Howard is up for a promotion, with Mrs. Cobb's daughter Tiffany as the decision maker. Tiffany desires Howard, and his promotion depends on him returning her sexual advances.

The thug that Marlene hires to discourage Jack Christian's advances inadvertently mistakes Howard for his target.

Cultural events are on the top of Edna's list when she befriends a man who shares her interests. Christian gets a deal on beef but learns it's horse meat after customers start buying it.

Howard gets too busy to buy Edna an anniversary gift and hands the job to Alf. He decides a hamster is an appropriate present which gets loose at the store. Marlene agrees to go to a school dance with Murray.

Health food fanatics who are offended by Howard's commercial promoting a new snack food, and the product itself, terrorize the store's staff.

Howard is befuddled by Edna's new management technique.

A nearby market triggers a price war; Howard is smitten with a younger woman during Edna's vacation. 

Edna gets Marlene's new diamond ring stuck on her finger and her visiting mother thinks that she has become engaged.

The grocery crew believes they have a genuine shot of winning a bowling competition and the cash that does with it until Murray injures his arm. Howard decides to use a ringer instead of girlfriend Edna causing hurt feelings.

Edna sets up Alf with a friend of hers after the woman shows an interest in the security guard. Meanwhile, Howard has to deal with various electrical problems in the store and an inept electrician.

Howard's patience is pushed to the limit by a couple of eccentric visitors.

Murray starts a matchmaking service in the store to earn extra money for a used car, but his new venture lands Howard in jail before an important business meeting.

When the head office takes away employee parking to make room for customers, Christian forms a carpool that leads to trouble. Bannister assists Edna in pretending to be someone else to avoid traffic tickets.

Before Howard can take a Hawaiian vacation, he has to find the culprit behind the disappearance of several thousand dollars worth of gourmet food from the store.

When Edna thinks her relationship with Howard has hit a dead end, she convinces him to go to a group therapy session to put it back on track.

Jennifer decides to get even when she doesn't get a long-overdue raise. Meanwhile, Howard deals with an elderly woman waiting outside the store.

A gorgeous lady who offers samples of diet products invites Howard over for an exercise session. Edna gets jealous and threatens Howard.

When the store holds a promotional bingo game with a free trip to Greece for the winner, a printing error on the cards could give every participant the grand prize.

The staff is none too pleased when it's time for the company physical. Meanwhile, Edna thinks she may be pregnant with Howard's baby.

Howard gets an interview to become an assistant manager at a luxury hotel, but has to deal with a faulty security alarm keeping him from getting sleep.

Cobb's latest directive prompts Marlene to call a strike among the supermarket employees.

The store has been supplied with a new security system which means security guards are no longer needed. Howard must fire Alf but he's got no heart to do it until the freak lady store owner commands him to do it.