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.
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.
Alçakgönüllü bir kimyager, aşınmaya ve zorlanmaya karşı dirençli bir kumaş icat eder ve bunu insanlığa bağışlar. Ama hem iş verenler hem de işçiler, bu icadın ekonomik sebepler yüzünden yok edilmesi gerektiğinin farkına varırlar.