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An exterior shot of Eliot's apartment is shown, as it slowly focuses in on his room. He gets up from his animation desk.
"Well, time to see a fire hydrant about a dog."
After Eliot uses the restroom, he ventures throughout his cramped living space, before stepping on something that makes a squeaky noise.
"Mr. Mookie? What are you doing here?" asks Eliot, knowing the toy won't respond.
Eliot bends down to retrieve Mr. Mookie.
"Artie must have forgot about you earlier. I know just where to put you."
The animator places Mr. Mookie right next to his desk. This gives the impression the bunny is overlooking Eliot's work.
Eliot gets ready to start drawing, but looks at Mr. Mookie. "Hey, don't look at me like that! If anything, you should be upset with Artie. He left in a ruff and didn't remember you!"
The next scene is simply Mr. Mookie staring at Eliot.
"I wasn't badmouthing Artie! He's a good kid. Just doesn't know when to take no for an answer."
Mr. Mookie yet again stares down at Eliot.
"Okay, that's it." Eliot simply turns the squeaky toy to the opposite direction, so his face won't be in Eliot's direction.
Eliot returns to the drawing board. As the duo continue to wander the streets, Ace narrates.
"It felt like we had scratched the surface of Dog City, like a flea to the fur. But we weren't getting anywhere looking for Rosie. Only thing we were accomplishing was running around in circles."
While Ace speaks, the two are shown chasing their own tails in an endless circle. Now back to walking normally, Eddie suddenly stops.
"Ouch! My feet are heeling me!" exclaims Eddie, taking off his right shoe to massage his foot.
"You think you got problems? Try walking in these things." Ace gestures towards what are usually Eddie's feet, before tripping.
Eddie is shown thinking for a moment, before snapping his finger. "I have an idea!"
"Okay, I'll bite. Roll it on me, kid."
"What if I gave you a piggyback ride?"
"You can't be serious." replies Ace.
"You did say your feet are tired, and it's a well known fact overuse of the paws can result in the development of bunions, calluses, and corns. And that means waiting hours at the doctor's office, resulting in discomfort on the backside. Not to mention-" Eddie is interrupted.
"Alright already! I'll do it. But I'm not gonna enjoy it."
In the next scene, Eddie is shown running around town with Ace holding on tightly. Both dogs are enjoying themselves.
Ace laughs giddily. "Wee! I haven't had this much fun since I was a pup! Eddie, you're crazy for wanting to be an adult!"
"With all due respect Ace, being grown up is so much better! I can be in charge and do fun things with you, like this!"
As the two continue on, Eddie's stomach growls.
"I'm starving!" claims Eddie.
"You know, I could go for some chow myself."
"We should go through the McRuff's drive through!" states Eddie.
"You kidding? Nah, we need food that'll put fur on our chests. More of it, anyway." states Ace, feeling his sweater.
"But where?"
Right behind them is a diner with a neon sign, reading The Maltese Plate.
"How convenient." comments Ace, as he and Eddie both walk inside the restaurant.
Now in Eliot's world, his own stomach begins to gurgle.
"Huh. Life imitating art, or art imitating life? You decide. Me, I'm gonna go grab myself a sandwich. Animators gotta nosh!"
Eliot steps up from his desk and goes to the kitchen table. After grabbing some bread and peanut butter, he spreads it on a sandwich... before he notices Mr. Mookie staring at him once more.
"Did anyone ever tell you it's impolite to stare? Looks can kill, after all."
Another close up of Mr. Mookie is shown.
"Artie's fine. I mean, I'm sure he's forgotten all about our argument. He forgot about you, after all."
Eliot then grabs Mr. Mookie, and pretends to listen to him. "Uh huh? Mm hmm? Yeah?" Eliot then nods his head.
"I bet he misses you just as much as you do him." states Eliot. He then looks at the viewer. "What in dog's name am I doing? I'm talking to Artie's toy. I hope I'm not losing it already!"
