בוב וסינדי נאלצים ללכת לבקר את אביה החולה, ובלית ברירה משאירים את אחיו חסר האחריות של בוב , באק, כבייבי-סיטר של הילדים. באק מצליח להקסים את הילדים הקטנים בדרכים המיוחדות שבהן הוא מבשל ועושה כביסה. הוא מתעמת קצת עם הנערה המרדנית בת ה-16, ואט אט, מבדיחה לבדיחה, לומד משהו על להיות הורה.
העלילה עוקבת אחרי בן דמותו של מרפי, אב בשנות הארבעים לחייו שברוח התקופה מאבד את משרתו בחברת היי-טק לאחר פיטורין כואבים. האב לא מוותר על החלום לעשות קריירה, אבל לאור הקרבה המחודשת שלו לבית מבין את החשיבות שבחיי המשפחה עם אשתו ובנו. הסטארט-אפ שפותר לו את הדילמה מגיע בתצורה של פתיחת מעון-יום לילדים המנוהל בידי גברים במצבו. לצדו מגוייסים שני חברים טובים והעסק מתחיל לרוץ, רק בשביל לעורר עליו את חרון אפה של בעלת מעון יום ילדים מקומית (אנג'ליקה יוסטון האגדית), שמנהלת את המעון שלה בצורה מאוד שמרנית, ולא מרוצה מהתחרות החדשה.
הזוכה הגדול של פסטיבל ברלין לשנת 2023 הוא סרט תעודה לא שגרתי על מקום לא שגרתי: זהו ה"אדמנט", מעון יום למבוגרים המתמודדים עם הפרעות נפשיות, שצף על נער הסן, סמוך לגשר שארל דה גול. הבמאי ניקולא פיליבר, שגם צילם וערך את הסרט בעצמו, הגיע לביקורים ממושכים במקום וזכה באמונם של המטופלים ואנשי הצוות. מצלמתו מתעדת מקרוב את חיי היומיום במקום, בלי שום אפליה בין רגעי השיא והשפל. זוהי פנינה קולנועית כובשת ומחממת לב, צובטת ומבדחת לסירוגין, שחושפת את פריז בשיא חינה ואת האנושיות בשיא שבריריותה. ה"אדמנט" מראה כיצד סבלנות, אכפתיות ואמנות יכולים להקל על ייסורי הנפש, ולגרום גם לאאוטסיידרים להרגיש בבית.
Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy is a hard-living, foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, CT to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. She quickly learns what the rest of us already know - other people's children are awful.
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
Mel is a local politician from a political family. When a family scandal leaves her niece, Lennox, and nephew, Ryder, without their parents, Mel takes them in. She hires Joe to become the family's male nanny, or "manny," after a Ponzi scheme leaves him broke.
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional English gentleman's gentleman, Mr. Giles French, also had adjustments to make as he became saddled with the responsibility of caring for 15-year-old Cissy and the 6-year-old twins, Jody and Buffy. The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was created and produced by Don Fedderson, also known for My Three Sons and The Millionaire.
Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.
Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season. It was filmed and produced in Toronto, Canada.
Joey and Michael, who fought over the same woman 13 years ago now have, upon her death, been awarded joint custody of her daughter - who might be either of theirs. So how do the men settle their problems? With a paternity test? No way. Instead, they all move in together to raise Nicole as a two-dad nuclear family. Under the watchful eye of the family court judge, dads and daughter adjust to their new situation.
Webster is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 until May 8, 1987, and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 until March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver. The show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. The series was produced by Georgian Bay Ltd., Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. and Paramount Television. Like NBC's earlier hit Diff'rent Strokes, Webster featured a young African-American boy adopted by a white family.
The Monroes is a 26-segment Western television series which originally aired on ABC during the 1966-1967 season. The series centers around the story of five orphans trying to survive as a family on the frontier in the area around, what is now, Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming.
Out Of The Blue is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the fall of 1979. It is chiefly notable as having featured a Mork & Mindy crossover, and for the controversy surrounding its status as a spin-off of Happy Days. The series stars Jimmy Brogan as Random, an angel-in-training who is assigned to live with a family and work as a high school teacher. The series aired from September 9 to December 16, 1979. Nine episodes had been aired at the time of cancellation. Some completed material was never broadcast.
The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.
Mulligan's Stew is comedy/drama television series produced by Paramount Network Television that originally aired as a 90-minute NBC television movie on June 20, 1977, and later, as a 60-minute series from October 25, 1977 to December 13, 1977. The series focused on the lives of the Mulligan family. Lawrence Pressman starred as Michael Mulligan, a high school teacher and football coach, and Elinor Donahue played his wife, Jane, who works as a school nurse. The series was set in the fictitious Southern California community of Birchfield.
Tucker is a television family comedy series that aired on NBC from October 2, 2000 to March 27, 2001.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an American musical television series loosely based on the film, which ran on CBS from September 19, 1982 to March 23, 1983.
Patrick Callahan, a former teen idol who has chosen to lead a quiet life with his wife and two sons. But when his former Rockits band mate and brother, David, shows up unexpectedly with his new-found teenage daughter in tow, the Callahan family's life becomes anything but normal. David, who refuses to give up his past glory days, comes to Patrick for help raising Ruby while he continues to tour. Patrick must now put the past with David behind them in order to help raise Ruby and keep order within the rest of the Callahan clan.
Andy is a dissolute out-of work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 12-year-old nephew Errol after being morally blackmailed into looking after him by his chaotic sister Sam - all on the day Andy was planning to kill himself. Not a natural with either kids or responsibility, he tries to keep his new charge out of trouble while being knee-deep in it himself.
Allison McLean is a tough and experienced police detective, mother and wife in suburban Seattle. When she and her police partner must arrest her brother for aggravated assault, her world drastically changes as he's convicted and sent to prison, leaving his two teenagers teetering on the brink of foster care. Ultimately, she takes them into her home, ending up with four teenagers to raise.
Guys Like Us is a short-lived American sitcom that aired on UPN from October 5, 1998 to January 18, 1999. The series starred Bumper Robinson, Maestro Harrell, and Chris Hardwick.
