Reck Jr. follows Ima Lou Beener from North Carolina to Arizona in an old Ford pickup with his uncle Enus.. He hopes to talk Ima into marrying him, but both Ima and her aunt Nellie strongly oppose any kind of romantic relationship. A Psychic is hopeful about marriage for Reck. In the meantime Reck gets all of them involved in a University study about the behavior of "losers" or misfits.