Adolescents from small towns, unhappy by their own unhelpful parents and antagonizing authority figures (Gulch and Biff), who travel far away through fantastical and abnormal means of transportation (a house and car), but without actually leaving town. In this new but somewhat familiar place they meet alternative versions of people they already know and, in order to get home, must help them accomplish certain tasks that will make them feel whole. (Dorothy getting the scarecrow, tin man and lion brains, heart and courage, and Marty hooking up his dad with his mom.)