The GoodTimesKid (2005)

Plotzle Expert · E119 · August 6, 2026 · Comedy

Six plot descriptions for The GoodTimesKid (2005). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. A temperamental young man enlists in the Army hoping to improve his life, but when another man with the identical name receives his sign-up orders, their lives collide while his girlfriend adds to the confusion.
2. A man whose easy charm masks a drinking problem breezes through a beach town summer, collecting admirers and odd jobs while his younger sister quietly watches everything unravel around him.
3. Two college roommates in Portland both answer to "Kid" as a nickname and accidentally swap entire social lives, resulting in one dating the other's ex and neither noticing for weeks.
4. A cheerful retiree nicknamed "The Kid" by his nursing home neighbors organizes a secret rooftop lounge where residents drink smuggled wine and gossip about the staff nightly.
5. A likable slacker in Tucson coasts on his reputation as the fun one until his childhood best friend returns married and settled, making his own aimless lifestyle suddenly feel less charming.
6. A relentlessly upbeat party planner in Austin throws elaborate celebrations for strangers while his own thirtieth birthday passes completely unnoticed by every friend he assumed adored him.