After a few seconds of silence, Eliot reflects. "Artie must be worried sick, I know how much he loves this little guy. Maybe I should call him."
Eliot ponders this for a few seconds, but decides "Nah, I still have a lot of work to do. He can come over any time to get it back. After all, it wasn't my fault he messed up my deadline!"
Mr. Mookie gives Eliot another stare.
"Would you stop that?" Eliot asks in exasperation, as he rushes over to his desk with the toy in hand.
So distracted by his thought process, Eliot leaves the sandwich behind. The German Shepherd places the squeaky toy right near his desk as he returns to animating.
Ace and Eddie are now sitting inside a restaurant, as a pug waiter approaches them.
"Greetings! I am the waiter who will be serving you. What would you like for refreshments?"
"I'll have a glass of lemonade! Shaken, not stirred." Eddie then giggles. "I always wanted to say that!"
"And you, little one?"
"Oh, that's easy. Give me a Jack Russell on the rocks." replies Ace.
The pug simply laughs in Ace's face. "Very mature taste for a pup like you. How's a Shirley Terrier sound?"
"I hate how sickeningly sweet those are."
"Oh! Looks like someone's getting grumpy! Here, play this." The waiter gives Ace a connect the dots sheet to play with. The latter groans at being patronized.
Now turning to face Eddie, the waiter states "Your steak will be ready in about five minutes."
Eddie licks his lips in appreciation.
"Oh, good. At least that'll balance the sweetness." comments Ace.
"You're cute, kid. The big steak's only for him."
"What am I supposed to eat?" inquires Ace.
"Don't worry. You're getting the Kiddie Kibble meal!"
The pug walks away, with Ace hanging his head in sadness.
"What's eating you?" asks Eddie.
"The fact I'm being treated like I'm five years old."
"The way I see it, you're getting the best meal!" states Eddie.
"How do you figure?"
"Well, those dog bones are really good, and! You get a delicious burger! Filled with lots of vegetables and beef, it almost makes up for the artery clogging and cholesterol heavy grease!"
Ace perks up. "Burger, huh? Maybe this won't be so bad after all."
"Can I borrow that?" asks Eddie, gesturing for Ace's connect the dots game.
"Knock yourself out." Ace gives Eddie the paper, with the latter going to town with it.
Shortly after this exchange, the waiter returns with Ace and Eddie's meals. He places Eddie's steak and lemonade in front of him, making sure to do the same with Ace's Kiddie Kibble and Shirley Terrier.
Eddie cuts his steak into pieces, and is enjoying it. Meanwhile, Ace opens his Kiddie Kibble box to reveal... a very small burger that fits in his hand.
"You call this a burger? I could eat this in just one bite!"
Ace proceeds to do just that, greatly disappointed at the size of it. He then dips his dog bones inside his Shirley Terrier glass, chewing on it slowly as he sulks. "Hey, Eliot!"
"You rang?"
"Can't you give me a break for once? After all, I am a wet nosed newspup now." Ace proceeds to give his creator a boyish smile.
"Sorry, adversity builds character." claims Eliot.
"But I need something more filling than this. After all, lunch is the most important meal of the day."
"That's breakfast." corrects Eliot. "But you make a good point. How about this?"
Eliot proceeds to draw the next scene. Eddie, who had been too busy savoring his steak to notice Ace's plight, witnesses Ace stirring the dog bones in his drink. Frowning, Eddie decides to cut half of the steak.
"Here, Ace." Eddie pushes the plate towards his idol.
Ace stops feeling sorry for himself once he sees the plate. "Eddie, are you sure? You're not pulling my tail, right?"
"Of course not! I wanted to save some room anyway for those dog bones."
Ace smiles at Eddie's kind deed. "Thanks, kid. If we're gonna be all mixed up, no reason our plates can't be too."
And so, the two dogs exchange plates. Eddie voraciously stuffs his face with the remaining dog bones, while Ace slowly but surely consumes the rest of the steak.
