[1] The series follows the life of David Bryan (Sinbad), a carefree bachelor who works as a video game designer, who becomes a single parent when he adopts two orphaned children, Zana (Erin Davis) and L.J.
on dealing with school, friendships, girls, and being a teenager and helping Zana learn how to function in everyday life.
Meanwhile, Clarence shares his antics and David's parents help him deal with raising kids.
The series was one of several shows featuring predominantly black casts that were cancelled by Fox around the same time (others included Roc, South Central and In Living Color).
[2] Activist Jesse Jackson protested the cancellations and called for a boycott of the network for their "institutional racism".