Whilst Ernest believes himself to be the world's greatest escapologist, his partner and crowd entertainer, Sidney, reckons he couldn't get out of a sports jacket never mind a strait-jacket!

A Swedish damsel in distress makes Sidney believe his is on to a good thing but he has reckoned without Ernest playing the wet blanket ...

A new television set provides a distraction for Ernest and Sidney after they have heard about all the sex and nudity being shown. It seems that the best they can get from it is seeing whether the little girl blinks while watching the test card!