Manfred, backed by Saracen pirates, deposes the Duke of Montfort, takes over the throne and kidnapped the Duke's young son. Capt. Riccardo, the leader of a pirate band on the ship Black Hawk, sets out to defeat Manfred and his Saracens and restore the Duke to his rightful place on the throne.

Le contrebandier basque Ramuntcho est fiancé à Gracieuse, dont la mère Dolorès s'oppose officiellement à leur mariage. Lorsque des travailleurs portugais clandestins ont été introduits en France, il est capturé par les douaniers et forcé de rejoindre les troupes coloniales.

Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and Zorch consult Thinko, the campus computer, and come up with Dr. Mathilda West, who has degrees in lots of things, but turns out to be disruptively attractive as well.