Random, an angel from heaven, comes to Earth to earn his wings. He becomes a high school teacher and moves in with a woman named Marion who is raising her five orphaned nieces and nephews.

Random takes the rap but keeps everyone off balance by popping in and out of jail as he tries to help Chris, the real culprit, decide whether to confess to being an accessory in a school burglary.

The kids lose the money for Aunt Marion's birthday present to a sneaky pool hustler.

Random tries to convince runaway Laura to give up her job as a truck-stop waitress and come home.

When Chris injures his knee and can't play football, the kids turn to Random for a miraculous healing.

Random uses some heavenly magic to cure Stacey's recurring nightmare by arranging for her to meet "the monster of her dreams".

When Random's magic coin falls into the wrong hands, it makes for volatile comedy as everyone in the family starts revealing exactly how they feel about each other.

Random's heavenly diplomacy is put to a test when he attempts to show the merits of being twins to Jason and Shane, who have tired of being carbon copies of each other.