Sue Ellen is 17 year-old high school graduate who lives in Los Angeles, with her divorced mother, and 4 younger siblings, brothers Kenny, Zach, and Walter, and sister Melissa. During the summer, she wanted to attend a trip to European with friends due to her family being low on money, she can't go to Europe. However, Sue Ellen is relieved that her mother is going to Australia for the summer with her boy friend and later she expresses to her friends at clothing how she can enjoy her freedom all summer along, such as staying out late as she wants. However, her happiness is cut short when she learns her mother hired a babysitter, an elderly lady named Mrs. Sturak. Although Mrs. Sturak seems like a nice lady, Sue Ellen's mother leaves Mrs. Sturak reveals her to cruel unfair control-freak and s