Valerie Hogan (Valerie Harper) works part-time outside of the home and full-time in it.

She raises her three sons alone most of the time while her pilot husband Michael (Josh Taylor) is frequently away from home. Oldest son David (Jason Bateman), a typical teenager, wants a girlfriend and his freedom. Fraternal twins Mark (Jeremy Licht) and Willie (Luis Daniel Ponce) only seem to want what the other twin does not. Mark wants good grades and Willie would rather just have fun.