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。
Jason: Mike, you don't really wanna part with that jacket, do you?
詹森:麦克,那件皮夹克你真的愿意让出去?
Mike: No. But Dad there is no way that Bruce is gonna play 10 miles from my house and I'm gonna miss him. I got to go to that concert.
麦克:不,爸爸,这场音乐会在我们家不远的地方演出,我不想错过,我一定要去听一场。
Jason: Here it is.
詹森:电话。
Mike: Yeah, what? It's impossible. Yeah, ok, see you.
麦克:喂!什么?这怎么行呢?是的,好吧,再见!
Jason: Well?
詹森:什么事?
Mike: Somebody offered him a house.
麦克:有人用房子换票。
Maggie: A house?
玛吉:用房子?
Mike: It's just for a weekend. But it's still out of our league. Unless...
麦克:对,他们想度个周末,可我们办不到,除非......
Maggie: Mike!
玛吉:麦克!
Jason: Ah, hah.
詹森:啊啊。
Mike: Ok, fine.
麦克:好,就这样吧!
Jason: Mike, at least you still have that jacket, right?
詹森:嗨,麦克,至少得保住皮夹克,对吗?
Mike: Who cares? It smells like a dead cow.
麦克:管它呢,闻起来一股死猫味儿。