Kirby learns about a character design contest featuring the ultimate prize - a chance to meet idol Mac McCallister and debut an animated character on TV.
Kirby and his friends are excited that they're finally old enough to attend the annual "Forest Hills Ninth Annual Fright Night Film Festival. Dawn and Belinda are psyched to be invited to a party of the coolest boy in school.
When Kirby is grounded and he, Fish and Eli can't complete their 52nd-consecutive Friday night hang out session, Kirby is forced to camp in the backyard with his dad while Fish and Eli sneak in to the Buckets' household to play.
When the school finds out Kirby supposedly has a serious illness, they shower him with sympathy, gifts and host a fund-raiser to raise money to help him get better leaving Kirby worried that his secret will be exposed.
After being rejected from the school art fair, Kirby meets the leader of an underground group of artists and is immediately accepted into their ranks. Meanwhile, Dawn discovers Eli was once a toddler model.
