 Joanna Stayton (Hawn) is a rich snotty millionairess and Dean Proffitt (Russell) is a struggling carpenter trying to get by with 4 obnoxious children. After doing a job which Joanna is dissatisfied with, she tosses Dean overboard and refuses to pay him, then Joanna gets amnesia and Dean decides to get back at her by claiming her as his "wife" and mother of his 4 brats.