本剧主要讲述住在纽约长岛的西佛一家的日常生活故事,是中国大陆较早引进的国外情景喜剧,在中国从1990年一直播出至1994年。1990年代初期一经播出就引发了收视高潮,片中迈克开朗调皮的形象为广大观众所喜爱。而剧中西佛医生对子女采取启发式教育的方式,也让观众得到启示。

Mike: That's all right. I still got one more shot. Yeah, Jimski, Yes, Mike. Yeah, look, I got to have those tickets. Yes, look offer them anything they want. What? My jacket? My leather jacket, the one smells like actual cattle?
麦克:没关系,办法吗,我总会有的,嗨嗨,杰米老兄,我是Mike,听我说,我一定要搞到一张票,我可以把杰力的车借给你们用,什么?我的夹克衫?我的皮夹克,正正小牛皮做的那件皮夹克?
Jason: He delivered papers for two years to get that jacket. He loves that jacket. I love that jacket. Of course I never had a jacket that nice.
詹森:他送了两年的报纸才买了那件衣服,他喜欢那件衣服,连我都喜欢,这么高级的衣服我都没有穿过。
Mike: Ok, ok, you can have the jacket. Oh, come on. Jimmy. Oh, oh. Look, I hate to even ask Jerry that. Yeah, all right. Call me right back. He wanted a date with Jerry's sister.
麦克:好吧,夹克衫可以给她,噢,算了吧,杰米,你算了吧,噢!可是这话我怎么对杰力说呢?那好吧,我等你电话,他们想和杰力妹妹约会。
Maggie: Trixy? She's only 11.
玛吉:特丽克西?可她才11岁.
Mike: I said no.