Stank Man and Daryl are "double dog done-zo," and Emil is beyond devastated; he takes matters into his own hands to save Stank Nation.

Hoping to get a letter of recommendation for MIT, Teddy does whatever he can to impress Sydney's mother, Meghan, but things don't go as planned.

Things start to short-circuit when Emil develops an instant crush on Ryan Gibson, Teddy's longtime arch rival at the Illinois State Junior Tech Fair.