When one of Mouse's inventions accidentally sticks Cat's discarded fur to Boy's face, his new 'beard' suddenly makes him the most popular kid in school! Seeing her chance to stop her enemy Lila Bird from becoming class president, Girl convinces Boy to run for president too. It looks like Boy might win, until another accident causes Cat's whole body to get stuck to his face. Can he win the election with such a strange new beard?

Mouse buys a videogame that is supposed to teach the family teamwork. When they end up bickering as they play, Mouse creates a robot that turns off the game if they argue. However, a robot malfunction places the whole family in danger. To survive they will have to finish the videogame without arguing - unless they can think of a way to make bickering help.