A friendly porcupine figures out how to give hugs without hurting others with her sharp quills.

On a bustling morning in Happy County the animal residents take to their vehicles where they learn about traffic signs and how to catch playful porcupines.

Porcupine is determined to play Cupid for his forest friends, but his "arrows" only anger them until he finds another way to bring them together.

"Big Duck likes to boss around her younger brother, Little Duck, and she fancies herself the leader of their trio when joined by their gentle friend Porcupine. Little Duck does not speak yet, but through his expressions and his actions, he shows that he has a better grasp on any situation than his older sister"--

Suffering rejection and heartache from the other forest animals, Elmore the porcupine finds ways to connect with the other animals and move past his spikes.

After a series of rejections, a lonely porcupine finds true love with a prickly hedgehog.

A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros.

As graduation day approaches, Isabel tries to convince her teacher that she and Walter, both porcupines, should receive balloons on the big day just like the other children.