Ep 4. Appy Days

It's a new day and the Duncan family is ready to tackle their daily routine. Teddy, the eldest daughter, is excited to have received her college acceptance letter and wants to celebrate by treating herself to a new iPhone app that she's been eyeing for a while. However, she realizes that her dad, Bob Duncan, has blocked the app purchases on her phone, as he found out that she had once overspent on games and music.

Teddy whines and complains about her situation and convinces her mom, Amy, to ask her dad for permission to use the app. Bob decides to teach Teddy a lesson and challenges her to build her own app, which can then be used by the whole family. Teddy accepts the challenge and begins brainstorming with her brother Gabe, who is known for his genius technological skills.

Together, the two siblings create an app called "Charlie Chat", which is inspired by their youngest sister's love for video calls and messaging. The app allows Charlie, and anyone else who downloads it, to make video calls and send text messages to their contacts list without having to leave the app. The siblings add various features, such as filters and stickers, to make the app more interesting and appealing to users.

However, as the development of the app progresses, Teddy and Gabe begin to have creative differences, leading to multiple arguments and delays in the app's completion. Teddy wants the app to be simple, user-friendly and focused solely on video calls and messaging while Gabe wants to add several complex features such as games and shopping options.

The arguments finally come to a head, and the siblings have a big fight, which culminates in them submitting two separate apps to their parents for assessment. Bob and Amy thoroughly check both apps and convene to discuss which app is better and more suitable for the family's needs.

They reveal that Gabe's app, which he called "CharlieWorld", was full of features, but it lacked the simplicity and ease of use that Teddy's app offered. Additionally, Teddy's app had more safeguards in place to protect young users. The parents finally decide to select Teddy's app, Charlie Chat, which they thought was more suited to achieving the intended purpose of staying in touch with family and friends easily.

Determined to showcase their sibling unity and as a final act of kindness, Teddy offers to include Gabe's shopping feature in Charlie Chat, which brings back the peace between them. Teddy's level head and creativity finally pay off as the family begins to use her app. The episode ends with the family collectively using the app, as they successfully make video calls and send text messages to each other.

In conclusion, the episode "Appy Days" highlights the importance of family togetherness and creativity by emphasizing the human connection facilitated by technology. The episode also teaches that the best technology is the one that is user-friendly and grounded in practicality. Overall, the episode is a fun and educational watch for all age groups.