The husband and wife Ludva and Hedus Homolkas with their twins Péta and Máta and Ludva's parents - the granny and grandpa - arrive in the snowy Spindleruv Mlýn for a holiday. They promise to each other that they will not spoil the quite expensive holiday by quarrels. If somebody hurts the other one he/she will kneel as a punishment.
The Homolka family celebrates a great occasion: they were finally able to buy a car. They immediately begin to drive for small trips to Hradcany, to the airport, and plan further trips. Their euphoria is spoiled by a letter from their great-grandmother. Their great-grandfather is dying and the family is expected to come along to say goodbye. The annoyed Homolkas therefore set off to the South Bohemian village where the grandparents live.
This light comedy finds a Czech taxi driver taking his family on a weekend outing in the country. His wife, daughter-in-law, son and two grandchildren are the passengers who disturb the solitude of two young lovers. While the women attend the horse races, the father sits home getting drunk and watching football. The overweight daughter-in-law is upset because she has blown her chances to become a ballerina. All members of the family are caught up in their own individual problems in this realistically portrayed family comedy
An artist's studio is descended upon by a group of retired men and a young mother who agree to model in the nude for money. Comedy ensues as the students and the local bureaucracy react to the models, all in need of extra money. Several running gags border on slapstick as the officials and the students don't know what to do with the nude models.
소방대의 전임 의장은 암환자로 시간이 얼마 남지 않았다. 부하직원이었던 소방대원들이 그를 위해 무도회를 개최하는데 사람들은 점점 만취해 몸도 가누지 못하고 그로 인해 무도회장은 무질서의 아수라장이 되어간다. 소방대원들은 즉석에서 미인대회를 열기 위해 젊은 여자들을 모집하고 여자들은 자의반 타의반 테스트를 거쳐 미인대회에 참가하게 된다. 하지만 여자들은 난장판이 된 무도회장을 도망가듯 나가버리고 술취한 사람들이 무대로 올라가 왕관을 써보는 등 추태를 부린다. 바로 그 때, 무도회장 근처 주택에서 불이나고 무도회장의 사람들은 모두 불구경을 하기 위해 우르르 나가 버린다. 그리고 돌아온 사람들은 테이블에 있던 경품이 모조리 없어진 것을 발견하는데...