Darlene and Becky clash when the boy Darlene likes asks out Becky; Roseanne awaits a special Valentine's gift from Dan. First appearance of Martin Mull as Leon and Bonnie Sheridan as Bonnie.
The town's police officer threatens to go on strike when his request for a pay raise is denied.
Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher.
The problems of the handicapped are addressed when an amputee joins a crusade after a false fire alarm.
Ellen's holidays are bittersweet, thanks to an acerbic new employee and a sugarcoated suitor. Meanwhile, Paige agonizes over what to get her overly sensitive mother for Christmas.