Stormin' Norman Warner (JA) is a high-school history teacher who has won the best-teacher award for decades in a row. His son Matt (DP) has always lived under his shadow. Norman dies and it becomes a question of pride for Matt, who is a biology teacher in the same school, to hold on to the best teacher award. But unfortunately he is the most hated teacher in the school.

To add to his woes his biggest competitor is Michael 'Mr D' D'Angelo (RR) his father's former student and now his replacement. Everyone in the school has fallen in love with Mr D, whether it be the teachers or the students. Matt's jealousy adds to his problems as he ends up doing stupid things in an attempt to find something bad about Mr D. His wife Ellie (KV) and son Dylan (AR) both are embarrassed by his acts.

And then one day Matt actually finds out something not so good about Mr D.