Little Mao tells the life story of Mao Tse-Tung through 12-year-old Bobby Tung and his baseball team. After a bumblebee and pop fly transform shy Bobby into Chairman Mao incarnate, Bobby emanicipates the neighbourhood kids from their chores and leads them to victory on the field. As the wins pile up, Chairman Bobby consolidates his power with Madame Jan by his side, but banishes lifelong friend Joe from the team as he sees enemies everywhere on the baseball diamond. Will absolute power corrupt Chairman Bobby?