The classic tale of leaving the city and building a house in the country, only to find country life isn't so simple . . . Mr. Blandings is a successful New York advertising executive. He and his wife want to escape the stifling confines of their tiny midtown Manhattan apartment, so they design the perfect home. When the time comes for the couple to move to their idyllic country location, they learn fast and furiously that the picture of easy-going perfection that they had dreamed about is far from any form of reality. Soon the Blandings are knee-deep in construction troubles, temperamental workmen, skyrocketing bills, threatening lawyers, and difficult neighbors. Mr. Blandings' dream house is quickly becoming his nightmare.