Jimmy Styles (British-born actor Alfred Molina) is married to Donna (Sharon Lawrence), divorced from tart-tongued cocktail waitress Claire (Park Overall), and the father of clever yet manipulative Wendy (Alexa Vega) – who attends the Buddy Ebsen Elementary School – and Bonnie, the darkness-obsessed daughter he had with his first wife, Claire (played initially by Shawna Waldron and then by future Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco).
They all live together in Van Nuys, California, where Jimmy works as a carpenter (his speciality is making high-end custom furniture).
In later episodes, he becomes a contractor, and his first job is for TV game show host Alex Trebek (playing himself). His business partner is Sabrina (Elizabeth Beckwith).
Jimmy is a cluless but good-hearted lug who has a difficult time coping with all the mood swings he experiences living in a house full of females, including those of his pregnant wife, his ex-wife, his wisecracking mother Mitzi (Betty White), and Donna’s extravagant mother, Peaches (Dixie Carter) – all of whom have strong opinions to express . . . and Jimmy is seldom right about anything.
He often turns to his male buddy Gene (Stephen Root) for advice. Needless to say, Gene is often wrong, too.
Just when Jimmy’s future seems certain to be a testosterone-free zone, Donna gives birth to a baby boy.
Cradling his new son, Jimmy passes on essential masculine lore: “We like Corvettes, steaks rare, Scotch 12 years old, and Captain Kirk, not Captain Picard”.
Guest stars included George Hamilton, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, and Fred Willard.
Jimmy Stiles
Alfred Molina Donna Stiles
Sharon Lawrence Mitzi Stiles
Betty White Wendy Stiles
Alexa Vega Bonnie Stiles
Shawna Waldron (1)
Kaley Cuoco (2) Peaches DeVille
Dixie Carter Claire Stiles
Park Overall Gene
Stephen Root Sabrina
Elizabeth Beckwith
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They all live together in Van Nuys, California, where Jimmy works as a carpenter (his speciality is making high-end custom furniture).
Just when Jimmy’s future seems certain to be a testosterone-free zone, Donna gives birth to a baby boy.
