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The year is 1969. Nine-year old Joe-Joe is a little too curious about his mother Mae's brand new vacuum cleaner. Eventually, after Joe-Joe vacuums all the dirt from a potted houseplant, the machine explodes! Dirt particles are everywhere in the room and Mae will be home in an hour. Despite his efforts to clean up what he has done, Mae cannot be fooled--she is furious! And the Hoover vacuum cleaner is broken beyond repair...