Bill and Judy press Lauren (Renee Olstead) into handing in an elaborate tornado machine they constructed as her science project. The teacher is so impressed with Lauren's assignment that she promotes the 13-year-old to an honors science class, meaning more homework for Bill and Judy.

Bill gets together with an old buddy whose wild and crazy ways he idolized in high school, but is disappointed to find his pal leading a straightlaced life with a boring wife. After realizing he too has changed since getting married, Bill attempts to relive his 1980s youth. Meanwhile, Lauren dreads her first clarinet recital.