Alf's goat Rosie escapes, so Pat and Alf help to round her up but not she does a lot damage like eating the labels off Pat's parcels.

Ted invents an ice cream machine for the picnic. When the power cuts out, the ever-inventive Ted tries all kinds of ways to get his machine back in action – including connecting it up to Pat's van.

Julian is looking after the school guniea pig, Dotty, but on her first night at the Clifton residence she escapes. The next morning, everyone is looking for Dotty. When Pat leaves for work, it turns out she is following him on his rounds...