, and you guys are geniuses.
Right. OK.
We'll distract Mom so she doesn't watch the news…
And Dad-amaton's internal family tracking software
will help you and Dukey find Mom-amaton.
I'm here to help!
Yes!
Help me and my dog find Mom-amaton and power her down.
OK.
-And one last thing.
The oven's on fire again!
Let's see what's on the news.
No!
OK… Why?
We should have mother-daughter playtime?
Because we grow up so fast.
Oh, sweet. What should we play?
Total Mom Makeover!
I have located Mom-amaton.
She is downtown.
-We might be too late. -Can you go any faster?
I'm here to help!
Wow! I'm gonna look like a totally different person.
-That's the idea!
We'll get it!
Sorry to bother you, but we're looking for this woman.
That's a scary-looking stranger,
and no one here except--
Hi, officers! Can we help you?
Nope.
Great! There she is.
Not great. There that is!
Stop him and power her down now.
-Gotcha!
-Let her go, Officer-Man. -Sir, stay back!
I should be mad, but…
wheeee!
You came to save me. Thank you.
Now I must power you down.
But I don't want to be powered down. I want to be with family.
We might have a problem.
Johnny, I got your ice cream.
Ow. Yeah, that's great, but we gotta get outta here before…
Dangerous Mom, you are under arrest.
Would it be helpful if I neutralize them?
No!
Look, having a mom let me do whatever I wanted to do was great,
but after fireworks blew me up and a movie scarred me for life,
I realize I want a mom who does what I need.
Like going to the dentist.
Ow.
Ma'am, put the boy down, and please retract those arm things.
And that's what my real mom does,
and if I can't fix this, she might go to jail.
Oh, I see.
I am here to help.
Great, so get us outta here!
Hey, what about me?
And I can clear your mom of all charges
with a computer and a 3D model of an elephant.
I think I can help you with that.
Hank Anchorman here with a breaking retraction!
On closer inspection,
the ice-cream stand was actually robbed by an elephant,
and not a mom. My bad.
Yes! Real Mom is off the hook!
But how do you think Mom-amaton is doing?
Well, she can't get in any more trouble.
And she's with the things she likes most.
It is nice to live on an island, with family.
It sure is.
Oh, and the girls promised to send the rest of me later.