Carol imposes a severe crackdown in family spending after a long-overdue video is found under Brendan's bed. The other siblings immediately blame Brendan, and their behavior toward him becomes so rude and disdainful that he decides to run away. It isn't long before the youngest Lambert is found (in Cody's van), and after Frank and Carol reassure Brendan that he wasn't to blame, the other children realize they need to apologize.—Brian Rathjen <briguy_52732@yahoo.com>
Carol enforces Draconian budget measures, even cutting off cable TV. Brendan actually feels it's time for him to leave as he is 'too expensive', having forgotten to return a rented video. Cody takes an assertiveness course, against his kind, caring nature.—KGF Vissers