Camden tiszteletes nehezen emészti meg, hogy Matt otthagyta a kórházi állását, hogy új munka után nézzen. Lucy váratlanul felbontja a jegyességét Jeremy-vel, de senkivel sem hajlandó megosztani, hogy mi is történt valójában New Yorkban. Robbie továbbra is Mary után sóvárog. Annie-nek pedig olyan érzése van, mintha ismét állapotos lenne, ám rövidesen kiderül, hogy "csak" a változókorba lépett.

Simon úgy dönt, hogy az osztálya nevében egy percig sem hagyhatja tovább, hogy egy erőszakos srác terrorizálja őket, ezért egy személyben száll szembe vele. Eric-ket egy régi ismerőse, Merle látogatja meg, hogy a segítségét kérje magánéleti problémái megoldásában. Mary egyre nagyobb elhivatottságot érez, hogy tűzoltó legyen, ám a dolgok mégsem úgy történnek, mint ahogy azt eltervezte.

A szülők intelme ellenére Lucy és Robbie egyre közelebb kerülnek egymáshoz. Mary pedig egyre kevésbé tudja a magánéletével összeegyeztetni a tűzoltó-kiképzést. Matt a klinikán felülbírálja az egyik orvos diagnózisát, mely nem várt eredménnyel jár. Annie-n továbbra is érződik a klimax hatása, ám valami más is zavarja.

Annie az első tanítási napján félreérti egyik tanítványa kérdését, így válaszával komoly bajba keveri magát. Cheryl és Matt válaszút előtt állnak: vele vagy nélküle. Simon-nak döntenie kell, hogy mi a fontosabb, egy csinos barátnő, vagy egy jó barát. Mary és Wilson kapcsolatát pedig Mary egyik tűzoltótársa dúlja fel...

Robbie és Lucy végre felvállalják egymás iránt érzett szerelmüket, ám első hivatalos randijuk nem várt eredménnyel végződik. Eric húga, Julie és a férje, Hank válni akarnak, míg Matt egy iskolatársán szeretne segíteni. Mary és Wilson elhatározzák, hogy összeházasodnak...

A garázs fölött egy lakás maga a paradicsom... De vajon ki jut a paradicsomba? Fő a fejük a lányoknak, fő a fejük a fiúknak, na, meg fő a hazatért Mary kedvenc vacsorája is, testvérei nem túl nagy megelégedésére...

Négyen száműzöttként a garázsban, ketten vendégként a házban... Ruthie szerint azonban ez nem patthelyzet, hanem csak egyszerű túlélő játék. És meg van arról is győződve, hogy ő lesz a győztes. Nem is téved túl nagyot, és úgyis a nyerőember dönti el, hogy kié a jutalom...

Mary és Lucy különös dologra kérik meg szüleiket: találjanak nekik számukra is megfelelő társat, miközben Matt és Simon egy jól bevált csajozási módszerhez folyamodik. Vagyis a két legkisebb Camden-fiút használják fel, hogy barátnőt fogjanak maguknak, de a dolog sajnos nem a tervek szerint alakul. Robbie egyre több időt tölt Joy-jal, ráadásul egy véletlen folytán még a lány rég elveszett testvérét is megtalálja...

Annie édesapja, Charles érkezik látogatóba a hétvégére, ám Eric - szokása szerint - erről elfelejti tájékoztatni a családot. S mivel mindenkinek van valamilyen elfoglaltsága, Charles nagyapa jobb híján csak Simon társaságát élvezheti. Ám kettejük időtöltése a rendőrőrsön végződik, míg a családfő a kórházban köt ki.

Annie quits her job at the private school without discussing it with Eric first and he feels completely left out. Mary tries to call Wilson and learns from his landlord that he has moved out of his apartment. Simon uses Robbie's car to practice driving and gets him in trouble when Simon smashes into Matt's car. Robbie's brother Ronald stops by at the Camden home for a visit. Mary gets an unexpected visit from Ben, the fireman she kissed. Ruthie's old teacher Ms. Riddle starts working at Ruthie's school.

