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Mickey gets adopted by his rich aunt Kate, which means no longer living with his uncle Pat Kelly. The life of a rich boy doesn't suit him at all, especially since he has to deal with his bratty cousin, Percy. Uncle Pat and the gang come by one day to pay Mickey a visit, and before long, the place is a disaster area.
Mickey and Joe are responsible for a runaway locomotive at the train yard, so the gang are no longer allowed to play there. To compensate, they set up their own railroad. Unfortunately, their train is in direct competition with Toughy's, who attempts to sabotage the gang's operation.
The gang is running a shoeshine business, and when the profits aren't coming in, they resort to painting the shoes of passersby. Later, Mickey finds that there's a new boy in the neighborhood, and to assert his dominance as the local tough guy, Mickey beats the boy up. The boy is no match for Mickey, and runs away crying. On their next meeting, the boy beats Mickey to a pulp. After several more back and forth encounters, Mickey and the gang come to realize that they've been dealing with identical twins.
Mickey switches clothing with a rich boy and takes up residence in a hotel. The gang sneaks in and causes trouble, as usual, even dressing up as cannibals and organizing a mock-tribal ritual.
Rich boy Adelbert Wallingford is kidnapped and aspiring detective Mickey decides to crack the case. The gang earns a dollar delivering a package to Mr. Wallingford, which turns out to be a ransom note. He's supposed to attach the money to a pigeon and then let it go. If the pigeon returns without the money, then goodbye to Little Adelbert. Unfortunately, the pigeon escapes before any money can be attached to it. This leads to a daring chase to catch the pigeon, with Mickey, Joe and Farina taking a small plane.
The gang are sitting in an empty traincar when the door suddenly closes. The next morning, they find themselves in New York. They give themselves a tour, but are eventually apprehended by the police and put on a train home. They manage to get into mischief on the train, however, involving some bugs belonging to a traveling entomologist.
The circus is coming to town, but Mickey, Joe, and Jackie have to go to school. When they learn that Gene and Farina get to stay home for six weeks due to spotted fever, they paint dots on their faces. Their mothers are fooled by their symptoms, but the doctor knows better.
Mickey's dog rescues Mary during a runaway pony incident, so she invites the gang to a party at her house. Her parents are reluctant to allow this, but they give in.
The gang visits Gene, who's working as a page at the beauty parlor. When left to their own devices, they experiment with every gadget and hose until chaos sets in.
The gang runs away from home, but night travel turns out to be too scary for them, so they find shelter in a nearby house. As it turns out, the house has been rigged up with amusement park contraptions, all geared for frights. When the parents catch up with their kids, they too get caught up in the situation.
Mickey's tired of the Little Lord Faunterloy existence put upon him by his mother. Grandma understands and helps him to sneak outside, where he promptly gets into a fight with Johnny the bully.
The gets in trouble with local cop ""Hard-Boiled"" McManus, but this is soon remedied when kindly Officer Mac is brought in to replace him. The gang is allowed to become junior police officers and eventually have a run-in with the now-fired McManus.
A surveyor tells the gang that they can't build their amusement park in the vacant lot, since a factory will be built there soon. They decide to go straight to the head of the company, who turns out to be a kid at heart. Much to the frustration of his board of directors, he helps the gang to build quite an elaborate setup.
