[1] Peter Christopher is a New York bachelor who enjoys the single life but is blocked in his professional advancement without a wife.

Peter's boss, baby-food manufacturer Max Brahms, is a strong believer in marriage and family.

Peter asks young hat check girl Greta Patterson to pose as his wife at company functions.

[6] Jack Gould, writing in The New York Times, highlighted Harty's work, saying "she made a viewer more aware of what was right than wrong" with the show.

[3] Noting that the story line was a "well-worn gambit", he complimented the creators and the director for dealing with it in a "warmly understated" way.