The three Witwickys continued to live the life of upper-lower-middle class residents. The near-death experience of the oil rig attack helped Sparkplug forge a closer bond with his eccentric son, Buster. Spike, after briefly experiencing what life would be like helping an alien race, only to have those hopes quickly dashed away, retreated from his father and resented the new family dynamic. However, after years of standard teenage rebellion, Spike eventually took over operations at his father's mechanic shop, where he continues to run a successful business. His younger brother is currently working on a five-book science fiction series.