A heat wave has swept through the Junkyard and the neighboring areas. Mr. Flinch, the old possum, wants help bringing his older brother, Mr. Blinch, from town to the Junkyard, where he can enjoy the "cool house" under the Warden's office. When Ben Thompson, clever cat, and his friends go to retrieve Mr. Blinch, they are shocked to find not an old gentleman possum; but a striped cat that looks an awful lot like Ben!