I racconti di Baldassarre

The frustrating adventures of a humble employee who all the time has to fullfill the wishes and desires of his bosses.

After a hard day at work and a condominium-board meeting, accountant Ugo Fantozzi goes on a trip with his family. Unfortunately, he will face a nasty surprise upon his return.

Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.

Taddeus is the manager of the Grand Hotel Excelsior. The Summer season begins in May and since then many odd persons frequent the hotel. There is Ilde Vivaldi, in love with Taddeus and the boxer Pericle Coccia who has an important match and falls in love with Maria. There is the Mago di Segrate trying to win world fame by levitating thirty meters high. And there is the waiter Egisto whose daughter is in a Swiss College believing her father is a man of importance.

A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly going on a difficult situations, but never lose his mood.

เมื่อเหล่านักการเมืองที่ไม่พอใจผลเลือกตั้งเสนอชื่อบุคคลสำคัญในประวัติศาสตร์ให้เป็นประธานาธิบดีคนต่อไป ชายคนหนึ่งที่ทั้งซื่อสัตย์และอ่อนน้อมกลับต้องมาเป็นผู้นำอิตาลีแทน

The inmate Proietti, nicknamed "Er Soffia", getting out of prison. There is the Roman brigadier Vasco Sacchetti, an agent of the narcotics and his old friend who, to celebrate his freedom, invites him to eat fish at Fiumicino.

In Pietrasanta all are excited for the annual party of summer end. Here we find four characters: Merigo, a naive guy passionate of bike; Pierre, son of the mayor; Simone, a pestiferous kid; Mario, lifeguard of "Bagnomaria".

Benito Fornaciari, a pale, devoutly Catholic, Upper Middleclass Italian inherits a minor-league football club from a long-lost uncle. He decides to visit the club to sell it, but the local population has other ideas: through an almost-armed uprising they "force" him not to sell the club but lead it to other glories on the football field.

An Italian laborer foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples night train.