Mike Hinklebink’s parents don’t do their jobs and the house and garden are a mess. Their late-night karaoke is keeping Mike awake and it’s affecting his schoolwork. Now they’re skipping work to have fun. Instead of his parents taking care of him, he’s taking care of them. It’s time they behaved like responsible adults.

Mike needs help to get his misbehaving parents under control. Parent tamer Talibut Vish quickly demonstrates some extraordinary abilities and Mike thinks his problem is solved. But Vish is not what he seems and the perfect parents he delivers come at an unacceptable cost.

If Mike wants his family back, he will have to use his brains to overcome a foe who can control body and mind and bend the rules of reality.