Ray's press pass is refused when he and Robert visit the Baseball Hall of Fame; with former New York Mets Bud Harrelson, Ron Swoboda, Cleon Jones, Tug McGraw, Tommie Agee, Jerry Grote, Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky.
Della Reese, a political campaigner, asks Fred for permission to use his home as campaign headquarters, even though Fred and Lamont support a different candidate.
Janet and Phillip plan for the wedding at Janet's apartment; Jack wants to win the approval of Vicki's father; Mr Bradford tells Jack that Vicki was up for a promotion at work in another state and turned it down.
After a PTA meeting Debra makes a comment about a mother who had a breast enhancement and gets upset after seeing Ray's reaction; when Ray returns home from a trip, Debra has a "big" surprise for him.
The family is forced to take sides when Ray and Debra have a fight over a new can opener and each relates the story of what happened with radically different viewpoints.
After an accidental tip-off from Ray which allows him to win a bet, Frank makes everyone suspicious when he begins to show an unusual interest in Ray's work.