Ted's dad Robbie gives him a snake,of which the rest of the family live in fear. The snake escapes whilst Maddy and Jim are next door having dinner with the Weavers who are experiencing marital problems and the kids trash the house trying to find it,claiming that they were burgled. By this time Maddy is offering the Weavers advice on how to settle their differences - differences which are only resolved when the Weavers see how argumentative Maddy and Jim are by comparison.
—don @ minifie-1