Patty, with Cathy and Ross, organizes a union in order to get more benefits around the house. So Martin and Natalie decide to form a union of their own.
Patty gets invited to a college prom but her parents won't let her attend. Taking Cathy's advice, she decides to use a little psychology to get her way.
While Cathy is considered the front runner for student of the year, Patty, acting on the advice of her father, decides to take on more responsibilities at school. Her actions increase her chances at becoming student of the year.
Patty believes that her parents are trying to marry her off to a man she doesn't even know. Her only recourse is to act as unappealing as possible in order to discourage the marriage.
Patty and Cathy's cousin Betsy comes to stay with the Lanes on her vacation from boarding school. After a while, Patty begins to believe that Betsy is trying to come between her and Cathy.
Cathy is chosen to show Sal Mineo around his old Brooklyn Heights High School, but Patty thinks the honor should go to her. Cathy relents and Patty gets a chance to act with Sal Mineo in a school play.
Patty decides to have a raffle to benefit the church bazaar. The prize? A date with Richard. But can Patty stand it if one of her rivals wins the prize?
When Cathy is chosen to host a classical music program on a Brooklyn Heights radio station, Patty sees this as an opportunity to promote a new singing duo she has discovered.
After the Lane family discovers that their home played a part in the American Revolution, they learn that the local historical society wants to take over their house.
Patty falls head-over-heels for her new science teacher, Greg Noble (Robert Goulet) - and her studying genetics of 19th century scientist Gregor Mendel only serves to convince her that their genes are a perfect match, and being Mrs. Greg Noble is her destiny.
Ross' pet frog accidentally finds its way into Patty's bed. This triggers a series of practical jokes that eventually involves the entire family, whether they deserve the practical joke treatment or not.
After Patty breaks a date with Richard, Cathy and Richard begin dating. This leads to some tension between the cousins, all the while Richard lets his newfound desirability go to his head.
Martin begins to feel he is losing touch with his daughter Patty and would like to spend more time with her. When Patty agrees Martin begins to realize that he may be getting more than he bargained for.
Cathy writes a letter critical of an editorial in her Uncle Martin's newspaper, not knowing that her uncle wrote the editorial. The resulting firestorm has Cathy worried about her future in the Lane household.
Patty, because of her lack of cooking skills, fears that she is losing Richard to a rival. So Patty enlists Cathy to cook for her in order to get Richard back. But the plan backfires when Cathy is called away before she can prepare the meal.
Patty's father bets her that she can't remain silent for 72 hours. Patty takes that bet but later regrets it when it interferes with her spot on the debate team.
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