As Ace continues to chew, however, he sees Rosie inside The Maltese Plate.
"Eddie, are you seeing this?" asks Ace.
"The Pointer Sisters? Oh man, they're the best singers around!" Eddie gestures towards a literal group of Pointer dogs singing in the background while wearing extravagant, diamond encrusted dresses.
"Not that! I'm talking about Rosie!" claims Ace.
"She's here?" asks a disbelieving Eddie.
"In the fur."
As Ace and Eddie both look on, Rosie is seen talking with a Maltese dog with fluffy, white fur. The Maltese is wearing a purple bow on her hair.
"Gosh, it really is her!" exclaims Eddie. "Why would she be here?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure out. This isn't the kind of place that accepts doggy bags, so I know she's not ordering takeout."
"Are you sure she isn't just a friend of that Maltese lady?" asks Eddie.
"Believe me, Rosie would have mentioned who this was to me. She never hides anything from me unless she has a good reason. But I can't think of any." claims Ace.
"At least we know where she is." adds Eddie.
"True. But the next question is: where's she going?"
Just as Ace asks this, Rosie is seen exiting the establishment.
"Looks like she's going out!" proclaims Eddie.
"Come on, Eddie. Let's go."
The waiter pug arrives at the table once more, holding Ace by his left sweater hand.
"Hold it, Sparky! Neither of you are leaving until the bill is paid."
Eddie has a look of fear on his face, and desperately rifles through his trench coat. "Will this cover it?"
The pup turned adult dog opens his paw to reveal marbles and two quarters, which fall into the right hand of the pug waiter.
"Sorry, I don't think so."
"How about a rain check?" inquires Eddie.
"Ooh, too bad. We don't take those either." states the smarmy waiter.
"Get off his case. I'll pay for it." insists Ace.
"And how are you going to do that? Dip into your allowance?" The waiter then condescendingly ruffles Ace's hair. "Let the adults worry about this, okay?"
Ace then says as an aside, "At least things can't get worse than this."
"Wanna bet?" asks Eliot.
Back in the cartoon, Eddie admits "I don't have any other money. I'm sorry."
"That's another thing that won't cover it." The pug waiter whistles, and in comes Meat the Butcher.
"Is there a problem here?" asks Meat.
"Yes, these two thought they could get a free meal out of us."
"Oh, I see." says a calm Meat. He then pulls out a cleaver. "You know what happens when customers don't pay? They become..." Meat slices the dining table in half. "Tenderized!"
As Ace and Eddie look on in fear, Spunky the Flunky enters the establishment.
"Ace Hart!" shouts Spunky.
"Yes?" ask both Ace and Eddie in unison, looking at each other seconds later.
"I guess that's me." says a nervous Eddie.
"I just got done looking over your tax form, and you actually overpaid by 1,673 dollars!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" grovels Eddie.
"No, Eddie, that's a good thing! You're getting a tax refund!" claims Ace, wagging his tail.
"I am? What's that?"
"That means the government gives you money back for paying them too much!" explains Ace.
Eddie begins to smile. "I can spend it on whatever I want!"
"I'll be taking that." The pug waiter grabs Eddie's tax refund. "This should just about cover the cost."
"Aw." states a pouting Eddie.
"Sorry, kid. Harsh reality of adulthood is most of the money you get, you can't keep." consoles Ace.
"What am I, chopped liver?" shouts Meat.
"Sorry, Meat. You're gonna have to save the meat puns for someone else." says the waiter, comforting him as well.
Meat simply looks down in defeat, dragging his cleaver across the floor as he leaves the table.
"By the way, I met up with Rosie O'Gravy outside. She wants you two to join her." informs Spunky.
"Well, we were trying to find her, and it looks like she found us!" says Eddie.
"We're gonna get an earful." adds Ace.
