Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results

Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another. Amelia Bedelia is always getting herself into trouble! When Mrs. Rogers asks for cereal with her coffee, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what she is told; she puts cereal in the coffee. Mrs. Rogers is so angry she fires her! Poor Amelia Bedelia must look for another job. At each place she tries-the beauty shop, the dress shop, and the doctor's office-Amelia Bedelia...

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready

Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions to the letter as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds

As always, Amelia Bedelia follows exactly the instructions given to her on a camping trip, including pitching a tent and rowing boats

Amelia Bedelia entertains Mr. and Mrs. Rogers by showing them her family album and describing what her relatives do

From the time she is sent to pick up the guest conductor, Amelia Bedelia's normal confusion causes quite an uproar at the school concert

When the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia helps out at her doctor's office one busy day, nothing seems to go quite right until Amelia begins to treat the impatient patients

Amelia Bedelia tries to help Mr. and Mrs. Rogers with their Halloween party

When Amelia Bedelia babysits for the Hardy family, she becomes involved in some unexpected remodeling of their house

Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper, takes a vacation at her Uncle Buck's dude ranch