The Chandler family confront the tricky problem of child punishment and rewards as a supermarket shopping expedition becomes a trial of wills.
Gary and Sue resort to bringing up baby by The Big Happy Baby Book method, but they run into problems as they try to put theory into practice.
Vicky dumps Lance, but a curry brings them back together. Ronnie gets closer to Vicky by trying the foot method.
Gary's music dream looks rosy as the girl band start recording, but Vicky takes the moral high ground.
Sue tries to get her baby time trained with American advice, and sees marital harmony restored with a shopping spree.
Lance dumps Vicky. Ronnie worries about his bird-pulling power diminishing but sees his chance for long-term romance. Gary loses sleep and turns to Ronnie for advice on how to conduct himself. Sue finds a new way of communicating with the idle builders, and a family trip to the park becomes an embarrassing incident as both Gary and Sue are left exposed.
Gary and Sue refuse to take part in Hallowe'en festivities, so when trick-or-treaters call at their house they turn off the lights and hide under the table. Ronnie's hopes are raised when Vicky arrives on his doorstep - but he may not be the man she's looking for.