Helen Gerould Rose

The first of a series of short comedy films based on the famed newspaper cartoons of Fontaine Fox.

The Skipper, on behalf of the new minister, organizes the Follies, in which local rube talent is starred

Depicts a day in the life of Toonerville, featuring slapstick scenes in Bang’s Quick Service Restaurant, surreptitious drinking despite prohibition, and an evil villain trying to trade a mortgage for marriage to a beautiful young girl.

After hearing about his powerful raisin cider, Cynthia Snoop takes it upon herself to ensnare The Skipper. Meanwhile Katrinka accidentally ruins the Spriggins' tea party when she inadvertently breaks a water pipe when trying to kill a mouse.

The skipper advertises an auction by tacking up bills on every convenient spot while making a run from the depot and stopping every few feet, to the disgust of the passengers.

Aunt Eppie Hogg takes a ride on the trolley and gets a cinder in her eye. While The Skipper tries to remove it, Cynthia Snoop thinks that he's cheating on Matildy.