When an entire family works each and every day around death, how does it affect the way they live their lives? How does in affect the way in which they view the world? At the William C. Harris Funeral Home in St. Louis, MO, helping people grieve, enabling people to celebrate, encouraging people to rejoice in the life of their recently deceased loved ones is an art, a science and a calling. Funeral Boss is a workplace documentary series centered around a compassionate but crazy family that hosts and services a steady flow of unique characters under crisis and in celebration. We will see first hand what it takes to run a thriving funeral home which also happens to be a multi-generational family business. Viewers will be inspired by the stories that center around the clients and will be entertained by the issues that arise amongst the family members within their day-to-day jobs.
Mother-daughter pairs attempt to resolve the mothers' obsessions—ranging from plastic surgery to shopping to working out. Interviews, therapy and interventions are employed by the daughters as they work to help their mothers overcome their compulsions.