Newlywed novelist Steve Merrick (Bob Hope) has his hands full trying to finish his first masterpiece in the delightful romantic classic, Thanks for the Memory. While Steve's beautiful bride Ann (Shirley Ross) dreams of a better life for them, their eclectic group of friends drop in and out as they please, keeping Steve up and away from his typewriter. Meanwhile, Louella (Patricia Honey Chile Wilder), a beautiful Southern Belle from next door, keeps meddling into their blissful lives. When Ann resumes her modeling career to allow Steve some freedom, housekeeping gets the best of him causing a muddled mess of epic proportion. Only romance and a good old-fashioned love song can save the day in this witty and charming comedy through the minefield of marriage.