The Ropers

A man shows up at the condo and introduces himself as Stanley's son from an affair years ago. The Brookes want to send their son, David, to a private school.

Stanley fears that Helen will ignore him if they adopt a child. When a social worker says they're too old to adopt, he raises her spirits by giving her a dog, Muffin.

Stanley loses their dog and buys another one to try to calm Helen down.

On their 23rd wedding anniversary, Stanley buys a fake antique clock that happens to resemble the Brookes' stolen clock. Helen then tries to sneak into their house to return it.

When the electricity to the Ropers' house is cut off, and Helen's sister is supposed to come for dinner, Stanley "borrows" electricity from the Brookes.

Stanley and Jeffrey get drunk and are arrested, after both have arguments with their respective spouses.

When Stanley accidentally sets his kitchen on fire, Brookes thinks it's from faulty wiring and lets the Ropers stay with his family.

When Stanley gets a new (or so he tells Helen) living room suite from his friend Joey, he finds out the furniture once belonged to Helen's sister, Ethel.

The Brookes and Ropers fight over the commission money Helen gets when she sells one of the townhouses to a buyer, so the Brookes decide to buy her an organ.

Jeffrey's hobo uncle comes for a visit, especially since a congressman is coming for lunch.

Helen's mother gives herself a wake at the Ropers' house.

Helen asks the gardener to pose as her "Latin lover" Ramon, in order to make Stanley jealous.

The Ropers find out that an 18-year-old girl has been living in their store room for weeks.

Ethel attempts to retrieve a valuable horse-shaped case, supposedly from the Ming Dynasty, from Helen.

Stanley pays the Brookes' nephew, Michael, $50 to take Jenny out on a date.

Helen is convinced Stanley is having an affair, when she sees him give a locket to another woman.

After Helen volunteers Stanley to babysit David on poker night, he takes him to a game.

Stanley's men's magazines are accidentally donated to a church rummage sale.

Stanley is jealous when Helen's old USO boyfriend wants to see her and makes himself a date with an old girlfriend.

When Stanley goes over to his brother-in-law Hubert's office to get a job, he finds two tickets for Hubert and his secretary to Acapulco.