When his dad is injured in a fire, New York publicist Bob Tredici is called home to Indiana to aid in his recovery. Far from his work and big city worries, Bob finds himself suddenly jealous of his cousin Greg, who has put himself next in line to take over the family orchard. With his father confined to a hospital bed, Bob takes it upon himself to modernize business operations at the orchard. He installs a computer system, applies modern marketing techniques, but in order to convince his father that he is stable and settled down enough to take over the orchard, he asks his secretary Happy to come to Indiana and pose as his wife.