Efforts to throw a birthday party for Will fall short of expectations.

Wood throws his back out the night before he's set to bowl against an old rival.

Wood receives a telegram saying his cousin Readith, who bullied him as a child, is returning to Evening Shade.

Herman works for an overbearing former student when budget cuts eliminate his teaching position. 

Wood tries to steer Taylor away from buying a car, especially when Taylor suggests speeding things along with a garage sale, full of Wood's memorabilia.

When Taylor writes a play about the people of Evening Shade, not everyone considers imitation the greatest form of flattery.

An auto mechanic hopes to get Herman's engines running with a series of erotic letters, causing a breakdown in Herman's relationship with Margaret.

Fontana decides to proceed with the wedding; Merleen meets her daughter.

Fontana decides to call off her and Evan's wedding at the last minute. Merleen reveals a secret to Harlan.

Wood is elected to express the concerns of the family over Evan's proposed wedding to Fontana.

Ava feels displaced when the Newtons hire a talented au pair girl.

Herman babysits Molly, Will, and a few of their friends during a sleepover.

An unwelcome visitor creates a stink during Wood and Ava's weekend alone. 

While home ill with a fever, Wood manages to wedge himself in a window after locking himself out of the house.

A public outcry over exotic dancing leaves Ava exposed to criticism when she strips Fontana of her topless act.

It's a turkey of a Thanksgiving for Wood and family when his ex-con cousin and his brood show up for the holiday.

Taylor and Aimee elope and get married.

Harlan's retirement leads to a fight with Merleen, and then to the Newtons', where's he's on his way to earning another gold watch---as the housekeeper.

Wood faces a dilemma when his football team finally wins a game but he later finds out that his star player is ineligible to play.

Wood and company quickly drive each other crazy when they take a road trip in a borrowed RV.

When babysitter Evan leaves baby Emily alone, she winds up going for a ride in Nub's wagon. 

When Ava has a pregnancy scare, she insists that Wood have another vasectomy.

Wood is troubled when Molly starts spending time with a boy and enters a beauty pageant.

The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. Wood, Harlan, and Herman, completely unclothed, attempt to return to Evening Shade.

Wood, Harlan, and Herman are left stranded in the woods, naked, when Ava, Freida, Merleen, and Fontana play a prank on their camping trip.