A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. An undertaker is in charge of moving a coffin from a home to the church. The home is on the 26th floor of a skyscraper; the stairs are narrow; the lift is small and prone to stop working. Chaos ensues.
Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.
A boat builder and his family attempt to set sail in his handmade boat, 'The Damfino'.
A determined young boy living in a small village strives to obtain enough money to purchase a ticket to the cinema.
Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd. This set of performances also includes ethnic Chinese actress Anna May Wong modeling some fashions she brought back from her first ever trip to China. Through it all, one of the guests, already inebriated, is having a few problems mixing and serving the cocktails he wants.
Porky sets sail for the Boola-Boola islands in the South Seas with a ship full of general merchandise and plans to open a 5 & 10 cent store. But a swordfish cuts a hole in the ship and Porky's goods fall into the ocean, where the fish make creative uses of them, ultimately opening a Hollywood nightclub, complete with fish impersonating various stars.
A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground.
A newly arrived guest of a Hollywood hotel charms and amazes the regulars, and they decide to invite him to their Christmas dinner.
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
A man's car breaks down, leading him to journey for a small plastic funnel.
Ill-tempered Billy proves troublesome for fellow taxi drivers Franklin and Clyde.
Professor Pierre Ginsberg is having wife trouble and, on the advice of his lawyer, sets out to wear her down with kindness; she wants constant entertainment his lawyer promises him that a month of dancing and entertainment will eventually kill her or, at least, calm her down some. The exact opposite happens and Professor Ginsberg stands a good chance of dying himself. He manages to sing a song, in the best Willie Howard style, along the way.
Franklin gets into a disagreement with a tough sea captain. However, he doesn't find out until later that the captain is his fiance's father.
Two sailors decide to settle down and get married, and live to regret it.
Andy makes elaborate plans to attend a prizefight, and they all backfire.
Unable to pay his hotel bill Bobby has to become a bellboy to cover the cost. Among the many complications that ensue he finds himself handing from the hotel's ledge from many stories up.
Two guys run a cartoon character for President.
A sidewalk record sale takes an emotional turn when a chance musical discovery yields a powerful response.