AlbertwholivesinthesmallDanishprovincialtownKalleby.Albertisalwaysuptonogood,buthe'salsoreallyclumsy.Onedayhecomestooverturnthecity'slandmarks-astatueofaballooncaptain.Thetownspeoplearemildlynothappywithhisrecentaccident,sowithhisbestfriend,Egon,Alberttakesoffonanadventuretofindarealballoon.Ontheirtrippostponedfriendsofbothrobbers,gypsiesandtheworld'slargestdiamond.