Four wealthy Victorian gentlemen led by Samuel Pickwick set forth on an objective study of human behavior, thwarted by con artist Mr. Jingle and one of his schemes leading to Pickwick being put on trial for breaking a promise to marry.

The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find. In the course of their travels, they repeatedly encounter the friendly but disreputable Mr. Jingle, who becomes a continual source of trouble for all who know him. Pickwick himself is the victim of a number of misunderstandings that bring him both embarrassment and problems with the law.—Snow Leopard