The new design involved one large set piece divided between separate but adjacent mansion areas, with emphasis on providing ease on continuous shots between them.

After the success of the first season, production staff decided on a redesign of the sets used to represent the Banks family's mansion.

While it had been designed with formality in mind, rooms were done in separate set pieces which required more time filming scenes.

The new design focused on the mansion having a contemporary aesthics, with a living room adjacent to the kitchen and a conversatory, with a patio garden outside, allowing for the camera to make a continuous shot mostly within the indoor areas between the living room and kitchen.

In addition, the show's writers expanded the Banks family, incorporating important topics on family, parental love and respect with episodes that featured the extra character; other episodes touched on additional significant topics, including bullying, cheating, prejudgmental assumption, understanding sex, and friendship.