The series stars Jeannie Carson as a naïve young Scottish woman who emigrates to New York City.

Jeannie MacLennan is a young Scottish woman who emigrates from the United Kingdom to New York City.

[1][2] During Season 1, Jeannie moves from job to job — salesgirl in a doughnut shop, golf caddie, Chinese restaurant manager, executive secretary, taxicab dispatcher, policewoman — and encounters unusual people and situations as she learns about what to her are strange American customs.

[citation needed] Jeannie Carson was performing in her breakout role in the musical Love from Judy at the Saville Theatre in London in 1952–1953 when producer Max Liebman saw her in that production.

Only six episodes were produced for the second season, and they ran in first-run syndication in the United States during 1958.

under the title The Jeannie Carson Show from June 30 to September 22, 1960, as a summer replacement for The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom.