Patrick, Nick, Mickey, Jini, Chung and Pierre receive a new student in their class named Jean Dupree. The friends are shocked to hear Jean is all the way from France For weeks, the friends noticed Jean can't cope in the school system. To bring Jean out of his shell, they must introduce American customs as well as the English language. Throughout teaching Jean, the friends discover Jean has things to teach them as well Jean Dupree depicts the face of (ESL) English as a Second Language students today, experiencing hardships when trying to adjust.