Jack reluctantly goes along with a bossy narrator by trading his beloved cow for magic beans, throwing them out the window, climbing an enormous stalk, and stealing from a giant before he decides that the fairy tale is getting out of hand and takes charge of the story for himself.

In this version of Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack rescues the beautiful princess from the giant as well as an array of witches, dragons and sea monsters-- each the magical creation of the evil Pendragon of Cornwall. Live action with animated inserts.

Abby and Jonah take a trip through the magic mirror and finally end up in Jack and the beanstalk (which happens to be Jonah's favorite story ever)--but things soon start to go wrong, and the children have to try and set the tale right, even if it means trading their dog, Prince, for the magic beans, climbing the beanstalk (three times!), and reaching an amicable settlement with the giants (Magnus and Philippa, who are really quite nice), and the sneaky...