The half-hour show takes place in Landville, Ontario and revolves around the everyday happenings of the Spencer family, more frequently Kevin himself. His mother, Anastasia (voiced by Thomasin Langlands) is a fat, drunken, and promiscuous woman; a curious cross, it would seem, between a hoser (a stereotypical Canadian) and a hick. His father, Percy (voiced by Lawrence) is also a fat, drunken, loud, boorish and illiterate oaf, so stupid it is questionable how he can write his own name. With parents like these, it is not the least bit surprising that Kevin is a "chain-smoking, alcoholic, sociopathic" juvenile delinquent at the age of 18.