When the Inoue family just moves into their new residence, they are shocked to see everyone there so anxious about getting their children into good schools. In order not to be the one left out, they also join in the crowd and train their child hard to score well in the primary school entrance exam. Interestingly, their next door neighbor has a kid same age as theirs and always likes to compete with them. This makes the whole exam process more exciting and stressful, of course.

　　这是一部围绕生活在东京某条街上的3个家庭（井上家、吉永家、樱井家）的孩子们的小学考试而展开的喜剧电视剧。从北海道调到东京的井上家的长子·翼进入东京都内的私立幼儿园，但周围尽是以名牌小学为目标的孩子。母亲·若叶最初很吃惊，但不久之后便开始让精英教师·小泽赖子担任讲师的补习班通过培训班，逐渐陷入了应试战争中。忘记结婚生活的初心，对翼的考试发狂了的若叶与丈夫·实成为拍翅膀屁股的恶妻。

転勤先で、子供の小学校受験に巻き込まれながらも、奮闘する親子と、低年齢化する受験戦争をコメディータッチで描く。布施博＆山口智子が夫婦役を演じ、「ダブル・キッチン」で山口と嫁姑の険悪な関係で評判となった野際陽子が、再び強烈な役柄で登場。布施博のダメ亭主ぶりや、山口智子の悪妻ぶりも見もの。さらに、バブリーな桜井夫妻に高樹沙耶＆金田明夫、受験の道まっしぐらの吉永夫妻に段田安則＆深浦加奈子。これら3家族が繰り広げるお受験バトルが大きな見どころ。