Summary
In the domestic battleground of 'Mister Wife', a breakfast mishap escalates into a full-scale social experiment. Neal, frustrated by a burnt meal caused by a Charleston-dancing cook and his wife’s perceived mismanagement, boldly claims that a business professional could run a household with far greater efficiency. His wife accepts the challenge, proposing a total role reversal: she will head to the office while he assumes the mantle of 'Mister Wife'. What follows is a chaotic descent into domestic anarchy. Within minutes of her departure, Neal manages to alienate the staff and finds himself in a grueling war against a stubborn ice-box and a temperamental washing machine. As the house falls into a state of literal and metaphorical shambles, his wife returns, radiating the calm of a productive day. The sting of the defeat is only sharpened when the truth of her 'easy day' is revealed—a clever exploitation of the calendar that leaves Neal’s pride as scorched as his morning toast.
Synopsis
Neal and his wife are having an argument. While trying to teach their cook the Charleston, she lets Neal's breakfast burn, and the argument is also heating up. He tells her that if he ran his office the way she runs their house, it would be in a mess all of the time. She challenges him to stay home and take care of the house and she will take his place at the office. He takes her up on it and she is barely out of sight before he has caused the cook/maid to quit. He has many problems with the ice-box, the iceman and the washing machine, and everything is in shambles where she comes home and tells him what an easy day she had. She neglects to tell him it was Labor Day and the office was closed for the holiday.