Ace and Eddie leave the diner, where Rosie is waiting outside for them in Ace's Packard. Once the duo get inside the car, Rosie floors it.
"Whoa, Rosie! Relax, would ya?" complains Ace.
"Yeah, we're not wearing seat belts!" says Eddie.
"There's no time for that! We've got to stop Baron von Rottweiler!"
"What's that old Baron up to now?" asks Eddie.
"There's no time to explain! We've got to stop him!" insists Rosie.
"Rosie, what's gotten into you lately? I've never seen you so on edge before." opines Ace.
"I don't know, Ace. You're the detective. Tell me."
Ace is perplexed. "How'd you know I'm in the kid's body?"
"Does this ring a bell?" asks Rosie. "Ace Hart?" The second half is spoken in Kitty's voice!
"Flying fire hydrants! It's Kitty!" proclaims Eddie.
"That's right, pup." says Kitty. "That's how you do impressions, boys! Thank you, Lee Barksberg Theater!"
"Eddie, open the windows!" demands Ace.
Eddie tries, but it simply leaves his paws pulsating red from the pressure. "I can't!"
"You two pooches will notice that I locked everything up. Sorry, but you know how it is." states Kitty.
"I knew something was fishy about Rosie today. It smelled just like a can of tuna!" proclaims Ace.
"Oh really, dog breath? Then, how come you didn't know it was me until now?"
"Because we were missing the final piece of the puzzle: you!" realizes Eddie.
"Smart kid. Too bad he realized it too late!" laughs Kitty.
"So, is Bugsy behind this? I should have known only you two would have done something so senseless as driving without a seat belt." inquires Ace.
"Not at all! As a matter of fact, he's on vacation with the boys."
"Why'd you stay behind?" asks Ace.
"They wanted to have some male bonding. I didn't want to cramp their style. Besides, can't a girl be productive on her own?" reasons Kitty.
"What did you do with Rosie?" asks Eddie, in anger.
"Don't worry. You'll find out soon enough." states Kitty, smiling in the rear view mirror.
The scene transitions to the home of Baron von Rottweiler, where Rosie -- in Kitty's body -- is being tied up by Leon.
"That'll teach you for trying to escape, fraulein!" Rottweiler laughs after stating this.
Rosie growls at the larger dog.
"Keep it up, and Leon will bring out the handkerchief!" threatens Rottweiler.
As Rosie looks around in her new feline form, she notices the computer that swapped her and Kitty's bodies.
"I never took you for a geeky tech guy." states Rosie.
"Vhat? Surely you can't be serious! You are looking at the future of knowledge."
"I'll stick to my books, thanks."
"Suit yourself. Oh, that's right, you're not yourself right now." Rottweiler laughs once again.
He then explains further, "With this beautiful thing, I can create viruses and send them throughout the Internet. Before long, every computer will be infected, which means all the world leaders will have their minds scrambled, leaving me as the supreme ruler of the World Wide Web. Genius, ya?"
Leon claps in appreciation for his boss. Rosie, however, is not impressed.
"There's just one problem with that plan. No one will be able to use their computers if all of them are damaged, meaning it would be a kingdom of one." says Rosie.
"Ah! But you forget, it'll hike up demand for more, and since I will have the only working one, that will make me the richest dog on the planet!"
Rosie, tuning out Rottweiler's exposition, has a thought and puts it in motion shortly after. "What about the body swap?"
"Nice try! I know exactly vhat you're trying to do!" replies the Rottweiler.
"What ever do you mean?" inquires Rosie, playing innocent.
"Don't insult my intelligence! Do you think I'm some kind of dummkopf? I am not telling you how to switch back."
"Worth a shot." shrugs Rosie.
After Rosie says this, Kitty arrives inside the Baron's house.
"Die dame is here!" announces Rottweiler.
"Nice to see you too, Rottie." says Kitty.
"Do you like the diamonds I gave you?"
