本剧主要讲述住在纽约长岛的西佛一家的日常生活故事，是中国大陆较早引进的国外情景喜剧，在中国从1990年一直播出至1994年。1990年代初期一经播出就引发了收视高潮，片中迈克开朗调皮的形象为广大观众所喜爱。而剧中西佛医生对子女采取启发式教育的方式，也让观众得到启示。

Maggie: Maybe you're right.

Jason: Course I'm right. We shouldn't be worrying, we should be...celebrating.

Which is why I've taken the liberty of placing a little chilled Champagne in a bucket beside the bed...slipped some satin sheets on the old bouncer.

Maggie: satin sheets, you?

Jason: yeah, well the gut in the store showed me some before and after pictures of a couple who tried them and....they looked very...satisfied.

Maggie: And what about Ben, and Carol?

Jason: Well I slipped some sleeping pills into their Gatorine. They'll be asleep for about three weeks.

Maggie: Jason!

Jason: Well I didn't really, but they are fffrrrr, and we can frrefderrtt!!!!

Hello. Yeah this is Jason Seaver. No you must be looking for someone else because....take your clothes off...no, no, our Mike is only fifteen, so he wouldn't be driving a car..I see.

Maggie: What did he say?

Jason: He said, that's why your Mike is in our jail.