Michael Steals The Car And Gets Grounded (Extended Edition)

"Michael Steals The Car And Gets Grounded" is the 4th episode of Season 1 of "Michael Darling Gets Grounded", but this time, it's the extended version. The original version premiered on YouTube on July 23rd of 2021, and the extended cut was uploaded onto YouTube on September 17th of 2022. In this episode, Michael steals George's car to go over to GameStop and buy a new video game for the PlayStation 4.

## Characters:

* Michael Darling
* People on TV
* SpongeBob SquarePants (seen on TV)
* Plankton (seen on TV)
* Flying Dutchman (seen on TV)
* Sandy Cheeks (seen on TV)
* George Darling
* John Darling
* Mary Darling
* Wendy Darling
* Nana (seen on the family portrait)
* Aunt Heather (mentioned)
* Caillou Anderson (indirectly mentioned)
* Rosie Anderson (indirectly mentioned)
* Boris Anderson (indirectly mentioned)
* Doris Anderson (mentioned)
* GameStop Cashier

## Plot:

The video starts off with Michael sitting on his bed in his bedroom. He complains about how it's been so long since the last time he got grounded. What's worse it that his parents and siblings don't ever check up on him and it's like they forgot he even exists. Since Michael thinks this, he decides to watch TV. After finding the remote, he turns the TV on only to find that there is a commercial break currently on. Michael rants on commercial breaks and how they are so long nowadays. After a commercial ends, Michael eventually decides to change the channel. All of a sudden, a commercial advertising a new "SpongeBob SquarePants"-themed video game for the PlayStation 4 plays on Michael's TV, causing Michael to get excited. He says that he needs to get it and hopes that George will take him to GameStop so he can buy it. He quickly rushes downstairs to tell George all about it.

In the living room, George is relaxing and watching TV. He says that it's a peaceful day that day, and then his peace is interrupted by Michael hurrying into the living room. George says to himself that something could go wrong on a peaceful day after all, then asks Michael why he's out of his room (and mentions to him that he's supposed to be in there while grounded). He then asks him what he wants with his life. Michael tells George all about the new SpongeBob video game and asks George if he can take him to GameStop and buy it for him. George says "No" because 1: Michael is not allowed to watch TV while grounded, and 2: he can't have the video game due to him still being grounded. Michael begs for George to get him the game, but George still says no and orders Michael to go back upstairs to his bedroom just to avoid being grounded for an additional 2 months. After Michael is sent back to his room, George goes back to relaxing and watching TV.

Back in his bedroom, Michael says that it's so ridiculous how he really wanted that SpongeBob game and that George never wants to do anything for him. Suddenly, Michael gets an idea in his head to steal George's car and drive himself to GameStop so he can buy the video game. He starts laughing evilly and sneaks out of his room to steal George's car keys. He takes them off of the counter located right next to the front door and quietly exits the house to prepare himself for the trip to GameStop.

Meanwhile, John is upstairs going to the bathroom. After flushing the toilet, he walks out and plans to tell George that he needs to go to the Vyondville Post Office so he can mail some letters to Aunt Heather. He prepares to walk downstairs, but suddenly remembers hearing something quite suspicious. He recalls hearing Michael laughing and saying that he would steal George's car and drive himself to GameStop. After thinking for a moment, John finally decides that he was just hearing things. He also claims that there's no way Michael would steal George's car because not only is he too young to drive, but also because he doesn't have a driver's license, and that he's still grounded for ruining breakfast at Chick-Fil-A one morning. John proceeds to walk downstairs. George is still watching TV in the living room. John walks in and asks George if he can take him to the Vyondville Post Office so he can mail some letters to Aunt Heather. George says "Yes" and gets up to go take John to the Vyondville Post Office. Before leaving, George and John both agree with each other that after going to the Vyondville Post Office, they could stop by at the Vyondville Mall and shop for some really cool things. Afterwards, they plan to go eat Lunch at Burger King. Finally, George and John both agree with the idea for them, Mary and Wendy to go for a nighttime swim at the Vyondville Swimming Pool after Dinner that evening. When they get to the counter by the front door, George notices that his car keys are missing! He starts to panic and ask who would do such a thing like this. John then figures it all out; he tells George about how he overheard Michael laughing while coming out of his bedroom and that he also said he's going to steal his car and drive to GameStop (and mentions to George that he thought he was hearing things the whole time). George gets furious and says that he can't believe Michael did this. He also tells John that he wouldn't take him to GameStop to buy him the new SpongeBob video game (and adds in a part saying that "he took it too far this time"). George and John rush outside in an attempt to stop Michael from driving away, but to no avail. Michael yells at George and says that since he's not taking him to GameStop, Michael is taking himself to GameStop and there is nothing he can do about it. Seconds later, Michael then *actually* starts the car (much to John's surprise) and begins to drive away! George tries to go after Michael on foot, but quickly fails. Since he is not fast enough to chase Michael on foot, George and John both stop in their tracks. As Michael speeds off into the distance, John wonders what they will do now, and George says that they can't just stand there and let Michael get away with going to GameStop and back all by himself. He then comes up with a plan for him, John, Mary and Wendy to borrow Doris Anderson's car and chase after Michael (since he took their only car).