"They're marvelous! It was totally worth swapping bodies with that police dog to have 'em." opines Kitty.
"Give me my body back!"
"Let me think about it. No!" Kitty lets out a small chuckle before continuing, "I'd have to have cat scratch fever to even consider giving up being a police dog."
"Just what are you implying?" asks Rosie.
"What do you think? With me in charge, everyone would be free to do what they wanted. And no one would be able to do anything about it!"
Rottweiler smiles, witnessing the two women arguing.
Meanwhile, Ace and Eddie are still stuck in the car. Both dogs desperately try to open their car doors, to no avail.
"I can't get out!" shouts Eddie.
"Yep, we're stuck like dog bones to meat. We have to get creative here. It'd be nice if a certain Eliot could help." says Ace.
In the puppet world, Eliot is deep in thought. Ace then appears, sitting on Eliot's lamp.
"Eliot. Eliot. Eliot!" shouts Ace.
"What?" snaps Eliot.
"Eddie and me are having trouble here. Don't leave us on a cliffhanger!"
"I got my mind on other things right now." states Eliot in a serious tone.
"But you gotta submit an episode tomorrow! There's not much time left!" reminds Ace.
"I know that. But that's not what I'm worried about anymore."
"Oh. You're thinking about Artie, ain't ya?" asks Ace.
"You hit the Frisbee right on the head. I shouldn't have yelled at him. I know he was only trying to help, and how do I respond? By telling him to leave." Eliot begins to cry, realizing how deeply he hurt Artie.
"Listen, Eliot. Every dog is entitled to make a few mistakes."
"Yeah, but I should have been more patient. Now he must hate my guts." states a remorseful Eliot.
"How do you know that?" asks Ace.
"Well, I don't, but-"
"That's exactly it! You don't! How about you give him a call and explain things?" offers Ace.
"It can't hurt." says Eliot.
"Hurry! There's only so much oxygen in this car!"
In Eliot's apartment, he dials Artie's number on his rotary phone.
"Um, hi Artie." says a nervous Eliot. "You left behind Mr. Mookie at my apartment. He really misses you, and wishes you'd come over."
Artie picks up the phone, as a split screen effect appears.
"Oh, it's you." replies Artie.
"I guess I deserved that. Listen, I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier. I was just really stressed out and under a lot of pressure. I took it out on you, and I shouldn't have."
"You can say that again." snarks Artie.
"Oh, come on! Don't be like that! I have to deal with that from Ace as it is!" exclaims Eliot.
"Let me think about it."
"That's fai-" Eliot is interrupted.
"Okay, you're forgiven!" says a gleeful Artie.
"Phew. I'm so relieved."
"You're telling me! I was worried you'd never talk to me again." admits Artie.
"Why would I do that?" asks Eliot.
"I just worried that I messed up so bad that you'd hate me."
"Hate you? Artie Springer, there's nothing you could do to make me hate you." states Eliot.
"Really?" inquires Artie.
"Really. Everybody makes mistakes, even adults like me. I was reminded of that today. Come on over, we got an episode to finish!"
"We? Oh, thank you, Mr. Shag! I'll be there faster than you can say woof!"
Artie hangs up, as Eliot smiles.
"Uh, Eliot. I hate to interrupt your little moment, but the kid and I can't breathe!" states Ace.
"On it!" Eliot gets back to animating.
Back in the Packard, Ace eyes the dashboard and sees a button nearby. He smirks upon the discovery.
"Eddie?"
"Yeah, Ace?" asks Eddie.
"See that button over there?" Ace points towards it.
"Uh huh!"
"I'm gonna need you to press it so we can get out safely. I'd do it myself, but I can't reach it." explains Ace.
"You mean... I get to help you?" says an awestruck Eddie.
"Yep. Now's your chance to save the day. I know you can do it, kid."
Determined by Ace's belief in him, Eddie reaches the dashboard and presses the button, freeing the two. Eddie grabs Ace, allowing the latter to piggyback off of Eddie. They run inside and soon find the Baron, Rosie, and Kitty.
