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- Ernest P. Duckweather, a general-store clerk, invents an interplanetary television set, thus developing a friendship with a puppet named Johnny Jupiter.
- A man returns from a trip to find fascists have taken over the U.S. government.
- An American goes to work in the booming oil industry of Venuzuela.
- A short film made for the General Motors Corp. to showcase its "Futurama" exhibit at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The exhibit's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion imagines what it would be like in the "wonder world" of 1960--20 years in the future.
- State of the American people's teeth during the Great Depression.
- A gentleman observes the "Made In USA" motto emphatically used in a general store at the time of WWII. He accepts an offered ride, naming parts of the car that are-foreign made during the trip; a fan of the phrase is comically re-educated.
- General Motors celebrates the production of its 50-millionth automobile with a parade through Flint, Michigan.
- Ernest and Kathy love to listen to Professor Spiegelmacher's radio program, 'Feeling Good Without Loot'. Frisby believes the professor's philosophy is lunacy, but manages to get himself trapped into booking the professor as an emergency replacement for an Mrs. Clanish's lecture series - a task that he delegates to the reluctant Ernest. With the help of Johnny Jupiter, Ernest meets the Professor, who agrees to speak. When the professor arrives at the auditorium, Ernest and Kathy learn that their hero cares far more about money than he lets on.
- At Kathy's urging, Ernest sets out on his own and after consulting with Johnny Jupiter, decides to open a TV repair shop. His first customer is the owner of the local newspaper and Ernest soon has the set repaired thanks to Robbie the Rejects assistance. Unfortunately, Johnny notices that Robbie has tuned it to receive a television program from Jupiter that evening and Ernest must fix the set before the appointed hour.
- While Kathy plan a surprise birthday party for her father, Mr. Frisby tries to teach Ernest the proper way to 'hard sell' a customer, a technique that meets with disaster - so much so that Ernest gets fired from his job. With the help of his friends on Jupiter, Ernest develops a sales approach that appeals to his customers' soft spot and manages to sell merchandise that had sat on Mr. Frisby's shelves for years. Frisby hires him back with a bonus and Ernest promptly spends it on a birthday present for Mr. Frisby.
- While cleaning a television studio late one night, janitor Ernest P. Duckweather accidentally makes contact with the planet Jupiter and becomes long-distance friends with two of the residents, Johnny Jupiter and B-12, a robot.
- Mr. Duckweather informs Johnny that 3-D movies are all the rage on Earth. Johnny tells his Earth friend that Jupiter used to show movies in seven dimension, but now prefer to watch them in only one.
- Johnny and his cohorts on Jupiter agree to help Duckweather prepare a sailor friend to win a quiz show contest.
- Mr. Duckweather tries to help an actress get a role with Johnny's help.
- Johnny and Mr. Duckweather discuss the differences between television on Jupiter and Earth.
- Mr. Duckweather is invited to appear on a Jupiter television program, but first there are endless rehearsals.
- Duckweather becomes a newscaster for a Jupiterian television station.
- Mr. Duckweather tries to cheer up a young actress who is devastated after losing a part after her audition.
- Johnny and Mr. Duckweather compare educational systems on Earth and Jupiter.
- Mr. Duckweather seeks Johnny's assistance when he is runs afoul of a card sharp.
- Spring fever effects Duckweather and his pals on Jupiter differently.
- Johnny tries to teach Mr. Duckweather how to become a Jupiter-style detective.
- Ernest discovers his boss, Mr. Frisby has entered him in a amateur magician's contest.
- Ernest thinks he has invented a cure for the common cold. Too late, he discovers it only works on the residents of Jupiter.