▁family . ▁Most ▁stri ps ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁are ▁one ▁page ▁long . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁the ▁daily ▁mis ad vent ures ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁a ▁low - middle ▁class ▁and ▁their ▁dog . ▁It ▁takes ▁place ▁almost ▁always ▁within ▁the ▁building , ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁floor ▁of ▁a ▁typical ▁large ▁city ▁block . ▁In ▁this ▁aspect ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁series ▁of ▁Bru gu era ▁featuring ▁families , ▁especially ▁La ▁familia ▁C ebol le ta . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁P anc ra cio , ▁the ▁bread w inner , ▁a ▁d ull ▁office ▁employee ▁( fire fig h ter ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stri ps ). ▁He ▁is ▁bald , ▁must ach io ed , ▁en vious , ▁ar rog ant , ▁cl ums y ▁and ▁above ▁all , ▁very ▁un l ucky , ▁so ▁he ▁is ▁always ▁at ▁the ▁receiving ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁multiple ▁s lap st ick ▁mis fortun es ▁common ▁of ▁the ▁strip . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Leon or , ▁a ▁house w ife ▁and ▁two ▁children , ▁Fel ip ín , ▁a ▁very ▁n aught y ▁small ▁boy ▁and ▁ ▁Sab ih ond ín , ▁a ▁bald ▁kid ▁with ▁glass es ▁who ▁is ▁always ▁dressed ▁in ▁black ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁student . ▁The ▁dog , ▁A til a ▁feels ▁nothing ▁but ▁cont empt ▁by ▁his ▁owner ▁P anc ra cio ▁( the ▁reader ▁knows ▁this ▁via ▁his ▁thought ▁bal lo ons ) ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁stri ps