Paul's daughter returns home from college with her unemployed husband Howie, for whom Paul tries to find a position.
Paul's plan to get Barbara and Howie out of the house backfires when Howie refuses to take the $3,000 he won on a game show.
Howie and Barbara move into Paul's basement just as Howie's parents come for a visit.
When Howie gets a part in an all-nude play, Paul tries to prevent it from opening.
When Paul throws them out of the house, Barbara and Howie join a commune.
Paul's plan to get the kids out of the house by faking unemployment backfires.
Paul must defend the oil company Howie and Barbara are demonstrating against.
Howie and Barbara learn their marriage is invalid, so Paul tries to convince them to remarry.
Paul hates Sally's new boyfriend, so she runs away from home.
Paul hires Howie as his temporary secretary.
Paul's eccentric sister visits while Paul is entertaining a Japanese businessman.
Paul and Martha take sides when their friends separate.
Paul's sister returns to cause trouble for Paul. She is siding with the candidate who is opposing the mayor's son whom Paul is helping.
Howie invites the black man who mugged Barbara to dinner.
After he learns he has high blood pressure, Paul must try to be nice to Howie.
Paul loses the nomination for the Bar Association presidency when Howie's nude portrait of Barbara is printed in the local newspaper.
Howie inherits $10,000 but refuses to accept it.
Paul writes a nasty letter to his boss, which then gets accidentally mailed,
Paul loses a big job when Howie changes a congressman's son into a hippie.
Paul's discovers that his fence extends one foot onto his neighbor's property, so he must either buy the land or move the fence.
Paul's mother-in-law comes for a visit. In order to get rid of her, Paul arranges for her to win a free trip.
Paul's mother-in-law sprains her leg and moves in for a very long visit.
Paul hurts his back, but is cured when he learns Howie's friend agrees to help him with acupuncture.
Barbara and Howie have a fight about not fighting enough, so she moves into her parents' room, causing Paul to move in with Howie.
Paul is afraid the family unit is breaking up, so he institutes Family Day -- and everyone else desperately tries to end the fun.
Martha is jealous when their 18-year-old neighbor is impressed with Paul's legal abilities.