Alan prepares Walden for a date with Bridget, while Jake decides to emulate Walden and drop out of school.
Nathan is assigned to cover a Sci-Fi Fest for his workplace and runs into a famous book author who has hated him since grade school. Meanwhile, Adam has an identity crisis when he learns that much of what he was taught on the commune was based on the mythology of Star Wars. Ed Begley Jr guest stars.
In an attempt to get Carol to be more daring, Kip encourages her to confront her old Central Elementary School work nemesis, Miss Pam, at the teacher's retirement party. Molly Shannon guest stars.
