Dollarapalooza; or, The Day Peace Broke Out in Columbus

The dysfunctional Carp family seems to be at its best during times of trouble, and if trouble doesn't find them, they make their own. When milkman Milt Carp retires from his daily route and fulfills his lifelong dream of opening a dollar store, he infuriates his wife, who has wanted for years to retire to Florida. Most of the family supports her, except for Vonn, their ne'er-do-well son, who joins Milt in his venture. But beset with family discontent, declining revenues, and the looming threat of a new Wow-Mart SuperbCenter being built across the street, Milt scraps his dream, leaving Vonn to run the store. Despite a lifelong loser mentality, Vonn rises to the occasion, adopts a down-home business model designed to make a difference in people's lives "one dollar at a time," fights Wow-Mart with innovative programming and pricing, and gradually wins the family (except for Mamma) to his way of thinking.