Widower Steve Tower is raising three very different sons, Artis, William, and Andrew, with the help of his mother-in-law, Mary. When not at his video store, he is interacting with Artis, William, or Andrew, or his girlfriend, Amelia.
Steve teaches his middle son a lesson about honesty.
Steve orders the boys to get rid of their racy magazines.
Steve offers William an incentive to turn his black history grade from F to A: a CD player.
Artis sneaks out to a party; Andrew forgets to do his homework.
Steve tries to prevent William from getting a dressing-down when the teen wears his heart on his sleeve for an un-interested older girl.
Steve and Mary have to face the music and tell Andrew that he can't play the piano as well as his brothers.
Steve assigns himself as Artis' personal basketball coach.
Steve can hardly stop his head from spinning when the Four Tops pay a surprise visit to Mary's church fundraiser and wind up performing.
Steve and William have a falling out when William falls in with the wrong crowd at school; meanwhile, Mary is slow to tell Andrew that she accidentally drove over his pet turtle.
His teacher draws the wrong conclusion when Andrew hands in a picture that he drew of Steve and a woman in a compromising position.
Artis gets all wound up over the fact that his father is paying a video store co-worker more money per hous, and takes a job at a pizza joint which requires him to dress like a lizard. Meanwhile, Steve spends some ""quality time"" with Andrew.
Andrew refuses to pose for a family Christmas photo.
Steve picks up bad vibrations when members of his former band, The Four Vibes, ask Artis to join them in a performance at their high-school reunion.
Steve's joy at winning $1,000 in the lottery gradually disappears—together with the money—as the demands of friends and family mount.
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Steve starts feeling a little long in the tooth when he bites off more than he can chew trying to impress attractive doctor Sheryl during a physical exam.
Steve has his eye on attractive police officer Nina, who's assigned to keep an eye on his house after a ""Goldilocks"" breaks in several times to make himself temporarily at home.
Steve continues his pursuit of a romantic relationship with police officer Nina, but remains at arm's length when it seems that her feelings for him are more of the brotherly kind.
Artis has his friends sneak him into a dance club for his 17th birthday—but the celebration hits a sour note when he realizes that Steve is also there.
