When Aunt Monique brings a Russia gnome as a gift for Fred, his blasé attitude results in Aunt Monique bringing it back, thinking Fred didn't like it. Noticing his expression might play tricks on him, he decides to learn to express his feelings. He is in a class with only Anette and the actor of Captain Splendid as their teacher. After some classes, Fred better expresses his feelings—until he agrees to appear in an ad. During this time, GG tries to find a useless thing to give to Fred for their friendship birthday. However, nothing he finds is actually useless (either Fred already has it, or it has a second use).