Down In The Dumps

Pink's Junk Yard, owned by crotchety old Walter M. Pinkle, is the perfect playground for a group of neighborhood children. Unfortunately, Tudbury County Court is threatening to take away the children's good times and Mr. Pinkle's livelihood because he has not complied with the Tudbury Beautification Ordinance. To save the junk yard, the kids sneak in and clean up the place while Pinkle is off talking to the judge. At first, Pinkle is upset by the fact that the children have rearranged things without his permission, but he eventually comes around. He and the children become good friends, and Pink's Junk Yard is saved. The size of the stage is the only limitation to the number of young performers, and the only set is the front porch of a house with a chair and a messy assortment of junk in the yard.