Roy Knable, a couch potato obsessed with television, finds himself at odds with his wife Helen due to his excessive TV watching. One evening, after an argument, Roy encounters a mysterious salesman, Spike, who offers him an extraordinary satellite dish with a mammoth channel selection. Enticed by the offer, Roy sets it up, only for the couple to be suddenly sucked into the television set by a powerful force. They find themselves trapped inside a bizarre, alternate TV universe where they are forced to navigate through various twisted and dangerous parodies of TV shows and movies.

The couple must traverse through these perilous channels in an attempt to survive and return home. They encounter numerous perils that test their resilience and marriage. Spike, controlling this nefarious network from behind the scenes, continually throws them into progressively more hazardous scenarios. As Roy and Helen struggle to outwit Spike's diabolical game and find a way back to reality, they rediscover each other’s strengths and reconnect over their shared determination to escape the madness.