Back at the homestead, John sprints into the living room and tells Mary that Michael drove the car off. Among hearing this, Mary gets nervous and mentions that Michael could get himself killed. George agrees with Mary's statement and tells her that he needs Mary to go over to the house of the Anderson Family and borrow Doris's car. That way, they can all chase after Michael. While Mary does so, John rushes to tell Wendy that Michael drove the car off and that they need to go follow him. Wendy asks George if Michael truly did steal his car and drive away in it. George automatically answers "Yes" to Wendy and tells her that they all need to follow him and track him down in the hopes that he'll be captured and taken back to the house. This causes Wendy to finally understand what's going on, and she then asks where Mary is. John mentions to Wendy that she went to go borrow a neighbor's car and suggests for himself, George and Wendy to go outside and wait for Mary to come back with a car. George agrees with this, and he, John and Wendy all go outside to the front yard of their house. The scene then transitions outside the Darling House to show George, John and Wendy standing out in the front yard waiting for Mary to pull up with Doris's car. Wendy asks why Michael would do such a shocking thing like this, to which George tells her the story about how Michael wanted to get the new SpongeBob video game. Since Michael is still grounded, George told him that he is not allowed to have that game, so that's why Michael is now putting himself in trouble. And since he took their only car, Mary needs to borrow Doris's car for all of them so they can go chase after Michael. After John says that Michael is going to be so dead, George says that he's absolutely right (and adds in a part saying that his grounding will be extended for an additional period of time). Shortly afterwards, Mary pulls up in Doris's car and tells the others to hop in quickly, which they do. Inside the car, George gets to drive. He figures out that so far, Michael has been gone for approximately 30 minutes. He and John saw him drive down Fredrick Avenue and take a right turn once he exited the suburban area of Vyondville. Since Michael is likely on the main road, George plans to drive faster than his speed so that it won't take him, Mary, Wendy and John quite as long to find him. Mary agrees with George's idea. They then speed off to go follow Michael.

Ten minutes later, the gang is driving down the highway following Michael. At some point, they are able to get right next to him and demand him to stop the car and pull over. Michael asks why he is following them. Mary gets out of the car in an attempt to get Michael back, but Michael sprays gasoline on the windshield of Doris's car, causing the gang to freak out. George and Mary tell John to get Michael, only to discover the car door is locked, preventing John from getting Michael out of the car. Right after George, Mary and Wendy all yell "Grab him!" at the exact same time, Michael speeds off into the distance again and further down the highway. John tells the others to get back inside the car. They do so, continuing the chase. Before proceeding, Wendy asks what just happened and if everything is OK. John says that he doesn't think so, because Michael sprayed gasoline onto Doris's car when Mary attempted to grab him (likely to defend himself from getting caught). What makes it worse is that John couldn't even capture Michael either, because the car doors were locked, the windows were closed, and Michael quickly sped away. This means that George, Mary, Wendy and John all have to follow Michael again.

A little while later (apparently 20 additional minutes), the gang sees their car parked in the parking lot near the Vyondville GameStop. After parking, they spot the car. However, Michael is not inside it. They turn around and see the GameStop where there is a 99.9999999999% chance Michael is in there. George and John walk towards it and snatch Michael away just seconds after he purchases the SpongeBob video game. The GameStop cashier then rants about how a troublemaker likely stole his parents's car to go to GameStop and purchase a video game while grounded, followed by her saying "Yep, I guess it's just another awkward day at the Vyondville GameStop. Nuff said." After being reunited with the gang, Michael is in very big trouble. Mary takes his video game and throws it so high up into the air that it gets hit by a passing airplane! Michael bursts into tears and gets really upset at Mary for destroying his game (and yells out that he hates all of them so much). John tells Michael that he deserves it, and instead of just accepting the reality that he doesn't get everything that he wants in his life, he just has to go crazy, steal his Dad's car and drive the whole way to GameStop. Mary then mentions to the gang that she is going to return Doris's car to her and pay her some money for letting them borrow her car. She also tells George to take Michael, John and Wendy back home. George says to Mary that he will do so, followed by him telling Michael that once they get back home, he'll be grounded big time for what he just did.

When the Darlings get home, Michael is grounded (until 2026) for what he did that day. After being told to go to his bedroom and go to bed, Michael does so, crying on the way and yelling out "WORST... LIFE... EVER!!!" Once Michael is finally back upstairs in his bedroom where he truly (and respectfully) belongs, George, Mary, Wendy and John all decide to go to the Vyondville Post Office (as well as the Vyondville Mall and then Lunch at Burger King) like they originally planned to do that day. Wendy then mentions that they should all go for a nighttime swim at the Vyondville Swimming Pool after Dinner that evening, to which George, Mary and John all agree with. George, Mary, Wendy and John all go outside the house and get inside the car to begin their fun-filled day, ending the video.