When Nick sees that Zack, Anne and Shania are hanging out without him, he’s a bit bummed that he’s still not allowed to go to the junkyard. To make him feel better, Nick’s Mom invites him to go to work with her to see an animal segment she’s shooting that day> Meanwhile, Anne needs Zack and Shania’s help with a new android she’s created: a dogdroid named Fangs. But, even though he’s at work with his Mom, Nick ends up being the most helpful because he relays skunk, porcupine and boa constrictor defenses to help make Fangs the best guard dog/android ever. Since he helped his friends so much, Mom finally allows Nick to go back to the junkyard. Unfortunately, Fangs is still in guard dog mode when they arrive and ends up ripping Nick’s Mom’s car apart, ruining any and all progress Nick made.