本劇主要講述住在紐約長島的西佛一家的日常生活故事，是中國大陸較早引進的國外情景喜劇，在中國從1990年一直播出至1994年。1990年代初期一經(jīng)播出就引發(fā)了收視高潮，片中邁克開朗調(diào)皮的形象為廣大觀眾所喜愛。而劇中西佛醫(yī)生對子女采取啟發(fā)式教育的方式，也讓觀眾得到啟示。

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.