本由罗伯特·林赛出演，他的职业是牙医，拥有一个幸福美满的家庭，这就像人的生活中总要拔牙一样完全是恰当的。本自己说“这不是说我不喜欢我的孩子。。。只是我怕他们”。他机智的妻子苏珊由佐伊·沃纳梅克扮演，是一个伦敦的导游，并且她认为自己是一个很棒的厨师。她的家人制定一个紧急的代码警告系统，当出现奇怪的东西，比如夏威夷混合泳惊喜等就会提出警示。

The first series, Ben, a dentist, and Susan, the worst cook in the world, are certainly loving, caring parents, they just have a problem showing it. Ben seems to be confused as to how much time and money his kids demand from him. Susan has to juggle motherhood, a career and a husband and does not have enough time to manage everything including improving her cooking skills. Nick is always working on his next hair-brained scheme to keep him amused. Janey, like any normal teenage daughter feels that her parents are seriously embarrassing whilst Michael keeps his head in his books to get away from the noise.