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Ten-year-old George Brown tries his best to earn money for a special toy he wants, but whether he is working in his mother's craft shop or setting up a backyard circus, the magic burps erupt at exactly the wrong time and foil his plans.

When fourth-grader George starts at a new school, he vows to become a model student instead of the class clown he has always been, but just as his plan is going really well, he is overtaken by a magic burp that turns him back into a mischief-maker.

In two separate stories, George looks forward to Christmas, but the class play and and a surprise visit with Kevin, his best friend from when he lived in Cherrydale, are both marred by the magic burps.

George's magic burps threaten to ruin not only his team's chances of winning a class field day, but also his audition to be the fourth-grade sports reporter for his school's new closed-circuit television station.

George and his friends volunteer to serve dinner at a homeless shelter on Pay It Forward Day, but when George learns that his favorite movie star, Dirk Drek, will be in town that day, he wants to back out and go see his idol, instead.

Father's Day is approaching, and Sea creatures everywhere are thrilled to compete for the top prize in the annual Deep Sea Burp contest, and none more than Charlie, a little fish with a big dream. Accompanied by his best friend, Mucus, and aided by a variety of colorful characters along the way, little Charlie navigates his way through an excellent ocean adventure, and discovers that love is the most valuable prize of all.