Mom and Dad are worried about their children when they say they’re not scared of the dark. So, they hire a scared Dr. Laxslax (the Red Guy) to solve the problem.
In an unsuccessful attempt to prove to Cow and Chicken that the Earth is flat, Dad brings in his brother, Professor Longhorn Steer, to teach them proper education.
Cow and Chicken’s cousin, Snail Boy is coming to their school. He has proven to humiliate them in some ways, such as becoming a model for figure drawing.
Sick and tired of the ketchup-based meals being served at school by Mrs. Barederriere (the Red Guy), Cow and Chicken follow in their grandparents’ footsteps and make a food stall that serves meat.
The Red Guy works as a slave-driving boss of a factory. When he tries to celebrate his birthday, his employees do not come, so he decides to liven things up for himself.
Chicken receives a credit card (which only has 25 cents worth of credit) inside his cereal. He and Cow are both stalked by the Red Guy over the fee they have to pay after purchasing some gum.
The school revamps their newspaper into a television news show with the help of Geraldo Rearviewa (the Red Guy), who uses Chicken to generate scandalous stories.
Weasel is an aircraft pilot, with I.R. as his co-pilot. Their job is to bring passengers upstream because of a dam, created by beavers, getting in the way. However, things go wrong when there’s too much weight aboard.
Weasel and I.R. are vampires looking for some fun. What’s more, they get on well with the villagers. Later on the Red Guy (who’s a vampire hunter) tries to put steaks through their hearts.
Cow, Chicken and their cousin Boneless Chicken travel to the Lava Park, where they learn how to fly a kite. Unfortunately, when Baron Von Non-Leiderhosen (the Red Guy) loses his kite, he uses Boneless as one for a tug o’ war contest.
Chicken’s wish for Cow to shut up comes true. When he is run over by a truck, he regrets it after being sentenced to 50 years in prison for jaywalking (although the truck driver was at fault) when Cow refuses to clear his name.
Based on the true story of The Wright Brothers, The Red Guy narrates a documentary about The Wright Bros. and the Rong Bros. (Weasel and I.R.), competing to see who could invent the first plane.
Based on Cinderella, Cinder-Weasel tries to make it to the evening ball, despite the interference of his evil stepbrother, I.R. Baboon. He relies on the help from his fairy godfather (the Red Guy).
Weasel and I.R. investigate to see who has done the heinous crime of erasing Cow and Chicken out of existence. Eventually they discover that the culprit is the Red Guy trying to take over the show, and this was all a dream Cow had.
Weasel works at a hotel as the manager, whereas I.R. is his incompetent bellhop. However, Weasel needs to rely on I.R.’s help when an acclaimed cannibal actor (The Red Guy) wants to eat him for dinner.