Der Hotelangestellte Skeeter erzählt seiner Nichte und seinem Neffen eine Gute-Nacht-Geschichte, wie es sein Vater immer getan hat. Allerdings wird diese Geschichte am nächsten Tag plötzlich Wirklichkeit. Mit der Hoffnung auf Profit durch diesen Umstand erzählt der Onkel den Kindern weitere Geschichten, die für ihn ein gutes Ende haben. Doch er muss bald feststellen, dass nicht er die Kontrolle über die Geschehnisse hat und deshalb einiges schief läuft.
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.
