It's the summer of 1972. American Pie rules the airwaves, Vito Corleone rules the cinema, Nixon rules politics, and at Loon Lake State Hospital, Nurse Triplet rules Ward 1. Yet thoughts of cheese curds, Neil Diamond, and returning home rule the ladies of Ward 1. Pop Goes the Noggin follows the journey of these determined ladies as they set out on their quest to fulfill their furtive dreams.