While playing "a nice quiet game of cowboys and Indians", Parsley and Dill are alarmed to see smoke-rings in the sky. Believing that Indians are actually attacking the Herb Garden, they make plans for battle with Constable Knapweed, Mr. Onion and the Chives - only for them all to be embarrassed when Tarragon the Dragon reveals that it was just him.
Parsley and Dill receive a telegram from Aunt Mint inviting them to a barbecue, but they have trouble reading what it says and matters are further complicated when Dill eats the telegram by mistake. When they smell cooking they discover too late that they had been invited to a barbecue.
After biting his tongue, Parsley bumps into Bayleaf's wheelbarrow. When questioned by Constable Knapweed, he does nothing but groan and howl, leading Knapweed and Bayleaf to conclude that he must have toothache. Their attempt to help him does not end well for Dill's house.
Dill writes a flattering description of himself as an entry for Who's Who. Parsley does not consider the description at all accurate and insists on going through it with him.
Tired of hearing about Dill's obsession with bones, Parsley attempts to invent a mechanical dog which isn't obsessed with them.
Parsley is thinking of going on holiday, but cannot decide where to go or even how to get there. Him and Dill invent a set of paper wings to fly there, but neither Parsley nor Tarragon the Dragon have much success with them.
Feeling at a loose end, Parsley offers services in the agony column of a newspaper - only to receive more jobs than he can handle.
Dill opens a restaurant, but Parsley is not impressed when he finds that most of the food served there is centred around bones. Dill has a steak, but an attempt to cook it - with Constable Knapweed's help - ends in disaster.
Parsley wants to get Sage the Owl a balaclava for his birthday. Aunt Mint offers to knit one but Parsley has no end of trouble trying to find out what size Sage takes.
Parsley feels like doing a good deed. He decides to give Dill some bones and digs holes in the Herb Garden looking for some, only for Dill to use one of them to bury his own bones in.
Dill uses a conch shell to listen to all the sounds of the sea, but when the others try they cannot hear anything.
Parsley and Dill put on a theatrical show, which gets a very mixed reception.
Hoping to sell some of his paintings, Dill puts on an art exhibition. Parsley is less than impressed and Constable Knapweed is incensed when he discovers that a painting of a shifty looking individual turns out to be a portrait of him.
Dill uses a crystal ball to tell people's fortunes. Each fortune ends with Dill being presented with a gift of bones. He eats them all and ends up with stomach ache.
Dill decides to host a special day, charging visitors to look round his kennel. Unfortunately, it's too popular and, as a result of becoming overcrowded, his kennel is destroyed. Parsley offers visits to his den instead.
Parsley holds a quiz with Constable Knapweed, Bayleaf and Dill as contestants. Dill gives many silly answers to the questions but still manages to win.
Dill gets a television set for his kennel but is reluctant to let anyone else see it.
Parsley mistakes one of Sir Basil's golf balls for an egg, and attempts to get Sage the Owl to hatch it.
Parsley opens a laundry business and hires Dill to work for him. Dill is not happy with his working conditions and goes on strike.
Auditions for Parsley and Dill's new pop group do not go very well.
Parsley wonders why Dill is acting all knowledgeable.
Following a supposed pilfering of Bayleaf's paint tin, Mr. Onion gives a lecture on how the Herbs should defend themselves.
Parsley cannot sleep and asks around the garden for help.
Parsley considers buying a car off Dill, who inherited it from an uncle.
Parsley worries about Dill's sanity when he sees him learning French.
Parsley and Dill take part in the school exams for a valuable prize.
Parsley watches Dill rehearse his One Dog Show at the theatre.
When his car breaks down, Parsley takes it to "Dill's Garage" not anticipating Dill's lack of mechanical know-how. In the end, it turns out the petrol tank was empty.
Wanting some sleep (disturbed by Bayleaf using his lawnmower, Knapweed blowing his whistle and Sage chirping noisily), Parsley tricks the noisemakers into doing an "endurance test".
When Parsley goes to sleep to try and sleep off an illness described as "Ugh", he has a dream in which he consults other Herbs for help.
Dill mishears Sir Basil and sets up a taxi service by mistake.
Parsley and Dill spend time reminiscing about some of the things they have done together.
