Bill Davis (Gary Cole) and his proper English butler, Mr. French, enjoy a carefree life in a posh Manhattan bachelor pad until Bill becomes the reluctant guardian of his brother's orphaned children. In the hourlong opener, 6-year-old twins Buffy and Jody arrive at the apartment---and waste no time getting into trouble. To the dismay of shell-shocked Uncle Bill and French, teenager Sissy (Caitlin Wachs) soon follows.
Since Buffy and Jody don't quite fit in at their private school, Uncle Bill decides they should be home-schooled by Mr. French.
When French accidentally destroys Buffy's favorite doll, he scrambles to find a replacement before she finds out.
Mr. French is aghast when he finds out Sissy will be attending an underwear-only party.
Mr. French teaches social graces to stubborn Sissy.
Sissy suspects her uncle pulled strings to get her the lead role in the school play.
Uncle Bill and Mr. French plan a Halloween expedition for Buffy and Jody.
Mr. French is asked to be the room parent in Buffy and Jody's class.
Sissy follows Mr. French on his day off and observes him rendezvousing with a mysterious woman.
Uncle Bill asks his friend (Johnny Whitaker) to play Santa Claus for bedridden twins; Mr. French meets a chatty traveler (Kathy Garver) while waiting for his flight to England.
Uncle Bill forbids Sissy to go on a date with one of her classmates (Aaron Carter), but she devises a plan to get what she wants.
Sissy and her friends jump the turnstile at the subway station; Mr. French helps the twins prepare for a school pageant.
Mr. French discovers a secret about the boy Sissy has a crush on; the twins indulge in an online shopping spree.
Sissy and the twins fail to hit it off with Uncle Bill's girlfriend's rowdy children.
Uncle Bill and Mr. French hire a nanny (Meagen Fay) to restore order to their lives.