Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don’t work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he’s sure it’s a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other unpartnered kid: Charlie Brown.

Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher’s mound and vows to protect it at all costs.