Commander Kenneth Kitteridge (William Daniels) was stationed out with the U.S. Navy ten months out of the year, leaving Nancy even more time to devote to her career and all the exciting perks and adventures of a high society Los Angeles life.

Nancy and Ken had a grown daughter, slow-witted hypochondriac Lorraine (Beverly Archer), who lived nearby with her new husband, Glen (James Cromwell).

However, all this happiness was soon marred when unexpectedly, Ken decided to come home full-time and work locally, primarily to make up for nearly three decades of lost time and devotion to Nancy.

Nancy would have been delighted if it weren't for the fact that Ken insisted on bringing Navy-style order and discipline into her life while suggesting that other changes be made that would better accommodate him.

ABC did, indeed, drop the series after 10 episodes, and Walker was quickly hired by Garry Marshall to star in his upcoming sitcom Blansky's Beauties, a spin-off from his top-rated Happy Days.

Production on the series started so soon that Blansky's Beauties premiered on February 12, 1977, less than two months after the cancellation and last broadcast of The Nancy Walker Show.