The show involves the Chesterfields, a wealthy family who, after a "mix-up at the adoption agency", adopt three new house-guests; Charlotte, a pyromaniac, Shawn, a drunken hobo and Jimmy, an investment banker with a growth-related disease, and stars Claude Maginot, a wealthy, classically-trained actor, as the trio's foster father. Amy Sheckenhausen, the host of the radio station K-Chat, is a fan of show, and during her interview with Maginot, brings up his and Jimmy's role in the show.