With prices skyrocketing and Mr. Slate reducing their salaries after misinterpreting their request for a raise, Fred and Barney try out various part-time jobs to compensate for their cash loss, in the process attempting to avoid being seen by Mr. Slate in order to keep their pride.

Fred and Barney go on a fishing trip to an island rumoured to be haunted by a werewolf, but once they arrive, bad weather forces them to stay in the cabin of a friendly old man who is also the island's only resident.

Wilma buys a pet Houndasaur without Fred's consent, which leads to no end of trouble for Fred, especially when he unknowingly comes across the Houndasaur's food and tries to patent it. Meanwhile, Dino becomes jealous of the Houndasaur and Fred receives complaints from the police.

While fishing, Fred accidentally finds a bottled genie, who becomes their wish-granting servant but whose results seem to be more troublesome than beneficial. The episode makes references to classic fairy tales such as Aladdin and Pinocchio.

Jealous of Wilma and Betty's attraction to famous Hollyrock star Clark Gravel, Fred goes all out in a training regimen to get himself in shape in order to impress his wife.

Fred and Barney end up with a broken wheel in the middle of a haunted forest while on their way to a bowling alley, and find the nearest house possible to call for help, unaware that the kindly old lady living there is a man-eating witch.

A magician brainwashes Fred into believing he is a giant chicken, and Barney accidentally repeats the same process with Fred and several others until he realises that his only option is to track down the magician and ask him to fix the problem.

Fred and Barney save a couple from a car accident, who turn out to be a reformed Count Rockula and his new wife, "Poopsie". Though Fred and Barney are still terrified of him, Rockula places himself in their debt and does his best to befriend them and make them his "blood brothers".

While playing golf, Fred and Barney accidentally find a bag of money stolen from the Bank of Bedrock, and must evade the two robbers responsible.

Barney stumbles across a strange coin which seems to bring him good luck to no end (to the point that he wins the star prize on a game show for losing), frustrating Fred so much that he becomes determined to prove that the coin is not responsible.