As the neighborhood children play in Mr. Bumble-Drop's garden, a young girl nicknamed Bossy Boots decides to tie their toys to kite strings. Mr. Bumble-Drop's poodle, Pom-Pom, attempts to stop them, but a gust of wind catches the kites, sending the toys and dog flying into outer space. Bossy Boots blames Mr. Bumble-Drop and announces that she and her friends will never play in his garden again, so the lonely old man creates Torchy, a battery-operated boy with a magical flashlight on his hat. After learning what happened, Torchy uses his magic light to locate Pom-Pom and the toys, who landed on a distant star. Mr. Bumble-Drop creates a rocketship for the mechanical boy, who soars off into the cosmos to bring them home.