Everybody is having a bad day in The Enchanted City. Little Theodore Hood's grandmother is gravely ill and he must get a powerful medicine to her as soon as possible. But Theodore's grandmother lives on the other side of the Enchanted City and the sinister Stranger will stop at nothing to get his hands on the medicine. Meanwhile a young lady names Summer Greene has recently inherited a large fortune, making her the wealthiest person in the Enchanted City. Summer's wicked stepmother, Bertha, who used to be the wealthiest, is now number 2.
Summer runs away and takes refuge with a group of Hobos who live in a discarded refrigerator box.
On the other side of the tracks, brother and sister Henry and Gretchen, abandoned by their stepmother in a dark part of The Enchanted City, become hopelessly lost, despite leaving a colorful candy trail. Half the fun for any audience is recognizing the various fairy tale characters and familiar situations in their contemporary guise.