[3] The film follows cheerful vagrant Stymie and the younger Spanky as they trek through the neighborhood in search of food, with their dog, Pete the Pup, in tow.

The gang fights back, with Stymie grappling onto the dog catcher's leg and biting him, as Spanky and the other kids pelt the dogcatcher with rocks, eggs, and lettuce.

This is to no avail, as the dogcatcher eventually escapes their attack and vengefully bundles Petey off to the pound, intending to consign the dog to the gas chamber unless Stymie brings him five dollars.

After outsmarting a cop whom thinks Stymie has stolen the money, he and the gang race to the dog pound.

Spanky and Stymie are sitting on the curb of Woodbine Street next to 3402 Motor Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles when the $5 bill lands in front of them.