Apple's Way
40-year-old architect George Apple moves with his wife Barbara, four children and sundry dogs from California back to his hometown of Appleton, Iowa.
The entire Apple family faces a major crisis when Patricia, feeling unloved and rejected, runs off to join the circus.
Without consulting anyone, George Apple invests the entire family savings into a business he knows nothing about and creates unhappiness in the Apple household.
A charity candy drive pits the Apple children against each other as each tries to outsell the other and earn enough commision to contribute to their mother's birthday present. George is upset to learn that the children will stop at nothing to sell the most candy even if it means employing deceit and manipulation.