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Bob and Dot get into an argument that destroys their friendship. While Enzo tries to find a way to fix things, Bob and Dot end up trapped in a game.

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  • Bad "Bad Acting": Enzo when pretending to be Megabyte's captive.
  • Big Damn Heroes: One of Enzo's schemes is to pretend to be kidnapped by Megabyte and call for help. Bob and Dot arrive as expected, but they get so focused on arguing with each other that they miss the danger Enzo is in. Luckily, Frisket was on hand.
    Dot: Enzo, are you okay?
    Enzo: [in Frisket's mouth] No thanks to you two.
  • Didn't Think This Through: Enzo's last scheme is to send Bob and Dot a message wherein the other has supposedly apologized. It works at first, but it quickly falls apart when they discuss how the other apologized.
  • Feud Episode: Bob and Dot go at it after criticizing each other's characteristics and priorities.
  • Great Escape: The premise of the featured game, Starship Alcatraz. The User is a prisoner that steals an access key and triggers a self-destruct sequence. Bob and Dot are the guards who have to get back the access key before the User flees in an escape pod. Along the way, the User releases other prisoners from their cells to provide further obstacles.
  • Indy Ploy: Dot needs to get back to the control room to deactivate the self-destruct, but there's no time for a plan. She resorts to jumping from the top level and relying on Bob and Glitch for a safe landing.
  • Large Ham: The binome pretending to be Megabyte during one of Enzo's schemes.
  • Oh, Crap!: The User jumps in surprise over seeing Dot beat him to the escape pod.
  • Pass the Popcorn: When Bob and Dot's argument gets going, a group of binomes watch. One even has popcorn!
  • Pun: "You gotta cool it, game boy."
  • Race Against the Clock: The self-destruct sequence during the game.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Bob and Dot during the game, even after they agree to put their fight off until they win.
  • Zany Scheme: Enzo tries these to get Bob and Dot to make up.

 
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Bob is confident that there are plenty of things for him to do to keep him away from Dot and the diner… except there aren't.

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