这部剧是 50 年代美国梦的**“视觉标本”。故事围绕着克利弗（Cleaver）一家展开：完美的父亲沃德、永远穿着围裙和珍珠项链的母亲琼、懂事的哥哥沃利，以及全剧的核心——那个永远在闯些无伤大雅小祸的弟弟“比弗” (Beaver)**。

不同于当时其他家庭剧侧重父母，这部剧破天荒地从小孩子的视角来看世界。比弗每天遇到的麻烦无非是：不想洗澡、怕老师、被同学欺负、或者因为误解了大人的一句话而闹出笑话。每一集结尾，父亲沃德总会温和地给孩子们讲一个人生道理，平息所有的风波。

Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns.

A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman...all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, she has to decide which one she loves the most.