Life could not be better for cartoonist Stu Miley. He has created a hit comic strip featuring Monkeybone, a petulant rascal with a penchant for wise cracks and racy antics. Stu, happy and in love with his beautiful girlfriend Julie, is on the verge of big success, as his comic strip is about to become a national television show. On the night that Stu is to propose to Julie, he gets struck down in a freak accident.