When suburban couple Harry and Tacey King (Robert Young and Maureen O'Hara) can no longer handle their three intractable sons alone, they hire a baby-sitter, sight-unseen, through an ad in the paper. Their new employee, Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb), turns out to be an eccentric, vegetarian, yoga-practicing genius with vast worldly experience. Mr. Belvedere quickly displays a unique and witty way with the children while also fixing items around the house and cooking delicious meals. But when snooping neighbors begin to spread nasty rumors about the Kings' unusual hired help, the family must team up to save their reputation and their sanity!
