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Riley and Gillis have been lifelong pals. His wife Peg, isn’t so sure how long that will last at the go and together on buying a car. He seems blinded by how well their families get along together, but Peg points out that underneath it all they really hate each other. As the two men reminisced, we learned that in their beginnings even they hated each other. It was a puppy that brought them together to overcome their fighting. To prove their point to their families, they plan a cooperation picnic.
The two families prepared to make the trip and their shared car, but the have to jockey for position in where they will sit. Even the two men bicker over who’s going to drive, not to mention who is going to fix that flat tire. They decide to divide the car and ½, with each man responsible for their half. But who gets which half?
By the time the bickering families reached a picnic ground, they’re all at each other’s throats. What happened to the cooperation between Riley and Gillis? Conveniently, Digby Odell, the friendly undertaker shows up and talks to Peg at home. He’s there for his son’s baseball game. A silly sport with men running around on top of the grass. He has a poem to share with her about cooperation.
As a fight is about to break out between the men, Peggy shows up with some news. When the gents start barking at each other, and attempt to remind them of their puppy that brought them together, Peggy is confused and leaves. As they resumed their bickering, their friendship is once again renewed when some new puppies come up to beg food from them.
