当吉米·温纳伯的前妻去南非，投身于帮助自然灾害中的难民时，“周末爸爸”吉米明正言顺地回到了自己以前的家，同意照顾一双正处于青春期的儿女，希望以此重博前妻欢心，破镜重圆。不幸的是，他那一向很拽很讲究很高傲的前丈母娘也被前妻…

Jimmy is the only man who, after his divorce, still has to deal with his disapproving, meddling mother-in-law. When his ex-wife volunteers to go to east Africa to help the victims of a natural disaster, weekend-dad Jimmy…