Jay Rothrock and Pete Pudlik, roommates of polar opposites, decide to move across country. Upon their arrival, they are greeted with an expected melee of problems in their new apartment complex. Between their wacky new neighbors, an Indian landlady, and unfulfilling jobs, they realize they can't move away from their problems. Antic by antic, we watch our heroes do their best to stay out of their own way, find success, and choose happiness in the City of Angels.