Little Oink is a neat little pig, but his parents will not allow him to play with his friends until he is messy, as pigs should be.

Vivienne really enjoys being messy, but when she loses her favorite necklace she is determined to tidy up her room to find it.

Shortly before school starts, Charlie Bumpers learns that he will be in Mrs. Burke's class. It doesn't matter that she's been named teacher of the year. He's still afraid of her. Last year when he was horsing around in the hall, he accidentally hit her in the head with his sneaker. (Don't ask.) How will he survive a year under a teacher who is just waiting for him to make another stupid mistake?

Destructosaurus lays waste to a city, but he really is just looking for his teddy bear.

When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.

"Dot likes order. Duck likes mess. How can they both enjoy the beach?"--

"A badger realizes that being too tidy could be disastrous"--

Sloppy Joe determines to do everything he can to surprise his family by becoming Neat Joe.

The Schmutzys are very messy all week long and Mama seems not to notice, but when Friday comes it is time for everyone to pitch in and clean up for Sabbath.

While cleaning his room Sam organizes one hundred things in a series of different categories.