Synopsis: When her long-lost Uncle Horst (Seinfeld's Jason Alexander) unexpectedly visits Miss Clavel's Parisian boarding school from Vienna, Madeline is whisked away on promises of the wonderful new life - and family - of which she's always dreamed! but soon Madeline realizes that her new life isn't as wonderful as she'd hoped, and she must use her own wits and courage to maintain the only real family she's ever known.