After various personal items disappear from the house, the family finds Ruthie in the garage apartment entertaining a friend with the pilfered items. The would-be bandit explains that she is hiding her pal from a pair of older boys, who have been harassing the girl because of her Muslim background. Touched by her plight, Mary and Lucy try to get their neighbors to sign a petition in support of the girl's family. Matt and Simon decide on a less civic solution and go hunting for the perpetrators.

Simon persuades his parents to let him go to a party after they meet his friend, a senior who promises to look out after him. When he comes back home completely drunk, he puts his siblings in a terrible position on what do. Matt gets letters from two medical schools but he is hesitant to open them and they eventually end up with Ruthie. When Mary and Lucy take the same classes at an area college, they decide to go to a bar with Lucy's friends.

St. Valentine's Day delivers a few surprises for the Camden family. A grounded Simon is asked out by a senior. Annie's attempt to surprise Eric with romantic Valentine's plans backfires and results in a big fight. Mary discovers Robbie's plans with Joy. Lucy and Mary learn that Jeremy and Wilson both have dates for Valentine's. Matt seeks his fathers help as he wants to settle down, which leads him to seek out old girlfriends as to why they're no longer together. Ruthie is hesitant to go to a party because her friend tricked her into asking out a boy she's already going out with.

Matt is determined to settle down before heading off to medical school. While in search of a woman to marry, he goes out on a date Sarah, who is the daughter of a rabbi. Ruthie tries to set her brother straight by telling him not to do anything stupid. Eventually concern grows to fear for both families as both Matt and Sarah do not come home after their second date together in less than 24 hours.

Matt stays out all night with Sarah and they secretly elope, but when facing their parents they're only able to summon the courage to say that they're engaged. A worried Annie tries to calm Eric down, who is convinced that Matt did something foolish. Meanwhile, Lucy and Mary search for Ruthie because they suspect that she knows what really happened during Matt's night out. Ruthie and Matt agree to keep the marriage a secret until a Jewish wedding in a few months.

Annie frantically cooks Jewish dishes as the Camdens prepare to head out to a Shabbat dinner at the Glasses. Simon asks Matt and Sarah if he can bring his friend Morris to the dinner. Matt agrees to allow Morris to come to the dinner as he is half Jewish. Although, that does not go as he planned as he is not very knowledgeable about his faith. Lucy and Mary play sick to try to skip the outing so they can stay home with Robbie. While home, Mary flirts with Robbie. Lastly, Eric and Annie are unable to handle everything when they are shocked to find out during dinner that Matt is considering to convert to Judaism.

Matt and Sarah argue over their wedding plans and their agreement to forego buying an engagement ring and seek Eric for advice, who isn't happy with Matt for getting engaged in the first place. Because of Eric, Matt buys Sarah a fake engagement ring. Mary and Lucy fly to Buffalo for a weekend, or at least that's what Lucy thinks as Mary makes plans of her own. At the airport, Lucy meets a police officer who invites her and Mary to double-date with him and his brother.

A startled Eric catches Mary and Lucy in the kitchen with Ben and Kevin in the middle of the night. The guys end up spending the night in the living room with Mary ad Lucy. Ben and Kevin's sister calls the house to inform Ben and Kevin that their mom is going out with a neighbor. Eric suspects that Ruthie knows a secret about Matt and Sarah and thinks they are married already. Meanwhile, an older couple seeks guidance from Eric when they can't seem to let go of their forty-four-year-old son, who has run away from home.

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 Eric meet with Rabbi Glass to discuss wedding plans, and Eric learns that he is playing a smaller role than he had originally planned. Annie prepared for fewer guests to attend the rehearsal dinner and gets very flustered when she does not have kosher food. Ginger and Charles are prepared to fly to Glenoak, but Charles get's lost at the airport. Simon gets angry when Matt asks Robbie to be his best man. Meanwhile, Ruthie tells Robbie that she wants his room for herself after Matt moves out. Ben proposes to Mary, but he gets an unexpected answer.

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.