When Mr. Russet finds a large, lumpy potato on the couch he is outraged and begins a potato protest, refusing to do any more tidying up. Other family members see the spud differently, playing with it, dressing it up, and even giving the potato its own cushion on the couch. As the house gets messier and messier, Mr. Russet can't take it any longer. He picks up the potato, tidies up and then serves his family a most surprising supper...