Ciottoli是一名记者，他的职业生涯毫无前途，负债累累，还有一个想让他死的暴徒。出乎意料的是，他赢得了国家彩票（近250万欧元），并试图保持一致，将中奖者的股票隐藏在打字机里。具有讽刺意味的是，他的导演命令他写一篇关于这位神秘获胜者的文章。当他回到家时，他发现所有的家具都被没收了，并将进行公开拍卖。他会拼命想买回那台毫无价值的打字机，而他之前的所有问题都还在继续，尤其是那个暴徒。。。

那不勒斯警察局的里佐（Rizzo）探长收到一位来自南非警察的消息，他想见他。就在这次会议开始之前，南非警察被杀。临终时，他给里佐看了一张他小儿子博多（Bodo）的照片。因此，里佐前往约翰内斯堡，了解警察到底在做什么，并找到博多。

After thirty years in the big corporation, Ugo Fantozzi retires. Suddenly, he needs things to do in everyday life and he tries a number of activities: helping Pina shopping; babysitting grand-daughter Uga; a trip to Venice; learning golf. He then fakes documents to get a new job, but in the end he becomes a hypochondriac and doesn't even take a long-awaited chance with Miss Silvani.

Ugo Fantozzi has been ejected from Heaven and is sent back to Earth for a short period of time until the staff in Heaven can get Fantozzi a place there. Fantozzi goes through a variety of unfortunate experiences, such as rescuing his retro punk granddaughter Uga, and having to pay a vast telephone bill due to frequent chat line conversations. He ends up getting arrested instead of his ex-boss, who was originally charged with corruption. Just as he is about to enjoy the World Cup Final with Italy, he is called back into Heaven. Can he find peace once again?