Doug, the new kid in Bluffington, is tricked into believing that he must catch a strange beast called a Neematoad as part of his initiation to the town.

Doug is excited about attending the school dance with Patti until the class bully, Roger, reminds him that he can't dance. / Doug builds a volcano for the school science fair.

Porkchop falls in love with an alluring girl dog and Doug fears he will lose Porkchop as his best friend. / When Skeeter's baby brother Dale calls Doug "big nose", he becomes obsessed about his schnozz.

When Doug goes camping with the Bluffscouts, Roger chooses him as his partner and makes him do all the work. / Doug and Skeeter win tickets to see their favorite rock group, the Beets, but they have to miss the concert when Skeeter is grounded.

Doug is mortified when his sister Judy plans to perform at a school assembly and he has to introduce her. / Roger steals Vice-Principal Lamarr Bone's yodeling trophy, but all the evidence points to Doug.

On a field trip to Bluffington town hall, Doug steps in for the mayor and inadvertently saves the town from a major meltdown at the ice cream factory. / Doug performs a ventriloquist routine for the school talent show.