Employed by a Mother (Patrika Darbo) to babysit her 'perfect' son, the Kid (Mathew J Connors), the Optimist (Enn Reitel) finds the spoiled 10-year old is a real problem. Trying to keep the Kid amused, they visit the local circus, where the Optimist immediately falls in love with the circus trapeze artist Girl (Christine Garner) and faces a rival, strongman the Bulk (Dennis Brekner). After fantasising he's part of the high wire act, he also finds himself forced into performing with acrobats, clowns, and a knife thrower, before being fired from a cannon by the cunning Kid.