Mary trata de impresionar su equipo de baloncesto robando un cristal de una tienda. Cuando su padre lo descubre sen enfada mucho y pide a su hijo que Matt que lo devuelva.

Simon y Ruthie están muy preocupados por que su padre está enfadado con la gente que no se sabe el himno del país y ellos no lo saben, deciden que ha lllegado el momento de aprenderlo.

Los Padres de Eric vuelven de vista. Esta vez traen a George, el pequeño recién adoptado. La sorpresa salta cuando descubren que el Padre biológico del pequeño quiere volver a se un parte activa en la vida del pequeño.

Julie ha terminado su periodo de rehabilitación y ha salido de la clínica, el periodo de de readaptación le va resultar muy duro. Mary tiene otros problemas de los que preocuparse, debe preparar a su novio para que conozca a sus dos abuelos: el Coronel y abuela Ruth.

El padre sensato de Eric, John, el Coronel, regresa cuando descubre que el hogar de los Cadmen tiene problemas. Mary está celosa de una nueva compañera del equipo de baloncesto que logra más atención que ella.

Ruthie quiere seguir los pasos de su hermano Simon y convertirse en una maga. Eric se centra en la escritura de su próximo sermón que va a ser cubierto por la televisión.

Mary y Wilson deciden regresar juntos a casa y Annie está preocupada por su relación. Más tarde Matt descubre a Wilson y a Mary durmiendo juntos en la misma cama.

Lucy tiene nuevas preocupaciones, sus dos ex-novios: Jimmy Moon y Rod han formado equipo para un proyecto escolar en el que planean seguir la rutina de Eric.

The Colonel and Grandma Ruth return from being out of the country for six months. Simon surprises his grandparents with his new haircut. Matt decides to move out of the house and gets his own apartment with John Hamilton. Aunt Julie's new husband Hank gets Matt a job at his hospital working in the cafeteria. Eric begins to suffer a mild heart attack due to the stress from his job.

Mary, still intent on her independence, finds herself buried under a number of unpaid bills after losing her job at the pool hall. Meanwhile, ""The Colonel"" (guest-star Peter Graves) surprises Eric and Annie with an unexpected visit. Matt blames everyone but himself for his failing grade in organic chemistry class. Lucy enlists Simon to assist her with her Homecoming Queen Campaign to help him gain popularity in school, and Ruthie's prayers are answered when she's transferred out of her nemesis' class and into a prestigious private school.

Eric's stress level rises when he learns that Matt has lost his job at the hospital and is relying on his friends to find him new work. Simon is adding to Eric's tensions by pressuring him to let him get his learner's permit. At the same time, Lucy breaks off her engagement to Jeremy and just cries in her room and refuses to discuss what happened. Robbie, still longing for Mary, is moping around the house as she returns to New York to be with Wilson. Annie's behavior has Eric wondering what's going on with her and suspects she's pregnant.

The Colonel drops by to tell Ruthie about the death of a soldier she has been corresponding with. Ruthie shares her letters with the family. At the memorial service, Eric asks everyone to advocate good deeds and go out into the community, as the family does.

Matt and Sarah grieve over Eric's decision not to attend the nuptials following his argument with Rabbi Glass over Matt's conversion to Judaism. Hoping to patch things up between their fathers, Matt and Sarah seek their mothers' help in persuading them to put aside their differences before it's too late. Ben and Kevin come to Glenoak to meet up with Mary and Lucy so that they can resolve their problems. Robbie tries to figure out why Ruthie wants him to move out of the Camden household.

After learning that he may be the birth father to Sandy’s (guest-star Haylie Duff) unborn child, Martin is left feeling very confused about what to do in his situation, while Simon can’t help but feel responsible for Martin’s dilemma because he introduced

Sandy starts falling for a handsome doctor, and Martin may not be able to handle it. Elsewhere, T-Bone and Ruthie want to do something romantic for Valentine's Day, and they profess their love for each other in an unusual way. The Colonel and Ruth drop by unexpectedly, prompting Lucy and Kevin to leave town, and Eric fears that his parents know about his health problems.