My Dog Tried To Cure Cold With AI (It Went Wrong!)

S1 · E198:26Audio: EnglishSubtitles: 15 languages

When Mommy catches a cold, Puppy Jay follows the advice of the chatbot PAW-GPT 5 to the letter — bark tea, rubber-chicken soup and all — and the treatment goes very wrong.

In this episode

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00:00IntroEXT. MEADOW — RAINY DAY

Puppy Jay and Mom are standing in wet grass. A tiny umbrella perfectly covers Puppy Jay. Mom is completely drenched — her fur soaked, tail dripping.

PUPPY JAY(serene, eyes closed) Sometimes I wonder… why do some dogs hate walking in the rain?

Puppy Jay looks up at his soggy mom. CLOSE-UP: Mom lets out a massive sneeze. Bushes shake. A bird falls off a branch.

PUPPY JAY(still calm, eyes closed) Bless you, mommy!

JINGLE

00:10The Sneezing BeginsINT. STUDIO — MORNING SETUP

Puppy Jay sits in front of the camera. Everything’s perfect: lights on, music softly playing in the background. He takes a deep breath.

PUPPY JAY(cheerful, to camera) My name is Puppy Jay and…

SFX: MASSIVE SNEEZE OFF-SCREEN.

Puppy Jay blinks. Waits a beat.

PUPPY JAY(slightly forced smile) My name is Puppy Jay and…

SFX: EVEN LOUDER SNEEZE — a plant tips over.

PUPPY JAY(tighter) My name is Puppy Jay and…

SFX: ABSURDLY LOUD SNEEZE — lights flicker, camera wobbles.

Puppy Jay freezes, then calmly gets up and walks off screen.

CUT — WIDE SHOT: Puppy Jay walks down the hallway into the kitchen. Mom sits wrapped in a blanket, sniffling.

PUPPY JAY(frustrated) Mom! You’re messing up my show!

Mom looks up, clearly miserable. Sniff.

PUPPY JAY(gasping) Oh no… Mommy, are you sick?

He runs up to her, dramatic music swells.

PUPPY JAY(determined) Don’t worry, Mommy… I’ll save you!!

JINGLE

00:33Activating PAW-GPT 5INT. STUDIO

BACK TO PUPPY JAY AT HIS DESK. Puppy Jay sits in front of the camera again — serious now, more focused.

PUPPY JAY(to camera, sincere) Lately… I’ve made a lot of dumb decisions!

Cut-ins: flashbacks — Puppy Jay flying with balloons, Puppy Jay almost zapped by wires, Puppy Jay being chased by a vacuum.

PUPPY JAY(somber) But this time… I can’t risk my mom’s life.

He leans forward, presses a shiny button labeled “PAW-GPT 5.” Futuristic lights flicker.

PUPPY JAY(serious) That’s why I’m handing over all decisions in today’s episode… to Artificial Intelligence!

PAW-GPT loads with retro sci-fi sounds.

PUPPY JAY(announcing) They say it’s the smartest brain ever built! So let’s see what it can do!

PUPPY JAY(to screen) PAW-GPT, my mom is sick. What should I do?

SFX: BOOP-BEEP-BLOOP.

PAW-GPT interface glows.

PAW-GPT(calm, robotic) Hello, Puppy Jay! I am PAW-GPT 5.0 — your personal assistant, advisor, and emotional support. Based on your concern, I suggest we begin… by checking your mom’s temperature.

01:15INT. KITCHEN — QUICK CUTAWAY

Puppy Jay gently sticks a digital thermometer under Mom’s arm. Waits. It beeps.

PUPPY JAY(V.O., dramatic) No pressure… but this decides your fate!

01:20INT. STUDIO — BACK TO PAW-GPT TERMINAL

Puppy Jay leans into the mic.

PUPPY JAY(urgent) Okay — it says 39 degrees!

PAW-GPT(processing) Please clarify: is that in Celsius or Fahrenheit?

PUPPY JAY(blinks) Celsius, of course!

PAW-GPT(pause) Oh dear. I don’t understand Celsius. Could you convert it to Fahrenheit?

PUPPY JAY(thinking hard) 39 Celsius… that’s about 102 Fahrenheit. (beat) And let me guess — you also call football “soccer”…

PAW-GPT(calculating) Strange… that temperature seems completely normal. (beat) Please send me a photo of your mom, so I can attempt a visual diagnosis.

