Dick is saddled with a perky co-host he doesn't want; Larry, Darryl, and Darryl name their pet pig after Stephanie.

When his boss goes out of town, Michael volunteers Stephanie to run her girl scout troupe, but the girls aren't interested in Stephanie's shallow and materialistic ways, and Stephanie is horrified to learn she's expected to go camping with them. Written by Bruno Antony

Dick goes to a dude ranch for his vacation.

Everyone in town assumes Joanna is having an affair with a man she meets in her wine tasting class.

On Dick's advice, the station is developing a special commemorating their fifth anniversary. Dick is not so enamored of their choice of the show's producer, Michael, whose first decision is not to feature Dick on the special at all. Michael likes the fact of the accolades he expects for doing the job, but doesn't like that it will take time away from Steph, who too doesn't like being neglected by Michael while he works on the project. The station hires Susan Polger to be Michael's one and only staff person to work on the special. Because of their time together, Michael and Susan start to fall for each other. Michael has to make a decision if he would rather be with Susan or Steph. Meanwhile, beyond inflation, Larry, Darryl and Darryl are having problems with their business, Anything for a Buck, which has been renamed Anything for a Buck Ten. Written by Huggo

Michael having chosen Susan to be his girlfriend over Steph has placed Steph into a funk, and into a meaner mood than usual. Steph wants to see her competition to see what she's up against. She also asks for advice from Dick and Joanna, who tell her to be all those things to Michael that Susan is, such as anticipating his needs for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crusts cut off, or talking about his favorite television shows while he was growing up, which may not be an easy task for self-absorbed Steph. But if Steph doesn't meet all Michael's needs, does Susan? Written by Huggo

Larry feels abandoned after Darryl and Darryl begin spending all their time with a new friend.

The Vanderkellens lose Stephanie's favorite childhood toy and try to replace it with a lookalike.

When Dick and Joanna learn that George has $50,000 in the bank, they encourage him to spend it in order to enjoy life, but he only ends up miserable.

Dick is chosen to lead a fund raiser for the town library, but it's Joanna's idea to have an auction that everyone actually accepts.

Stephanie accidentally breaks her toe while dusting and plays up the injury for sympathy, but when her temporary replacement turns out to be a perfect maid, she becomes desperate to keep her job.

Dick is invited to a publishers party in New York. Joanna is unable to go with him since some good friends are due to arrive at the inn. After some prodding, Dick reluctantly agrees to take George with him.

Michael helps Larry marry the girl of his dreams and Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.

Dick's old college sweetheart visits the Inn, making Joanna worried that Dick will want to get back together with her.

Stephanie invites everybody to her favorite uncle Ned's 100th birthday party. Dick seeks a fresh perspective on historical events.

George tries to fix the town's bell tower after a big snowstorm and Michael rents The Wizard of Oz to overcome his fear of wind.

Dick attempts to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors.

Larry, Darryl, and Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for rustling a neighbor's cow.

In spite of Dick's objections, Vermont Today turns into a confrontational, exploitative talk show to boost its ratings.

Joanna pressures Dick into being spontaneous, but disaster strikes when they take off on a spur-of-the-moment trip.

After an argument with Joanna, Dick spends the rest of the night trying to find a place to sleep.

Michael has an offer to take a network job.

Dick enrolls in an adult-education typing class, only to discover that the instructor is the same teacher who failed him in grade school.

Michael is lost when Stephanie goes away for the weekend. He goes to a Beaver Lodge dinner with George and is the life of the party.