Through the series, Ernie often tends to get into dangerous situations where bullies at school or in the streets of Los Angeles threaten him or his friends, or in dangerous situations where his adoptive father ends up needing his help after criminals which he has captured try to escape or try to harm him.
In the show, Ernie often faces dangerous circumstances: encounters with bullies at school and in Los Angeles, as well as situations where his adoptive father needs his help after criminals he's apprehended try to flee or attack him.