Meet overqualified, underemployed, 24-year-old Andy French. Ambition: to be a cartoonist. Occupation: salesman at Waterbed World. Hobby: Where's the party? But responsibility soon knocks on the door of the loft apartment Andy shares with two fellow slackers when Kevin, a nerdy 17 -year-old who wears his SAT score on his shirt and his admiration for big brother Andy on his sleeve, moves in. And, for good measure, so does the French family's dog. Friends, roomies, canines, countrymen: lend me your beers. They're all part of the daze of Andy's life.
Kevin, Toby and George seek to cheat on their SATs. Meanwhile, Posey goes into business as a masseuse, but her poorly-worded ad doesn't land her the kind of customers she was hoping for.
Ron's shady dealings with the I.R.S. force the closing of the waterbed store. When Andy is unable to hold down a new job, Kevin goes to Ron in hopes of getting unemployment benefits for his brother.
Andy still hasn't found a job after two months -- not that he's exactly looking for one. His learning about Jim's previously secret career pushes him to become more motivated.
Kevin asks out the weirdest girl in his school, Eunice Eulmeyer, because she's the daughter of a well-known scientist, and he thinks the guy could write him a good letter of recommendation for college. Meanwhile, when Andy and company get refused entry into a new nightclub in town because they're not cool enough, they start up their own bogus nightclub -- and refuse to let the cool people into it.
A teen starlet invites Andy to the Grammys. Meanwhile, Toby is ""chased"" by a rabid dog. And Posey decides to go on a spiritual journey to find nirvana. And we don't mean the music group.
When Kevin is down in the dumps, Andy plans a big birthday party for him -- only Kevin isn't very grateful. Meanwhile, Carlos and Natalie get a new pet. A boa constrictor.