PUPPY JAY Okay.

Puppy Jay snaps a photo of Mom and sends it.

PUPPY JAY(V.O., dramatic) Your life may depend on this photo!

PAW-GPT(suddenly alarmed) Oh! Your mom is… human? I didn’t realize that… You must be adopted!

01:59Rubber Chicken Soup

PAW-GPT(calculating) In that case… I have terrible news! She’s not just sick. She has… a fever.

PUPPY JAY(gasps) Oh no! She really is sick!

PUPPY JAY(panicking) PAW-GPT! What do I do?!

PAW-GPT(calm, helpful) It is critical! First — we must lower her temperature before it affects brain function. Also, her body needs energy to fight the virus effectively.

PAW-GPT(efficient) Place an ice pack or frozen item on her forehead. While you do that — I’ll find a recipe for a restorative chicken broth.

Puppy Jay places the ice pack on her forehead.

PUPPY JAY(whispers) Mommy, hold on!

JINGLE

VIDEO FILE PLAYS — TITLE CARD: “Colonel Sundays Presents.” Colonel Sundays stands in a rustic cabin kitchen. Camo apron, buzzcut, serious expression.

COLONEL SUNDAYS(to camera, firm but tired) Stand up straight! This is Colonel Sundays! I was gonna show you my signature recipe — eleven herbs and spices. But it’s fall now, so I film restorative broth content to get more views.

COLONEL SUNDAYS(snapping into drill sergeant mode) Attention, recruit! This is not just soup! This is salvation!

COLONEL SUNDAYS(grabs a raw chicken) Step one — identify your primary target. Preferably… something that once clucked!

PUPPY JAY(watching the screen, whispering) Yeah. It clucked real loud.

Puppy Jay pulls a squeaky chicken toy from a toy bin.

SFX: squeak-squeak.

PUPPY JAY If it’s for Mommy… I don’t care if it’s my favorite toy!

COLONEL SUNDAYS(on screen) Step two — remove the head! With honor…

PUPPY JAY I’m sorry!

Puppy Jay salutes… then hesitantly bites off the rubber head.

SFX: soft rubbery pop.

PUPPY JAY(guilty) That felt… cruel… Like something I’ll have to talk about in therapy.

Puppy Jay drops the headless toy into a pot of water. Turns on the stove.

SFX: bubbling sound.

03:18INT. LIVING ROOM

Mom on the couch, blanketed.

PUPPY JAY(proudly) Mommy, this will fix you right up!

CLOSE-UP: Mom peers into the bowl.

SFX: blop — the rubber chicken head slowly surfaces. Its blank eyes stare into eternity.

Mom goes completely still.

PUPPY JAY(encouraging) Go on! It’s… chicken broth.

Mom slowly pushes the bowl away. Shakes her head.

PUPPY JAY(gutted) Mom… You don’t want the soup? (beat) Oh no. It must be way worse than we thought!

SFX: ominous sting.

JINGLE

03:33The Hunt for OakINT. STUDIO

PUPPY JAY AT DESK, FRAZZLED.

PAW-GPT(calmly) If she’s refusing food that means her condition has escalated.

PUPPY JAY(wide-eyed) Escalated?! Like… to what?

PAW-GPT(serious) According to survivalist Bark Grylls, the best natural remedy in this situation… is a warm oak bark infusion.

PUPPY JAY(blinks) Oak bark? Like… from a tree?

PAW-GPT Yes. Preferably from a forest.

PUPPY JAY(nervously) But it’s pouring rain outside! And mommy can’t come hold the umbrella for me… (beat) Maybe… I can find something at home?

PAW-GPT(processing) Let’s adapt. Home furniture is often made from oak. Please photograph your wooden items, and I will identify any oak components.

Puppy Jay runs around snapping pictures of chairs, shelves, table legs. He sends the images.

PUPPY JAY Be oak! Please… just be oak!

PAW-GPT(processing… then freezes) Error, error detected. I’m sorry, but you reached your daily image limit. Uploads will reset in 24 hours!

PUPPY JAY(horrified) TWENTY-FOUR HOURS?!

PUPPY JAY(desperate) She might not survive 24 minutes!

