The Dog Who Saved Summer

Ah, summer.

The kids are out of school, the parents are out of patience,

and the sprinklers are ripe for playing.

That's my house right there,

and this is where our story begins,

just another Saturday afternoon for the Bannister family.

That's Belinda.

She's quickly becoming one of the top party planners in town.

- Where's George? - And she's got her hands full.

George? What is he doing?

George? George, I'm talking to you.

What? Belinda, I'm in the weeds over here.

What are you doing? You look like a campfire.

My eyes are burning. I thought the girls might want

some Bannister bacon buffalo burgers.

Honey, that sounds very heavy.

Well, they're char-broiled.

I need you to go inside and check on the kids,

and get yourself cleaned up.

Okay, but you relax.

I think the party's going great so far.

That's me, Zeus, you know, like the Greek god.

Anyway, this is the story of how I saved summer.

This is Agent Bannister reporting to command.

I've reached the objective. Stand by for recon.

All right, let's see.

Looks like a member of the royal family.

She's being guarded by some sort of mutant.

Seems to be dripping acidic slime from its mouth.

Whew. I'm going in.

- Ben! - Princess is down!

- I repeat, the princess is down. - Dad!

- Abort mission. I repeat, abort mission.

Ben, are you terrorizing your sister?

- No. - Will you please tell him

- to leave me alone? - Yeah.

Leave her alone and go get lost, okay?

And Kara, it smells like Riley needs a diaper change or something.

- Can you take care of that? - That's gross, Dad.

- Why do I always have to do it? - Because

- I have allergies. - You do not have allergies.

Yeah? Talk to my doctor.

Come on, Versace.

Let's get Mommy some clients.

And of course, I wanna thank my dear friend

Belinda Bannister for throwing the best baby shower

I could ask for.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

You are so welcome and I'm just so glad

that everyone's enjoying themselves.

We'll do dessert and gifts shortly.

- Okay. - Perfect.

Oh, boy. I smell trouble,

or maybe it's just too much perfume.

Excuse me. Just one minute, okay?

- Lovely shower, Belinda. - I know why you're here.

I can't come to give a friend a little support?

You just want to check out the competition.

- And the grub. - Don't even think about it.

Heh! Thing is, in order for you to be my competition,

you have to be in the same league as me.

Oh, call Marilyn for all your party needs...

Weddings, showers, bar mitzvahs, quinceañeras.

I love your dress, by the way. You look beautiful.

Okay, okay, fine, fine.

Poach all you like,

but everybody here is having a great time.

Come on, Versace. Let's go mingle.

I smell frosting.

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Get down from there, now.

Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers

are starving to death.

- Don't you dare. - Why? It's not chocolate.

I mean it.

Would it upset you if I just took a little nibble?

- Oops. - The cake! Zeus!

Pardon me, ladies. Do you have any Grey Poupon?

Hey, you. Get back here.

Where are they going?

Oh, look, presents. Are those for me?

Not the presents.

Can't stop to smell the roses.

Belinda's been working on this all summer.

My garden!

Nice shoes.

Now I've got you!

- Zeus! - Uh-oh.

- You are in trouble, buddy. - Best party ever.

It is a little funny.

- Come on. - My nice party's ruined!

You should have seen it. Everything ended up in the pool.

And then George made the kids dive in to get everything out.

And you thought your party wasn't going to be memorable.

Ha! In the Bannister house, every day's a memorable one.

Mom, it's not funny.

This was supposed to be the kickoff for my big, new career.

I mean, who's gonna hire me now?

Don't you talk that way.

Come on now. You've just made one little mistake.

No one's going to even remember it.

Oh, wait.

Lillian Bland just tweeted it.

Mom, I told you to stay off the Twitter.

How else is the Firefly troop leader

going to get the announcements out, huh?

Mom, this is serious.

Oh, honey, all you have to do is make sure

- that it never happens again. - Heh. Famous last words.

And how am I supposed to do that?

Well, take the dog to obedience school.

All he needs is a refresher.

- Hey, go faster. - Stop. You go faster.

- Hey. - Boys!

Well, I guess it couldn't hurt to check it out.

Oh, keep your chin up, sweetheart.

Things always have a way of working out.

Yes. Well, they can't get much worse, now can they?

- Hey, we picked this for you. - Oh! Thank you so much.

Isn't that sweet? Why don't you go with the other kids?

Oh, Belinda, you'll never guess,

two of the troopers just gave me a beautiful plant.

Wait a minute.

Is this poison ivy?

Noah, Remy, this is poison ivy!

Oh, my God, Belinda. I've got to take myself to the hospital.

Do you know what I had for lunch today?

Yeah, what, no.

- Neither do I. - It doesn't matter.

What we need to be doing right now

is planning out our next score.

Now you're talking, Ted.

Got one of your great ideas?

Two words, boys.

Princivali Jewelers.

Home to a very, very rare diamond.

Medium rare?

Passed down from Italian royalty rare.

Tony Rosas will give us three mil a piece for it.

- Oh! That's a lot of mils. - We're rich.

So when do we boost it?

Just as soon as we get out of here.

Hey, I got the entire thing planned out right here.

That's my Ted.

Good news, fellas.

Judge Martin says there's not enough evidence to hold you.

- You're being released. - Oh, ho, ho, ho!

- Let's do it now! - We're free.

We're free. We're free. We're free.

- Okay. - Not so fast.

Not enough evidence to hold them.

We got your face all over the security cameras.

- What, no... - Pop a squat. You're going nowhere.

- We'll be back for you, Ted. - Don't worry about it, Ted,

because we're going to take care of that thing.

- No! - We're gonna get the money

and then we're going to come back and get you.

Wait, no! You can't do this without me.

- We'll be back, Ted. - We got this.

We got this, Ted.

They're doomed. Doomed.

I love going to the mall in the summer.

The families, the smells, the sound, the...

Obedience school?

Belinda, I don't think this is necessary.

It was just a little mistake.

George, a little mistake?

Did you know that I have lost clients because of this?

No, I didn't.

Well, honey, if you were paying attention,

you would know that this could cost me my entire career.

Okay, okay, So I messed up a little, but who hasn't accidentally

destroyed a backyard soiree once in a while?

Is Zeusy in trouble?

Honey, Zeusy just needs to learn how to behave better

when mommy has guests at the house.

It wasn't my fault. I was trying to stop Versace.

The two of you sit down. Wait here for your father and I.

Behave and watch your sister.

I don't like this.

I'm worried.

The last time Zeusy did something like this,

they talked about sending him back to the pound.

Ben?

Remote control helicopters!

Glad to see you're worried, too.

We're a small, selective school.

Vernon only accepts a handful of students at a time

and he never accepts a student he doesn't feel he can turn around.

Oh, well. It was worth a shot. Let's go.

Can you tell us just a little bit about the program?

It's four days of intensive training

followed by our annual Fun in the Sun Showcase.

Ah, showcase. Well, that sounds like fun,

- doesn't it? - It sure does.

I can't wait to sit on the couch and watch it on TV.

It's a chance for all our students

to showcase what they've learned.

It's a big production.

I was telling Vernon we should hire someone to coordinate it.