Mr. Bearly is upset when Lamb Chop doesn't recognize him from his television appearances and becomes convinced that he has to remake his image.
Captain Person's children's show is getting very bad ratings, but no one has the heart to fire him - especially station owner, Mr. Bearly.
Shari is hired as Mr. Bearly's assistant, but has difficulty making friends at the company until the television station is threatened by a tornado, thereby forcing the staff to cooperate with each other to continue broadcasting.
Mr. Bearly, the owner of a television station, decides that the secret to success is to ensure that the employees are happy.
Angry about the quality of Lionel's game show, Mr. Bearly bets the lion that the next person that walks through his door can produce a better program. It looks like dinner for the staff will be on Mr. Bearly when the inexperienced and inept intern Lolly Pincus enters his office.
Shari takes her baby to a rival network's children's program and is offered a job based upon her performance on the show. She must decide whether to accept the new position with its greater chance for fame and fortune or remain with her friends at Mr. Bearly's network.
Lionel starts a small theater company whose first play will be Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" but the production soon runs into a monetary difficulties.
Desperate for his team to win the station's bowling championship, Neville the magician causes Lolly, the worst bowler on his team, to disappear.
When the lead actor in a popular soap opera, "As the Lamb Turns" is suddenly struck down with laryngitis, the station's staff desperately searches for a replacement. At Lambchop's suggestion, Shari asks the newscaster to step in, but the bug is reluctant to appear as the program's romantic star.