Louie est un enfant de 8 ans, vivant dans la ville fictive de Cedar Knoll, dans le Wisconsin. C'est un jeune garçon très sensible et impressionnable, mais aussi intelligent. Il utilise souvent son sens de l'humour pour faire face aux situations difficiles.
For his vacation science homework, Louie has to give a detailed report on honey bees. He ends up enlisting the help of his father on this project, but Andy ends up taking over the care and observation of the bees and develops a special kinship with the bees. Louie tries to figure out how he is going to give a presentation on the bees when he can't get anywhere near them with his father in the picture.