The show revolves around the Boyle family, a typical American family in the 1970s, with contrasting personalities and values. Harry, the patriarch, is a conservative businessman, while his children Chet and Alice embody the counterculture movement. Chet is a free-spirited hippie, and Alice is open-minded and sexually liberated. Jamie, the youngest son, often finds himself caught between his father's traditional views and his own progressive leanings. Meanwhile, Irma, Harry's wife, maintains a neutral stance in the midst of the generational conflict. The family's lives are further complicated by their eccentric and paranoid neighbor, Ralph, who believes the Communist takeover is imminent.
Restaurant-equipment dealer Harry Boyle helps a sexy female customer move int...