DRAMATIC STING.

PUPPY JAY(to himself, frantic) Okay okay… No panic! I’ll just — scrape everything!!

He pours water from the bidet.

05:12PAW-GPT Sends Help (???)INT. LIVING ROOM

Mom on the couch, weakly sitting up. Puppy Jay approaches slowly, cradling the mug like it’s sacred.

PUPPY JAY(gentle, hopeful) Go ahead! It might taste like furniture… but it’s medicine!

PUPPY JAY C’mon… just one sip?

Mom takes a tiny sip.

SFX: glooop.

She immediately spits it out. Her eyes roll back. She collapses into the couch.

SFX: THUMP.

JINGLE

PUPPY JAY(trembling) She tried the infusion and spit it out!

PAW-GPT(chipper) Would you like me to connect you with a specialist who can possibly resolve the situation?

PUPPY JAY(hopeful) Yes! Please! Hurry!

MR. GRIMTAIL(smooth, spooky) You’ve reached Bone Voyage Funeral Services… How may we assist your loved one… on their final journey?

PUPPY JAY(horrified) Wait, what? I think I dialed the wrong number!

MR. GRIMTAIL(pleasantly) No worries. We’ll be here… when the time comes…

05:40No More Robots!

PUPPY JAY(horrified) WHAT?! PAW-GPT, what was that!?

PAW-GPT Based on all available data, your mom is 99.4% gone.

PUPPY JAY(snaps) You know what?! Shut up, PAW-GPT! You’re a soulless machine! I’m canceling my subscription!

PAW-GPT(offended) Wait no! Please! You’ll regret this!!

Puppy Jay SLAMS the laptop shut.

PUPPY JAY(furious) Too late. I’m doing this myself. (beat) Well — I mean I’m doing what I wanted to do from the beginning… before you started messing with my head!

PUPPY JAY(grabs phone) I’m calling a real doctor.

06:15Real Medicine ArrivesINT. LIVING ROOM — FRONT DOOR OPENS

Puppy Jay opens the door. DR. DOCTORINA enters — calm, professional, holding a medical bag.

DR. DOCTORINA Alright, where’s my patient?

Cut to: Mom lying on the couch, still wrapped in the blanket. Doctorina checks her pulse, nods, then calmly pulls out a giant comically long syringe.

DR. DOCTORINA(gentle but firm) Yep… Just as I suspected — simple cold! We’ll give her a little vitamin shot and she’ll be fine.

SFX: BOINK — cartoonish but soft injection.

PUPPY JAY Are you sure this huge needle is not for… horses?

DR. DOCTORINA She just needs rest, in a week, she’ll be good as new!

PUPPY JAY Thank you, doc!

DR. DOCTORINA Good thing you called me instead of trying to treat her with PAW-GPT! The hospital is already full of patients with complications from that…

PUPPY JAY No way! Who would do something that irresponsible?

07:00Final Bark

SFX: calming music fade-in.

JINGLE

PUPPY JAY(to camera, sincere) Artificial intelligence can be helpful: Like for recipes. Or summarizing big boring documents. But when it comes to the ones you love… you can’t blindly trust a bot! They don’t care! They just compute! That’s why I choose to trust the future of this show not to algorithms but to real humans.

PUPPY JAY Which is why we’re building our own little pack!

PUPPY JAY(perking up) And this week — three brand new sponsors joined the pack! Thank you, Judith R., Gavin W. and Aylin M.! You’re officially part of the family! (dramatic beat — sponsor card on screen)

PUPPY JAY That brings us to 46 out of 100 sponsors we need to hit our goal!

PUPPY JAY(lowering his voice) But the Halloween Special with Count Barkula is still in grave danger! There’s not much time left!!

PUPPY JAY So, if you want to support the show… and unlock some extra perks — join us!

PUPPY JAY(points below) QR codes are on screen, links are in the description!

PUPPY JAY Also — don’t forget to send in videos of your pets to my email. They might appear in the next episode!

PUPPY JAY My name is Puppy Jay—

SFX: MASSIVE SNEEZE.

PUPPY JAY(wobbly, sniffling) …and I’ll see you next Sunday!

08:19Fan Love

FINAL JINGLE

VIEWER #1 We love Puppy Jay!

VIEWER #2 Puppy Jay, I love you!