A comedy written and Narrated by Jean Shepherd. The story involves several different events such as Ralph's first serious romance with his new neighbor, Randy playing a turkey in the school Thanksgiving Day play, The Old Man setting his sights on a yellow buick and the High School basketball rival game of the season.

A young girl attending Harvard on a scholarship finds herself falling for the husband of her English professor.

An adult Ralphie Parker narrates several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.