"Oh, Ace. Boy, am I glad to see you." admits Rosie, looking at Eddie.
"Well, sorta. Look higher." states Ace.
"Hi, Miss O'Gravy!" Eddie waves to Rosie.
"Oh, dog." remarks Rosie.
"Well, it seems the detective has been... downgraded." muses the Rottweiler.
"I've heard enough of that today. You're gonna be sorry you ever messed with-"
"Ace!" shouts Eliot.
"Can't you see I'm bantering with Rottweiler?" asks Ace.
"But, you're gonna get..."
Ace is apprehended by Kitty.
"Teamed up." says Eliot.
"Thanks for the warning." answers Ace sarcastically.
"Stop right there!" commands Eddie. "I may be a kid trapped in an adult's body, but I'm not afraid to use this!"
Eddie proceeds to pull out Ace's badge. This only serves to amuse the Baron and Kitty.
"Bitte! You think we're going to give up that easy? Leon!" Rottweiler whistles to get the white dog's attention.
"Take care of the boy." demands Rottweiler. Kitty lets go of Ace's grasp as Leon now apprehends him. "That wasn't exactly who I meant, but it works!"
"You're not gonna hurt a wet nosed newspup's face, would ya?" says Ace, pulling off the puppy dog eye look.
"Perish the thought! Leon may be a cur, but he is not rabid!" claims Rottweiler.
Seconds after, Leon grabs Ace by the teeth.
"Huh. Guess I was wrong."
"Oh, no! I gotta save Ace! And Rosie! But how?" asks Eddie. "Being Ace Hart is harder than I thought."
Just then, we return to the puppet world. Artie passes through the puppy pass and enters Eliot's apartment.
"So, what's the scoop?" asks Artie.
"Well, Ace is Eddie with Eddie now Ace, on top of the fact Kitty and Rosie are each other, too! And it's all part of a nefarious plot by Baron von Rottweiler to take over the world!"" explains Eliot.
"Holy body snatchers, sir! I'm befuddled!"
"You said it. So, do you have any ideas how to resolve this?" asks Eliot.
"Hmm." Artie wonders, as he and Eliot both sit down at the latter's desk, with Artie in the older dog's lap.
Back to the cartoon, Ace is shown looking directly at Eliot.
"How am I supposed to crack down on crooks?"
"Get creative, Ace!" encourages Eliot.
"I could give 'em a good bite." muses Ace.
Eliot admonishes Ace. "Uh, uh, uh. You know how I feel about violence."
"They call us ankle biters for a reason!" claims Ace.
"Sorry. You're gonna have to think of something else."
"I have an idea!" proclaims Artie.
Ace is then shown using his red sleeves as a weapon, flapping them vigorously throughout the air. He hits Leon in the face, causing him to whimper and run off.
"Nein! Not the face, not the face!" Rottweiler guards himself while Ace slaps him with his sleeves. Kitty meanwhile takes the opportunity to run away.
"Now that's using your head!" proclaims Eliot, with Artie smiling at him.
"Yeah, that's all I have left of me." snarks Ace.
Rosie tries to move in her tied up state, now facing Eddie.
Rosie informs Eddie, "I have an idea. But first, you gotta help me." She then whispers the plan into his ear.
Eddie then unties Rosie, allowing her to move around. "Good work, Eddie! Now, follow my lead."
"You got it, boss lady!" Eddie salutes Rosie after saying this.
"Hey, Kitty!" shouts Rosie.
"What do you want?"
"Those diamond earrings sure are gorgeous." compliments Rosie.
"Tell me something I don't know." replies Kitty.
"It's just such a shame those aren't the real deal."
"What?" asks a horrified Kitty.
"Hate to break it to you, but those are cubic zirconias." informs Rosie.
"You mean... these are simulants? Kitty does not do simulants!"
