Bill gets the bright idea to have Lauren (Renee Olstead) profile her Aunt Linda for a school report on role models, which leads to Lauren helping Linda fulfill her dream of designing and selling fashions for goose lawn ornaments. Meanwhile, Judy becomes jealous of the time that her little sis and eldest daughter are spending together and spitefully dismisses their business venture, predicting it will lay an egg.

The Millers want to spend Christmas Eve at home feasting on the holiday dinner Judy's always dreamed of preparing, but Bill's mother (Sally Struthers) isn't happy with those plans and gives them a guilt trip about visiting her tiny new apartment instead. Elsewhere, Linda decides to make life merrier for someone who's less fortunate when it comes to personal style.