Anang, Saman and Ahmad are three best friends from a village in Subang. Anang and Ahmad fall in love with Saman's sister, Hasanah. When the call for enrollment in Heiho (army troops formed by Japanese) is announced, Anang and Saman register themselves but Ahmad does not. Anang is accepted as a soldier. When the village people welcome the Heiho, Ahmad commits theft. Hasanah's heart leans more and more towards Anang, and she yearns for his return.

Prince Citra wants to replace the dying King Basilam. He threatens the queen that he will kill the baby in her womb if it turns out to be a boy. To save her son's life, the queen switches him with a baby girl, and she names her Princess Amidra. Taruk brings her son to Talisajan Island on the queen's order. Amir, Taruk's brother, nurtures the baby and he is named Hasan. After Hasan grows up, Amir tells him his true identity. So Hasan sets sail to the palace. Then, assisted by Taruk, Hasan gains the support of the people. Citra is dethroned, and Hasan takes his rightful place as the king. He marries Amidra, who turns out to be the daughter of a minister.

Gurda is a wandering traveler, his life is very miserable and forever in sorrow. Fortunately there are also friends who are Duati, Bonto, Binti who always cheer him up. Gurda promised his friends that he would leave the traveler's job and ask her brother's help, was a merchant, but they did not get help. Then the Gurda makes another living by looking for firewood in the forest to sell and the results are used to feed his friends who become travelers. It is known that the Chajali king, by the regulation of the Great Minister and the Truna Commander, was prohibited from looking for firewood. Meanwhile, a young merchant accompanied by Gurda and Hadam went to propose Princess Aziza, who turned out to be the daughter of Minister Trenggana. Gurda later found out if Princess Aziza was Duati, his lovers. With a variety of ideas, Gurda can cancel the marriage of her brother with Princess Aziza.

Machmood and Ali are best friends. Ali's father, Commander Usman, proposes to Guru to have his daughter Halimah, marry his son. But Halimah is Machmood's girl friend. So to get rid of Machmood, he orders him to eliminate the sea pirates. But unexpectedly, Ali follows him. Together they attack the pirates. Ali dies in the battle, and Machmood captures the pirate. Surprisingly, the pirate is the king's brother, who became a pirate to protest the King’s unjust rule of the kingdom. So the Sultan realises his mistakes and finally Machmood marries Halimah.

Abunawas is reputed for his whims, and some say that he lives during the era of Harun al Rashid. Abunawas is so eccentric that he even pretends to be crazy to avoid becoming a civil judge.

Martono falls in love with Susilowati, who is called the "Kebaya Fantasi". But Susilowati's father, Dahlan, opposes the relationship. Martono is just a driver, while Dahlan, a car repair shop owner, prefers a rich man as son-in-law. Dahlan pairs off "Kebaya Fantasi" to Darwis, a rich kid. But Lily, a female bandit, already has her heart set on Darwis. Because of Lily, Darwis is arrested by the police. He is involved in a robbery that is masterminded by Lily. This paves the way for Martono to approach Susilowati. Moreover, Dahlan's business is actually funded by Amijaya, Martono's long lost father.

Sugesti feels jealous because Rochijat falls in love with her sister, Bardini, and he only considers her as a friend. To cope with her disappointment, Sugesti becomes a lead singer in a theater group led by Subroto. She stops singing when she marries the loan shark, Surachman, to pay for the debts of the theater group. Meanwhile, Bardini is at a loose end and works at Sugesti's house. She pretends not to know her and treats her badly. After dealing with various challenges, Bardini marries Rochijat. When she visits her father's grave, she runs into Sugesti, who is now a poor woman, after her husband is sent to jail.

Ismail leaves his wife, Sutrisni, in Bekasi, in order to look for a job in Jakarta. Although his brother, Iskandar, persuades him to do illegal work with him, Ismail refuses. Since Iskandar does not deliver the money Ismail is sending to his wife, Sutrisni goes to the city to find her husband. But Sutrisni does not find him and marries Wongso. Finally, Ismail finds her again to solve the complicated chain of events.