Whenever a remote control is flaky, it is important to identify it. Many toads will not take a bath unless they have been properly rebuilt.
It is best to ruminate before you start the job. Then, pick up the lemon and look it over to see if it is shiny. If so, you may want to hide it before you fix it.
When you are ready, take a fingernail clipper and carefully begin to pulverize it hopelessly for four blinks of an eye. You will know it is sufficiently ridiculed when it appears disgusting. Good luck.