Francois, the French squirrel, is unexpectedly whisked away from his Paris home, while his beloved Gigi is posing for his painting, awaiting his promised return. But packed with some shipping freight, Francois is not able to "be right back." Instead, he crosses the Atlantic Ocean and travels the New England states, a French squirrel making American history, as he desparately seeks a way back to France and his true love.