A retired racecar driver and garage owner has to adjust when his daughter Bobbi and her children come to live with him, beginning with a clash over how to discipline the kids.

Gil becomes romantically interested in Harry's teacher, not realizing the boy has a crush on her himself.

Gil bribes the children with a promise of pizza to get them to do their chores, but his plan backfires.

Gil baby-sits while Bobbie goes out to dinner with his niece Rita.

Gil's impending IRS interview worries Bobbie; meanwhile, Gil plans a practical joke on the kids using a hearse that is in the garage for servicing.

Claudine is interested in a boy; meanwhile, Gil is being honored with a lifetime-achievement award.

Hostilities with annoying neighbor Mrs. Millman escalate when Jenny punches her daughter Phyllis.

Gil has trepidations about his grandchildren's behavior at an awards banquet.