After they're caught sleeping during Tina's solo number at a school recital, Bill and Judy volunteer in her classroom to make amends, but their good intentions immediately backfire when Bill and another father enter into a shoving match and Judy accidentally puts the kindergarten hamster in harm's way.

Bill's bond with Linda's latest beau (Mitch Rouse) is so strong that when Linda catches the guy cheating, Bill secretly continues the friendship. Judy, meanwhile, tells a small white lie in order to stay home and watch a hockey game on TV, instead of attending a pottery class with her sister.