A spin-off from "All in the Family." Following her separation from her husband, Mike, Gloria Bunker Stivic leaves California and returns to Queens, New York, where she moves in with her father, Archie Bunker. Shortly after, Gloria acquires a job as the assistant to Dr. Willard Adams, an aging, somewhat forgetful veterinarian. The series depicts Gloria's experiences as a veterinary assistant and her attempts to make a new life for herslef and her son, Joey.