As the annual carnival approaches, Elizabeth has recurring nightmares of being trapped on a runaway Ferris wheel. Meanwhile, Ben believes that his height is affecting how people see and treat him.

Note: This is the last episode featuring Ellen Corby in season 5 as she suffered a real life massive stroke which impaired her speech and severely limited her mobility and function. She returned to the show in the last episode of season 6 but was limited for the rest of the series.