David Hobbs has spent the last 10 years being a father: on TV. He is an actor who was one of America's favourite TV dads, as the star of a sitcom. When the show ends and his wife, a soap-opera star, returns to her TV career, David must return to reality as he becomes a stay-at-home dad to his three kids, teenager Emily, wacky middle-kid Joe, and sweet-as-pie youngest daughter Janie, who have grown accustomed to not having him around. With his return to being a real-life dad, David quickly learns that being a TV dad is much easier than having to do it for real.