Hope and Dr. Glassman go on a first date to a luncheon honoring Louis as Salesman of the Month. Jeff Conaway guests as Louis' boss who propositions Gloria.
Gloria agrees to paint Hope's apartment in exchange for her old car however her busy schedule delays the job and Hope believes she's getting the brush off.
When Gloria and her blind date instantly hit it off Hope sees the lack of ardor in her relationship with Ethan and wants to light the fire in her own love life.
The girls attempt to have their noisy new neighbor evicted from their building but change their minds when they discover he is handsome, charming and single.
Hope and Gloria compete for the attentions of their new neighbor and employ Louis to find out which one he prefers. Dennis and Gwillem fight for a preferred parking space.
Gloria accepts a date with a haughty British professor who accompanies her to an embarrassing rehearsal of the play Pygmalion in which Hope is starring as Eliza.