Howdy’s childhood friend, Hannah, is over for a visit! During her stay, she develops a bit of a crush on Dexter. Confiding in Howdy, Hannah asks him to find out how Dexter feels about her. But when Howdy tries to talk to Dexter about it, Dexter thinks that Howdy is about to tell another bad joke and the two friends start arguing instead. And even worse, Howdy doesn’t have a chance to ask about Dexter’s feelings for Hannah.

Doctor Lion of the animal clinic on wheels is a great, kind doctor who understands the feelings and thoughts of the animals he treats. While he’s in town, the Ham-Hams take a special liking to the hard-working Doctor Lion. They decide to help him out by cleaning up the clinic for him. But woe are the Ham-Hams, when at the end of the night, due to a foul occurrence, the clinic is even dirtier than when they began! Now Doctor Lion has to do even more work!

One evening, Laura’s dad is suddenly inspired by a cooking show on television. While he chaotically experiments in the kitchen, Laura and her mom stand by in apprehension of what dinner might end up tasting like. Meanwhile, the Ham-Hams meet a jovial hamster named Chef Ham.

Walking around her neighborhood, Laura sees that many houses have wind-socks in the form of flying carp that flow gracefully from their rafters. She runs home and asks her mom if she can put one up at their house, too! But her mom won’t let her. That day, however, Grandpa Woody comes over. He tells Laura that when he was younger, he dreamed of riding on the back of a flying fish, soaring through the sky. All excited, Laura embarks with Grandpa Woody on an invention escapade: to create a mechanical flying carp!