With an actor who can't perform and a dissatisfied crew, a film director tries to create an emotional scene for his film - but the egos involved present true obstacles.
Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.
Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.
Laurel ve Hardy bu kez balık işinde. Balık satmak için şehir geziyorlar. Stan, balıkları kendisinin yakalayabileceğini ve insanlara satarken kâr edebileceklerini söyler. Ollie bu fikirden hoşlanır, böylece hurdalıkta bir tekne alırlar ve bazen başarısızlıkla sonuçlanırlar. Sonunda tekneyi tamir ettiklerinde, tüm operasyon güneye kayar.