When single mom Megan Nolan moves to a new town, she feels guilty for uprooting her ten-year-old daughter Caitlin. Seeing that the little girl's only friend is a neighbor's dog, Megan decides to adopt a shelter pet for Caitlin. She immediately regrets her decision when Caitlin gravitates to the biggest, sloppiest dog in the pound, Jake. Megan's beautiful new home is now in shambles and, as Megan considers returning Jake to the shelter, handsome ballplayer Ben shows up claiming Jake is his dog, the regrettable outcome of his roommate leaving a gate open. Megan and Ben butt heads. Ben wants to take his dog and leave, until he sees that Caitlin loves Jake as much as he ever could. Now it is clear: the pound puppy everyone loves deserves no less than joint custody.

本系列讲述聪明的十五岁双胞胎姐妹丽芙和玛蒂的故事，她们和弟弟乔伊、父母皮特和凯伦欢乐地住在一起。作为学校优等生和篮球队的骄傲，玛蒂的受欢迎程度正在直线上升……直到丽芙完成了她火爆的电视节目，在这所威斯康辛州的中学闪亮登场。加上父母就在这所学校工作，他们的复杂校园生活才刚刚开始。

本剧描绘了 1993 年联邦调查局与大卫教派的惨烈对峙引发的后果——激发了美国民兵运动，帮助蒂莫西·麦克维、特里·尼科尔斯和许多其他人变得激进，为俄克拉何马城爆炸案和1·6美国国会暴乱等事件的发生埋下了伏笔。

一个父亲发现，在他妻子回去工作后，他在家照顾孩子比他想象的要难。