Whenhewas14,SmithdrownedinLakeSt.Louisandwasdeadfornearlyanhour.Accordingtoreportsatthetime,CPRwasperformed27minutestonoavail.Thentheyouth’smother,JoyceSmith,enteredtheroom,prayingloudly.Suddenly,therewasapulse,andSmithcamearound.

In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the “help” of her old-school mom.