In this clever 1960s comedy, tireless and loyal butler Fitzwilly (Dick Van Dyke) hides from his eccentric spinster boss, Victoria Woodhouse, the fact that she has been bankrupt since her father died. Through wily schemes with his fellow servants, he creates one racket, swindle or con after another to maintain the household and fund his employer's frivolous philanthropy. When new secretary Juliet (Barbara Feldon) is hired on, Fitzwilly's life gets even more complicated.