The ad that Marsha has placed seeking a housekeeper is answered by Mr. Belvedere who finds himself needing to adjust to suburban life as well as the Owens needing to adjust to having Mr. Belvedere around. Meanwhile, Wesley's hamster has gotten loose somewhere in the house, Heather's boyfriend is pressuring her into a more serious relationship, and Kevin brings home a bad report card.

When Wesley and three other classmates are not invited to a fellow classmates party, Mr. Belvedere suggests that he throw a party of his own. However, during his party Wesley gets a belated invitation and walks out on his guests and then is ridden with guilt later. Meanwhile, Kevin prepares for a ski trip.

George is excited about Wesley joining the football team and goes all out to encourage him. However, after watching ballet with Mr. Belvedere, Wesley forgets about football and begins to show interest in taking up ballet. Soon the entire family does their best to try to keep it a secret from George.

George takes Mr. Belvedere and Wesley to a wrestling match where a spectator, Max "Meat Grinder" Maxwell, picks a fight with George, which ends with Mr. Belvedere defending George. Dealing with a bruised ego, George becomes impotent and wanting to feel like a man, he buys a motorcycle. Meanwhile, taking a cue from Mr. Belvedere, Wesley begins to get in fights at school.

Kevin tries to win the affections of a girl by suddenly becoming interested in some of the causes that she believes in, such as animal rights. This leads to Kevin landing in jail after he spraypaints a mink coat. Meanwhile, George is the host of a call-in sports radio show but soon finds it difficult when no one calls in.

When George and Marsha take a vacation to Florida, they leave Mr. Belvedere in charge of Kevin, a grounded Heather and Wesley. Immediately after they leave, events go out of control, when Heather sneaks out with her friends to see a Prince concert and Wesley brings a massage therapist over for a stressed-out Belvedere.

While collecting canned items to take to a food drive, Heather and Wesley meet a bag lady and decide to bring her home. Meanwhile, Kevin's sculpture class is giving him a pain; he's trying to sculpt the head of Prince Charles with no luck.