Jim and Mary debated whether or not youngest daughter Alice is ready for the responsibility of going away for the summer to be a camp counselor. Pat's beau Tom Baxter considered getting a master's then doctoral degree in psychology in lieu of going into the military. Mary suggested that Jim be more attentive to their son Russ. Worried about Pat's serious attachment to Tom, Jim gave her fatherly advice about keeping their relationship chaste.
—Skip Eastport