Fran turns to a Chinese herbalist in an effort to get pregnant.
Mel's (Vic Tayback) chance to meet Dolly Parton is almost ruined because of a fish.
A romantic relationship unexpectedly develops when Jolene (Celia Weston) decides to try out for a women's professional basketball team, and Mel (Vic Tayback) offers to be her trainer.
Mel flies into a rage when he learns from his mom that his childhood pet dog, Buster, never got closer to World War II heroism than a farm in New Jersey.
