All the animal students in Miss Gator's school try to help Tardy Toad break his habit of always being late to school, but their attempts have a disastrous result.
Matt, frequently late, does not think his lack of punctuality is a problem, but he begins to see the benefits of being on time when his tardiness costs him his girlfriend and a chance to pitch at the big game.
A boy who has never been late to school runs into some very strange obstacles as he hurries on his way, only to discover when he arrives that he is a day early.
Having slept past Easter, the Easter bunny tries to distribute his eggs on Mother's Day, the Fourth of July, and Halloween, but no one is interested. At Christmas time it is Santa who gets him back on track.