Doris Robertson, a depressed teenager, is grieving the death of her grandfather and resisting her foster sister Lauri's efforts to engage socially. Upon learning that her parents will be away for a two day business trip to the Poconos, Doris' tear hits her television remote, as ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' is on. The tear opens up a portal to the cartoon world, Fat Albert jumps out of the television, knowing she has a problem.