Lt. Robin Crusoe is a navy pilot who bails out of his plane after engine trouble. He reaches a deserted island paradise where he builds a house and begins to adjust to life. He is in for trouble however when a local girl is banished to the island by her father, who then comes after Crusoe.

　　影片讲述的是一个反映人性的故事，父亲乔治（迪格·梵戴克饰）在银行工作，时常认为子女不务正业，遂带他们上银行学习做事。但是儿子迈克和女儿珍生性调皮，使得保姆亦辞职。迈克与珍祈求理想的保姆，于是仙女玛莉（茱莉·安德鲁丝饰）应征而来，她喜爱孩子并教授孩子们如何在受挫后寻找快乐之道。正在这时，乔治因误会而被总裁辞退，仙女也离去，乔治才感悟如何向子女表达爱心，并开始了解除了钱外，还有很多值得珍惜的东西。