Overgrown child Charlie is trying to remember the name of the girl currently taking a shower upstairs, while fussy Alan, Charlie's divorced brother is finding way to remarry his ex-wife so he can be excused from alimony. Anyway, after one year living together, the two seems make it up enough for a real family for Alan's 11-year-old son Jake, whose concerns are only what's for lunch and where's the TV remote.