Suppose you’re an attractive high school girl and you’re not only a member of a large, unique family, but also your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Then suppose he decides, for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The results are terribly embarrassing, funny and—it must be admitted—extremely effective! To Anne, however, the chief effect seems to be that of making her and her siblings seem ridiculous to everyone else at school—especially to the boys! Dad pushes ahead with better organization for his large and delightful family. He puts up a chart for the young people to initial after completing each household task, uses a rug as an imaginary bathtub to demonstrate how to take a really efficient bath! While the situations are often uproarious, his reasons for efficiency are serious–dad has a heart condition which he’s keeping secret. Although the children don’t understand his reasons, Anne, the oldest, takes it the hardest and rebels. Both Dad and her are miserable at the lack of understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up.