There were now six family members including Guardian.

Eventually Mick emerged from his shed and tracked down his robot. Guardian’s systems had completely crashed. Mick got straight to fixing him up.

Then, Mick decided to make it up to the family by harvesting vegetables to make a stew with.

Disaster struck as soon as he started cooking.

Guardian saved the day by putting out the fire!

At last Mick was redeemed in the eyes of the rest of the Small family. He was accepted back into the fold, more or less.

And it was all thanks to Guardian. The two of them retreated to Mick’s shed to share a special moment together…

Yes, Mick’s first ever kiss was with his own robot.

Meanwhile, Rick and Trixie’s teenage years were rapidly drawing to a close. Rick was a bit jealous that Mick was getting all the attention, so he decided to impress the family by going up against a skunk found behind the house.

Rick, now a fully grown man, returned to the house after his encounter with the skunk, and felt so ashamed that he fell into hysterics.

Andre and Leonora despaired for their son. Wasnt Rick supposed to father their grandchildren? He wasn’t turning out quite like they had hoped.

Were things going to get better for the Small family?