Harry misleads Stu and talks him into buying a mink coat for June. Stu doesn't realize that it's an imitation fur coat and that Harry's just trying to pawn off a lemon on him
Stu gets roped into adopting a pet during "Be Kind to Animals Week" and selects guppies. Not only are they a lot of work, but they breed fast such that the family has to either buy more equipment or find a way to get rid of the babies.
Joyce is ecstatic when she is invited to join the Golden Key Honor Society. But when she learns that her classmate was denied due to her father being a lowly blue-collar worker, she reconsiders her membership.
Stu meets with the Pearson family about poor grades while Joyce is interested in buying the son's car. When Stu thinks his daughter purchased the vehicle against his wishes he orders Willie to get rid of it which he soon regrets.
Joyce's friend Elmer leaves his tire repair invention at the Erwin house and Jackie uses it on a stranger's car. But she's gone when the Erwins return and Willie's report makes them believe Jackie has been kidnapped.
Townspeople make a big deal over the fact that Stu may be related to a Revolutionary War figure, and he's loving all the attention. A genealogist uncovers the embarrassing truth: Stu's ancestor was a traitor.
Stu forgets his anniversary, but gets a last minute heads up from Jackie. In a desperate attempt to come up with a gift, he brings home a mannequin, Yvette, to help fit a new dress. Of course, everyone mistakes Yvette for the real thing.
Stu is to receive an award from a Latin American group for a paper he wrote about being a good neighbor. Mr. Reynoldo, the presenter, is coming to dinner just as a disagreement erupts with their friends the Johnsons, who live next door.
Jackie does chores so her friend Marsha, who's in a wheelchair, can attend the circus. But when it doesn't work out Stu dresses as a clown and Don as a gorilla to entertain the kids. But then a real ape makes a surprise appearance.