Michael Kyle is a modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique parenting style. As he teaches his children life lessons, he does so with his own brand of humorous wisdom. His wife, Janet, maintains a fine balance between taking care of their home, building her career and trading punch lines with her husband. Their three children are high school student JR., who is a regular recipient of his father's witty, disciplinary ways; their moody, adolescent daughter, Claire, whose favorite hobby is asking Dad for money; and six-year-old Kady, who rarely lets Daddy have the last word.