Kitty then runs towards the Baron.
"What kind of woman do you think I am, buying me cheap knockoffs?" asks an irate Kitty.
"Vhat? But those are the finest diamonds in all of Deutschland!" insists Rottweiler.
"You lied to me! And now I'm stuck in this body, all for play jewelry!"
Taking advantage of the chaos, Ace takes out a newspaper from Eddie's usual pocket.
"Extra, extra! Read all about it! Computers can change your mind... literally!" shouts Ace, hawking it.
Ace runs away, leaving the newspaper behind. Rottweiler rushes to get the paper. "People found out already? Well, they do say all publicity is good publicity."
The Baron then reads the paper, only to see the word "GOTCHA" in all capital letters.
Meanwhile, Ace grabs wires from the computer, and throws them towards the Baron. "Kids, don't try this at home." He then shouts "Hey, Leon! Fetch!"
Leon catches the wires with his mouth, biting into them. This causes him and Rottweiler to be electrocuted upon contact. As the two get up, Leon is the first to speak -- only with Rottweiler's voice.
"Leon, how could you do something so stupid?" He then realizes he and Leon have swapped bodies, and gulps with dread. Leon simply responds by sitting down on all fours and panting in the Baron's body.
The electrical charge from the wires progresses to the computer itself, zapping Ace, Eddie, Kitty, and Rosie.
"Is everyone okay?" asks Eddie. He then sees his familiar red sweater. "I'm me again!"
"Welcome back, trenchie!" Ace hugs himself, happy to be in his own body.
"Finally! I'm my gorgeous self again." says Kitty.
"And I can finally stop you three." Rosie handcuffs Leon, Rottweiler, and Kitty.
"Aw, hairballs." states Kitty, as Rosie drives off to Dog City's jail.
With Ace and Eddie the only two left at the scene, they both proceed to walk around town.
"I'm so relieved everything's back to normal." says Eddie.
"Why's that?" asks Ace. "I thought you wanted to be me."
"I had no idea how hard it would be. I thought all you did was cool stuff, but now I know you have to do brave and difficult tasks. Being an adult sure is tough."
"That's the most adult thing you've said today." acknowledges Ace. "But being a kid's hard, too. I forgot how rough it was. Nobody takes you seriously. It's like you exist to entertain adults!"
"I know the feeling." says Eddie.
"I hope I didn't make you feel that way."
"Not at all! It's a well known fact that you are my hero, and now that I got to be you for a day, my admiration has grown ten fold!" exclaims Eddie.
Ace cracks a smile. "Hey, Eddie."
"Yes?"
"Wanna go for a piggyback ride? I owe you, after all."
Eddie gives Ace a smile of approval.
As promised, Ace helps Eddie up on the former's shoulders. Ace runs throughout the street with Eddie in tow. "The End" is emblazoned on the animation paper.
"Wow, sir! That was a great episode!" claims Artie.
"Yeah, well. I had a little help." smiles Eliot.
Artie's watch then beeps, and he grabs Mr. Mookie.
"Uh oh! Time to do my homework! I'd love to stay longer, but you know how Mom is with my grades! Later animator!"
Eliot looks on as Artie leaves through the puppy pass.
"Glad that's over. I was worried I'd be stuck doing homework!" states Ace, on the animation paper.
"You know I'm not that mean." says Eliot.
"So, what did the boss think?" asks Ace.
"He said it was exactly what the sweeps ordered! Wants you to swap with Rosie next!"
"Eliot!" shouts Ace.
"Kidding! Learn to take a joke."
"Pardon me if I don't laugh after today's shenanigans." snarks Ace.
Ace looks at himself in a mirror, relieved to be in his own body. However, he realizes something after looking at his reflection: he's wearing Eddie's blue cap.
"Oh, no! The kid still has my hat!" Ace races to find Eddie, disappearing the farther he goes.
Eliot laughs at Ace's predicament, as the episode ends.