One peaceful morning, King Rufus, the kindly leader of a furry race of creatures called the Gobbos, spots a woven basket drifting down the river of Gobbo Valley, carrying within it a baby crocodile. Though wary at first, the Gobbos are won over by the little reptile's innocence and decide to raise him as one of their own, naming him Croc and teaching him their gentle ways. In time, Croc grows far larger than his tiny adoptive family. Then disaster strikes: the wicked Baron Dante and his band of minions, the Dantinis, storm Gobbo Valley, locking the Gobbos in cages and seizing King Rufus himself. A magical bird spirits Croc away to safety, and with his beloved family imprisoned, the brave crocodile sets out to rescue the Gobbos and defeat Baron Dante.