At the turn of the last century, Cornelius Q. Periwinkle’s Traveling Sideshow of Human
Oddities and Curiosities was at the peak of its success. People came out in droves to
gawk at the freak show, and their favorite attraction was the collection of deformed
infants, affectionately known by the carnies as “Pickled Punks.”

When freak shows were outlawed, Cornelius sadly disbanded. His sideshow
paraphernalia, including the Pickled Punks, were banished to the basement of his San
Francisco home.

One hundred years later, an earthquake rocks the Bay area. The trembler upsets an old
bottle of Cornelius’ “Fountain of Youth” snake-oil elixir, which spills out onto the
Pickled Punks, seeping through the jars into the formaldehyde. The Pickled Punks
magically come to life!

Emerging from their jars for the first time, the Punks sneak out of the basement to
venture into the strange new world of 21st century San Francisco. By day they go on
incredible adventures; by night they return to their jars to soak in the magical elixir that
keeps them going.