When he's not tending to the animals at Sea Life Park in Hawaii, marine veterinarian Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) is breaking the hearts of tourists in search of a vacation romance. But when his schooner suffers a mishap, he lands at the Hukilau Café, where he notices the beautiful young Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore). Returning the following morning, he chats her up about waffles and sea mammals, and, ignoring his own rule about dating local girls, makes a date to meet her for breakfast the next day. But when he arrives and makes reference to their previous conversation, she thinks he's some kind of freak. Lucy has no idea who he is. And Henry realizes that if he wants to win her affections, he's going to have to start over again every day for the rest of his life.