13th Sep 1972

Paul's daughter returns home from college with her unemployed husband Howie, for whom Paul tries to find a position.

20th Sep 1972

Paul's plan to get Barbara and Howie out of the house backfires when Howie refuses to take the $3,000 he won on a game show.

27th Sep 1972

When Howie gets a part in an all-nude play, Paul tries to prevent it from opening.

4th Oct 1972

When Paul throws them out of the house, Barbara and Howie join a commune.

11th Oct 1972

Paul's plan to get the kids out of the house by faking unemployment backfires.

18th Oct 1972

Paul must defend the oil company Howie and Barbara are demonstrating against.

25th Oct 1972

Howie and Barbara learn their marriage is invalid, so Paul tries to convince them to remarry.

1st Nov 1972

Paul hates Sally's new boyfriend, so she runs away from home.

8th Nov 1972

Paul hires Howie as his temporary secretary.

22nd Nov 1972

Paul's eccentric sister visits while Paul is entertaining a Japanese businessman.

29th Nov 1972

Howie and Barbara move into Paul's basement just as Howie's parents come for a visit.

6th Dec 1972

Paul and Martha take sides when their friends separate.

13th Dec 1972

Paul's sister returns to cause trouble for Paul. She is siding with the candidate who is opposing the mayor's son whom Paul is helping.

20th Dec 1972

Howie invites the black man who mugged Barbara to dinner.

27th Dec 1972

After he learns he has high blood pressure, Paul must try to be nice to Howie.

3rd Jan 1973

Paul loses the nomination for the Bar Association presidency when Howie's nude portrait of Barbara is printed in the local newspaper.

10th Jan 1973

Howie inherits $10,000 but refuses to accept it.

17th Jan 1973

Paul writes a nasty letter to his boss, which then gets accidentally mailed,

24th Jan 1973

Paul loses a big job when Howie changes a congressman's son into a hippie.

31st Jan 1973

Paul's discovers that his fence extends one foot onto his neighbor's property, so he must either buy the land or move the fence.

7th Feb 1973

Paul's mother-in-law comes for a visit. In order to get rid of her, Paul arranges for her to win a free trip.

14th Feb 1973

Paul's mother-in-law sprains her leg and moves in for a very long visit.

21st Feb 1973

Barbara and Howie have a fight about not fighting enough, so she moves into her parents' room, causing Paul to move in with Howie.

28th Feb 1973

Paul is afraid the family unit is breaking up, so he institutes Family Day -- and everyone else desperately tries to end the fun.

7th Mar 1973

Martha is jealous when their 18-year-old neighbor is impressed with Paul's legal abilities.

14th Mar 1973

Paul hurts his back, but is cured when he learns Howie's friend agrees to help him with acupuncture.