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Yeah, see? I didn't disobey you.

I just took a brief, educational detour!

You did disobey, and you know it.

Plus, the museum was damaged.

Their display was disrupted.

I know, Mom. I'm sorry.

Your actions affect other people, Ernie.

You have to learn that.

I have to be able to count on you,

and someday, others will, too.

I just really wanted to see those bones.

They're fossils, honey.

They've been around for millions of years.

They're not going anywhere.

Now, I'm grounding you for three weeks!

- Mom!

- It's my rule, Ernie,

and no compromising.

Now go to your room and close the door

until I call you for dinner.

"Mother of the year,"

Nobody asked for my vote.

Can't you make your own life interesting

instead of always butting in on mine?

Three weeks!

That's more than you've ever gotten!

I wouldn't have gotten anything

if that alarm hadn't gone off.

- And I know for a fact Max and I...

- Ta-da!

- You!

- Me what?

You are gonna pay for this!

Enjoy your three weeks of house arrest!

It's not fair!

It never ends!

"Time to go to the store, Ernie!"

"Time for violin practice, Ernie!"

"Time to clean your room, Ernie!"

How about some Ernie time?

When can I make my own rules?

There's an open window right next to me.

Any other time I wouldn't think twice.

I can't.

I won't.

But I must.

He's unbelievable.

- Max, open up!

- Coming!

Still a few bugs in my dad's

new door opener.

You think?

Your mom didn't...

Your mom didn't punish you?

No! No! Stop it! Stop it!

Yeah. She grounded me for three weeks.

And yet you're here.

How about your dad?

He says I have to help him in the garage

after school for a month.

- Like I mind!

- Man, who would?

- No, Ernie's mom doesn't let him have soda.

- Ernie's mom isn't here.

Did your garage get bigger?

Yeah. We sold the car

to make room for more experiments.

- Dad! Ernie's here!

- Back here!

Hey, Dr. Santiago!

How's the time machine coming along?

Four years, and still doesn't work.

For a long time I thought

the power key wasn't connected right.

Now I'm pretty sure

it's in the control panel.

Let's see. Chronal stream relay,

calibrated.

Matter transferal gauge, operational.

I just don't know.

You'll get it, Dad.

We'll get it.

You know the vacuuming robot?

I'll bet I can re-purpose its capacitors

for the time machine's power bypass.

A time when I could make my own rules?

- On a scale of one to 10...

- You can't count that high.

No doubt.

Sneaking out and drinking a soda,

double busted!

You tattling twerp!

Three weeks is nothing!

I've got enough pictures here

to get you grounded for three years.

Dudes, be careful! Some of this stuff,

even my dad doesn't know what it might do!

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