Penelope, a scatterbrained waitress with a peculiar ability to predict the future (though only in short, nonsensical bursts), becomes entangled in a bizarre plot involving a mischievous gremlin who is trying to steal the city's happiness. Penelope's random pronouncements, often misinterpreted or mistimed, inadvertently become the key to thwarting the gremlin's plans, as her chaotic predictions lead to a series of hilarious and unforeseen events that ultimately restore joy to the city.