Brata John in Dean Solomon sta morda res doktorja znanosti, toda potem, ko sta svoje otroštvo in mladost preživela na Antarktiki, kjer ju je njun oče izobraževal, sta vse prej kot zgovorna in družbeno vešča človeka. Ko njun ostareli oče pade v komo, brata skleneta, da bosta izpolnila njegovo poslednjo željo in mu podarila vnuka. Toda najprej morata spoznati primerno žensko in poskrbeti, da bo zanosila. Prva na njunem seznamu je revna glasbenica Janine, ki pa ima ob sebi tudi izredno nevarnega fanta Jamesa. Tu pa je tudi soseda Tara, ki skrbi za njunega očeta.
John and Dean Solomon may have Ph.D.s, but they're socially inept after their widowed father home-schooled them in Antarctica. When their beloved dad falls into a coma, they hatch a plan to revive him using a positive emotional shock - giving him a grandchild. They find a surrogate mom through Craig's list - she's Janine, a penniless local musician, with a large, intimidating boyfriend, James. The pregnancy gives the Solomons nine months to learn to be parents. In a side story, John pursues Tara, a neighbor who takes care of their dad when John and Dean are out; but she has no interest in John. Can the boys keep Janine and James happy, keep dad alive, and learn to be dads?