Violet is not impressed with her TV director dad: he"s decided to abandon his family in Vancouver to start over with a new younger wife in LA. To Violet, it"s like he"s traded his old life for a better one complete with new and improved children. To make matters worse, her mom has taken up with a dorky new man called Dudley Wiener. Violet decides to take control. She needs a new stepfather who is perfect, charming and will show Dad what he’s missing: she needs George Clooney, Hollywood superstar.