该剧讲述政治家Mel和男保姆Joe的喜剧故事。Mel来源于一个政客家庭,个性相对独立。她的妹妹进了监狱,妹夫因为丑闻躲了起来,照看侄女Lennox和侄子Ryder的任务落在了她身上。Mel无法独自完成这个任务,于是雇佣急于找到一份工作的Joe担任全职保姆。Joe的婚姻刚 刚破裂,而Mel渴望找到稳定的爱情--这对孤男寡女独处一室,势必要闹出很多笑话来。Mel's doctor (Beth Broderick) drops by her house on Halloween to convince Mel she was once a teenage witch and needs to battle the evil Dark Lord. At first Mel and Joe don't believe her but then Joey's Halloween robot Scary Larry comes to life while Mel tries to cast a spell and accidentally turns Lennox into a cat.