Hookie 101

Hookie 101 is the second segment of the tenth episode of the series (and the 20th segment overall). It aired on October 24, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. along with The Yogmans Strike Back.

Synopsis
Robot, Socks, Mitch, and Cubey play hookie, while Principal Madman tries to expel them for skipping school.

Plot
The episode begins with Robot waiting for the bus at 7am. Socks, Mitch and Cubey get Robot, and reveal that they're playing hookie. Robot learns that hookie is skipping school, and disagrees. Cubey says that he'll learn more in a day of hookie than a whole semester of school. The bus driver notices them, but since they aren't coming, he ignores it. Robot, Socks, Mitch and Cubey call Principal Madman and lie to him that they are sick or busy, with Socks trying to impersonate Mom Unit. Principal Madman gets suspicious, and goes to the Jones' household to catch Socks, Mitch, Cubey, and Robot so that they can never go to school again.

Robot and the boys get some Super Coolers at the deli, which gives Robot literal brain freeze. A cool guy approaches, and tricks them into giving him money. Principal Madman gets some Super Cooler while going to the Jones' house. Cubey realizes that they got tricked. Socks only has 15 cents left, and Cubey lashes out at him. Robot, Socks, Mitch, and Cubey hide from him. Principal Madman looks at the ice machine, but it turns out that there's a yeti inside it, which scares him. The yeti thanks Robot and his friends for giving him 15 cents to turn on the ice machine. Principal Madman looks inside through a peephole, only to find that Mom Unit's changing her oil. Mom Unit gets scared, and turns on the security button, spraying Principal Madman. Mom Unit calls Dad Unit and tells im about the Peeping Tom. Mom Unit sent a description to Dad Unit, and he starts looking. Robot and his friends get scared of the bus driver, and escape to the arcade. Dad Unit finds out about Principal Madman, who find. Robot and his friends. Madman gets angry at them, and tells them that they're expelled forever. Dad Unit gets extremely angry, and punche Principal Madman. He changes his mind, and lets them continue to be at school. He then gets captured by the police. Robot realized that too much of a good thing can be great, never trust a stranger with your money, 15 cents is enough to save your life, and Dad Unit might be the greatest invention of modern age.

Characters

 * Robot Jones
 * Socks
 * Mitch
 * Cubey
 * Principal Madman
 * Mom Unit
 * Dad Unit
 * Bus Driver
 * Clancy Sleepyjeans
 * The Stranger (debut, final appearance)
 * James Nob
 * The police
 * The Yeti (debut, final appearance)

Gallery
''The gallery can be seen here. [NO GALLERY YET, MORE COMING SOON....]''

Transcript
The transcript can be seen here.

General

 * Timeline: After the pilot, before Summer Camp.
 * Animation cels from the episode were sold on eBay.

Cultural References

 * iMac - The computer Dad Unit's using is similar to the iMac.
 * The Steve Miller Band - The bus driver, at one point, briefly is heard singing the band's song "Take The Money And Run".

Errors

 * TV.com mistakenly lists this episode as the first segment with Summer Camp, with both episodes being positioned in episode order after House Party / School Newspaper.