The Bundys and the Rhoades' hear of crime in the neighborhood. Al buys a gun, and the Rhoades' buy a dog. Al hears a noise and accidentally kills the dog, thinking it was a burglar.

Al invites Steve to play poker, but Steve ends up losing his paycheck to Al. Afraid to tell Marcy the truth, Steve tries to convince Peggy to give him the check back.

Bud meets a 21 year old art student in the park and brings her to the Bundy household. Everybody seems to like her but Marcy, who plans to get rid of her.

Al grows his hair when his barber dies, and fears he is turning into a "sissy" just because he has to go to salons.

Steve spends time at the zoo with the Bundys instead of looking for a job, which upsets Marcy.

Al's softball team wants to bench him before the big championship, but Peggy, Kelly and Bud hold three of the required votes to omit him. Peggy is swayed by the hunk who will replace Al, while it takes food to get the kids' votes.

Al builds a private room for himself, using the Bundy hammer. Meanwhile, Bud starts going by "Grandmaster B," but nobody can remember his nickname right.