At his job at Hoskins Public Relations Firm, he is frequently the butt of his coworkers jokes, and is given the task of managing Dirk Martin, an obnoxious, over-the-hill surfer who is slated to appear in his own television series.
His boss, Mr. Hoskins, has roped Greg into spending time with their difficult client in the hopes that, with a long-term contract and national recognition, Dirk will be his ticket out of small-time public relations.
Greg's love life is equally disastrous; his vapid girlfriend Annabell is a poor match for him, due to her very different social upbringing and overly flirtatious personality.
In spite of his difficult job, their increasingly overbearing parents, and his new responsibilities as a husband, Greg's life begins to find balance.
Hoskins is in a good mood; Dirk's series, Brahma, has finally been cancelled, leaving him free to search out more lucrative acts.
However, her health takes a turn for the worse, and her family is forced to say their final goodbyes, leaving Billie bereft over the loss of her mother.
Life goes on as Greg goes to meet with the ever-ambitious Hoskins, who is hot on the trail of a new act, a cut-rate rap duo that call themselves The Little Bastards.