Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.
- Genre: Comedy
- Studio: The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
- Keyword: slapstick comedy, black and white, maid, explosion, silent film, cuckold, gas leak, short film
- Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Charles Inslee, Edna Purviance, Billy Armstrong, Marta Golden, Leo White