In a California suburb, a man gets angry over a political flag in his neighbor's front yard. A Minneapolis landlord is shocked to discover what his tenants have been hoarding. And a calm night on the London Underground is disturbed when a fight breaks out between two neighboring commuters.

Colorful insults and creative putdowns are hurled by an annoyed Ventura County woman after she backs into a couple's SUV. In New York, a man and his fianc e are forced to deal with an elderly neighbor's unpleasant daughter. And in California, a heroic policeman battles the intense heat of a house fire to rescue a chained-up dog.