C.D. tries to hide that fact that he was an orphan by hiring actor friends to play his parents at a dinner party given by Clara's parents. Confusion arises when Royle takes the week off and the temporary staff arrives before C.D.'s "parents."

The Danbys try not to let anyone know that they are on their "thingy." So when they arrive at the hotel they try to convince everyone there that they have been married for years.