[2] A 13-year-old Jewish boy (Norman) develops an obsession for his older brother's wife (Rose), who is under parental pressure to start a family.

The hapless dentist brother is not up to the job, and ditsy Rose encourages Norman's infatuation.

While it is never made explicit how it came about, Rose eventually does become pregnant, to the satisfaction of the various interested parties.

[3] Henri Safran had been looking for a comedy script to direct, and being unable to find one he was happy with, he decided to write one himself.

[4] Sandra Hall in The Bulletin said, "the comedy relies on a certain amount of obtuseness, literal mindedness, double-takes and talking at cross-purposes.