Its premise is that Nick Cannon finds a situation he thinks needs changing and then "takes over" to make things better or funnier.

Guest stars on the show include Usher, Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, Willy Santos, Lil' Romeo, Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and girl group 3LW.

Each episode features host Nick Cannon in a fish-out-of-water situation, such as moving in with strangers, learning rodeo tricks, joining the armed forces, and traveling to London.

[1] During this time, Cannon was also working on the films Drumline, which he starred in, and Men in Black II as well as a self-titled music album.

[2][3] Knight Ridder rated the series premiere a B+, stating, "it's almost sad it airs on a cable network whose audience is viewers under the age of 12.