When a brilliant scientist is abducted from a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Miss Mallard, the famous ducktective, embarks on a dangerous search that takes her deep into the Amazon jungle.
Montgomery the duck decides to create his own time zone so he will not have to worry about being on time, but he soon realizes that if everyone keeps his own time it might ruin his birthday.
Clackymucky, the duck, is separated from his family and adopts Ted, the bulldog, as his mother. Ted teaches him many things, and, when Clackymucky is ready to learn to swim, Ted leads him to the pond where he rejoins his family.
Zack Quack and his brothers take the train to New York City where Zack gets lost, and the three brothers are joined by increasing numbers of city folks trying to find him.