Harry and his family get invited to a party held by Harry's boss, and Harry wants everyone in the family to act and dress their best — which is easier said than done when Alice wants to wear a racy department-store dress with no brassiere, prompting Harry and Irma to worry about the influence that sex and sexuality in the media has on their daughter.

The Boyles rent a beach house, but things get complicated when Alice wants to wear a string bikini and Harry must decide whether or not to press charges against a nude sunbather who won't leave his property.