Twelve-year-old Telly, sent to stay with her aunt, a puppeteer, while her parents deal with her outrageous older sister, finds her own adventure when she discovers that Bitsie, one of the puppets in her aunt's show, is alive.
Well-behaved Telly is shipped to her television producer aunt while her parents deal with her outrageous sister, but life becomes surreal as a television puppet comes to life and demands Telly help him realize his consumer-focused adventures.