To win a promotion over Brandon's fawning boss, Ted decides to reveal Vicki's robot secret to his boss at a company picnic, unaware that Brandon is out to sabotage his effort.
Vicki literally balloons after Ted unwittingly upgrades her energy-supplementing polynucleotide processor with an appetite, which creates excess digestive gases and creates an issue with the upcoming school dance.
Vicki's mishandling of terms has Child Services Officer Mrs. Fernwald thinking that Ted is an alcoholic and threatens to take Vicki away unless he joins AA.