A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.

This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.

Martians fear their children have become lazy and joyless due to their newfound obsession with Earth TV shows. After ancient Martian leader Chochem suggests that the children of Mars need more fun—including their own Santa Claus—supreme leader Lord Kimar assembles an expedition to Earth. Once there, they kidnap two children who lead them to the North Pole, then capture the real Santa Claus, taking all three back to Mars in an attempt to bring the Martian children happiness.