Bill and Martha Lewis live in the small town of Lakeview with their five children. The adventures of the Lewis family and the other citizens of Lakeview are seldom dull and run the gamut from humorous to shocking. For example: Three-year-old Jimmy Lewis suffers physical and mental anguish when his sister, Marjorie, tells him there is a bobcat in the outhouse. By the time Jimmy is eight he masterminds revenge on Bartholomew Van Poole, the spoiled son of the local banker, who likes to bully Jimmy. Rob and Jack, two fishing buddies, get conned into becoming lion trainers when the circus comes to town. It becomes a near disaster for Jack and the circus. The town is rocked by an international intrigue and a shocking revelation. Twenty-month old twins Zack and Zeke turn the Fourth of July parade into a disaster when they escape from their three-year old sister, Hepzibah, who is charged with keeping them out of trouble. Their older brother, Raisinhead, tries to salvage the parade but fails. The Big Tippers have a bad Halloween experience. Betty Lewis finds her true love.