SYNOPSIS

Dudley Walker's world was full of aggravation in this single-parent sitcom. Dudley's ex-wife, Annette, had run off with his partner, leaving him to run their struggling Los Angeles-based women's clothing business by himself. Dudley's three daughters contributed to his angst. Amy, the eldest, had married Lenny, the world's most boring ophthalmologist; Samantha, the ambitious middle daughter, had taken on much of the responsibility of his ex-partner and wanted to be a partner herself; and Phoebe, the teenager, was a free spirit with a very dumb, long-haired boyfriend named Scar. Dennis Dumont, the firm's fussy designer, who had an incredibly gravelly voice, despite his bizarre behavior, was a sort of father figure who dispensed generally sound advice.