With the elections coming up, Al convinces his family to register and vote for the first time in an effort to stop a proposed tax on beer.
Mary Jo is forced to take a job at a fast-food restaurant after her ex-husband falls behind in his child support payments.
Julia takes a vacation from her sensible image, baffling everyone at Sugarbaker's, and Anthony tries to overcome his nerves and ask out a girl who works at the bookstore.
A dying woman was forced to leave a son behind in the Soviet Union during World War II.
A Hawaiian singer learns to overcome self-pity after being disabled in a truck accident.