A widower with seven children, Henry Dimsdale (Bob Hope) is employed as a bank teller. After finding $10,000 on the street, Henry takes the money home, but quickly finds out that the cash came from his workplace. Soon Henry is on the run with his kids, while their baby sitter, Golda (Phyllis Diller), tries to throw her none-too-bright police officer boyfriend, Jasper Lynch (Jonathan Winters), off their trail