Joe is unaware that he has become a media sensation, but he quickly discovers his newfound fame. An appearance on "TRL" with Carson Daly results in a phone call from a woman claiming to be Joe's mother. Joe realizes that she is indeed his mother and finds his parents' current house, where he and the media discover that his parents intentionally abandoned him at the Grand Canyon, and that they only reconnected with him in order to take advantage of his newfound publicity so they can boost their sales of clown figurines. Angry and sad, Joe storms out, cutting ties with his parents.